static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 {
-       char *tmp, *result;
-
-       result = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-       tmp = __getname();
-       if (tmp)  {
-               int retval = do_getname(filename, tmp);
-
-               result = tmp;
-               if (retval < 0) {
-                       if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
-                               *empty = 1;
-                       if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
-                               __putname(tmp);
-                               result = ERR_PTR(retval);
-                       }
+       char *result = __getname();
+       int retval;
+
+       if (!result)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+       retval = do_getname(filename, result);
+       if (retval < 0) {
+               if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
+                       *empty = 1;
+               if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
+                       __putname(result);
+                       return ERR_PTR(retval);
                }
        }
        audit_getname(result);
 
        struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
        struct audit_names *n;
 
-       if (IS_ERR(name) || !name)
-               return;
-
        if (!context->in_syscall) {
 #if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d(:%d): ignoring getname(%p)\n",