diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 3662dd4..9fd0515 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static struct dentry_operations anon_inodefs_dentry_operations = {
 int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 		     void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct file *file;
 	int error, fd;
@@ -89,10 +88,7 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 	 * using the inode sequence number.
 	 */
 	error = -ENOMEM;
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	dentry = d_alloc(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this);
+	dentry = d_alloc_unhashed(name, anon_inode_inode);
 	if (!dentry)
 		goto err_put_unused_fd;
 
@@ -104,9 +100,6 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 	atomic_inc(&anon_inode_inode->i_count);
 
 	dentry->d_op = &anon_inodefs_dentry_operations;
-	/* Do not publish this dentry inside the global dentry hash table */
-	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
-	d_instantiate(dentry, anon_inode_inode);
 
 	error = -ENFILE;
 	file = alloc_file(anon_inode_mnt, dentry,
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index a1d86c7..43ef88d 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,39 @@ struct dentry * d_alloc_root(struct inode * root_inode)
 	return res;
 }
 
+/**
+ * d_alloc_unhashed - allocate unhashed dentry
+ * @name: dentry name
+ * @inode: inode to allocate the dentry for
+ *
+ * Allocate an unhashed dentry for the inode given. The inode is
+ * instantiated and returned. %NULL is returned if there is insufficient
+ * memory. Unhashed dentries have themselves as a parent.
+ */
+ 
+struct dentry * d_alloc_unhashed(const char *name, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct qstr q = { .name = name, .len = strlen(name) };
+	struct dentry *res;
+
+	res = d_alloc(NULL, &q);
+	if (res) {
+		res->d_sb = inode->i_sb;
+		res->d_parent = res;
+		/*
+		 * We dont want to push this dentry into global dentry
+		 * hash table, so we pretend the dentry is already hashed
+		 * by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED. This permits
+		 * /proc/$pid/fd/XXX to work for sockets, pipes, and
+		 * anonymous files (signalfd, timerfd, ...)
+		 */
+		res->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
+		res->d_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
+		d_instantiate(res, inode);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
 static inline struct hlist_head *d_hash(struct dentry *parent,
 					unsigned long hash)
 {
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 7aea8b8..29fcac2 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags)
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct file *f;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
 
 	err = -ENFILE;
 	inode = get_pipe_inode();
@@ -926,18 +925,11 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags)
 		goto err;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	dentry = d_alloc(pipe_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+	dentry = d_alloc_unhashed("", inode);
 	if (!dentry)
 		goto err_inode;
 
 	dentry->d_op = &pipefs_dentry_operations;
-	/*
-	 * We dont want to publish this dentry into global dentry hash table.
-	 * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED
-	 * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on pipes
-	 */
-	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 	err = -ENFILE;
 	f = alloc_file(pipe_mnt, dentry, FMODE_WRITE, &write_pipefifo_fops);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index a37359d..12438d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ extern int d_invalidate(struct dentry *);
 
 /* only used at mount-time */
 extern struct dentry * d_alloc_root(struct inode *);
+extern struct dentry * d_alloc_unhashed(const char *, struct inode *);
 
 /* <clickety>-<click> the ramfs-type tree */
 extern void d_genocide(struct dentry *);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index e9d65ea..b659b5d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -371,20 +371,12 @@ static int sock_alloc_fd(struct file **filep, int flags)
 static int sock_attach_fd(struct socket *sock, struct file *file, int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
 
-	dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+	dentry = d_alloc_unhashed("", SOCK_INODE(sock));
 	if (unlikely(!dentry))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
-	/*
-	 * We dont want to push this dentry into global dentry hash table.
-	 * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED
-	 * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on sockets
-	 */
-	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
-	d_instantiate(dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
 
 	sock->file = file;
 	init_file(file, sock_mnt, dentry, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,