arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c   |  3 +--
 fs/exec.c               | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 fs/namei.c              | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/binfmts.h |  1 -
 include/linux/fs.h      |  1 +
 include/linux/sched.h   |  3 ++-
 init/main.c             |  2 +-
 kernel/auditsc.c        |  2 +-
 kernel/kmod.c           |  2 +-
 9 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 88d0962de65a..23ebcd678da3 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename->name,
+	error = do_execve(filename,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24]);
 
-	putname(filename);
 
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e1529b4c79b1..3d78fccdd723 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -748,11 +748,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(setup_arg_pages);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
-struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
+static struct file *do_open_exec(struct filename *name)
 {
 	struct file *file;
 	int err;
-	struct filename tmp = { .name = name };
 	static const struct open_flags open_exec_flags = {
 		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY | __FMODE_EXEC,
 		.acc_mode = MAY_EXEC | MAY_OPEN,
@@ -760,7 +759,7 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 		.lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW,
 	};
 
-	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, &tmp, &open_exec_flags);
+	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, name, &open_exec_flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -784,6 +783,12 @@ exit:
 	fput(file);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
+
+struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
+{
+	struct filename tmp = { .name = name };
+	return do_open_exec(&tmp);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec);
 
 int kernel_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
@@ -1162,7 +1167,7 @@ int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	free_arg_pages(bprm);
 	if (bprm->cred) {
@@ -1432,7 +1437,7 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-static int do_execve_common(const char *filename,
+static int do_execve_common(struct filename *filename,
 				struct user_arg_ptr argv,
 				struct user_arg_ptr envp)
 {
@@ -1441,6 +1446,9 @@ static int do_execve_common(const char *filename,
 	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	int retval;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(filename))
+		return PTR_ERR(filename);
+
 	/*
 	 * We move the actual failure in case of RLIMIT_NPROC excess from
 	 * set*uid() to execve() because too many poorly written programs
@@ -1473,7 +1481,7 @@ static int do_execve_common(const char *filename,
 	check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
 	current->in_execve = 1;
 
-	file = open_exec(filename);
+	file = do_open_exec(filename);
 	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto out_unmark;
@@ -1481,8 +1489,7 @@ static int do_execve_common(const char *filename,
 	sched_exec();
 
 	bprm->file = file;
-	bprm->filename = filename;
-	bprm->interp = filename;
+	bprm->filename = bprm->interp = filename->name;
 
 	retval = bprm_mm_init(bprm);
 	if (retval)
@@ -1523,6 +1530,7 @@ static int do_execve_common(const char *filename,
 	acct_update_integrals(current);
 	task_numa_free(current);
 	free_bprm(bprm);
+	putname(filename);
 	if (displaced)
 		put_files_struct(displaced);
 	return retval;
@@ -1544,10 +1552,11 @@ out_files:
 	if (displaced)
 		reset_files_struct(displaced);
 out_ret:
+	putname(filename);
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int do_execve(const char *filename,
+int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	const char __user *const __user *__argv,
 	const char __user *const __user *__envp)
 {
@@ -1557,7 +1566,7 @@ int do_execve(const char *filename,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-static int compat_do_execve(const char *filename,
+static int compat_do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user *__argv,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user *__envp)
 {
@@ -1607,25 +1616,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve,
 		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
 		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
-	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
-	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
-	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = do_execve(path->name, argv, envp);
-		putname(path);
-	}
-	return error;
+	return do_execve(getname(filename), argv, envp);
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_execve(const char __user * filename,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * argv,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * envp)
 {
-	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
-	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
-	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = compat_do_execve(path->name, argv, envp);
-		putname(path);
-	}
-	return error;
+	return compat_do_execve(getname(filename), argv, envp);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index d580df2e6804..385f7817bfcc 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ recopy:
 		goto error;
 
 	result->uptr = filename;
+	result->aname = NULL;
 	audit_getname(result);
 	return result;
 
@@ -210,6 +211,35 @@ getname(const char __user * filename)
 	return getname_flags(filename, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The "getname_kernel()" interface doesn't do pathnames longer
+ * than EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX. Deal with it - you're a kernel user.
+ */
+struct filename *
+getname_kernel(const char * filename)
+{
+	struct filename *result;
+	char *kname;
+	int len;
+
+	len = strlen(filename);
+	if (len >= EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
+
+	result = __getname();
+	if (unlikely(!result))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	kname = (char *)result + sizeof(*result);
+	result->name = kname;
+	result->uptr = NULL;
+	result->aname = NULL;
+	result->separate = false;
+
+	strlcpy(kname, filename, EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX);
+	return result;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 void putname(struct filename *name)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index fd8bf3219ef7..b4a745d7d9a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
 extern int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
-extern void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *);
 extern ssize_t read_code(struct file *, unsigned long, loff_t, size_t);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_BINFMTS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 09f553c59813..d79678c188ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2079,6 +2079,7 @@ extern struct file * dentry_open(const struct path *, int, const struct cred *);
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 
 extern struct filename *getname(const char __user *);
+extern struct filename *getname_kernel(const char *);
 
 enum {
 	FILE_CREATED = 1,
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 68a0e84463a0..a781dec1cd0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct bio_list;
 struct fs_struct;
 struct perf_event_context;
 struct blk_plug;
+struct filename;
 
 /*
  * List of flags we want to share for kernel threads,
@@ -2311,7 +2312,7 @@ extern void do_group_exit(int);
 extern int allow_signal(int);
 extern int disallow_signal(int);
 
-extern int do_execve(const char *,
+extern int do_execve(struct filename *,
 		     const char __user * const __user *,
 		     const char __user * const __user *);
 extern long do_fork(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, int __user *, int __user *);
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 2fd9cef70ee8..eb03090cdced 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void __init load_default_modules(void)
 static int run_init_process(const char *init_filename)
 {
 	argv_init[0] = init_filename;
-	return do_execve(init_filename,
+	return do_execve(getname_kernel(init_filename),
 		(const char __user *const __user *)argv_init,
 		(const char __user *const __user *)envp_init);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 10176cd5956a..7aef2f4b6c64 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ void audit_putname(struct filename *name)
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 
 	BUG_ON(!context);
-	if (!context->in_syscall) {
+	if (!name->aname || !context->in_syscall) {
 #if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d(:%d): final_putname(%p)\n",
 		       __FILE__, __LINE__, context->serial, name);
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index b086006c59e7..6b375af4958d 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	retval = do_execve(sub_info->path,
+	retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
 			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
 			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
 	if (!retval)