return 0;
 
 failed:
-       nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
-       if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-               nd->root.mnt = NULL;
-       rcu_read_unlock();
        return -ECHILD;
 }
 
 {
        if (type == LAST_DOTDOT) {
                if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-                       if (follow_dotdot_rcu(nd))
-                               return -ECHILD;
+                       return follow_dotdot_rcu(nd);
                } else
                        follow_dotdot(nd);
        }
         * to be able to know about the current root directory and
         * parent relationships.
         */
-       if (unlikely(nd->last_type != LAST_NORM))
-               return handle_dots(nd, nd->last_type);
+       if (unlikely(nd->last_type != LAST_NORM)) {
+               err = handle_dots(nd, nd->last_type);
+               if (err)
+                       goto out_err;
+               return 0;
+       }
        err = lookup_fast(nd, &path, &inode);
        if (unlikely(err)) {
                if (err < 0)
 
        if (nd->last_type != LAST_NORM) {
                error = handle_dots(nd, nd->last_type);
-               if (error)
+               if (unlikely(error)) {
+                       terminate_walk(nd);
                        return error;
+               }
                goto finish_open;
        }