diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index b7a24d0..015e1e1 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -776,16 +776,16 @@
 	char *kernel_type;
 	unsigned long data_page;
 	char *kernel_dev;
-	char *dir_page;
+	struct filename *dir;
 	int retval;
 
 	retval = copy_mount_string(type, &kernel_type);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	dir_page = getname(dir_name);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(dir_page);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir_page))
+	dir = getname(dir_name);
+	retval = PTR_ERR(dir);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir))
 		goto out1;
 
 	retval = copy_mount_string(dev_name, &kernel_dev);
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = do_mount(kernel_dev, dir_page, kernel_type,
+	retval = do_mount(kernel_dev, dir->name, kernel_type,
 			flags, (void*)data_page);
 
  out4:
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
  out3:
 	kfree(kernel_dev);
  out2:
-	putname(dir_page);
+	putname(dir);
  out1:
 	kfree(kernel_type);
  out:
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ca43453..4e591e2 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 {
 	struct file *file;
-	char *tmp = getname(library);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(library);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	static const struct open_flags uselib_flags = {
 		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY | __FMODE_EXEC,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		goto out;
 
-	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp, &uselib_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp->name, &uselib_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
 	putname(tmp);
 	error = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
@@ -1664,10 +1664,10 @@
 		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
 		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
-	const char *path = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
 	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = do_execve(path, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
+		error = do_execve(path->name, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
 		putname(path);
 	}
 	return error;
@@ -1677,10 +1677,11 @@
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * argv,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * envp)
 {
-	const char *path = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
 	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = compat_do_execve(path, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
+		error = compat_do_execve(path->name, argv, envp,
+							current_pt_regs());
 		putname(path);
 	}
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 96f2428..da165f6 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 static int fs_index(const char __user * __name)
 {
 	struct file_system_type * tmp;
-	char * name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	int err, index;
 
 	name = getname(__name);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	read_lock(&file_systems_lock);
 	for (tmp=file_systems, index=0 ; tmp ; tmp=tmp->next, index++) {
-		if (strcmp(tmp->name,name) == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, name->name) == 0) {
 			err = index;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9cc0fce..ec638d2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -117,18 +117,37 @@
  * POSIX.1 2.4: an empty pathname is invalid (ENOENT).
  * PATH_MAX includes the nul terminator --RR.
  */
-static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
+void final_putname(struct filename *name)
 {
-	char *result = __getname(), *err;
+	__putname(name->name);
+	kfree(name);
+}
+
+static struct filename *
+getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
+{
+	struct filename *result, *err;
+	char *kname;
 	int len;
 
+	/* FIXME: create dedicated slabcache? */
+	result = kzalloc(sizeof(*result), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!result))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	len = strncpy_from_user(result, filename, PATH_MAX);
-	err = ERR_PTR(len);
-	if (unlikely(len < 0))
+	kname = __getname();
+	if (unlikely(!kname)) {
+		err = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto error_free_name;
+	}
+
+	result->name = kname;
+	result->uptr = filename;
+	len = strncpy_from_user(kname, filename, PATH_MAX);
+	if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
+		err = ERR_PTR(len);
 		goto error;
+	}
 
 	/* The empty path is special. */
 	if (unlikely(!len)) {
@@ -146,22 +165,25 @@
 	}
 
 error:
-	__putname(result);
+	__putname(kname);
+error_free_name:
+	kfree(result);
 	return err;
 }
 
-char *getname(const char __user * filename)
+struct filename *
+getname(const char __user * filename)
 {
 	return getname_flags(filename, 0, NULL);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(getname);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-void putname(const char *name)
+void putname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		audit_putname(name);
-	else
-		__putname(name);
+		return audit_putname(name);
+	final_putname(name);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2093,13 +2115,13 @@
 		 struct path *path, int *empty)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	char *tmp = getname_flags(name, flags, empty);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname_flags(name, flags, empty);
 	int err = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
 
 		BUG_ON(flags & LOOKUP_PARENT);
 
-		err = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, flags, &nd);
+		err = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp->name, flags, &nd);
 		putname(tmp);
 		if (!err)
 			*path = nd.path;
@@ -2113,22 +2135,22 @@
 	return user_path_at_empty(dfd, name, flags, path, NULL);
 }
 
-static int user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path,
-			struct nameidata *nd, char **name)
+static struct filename *
+user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	char *s = getname(path);
+	struct filename *s = getname(path);
 	int error;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
+		return s;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, s, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
-	if (error)
+	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, s->name, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
+	if (error) {
 		putname(s);
-	else
-		*name = s;
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
-	return error;
+	return s;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3039,11 +3061,11 @@
 
 struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
 {
-	char *tmp = getname(pathname);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(pathname);
 	struct dentry *res;
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
-	res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp, path, is_dir);
+	res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp->name, path, is_dir);
 	putname(tmp);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -3248,13 +3270,13 @@
 static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	char * name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	name = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd);
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	switch(nd.last_type) {
 	case LAST_DOTDOT:
@@ -3343,14 +3365,14 @@
 static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	name = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd);
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
@@ -3434,7 +3456,7 @@
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *from;
+	struct filename *from;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct path path;
 
@@ -3447,9 +3469,9 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_putname;
 
-	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from);
+	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from->name);
 	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from);
+		error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from->name);
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 out_putname:
 	putname(from);
@@ -3729,17 +3751,21 @@
 	struct dentry *old_dentry, *new_dentry;
 	struct dentry *trap;
 	struct nameidata oldnd, newnd;
-	char *from;
-	char *to;
+	struct filename *from;
+	struct filename *to;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(olddfd, oldname, &oldnd, &from);
-	if (error)
+	from = user_path_parent(olddfd, oldname, &oldnd);
+	if (IS_ERR(from)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(from);
 		goto exit;
+	}
 
-	error = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &newnd, &to);
-	if (error)
+	to = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &newnd);
+	if (IS_ERR(to)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(to);
 		goto exit1;
+	}
 
 	error = -EXDEV;
 	if (oldnd.path.mnt != newnd.path.mnt)
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index fc33207..2496062 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 	char *kernel_type;
-	char *kernel_dir;
+	struct filename *kernel_dir;
 	char *kernel_dev;
 	unsigned long data_page;
 
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_data;
 
-	ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir, kernel_type, flags,
+	ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags,
 		(void *) data_page);
 
 	free_page(data_page);
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index a015437..81dd92a 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -895,13 +895,13 @@
 {
 	struct open_flags op;
 	int lookup = build_open_flags(flags, mode, &op);
-	char *tmp = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(filename);
 	int fd = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
 		fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags);
 		if (fd >= 0) {
-			struct file *f = do_filp_open(dfd, tmp, &op, lookup);
+			struct file *f = do_filp_open(dfd, tmp->name, &op, lookup);
 			if (IS_ERR(f)) {
 				put_unused_fd(fd);
 				fd = PTR_ERR(f);
diff --git a/fs/quota/quota.c b/fs/quota/quota.c
index ff0135d..af1661f 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota.c
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	char *tmp = getname(special);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(special);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
-	bdev = lookup_bdev(tmp);
+	bdev = lookup_bdev(tmp->name);
 	putname(tmp);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return ERR_CAST(bdev);