diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index 2b9e2d0..c52be53 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	case -EBUSY:
 		/* someone else made a mount here whilst we were busy */
 		while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
-		       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
+		       follow_down(&nd->path))
 			;
 		err = 0;
 	default:
diff --git a/fs/autofs/dirhash.c b/fs/autofs/dirhash.c
index 4eb4d8d..2316e94 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/dirhash.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/dirhash.c
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@
 		}
 		path.mnt = mnt;
 		path_get(&path);
-		if (!follow_down(&path.mnt, &path.dentry)) {
+		if (!follow_down(&path)) {
 			path_put(&path);
 			DPRINTK(("autofs: not expirable (not a mounted directory): %s\n", ent->name));
 			continue;
 		}
-		while (d_mountpoint(path.dentry) &&
-		       follow_down(&path.mnt, &path.dentry))
+		while (d_mountpoint(path.dentry) && follow_down(&path));
 			;
 		umount_ok = may_umount(path.mnt);
 		path_put(&path);
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index b7ff33c..8f7cdde 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@
 int autofs4_wait_release(struct autofs_sb_info *,autofs_wqt_t,int);
 void autofs4_catatonic_mode(struct autofs_sb_info *);
 
-static inline int autofs4_follow_mount(struct vfsmount **mnt, struct dentry **dentry)
+static inline int autofs4_follow_mount(struct path *path)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 
-	while (d_mountpoint(*dentry)) {
-		int followed = follow_down(mnt, dentry);
+	while (d_mountpoint(path->dentry)) {
+		int followed = follow_down(path);
 		if (!followed)
 			break;
 		res = 1;
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
index 6704075..f3da2eb 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 		err = have_submounts(path.dentry);
 
 		if (path.mnt->mnt_mountpoint != path.mnt->mnt_root) {
-			if (follow_down(&path.mnt, &path.dentry))
+			if (follow_down(&path))
 				magic = path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/expire.c b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
index 3077d8f..aa39ae8 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@
 static int autofs4_mount_busy(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *top = dentry;
+	struct path path = {.mnt = mnt, .dentry = dentry};
 	int status = 1;
 
 	DPRINTK("dentry %p %.*s",
 		dentry, (int)dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	mntget(mnt);
-	dget(dentry);
+	path_get(&path);
 
-	if (!follow_down(&mnt, &dentry))
+	if (!follow_down(&path))
 		goto done;
 
-	if (is_autofs4_dentry(dentry)) {
-		struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
+	if (is_autofs4_dentry(path.dentry)) {
+		struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(path.dentry->d_sb);
 
 		/* This is an autofs submount, we can't expire it */
 		if (autofs_type_indirect(sbi->type))
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		 * Otherwise it's an offset mount and we need to check
 		 * if we can umount its mount, if there is one.
 		 */
-		if (!d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
+		if (!d_mountpoint(path.dentry)) {
 			status = 0;
 			goto done;
 		}
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
 	status = 0;
 done:
 	DPRINTK("returning = %d", status);
-	dput(dentry);
-	mntput(mnt);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index e383bf0..b96a3c5 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 		nd->flags);
 	/*
 	 * For an expire of a covered direct or offset mount we need
-	 * to beeak out of follow_down() at the autofs mount trigger
+	 * to break out of follow_down() at the autofs mount trigger
 	 * (d_mounted--), so we can see the expiring flag, and manage
 	 * the blocking and following here until the expire is completed.
 	 */
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 		if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING) {
 			spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 			/* Follow down to our covering mount. */
-			if (!follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
+			if (!follow_down(&nd->path))
 				goto done;
 			goto follow;
 		}
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@
 	 * to follow it.
 	 */
 	if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
-		if (!autofs4_follow_mount(&nd->path.mnt,
-					  &nd->path.dentry)) {
+		if (!autofs4_follow_mount(&nd->path)) {
 			status = -ENOENT;
 			goto out_error;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index 83d6275..3bb11be 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 	case -EBUSY:
 		/* someone else made a mount here whilst we were busy */
 		while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
-		       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
+		       follow_down(&nd->path))
 			;
 		err = 0;
 	default:
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8c1f48a..4d49a3e 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -731,16 +731,16 @@
 /* no need for dcache_lock, as serialization is taken care in
  * namespace.c
  */
-int follow_down(struct vfsmount **mnt, struct dentry **dentry)
+int follow_down(struct path *path)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mounted;
 
-	mounted = lookup_mnt(*mnt, *dentry);
+	mounted = lookup_mnt(path->mnt, path->dentry);
 	if (mounted) {
-		dput(*dentry);
-		mntput(*mnt);
-		*mnt = mounted;
-		*dentry = dget(mounted->mnt_root);
+		dput(path->dentry);
+		mntput(path->mnt);
+		path->mnt = mounted;
+		path->dentry = dget(mounted->mnt_root);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c859622..ba5237b 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@
 
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
 	while (d_mountpoint(path->dentry) &&
-	       follow_down(&path->mnt, &path->dentry))
+	       follow_down(path))
 		;
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (!check_mnt(path->mnt) || !check_mnt(old_path.mnt))
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
 	/* Something was mounted here while we slept */
 	while (d_mountpoint(path->dentry) &&
-	       follow_down(&path->mnt, &path->dentry))
+	       follow_down(path))
 		;
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (!(mnt_flags & MNT_SHRINKABLE) && !check_mnt(path->mnt))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 64a288e..f01caec 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	goto out;
 out_follow:
 	while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
-	       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
+	       follow_down(&nd->path))
 		;
 	err = 0;
 	goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 7b2b3f7..99f8357 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@
 			    .dentry = dget(dentry)};
 	int err = 0;
 
-	while (follow_down(&path.mnt, &path.dentry) &&
-	       d_mountpoint(path.dentry))
+	while (d_mountpoint(path.dentry) && follow_down(&path))
 		;
 
 	exp2 = rqst_exp_get_by_name(rqstp, &path);
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 9cd5a717b..d870ae2 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
 extern struct dentry *lookup_one_noperm(const char *, struct dentry *);
 
-extern int follow_down(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
+extern int follow_down(struct path *);
 extern int follow_up(struct path *);
 
 extern struct dentry *lock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);