diff --git a/fs/udf/ialloc.c b/fs/udf/ialloc.c
index 6eaf5edf1ea1..e77db621ec89 100644
--- a/fs/udf/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/udf/ialloc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void udf_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	udf_free_blocks(sb, NULL, &UDF_I(inode)->i_location, 0, 1);
 }
 
-struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode, int *err)
+struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct udf_sb_info *sbi = UDF_SB(sb);
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode, int *err)
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 	struct udf_inode_info *dinfo = UDF_I(dir);
 	struct logicalVolIntegrityDescImpUse *lvidiu;
+	int err;
 
 	inode = new_inode(sb);
 
-	if (!inode) {
-		*err = -ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	*err = -ENOSPC;
+	if (!inode)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
 	if (UDF_QUERY_FLAG(inode->i_sb, UDF_FLAG_USE_EXTENDED_FE)) {
@@ -80,21 +78,22 @@ struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode, int *err)
 	}
 	if (!iinfo->i_ext.i_data) {
 		iput(inode);
-		*err = -ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
+	err = -ENOSPC;
 	block = udf_new_block(dir->i_sb, NULL,
 			      dinfo->i_location.partitionReferenceNum,
-			      start, err);
-	if (*err) {
+			      start, &err);
+	if (err) {
 		iput(inode);
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	lvidiu = udf_sb_lvidiu(sb);
 	if (lvidiu) {
 		iinfo->i_unique = lvid_get_unique_id(sb);
+		inode->i_generation = iinfo->i_unique;
 		mutex_lock(&sbi->s_alloc_mutex);
 		if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 			le32_add_cpu(&lvidiu->numDirs, 1);
@@ -123,9 +122,12 @@ struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode, int *err)
 		iinfo->i_alloc_type = ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_LONG;
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime =
 		iinfo->i_crtime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
-	insert_inode_hash(inode);
+	if (unlikely(insert_inode_locked(inode) < 0)) {
+		make_bad_inode(inode);
+		iput(inode);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	}
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
-	*err = 0;
 	return inode;
 }
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 236cd48184c2..08598843288f 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static umode_t udf_convert_permissions(struct fileEntry *);
 static int udf_update_inode(struct inode *, int);
-static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *, struct buffer_head *);
 static int udf_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
 static int udf_alloc_i_data(struct inode *inode, size_t size);
 static sector_t inode_getblk(struct inode *, sector_t, int *, int *);
@@ -1271,12 +1270,33 @@ int udf_setsize(struct inode *inode, loff_t newsize)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __udf_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
+/*
+ * Maximum length of linked list formed by ICB hierarchy. The chosen number is
+ * arbitrary - just that we hopefully don't limit any real use of rewritten
+ * inode on write-once media but avoid looping for too long on corrupted media.
+ */
+#define UDF_MAX_ICB_NESTING 1024
+
+static int udf_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	struct fileEntry *fe;
+	struct extendedFileEntry *efe;
 	uint16_t ident;
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
+	struct udf_sb_info *sbi = UDF_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct kernel_lb_addr *iloc = &iinfo->i_location;
+	unsigned int link_count;
+	unsigned int indirections = 0;
+	int ret = -EIO;
+
+reread:
+	if (iloc->logicalBlockNum >=
+	    sbi->s_partmaps[iloc->partitionReferenceNum].s_partition_len) {
+		udf_debug("block=%d, partition=%d out of range\n",
+			  iloc->logicalBlockNum, iloc->partitionReferenceNum);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Set defaults, but the inode is still incomplete!
@@ -1290,78 +1310,54 @@ static void __udf_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	 *      i_nlink = 1
 	 *      i_op = NULL;
 	 */
-	bh = udf_read_ptagged(inode->i_sb, &iinfo->i_location, 0, &ident);
+	bh = udf_read_ptagged(inode->i_sb, iloc, 0, &ident);
 	if (!bh) {
 		udf_err(inode->i_sb, "(ino %ld) failed !bh\n", inode->i_ino);
-		make_bad_inode(inode);
-		return;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (ident != TAG_IDENT_FE && ident != TAG_IDENT_EFE &&
 	    ident != TAG_IDENT_USE) {
 		udf_err(inode->i_sb, "(ino %ld) failed ident=%d\n",
 			inode->i_ino, ident);
-		brelse(bh);
-		make_bad_inode(inode);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	fe = (struct fileEntry *)bh->b_data;
+	efe = (struct extendedFileEntry *)bh->b_data;
 
 	if (fe->icbTag.strategyType == cpu_to_le16(4096)) {
 		struct buffer_head *ibh;
 
-		ibh = udf_read_ptagged(inode->i_sb, &iinfo->i_location, 1,
-					&ident);
+		ibh = udf_read_ptagged(inode->i_sb, iloc, 1, &ident);
 		if (ident == TAG_IDENT_IE && ibh) {
-			struct buffer_head *nbh = NULL;
 			struct kernel_lb_addr loc;
 			struct indirectEntry *ie;
 
 			ie = (struct indirectEntry *)ibh->b_data;
 			loc = lelb_to_cpu(ie->indirectICB.extLocation);
 
