new helper: file_inode(file)

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <[e-mail]>

arch/alpha/kernel/srm_env.c

···
 				  size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	int res;
-	srm_env_t	*entry = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	srm_env_t	*entry = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char		*buf = (char *) __get_free_page(GFP_USER);
 	unsigned long	ret1, ret2;
 

arch/blackfin/kernel/cplbinfo.c

···
 
 static int cplbinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	char cplb_type;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	int ret;

arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/sync_serial.c

···
 
 static unsigned int sync_serial_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	int dev = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	int dev = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
 	struct sync_port *port;
 	DEBUGPOLL(static unsigned int prev_mask = 0);
···
 	int return_val = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	int dev = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	int dev = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	struct sync_port *port;
 
 	if (dev < 0 || dev >= NUMBER_OF_PORTS || !ports[dev].enabled) {
···
 static ssize_t sync_serial_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 	size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	int dev = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct sync_port *port;
 	unsigned long flags;
···
 static ssize_t sync_serial_read(struct file *file, char *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	int dev = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	int avail;
 	struct sync_port *port;
 	unsigned char *start;

arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c

···
 static long
 cryptocop_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
        long ret;
 
        mutex_lock(&cryptocop_mutex);
-       ret = cryptocop_ioctl_unlocked(inode, filp, cmd, arg);
+       ret = cryptocop_ioctl_unlocked(file_inode(filp), filp, cmd, arg);
        mutex_unlock(&cryptocop_mutex);
 
        return ret;

arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c

···
 
 static unsigned int sync_serial_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
 	sync_port *port;
 	DEBUGPOLL( static unsigned int prev_mask = 0; );
···
 {
 	int return_val = 0;
 	int dma_w_size = regk_dma_set_w_size1;
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	sync_port *port;
 	reg_sser_rw_tr_cfg tr_cfg;
 	reg_sser_rw_rec_cfg rec_cfg;
···
 static ssize_t sync_serial_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct sync_port *port;
 	int trunc_count;
···
 static ssize_t sync_serial_read(struct file * file, char * buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int avail;
 	sync_port *port;
 	unsigned char* start;

arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c

···
 static ssize_t
 salinfo_event_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PDE(inode);
 	struct salinfo_data *data = entry->data;
 	char cmd[32];
···
 static ssize_t
 salinfo_log_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PDE(inode);
 	struct salinfo_data *data = entry->data;
 	u8 *buf;
···
 static ssize_t
 salinfo_log_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PDE(inode);
 	struct salinfo_data *data = entry->data;
 	char cmd[32];

arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c

···
 
 static unsigned int file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 {
-	int minor;
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
-
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 
 	poll_wait(file, &channel_wqs[minor].rt_queue, wait);
 	poll_wait(file, &channel_wqs[minor].lx_queue, wait);
···
 static ssize_t file_read(struct file *file, char __user * buffer, size_t count,
 			 loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 
 	/* data available? */
 	if (!rtlx_read_poll(minor, (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) ? 0 : 1)) {
···
 static ssize_t file_write(struct file *file, const char __user * buffer,
 			  size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	int minor;
-	struct rtlx_channel *rt;
-
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	rt = &rtlx->channel[minor];
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
+	struct rtlx_channel *rt = &rtlx->channel[minor];
 
 	/* any space left... */
 	if (!rtlx_write_poll(minor)) {

arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c

···
 	size_t ret = count;
 	struct vpe *v;
 
-	if (iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) != minor)
+	if (iminor(file_inode(file)) != minor)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	v = get_vpe(tclimit);

arch/mips/lasat/picvue_proc.c

···
 static ssize_t pvc_line_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				   size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	int lineno = *(int *)PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	int lineno = *(int *)PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char kbuf[PVC_LINELEN];
 	size_t len;
 

arch/powerpc/kernel/proc_powerpc.c

···
 static loff_t page_map_seek( struct file *file, loff_t off, int whence)
 {
 	loff_t new;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 
 	switch(whence) {
 	case 0:
···
 static ssize_t page_map_read( struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
 			      loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos, dp->data, dp->size);
 }
 
 static int page_map_mmap( struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma )
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 
 	if ((vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) > dp->size)
 		return -EINVAL;

arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c

···
 
 static int rtas_flash_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_update_flash_t *uf;
 	
 	uf = (struct rtas_update_flash_t *) dp->data;
···
 static ssize_t rtas_flash_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_update_flash_t *uf;
 	char msg[RTAS_MSG_MAXLEN];
 
···
 static ssize_t rtas_flash_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_update_flash_t *uf;
 	char *p;
 	int next_free;
···
 static ssize_t manage_flash_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_manage_flash_t *args_buf;
 	char msg[RTAS_MSG_MAXLEN];
 	int msglen;
···
 static ssize_t manage_flash_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_manage_flash_t *args_buf;
 	const char reject_str[] = "0";
 	const char commit_str[] = "1";
···
 static ssize_t validate_flash_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_validate_flash_t *args_buf;
 	char msg[RTAS_MSG_MAXLEN];
 	int msglen;
···
 static ssize_t validate_flash_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				    size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_validate_flash_t *args_buf;
 	int rc;
 
···
 
 static int validate_flash_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct rtas_validate_flash_t *args_buf;
 
 	args_buf = (struct rtas_validate_flash_t *) dp->data;

arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c

···
 	struct spu_context *ctx;
 	if (file->f_op != &spufs_context_fops)
 		return 0;
-	ctx = SPUFS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode)->i_ctx;
+	ctx = SPUFS_I(file_inode(file))->i_ctx;
 	if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED)
 		return 0;
 	return fd + 1;
···
 		return NULL;
 	*fd = n - 1;
 	file = fcheck(*fd);
-	return SPUFS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode)->i_ctx;
+	return SPUFS_I(file_inode(file))->i_ctx;
 }
 
 int spufs_coredump_extra_notes_size(void)

arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c

···
 
 static int spufs_mfc_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);
 	if (!err) {
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
···
 static ssize_t spufs_switch_log_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			     size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
 	int error = 0, cnt = 0;
 
···
 
 static unsigned int spufs_switch_log_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
 	int rc;

arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c

···
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 		neighbor = get_spu_context(
-				SPUFS_I(filp->f_dentry->d_inode)->i_ctx);
+				SPUFS_I(file_inode(filp))->i_ctx);
 
 		if (!list_empty(&neighbor->aff_list) && !(neighbor->aff_head) &&
 		    !list_is_last(&neighbor->aff_list, &gang->aff_list_head) &&

arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c

···
 	if (filp->f_op != &spufs_context_fops)
 		goto out;
 
-	i = SPUFS_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	i = SPUFS_I(file_inode(filp));
 	ret = spufs_run_spu(i->i_ctx, &npc, &status);
 
 	if (put_user(npc, unpc))

arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hvCall_inst.c

···
 
 	rc = seq_open(file, &hcall_inst_seq_ops);
 	seq = file->private_data;
-	seq->private = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	seq->private = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 
 	return rc;
 }

arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/scanlog.c

···
 static ssize_t scanlog_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-        struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *dp;
-	unsigned int *data;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
+	unsigned int *data = (unsigned int *)dp->data;
 	int status;
 	unsigned long len, off;
 	unsigned int wait_time;
-
-        dp = PDE(inode);
- 	data = (unsigned int *)dp->data;
 
 	if (count > RTAS_DATA_BUF_SIZE)
 		count = RTAS_DATA_BUF_SIZE;

arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c

···
 	if (*ppos != 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	df = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	df = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	mutex_lock(&df->lock);
 	if (!df->data) {
 		data = hypfs_dbfs_data_alloc(df);

arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c

···
 
 static int hypfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	char *data = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	char *data = file_inode(filp)->i_private;
 	struct hypfs_sb_info *fs_info;
 
 	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {

arch/s390/kernel/debug.c

···
 	debug_info_t *debug_info, *debug_info_snapshot;
 
 	mutex_lock(&debug_mutex);
-	debug_info = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	debug_info = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	/* find debug view */
 	for (i = 0; i < DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS; i++) {
 		if (!debug_info->views[i])

arch/s390/pci/pci_debug.c

···
 static int pci_perf_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	return single_open(filp, pci_perf_show,
-			   filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+			   file_inode(filp)->i_private);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations debugfs_pci_perf_fops = {
···
 static int pci_debug_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	return single_open(filp, pci_debug_show,
-			   filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+			   file_inode(filp)->i_private);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations debugfs_pci_debug_fops = {

arch/sh/mm/alignment.c

···
 static ssize_t alignment_proc_write(struct file *file,
 		const char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	int *data = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	int *data = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char mode;
 
 	if (count > 0) {

arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c

···
 	if ((N_MAGIC(ex) != ZMAGIC && N_MAGIC(ex) != OMAGIC &&
 	     N_MAGIC(ex) != QMAGIC && N_MAGIC(ex) != NMAGIC) ||
 	    N_TRSIZE(ex) || N_DRSIZE(ex) ||
-	    i_size_read(bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) <
+	    i_size_read(file_inode(bprm->file)) <
 	    ex.a_text+ex.a_data+N_SYMSIZE(ex)+N_TXTOFF(ex)) {
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 	}
···
 
 static int load_aout_library(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned long bss, start_addr, len, error;
 	int retval;
 	struct exec ex;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	retval = -ENOEXEC;
 	error = kernel_read(file, 0, (char *) &ex, sizeof(ex));
···
 	/* We come in here for the regular a.out style of shared libraries */
 	if ((N_MAGIC(ex) != ZMAGIC && N_MAGIC(ex) != QMAGIC) || N_TRSIZE(ex) ||
 	    N_DRSIZE(ex) || ((ex.a_entry & 0xfff) && N_MAGIC(ex) == ZMAGIC) ||
-	    i_size_read(inode) <
+	    i_size_read(file_inode(file)) <
 	    ex.a_text+ex.a_data+N_SYMSIZE(ex)+N_TXTOFF(ex)) {
 		goto out;
 	}

arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c

···
 {
 	char __user *tmp = buf;
 	struct cpuid_regs cmd;
-	int cpu = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int cpu = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	u64 pos = *ppos;
 	ssize_t bytes = 0;
 	int err = 0;
···
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c;
 
-	cpu = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	cpu = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_online(cpu))
 		return -ENXIO;	/* No such CPU */
 

drivers/block/DAC960.c

···
 				       const char __user *Buffer,
 				       size_t Count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-  DAC960_Controller_T *Controller = (DAC960_Controller_T *) PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+  DAC960_Controller_T *Controller = (DAC960_Controller_T *) PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
   unsigned char CommandBuffer[80];
   int Length;
   if (Count > sizeof(CommandBuffer)-1) return -EINVAL;

drivers/block/nbd.c

···
 			return -EBUSY;
 		file = fget(arg);
 		if (file) {
-			struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+			struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 			if (S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
 				nbd->file = file;
 				nbd->sock = SOCKET_I(inode);

drivers/char/dsp56k.c

···
 static ssize_t dsp56k_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			   loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int dev = iminor(inode) & 0x0f;
 
 	switch(dev)
···
 static ssize_t dsp56k_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			    loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int dev = iminor(inode) & 0x0f;
 
 	switch(dev)
···
 static long dsp56k_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			 unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) & 0x0f;
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file)) & 0x0f;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 
 	switch(dev)
···
 #if 0
 static unsigned int dsp56k_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) & 0x0f;
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file)) & 0x0f;
 
 	switch(dev)
 	{

drivers/char/dtlk.c

···
 static ssize_t dtlk_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			 size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	char ch;
 	int i = 0, retries;
 
···
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) != DTLK_MINOR)
+	if (iminor(file_inode(file)) != DTLK_MINOR)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	while (1) {

drivers/char/lp.c

···
 static ssize_t lp_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 		        size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct parport *port = lp_table[minor].dev->port;
 	char *kbuf = lp_table[minor].lp_buffer;
 	ssize_t retv = 0;
···
 		       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	unsigned int minor=iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor=iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct parport *port = lp_table[minor].dev->port;
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
 	char *kbuf = lp_table[minor].lp_buffer;
···
 	struct timeval par_timeout;
 	int ret;
 
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	mutex_lock(&lp_mutex);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LPSETTIMEOUT:
···
 	struct timeval par_timeout;
 	int ret;
 
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	mutex_lock(&lp_mutex);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LPSETTIMEOUT:

drivers/char/mem.c

···
 {
 	loff_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 	switch (orig) {
 	case SEEK_CUR:
 		offset += file->f_pos;
···
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 

drivers/char/nsc_gpio.c

···
 ssize_t nsc_gpio_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 		       size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned m = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned m = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct nsc_gpio_ops *amp = file->private_data;
 	struct device *dev = amp->dev;
 	size_t i;
···
 ssize_t nsc_gpio_read(struct file *file, char __user * buf,
 		      size_t len, loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	unsigned m = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned m = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int value;
 	struct nsc_gpio_ops *amp = file->private_data;
 

drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c

···
 {
 	struct cm4000_dev *dev = filp->private_data;
 	unsigned int iobase = dev->p_dev->resource[0]->start;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pcmcia_device *link;
 	int size;
 	int rc;

drivers/char/ppdev.c

···
 static ssize_t pp_read (struct file * file, char __user * buf, size_t count,
 			loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct pp_struct *pp = file->private_data;
 	char * kbuffer;
 	ssize_t bytes_read = 0;
···
 static ssize_t pp_write (struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 			 size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct pp_struct *pp = file->private_data;
 	char * kbuffer;
 	ssize_t bytes_written = 0;
···
 
 static int pp_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct pp_struct *pp = file->private_data;
 	struct parport * port;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;

drivers/char/ps3flash.c

···
 
 static int ps3flash_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	err = ps3flash_writeback(ps3flash_dev);

drivers/char/raw.c

···
 	filp->f_flags |= O_DIRECT;
 	filp->f_mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
 	if (++raw_devices[minor].inuse == 1)
-		filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping =
+		file_inode(filp)->i_mapping =
 			bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
 	filp->private_data = bdev;
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);

drivers/char/sonypi.c

···
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 		inode->i_atime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 	}
 

drivers/char/tb0219.c

···
 	unsigned int minor;
 	char value;
 
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	switch (minor) {
 	case 0:
 		value = get_led();
···
 	int retval = 0;
 	char c;
 
-	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	switch (minor) {
 	case 0:
 		type = TYPE_LED;

drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gtt.c

···
 	WARN_ON(gt->pages);
 
 	/* This is the shared memory object that backs the GEM resource */
-	inode = gt->gem.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(gt->gem.filp);
 	mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 
 	gt->pages = kmalloc(pages * sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c

···
 	 * To do this we must instruct the shmfs to drop all of its
 	 * backing pages, *now*.
 	 */
-	inode = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(obj->base.filp);
 	shmem_truncate_range(inode, 0, (loff_t)-1);
 
 	obj->madv = __I915_MADV_PURGED;
···
 	 *
 	 * Fail silently without starting the shrinker
 	 */
-	mapping = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	mapping = file_inode(obj->base.filp)->i_mapping;
 	gfp = mapping_gfp_mask(mapping);
 	gfp |= __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_NO_KSWAPD;
 	gfp &= ~(__GFP_IO | __GFP_WAIT);
···
 		mask |= __GFP_DMA32;
 	}
 
