static char *sockfs_dname(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
        return dynamic_dname(dentry, buffer, buflen, "socket:[%lu]",
-                               dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+                               d_inode(dentry)->i_ino);
 }
 
 static const struct dentry_operations sockfs_dentry_operations = {
                  &socket_file_ops);
        if (unlikely(IS_ERR(file))) {
                /* drop dentry, keep inode */
-               ihold(path.dentry->d_inode);
+               ihold(d_inode(path.dentry));
                path_put(&path);
                return file;
        }
        ssize_t len;
        ssize_t used = 0;
 
-       len = security_inode_listsecurity(dentry->d_inode, buffer, size);
+       len = security_inode_listsecurity(d_inode(dentry), buffer, size);
        if (len < 0)
                return len;
        used += len;
 
        }
        dentry = dget(pipe->dentry);
        spin_unlock(&pipe->lock);
-       rpc_purge_list(dentry ? &RPC_I(dentry->d_inode)->waitq : NULL,
+       rpc_purge_list(dentry ? &RPC_I(d_inode(dentry))->waitq : NULL,
                        &free_list, destroy_msg, -ETIMEDOUT);
        dput(dentry);
 }
        dentry = dget(pipe->dentry);
        spin_unlock(&pipe->lock);
        if (dentry) {
-               wake_up(&RPC_I(dentry->d_inode)->waitq);
+               wake_up(&RPC_I(d_inode(dentry))->waitq);
                dput(dentry);
        }
        return res;
        err = __rpc_create_common(dir, dentry, S_IFIFO | mode, i_fop, private);
        if (err)
                return err;
-       rpci = RPC_I(dentry->d_inode);
+       rpci = RPC_I(d_inode(dentry));
        rpci->private = private;
        rpci->pipe = pipe;
        fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
        int error;
 
        parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-       dir = parent->d_inode;
+       dir = d_inode(parent);
        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
        error = __rpc_rmdir(dir, dentry);
        mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
 
 static int __rpc_rmpipe(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 
        rpc_close_pipes(inode);
        return __rpc_unlink(dir, dentry);
                if (!dentry)
                        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
-       if (dentry->d_inode == NULL)
+       if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
                return dentry;
        dput(dentry);
        return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
                             const struct rpc_filelist *files,
                             int start, int eof)
 {
-       struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+       struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
        struct dentry *dentry;
        struct qstr name;
        int i;
 
                if (dentry == NULL)
                        continue;
-               if (dentry->d_inode == NULL)
+               if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
                        goto next;
-               switch (dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
+               switch (d_inode(dentry)->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
                        default:
                                BUG();
                        case S_IFREG:
                           const struct rpc_filelist *files,
                           int start, int eof)
 {
-       struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+       struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
 
        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
        __rpc_depopulate(parent, files, start, eof);
                        int start, int eof,
                        void *private)
 {
-       struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+       struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
        struct dentry *dentry;
        int i, err;
 
                int (*populate)(struct dentry *, void *), void *args_populate)
 {
        struct dentry *dentry;
-       struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+       struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
        int error;
 
        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
        int error;
 
        parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-       dir = parent->d_inode;
+       dir = d_inode(parent);
        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
        if (depopulate != NULL)
                depopulate(dentry);
                                 void *private, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
        struct dentry *dentry;
-       struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+       struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
        umode_t umode = S_IFIFO | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
        int err;
 
        int error = 0;
 
        parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-       dir = parent->d_inode;
+       dir = d_inode(parent);
        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
        error = __rpc_rmpipe(dir, dentry);
        mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
        struct dentry *clnt_dir = pipe_dentry->d_parent;
        struct dentry *gssd_dir = clnt_dir->d_parent;
 
-       __rpc_rmpipe(clnt_dir->d_inode, pipe_dentry);
+       __rpc_rmpipe(d_inode(clnt_dir), pipe_dentry);
        __rpc_depopulate(clnt_dir, gssd_dummy_info_file, 0, 1);
        __rpc_depopulate(gssd_dir, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
        dput(pipe_dentry);