diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 7832efb..e8084eb 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1254,21 +1254,15 @@
 	.d_delete	= pid_delete_dentry,
 };
 
-/* SMP-safe */
-static struct dentry *proc_lookupfd(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static struct dentry *proc_fd_instantiate(struct inode *dir,
+	struct dentry *dentry, struct task_struct *task, void *ptr)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(dir);
-	unsigned fd = name_to_int(dentry);
-	struct dentry *result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	struct file * file;
-	struct files_struct * files;
-	struct inode *inode;
-	struct proc_inode *ei;
-
-	if (!task)
-		goto out_no_task;
-	if (fd == ~0U)
-		goto out;
+	unsigned fd = *(unsigned *)ptr;
+	struct file *file;
+	struct files_struct *files;
+ 	struct inode *inode;
+ 	struct proc_inode *ei;
+	struct dentry *error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TID_FD_DIR+fd);
 	if (!inode)
@@ -1277,7 +1271,7 @@
 	ei->fd = fd;
 	files = get_files_struct(task);
 	if (!files)
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_iput;
 	inode->i_mode = S_IFLNK;
 
 	/*
@@ -1287,13 +1281,14 @@
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out_unlock2;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (file->f_mode & 1)
 		inode->i_mode |= S_IRUSR | S_IXUSR;
 	if (file->f_mode & 2)
 		inode->i_mode |= S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR;
 	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 	put_files_struct(files);
+
 	inode->i_op = &proc_pid_link_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_size = 64;
 	ei->op.proc_get_link = proc_fd_link;
@@ -1301,18 +1296,35 @@
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
 	if (tid_fd_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
-		result = NULL;
+		error = NULL;
+
+ out:
+	return error;
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
+	put_files_struct(files);
+out_iput:
+	iput(inode);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+/* SMP-safe */
+static struct dentry *proc_lookupfd(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(dir);
+	unsigned fd = name_to_int(dentry);
+	struct dentry *result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	if (!task)
+		goto out_no_task;
+	if (fd == ~0U)
+		goto out;
+
+	result = proc_fd_instantiate(dir, dentry, task, &fd);
 out:
 	put_task_struct(task);
 out_no_task:
 	return result;
-
-out_unlock2:
-	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-	put_files_struct(files);
-out_unlock:
-	iput(inode);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 static int proc_readfd(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
@@ -1395,6 +1407,36 @@
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
 };
 
+static struct dentry *proc_pident_instantiate(struct inode *dir,
+	struct dentry *dentry, struct task_struct *task, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct pid_entry *p = ptr;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct proc_inode *ei;
+	struct dentry *error = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, p->type);
+	if (!inode)
+		goto out;
+
+	ei = PROC_I(inode);
+	inode->i_mode = p->mode;
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		inode->i_nlink = 2;	/* Use getattr to fix if necessary */
+	if (p->iop)
+		inode->i_op = p->iop;
+	if (p->fop)
+		inode->i_fop = p->fop;
+	ei->op = p->op;
+	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
+	d_add(dentry, inode);
+	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
+	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
+		error = NULL;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
 /* SMP-safe */
 static struct dentry *proc_pident_lookup(struct inode *dir, 
 					 struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -1404,7 +1446,6 @@
 	struct dentry *error;
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(dir);
 	struct pid_entry *p;
-	struct proc_inode *ei;
 
 	error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	inode = NULL;
@@ -1425,25 +1466,7 @@
 	if (!p->name)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, p->type);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out;
-
-	ei = PROC_I(inode);
-	inode->i_mode = p->mode;
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		inode->i_nlink = 2;	/* Use getattr to fix if necessary */
-	if (p->iop)
-		inode->i_op = p->iop;
-	if (p->fop)
-		inode->i_fop = p->fop;
-	ei->op = p->op;
-	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
-	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
-		error = NULL;
+	error = proc_pident_instantiate(dir, dentry, task, p);
 out:
 	put_task_struct(task);
 out_no_task:
@@ -1709,29 +1732,13 @@
 	.d_delete	= pid_delete_dentry,
 };
 
