return err;
 }
 
-static int path_init_rcu(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int path_init(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
        int retval = 0;
        int fput_needed;
        struct file *file;
 
        nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */
-       nd->flags = flags | LOOKUP_RCU;
+       nd->flags = flags;
        nd->depth = 0;
        nd->root.mnt = NULL;
        nd->file = NULL;
 
        if (*name=='/') {
-               struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
-               unsigned seq;
-
-               br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
-               rcu_read_lock();
-
-               do {
-                       seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
-                       nd->root = fs->root;
-                       nd->path = nd->root;
-                       nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
-               } while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
-
+               if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
+                       br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
+                       rcu_read_lock();
+                       set_root_rcu(nd);
+               } else {
+                       set_root(nd);
+                       path_get(&nd->root);
+               }
+               nd->path = nd->root;
        } else if (dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
-               struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
-               unsigned seq;
-
-               br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
-               rcu_read_lock();
+               if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
+                       struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
+                       unsigned seq;
 
-               do {
-                       seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
-                       nd->path = fs->pwd;
-                       nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
-               } while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+                       br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
+                       rcu_read_lock();
 
+                       do {
+                               seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+                               nd->path = fs->pwd;
+                               nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
+                       } while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+               } else {
+                       get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd->path);
+               }
        } else {
                struct dentry *dentry;
 
                        goto fput_fail;
 
                nd->path = file->f_path;
-               if (fput_needed)
-                       nd->file = file;
-
-               nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
-               br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
-               rcu_read_lock();
+               if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
+                       if (fput_needed)
+                               nd->file = file;
+                       nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
+                       br_read_lock(vfsmount_lock);
+                       rcu_read_lock();
+               } else {
+                       path_get(&file->f_path);
+                       fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+               }
        }
-       nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
-       return 0;
 
-fput_fail:
-       fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-out_fail:
-       return retval;
-}
-
-static int path_init(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-       int retval = 0;
-       int fput_needed;
-       struct file *file;
-
-       nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */
-       nd->flags = flags;
-       nd->depth = 0;
-       nd->root.mnt = NULL;
-
-       if (*name=='/') {
-               set_root(nd);
-               nd->path = nd->root;
-               path_get(&nd->root);
-       } else if (dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
-               get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd->path);
-       } else {
-               struct dentry *dentry;
-
-               file = fget_light(dfd, &fput_needed);
-               retval = -EBADF;
-               if (!file)
-                       goto out_fail;
-
-               dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-
-               retval = -ENOTDIR;
-               if (!S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-                       goto fput_fail;
-
-               retval = file_permission(file, MAY_EXEC);
-               if (retval)
-                       goto fput_fail;
-
-               nd->path = file->f_path;
-               path_get(&file->f_path);
-
-               fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-       }
        nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
        return 0;
 
         * be handled by restarting a traditional ref-walk (which will always
         * be able to complete).
         */
-       if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
-               retval = path_init_rcu(dfd, name, flags, nd);
-       else
-               retval = path_init(dfd, name, flags, nd);
+       retval = path_init(dfd, name, flags, nd);
 
        if (unlikely(retval))
                return retval;