-	mapping = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	mapping = file_inode(obj->base.filp)->i_mapping;
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, mask);
 
 	i915_gem_object_init(obj, &i915_gem_object_ops);
···
 void i915_gem_detach_phys_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *mapping = file_inode(obj->base.filp)->i_mapping;
 	char *vaddr;
 	int i;
 	int page_count;
···
 			    int id,
 			    int align)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *mapping = file_inode(obj->base.filp)->i_mapping;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int page_count;

drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c

···
 	swap_storage = ttm->swap_storage;
 	BUG_ON(swap_storage == NULL);
 
-	swap_space = swap_storage->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	swap_space = file_inode(swap_storage)->i_mapping;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ttm->num_pages; ++i) {
 		from_page = shmem_read_mapping_page(swap_space, i);
···
 	} else
 		swap_storage = persistent_swap_storage;
 
-	swap_space = swap_storage->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	swap_space = file_inode(swap_storage)->i_mapping;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ttm->num_pages; ++i) {
 		from_page = ttm->pages[i];

drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c

···
 	if (obj->pages == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	inode = obj->base.filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(obj->base.filp);
 	mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	gfpmask |= mapping_gfp_mask(mapping);
 

drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c

···
 
 static long roccat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct roccat_device *device;
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	long retval = 0;

drivers/hid/hidraw.c

···
  * This function is to be called with the minors_lock mutex held */
 static ssize_t hidraw_send_report(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer, size_t count, unsigned char report_type)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct hid_device *dev;
 	__u8 *buf;
 	int ret = 0;
···
  *  mutex held. */
 static ssize_t hidraw_get_report(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t count, unsigned char report_type)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	struct hid_device *dev;
 	__u8 *buf;
 	int ret = 0, len;
···
 static long hidraw_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 							unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	long ret = 0;
 	struct hidraw *dev;

drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c

···
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pr_debug("i2c-dev: i2c-%d reading %zu bytes.\n",
-		iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode), count);
+		iminor(file_inode(file)), count);
 
 	ret = i2c_master_recv(client, tmp, count);
 	if (ret >= 0)
···
 		return PTR_ERR(tmp);
 
 	pr_debug("i2c-dev: i2c-%d writing %zu bytes.\n",
-		iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode), count);
+		iminor(file_inode(file)), count);
 
 	ret = i2c_master_send(client, tmp, count);
 	kfree(tmp);

drivers/ide/ide-proc.c

···
 static ssize_t ide_settings_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				       size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	ide_drive_t	*drive = (ide_drive_t *) PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	ide_drive_t	*drive = (ide_drive_t *) PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char		name[MAX_LEN + 1];
 	int		for_real = 0, mul_factor, div_factor;
 	unsigned long	n;
···
 static ssize_t ide_driver_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				     size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	ide_drive_t	*drive = (ide_drive_t *) PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	ide_drive_t	*drive = (ide_drive_t *) PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char name[32];
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))

drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c

···
 			goto err_tree_mutex_unlock;
 		}
 
-		inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = file_inode(f.file);
 		xrcd = find_xrcd(file->device, inode);
 		if (!xrcd && !(cmd.oflags & O_CREAT)) {
 			/* no file descriptor. Need CREATE flag */

drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c

···
 		goto done_chk_sdma;
 	}
 
-	i_minor = iminor(fp->f_path.dentry->d_inode) - IPATH_USER_MINOR_BASE;
+	i_minor = iminor(file_inode(fp)) - IPATH_USER_MINOR_BASE;
 	ipath_cdbg(VERBOSE, "open on dev %lx (minor %d)\n",
-		   (long)fp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_rdev, i_minor);
+		   (long)file_inode(fp)->i_rdev, i_minor);
 
 	if (i_minor)
 		ret = find_free_port(i_minor - 1, fp, uinfo);

drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c

···
 	struct infinipath_counters counters;
 	struct ipath_devdata *dd;
 
-	dd = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	dd = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	dd->ipath_f_read_counters(dd, &counters);
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, &counters,
···
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	dd = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	dd = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	if (ipath_eeprom_read(dd, pos, tmp, count)) {
 		ipath_dev_err(dd, "failed to read from flash\n");
 		ret = -ENXIO;
···
 		goto bail_tmp;
 	}
 
-	dd = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	dd = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	if (ipath_eeprom_write(dd, pos, tmp, count)) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		ipath_dev_err(dd, "failed to write to flash\n");

drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c

···
 		}
 	}
 
-	i_minor = iminor(fp->f_dentry->d_inode) - QIB_USER_MINOR_BASE;
+	i_minor = iminor(file_inode(fp)) - QIB_USER_MINOR_BASE;
 	if (i_minor)
 		ret = find_free_ctxt(i_minor - 1, fp, uinfo);
 	else

drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c

···
 
 static struct super_block *qib_super;
 
-#define private2dd(file) ((file)->f_dentry->d_inode->i_private)
+#define private2dd(file) (file_inode(file)->i_private)
 
 static int qibfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		       umode_t mode, const struct file_operations *fops,
···
 };
 
 /*
- * Could use file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_ino to figure out which file,
+ * Could use file_inode(file)->i_ino to figure out which file,
  * instead of separate routine for each, but for now, this works...
  */
 

drivers/iommu/tegra-smmu.c

···
 {
 	struct smmu_debugfs_info *info;
 	struct smmu_device *smmu;
-	struct dentry *dent;
 	int i;
 	enum {
 		_OFF = 0,
···
 	if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(command))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dent = file->f_dentry;
-	info = dent->d_inode->i_private;
+	info = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	smmu = info->smmu;
 
 	offs = SMMU_CACHE_CONFIG(info->cache);

drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c

···
 static ssize_t grp_opt_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	PISDN_ADAPTER IoAdapter = IoAdapters[a->controller - 1];
 
 	if ((count == 1) || (count == 2)) {
···
 static ssize_t d_l1_down_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				    size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	PISDN_ADAPTER IoAdapter = IoAdapters[a->controller - 1];
 
 	if ((count == 1) || (count == 2)) {
···
 static ssize_t info_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	PISDN_ADAPTER IoAdapter = IoAdapters[a->controller - 1];
 	char c[4];
 

drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c

···
 {
 	struct log_data *inf;
 	int len;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct procdata *pd = NULL;
 	hysdn_card *card;
 
···
 hysdn_log_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	hysdn_card *card;
 	struct procdata *pd = NULL;
 

drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c

···
 static ssize_t
 isdn_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	uint minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	uint minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int len = 0;
 	int drvidx;
 	int chidx;
···
 static ssize_t
 isdn_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	uint minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	uint minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int drvidx;
 	int chidx;
 	int retval;
···
 isdn_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
-	unsigned int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	unsigned int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int drvidx = isdn_minor2drv(minor - ISDN_MINOR_CTRL);
 
 	mutex_lock(&isdn_mutex);
···
 static int
 isdn_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, ulong arg)
 {
-	uint minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	uint minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	isdn_ctrl c;
 	int drvidx;
 	int ret;

drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c

···
 
 	if (is->debug & 0x2)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "isdn_ppp_poll: minor: %d\n",
-		       iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode));
+		       iminor(file_inode(file)));
 
 	/* just registers wait_queue hook. This doesn't really wait. */
 	poll_wait(file, &is->wq, wait);

drivers/md/bitmap.c

···
 		     struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	sector_t block;
 
···
 		free_buffers(sb_page);
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 		invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0, -1);
 		fput(file);
 	}

drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_procfs.c

···
 static ssize_t zoran_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct zoran *zr = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct zoran *zr = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char *string, *sp;
 	char *line, *ldelim, *varname, *svar, *tdelim;
 

drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c

···
 
 unsigned int lirc_dev_fop_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode)];
+	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 	unsigned int ret;
 
 	if (!ir) {
···
 {
 	__u32 mode;
 	int result = 0;
-	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode)];
+	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 
 	if (!ir) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "lirc_dev: %s: no irctl found!\n", __func__);
···
 			  size_t length,
 			  loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode)];
+	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 	unsigned char *buf;
 	int ret = 0, written = 0;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
···
 {
 	void *data = NULL;
 
-	if (file && file->f_dentry && file->f_dentry->d_inode &&
-	    file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev) {
+	if (file && file->f_dentry && file_inode(file) &&
+	    file_inode(file)->i_rdev) {
 		struct irctl *ir;
-		ir = irctls[iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode)];
+		ir = irctls[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 		data = ir->d.data;
 	}
 
···
 ssize_t lirc_dev_fop_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 			   size_t length, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode)];
+	struct irctl *ir = irctls[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 
 	if (!ir) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: called with invalid irctl\n", __func__);

drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c

···
 
 struct video_device *video_devdata(struct file *file)
 {
-	return video_device[iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)];
+	return video_device[iminor(file_inode(file))];
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(video_devdata);
 

drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c

···
 {
 	struct ubi_volume_desc *desc = file->private_data;
 	struct ubi_device *ubi = desc->vol->ubi;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	err = ubi_sync(ubi->ubi_num);

drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c

···
 			loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	loff_t avail = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+	loff_t avail = file_inode(file)->i_size;
 	unsigned int mem = (uintptr_t)file->private_data & 3;
 	struct adapter *adap = file->private_data - mem;
 

drivers/net/wan/cosa.c

···
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cosa_chardev_mutex);
-	if ((n=iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)>>CARD_MINOR_BITS)
+	if ((n=iminor(file_inode(file))>>CARD_MINOR_BITS)
 		>= nr_cards) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	cosa = cosa_cards+n;
 
-	if ((n=iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)
+	if ((n=iminor(file_inode(file))
 		& ((1<<CARD_MINOR_BITS)-1)) >= cosa->nchannels) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;

drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c

···
 		nr = nr * 10 + c;
 		p++;
 	} while (--len);
-	*(int *)PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data = nr;
+	*(int *)PDE(file_inode(file))->data = nr;
 	return count;
 }
 

drivers/parisc/led.c

···
 static ssize_t led_proc_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 	size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	void *data = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	void *data = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char *cur, lbuf[32];
 	int d;
 

drivers/pci/proc.c

···
 proc_bus_pci_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t off, int whence)
 {
 	loff_t new = -1;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	switch (whence) {
···
 static ssize_t
 proc_bus_pci_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	const struct inode *ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	const struct inode *ino = file_inode(file);
 	const struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(ino);
 	struct pci_dev *dev = dp->data;
 	unsigned int pos = *ppos;
···
 static ssize_t
 proc_bus_pci_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *ino = file_inode(file);
 	const struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(ino);
 	struct pci_dev *dev = dp->data;
 	int pos = *ppos;
···
 static long proc_bus_pci_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			       unsigned long arg)
 {
-	const struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	const struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct pci_dev *dev = dp->data;
 #ifdef HAVE_PCI_MMAP
 	struct pci_filp_private *fpriv = file->private_data;
···
 #ifdef HAVE_PCI_MMAP
 static int proc_bus_pci_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	const struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(inode);
 	struct pci_dev *dev = dp->data;
 	struct pci_filp_private *fpriv = file->private_data;

drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c

···
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 		inode->i_atime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 	}
 

drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c

···
 			const char __user *userbuf,
 			size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct ibm_struct *ibm = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct ibm_struct *ibm = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char *kernbuf;
 	int ret;
 

drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c

···
 static ssize_t lcd_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			      size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char cmd[42];
 	size_t len;
 	int value;
···
 static ssize_t video_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char *cmd, *buffer;
 	int ret;
 	int value;
···
 static ssize_t fan_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			      size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char cmd[42];
 	size_t len;
 	int value;
···
 static ssize_t keys_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	char cmd[42];
 	size_t len;
 	int value;

drivers/pnp/isapnp/proc.c

···
 static loff_t isapnp_proc_bus_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t off, int whence)
 {
 	loff_t new = -1;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	switch (whence) {
···
 static ssize_t isapnp_proc_bus_read(struct file *file, char __user * buf,
 				    size_t nbytes, loff_t * ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *ino = file_inode(file);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(ino);
 	struct pnp_dev *dev = dp->data;
 	int pos = *ppos;

drivers/pnp/pnpbios/proc.c

···
 static ssize_t pnpbios_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	void *data = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	void *data = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	struct pnp_bios_node *node;
 	int boot = (long)data >> 8;
 	u8 nodenum = (long)data;

drivers/s390/char/fs3270.c

···
 	struct idal_buffer *ib;
 	int minor, rc = 0;
 
-	if (imajor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode) != IBM_FS3270_MAJOR)
+	if (imajor(file_inode(filp)) != IBM_FS3270_MAJOR)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	minor = iminor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(filp));
 	/* Check for minor 0 multiplexer. */
 	if (minor == 0) {
 		struct tty_struct *tty = get_current_tty();

drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c

···
 	int minor, rc;
 
 	DBF_EVENT(6, "TCHAR:open: %i:%i\n",
-		imajor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode),
-		iminor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode));
+		imajor(file_inode(filp)),
+		iminor(file_inode(filp)));
 
-	if (imajor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode) != tapechar_major)
+	if (imajor(file_inode(filp)) != tapechar_major)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	minor = iminor(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	minor = iminor(file_inode(filp));
 	device = tape_find_device(minor / TAPE_MINORS_PER_DEV);
 	if (IS_ERR(device)) {
 		DBF_EVENT(3, "TCHAR:open: tape_find_device() failed\n");

drivers/s390/char/vmur.c

···
 	 * We treat the minor number as the devno of the ur device
 	 * to find in the driver tree.
 	 */
-	devno = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	devno = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 
 	urd = urdev_get_from_devno(devno);
 	if (!urd) {

drivers/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c

···
 static int qstat_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	return single_open(filp, qstat_show,
-			   filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+			   file_inode(filp)->i_private);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations debugfs_fops = {
···
 static int qperf_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	return single_open(filp, qperf_show,
-			   filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+			   file_inode(filp)->i_private);
 }
 
 static struct file_operations debugfs_perf_fops = {

drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c

···
 	int error = 0;
 	u8 ireg = 0;
 
-	if (D7S_MINOR != iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (D7S_MINOR != iminor(file_inode(file)))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	mutex_lock(&d7s_mutex);

drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c

···
 /* This function handles ioctl for the character device */
 static long twa_chrdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	long timeout;
 	unsigned long *cpu_addr, data_buffer_length_adjusted = 0, flags = 0;
 	dma_addr_t dma_handle;

drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c

···
 	dma_addr_t dma_handle;
 	int request_id = 0;
 	TW_Ioctl_Driver_Command driver_command;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	TW_Ioctl_Buf_Apache *tw_ioctl;
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
 	TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev = twl_device_extension_list[iminor(inode)];

drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c

···
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int data_buffer_length = 0;
 	unsigned long data_buffer_length_adjusted = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned long *cpu_addr;
 	long timeout;
 	TW_New_Ioctl *tw_ioctl;

drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c

···
 csio_mem_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	loff_t avail = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+	loff_t avail = file_inode(file)->i_size;
 	unsigned int mem = (uintptr_t)file->private_data & 3;
 	struct csio_hw *hw = file->private_data - mem;
 

drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c

···
 	struct inode *inode;
 	long ret;
  
