int             last_type;
        unsigned        depth;
        int             total_link_count;
-       struct file     *base;
        struct saved {
                struct path link;
                void *cookie;
        nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */
        nd->flags = flags | LOOKUP_JUMPED | LOOKUP_PARENT;
        nd->depth = 0;
-       nd->base = NULL;
        if (flags & LOOKUP_ROOT) {
                struct dentry *root = nd->root.dentry;
                struct inode *inode = root->d_inode;
 
                nd->path = f.file->f_path;
                if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-                       if (f.flags & FDPUT_FPUT)
-                               nd->base = f.file;
-                       nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
                        rcu_read_lock();
+                       nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
+                       nd->seq = read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
                } else {
                        path_get(&nd->path);
-                       fdput(f);
+                       nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                }
+               fdput(f);
+               goto done;
        }
 
        nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                path_put(&nd->root);
                nd->root.mnt = NULL;
        }
-       if (unlikely(nd->base))
-               fput(nd->base);
 }
 
 static int trailing_symlink(struct nameidata *nd)