diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index b85da8897ffa..831f3a9a8f05 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -277,6 +277,33 @@ static inline int dname_external(const struct dentry *dentry)
 	return dentry->d_name.name != dentry->d_iname;
 }
 
+void take_dentry_name_snapshot(struct name_snapshot *name, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	if (unlikely(dname_external(dentry))) {
+		struct external_name *p = external_name(dentry);
+		atomic_inc(&p->u.count);
+		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		name->name = p->name;
+	} else {
+		memcpy(name->inline_name, dentry->d_iname, DNAME_INLINE_LEN);
+		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		name->name = name->inline_name;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(take_dentry_name_snapshot);
+
+void release_dentry_name_snapshot(struct name_snapshot *name)
+{
+	if (unlikely(name->name != name->inline_name)) {
+		struct external_name *p;
+		p = container_of(name->name, struct external_name, name[0]);
+		if (unlikely(atomic_dec_and_test(&p->u.count)))
+			kfree_rcu(p, u.head);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(release_dentry_name_snapshot);
+
 static inline void __d_set_inode_and_type(struct dentry *dentry,
 					  struct inode *inode,
 					  unsigned type_flags)
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index e892ae7d89f8..acd3be2cc691 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 {
 	int error;
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL, *trap;
-	const char *old_name;
+	struct name_snapshot old_name;
 
 	trap = lock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 	/* Source or destination directories don't exist? */
@@ -781,19 +781,19 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry) || dentry == trap || d_really_is_positive(dentry))
 		goto exit;
 
-	old_name = fsnotify_oldname_init(old_dentry->d_name.name);
+	take_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name, old_dentry);
 
 	error = simple_rename(d_inode(old_dir), old_dentry, d_inode(new_dir),
 			      dentry, 0);
 	if (error) {
-		fsnotify_oldname_free(old_name);
+		release_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name);
 		goto exit;
 	}
 	d_move(old_dentry, dentry);
-	fsnotify_move(d_inode(old_dir), d_inode(new_dir), old_name,
+	fsnotify_move(d_inode(old_dir), d_inode(new_dir), old_name.name,
 		d_is_dir(old_dentry),
 		NULL, old_dentry);
-	fsnotify_oldname_free(old_name);
+	release_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name);
 	unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 	dput(dentry);
 	return old_dentry;
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index efe53a5d0737..c5588e837b15 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4362,11 +4362,11 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 {
 	int error;
 	bool is_dir = d_is_dir(old_dentry);
-	const unsigned char *old_name;
 	struct inode *source = old_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct inode *target = new_dentry->d_inode;
 	bool new_is_dir = false;
 	unsigned max_links = new_dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
+	struct name_snapshot old_name;
 
 	if (source == target)
 		return 0;
@@ -4413,7 +4413,7 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	old_name = fsnotify_oldname_init(old_dentry->d_name.name);
+	take_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name, old_dentry);
 	dget(new_dentry);
 	if (!is_dir || (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
 		lock_two_nondirectories(source, target);
@@ -4468,14 +4468,14 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		inode_unlock(target);
 	dput(new_dentry);
 	if (!error) {
-		fsnotify_move(old_dir, new_dir, old_name, is_dir,
+		fsnotify_move(old_dir, new_dir, old_name.name, is_dir,
 			      !(flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE) ? target : NULL, old_dentry);
 		if (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE) {
 			fsnotify_move(new_dir, old_dir, old_dentry->d_name.name,
 				      new_is_dir, NULL, new_dentry);
 		}
 	}
-	fsnotify_oldname_free(old_name);
+	release_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name);
 
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 01a9f0f007d4..0c4583b61717 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -161,16 +161,20 @@ int __fsnotify_parent(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask
 	if (unlikely(!fsnotify_inode_watches_children(p_inode)))
 		__fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(p_inode);
 	else if (p_inode->i_fsnotify_mask & mask) {
+		struct name_snapshot name;
+
 		/* we are notifying a parent so come up with the new mask which
 		 * specifies these are events which came from a child. */
 		mask |= FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD;
 
+		take_dentry_name_snapshot(&name, dentry);
 		if (path)
 			ret = fsnotify(p_inode, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH,
-				       dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+				       name.name, 0);
 		else
 			ret = fsnotify(p_inode, mask, dentry->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
-				       dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+				       name.name, 0);
+		release_dentry_name_snapshot(&name);
 	}
 
 	dput(parent);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index d2e38dc6172c..025727bf6797 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -591,5 +591,11 @@ static inline struct inode *d_real_inode(const struct dentry *dentry)
 	return d_backing_inode(d_real((struct dentry *) dentry, NULL, 0));
 }
 
+struct name_snapshot {
+	const char *name;
+	char inline_name[DNAME_INLINE_LEN];
+};
+void take_dentry_name_snapshot(struct name_snapshot *, struct dentry *);
+void release_dentry_name_snapshot(struct name_snapshot *);
 
 #endif	/* __LINUX_DCACHE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index b43d3f5bd9ea..b78aa7ac77ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -293,35 +293,4 @@ static inline void fsnotify_change(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int ia_valid)
 	}
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_FSNOTIFY)	/* notify helpers */
-
-/*
- * fsnotify_oldname_init - save off the old filename before we change it
- */
-static inline const unsigned char *fsnotify_oldname_init(const unsigned char *name)
-{
-	return kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
-/*
- * fsnotify_oldname_free - free the name we got from fsnotify_oldname_init
- */
-static inline void fsnotify_oldname_free(const unsigned char *old_name)
-{
-	kfree(old_name);
-}
-
-#else	/* CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
-
-static inline const char *fsnotify_oldname_init(const unsigned char *name)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline void fsnotify_oldname_free(const unsigned char *old_name)
-{
-}
-
-#endif	/*  CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
-
 #endif	/* _LINUX_FS_NOTIFY_H */