-	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
  
 	mutex_lock(&adpt_mutex);
 	ret = adpt_ioctl(inode, file, cmd, arg);
···
 	struct inode *inode;
 	long ret;
  
-	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
  
 	mutex_lock(&adpt_mutex);
  

drivers/scsi/st.c

···
 	struct st_modedef *STm;
 	struct st_partstat *STps;
 	char *name = tape_name(STp);
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int mode = TAPE_MODE(inode);
 
 	STp->ready = ST_READY;

drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c

···
 		BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Unable to Open %s\n", path);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Opened file is = %s and length =0x%lx to be downloaded at =0x%x", path, (unsigned long)flp->f_dentry->d_inode->i_size, loc);
+	BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Opened file is = %s and length =0x%lx to be downloaded at =0x%x", path, (unsigned long)file_inode(flp)->i_size, loc);
 	do_gettimeofday(&tv);
 
 	BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL, "download start %lx", ((tv.tv_sec * 1000) + (tv.tv_usec / 1000)));

drivers/staging/ccg/f_mass_storage.c

···
 static void invalidate_sub(struct fsg_lun *curlun)
 {
 	struct file	*filp = curlun->filp;
-	struct inode	*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned long	rc;
 
 	rc = invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0, -1);

drivers/staging/ccg/rndis.c

···
 static ssize_t rndis_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	rndis_params *p = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	rndis_params *p = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	u32 speed = 0;
 	int i, fl_speed = 0;
 

drivers/staging/ccg/storage_common.c

···
 	if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		ro = 1;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if ((!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))) {
 		LINFO(curlun, "invalid file type: %s\n", filename);
 		goto out;

drivers/staging/dgrp/dgrp_specproc.c

···
 	struct dgrp_proc_entry *entry;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	de = (struct proc_dir_entry *) PDE(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	de = (struct proc_dir_entry *) PDE(file_inode(file));
 	if (!de || !de->data) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto done;
···
 	struct proc_dir_entry *de;
 	struct dgrp_proc_entry *entry;
 
-	de = (struct proc_dir_entry *) PDE(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	de = (struct proc_dir_entry *) PDE(file_inode(file));
 	if (!de || !de->data)
 		goto done;
 

drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_gem_helpers.c

···
 	int i, npages;
 
 	/* This is the shared memory object that backs the GEM resource */
-	inode = obj->filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(obj->filp);
 	mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 
 	npages = obj->size >> PAGE_SHIFT;

drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c

···
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	if (!inode || !S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		fput(file);

drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c

···
 static ssize_t vme_user_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	ssize_t retval;
 	size_t image_size;
 	size_t okcount;
···
 static ssize_t vme_user_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	ssize_t retval;
 	size_t image_size;
 	size_t okcount;
···
 static loff_t vme_user_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t off, int whence)
 {
 	loff_t absolute = -1;
-	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
 	size_t image_size;
 
 	if (minor == CONTROL_MINOR)
···
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&vme_user_mutex);
-	ret = vme_user_ioctl(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, file, cmd, arg);
+	ret = vme_user_ioctl(file_inode(file), file, cmd, arg);
 	mutex_unlock(&vme_user_mutex);
 
 	return ret;

drivers/target/target_core_file.c

···
 		 * the expected virt_size for struct file w/o a backing struct
 		 * block_device.
 		 */
-		if (S_ISBLK(fd->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+		if (S_ISBLK(file_inode(fd)->i_mode)) {
 			if (ret < 0 || ret != cmd->data_length) {
 				pr_err("%s() returned %d, expecting %u for "
 						"S_ISBLK\n", __func__, ret,

drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c

···
 	poll = kzalloc(sizeof(*poll), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!poll)
 		return NULL;
-	poll->cons_num = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) & 127;
+	poll->cons_num = iminor(file_inode(file)) & 127;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&poll->waitq);
 	poll->notifier.notifier_call = vcs_notifier;
 	if (register_vt_notifier(&poll->notifier) != 0) {
···
 	int size;
 
 	console_lock();
-	size = vcs_size(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	size = vcs_size(file_inode(file));
 	console_unlock();
 	if (size < 0)
 		return size;
···
 static ssize_t
 vcs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned int currcons = iminor(inode);
 	struct vc_data *vc;
 	struct vcs_poll_data *poll;
···
 static ssize_t
 vcs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned int currcons = iminor(inode);
 	struct vc_data *vc;
 	long pos;

drivers/usb/core/devices.c

···
 {
 	loff_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 
 	switch (orig) {
 	case 0:
···
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 

drivers/usb/core/devio.c

···
 {
 	loff_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 
 	switch (orig) {
 	case 0:
···
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
···
 				void __user *p)
 {
 	struct dev_state *ps = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct usb_device *dev = ps->dev;
 	int ret = -ENOTTY;
 

drivers/usb/gadget/atmel_usba_udc.c

···
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, nbytes))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp_req, queue, queue) {
 		len = snprintf(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf),
 				"%8p %08x %c%c%c %5d %c%c%c\n",
···
 		nbytes -= len;
 		buf += len;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 
 	return actual;
 }
···
 static ssize_t regs_dbg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 		size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos,
 			file->private_data,
-			file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_size);
+			file_inode(file)->i_size);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	return ret;

drivers/usb/gadget/f_mass_storage.c

···
 static void invalidate_sub(struct fsg_lun *curlun)
 {
 	struct file	*filp = curlun->filp;
-	struct inode	*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned long	rc;
 
 	rc = invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0, -1);

drivers/usb/gadget/printer.c

···
 printer_fsync(struct file *fd, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	struct printer_dev	*dev = fd->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = fd->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(fd);
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	int			tx_list_empty;
 

drivers/usb/gadget/rndis.c

···
 static ssize_t rndis_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	rndis_params *p = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	rndis_params *p = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	u32 speed = 0;
 	int i, fl_speed = 0;
 

drivers/usb/gadget/storage_common.c

···
 	if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		ro = 1;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if ((!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))) {
 		LINFO(curlun, "invalid file type: %s\n", filename);
 		goto out;

drivers/video/fb_defio.c

···
 int fb_deferred_io_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);
 	if (err)
 		return err;

drivers/video/fbmem.c

···
  */
 static struct fb_info *file_fb_info(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int fbidx = iminor(inode);
 	struct fb_info *info = registered_fb[fbidx];
 

drivers/video/msm/mdp.c

···
 	if (f.file == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (MAJOR(f.file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev) == FB_MAJOR) {
+	if (MAJOR(file_inode(f.file)->i_rdev) == FB_MAJOR) {
 		*start = info->fix.smem_start;
 		*len = info->fix.smem_len;
 	} else

drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c

···
 		.identity		= DRIVER_NAME,
 	};
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int index = iminor(inode) - WD0_MINOR;
 	struct cpwd *p = cpwd_device;
 	int setopt = 0;
···
 static ssize_t cpwd_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cpwd *p = cpwd_device;
 	int index = iminor(inode);
 

drivers/zorro/proc.c

···
 proc_bus_zorro_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t off, int whence)
 {
 	loff_t new = -1;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	switch (whence) {
···
 static ssize_t
 proc_bus_zorro_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *ino = file_inode(file);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *dp = PDE(ino);
 	struct zorro_dev *z = dp->data;
 	struct ConfigDev cd;

fs/9p/vfs_file.c

···
 static int v9fs_file_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "filp: %p lock: %p\n", filp, fl);
 
···
 
 static int v9fs_file_lock_dotl(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret = -ENOLCK;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "filp: %p cmd:%d lock: %p name: %s\n",
···
 static int v9fs_file_flock_dotl(struct file *filp, int cmd,
 	struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret = -ENOLCK;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "filp: %p cmd:%d lock: %p name: %s\n",
···
 	if (!count)
 		goto out;
 
-	retval = v9fs_file_write_internal(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode,
+	retval = v9fs_file_write_internal(file_inode(filp),
 					filp->private_data,
 					data, count, &origin, 1);
 	/* update offset on successful write */
···
 	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode;
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
 	struct file *filp = vma->vm_file;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "page %p fid %lx\n",

fs/adfs/dir.c

···
 static int
 adfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct adfs_dir_ops *ops = ADFS_SB(sb)->s_dir;
 	struct object_info obj;

fs/affs/dir.c

···
 static int
 affs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode		*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode		*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block	*sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct buffer_head	*dir_bh;
 	struct buffer_head	*fh_bh;

fs/afs/dir.c

···
 	int ret;
 
 	_enter("{%Ld,{%lu}}",
-	       file->f_pos, file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+	       file->f_pos, file_inode(file)->i_ino);
 
 	ASSERT(file->private_data != NULL);
 
 	fpos = file->f_pos;
-	ret = afs_dir_iterate(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, &fpos,
+	ret = afs_dir_iterate(file_inode(file), &fpos,
 			      cookie, filldir, file->private_data);
 	file->f_pos = fpos;
 

fs/afs/flock.c

···
  */
 int afs_lock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file_inode(file));
 
 	_enter("{%x:%u},%d,{t=%x,fl=%x,r=%Ld:%Ld}",
 	       vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode, cmd,
···
  */
 int afs_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file_inode(file));
 
 	_enter("{%x:%u},%d,{t=%x,fl=%x}",
 	       vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode, cmd,

fs/afs/write.c

···
 		    struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
 {
 	struct afs_writeback *candidate, *wb;
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file_inode(file));
 	struct page *page;
 	struct key *key = file->private_data;
 	unsigned from = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
···
 		  loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
 		  struct page *page, void *fsdata)
 {
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file_inode(file));
 	loff_t i_size, maybe_i_size;
 
 	_enter("{%x:%u},{%lx}",
···
 ssize_t afs_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		       unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry;
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(dentry->d_inode);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp));
 	ssize_t result;
 	size_t count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
 

fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h

···
 {
 	if (!pipe->f_op || !pipe->f_op->write)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!S_ISFIFO(pipe->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISFIFO(file_inode(pipe)->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* We want a packet pipe */
 	pipe->f_flags |= O_DIRECT;

fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c

···
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	if (f) {
-		inode = f->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = file_inode(f);
 		sbi = autofs4_sbi(inode->i_sb);
 	}
 	return sbi;

fs/autofs4/root.c

···
 static long autofs4_root_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 			       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	return autofs4_root_ioctl_unlocked(inode, filp, cmd, arg);
 }
 
···
 static long autofs4_root_compat_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (cmd == AUTOFS_IOC_READY || cmd == AUTOFS_IOC_FAIL)

fs/befs/linuxvfs.c

···
 static int
 befs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	befs_data_stream *ds = &BEFS_I(inode)->i_data.ds;
 	befs_off_t value;

fs/bfs/dir.c

···
 
 static int bfs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = f->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(f);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct bfs_dirent *de;
 	struct bfs_sb_info *info = BFS_SB(dir->i_sb);

fs/binfmt_aout.c

···
 	if ((N_MAGIC(ex) != ZMAGIC && N_MAGIC(ex) != OMAGIC &&
 	     N_MAGIC(ex) != QMAGIC && N_MAGIC(ex) != NMAGIC) ||
 	    N_TRSIZE(ex) || N_DRSIZE(ex) ||
-	    i_size_read(bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) < ex.a_text+ex.a_data+N_SYMSIZE(ex)+N_TXTOFF(ex)) {
+	    i_size_read(file_inode(bprm->file)) < ex.a_text+ex.a_data+N_SYMSIZE(ex)+N_TXTOFF(ex)) {
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 	}
 
···
 	int retval;
 	struct exec ex;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	retval = -ENOEXEC;
 	error = kernel_read(file, 0, (char *) &ex, sizeof(ex));

fs/binfmt_elf.c

···
 
 	/* By default, dump shared memory if mapped from an anonymous file. */
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) {
-		if (vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_nlink == 0 ?
+		if (file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_nlink == 0 ?
 		    FILTER(ANON_SHARED) : FILTER(MAPPED_SHARED))
 			goto whole;
 		return 0;

fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c

···
 
 dynamic_error:
 	printk("ELF FDPIC %s with invalid DYNAMIC section (inode=%lu)\n",
-	       what, file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+	       what, file_inode(file)->i_ino);
 	return -ELIBBAD;
 }
 
···
 
 	/* By default, dump shared memory if mapped from an anonymous file. */
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) {
-		if (vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_nlink == 0) {
+		if (file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_nlink == 0) {
 			dump_ok = test_bit(MMF_DUMP_ANON_SHARED, &mm_flags);
 			kdcore("%08lx: %08lx: %s (share)", vma->vm_start,
 			       vma->vm_flags, dump_ok ? "yes" : "no");

fs/binfmt_flat.c

···
 	int ret;
 
 	hdr = ((struct flat_hdr *) bprm->buf);		/* exec-header */
-	inode = bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
 
 	text_len  = ntohl(hdr->data_start);
 	data_len  = ntohl(hdr->data_end) - ntohl(hdr->data_start);

fs/binfmt_misc.c

···
 static ssize_t
 bm_entry_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	Node *e = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	Node *e = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	ssize_t res;
 	char *page;
 
···
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct dentry *root;
-	Node *e = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	Node *e = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	int res = parse_command(buffer, count);
 
 	switch (res) {

fs/block_dev.c

···
 
 /*
  * private llseek:
- * for a block special file file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size is zero
+ * for a block special file file_inode(file)->i_size is zero
  * so we compute the size by hand (just as in block_read/write above)
  */
 static loff_t block_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)

fs/btrfs/file.c

···
 	struct extent_state *cached_state = NULL;
 	int i;
 	unsigned long index = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	gfp_t mask = btrfs_alloc_write_mask(inode->i_mapping);
 	int err = 0;
 	int faili = 0;
···
 					       struct iov_iter *i,
 					       loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct page **pages = NULL;
 	unsigned long first_index;
···
 				    unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	loff_t *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
 	u64 start_pos;
···
 static long btrfs_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode,
 			    loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct extent_state *cached_state = NULL;
 	u64 cur_offset;
 	u64 last_byte;

fs/btrfs/inode.c

···
 static int btrfs_real_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent,
 			      filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_item *item;
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *di;
···
 int btrfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(vma->vm_file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct extent_io_tree *io_tree = &BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree;
 	struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered;

fs/btrfs/ioctl.c

···
 
 static int btrfs_ioctl_getflags(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_inode *ip = BTRFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct btrfs_inode *ip = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file));
 	unsigned int flags = btrfs_flags_to_ioctl(ip->flags);
 
 	if (copy_to_user(arg, &flags, sizeof(flags)))
···
 
 static int btrfs_ioctl_setflags(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_inode *ip = BTRFS_I(inode);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = ip->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
···
 
 static int btrfs_ioctl_getversion(struct file *file, int __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	return put_user(inode->i_generation, arg);
 }
···
 	u64 new_size;
 	u64 old_size;
 	u64 devid = 1;
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_vol_args *vol_args;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct btrfs_device *device = NULL;
···
 			goto out_drop_write;
 		}
 
-		src_inode = src.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-		if (src_inode->i_sb != file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb) {
+		src_inode = file_inode(src.file);
+		if (src_inode->i_sb != file_inode(file)->i_sb) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: Snapshot src from "
 			       "another FS\n");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
···
 static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_subvol_getflags(struct file *file,
 						void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u64 flags = 0;
···
 static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_subvol_setflags(struct file *file,
 					      void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	u64 root_flags;
···
 	if (IS_ERR(args))
 		return PTR_ERR(args);
 
