diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 8314a7d..10f0a5f 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* keys that don't match */
-	if (!ctx->match(key, ctx->match_data)) {
+	if (!ctx->match_data.cmp(key, &ctx->match_data)) {
 		kleave(" = 0 [!match]");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -585,8 +585,7 @@
  */
 static int search_keyring(struct key *keyring, struct keyring_search_context *ctx)
 {
-	if ((ctx->flags & KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_TYPE) ==
-	    KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT) {
+	if (ctx->match_data.lookup_type == KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT) {
 		const void *object;
 
 		object = assoc_array_find(&keyring->keys,
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@
 	/* Check to see if this top-level keyring is what we are looking for
 	 * and whether it is valid or not.
 	 */
-	if (ctx->flags & KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_ITERATE ||
+	if (ctx->match_data.lookup_type == KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_ITERATE ||
 	    keyring_compare_object(keyring, &ctx->index_key)) {
 		ctx->skipped_ret = 2;
 		ctx->flags |= KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK;
@@ -885,16 +884,28 @@
 		.index_key.type		= type,
 		.index_key.description	= description,
 		.cred			= current_cred(),
-		.match			= type->match,
-		.match_data		= description,
-		.flags			= (type->def_lookup_type |
-					   KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK),
+		.match_data.cmp		= type->match,
+		.match_data.raw_data	= description,
+		.match_data.lookup_type	= KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
+		.flags			= KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK,
 	};
+	key_ref_t key;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!ctx.match)
+	if (!ctx.match_data.cmp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
 
-	return keyring_search_aux(keyring, &ctx);
+	if (type->match_preparse) {
+		ret = type->match_preparse(&ctx.match_data);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	key = keyring_search_aux(keyring, &ctx);
+
+	if (type->match_free)
+		type->match_free(&ctx.match_data);
+	return key;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(keyring_search);
 
@@ -1014,7 +1025,7 @@
 
 	/* We might get a keyring with matching index-key that is nonetheless a
 	 * different keyring. */
-	if (key != ctx->match_data)
+	if (key != ctx->match_data.raw_data)
 		return 0;
 
 	ctx->result = ERR_PTR(-EDEADLK);
@@ -1031,14 +1042,14 @@
 static int keyring_detect_cycle(struct key *A, struct key *B)
 {
 	struct keyring_search_context ctx = {
-		.index_key	= A->index_key,
-		.match_data	= A,
-		.iterator	= keyring_detect_cycle_iterator,
-		.flags		= (KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT |
-				   KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_STATE_CHECK |
-				   KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_UPDATE_TIME |
-				   KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_CHECK_PERM |
-				   KEYRING_SEARCH_DETECT_TOO_DEEP),
+		.index_key		= A->index_key,
+		.match_data.raw_data	= A,
+		.match_data.lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
+		.iterator		= keyring_detect_cycle_iterator,
+		.flags			= (KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_STATE_CHECK |
+					   KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_UPDATE_TIME |
+					   KEYRING_SEARCH_NO_CHECK_PERM |
+					   KEYRING_SEARCH_DETECT_TOO_DEEP),
 	};
 
 	rcu_read_lock();