diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index 72d4d00..727caed 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@
  */
 static int cachefiles_daemon_cull(struct cachefiles_cache *cache, char *args)
 {
-	struct fs_struct *fs;
 	struct path path;
 	const struct cred *saved_cred;
 	int ret;
@@ -573,11 +572,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* extract the directory dentry from the cwd */
-	fs = current->fs;
-	read_lock(&fs->lock);
-	path = fs->pwd;
-	path_get(&path);
-	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
 
 	if (!S_ISDIR(path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto notdir;
@@ -629,7 +624,6 @@
  */
 static int cachefiles_daemon_inuse(struct cachefiles_cache *cache, char *args)
 {
-	struct fs_struct *fs;
 	struct path path;
 	const struct cred *saved_cred;
 	int ret;
@@ -650,11 +644,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* extract the directory dentry from the cwd */
-	fs = current->fs;
-	read_lock(&fs->lock);
-	path = fs->pwd;
-	path_get(&path);
-	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
 
 	if (!S_ISDIR(path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto notdir;
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 9f2c134..995d080 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2014,10 +2014,7 @@
 	if (path->dentry->d_op && path->dentry->d_op->d_dname)
 		return path->dentry->d_op->d_dname(path->dentry, buf, buflen);
 
-	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	root = current->fs->root;
-	path_get(&root);
-	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
+	get_fs_root(current->fs, &root);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	tmp = root;
 	res = __d_path(path, &tmp, buf, buflen);
@@ -2129,12 +2126,7 @@
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	pwd = current->fs->pwd;
-	path_get(&pwd);
-	root = current->fs->root;
-	path_get(&root);
-	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
+	get_fs_root_and_pwd(current->fs, &root, &pwd);
 
 	error = -ENOENT;
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
diff --git a/fs/fs_struct.c b/fs/fs_struct.c
index eee0590..1ee40eb 100644
--- a/fs/fs_struct.c
+++ b/fs/fs_struct.c
@@ -106,12 +106,7 @@
 		fs->in_exec = 0;
 		rwlock_init(&fs->lock);
 		fs->umask = old->umask;
-		read_lock(&old->lock);
-		fs->root = old->root;
-		path_get(&old->root);
-		fs->pwd = old->pwd;
-		path_get(&old->pwd);
-		read_unlock(&old->lock);
+		get_fs_root_and_pwd(old, &fs->root, &fs->pwd);
 	}
 	return fs;
 }
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 13ff4ab..17ea76b 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -483,13 +483,8 @@
 
 static __always_inline void set_root(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	if (!nd->root.mnt) {
-		struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
-		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		nd->root = fs->root;
-		path_get(&nd->root);
-		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
-	}
+	if (!nd->root.mnt)
+		get_fs_root(current->fs, &nd->root);
 }
 
 static int link_path_walk(const char *, struct nameidata *);
@@ -1015,11 +1010,7 @@
 		nd->path = nd->root;
 		path_get(&nd->root);
 	} else if (dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
-		struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
-		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		nd->path = fs->pwd;
-		path_get(&fs->pwd);
-		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+		get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd->path);
 	} else {
 		struct dentry *dentry;
 
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 66c4f7e..7972e51 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2213,10 +2213,7 @@
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
-	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	root = current->fs->root;
-	path_get(&current->fs->root);
-	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
+	get_fs_root(current->fs, &root);
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
 	mutex_lock(&old.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	error = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index c806dfb..4cf5abf 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -149,18 +149,13 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static int get_fs_path(struct task_struct *task, struct path *path, bool root)
+static int get_task_root(struct task_struct *task, struct path *root)
 {
-	struct fs_struct *fs;
 	int result = -ENOENT;
 
 	task_lock(task);
-	fs = task->fs;
-	if (fs) {
-		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		*path = root ? fs->root : fs->pwd;
-		path_get(path);
-		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	if (task->fs) {
+		get_fs_root(task->fs, root);
 		result = 0;
 	}
 	task_unlock(task);
@@ -173,7 +168,12 @@
 	int result = -ENOENT;
 
 	if (task) {
-		result = get_fs_path(task, path, 0);
+		task_lock(task);
+		if (task->fs) {
+			get_fs_pwd(task->fs, path);
+			result = 0;
+		}
+		task_unlock(task);
 		put_task_struct(task);
 	}
 	return result;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 	int result = -ENOENT;
 
 	if (task) {
-		result = get_fs_path(task, path, 1);
+		result = get_task_root(task, path);
 		put_task_struct(task);
 	}
 	return result;
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 				get_mnt_ns(ns);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		if (ns && get_fs_path(task, &root, 1) == 0)
+		if (ns && get_task_root(task, &root) == 0)
 			ret = 0;
 		put_task_struct(task);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs_struct.h b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
index 78a05bf..eca3d52 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
@@ -21,4 +21,31 @@
 extern void daemonize_fs_struct(void);
 extern int unshare_fs_struct(void);
 
+static inline void get_fs_root(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root)
+{
+	read_lock(&fs->lock);
+	*root = fs->root;
+	path_get(root);
+	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+}
+
+static inline void get_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *pwd)
+{
+	read_lock(&fs->lock);
+	*pwd = fs->pwd;
+	path_get(pwd);
+	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+}
+
+static inline void get_fs_root_and_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root,
+				       struct path *pwd)
+{
+	read_lock(&fs->lock);
+	*root = fs->root;
+	path_get(root);
+	*pwd = fs->pwd;
+	path_get(pwd);
+	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_FS_STRUCT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index b87a63b..1b31c13 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1835,13 +1835,8 @@
 	context->names[context->name_count].ino  = (unsigned long)-1;
 	context->names[context->name_count].osid = 0;
 	++context->name_count;
-	if (!context->pwd.dentry) {
-		read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-		context->pwd = current->fs->pwd;
-		path_get(&current->fs->pwd);
-		read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
-	}
-
+	if (!context->pwd.dentry)
+		get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &context->pwd);
 }
 
 /* audit_putname - intercept a putname request