-	inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 	ret = search_ioctl(inode, args);
 	if (ret == 0 && copy_to_user(argp, args, sizeof(*args)))
 		ret = -EFAULT;
···
 	if (IS_ERR(args))
 		return PTR_ERR(args);
 
-	inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	if (args->treeid == 0)
 		args->treeid = BTRFS_I(inode)->root->root_key.objectid;
···
 
 static int btrfs_ioctl_defrag(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args *range;
 	int ret;
···
 			/* the rest are all set to zero by kzalloc */
 			range->len = (u64)-1;
 		}
-		ret = btrfs_defrag_file(fdentry(file)->d_inode, file,
+		ret = btrfs_defrag_file(file_inode(file), file,
 					range, 0, 0);
 		if (ret > 0)
 			ret = 0;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_vol_args *vol_args;
 	int ret;
 
···
 static noinline long btrfs_ioctl_clone(struct file *file, unsigned long srcfd,
 				       u64 off, u64 olen, u64 destoff)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct fd src_file;
 	struct inode *src;
···
 	if (src_file.file->f_path.mnt != file->f_path.mnt)
 		goto out_fput;
 
-	src = src_file.file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	src = file_inode(src_file.file);
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (src == inode)
···
  */
 static long btrfs_ioctl_trans_start(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	int ret;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_default_subvol(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_root *new_root;
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *di;
···
  */
 long btrfs_ioctl_trans_end(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_scrub(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_scrub_args *sa;
 	int ret;
 
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_balance(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = root->fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_balance_args *bargs;
 	struct btrfs_balance_control *bctl;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl_args *sa;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans = NULL;
 	int ret;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_assign(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_assign_args *sa;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	int ret;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_create(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_create_args *sa;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	int ret;
···
 
 static long btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_limit(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_limit_args *sa;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	int ret;
···
 					    void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_received_subvol_args *sa = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_root_item *root_item = &root->root_item;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
···
 long btrfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int
 		cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(file))->root;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {

fs/btrfs/send.c

···
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	send_root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(mnt_file)->d_inode)->root;
+	send_root = BTRFS_I(file_inode(mnt_file))->root;
 	fs_info = send_root->fs_info;
 
 	arg = memdup_user(arg_, sizeof(*arg));

fs/buffer.c

···
 			 get_block_t get_block)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	unsigned long end;
 	loff_t size;
 	int ret;
···
 		   get_block_t get_block)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct super_block *sb = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_sb;
 
 	sb_start_pagefault(sb);
 

fs/ceph/addr.c

···
  */
 static int readpage_nounlock(struct file *filp, struct page *page)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = 
 		&ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->client->osdc;
···
 static int ceph_readpages(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			  struct list_head *page_list, unsigned nr_pages)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
 	int rc = 0;
 	int max = 0;
···
 			    loff_t pos, unsigned len,
 			    struct page *page)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->mdsc;
 	loff_t page_off = pos & PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
···
 			    loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			    struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = file->private_data;
 	struct page *page;
···
 			  loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
 			  struct page *page, void *fsdata)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
···
  */
 static int ceph_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->mdsc;
 	loff_t off = page_offset(page);

fs/ceph/dir.c

···
 static int ceph_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = filp->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
···
 			     loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ceph_file_info *cf = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	int left;
 	const int bufsize = 1024;
···
 static int ceph_dir_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 			  int datasync)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct list_head *head = &ci->i_unsafe_dirops;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;

fs/ceph/file.c

···
 static ssize_t ceph_sync_read(struct file *file, char __user *data,
 			      unsigned len, loff_t *poff, int *checkeof)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct page **pages;
 	u64 off = *poff;
 	int num_pages, ret;
···
 static ssize_t ceph_sync_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 			       size_t left, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
···
 	int ret;
 	struct timespec mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
-	if (ceph_snap(file->f_dentry->d_inode) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
+	if (ceph_snap(file_inode(file)) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	dout("sync_write on file %p %lld~%u %s\n", file, *offset,
···
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = filp->private_data;
 	loff_t *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
 	size_t len = iov->iov_len;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	void __user *base = iov->iov_base;
 	ssize_t ret;
···
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc =
 		&ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->client->osdc;

fs/ceph/ioctl.c

···
  */
 static long ceph_ioctl_get_layout(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(file_inode(file));
 	struct ceph_ioctl_layout l;
 	int err;
 
-	err = ceph_do_getattr(file->f_dentry->d_inode, CEPH_STAT_CAP_LAYOUT);
+	err = ceph_do_getattr(file_inode(file), CEPH_STAT_CAP_LAYOUT);
 	if (!err) {
 		l.stripe_unit = ceph_file_layout_su(ci->i_layout);
 		l.stripe_count = ceph_file_layout_stripe_count(ci->i_layout);
···
 
 static long ceph_ioctl_set_layout(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct inode *parent_inode;
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->mdsc;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 	struct ceph_ioctl_layout l;
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(file_inode(file));
 	struct ceph_ioctl_layout nl;
 	int err;
 
···
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* validate changed params against current layout */
-	err = ceph_do_getattr(file->f_dentry->d_inode, CEPH_STAT_CAP_LAYOUT);
+	err = ceph_do_getattr(file_inode(file), CEPH_STAT_CAP_LAYOUT);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
···
  */
 static long ceph_ioctl_set_layout_policy (struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 	struct ceph_ioctl_layout l;
 	int err;
···
 static long ceph_ioctl_get_dataloc(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct ceph_ioctl_dataloc dl;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc =
 		&ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->client->osdc;
···
 static long ceph_ioctl_lazyio(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 
 	if ((fi->fmode & CEPH_FILE_MODE_LAZY) == 0) {

fs/ceph/locks.c

···
 static int ceph_lock_message(u8 lock_type, u16 operation, struct file *file,
 			     int cmd, u8 wait, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc =
 		ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->mdsc;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;

fs/cifs/cifsfs.c

···
 static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 				   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	ssize_t written;
 	int rc;
 
···
 	 */
 	if (whence != SEEK_SET && whence != SEEK_CUR) {
 		int rc;
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 		/*
 		 * We need to be sure that all dirty pages are written and the
···
 {
 	/* note that this is called by vfs setlease with lock_flocks held
 	   to protect *lease from going away */
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = file->private_data;
 
 	if (!(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)))

fs/cifs/file.c

···
 cifs_posix_lock_test(struct file *file, struct file_lock *flock)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(file_inode(file));
 	unsigned char saved_type = flock->fl_type;
 
 	if ((flock->fl_flags & FL_POSIX) == 0)
···
 static int
 cifs_posix_lock_set(struct file *file, struct file_lock *flock)
 {
-	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(file_inode(file));
 	int rc = 1;
 
 	if ((flock->fl_flags & FL_POSIX) == 0)
···
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
 	netfid = cfile->fid.netfid;
-	cinode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	cinode = CIFS_I(file_inode(file));
 
 	if (cap_unix(tcon->ses) &&
 	    (CIFS_UNIX_FCNTL_CAP & le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability)) &&
···
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *smbfile = file->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 
 	rc = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);
···
  */
 int cifs_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
···
 	ssize_t written;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 
 	/*
 	 * BB - optimize the way when signing is disabled. We can drop this
···
 cifs_strict_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *)
···
 cifs_strict_readv(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		  unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *)
···
 int cifs_file_strict_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	int rc, xid;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	xid = get_xid();
 
···
 	int rc;
 
 	/* Is the page cached? */
-	rc = cifs_readpage_from_fscache(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, page);
+	rc = cifs_readpage_from_fscache(file_inode(file), page);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		goto read_complete;
 
···
 	else
 		cFYI(1, "Bytes read %d", rc);
 
-	file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_atime =
-		current_fs_time(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
+	file_inode(file)->i_atime =
+		current_fs_time(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 
 	if (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE > rc)
 		memset(read_data + rc, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - rc);
···
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
 
 	/* send this page to the cache */
-	cifs_readpage_to_fscache(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, page);
+	cifs_readpage_to_fscache(file_inode(file), page);
 
 	rc = 0;
 

fs/cifs/inode.c

···
 	unsigned int xid;
 	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO find_data;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = filp->private_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
···
 	unsigned int xid;
 	FILE_ALL_INFO find_data;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = filp->private_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
···
 int cifs_revalidate_file_attr(struct file *filp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *) filp->private_data;
 
 	if (!cifs_inode_needs_reval(inode))
···
 int cifs_revalidate_file(struct file *filp)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	rc = cifs_revalidate_file_attr(filp);
 	if (rc)

fs/cifs/ioctl.c

···
 
 long cifs_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int command, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filep->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filep);
 	int rc = -ENOTTY; /* strange error - but the precedent */
 	unsigned int xid;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;

fs/cifs/readdir.c

···
    whether we can use the cached search results from the previous search */
 static int is_dir_changed(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInfo = CIFS_I(inode);
 
 	if (cifsInfo->time == 0)
···
 	switch ((int) file->f_pos) {
 	case 0:
 		if (filldir(direntry, ".", 1, file->f_pos,
-		     file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0) {
+		     file_inode(file)->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0) {
 			cERROR(1, "Filldir for current dir failed");
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			break;

fs/coda/dir.c

···
 		 * We can't use vfs_readdir because we have to keep the file
 		 * position in sync between the coda_file and the host_file.
 		 * and as such we need grab the inode mutex. */
-		struct inode *host_inode = host_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *host_inode = file_inode(host_file);
 
 		mutex_lock(&host_inode->i_mutex);
 		host_file->f_pos = coda_file->f_pos;

fs/coda/file.c

···
 static ssize_t
 coda_file_write(struct file *coda_file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *host_inode, *coda_inode = coda_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *host_inode, *coda_inode = file_inode(coda_file);
 	struct coda_file_info *cfi;
 	struct file *host_file;
 	ssize_t ret;
···
 	if (!host_file->f_op || !host_file->f_op->write)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	host_inode = host_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	host_inode = file_inode(host_file);
 	mutex_lock(&coda_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	ret = host_file->f_op->write(host_file, buf, count, ppos);
···
 	if (!host_file->f_op || !host_file->f_op->mmap)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	coda_inode = coda_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	host_inode = host_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	coda_inode = file_inode(coda_file);
+	host_inode = file_inode(host_file);
 
 	cii = ITOC(coda_inode);
 	spin_lock(&cii->c_lock);
···
 	err = venus_close(coda_inode->i_sb, coda_i2f(coda_inode),
 			  coda_flags, coda_file->f_cred->fsuid);
 
-	host_inode = cfi->cfi_container->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	host_inode = file_inode(cfi->cfi_container);
 	cii = ITOC(coda_inode);
 
 	/* did we mmap this file? */
···
 int coda_fsync(struct file *coda_file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	struct file *host_file;
-	struct inode *coda_inode = coda_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *coda_inode = file_inode(coda_file);
 	struct coda_file_info *cfi;
 	int err;
 

fs/coda/inode.c

···
 	f = fdget(data->fd);
 	if (!f.file)
 		goto Ebadf;
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	if (!S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) || imajor(inode) != CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR) {
 		fdput(f);
 		goto Ebadf;

fs/coda/pioctl.c

···
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 	struct PioctlData data;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct inode *target_inode = NULL;
 	struct coda_inode_info *cnp;
 

fs/compat_ioctl.c

···
 	case FIBMAP:
 	case FIGETBSZ:
 	case FIONREAD:
-		if (S_ISREG(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		if (S_ISREG(file_inode(f.file)->i_mode))
 			break;
 		/*FALL THROUGH*/
 

fs/configfs/dir.c

···
 			if (offset >= 0)
 				break;
 		default:
-			mutex_unlock(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (offset != file->f_pos) {

fs/coredump.c

···
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 
-	pipe = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_pipe;
+	pipe = file_inode(file)->i_pipe;
 
 	pipe_lock(pipe);
 	pipe->readers++;
···
 		if (IS_ERR(cprm.file))
 			goto fail_unlock;
 
-		inode = cprm.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = file_inode(cprm.file);
 		if (inode->i_nlink > 1)
 			goto close_fail;
 		if (d_unhashed(cprm.file->f_path.dentry))

fs/cramfs/inode.c

···
  */
 static int cramfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	char *buf;
 	unsigned int offset;

fs/ecryptfs/file.c

···
 
 	lower_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file);
 	lower_file->f_pos = file->f_pos;
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
 	buf.dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
···
 		goto out;
 	if (rc >= 0)
 		fsstack_copy_attr_atime(inode,
-					lower_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+					file_inode(lower_file));
 out:
 	return rc;
 }

fs/efs/dir.c

···
 };
 
 static int efs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir) {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	struct efs_dir		*dirblock;

fs/exec.c

···
 		goto out;
 
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		goto exit;
 
 	error = -EACCES;
···
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -EACCES;
-	if (!S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		goto exit;
 
 	if (file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
···
 
 void would_dump(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct file *file)
 {
-	if (inode_permission(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ) < 0)
+	if (inode_permission(file_inode(file), MAY_READ) < 0)
 		bprm->interp_flags |= BINPRM_FLAGS_ENFORCE_NONDUMP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(would_dump);
···
 int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	umode_t mode;
-	struct inode * inode = bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
 	int retval;
 
 	mode = inode->i_mode;

fs/exofs/dir.c

···
 exofs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	loff_t pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned int offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned long npages = dir_pages(inode);

fs/ext2/dir.c

···
 ext2_readdir (struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	loff_t pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned int offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;

fs/ext2/ioctl.c

···
 
 long ext2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = EXT2_I(inode);
 	unsigned int flags;
 	unsigned short rsv_window_size;

fs/ext3/dir.c

···
 	int i, stored;
 	struct ext3_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	int err;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int dir_has_error = 0;
···
 		 * We don't set the inode dirty flag since it's not
 		 * critical that it get flushed back to the disk.
 		 */
-		EXT3_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->i_flags &= ~EXT3_INDEX_FL;
+		EXT3_I(file_inode(filp))->i_flags &= ~EXT3_INDEX_FL;
 	}
 	stored = 0;
 	offset = filp->f_pos & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
···
 {
 	struct dir_private_info *info = filp->private_data;
 	loff_t	curr_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block * sb;
 	int error;
 
···
 			 void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	struct dir_private_info *info = filp->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct fname *fname;
 	int	ret;
 

fs/ext3/ioctl.c

···
 
 long ext3_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ext3_inode_info *ei = EXT3_I(inode);
 	unsigned int flags;
 	unsigned short rsv_window_size;

fs/ext3/namei.c

···
 
 	dxtrace(printk("In htree_fill_tree, start hash: %x:%x\n", start_hash,
 		       start_minor_hash));
-	dir = dir_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	dir = file_inode(dir_file);
 	if (!(EXT3_I(dir)->i_flags & EXT3_INDEX_FL)) {
 		hinfo.hash_version = EXT3_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_def_hash_version;
 		if (hinfo.hash_version <= DX_HASH_TEA)
···
 	}
 	hinfo.hash = start_hash;
 	hinfo.minor_hash = 0;
-	frame = dx_probe(NULL, dir_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, &hinfo, frames, &err);
+	frame = dx_probe(NULL, file_inode(dir_file), &hinfo, frames, &err);
 	if (!frame)
 		return err;
 

fs/ext4/dir.c

···
 	int i, stored;
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	int err;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int dir_has_error = 0;
···
 		 * We don't set the inode dirty flag since it's not
 		 * critical that it get flushed back to the disk.
 		 */
-		ext4_clear_inode_flag(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode,
+		ext4_clear_inode_flag(file_inode(filp),
 				      EXT4_INODE_INDEX);
 	}
 	stored = 0;
···
 {
 	struct dir_private_info *info = filp->private_data;
 	loff_t	curr_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int error;
 