-static struct dentry *proc_base_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+static struct dentry *proc_base_instantiate(struct inode *dir,
+	struct dentry *dentry, struct task_struct *task, void *ptr)
 {
+	struct pid_entry *p = ptr;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *error;
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(dir);
-	struct pid_entry *p;
 	struct proc_inode *ei;
-
-	error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	inode = NULL;
-
-	if (!task)
-		goto out_no_task;
-
-	/* Lookup the directory entry */
-	for (p = proc_base_stuff; p->name; p++) {
-		if (p->len != dentry->d_name.len)
-			continue;
-		if (!memcmp(dentry->d_name.name, p->name, p->len))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (!p->name)
-		goto out;
+	struct dentry *error = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	/* Allocate the inode */
 	error = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1767,14 +1774,41 @@
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 	error = NULL;
 out:
-	put_task_struct(task);
-out_no_task:
 	return error;
 out_iput:
 	iput(inode);
 	goto out;
 }
 
+static struct dentry *proc_base_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct dentry *error;
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(dir);
+	struct pid_entry *p;
+
+	error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	if (!task)
+		goto out_no_task;
+
+	/* Lookup the directory entry */
+	for (p = proc_base_stuff; p->name; p++) {
+		if (p->len != dentry->d_name.len)
+			continue;
+		if (!memcmp(dentry->d_name.name, p->name, p->len))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (!p->name)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = proc_base_instantiate(dir, dentry, task, p);
+
+out:
+	put_task_struct(task);
+out_no_task:
+	return error;
+}
+
 /*
  * Thread groups
  */
@@ -1915,12 +1949,40 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+struct dentry *proc_pid_instantiate(struct inode *dir,
+	struct dentry * dentry, struct task_struct *task, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct dentry *error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TGID_INO);
+	if (!inode)
+		goto out;
+
+	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
+	inode->i_op = &proc_tgid_base_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_fop = &proc_tgid_base_operations;
+	inode->i_flags|=S_IMMUTABLE;
+	inode->i_nlink = 4;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+	inode->i_nlink += 1;
+#endif
+
+	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
+
+	d_add(dentry, inode);
+	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
+	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
+		error = NULL;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
 /* SMP-safe */
 struct dentry *proc_pid_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct dentry *result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned tgid;
 
 	result = proc_base_lookup(dir, dentry);
@@ -1939,28 +2001,7 @@
 	if (!task)
 		goto out;
 
-	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TGID_INO);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out_put_task;
-
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
-	inode->i_op = &proc_tgid_base_inode_operations;
-	inode->i_fop = &proc_tgid_base_operations;
-	inode->i_flags|=S_IMMUTABLE;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
-	inode->i_nlink = 5;
-#else
-	inode->i_nlink = 4;
-#endif
-
-	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
-
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
-	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
-		result = NULL;
-
-out_put_task:
+	result = proc_pid_instantiate(dir, dentry, task, NULL);
 	put_task_struct(task);
 out:
 	return result;
@@ -2107,13 +2148,40 @@
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
 };
 
+static struct dentry *proc_task_instantiate(struct inode *dir,
+	struct dentry *dentry, struct task_struct *task, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct dentry *error = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	struct inode *inode;
+	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TID_INO);
+
+	if (!inode)
+		goto out;
+	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
+	inode->i_op = &proc_tid_base_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_fop = &proc_tid_base_operations;
+	inode->i_flags|=S_IMMUTABLE;
+	inode->i_nlink = 3;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+	inode->i_nlink += 1;
+#endif
+
+	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
+
+	d_add(dentry, inode);
+	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
+	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
+		error = NULL;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
 /* SMP-safe */
 static struct dentry *proc_task_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct dentry *result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct task_struct *leader = get_proc_task(dir);
-	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned tid;
 
 	if (!leader)
@@ -2133,28 +2201,7 @@
 	if (leader->tgid != task->tgid)
 		goto out_drop_task;
 
-	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TID_INO);
-
-
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out_drop_task;
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
-	inode->i_op = &proc_tid_base_inode_operations;
-	inode->i_fop = &proc_tid_base_operations;
-	inode->i_flags|=S_IMMUTABLE;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
-	inode->i_nlink = 4;
-#else
-	inode->i_nlink = 3;
-#endif
-
-	dentry->d_op = &pid_dentry_operations;
-
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	/* Close the race of the process dying before we return the dentry */
-	if (pid_revalidate(dentry, NULL))
-		result = NULL;
-
+	result = proc_task_instantiate(dir, dentry, task, NULL);
 out_drop_task:
 	put_task_struct(task);
 out: