fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
        int must_measure;
        bool send_tomtou = false, send_writers = false;
-       unsigned char *pathname = NULL, *pathbuf = NULL;
+       char *pathbuf = NULL;
+       const char *pathname;
 
        if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || !ima_initialized)
                return;
        if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)
                return;
 
-       /* We will allow 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
-       pathbuf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (pathbuf) {
-               pathname = d_path(&file->f_path, pathbuf, PATH_MAX + 11);
-               if (IS_ERR(pathname))
-                       pathname = NULL;
-               else if (strlen(pathname) > IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX)
-                       pathname = NULL;
-       }
+       pathname = ima_d_path(&file->f_path, &pathbuf);
+       if (!pathname || strlen(pathname) > IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX)
+               pathname = dentry->d_name.name;
+
        if (send_tomtou)
-               ima_add_violation(inode,
-                                 !pathname ? dentry->d_name.name : pathname,
+               ima_add_violation(inode, pathname,
                                  "invalid_pcr", "ToMToU");
        if (send_writers)
-               ima_add_violation(inode,
-                                 !pathname ? dentry->d_name.name : pathname,
+               ima_add_violation(inode, pathname,
                                  "invalid_pcr", "open_writers");
        kfree(pathbuf);
 }
        ima_check_last_writer(iint, inode, file);
 }
 
-static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
+static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const char *filename,
                               int mask, int function)
 {
        struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
        struct integrity_iint_cache *iint;
-       unsigned char *pathname = NULL, *pathbuf = NULL;
+       char *pathbuf = NULL;
+       const char *pathname = NULL;
        int rc = -ENOMEM, action, must_appraise;
 
        if (!ima_initialized || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
        if (rc != 0)
                goto out;
 
-       if (function != BPRM_CHECK) {
-               /* We will allow 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
-               pathbuf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (pathbuf) {
-                       pathname =
-                           d_path(&file->f_path, pathbuf, PATH_MAX + 11);
-                       if (IS_ERR(pathname))
-                               pathname = NULL;
-               }
-       }
+       if (function != BPRM_CHECK)
+               pathname = ima_d_path(&file->f_path, &pathbuf);
+
+       if (!pathname)
+               pathname = filename;
+
        if (action & IMA_MEASURE)
-               ima_store_measurement(iint, file,
-                                     !pathname ? filename : pathname);
+               ima_store_measurement(iint, file, pathname);
        if (action & IMA_APPRAISE)
-               rc = ima_appraise_measurement(iint, file,
-                                             !pathname ? filename : pathname);
+               rc = ima_appraise_measurement(iint, file, pathname);
        if (action & IMA_AUDIT)
-               ima_audit_measurement(iint, !pathname ? filename : pathname);
+               ima_audit_measurement(iint, pathname);
        kfree(pathbuf);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);