···
 			 void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	struct dir_private_info *info = filp->private_data;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct fname *fname;
 	int	ret;
 

fs/ext4/extents.c

···
  */
 long ext4_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	handle_t *handle;
 	loff_t new_size;
 	unsigned int max_blocks;
···
  */
 int ext4_ext_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	ext4_lblk_t first_block, stop_block;
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;

fs/ext4/file.c

···
 ext4_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	/*

fs/ext4/inline.c

···
 	int i, stored;
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret, inline_size = 0;
 	struct ext4_iloc iloc;
 	void *dir_buf = NULL;

fs/ext4/inode.c

···
 			    ssize_t size, void *private, int ret,
 			    bool is_async)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
         ext4_io_end_t *io_end = iocb->private;
 
 	/* if not async direct IO or dio with 0 bytes write, just return */
···
 
 int ext4_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
···
 	unsigned long len;
 	int ret;
 	struct file *file = vma->vm_file;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	handle_t *handle;
 	get_block_t *get_block;

fs/ext4/ioctl.c

···
 
 long ext4_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
 	unsigned int flags;

fs/ext4/move_extent.c

···
 		  pgoff_t orig_page_offset, int data_offset_in_page,
 		  int block_len_in_page, int uninit, int *err)
 {
-	struct inode *orig_inode = o_filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *orig_inode = file_inode(o_filp);
 	struct page *pagep[2] = {NULL, NULL};
 	handle_t *handle;
 	ext4_lblk_t orig_blk_offset;
···
 		 __u64 orig_start, __u64 donor_start, __u64 len,
 		 __u64 *moved_len)
 {
-	struct inode *orig_inode = o_filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
-	struct inode *donor_inode = d_filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *orig_inode = file_inode(o_filp);
+	struct inode *donor_inode = file_inode(d_filp);
 	struct ext4_ext_path *orig_path = NULL, *holecheck_path = NULL;
 	struct ext4_extent *ext_prev, *ext_cur, *ext_dummy;
 	ext4_lblk_t block_start = orig_start;

fs/ext4/namei.c

···
 
 	dxtrace(printk(KERN_DEBUG "In htree_fill_tree, start hash: %x:%x\n",
 		       start_hash, start_minor_hash));
-	dir = dir_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	dir = file_inode(dir_file);
 	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(dir, EXT4_INODE_INDEX))) {
 		hinfo.hash_version = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_def_hash_version;
 		if (hinfo.hash_version <= DX_HASH_TEA)

fs/ext4/super.c

···
 	va_list args;
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	struct ext4_super_block *es;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	char pathname[80], *path;
 
 	es = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_es;

fs/f2fs/dir.c

···
 static int f2fs_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	unsigned long pos = file->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned long npages = dir_blocks(inode);
 	unsigned char *types = NULL;
 	unsigned int bit_pos = 0, start_bit_pos = 0;

fs/fat/dir.c

···
 
 static int fat_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	return __fat_readdir(inode, filp, dirent, filldir, 0, 0);
 }
 
···
 static long fat_dir_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 			  unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct __fat_dirent __user *d1 = (struct __fat_dirent __user *)arg;
 	int short_only, both;
 
···
 static long fat_compat_dir_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned cmd,
 				 unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct compat_dirent __user *d1 = compat_ptr(arg);
 	int short_only, both;
 

fs/fat/file.c

···
 
 static int fat_ioctl_set_attributes(struct file *file, u32 __user *user_attr)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	int is_dir = S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 	u32 attr, oldattr;
···
 
 long fat_generic_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	u32 __user *user_attr = (u32 __user *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {

fs/fcntl.c

···
 
 static int setfl(int fd, struct file * filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int error = 0;
 
 	/*

fs/file_table.c

···
 
 	lg_global_lock(&files_lglock);
 	do_file_list_for_each_entry(sb, f) {
-		if (!S_ISREG(f->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(f)->i_mode))
 		       continue;
 		if (!file_count(f))
 			continue;

fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c

···
 static int
 vxfs_readdir(struct file *fp, void *retp, filldir_t filler)
 {
-	struct inode		*ip = fp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode		*ip = file_inode(fp);
 	struct super_block	*sbp = ip->i_sb;
 	u_long			bsize = sbp->s_blocksize;
 	u_long			page, npages, block, pblocks, nblocks, offset;

fs/fuse/control.c

···
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc;
 	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
-	fc = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	fc = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	if (fc)
 		fc = fuse_conn_get(fc);
 	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);

fs/fuse/dir.c

···
 	int err;
 	size_t nbytes;
 	struct page *page;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 

fs/gfs2/file.c

···
 
 static int gfs2_get_flags(struct file *filp, u32 __user *ptr)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
···
  */
 static int do_gfs2_set_flags(struct file *filp, u32 reqflags, u32 mask)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
···
 
 static int gfs2_set_flags(struct file *filp, u32 __user *ptr)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	u32 fsflags, gfsflags;
 
 	if (get_user(fsflags, ptr))
···
 
 static void gfs2_size_hint(struct file *filep, loff_t offset, size_t size)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filep->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filep);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	size_t blks = (size + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
···
 static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	unsigned long last_index;
···
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	size_t writesize = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(file_inode(file));
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
···
 static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 			   loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	unsigned int data_blocks = 0, ind_blocks = 0, rblocks;
···
 {
 	struct gfs2_file *fp = file->private_data;
 	struct gfs2_holder *fl_gh = &fp->f_fl_gh;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(file_inode(file));
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
 	unsigned int state;
 	int flags;

fs/gfs2/rgrp.c

···
 
 int gfs2_fitrim(struct file *filp, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(sdp->sd_vfs->s_bdev);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;

fs/hfs/dir.c

···
  */
 static int hfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	int len, err;
 	char strbuf[HFS_MAX_NAMELEN];

fs/hfs/inode.c

···
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping->host;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file)->i_mapping->host;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, iov, offset, nr_segs,

fs/hfsplus/dir.c

···
 
 static int hfsplus_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	int len, err;
 	char strbuf[HFSPLUS_MAX_STRLEN + 1];

fs/hfsplus/inode.c

···
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping->host;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file)->i_mapping->host;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, iov, offset, nr_segs,

fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c

···
 
 static int hfsplus_ioctl_getflags(struct file *file, int __user *user_flags)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct hfsplus_inode_info *hip = HFSPLUS_I(inode);
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
 
···
 
 static int hfsplus_ioctl_setflags(struct file *file, int __user *user_flags)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct hfsplus_inode_info *hip = HFSPLUS_I(inode);
 	unsigned int flags;
 	int err = 0;

fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c

···
 	return list_entry(inode, struct hostfs_inode_info, vfs_inode);
 }
 
-#define FILE_HOSTFS_I(file) HOSTFS_I((file)->f_path.dentry->d_inode)
+#define FILE_HOSTFS_I(file) HOSTFS_I(file_inode(file))
 
 static int hostfs_d_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 {

fs/hpfs/dir.c

···
 	loff_t new_off = off + (whence == 1 ? filp->f_pos : 0);
 	loff_t pos;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
-	struct inode *i = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *i = file_inode(filp);
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
 	struct super_block *s = i->i_sb;
 
···
 
 static int hpfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(inode);
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;

fs/hpfs/file.c

···
 	retval = do_sync_write(file, buf, count, ppos);
 	if (retval > 0) {
 		hpfs_lock(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
-		hpfs_i(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->i_dirty = 1;
+		hpfs_i(file_inode(file))->i_dirty = 1;
 		hpfs_unlock(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
 	}
 	return retval;

fs/hppfs/hppfs.c

···
 	ssize_t (*read)(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 	ssize_t n;
 
-	read = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_fop->read;
+	read = file_inode(file)->i_fop->read;
 
 	if (!is_user)
 		set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
···
 	struct file *proc_file = data->proc_file;
 	ssize_t (*write)(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 
-	write = proc_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_fop->write;
+	write = file_inode(proc_file)->i_fop->write;
 	return (*write)(proc_file, buf, len, ppos);
 }
 
···
 	loff_t (*llseek)(struct file *, loff_t, int);
 	loff_t ret;
 
-	llseek = proc_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_fop->llseek;
+	llseek = file_inode(proc_file)->i_fop->llseek;
 	if (llseek != NULL) {
 		ret = (*llseek)(proc_file, off, where);
 		if (ret < 0)
···
 				      });
 	int err;
 
-	readdir = proc_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_fop->readdir;
+	readdir = file_inode(proc_file)->i_fop->readdir;
 
 	proc_file->f_pos = file->f_pos;
 	err = (*readdir)(proc_file, &dirent, hppfs_filldir);

fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c

···
 
 static int hugetlbfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	loff_t len, vma_len;
 	int ret;
 	struct hstate *h = hstate_file(file);

fs/inode.c

···
 
 int file_update_time(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct timespec now;
 	int sync_it = 0;
 	int ret;

fs/ioctl.c

···
 	struct fiemap fiemap;
 	struct fiemap __user *ufiemap = (struct fiemap __user *) arg;
 	struct fiemap_extent_info fieinfo = { 0, };
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	u64 len;
 	int error;
···
  */
 int ioctl_preallocate(struct file *filp, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct space_resv sr;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&sr, argp, sizeof(sr)))
···
 static int file_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int __user *p = (int __user *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
···
 
 static int ioctl_fsfreeze(struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = file_inode(filp)->i_sb;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
···
 
 static int ioctl_fsthaw(struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = file_inode(filp)->i_sb;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
···
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	int __user *argp = (int __user *)arg;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case FIOCLEX:

fs/isofs/compress.c

···
  */
 static int zisofs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	int err;
 	int i, pcount, full_page;

fs/isofs/dir.c

···
 	int result;
 	char *tmpname;
 	struct iso_directory_record *tmpde;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	tmpname = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tmpname == NULL)

fs/jffs2/dir.c

···
 static int jffs2_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct jffs2_full_dirent *fd;
 	unsigned long offset, curofs;
 
 	jffs2_dbg(1, "jffs2_readdir() for dir_i #%lu\n",
-		  filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+		  file_inode(filp)->i_ino);
 
 	f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(inode);
 

fs/jfs/ioctl.c

···
 
 long jfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct jfs_inode_info *jfs_inode = JFS_IP(inode);
 	unsigned int flags;
 

fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c

···
  */
 int jfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *ip = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *ip = file_inode(filp);
 	struct nls_table *codepage = JFS_SBI(ip->i_sb)->nls_tab;
 	int rc = 0;
 	loff_t dtpos;	/* legacy OS/2 style position */

fs/lockd/clntlock.c

···
 			continue;
 		if (!rpc_cmp_addr(nlm_addr(block->b_host), addr))
 			continue;
-		if (nfs_compare_fh(NFS_FH(fl_blocked->fl_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) ,fh) != 0)
+		if (nfs_compare_fh(NFS_FH(file_inode(fl_blocked->fl_file)) ,fh) != 0)
 			continue;
 		/* Alright, we found a lock. Set the return status
 		 * and wake up the caller

fs/lockd/clntproc.c

···
 	struct nlm_lock	*lock = &argp->lock;
 
 	nlmclnt_next_cookie(&argp->cookie);
-	memcpy(&lock->fh, NFS_FH(fl->fl_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode), sizeof(struct nfs_fh));
+	memcpy(&lock->fh, NFS_FH(file_inode(fl->fl_file)), sizeof(struct nfs_fh));
 	lock->caller  = utsname()->nodename;
 	lock->oh.data = req->a_owner;
 	lock->oh.len  = snprintf(req->a_owner, sizeof(req->a_owner), "%u@%s",

fs/lockd/svclock.c

···
 	__be32			ret;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_lock(%s/%ld, ty=%d, pi=%d, %Ld-%Ld, bl=%d)\n",
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_sb->s_id,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_ino,
 				lock->fl.fl_type, lock->fl.fl_pid,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_start,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_end,
···
 	__be32			ret;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_testlock(%s/%ld, ty=%d, %Ld-%Ld)\n",
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_sb->s_id,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_ino,
 				lock->fl.fl_type,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_start,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_end);
···
 	int	error;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_unlock(%s/%ld, pi=%d, %Ld-%Ld)\n",
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_sb->s_id,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_ino,
 				lock->fl.fl_pid,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_start,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_end);
···
 	int status = 0;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_cancel(%s/%ld, pi=%d, %Ld-%Ld)\n",
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
-				file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_sb->s_id,
+				file_inode(file->f_file)->i_ino,
 				lock->fl.fl_pid,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_start,
 				(long long)lock->fl.fl_end);

fs/lockd/svcsubs.c

···
 
 static inline void nlm_debug_print_file(char *msg, struct nlm_file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file->f_file);
 
 	dprintk("lockd: %s %s/%ld\n",
 		msg, inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);

fs/locks.c

···
 		start = filp->f_pos;
 		break;
 	case SEEK_END:
-		start = i_size_read(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+		start = i_size_read(file_inode(filp));
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
···
 		start = filp->f_pos;
 		break;
 	case SEEK_END:
-		start = i_size_read(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+		start = i_size_read(file_inode(filp));
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
···
 	struct file_lock *cfl;
 
 	lock_flocks();
-	for (cfl = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_flock; cfl; cfl = cfl->fl_next) {
+	for (cfl = file_inode(filp)->i_flock; cfl; cfl = cfl->fl_next) {
 		if (!IS_POSIX(cfl))
 			continue;
 		if (posix_locks_conflict(fl, cfl))
···
 {
 	struct file_lock *new_fl = NULL;
 	struct file_lock **before;
-	struct inode * inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int error = 0;
 	int found = 0;
 
···
 int posix_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl,
 			struct file_lock *conflock)
 {
-	return __posix_lock_file(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode, fl, conflock);
+	return __posix_lock_file(file_inode(filp), fl, conflock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_lock_file);
 
···
 	int type = F_UNLCK;
 
 	lock_flocks();
-	time_out_leases(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	for (fl = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_flock; fl && IS_LEASE(fl);
+	time_out_leases(file_inode(filp));
+	for (fl = file_inode(filp)->i_flock; fl && IS_LEASE(fl);
 			fl = fl->fl_next) {
 		if (fl->fl_file == filp) {
 			type = target_leasetype(fl);
···
 	if (copy_from_user(&flock, l, sizeof(flock)))
 		goto out;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	/* Don't allow mandatory locks on files that may be memory mapped
 	 * and shared.
···
 	if (copy_from_user(&flock, l, sizeof(flock)))
 		goto out;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	/* Don't allow mandatory locks on files that may be memory mapped
 	 * and shared.
···
 	 * posix_lock_file().  Another process could be setting a lock on this
 	 * file at the same time, but we wouldn't remove that lock anyway.
 	 */
-	if (!filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_flock)
+	if (!file_inode(filp)->i_flock)
 		return;
 
 	lock.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
···
  */
 void locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	struct file_lock **before;
 
···
 		fl_pid = fl->fl_pid;
 
 	if (fl->fl_file != NULL)
-		inode = fl->fl_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = file_inode(fl->fl_file);
 
 	seq_printf(f, "%lld:%s ", id, pfx);
 	if (IS_POSIX(fl)) {

fs/logfs/dir.c

···
 #define IMPLICIT_NODES 2
 static int __logfs_readdir(struct file *file, void *buf, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(file);
 	loff_t pos = file->f_pos - IMPLICIT_NODES;
 	struct page *page;
 	struct logfs_disk_dentry *dd;
···
 
 static int logfs_readdir(struct file *file, void *buf, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	ino_t pino = parent_ino(file->f_dentry);
 	int err;
 

fs/logfs/file.c

···
 
 long logfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct logfs_inode *li = logfs_inode(inode);
 	unsigned int oldflags, flags;
 	int err;

fs/minix/dir.c

···
 static int minix_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	unsigned long pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;

fs/namei.c

···
 			goto out;
 
 		if ((*opened & FILE_CREATED) ||
-		    !S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		    !S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 			will_truncate = false;
 
 		audit_inode(name, file->f_path.dentry, 0);

fs/namespace.c

···
  */
 int __mnt_want_write_file(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) || special_file(inode->i_mode))
 		return __mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);

fs/ncpfs/inode.c

···
 	if (!ncp_filp)
 		goto out;
 	error = -ENOTSOCK;
-	sock_inode = ncp_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	sock_inode = file_inode(ncp_filp);
 	if (!S_ISSOCK(sock_inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_fput;
 	sock = SOCKET_I(sock_inode);
···
 		if (!server->info_filp)
 			goto out_bdi;
 		error = -ENOTSOCK;
-		sock_inode = server->info_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		sock_inode = file_inode(server->info_filp);
 		if (!S_ISSOCK(sock_inode->i_mode))
 			goto out_fput2;
 		info_sock = SOCKET_I(sock_inode);

fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c

···
 
 long ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ncp_server *server = NCP_SERVER(inode);
 	uid_t uid = current_uid();
 	int need_drop_write = 0;

fs/ncpfs/mmap.c

···
 /* This is used for a general mmap of a ncp file */
 int ncp_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	
 	DPRINTK("ncp_mmap: called\n");
 

fs/nfs/dir.c

···
 
 	for (i = 0; i < array->size; i++) {
 		if (array->array[i].cookie == *desc->dir_cookie) {
-			struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(desc->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+			struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(file_inode(desc->file));
 			struct nfs_open_dir_context *ctx = desc->file->private_data;
 
 			new_pos = desc->current_index + i;
···
 static
 int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page* page)
 {
-	struct inode	*inode = desc->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(desc->file);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = nfs_readdir_xdr_to_array(desc, page, inode);
···
 static
 struct page *get_cache_page(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc)
 {
-	return read_cache_page(desc->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping,
+	return read_cache_page(file_inode(desc->file)->i_mapping,
 			desc->page_index, (filler_t *)nfs_readdir_filler, desc);
 }
 
···
 {
 	struct page	*page = NULL;
 	int		status;
-	struct inode *inode = desc->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(desc->file);
 	struct nfs_open_dir_context *ctx = desc->file->private_data;
 
 	dfprintk(DIRCACHE, "NFS: uncached_readdir() searching for cookie %Lu\n",

fs/nfs/file.c

···
 nfs_file_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	do {
 		ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);

fs/nfs/idmap.c

···
 static ssize_t
 idmap_pipe_downcall(struct file *filp, const char __user *src, size_t mlen)
 {
-	struct rpc_inode *rpci = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct rpc_inode *rpci = RPC_I(file_inode(filp));
 	struct idmap *idmap = (struct idmap *)rpci->private;
 	struct key_construction *cons;
 	struct idmap_msg im;

fs/nfs/inode.c

···
  */
 void nfs_file_set_open_context(struct file *filp, struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
 	filp->private_data = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
···
 
 static void nfs_file_clear_open_context(struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx = nfs_file_open_context(filp);
 
 	if (ctx) {

fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c

···
 static int
 nfs3_proc_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	return nlmclnt_proc(NFS_SERVER(inode)->nlm_host, cmd, fl);
 }

fs/nfs/nfs4file.c

···
 nfs4_file_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	do {
 		ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);

fs/nfs/proc.c

···
 static int
 nfs_proc_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	return nlmclnt_proc(NFS_SERVER(inode)->nlm_host, cmd, fl);
 }

fs/nfsd/fault_inject.c

···
 	loff_t pos = *ppos;
 
 	if (!pos)
-		nfsd_inject_get(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_private, &val);
+		nfsd_inject_get(file_inode(file)->i_private, &val);
 	size = scnprintf(read_buf, sizeof(read_buf), "%llu\n", val);
 
 	if (pos < 0)
···
 
 	size = rpc_pton(net, write_buf, size, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa));
 	if (size > 0)
-		nfsd_inject_set_client(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_private, &sa, size);
+		nfsd_inject_set_client(file_inode(file)->i_private, &sa, size);
 	else {
 		val = simple_strtoll(write_buf, NULL, 0);
-		nfsd_inject_set(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_private, val);
+		nfsd_inject_set(file_inode(file)->i_private, val);
 	}
 	return len; /* on success, claim we got the whole input */
 }

fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c

···
 
 static ssize_t nfsctl_transaction_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	ino_t ino =  file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	ino_t ino =  file_inode(file)->i_ino;
 	char *data;
 	ssize_t rv;
 

fs/nfsd/vfs.c

···
  */
 static int wait_for_concurrent_writes(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	static ino_t last_ino;
 	static dev_t last_dev;
 	int err = 0;
···
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	/* Get readahead parameters */
 	ra = nfsd_get_raparms(inode->i_sb->s_dev, inode->i_ino);
···
 	offset = *offsetp;
 
 	while (1) {
-		struct inode *dir_inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *dir_inode = file_inode(file);
 		unsigned int reclen;
 
 		cdp->err = nfserr_eof; /* will be cleared on successful read */

fs/nilfs2/dir.c

···
 static int nilfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	loff_t pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned int offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;

fs/nilfs2/file.c

···
 static int nilfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	int ret = 0;
 

fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c

···
 
 long nilfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {

fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c

···
 	struct dnotify_struct **prev;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return;
 
···
 	}
 
 	/* dnotify only works on directories */
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		error = -ENOTDIR;
 		goto out_err;

fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c

···
 
 		ret = -ENOTDIR;
 		if ((flags & FAN_MARK_ONLYDIR) &&
-		    !(S_ISDIR(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))) {
+		    !(S_ISDIR(file_inode(f.file)->i_mode))) {
 			fdput(f);
 			goto out;
 		}

fs/ntfs/dir.c

···
 {
 	s64 ia_pos, ia_start, prev_ia_pos, bmp_pos;
 	loff_t fpos, i_size;
-	struct inode *bmp_vi, *vdir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *bmp_vi, *vdir = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = vdir->i_sb;
 	ntfs_inode *ndir = NTFS_I(vdir);
 	ntfs_volume *vol = NTFS_SB(sb);

fs/ocfs2/aops.c

···
 			     int ret,
 			     bool is_async)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	int level;
 	wait_queue_head_t *wq = ocfs2_ioend_wq(inode);
 
···
 			       unsigned long nr_segs)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping->host;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file)->i_mapping->host;
 
 	/*
 	 * Fallback to buffered I/O if we see an inode without

fs/ocfs2/dir.c

···
 int ocfs2_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int lock_level = 0;
 
 	trace_ocfs2_readdir((unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);

fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c

···
 static unsigned int dlmfs_file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	int event = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct dlmfs_inode_private *ip = DLMFS_I(inode);
 
 	poll_wait(file, &ip->ip_lockres.l_event, wait);
···
 	int bytes_left;
 	ssize_t readlen, got;
 	char *lvb_buf;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	mlog(0, "inode %lu, count = %zu, *ppos = %llu\n",
 		inode->i_ino, count, *ppos);
···
 	int bytes_left;
 	ssize_t writelen;
 	char *lvb_buf;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	mlog(0, "inode %lu, count = %zu, *ppos = %llu\n",
 		inode->i_ino, count, *ppos);

fs/ocfs2/file.c

···
 int ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			    struct ocfs2_space_resv *sr)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	int ret;
 
···
 static long ocfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 			    loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct ocfs2_space_resv sr;
 	int change_size = 1;
···
 	loff_t old_size, *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
 	u32 old_clusters;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	int full_coherency = !(osb->s_mount_opt &
 			       OCFS2_MOUNT_COHERENCY_BUFFERED);
···
 				      unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int ret = 0, lock_level = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = in->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(in);
 
 	trace_ocfs2_file_splice_read(inode, in, in->f_path.dentry,
 			(unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno,
···
 {
 	int ret = 0, rw_level = -1, have_alloc_sem = 0, lock_level = 0;
 	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	trace_ocfs2_file_aio_read(inode, filp, filp->f_path.dentry,
 			(unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno,

fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c

···
 
 long ocfs2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned int flags;
 	int new_clusters;
 	int status;
···
 {
 	bool preserve;
 	struct reflink_arguments args;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ocfs2_info info;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 

fs/ocfs2/mmap.c

···
 				struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	loff_t pos = page_offset(page);
 	unsigned int len = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
···
 static int ocfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct buffer_head *di_bh = NULL;
 	sigset_t oldset;
 	int ret;
···
 {
 	int ret = 0, lock_level = 0;
 
-	ret = ocfs2_inode_lock_atime(file->f_dentry->d_inode,
+	ret = ocfs2_inode_lock_atime(file_inode(file),
 				    file->f_vfsmnt, &lock_level);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ocfs2_inode_unlock(file->f_dentry->d_inode, lock_level);
+	ocfs2_inode_unlock(file_inode(file), lock_level);
 out:
 	vma->vm_ops = &ocfs2_file_vm_ops;
 	return 0;

fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c

···
 {
 	int status;
 
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ocfs2_move_extents range;
 	struct ocfs2_move_extents_context *context = NULL;
 

fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c

···
 				     u32 new_cluster, u32 new_len)
 {
 	int ret = 0, partial;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ocfs2_caching_info *ci = INODE_CACHE(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = ocfs2_metadata_cache_get_super(ci);
 	u64 new_block = ocfs2_clusters_to_blocks(sb, new_cluster);
···
 				    u32 new_cluster, u32 new_len)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ocfs2_caching_info *ci = INODE_CACHE(inode);
 	int i, blocks = ocfs2_clusters_to_blocks(sb, new_len);

fs/omfs/dir.c

···
 static int omfs_fill_chain(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 		u64 fsblock, int hindex)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(filp);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct omfs_inode *oi;
 	u64 self;
···
 
 static int omfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(filp);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	loff_t offset, res;
 	unsigned int hchain, hindex;

fs/open.c

···
 
 int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	long ret;
 
 	if (offset < 0 || len <= 0)
···
 	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
···
 		f->f_mode = FMODE_PATH;
 
 	path_get(&f->f_path);
-	inode = f->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f);
 	if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
 		error = __get_file_write_access(inode, f->f_path.mnt);
 		if (error)

fs/openpromfs/inode.c

···
 
 static int openpromfs_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct op_inode_info *oi = OP_I(inode);
 	struct device_node *dp = oi->u.node;
 	struct device_node *child;

fs/pipe.c

···
 	   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 	int do_wakeup;
 	ssize_t ret;
···
 	    unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t ppos)
 {
 	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int do_wakeup;
···
 
 static long pipe_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 	int count, buf, nrbufs;
 
···
 pipe_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	unsigned int mask;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = inode->i_pipe;
 	int nrbufs;
 
···
 static int
 pipe_read_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int retval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
···
 static int
 pipe_write_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int retval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
···
 static int
 pipe_rdwr_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = inode->i_pipe;
 	int retval;
 
···
  */
 struct pipe_inode_info *get_pipe_info(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *i = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *i = file_inode(file);
 
 	return S_ISFIFO(i->i_mode) ? i->i_pipe : NULL;
 }

fs/proc/base.c

···
 static ssize_t lstats_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *offs)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 
 	if (!task)
 		return -ESRCH;
···
 static ssize_t proc_info_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	unsigned long page;
 	ssize_t length;
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
···
 
 static int __mem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int mode)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 
 	if (!task)
···
 static ssize_t oom_adj_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			    loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
 	int oom_adj = OOM_ADJUST_MIN;
 	size_t len;
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	if (!task) {
 		err = -ESRCH;
 		goto out;
···
 static ssize_t oom_score_adj_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 					size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
 	short oom_score_adj = OOM_SCORE_ADJ_MIN;
 	unsigned long flags;
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	if (!task) {
 		err = -ESRCH;
 		goto out;
···
 static ssize_t proc_loginuid_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	ssize_t length;
 	char tmpbuf[TMPBUFLEN];
···
 static ssize_t proc_loginuid_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 				   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	char *page, *tmp;
 	ssize_t length;
 	uid_t loginuid;
···
 static ssize_t proc_sessionid_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	ssize_t length;
 	char tmpbuf[TMPBUFLEN];
···
 static ssize_t proc_fault_inject_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 				      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
 	size_t len;
 	int make_it_fail;
···
 	make_it_fail = simple_strtol(strstrip(buffer), &end, 0);
 	if (*end)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	if (!task)
 		return -ESRCH;
 	task->make_it_fail = make_it_fail;
···
 sched_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	    size_t count, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	p = get_proc_task(inode);
···
 sched_autogroup_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	    size_t count, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
 	int nice;
···
 static ssize_t comm_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	char buffer[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 
···
 static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	char *p = NULL;
 	ssize_t length;
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
···
 static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 				   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	char *page;
 	ssize_t length;
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
···
 static ssize_t proc_coredump_filter_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 					 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
 	size_t len;
···
 		goto out_no_task;
 
 	ret = -ESRCH;
-	task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	if (!task)
 		goto out_no_task;
 

fs/proc/generic.c

···
 __proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
 	       loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode * inode = file_inode(file);
 	char 	*page;
 	ssize_t	retval=0;
 	int	eof=0;
···
 proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
 	       loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	ssize_t rv = -EIO;
 
 	spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
···
 proc_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 		size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	ssize_t rv = -EIO;
 
 	if (pde->write_proc) {
···
 {
 	unsigned int ino;
 	int i;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	ino = inode->i_ino;
···
 
 int proc_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	return proc_readdir_de(PDE(inode), filp, dirent, filldir);
 }

fs/proc/inode.c

···
 
 static loff_t proc_reg_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	loff_t rv = -EINVAL;
 	loff_t (*llseek)(struct file *, loff_t, int);
 
···
 
 static ssize_t proc_reg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	ssize_t rv = -EIO;
 	ssize_t (*read)(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 
···
 
 static ssize_t proc_reg_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	ssize_t rv = -EIO;
 	ssize_t (*write)(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 
···
 
 static unsigned int proc_reg_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *pts)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	unsigned int rv = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 	unsigned int (*poll)(struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
 
