diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/symlink.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/symlink.c
index 686b6a574cc5..d4ad3925f11f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/symlink.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/symlink.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ static void *ll_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	int rc;
 	char *symname = NULL;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return PTR_ERR(-ECHILD);
+
 	CDEBUG(D_VFSTRACE, "VFS Op\n");
 	/* Limit the recursive symlink depth to 5 instead of default
 	 * 8 links when kernel has 4k stack to prevent stack overflow.
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 3662f1d1d9cf..8aff5d684154 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,11 @@ done:
 static void *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int len = 0;
-	char *link = __getname();
+	char *link;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+	link = __getname();
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%pd\n", dentry);
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 6054c16b8fae..51776a3cc842 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -914,9 +914,12 @@ v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
-	char *link = __getname();
+	char *link;
 	char *target;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+	link = __getname();
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%pd\n", dentry);
 
 	if (!link) {
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index e089f1985fca..bbe8f90924b2 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	befs_off_t len = data->size;
 	char *link;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	if (len == 0) {
 		befs_error(sb, "Long symlink with illegal length");
 		link = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 2ec6037f61c7..0dbe1a326632 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	xid = get_xid();
 
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index cc9f2546ea4a..1397342aad5b 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ static int configfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char * path)
 static void *configfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
-	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	unsigned long page;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
+	page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (page) {
 		error = configfs_getlink(dentry, (char *)page);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index b08b5187f662..49d3dd96344c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -678,7 +678,12 @@ out:
 static void *ecryptfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	size_t len;
-	char *buf = ecryptfs_readlink_lower(dentry, &len);
+	char *buf;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
+	buf = ecryptfs_readlink_lower(dentry, &len);
 	if (IS_ERR(buf))
 		goto out;
 	fsstack_copy_attr_atime(dentry->d_inode,
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 1545b711ddcf..15d326ec5943 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1402,6 +1402,8 @@ static void free_link(char *link)
 
 static void *fuse_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	nd_set_link(nd, read_link(dentry));
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 73c72253faac..21086c7870f1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,8 @@ static void *gfs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	char *buf;
 	int error;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &i_gh);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq(&i_gh);
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index fd62cae0fdcb..374d04909538 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -884,7 +884,12 @@ static const struct inode_operations hostfs_dir_iops = {
 
 static void *hostfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	char *link = __getname();
+	char *link;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
+	link = __getname();
 	if (link) {
 		char *path = dentry_name(dentry);
 		int err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index 8a198898e39a..8e5421f386c0 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ static int kernfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *path)
 static void *kernfs_iop_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
-	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	unsigned long page;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
+	page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (page) {
 		error = kernfs_getlink(dentry, (char *) page);
 		if (error < 0)
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c83145af4bfc..de508a3cec42 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4475,6 +4475,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_readlink);
 void *page_follow_link_light(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct page *page = NULL;
+	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	nd_set_link(nd, page_getlink(dentry, &page));
 	return page;
 }
@@ -4542,3 +4544,9 @@ const struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink_inode_operations);
+
+int nd_is_rcu(struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	return nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nd_is_rcu);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
index 05c9e02f4153..c9a2d3cc4619 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static void *nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct page *page;
 	void *err;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	err = ERR_PTR(nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping));
 	if (err)
 		goto read_failed;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 04f124884687..db370d5d84c4 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
 #include "overlayfs.h"
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ static void *ovl_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct dentry *realdentry;
 	struct inode *realinode;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	realdentry = ovl_dentry_real(dentry);
 	realinode = realdentry->d_inode;
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 3f3d7aeb0712..6f5dbfe68516 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,8 @@ static void *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct path path;
 	int error = -EACCES;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	/* Are we allowed to snoop on the tasks file descriptors? */
 	if (!proc_fd_access_allowed(inode))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/proc/namespaces.c b/fs/proc/namespaces.c
index c9eac4563fa8..c89a51401bb5 100644
--- a/fs/proc/namespaces.c
+++ b/fs/proc/namespaces.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ static void *proc_ns_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct path ns_path;
 	void *error = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
 	task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	if (!task)
 		return error;
diff --git a/fs/proc/self.c b/fs/proc/self.c
index 4348bb8907c2..faf0cf8046f1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/self.c
+++ b/fs/proc/self.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
 	char *name = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
 	if (tgid) {
 		/* 11 for max length of signed int in decimal + NULL term */
 		name = kmalloc(12, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/fs/proc/thread_self.c b/fs/proc/thread_self.c
index 59075b509df3..954cf6699393 100644
--- a/fs/proc/thread_self.c
+++ b/fs/proc/thread_self.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ static void *proc_thread_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidat
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
 	pid_t pid = task_pid_nr_ns(current, ns);
 	char *name = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
 	if (pid) {
 		name = kmalloc(PROC_NUMBUF + 6 + PROC_NUMBUF, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!name)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index e53a90331422..23cea798b777 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ xfs_vn_follow_link(
 	char			*link;
 	int			error = -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	link = kmalloc(MAXPATHLEN+1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!link)
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b821fa32ba3f..eaef987ae3cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2167,6 +2167,7 @@ extern struct filename *getname_flags(const char __user *, int, int *);
 extern struct filename *getname(const char __user *);
 extern struct filename *getname_kernel(const char *);
 extern void putname(struct filename *name);
+extern int nd_is_rcu(struct nameidata *nd);
 
 enum {
 	FILE_CREATED = 1,
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index cf2d0ca010bc..fdf6ba18fce3 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2483,7 +2483,11 @@ static void *shmem_follow_short_symlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata
 static void *shmem_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct page *page = NULL;
-	int error = shmem_getpage(dentry->d_inode, 0, &page, SGP_READ, NULL);
+	int error;
+
+	if (nd_is_rcu(nd))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+	error = shmem_getpage(dentry->d_inode, 0, &page, SGP_READ, NULL);
 	nd_set_link(nd, error ? ERR_PTR(error) : kmap(page));
 	if (page)
 		unlock_page(page);
