diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index ae0c3ce..19636af 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 {
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = security_inode_getattr(path->mnt, path->dentry);
+	retval = security_inode_getattr(path);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 	return vfs_getattr_nosec(path, stat);
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index a1b7dbd..4e14e3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@
 	int (*inode_follow_link) (struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 	int (*inode_permission) (struct inode *inode, int mask);
 	int (*inode_setattr)	(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
-	int (*inode_getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
+	int (*inode_getattr) (const struct path *path);
 	int (*inode_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 			       const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
 	void (*inode_post_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@
 int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 int security_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 int security_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
-int security_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
+int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path);
 int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 			    const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
 void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
@@ -2259,8 +2259,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt,
-					  struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 107db88..dd56bff 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -364,12 +364,12 @@
 	return common_perm(OP_CHOWN, path, AA_MAY_CHOWN, &cond);
 }
 
-static int apparmor_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int apparmor_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
-	if (!mediated_filesystem(dentry))
+	if (!mediated_filesystem(path->dentry))
 		return 0;
 
-	return common_perm_mnt_dentry(OP_GETATTR, mnt, dentry,
+	return common_perm_mnt_dentry(OP_GETATTR, path->mnt, path->dentry,
 				      AA_MAY_META_READ);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 070dd46..bdf2203 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int cap_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index e81d5bb..ed890c6 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_inode_setattr);
 
-int security_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
-	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
+	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(path->dentry->d_inode)))
 		return 0;
-	return security_ops->inode_getattr(mnt, dentry);
+	return security_ops->inode_getattr(path);
 }
 
 int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 4d1a541..e119cdc 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
    the path to help the auditing code to more easily generate the
    pathname if needed. */
 static inline int path_has_perm(const struct cred *cred,
-				struct path *path,
+				const struct path *path,
 				u32 av)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
@@ -2954,15 +2954,9 @@
 	return dentry_has_perm(cred, dentry, av);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int selinux_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
-	struct path path;
-
-	path.dentry = dentry;
-	path.mnt = mnt;
-
-	return path_has_perm(cred, &path, FILE__GETATTR);
+	return path_has_perm(current_cred(), path, FILE__GETATTR);
 }
 
 static int selinux_inode_setotherxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index c934311..1511965 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1034,19 +1034,16 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
  */
-static int smack_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int smack_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
-	struct path path;
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	int rc;
 
-	path.dentry = dentry;
-	path.mnt = mnt;
-
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_PATH);
-	smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path(&ad, path);
-	rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(dentry->d_inode), MAY_READ, &ad);
-	rc = smk_bu_inode(dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ, rc);
+	smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path(&ad, *path);
+	rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(inode), MAY_READ, &ad);
+	rc = smk_bu_inode(inode, MAY_READ, rc);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/common.h b/security/tomoyo/common.h
index 6627102..f9c9fb1 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/common.h
+++ b/security/tomoyo/common.h
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@
 		      struct path *path2);
 int tomoyo_path_number_perm(const u8 operation, struct path *path,
 			    unsigned long number);
-int tomoyo_path_perm(const u8 operation, struct path *path,
+int tomoyo_path_perm(const u8 operation, const struct path *path,
 		     const char *target);
 unsigned int tomoyo_poll_control(struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
 unsigned int tomoyo_poll_log(struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/file.c b/security/tomoyo/file.c
index c151a18..2367b10 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/file.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/file.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
  *
  * Returns true on success, false otherwise.
  */
-static bool tomoyo_get_realpath(struct tomoyo_path_info *buf, struct path *path)
+static bool tomoyo_get_realpath(struct tomoyo_path_info *buf, const struct path *path)
 {
 	buf->name = tomoyo_realpath_from_path(path);
 	if (buf->name) {
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-int tomoyo_path_perm(const u8 operation, struct path *path, const char *target)
+int tomoyo_path_perm(const u8 operation, const struct path *path, const char *target)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_request_info r;
 	struct tomoyo_obj_info obj = {
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index f0b756e..57c88d5 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -144,10 +144,9 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-static int tomoyo_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int tomoyo_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
-	struct path path = { mnt, dentry };
-	return tomoyo_path_perm(TOMOYO_TYPE_GETATTR, &path, NULL);
+	return tomoyo_path_perm(TOMOYO_TYPE_GETATTR, path, NULL);
 }
 
 /**