···
 
 static long proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	long rv = -ENOTTY;
 	long (*ioctl)(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 
···
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 static long proc_reg_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	long rv = -ENOTTY;
 	long (*compat_ioctl)(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 
···
 
 static int proc_reg_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	int rv = -EIO;
 	int (*mmap)(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 

fs/proc/nommu.c

···
 	file = region->vm_file;
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct inode *inode = region->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(region->vm_file);
 		dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 		ino = inode->i_ino;
 	}

fs/proc/proc_net.c

···
 	struct net *net;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	net = get_proc_task_net(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	net = get_proc_task_net(file_inode(filp));
 	if (net != NULL) {
 		ret = proc_readdir_de(net->proc_net, filp, dirent, filldir);
 		put_net(net);

fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c

···
 static ssize_t proc_sys_call_handler(struct file *filp, void __user *buf,
 		size_t count, loff_t *ppos, int write)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
 	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
 	ssize_t error;
···
 
 static unsigned int proc_sys_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
 	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
 	unsigned int ret = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;

fs/proc/task_mmu.c

···
 	const char *name = NULL;
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 		dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 		ino = inode->i_ino;
 		pgoff = ((loff_t)vma->vm_pgoff) << PAGE_SHIFT;
···
 		return rv;
 	if (type < CLEAR_REFS_ALL || type > CLEAR_REFS_MAPPED)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	if (!task)
 		return -ESRCH;
 	mm = get_task_mm(task);
···
 static ssize_t pagemap_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct pagemapread pm;
 	int ret = -ESRCH;

fs/proc/task_nommu.c

···
 	file = vma->vm_file;
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 		dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 		ino = inode->i_ino;
 		pgoff = (loff_t)vma->vm_pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT;

fs/qnx4/dir.c

···
 
 static int qnx4_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned int offset;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct qnx4_inode_entry *de;

fs/qnx6/dir.c

···
 
 static int qnx6_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *s = inode->i_sb;
 	struct qnx6_sb_info *sbi = QNX6_SB(s);
 	loff_t pos = filp->f_pos & (QNX6_DIR_ENTRY_SIZE - 1);

fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c

···
 					    unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	unsigned long maxpages, lpages, nr, loop, ret;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct page **pages = NULL, **ptr, *page;
 	loff_t isize;
 

fs/read_write.c

···
 
 loff_t default_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	loff_t retval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
···
 	loff_t pos;
 	int retval = -EINVAL;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 	if (unlikely((ssize_t) count < 0))
 		return retval;
 	pos = *ppos;
···
 	if (!(out.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		goto fput_out;
 	retval = -EINVAL;
-	in_inode = in.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	out_inode = out.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	in_inode = file_inode(in.file);
+	out_inode = file_inode(out.file);
 	retval = rw_verify_area(WRITE, out.file, &out.file->f_pos, count);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto fput_out;

fs/readdir.c

···
 
 int vfs_readdir(struct file *file, filldir_t filler, void *buf)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int res = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (!file->f_op || !file->f_op->readdir)
 		goto out;

fs/reiserfs/file.c

···
 							 * new current position before returning. */
 				   )
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;	// Inode of the file that we are writing to.
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);	// Inode of the file that we are writing to.
 	/* To simplify coding at this time, we store
 	   locked pages in array for now */
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;

fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c

···
  */
 long reiserfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	unsigned int flags;
 	int err = 0;
 

fs/reiserfs/procfs.c

···
 	}
 #if defined( REISERFS_USE_OIDMAPF )
 	if (sb_info->oidmap.use_file && (sb_info->oidmap.mapf != NULL)) {
-		loff_t size = sb_info->oidmap.mapf->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+		loff_t size = file_inode(sb_info->oidmap.mapf)->i_size;
 		total_used += size / sizeof(reiserfs_oidinterval_d_t);
 	}
 #endif

fs/romfs/super.c

···
  */
 static int romfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *i = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *i = file_inode(filp);
 	struct romfs_inode ri;
 	unsigned long offset, maxoff;
 	int j, ino, nextfh;

fs/splice.c

···
 	 * randomly drop data for eg socket -> socket splicing. Use the
 	 * piped splicing for that!
 	 */
-	i_mode = in->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode;
+	i_mode = file_inode(in)->i_mode;
 	if (unlikely(!S_ISREG(i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(i_mode)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 

fs/squashfs/dir.c

···
 
 static int squashfs_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct squashfs_sb_info *msblk = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	u64 block = squashfs_i(inode)->start + msblk->directory_table;
 	int offset = squashfs_i(inode)->offset, length, dir_count, size,

fs/sync.c

···
 	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	i_mode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode;
+	i_mode = file_inode(f.file)->i_mode;
 	ret = -ESPIPE;
 	if (!S_ISREG(i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(i_mode) &&
 			!S_ISLNK(i_mode))

fs/sysfs/bin.c

···
 read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf, size_t bytes, loff_t *off)
 {
 	struct bin_buffer *bb = file->private_data;
-	int size = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+	int size = file_inode(file)->i_size;
 	loff_t offs = *off;
 	int count = min_t(size_t, bytes, PAGE_SIZE);
 	char *temp;
···
 		     size_t bytes, loff_t *off)
 {
 	struct bin_buffer *bb = file->private_data;
-	int size = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+	int size = file_inode(file)->i_size;
 	loff_t offs = *off;
 	int count = min_t(size_t, bytes, PAGE_SIZE);
 	char *temp;
···
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_bin_lock);
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(bb, tmp, &attr_sd->s_bin_attr.buffers, list) {
-		struct inode *inode = bb->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(bb->file);
 
 		unmap_mapping_range(inode->i_mapping, 0, 0, 1);
 	}

fs/sysv/dir.c

···
 static int sysv_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	unsigned long pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;

fs/ubifs/dir.c

···
 	struct qstr nm;
 	union ubifs_key key;
 	struct ubifs_dent_node *dent;
-	struct inode *dir = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(file);
 	struct ubifs_info *c = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	dbg_gen("dir ino %lu, f_pos %#llx", dir->i_ino, file->f_pos);

fs/ubifs/file.c

···
 				 struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct ubifs_info *c = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct timespec now = ubifs_current_time(inode);
 	struct ubifs_budget_req req = { .new_page = 1 };

fs/ubifs/ioctl.c

···
 long ubifs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	int flags, err;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case FS_IOC_GETFLAGS:

fs/udf/dir.c

···
 
 static int udf_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = file_inode(filp);
 	int result;
 
 	if (filp->f_pos == 0) {

fs/udf/file.c

···
 {
 	ssize_t retval;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err, pos;
 	size_t count = iocb->ki_left;
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
···
 
 long udf_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	long old_block, new_block;
 	int result = -EINVAL;
 

fs/ufs/dir.c

···
 ufs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	loff_t pos = filp->f_pos;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned int offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;

fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c

···
 		goto out_put_tmp_file;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_SWAPFILE(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) ||
-	    IS_SWAPFILE(tmp.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)) {
+	if (IS_SWAPFILE(file_inode(f.file)) ||
+	    IS_SWAPFILE(file_inode(tmp.file))) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		goto out_put_tmp_file;
 	}
 
-	ip = XFS_I(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	tip = XFS_I(tmp.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	ip = XFS_I(file_inode(f.file));
+	tip = XFS_I(file_inode(tmp.file));
 
 	if (ip->i_mount != tip->i_mount) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);

fs/xfs/xfs_file.c

···
 	loff_t		offset,
 	loff_t		len)
 {
-	struct inode	*inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(file);
 	long		error;
 	loff_t		new_size = 0;
 	xfs_flock64_t	bf;
···
 	void		*dirent,
 	filldir_t	filldir)
 {
-	struct inode	*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	int		error;
 	size_t		bufsize;

fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c

···
 		f = fdget(hreq->fd);
 		if (!f.file)
 			return -EBADF;
-		inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	} else {
 		error = user_lpath((const char __user *)hreq->path, &path);
 		if (error)
···
 	/*
 	 * Only allow handle opens under a directory.
 	 */
-	if (!S_ISDIR(parfilp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISDIR(file_inode(parfilp)->i_mode))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
 
 	if (hlen != sizeof(xfs_handle_t))
···
 	unsigned int		cmd,
 	unsigned long		p)
 {
-	struct inode		*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode		*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	void			__user *arg = (void __user *)p;

fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c

···
 	unsigned		cmd,
 	unsigned long		p)
 {
-	struct inode		*inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode		*inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	void			__user *arg = (void __user *)p;

include/linux/fs.h

···
 	return (inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 }
 
+static inline struct inode *file_inode(struct file *f)
+{
+	return f->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+}
+
 /*
  * get_write_access() gets write permission for a file.
  * put_write_access() releases this write permission.
···
 }
 static inline int deny_write_access(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	return atomic_dec_unless_positive(&inode->i_writecount) ? 0 : -ETXTBSY;
 }
 static inline void put_write_access(struct inode * inode)
···
 static inline void allow_write_access(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (file)
-		atomic_inc(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_writecount);
+		atomic_inc(&file_inode(file)->i_writecount);
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA
 static inline void i_readcount_dec(struct inode *inode)

include/linux/fsnotify.h

···
 static inline void fsnotify_close(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
 	__u32 mask = (mode & FMODE_WRITE) ? FS_CLOSE_WRITE : FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE;
 

include/linux/hugetlb.h

···
 
 static inline struct hstate *hstate_file(struct file *f)
 {
-	return hstate_inode(f->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	return hstate_inode(file_inode(f));
 }
 
 static inline struct hstate *hstate_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)

include/linux/lockd/lockd.h

···
 
 static inline struct inode *nlmsvc_file_inode(struct nlm_file *file)
 {
-	return file->f_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	return file_inode(file->f_file);
 }
 
 static inline int __nlm_privileged_request4(const struct sockaddr *sap)

ipc/mqueue.c

···
 static ssize_t mqueue_read_file(struct file *filp, char __user *u_data,
 				size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(file_inode(filp));
 	char buffer[FILENT_SIZE];
 	ssize_t ret;
 
···
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_atime = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	file_inode(filp)->i_atime = file_inode(filp)->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mqueue_flush_file(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 {
-	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(file_inode(filp));
 
 	spin_lock(&info->lock);
 	if (task_tgid(current) == info->notify_owner)
···
 
 static unsigned int mqueue_poll_file(struct file *filp, struct poll_table_struct *poll_tab)
 {
-	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(file_inode(filp));
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	poll_wait(filp, &info->wait_q, poll_tab);
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
···
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f.file);
 	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;

ipc/shm.c

···
 	if (!is_file_hugepages(shp->shm_file))
 		shmem_lock(shp->shm_file, 0, shp->mlock_user);
 	else if (shp->mlock_user)
-		user_shm_unlock(shp->shm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size,
+		user_shm_unlock(file_inode(shp->shm_file)->i_size,
 						shp->mlock_user);
 	fput (shp->shm_file);
 	security_shm_free(shp);
···
 	 * shmid gets reported as "inode#" in /proc/pid/maps.
 	 * proc-ps tools use this. Changing this will break them.
 	 */
-	file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_ino = shp->shm_perm.id;
+	file_inode(file)->i_ino = shp->shm_perm.id;
 
 	ns->shm_tot += numpages;
 	error = shp->shm_perm.id;
···
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = shp->shm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(shp->shm_file);
 
 	if (is_file_hugepages(shp->shm_file)) {
 		struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
···
 			(vma->vm_start - addr)/PAGE_SIZE == vma->vm_pgoff) {
 
 
-			size = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size;
+			size = file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_size;
 			do_munmap(mm, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start);
 			/*
 			 * We discovered the size of the shm segment, so

kernel/acct.c

···
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 
-	if (!S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode)) {
 		filp_close(file, NULL);
 		return -EACCES;
 	}

kernel/cgroup.c

···
  */
 static inline struct cftype *__file_cft(struct file *file)
 {
-	if (file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_fop != &cgroup_file_operations)
+	if (file_inode(file)->i_fop != &cgroup_file_operations)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	return __d_cft(file->f_dentry);
 }
···
 
 	/* the process need read permission on control file */
 	/* AV: shouldn't we check that it's been opened for read instead? */
-	ret = inode_permission(cfile->f_path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	ret = inode_permission(file_inode(cfile), MAY_READ);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
···
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
 
-	inode = f->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(f);
 	/* check in cgroup filesystem dir */
 	if (inode->i_op != &cgroup_dir_inode_operations)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);

kernel/events/core.c

···
 
 static int perf_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct perf_event *event = filp->private_data;
 	int retval;
 

kernel/fork.c

···
 		tmp->vm_next = tmp->vm_prev = NULL;
 		file = tmp->vm_file;
 		if (file) {
-			struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+			struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 			struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 
 			get_file(file);

kernel/irq/proc.c

···
 static ssize_t write_irq_affinity(int type, struct file *file,
 		const char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	unsigned int irq = (int)(long)PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	unsigned int irq = (int)(long)PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	cpumask_var_t new_value;
 	int err;
 

kernel/nsproxy.c

···
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	ei = PROC_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	ei = PROC_I(file_inode(file));
 	ops = ei->ns_ops;
 	if (nstype && (ops->type != nstype))
 		goto out;

kernel/relay.c

···
 	if (!desc->count)
 		return 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&file_inode(filp)->i_mutex);
 	do {
 		if (!relay_file_read_avail(buf, *ppos))
 			break;
···
 			*ppos = relay_file_read_end_pos(buf, read_start, ret);
 		}
 	} while (desc->count && ret);
-	mutex_unlock(&filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(filp)->i_mutex);
 
 	return desc->written;
 }

kernel/sys.c

···
 static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct fd exe;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
 	exe = fdget(fd);
 	if (!exe.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	dentry = exe.file->f_path.dentry;
+	inode = file_inode(exe.file);
 
 	/*
 	 * Because the original mm->exe_file points to executable file, make
···
 	 * overall picture.
 	 */
 	err = -EACCES;
-	if (!S_ISREG(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)	||
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)	||
 	    exe.file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
 		goto exit;
 
-	err = inode_permission(dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
+	err = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
 	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 

mm/fadvise.c

···
 	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	if (S_ISFIFO(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISFIFO(file_inode(f.file)->i_mode)) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
 		goto out;
 	}

mm/filemap.c

···
 int filemap_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct page *page = vmf->page;
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	int ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
 
 	sb_start_pagefault(inode->i_sb);

mm/hugetlb.c

···
 
 static inline struct hugepage_subpool *subpool_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	return subpool_inode(vma->vm_file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	return subpool_inode(file_inode(vma->vm_file));
 }
 
 /*
···
 	address = address & huge_page_mask(h);
 	pgoff = ((address - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT) +
 			vma->vm_pgoff;
-	mapping = vma->vm_file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	mapping = file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_mapping;
 
 	/*
 	 * Take the mapping lock for the duration of the table walk. As

mm/mmap.c

···
 		struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_DENYWRITE)
-		atomic_inc(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_writecount);
+		atomic_inc(&file_inode(file)->i_writecount);
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
 		mapping->i_mmap_writable--;
 
···
 		struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 
 		if (vma->vm_flags & VM_DENYWRITE)
-			atomic_dec(&file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_writecount);
+			atomic_dec(&file_inode(file)->i_writecount);
 		if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
 			mapping->i_mmap_writable++;
 
···
 			return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	inode = file ? file->f_path.dentry->d_inode : NULL;
+	inode = file ? file_inode(file) : NULL;
 
 	if (file) {
 		switch (flags & MAP_TYPE) {
···
 	int error;
 	struct rb_node **rb_link, *rb_parent;
 	unsigned long charged = 0;
-	struct inode *inode =  file ? file->f_path.dentry->d_inode : NULL;
+	struct inode *inode =  file ? file_inode(file) : NULL;
 
