diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index 3ca0d25eef1d529f82da3ec83d1644c331d629f6..5738df22377539af543e971dc5cd55f96787f304 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: dir.c,v 1.86 2005/07/06 12:13:09 dwmw2 Exp $
+ * $Id: dir.c,v 1.87 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, const char
 		return PTR_ERR(fn);
 	}
 
-	/* We use f->dents field to store the target path. */
-	f->dents = kmalloc(targetlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!f->dents) {
+	/* We use f->target field to store the target path. */
+	f->target = kmalloc(targetlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!f->target) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't allocate %d bytes of memory\n", targetlen + 1);
 		up(&f->sem);
 		jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, const char
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(f->dents, target, targetlen + 1);
-	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_symlink: symlink's target '%s' cached\n", (char *)f->dents));
+	memcpy(f->target, target, targetlen + 1);
+	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_symlink: symlink's target '%s' cached\n", (char *)f->target));
 
 	/* No data here. Only a metadata node, which will be 
 	   obsoleted by the first data write
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
index d900c8929b09983cca227d2deeb1658ac0913b0b..0fc952eaf8c8d439c1d6ab44b08b6991c8a1612c 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: os-linux.h,v 1.58 2005/07/12 02:34:35 tpoynor Exp $
+ * $Id: os-linux.h,v 1.59 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static inline void jffs2_init_inode_info(struct jffs2_inode_info *f)
 	f->fragtree = RB_ROOT;
 	f->metadata = NULL;
 	f->dents = NULL;
+	f->target = NULL;
 	f->flags = 0;
 	f->usercompr = 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index cf39bcf3e3cf6634bf091b499836749f2deeeaf1..49da1a6cfc81d69a892bf94165d45ee12e68bf91 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: readinode.c,v 1.126 2005/07/17 06:56:21 dedekind Exp $
+ * $Id: readinode.c,v 1.127 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -547,11 +547,10 @@ static int jffs2_do_read_inode_internal(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 
 		if (f->inocache->state != INO_STATE_CHECKING) {
 			/* Symlink's inode data is the target path. Read it and
-			 * keep in RAM to facilitate quick follow symlink operation.
-			 * We use f->dents field to store the target path, which
-			 * is somewhat ugly. */
-			f->dents = kmalloc(je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!f->dents) {
+			 * keep in RAM to facilitate quick follow symlink
+			 * operation. */
+			f->target = kmalloc(je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!f->target) {
 				printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't allocate %d bytes of memory "
 						"for the symlink target path cache\n",
 						je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize));
@@ -561,21 +560,21 @@ static int jffs2_do_read_inode_internal(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 			}
 			
 			ret = jffs2_flash_read(c, ref_offset(fn->raw) + sizeof(*latest_node),
-						je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize), &retlen, (char *)f->dents);
+						je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize), &retlen, (char *)f->target);
 			
 			if (ret  || retlen != je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)) {
 				if (retlen != je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize))
 					ret = -EIO;
-				kfree(f->dents);
-				f->dents = NULL;
+				kfree(f->target);
+				f->target = NULL;
 				up(&f->sem);
 				jffs2_do_clear_inode(c, f);
 				return -ret;
 			}
 
-			((char *)f->dents)[je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)] = '\0';
+			f->target[je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)] = '\0';
 			D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_do_read_inode(): symlink's target '%s' cached\n",
-						(char *)f->dents));
+						f->target));
 		}
 		
 		/* fall through... */
@@ -638,20 +637,16 @@ void jffs2_do_clear_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_info *f)
 
 	jffs2_kill_fragtree(&f->fragtree, deleted?c:NULL);
 
-	/* For symlink inodes we us f->dents to store the target path name */
-	if (S_ISLNK(OFNI_EDONI_2SFFJ(f)->i_mode)) {
-		if (f->dents) {
-			kfree(f->dents);
-			f->dents = NULL;
-		}
-	} else {
-		fds = f->dents;
-
-		while(fds) {
-			fd = fds;
-			fds = fd->next;
-			jffs2_free_full_dirent(fd);
-		}
+	if (f->target) {
+		kfree(f->target);
+		f->target = NULL;
+	}
+	
+	fds = f->dents;
+	while(fds) {
+		fd = fds;
+		fds = fd->next;
+		jffs2_free_full_dirent(fd);
 	}
 
 	if (f->inocache && f->inocache->state != INO_STATE_CHECKING) {
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
index 82ef484f5e12337ba1cc190e30275e0ebe7a9e16..6fd5ee4f90b737af87395ad8ba9ee4fc03f03832 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.16 2005/03/01 10:50:48 dedekind Exp $
+ * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.18 2005/11/06 11:03:27 gleixner Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -30,35 +30,33 @@ struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode);
-	char *p = (char *)f->dents;
-	
+	char *p = (char *)f->target;
+
 	/*
 	 * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we
-	 * use is f->dents which in case of the symlink inode points to the
-	 * symlink's target path.
+	 * use is f->target.
 	 *
-	 * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->dents has
+	 * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->target has
 	 * to point to the target path.
-	 * 2. Nobody uses f->dents (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
-	 * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->dents. But
+	 * 2. Nobody uses f->target (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
+	 * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->target. But
 	 * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has
-	 * stopped using our f->dents string which we provide by means of
+	 * stopped using our f->target string which we provide by means of
 	 * nd_set_link() call.
 	 */
 	
 	if (!p) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n");
 		p = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-	} else {
-		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->dents));
 	}
+	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->target));
 
 	nd_set_link(nd, p);
 	
 	/*
-	 * We unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->dents string. This is safe
-	 * since the only way that may cause f->dents to be changed is iput() operation.
-	 * But VFS will not use f->dents after iput() has been called.
+	 * We will unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->target string. This is safe
+	 * since the only way that may cause f->target to be changed is iput() operation.
+	 * But VFS will not use f->target after iput() has been called.
 	 */
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
index 6dbb1cce66460504deeb0bd15245eadfe3ed64ec..a5db884ec607a2626982a6d791ec9e72c5dfa23d 100644
--- a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: jffs2_fs_i.h,v 1.17 2004/11/11 23:51:27 dwmw2 Exp $ */
+/* $Id: jffs2_fs_i.h,v 1.18 2005/07/17 11:13:48 dedekind Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef _JFFS2_FS_I
 #define _JFFS2_FS_I
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct jffs2_inode_info {
 	/* Directory entries */
 	struct jffs2_full_dirent *dents;
 
+	/* The target path if this is the inode of a symlink */
+	unsigned char *target;
+
 	/* Some stuff we just have to keep in-core at all times, for each inode. */
 	struct jffs2_inode_cache *inocache;