 	/* Clear old maps */
 	error = -ENOMEM;

mm/nommu.c

···
 		 */
 		mapping = file->f_mapping;
 		if (!mapping)
-			mapping = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+			mapping = file_inode(file)->i_mapping;
 
 		capabilities = 0;
 		if (mapping && mapping->backing_dev_info)
···
 		if (!capabilities) {
 			/* no explicit capabilities set, so assume some
 			 * defaults */
-			switch (file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
+			switch (file_inode(file)->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
 			case S_IFREG:
 			case S_IFBLK:
 				capabilities = BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY;
···
 			    !(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 				return -EACCES;
 
-			if (IS_APPEND(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) &&
+			if (IS_APPEND(file_inode(file)) &&
 			    (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 				return -EACCES;
 
-			if (locks_verify_locked(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode))
+			if (locks_verify_locked(file_inode(file)))
 				return -EAGAIN;
 
 			if (!(capabilities & BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT))
···
 				continue;
 
 			/* search for overlapping mappings on the same file */
-			if (pregion->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode !=
-			    file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)
+			if (file_inode(pregion->vm_file) !=
+			    file_inode(file))
 				continue;
 
 			if (pregion->vm_pgoff >= pgend)

mm/shmem.c

···
 
 static int shmem_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	int error;
 	int ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
 
···
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 static int shmem_set_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mempolicy *mpol)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	return mpol_set_shared_policy(&SHMEM_I(inode)->policy, vma, mpol);
 }
 
 static struct mempolicy *shmem_get_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					  unsigned long addr)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	pgoff_t index;
 
 	index = ((addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + vma->vm_pgoff;
···
 
 int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct user_struct *user)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct shmem_inode_info *info = SHMEM_I(inode);
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
 
···
 
 static void do_shmem_file_read(struct file *filp, loff_t *ppos, read_descriptor_t *desc, read_actor_t actor)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	pgoff_t index;
 	unsigned long offset;
···
 static long shmem_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 							 loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo = SHMEM_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct shmem_falloc shmem_falloc;
 	pgoff_t start, index, end;

mm/swapfile.c

···
 	len = seq_path(swap, &file->f_path, " \t\n\\");
 	seq_printf(swap, "%*s%s\t%u\t%u\t%d\n",
 			len < 40 ? 40 - len : 1, " ",
-			S_ISBLK(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) ?
+			S_ISBLK(file_inode(file)->i_mode) ?
 				"partition" : "file\t",
 			si->pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 10),
 			si->inuse_pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 10),

net/atm/proc.c

···
 	page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	dev = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	dev = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 	if (!dev->ops->proc_read)
 		length = -EINVAL;
 	else {

net/core/net_namespace.c

···
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return ERR_CAST(file);
 
-	ei = PROC_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	ei = PROC_I(file_inode(file));
 	if (ei->ns_ops == &netns_operations)
 		net = get_net(ei->ns);
 	else

net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c

···
 static ssize_t clusterip_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *input,
 				size_t size, loff_t *ofs)
 {
-	struct clusterip_config *c = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct clusterip_config *c = PDE(file_inode(file))->data;
 #define PROC_WRITELEN	10
 	char buffer[PROC_WRITELEN+1];
 	unsigned long nodenum;

net/netfilter/xt_recent.c

···
 recent_mt_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *input,
 		     size_t size, loff_t *loff)
 {
-	const struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	const struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file_inode(file));
 	struct recent_table *t = pde->data;
 	struct recent_entry *e;
 	char buf[sizeof("+b335:1d35:1e55:dead:c0de:1715:5afe:c0de")];

net/netlink/af_netlink.c

···
 
 struct sock *netlink_getsockbyfilp(struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct sock *sock;
 
 	if (!S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode))

net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c

···
 	const void *p, *end;
 	void *buf;
 	struct gss_upcall_msg *gss_msg;
-	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = RPC_I(filp->f_dentry->d_inode)->pipe;
+	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->pipe;
 	struct gss_cl_ctx *ctx;
 	uid_t uid;
 	ssize_t err = -EFBIG;

net/sunrpc/cache.c

···
 {
 	struct cache_reader *rp = filp->private_data;
 	struct cache_request *rq;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int err;
 
 	if (count == 0)
···
 			   struct cache_detail *cd)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = filp->f_mapping;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!cd->cache_parse)
···
 static ssize_t cache_read_procfs(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(file_inode(filp))->data;
 
 	return cache_read(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
···
 static ssize_t cache_write_procfs(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(file_inode(filp))->data;
 
 	return cache_write(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
 
 static unsigned int cache_poll_procfs(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(file_inode(filp))->data;
 
 	return cache_poll(filp, wait, cd);
 }
···
 static long cache_ioctl_procfs(struct file *filp,
 			       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(inode)->data;
 
 	return cache_ioctl(inode, filp, cmd, arg, cd);
···
 static ssize_t read_flush_procfs(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(file_inode(filp))->data;
 
 	return read_flush(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
···
 				  const char __user *buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = PDE(file_inode(filp))->data;
 
 	return write_flush(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
···
 static ssize_t cache_read_pipefs(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->private;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->private;
 
 	return cache_read(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
···
 static ssize_t cache_write_pipefs(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->private;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->private;
 
 	return cache_write(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
 
 static unsigned int cache_poll_pipefs(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->private;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->private;
 
 	return cache_poll(filp, wait, cd);
 }
···
 static long cache_ioctl_pipefs(struct file *filp,
 			      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(inode)->private;
 
 	return cache_ioctl(inode, filp, cmd, arg, cd);
···
 static ssize_t read_flush_pipefs(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->private;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->private;
 
 	return read_flush(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }
···
 				  const char __user *buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->private;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = RPC_I(file_inode(filp))->private;
 
 	return write_flush(filp, buf, count, ppos, cd);
 }

net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c

···
 static ssize_t
 rpc_pipe_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct rpc_pipe *pipe;
 	struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg;
 	int res = 0;
···
 static ssize_t
 rpc_pipe_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *offset)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int res;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
···
 static unsigned int
 rpc_pipe_poll(struct file *filp, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct rpc_inode *rpci = RPC_I(inode);
 	unsigned int mask = POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 
···
 static long
 rpc_pipe_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct rpc_pipe *pipe;
 	int len;
 
···
  * responses to upcalls.  They will result in calls to @msg->downcall.
  *
  * The @private argument passed here will be available to all these methods
- * from the file pointer, via RPC_I(file->f_dentry->d_inode)->private.
+ * from the file pointer, via RPC_I(file_inode(file))->private.
  */
 struct dentry *rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
 				 void *private, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)

net/unix/garbage.c

···
 struct sock *unix_get_socket(struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct sock *u_sock = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	/*
 	 *	Socket ?

security/apparmor/domain.c

···
 	unsigned int state;
 	struct file_perms perms = {};
 	struct path_cond cond = {
-		bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_uid,
-		bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode
+		file_inode(bprm->file)->i_uid,
+		file_inode(bprm->file)->i_mode
 	};
 	const char *name = NULL, *target = NULL, *info = NULL;
 	int error = cap_bprm_set_creds(bprm);

security/apparmor/file.c

···
 		 u32 request)
 {
 	struct path_cond cond = {
-		.uid = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_uid,
-		.mode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode
+		.uid = file_inode(file)->i_uid,
+		.mode = file_inode(file)->i_mode
 	};
 
 	return aa_path_perm(op, profile, &file->f_path, PATH_DELEGATE_DELETED,

security/apparmor/lsm.c

···
 	struct aa_profile *profile;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (!mediated_filesystem(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (!mediated_filesystem(file_inode(file)))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* If in exec, permission is handled by bprm hooks.
···
 
 	profile = aa_cred_profile(cred);
 	if (!unconfined(profile)) {
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 		struct path_cond cond = { inode->i_uid, inode->i_mode };
 
 		error = aa_path_perm(OP_OPEN, profile, &file->f_path, 0,
···
 	BUG_ON(!fprofile);
 
 	if (!file->f_path.mnt ||
-	    !mediated_filesystem(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode))
+	    !mediated_filesystem(file_inode(file)))
 		return 0;
 
 	profile = __aa_current_profile();

security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c

···
 int ima_collect_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			    struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	const char *filename = file->f_dentry->d_name.name;
 	int result = 0;
 
 	if (!(iint->flags & IMA_COLLECTED)) {
-		u64 i_version = file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_version;
+		u64 i_version = file_inode(file)->i_version;
 
 		iint->ima_xattr.type = IMA_XATTR_DIGEST;
 		result = ima_calc_hash(file, iint->ima_xattr.digest);
···
 	const char *op = "add_template_measure";
 	const char *audit_cause = "ENOMEM";
 	int result = -ENOMEM;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
 	int violation = 0;
 

security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c

···
 		file->f_mode |= FMODE_READ;
 		read = 1;
 	}
-	i_size = i_size_read(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	i_size = i_size_read(file_inode(file));
 	while (offset < i_size) {
 		int rbuf_len;
 

security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c

···
  */
 void ima_file_free(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct integrity_iint_cache *iint;
 
 	if (!iint_initialized || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
···
 static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 			       int mask, int function)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct integrity_iint_cache *iint;
 	unsigned char *pathname = NULL, *pathbuf = NULL;
 	int rc = -ENOMEM, action, must_appraise;

security/selinux/hooks.c

···
 			 u32 av)
 {
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec = file->f_security;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct common_audit_data ad;
 	u32 sid = cred_sid(cred);
 	int rc;
···
 	struct task_security_struct *new_tsec;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 	struct common_audit_data ad;
-	struct inode *inode = bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = cap_bprm_set_creds(bprm);
···
 static int selinux_revalidate_file_permission(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	/* file_mask_to_av won't add FILE__WRITE if MAY_APPEND is set */
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_APPEND) && (mask & MAY_WRITE))
···
 
 static int selinux_file_permission(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec = file->f_security;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec = inode->i_security;
 	u32 sid = current_sid();
···
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 
 	fsec = file->f_security;
-	isec = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_security;
+	isec = file_inode(file)->i_security;
 	/*
 	 * Save inode label and policy sequence number
 	 * at open-time so that selinux_file_permission

security/selinux/selinuxfs.c

···
 {
 	char tmpbuf[TMPBUFLEN];
 	ssize_t length;
-	ino_t ino = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	ino_t ino = file_inode(filp)->i_ino;
 	int handle_unknown = (ino == SEL_REJECT_UNKNOWN) ?
 		security_get_reject_unknown() : !security_get_allow_unknown();
 
···
 
 static ssize_t selinux_transaction_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	ino_t ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	ino_t ino = file_inode(file)->i_ino;
 	char *data;
 	ssize_t rv;
 
···
 	ssize_t length;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int cur_enforcing;
-	struct inode *inode = filep->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	unsigned index = inode->i_ino & SEL_INO_MASK;
+	unsigned index = file_inode(filep)->i_ino & SEL_INO_MASK;
 	const char *name = filep->f_path.dentry->d_name.name;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sel_mutex);
···
 	char *page = NULL;
 	ssize_t length;
 	int new_value;
-	struct inode *inode = filep->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	unsigned index = inode->i_ino & SEL_INO_MASK;
+	unsigned index = file_inode(filep)->i_ino & SEL_INO_MASK;
 	const char *name = filep->f_path.dentry->d_name.name;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sel_mutex);
···
 static ssize_t sel_read_initcon(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
 	char *con;
 	u32 sid, len;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	sid = inode->i_ino&SEL_INO_MASK;
+	sid = file_inode(file)->i_ino&SEL_INO_MASK;
 	ret = security_sid_to_context(sid, &con, &len);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
···
 static ssize_t sel_read_class(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned long ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	unsigned long ino = file_inode(file)->i_ino;
 	char res[TMPBUFLEN];
 	ssize_t len = snprintf(res, sizeof(res), "%d", sel_ino_to_class(ino));
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, res, len);
···
 static ssize_t sel_read_perm(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned long ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	unsigned long ino = file_inode(file)->i_ino;
 	char res[TMPBUFLEN];
 	ssize_t len = snprintf(res, sizeof(res), "%d", sel_ino_to_perm(ino));
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, res, len);
···
 	int value;
 	char tmpbuf[TMPBUFLEN];
 	ssize_t length;
-	unsigned long i_ino = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	unsigned long i_ino = file_inode(file)->i_ino;
 
 	value = security_policycap_supported(i_ino & SEL_INO_MASK);
 	length = scnprintf(tmpbuf, TMPBUFLEN, "%d", value);

security/smack/smack_lsm.c

···
  */
 static int smack_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = bprm->file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
 	struct task_smack *bsp = bprm->cred->security;
 	struct inode_smack *isp;
 	int rc;
···
 	char *msmack;
 	char *osmack;
 	struct inode_smack *isp;
-	struct dentry *dp;
 	int may;
 	int mmay;
 	int tmay;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (file == NULL || file->f_dentry == NULL)
+	if (file == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	dp = file->f_dentry;
-
-	if (dp->d_inode == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	isp = dp->d_inode->i_security;
+	isp = file_inode(file)->i_security;
 	if (isp->smk_mmap == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	msmack = isp->smk_mmap;
···
  */
 static int smack_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
 {
-	struct inode_smack *isp = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_security;
+	struct inode_smack *isp = file_inode(file)->i_security;
 
 	file->f_security = isp->smk_inode;
 

security/tomoyo/securityfs_if.c

···
  */
 static int tomoyo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	const int key = ((u8 *) file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_private)
+	const int key = ((u8 *) file_inode(file)->i_private)
 		- ((u8 *) NULL);
 	return tomoyo_open_control(key, file);
 }

sound/core/info.c

···
 
 static int snd_info_entry_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct snd_info_private_data *data;
 	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
 

sound/core/pcm_native.c

···
 	file = fget_light(fd, fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
 		return NULL;
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(file);
 	if (!S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) ||
 	    imajor(inode) != snd_major) {
 		fput_light(file, *fput_needed);

sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c

···
 
 static long dev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int ret;
 
 	if (cmd == OSS_GETVERSION) {
···
 
 static ssize_t dev_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	if (minor == dev.dsp_minor)
 		return dsp_read(buf, count);
 	else
···
 
 static ssize_t dev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 {
-	int minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	if (minor == dev.dsp_minor)
 		return dsp_write(buf, count);
 	else

sound/oss/soundcard.c

···
 
 static ssize_t sound_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
···
 
 static ssize_t sound_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	
 	mutex_lock(&soundcard_mutex);
···
 static long sound_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	int len = 0, dtype;
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 	long ret = -EINVAL;
 	void __user *p = (void __user *)arg;
 
···
 
 static unsigned int sound_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int dev = iminor(inode);
 
 	DEB(printk("sound_poll(dev=%d)\n", dev));
···
 	int dev_class;
 	unsigned long size;
 	struct dma_buffparms *dmap = NULL;
-	int dev = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int dev = iminor(file_inode(file));
 
 	dev_class = dev & 0x0f;
 	dev >>= 4;

sound/sound_firmware.c

···
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Unable to load '%s'.\n", fn);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	l = i_size_read(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	l = i_size_read(file_inode(filp));
 	if (l <= 0 || l > 131072)
 	{
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Invalid firmware '%s'\n", fn);