-			if (ie->indirectICB.extLength &&
-				(nbh = udf_read_ptagged(inode->i_sb, &loc, 0,
-							&ident))) {
-				if (ident == TAG_IDENT_FE ||
-					ident == TAG_IDENT_EFE) {
-					memcpy(&iinfo->i_location,
-						&loc,
-						sizeof(struct kernel_lb_addr));
-					brelse(bh);
-					brelse(ibh);
-					brelse(nbh);
-					__udf_read_inode(inode);
-					return;
+			if (ie->indirectICB.extLength) {
+				brelse(ibh);
+				memcpy(&iinfo->i_location, &loc,
+				       sizeof(struct kernel_lb_addr));
+				if (++indirections > UDF_MAX_ICB_NESTING) {
+					udf_err(inode->i_sb,
+						"too many ICBs in ICB hierarchy"
+						" (max %d supported)\n",
+						UDF_MAX_ICB_NESTING);
+					goto out;
 				}
-				brelse(nbh);
+				brelse(bh);
+				goto reread;
 			}
 		}
 		brelse(ibh);
 	} else if (fe->icbTag.strategyType != cpu_to_le16(4)) {
 		udf_err(inode->i_sb, "unsupported strategy type: %d\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(fe->icbTag.strategyType));
-		brelse(bh);
-		make_bad_inode(inode);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
-	udf_fill_inode(inode, bh);
-
-	brelse(bh);
-}
-
-static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	struct fileEntry *fe;
-	struct extendedFileEntry *efe;
-	struct udf_sb_info *sbi = UDF_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
-	unsigned int link_count;
-
-	fe = (struct fileEntry *)bh->b_data;
-	efe = (struct extendedFileEntry *)bh->b_data;
-
 	if (fe->icbTag.strategyType == cpu_to_le16(4))
 		iinfo->i_strat4096 = 0;
 	else /* if (fe->icbTag.strategyType == cpu_to_le16(4096)) */
@@ -1378,11 +1374,10 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	if (fe->descTag.tagIdent == cpu_to_le16(TAG_IDENT_EFE)) {
 		iinfo->i_efe = 1;
 		iinfo->i_use = 0;
-		if (udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
-					sizeof(struct extendedFileEntry))) {
-			make_bad_inode(inode);
-			return;
-		}
+		ret = udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
+					sizeof(struct extendedFileEntry));
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 		memcpy(iinfo->i_ext.i_data,
 		       bh->b_data + sizeof(struct extendedFileEntry),
 		       inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
@@ -1390,11 +1385,10 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	} else if (fe->descTag.tagIdent == cpu_to_le16(TAG_IDENT_FE)) {
 		iinfo->i_efe = 0;
 		iinfo->i_use = 0;
-		if (udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
-						sizeof(struct fileEntry))) {
-			make_bad_inode(inode);
-			return;
-		}
+		ret = udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
+						sizeof(struct fileEntry));
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 		memcpy(iinfo->i_ext.i_data,
 		       bh->b_data + sizeof(struct fileEntry),
 		       inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - sizeof(struct fileEntry));
@@ -1404,18 +1398,18 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		iinfo->i_lenAlloc = le32_to_cpu(
 				((struct unallocSpaceEntry *)bh->b_data)->
 				 lengthAllocDescs);
-		if (udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
-					sizeof(struct unallocSpaceEntry))) {
-			make_bad_inode(inode);
-			return;
-		}
+		ret = udf_alloc_i_data(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
+					sizeof(struct unallocSpaceEntry));
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 		memcpy(iinfo->i_ext.i_data,
 		       bh->b_data + sizeof(struct unallocSpaceEntry),
 		       inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
 					sizeof(struct unallocSpaceEntry));
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+	ret = -EIO;
 	read_lock(&sbi->s_cred_lock);
 	i_uid_write(inode, le32_to_cpu(fe->uid));
 	if (!uid_valid(inode->i_uid) ||
@@ -1441,8 +1435,10 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	read_unlock(&sbi->s_cred_lock);
 
 	link_count = le16_to_cpu(fe->fileLinkCount);
-	if (!link_count)
-		link_count = 1;
+	if (!link_count) {
+		ret = -ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	set_nlink(inode, link_count);
 
 	inode->i_size = le64_to_cpu(fe->informationLength);
@@ -1488,6 +1484,7 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		iinfo->i_lenAlloc = le32_to_cpu(efe->lengthAllocDescs);
 		iinfo->i_checkpoint = le32_to_cpu(efe->checkpoint);
 	}
+	inode->i_generation = iinfo->i_unique;
 
 	switch (fe->icbTag.fileType) {
 	case ICBTAG_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
@@ -1537,8 +1534,7 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	default:
 		udf_err(inode->i_sb, "(ino %ld) failed unknown file type=%d\n",
 			inode->i_ino, fe->icbTag.fileType);
-		make_bad_inode(inode);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		struct deviceSpec *dsea =
@@ -1549,8 +1545,12 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 				      le32_to_cpu(dsea->minorDeviceIdent)));
 			/* Developer ID ??? */
 		} else
-			make_bad_inode(inode);
+			goto out;
 	}
+	ret = 0;
+out:
+	brelse(bh);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int udf_alloc_i_data(struct inode *inode, size_t size)
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ static int udf_update_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 		     FE_PERM_U_DELETE | FE_PERM_U_CHATTR));
 	fe->permissions = cpu_to_le32(udfperms);
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_nlink > 0)
 		fe->fileLinkCount = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_nlink - 1);
 	else
 		fe->fileLinkCount = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_nlink);
@@ -1830,32 +1830,23 @@ struct inode *udf_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct kernel_lb_addr *ino)
 {
 	unsigned long block = udf_get_lb_pblock(sb, ino, 0);
 	struct inode *inode = iget_locked(sb, block);
+	int err;
 
 	if (!inode)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
-		memcpy(&UDF_I(inode)->i_location, ino, sizeof(struct kernel_lb_addr));
-		__udf_read_inode(inode);
-		unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	}
-
-	if (is_bad_inode(inode))
-		goto out_iput;
-
-	if (ino->logicalBlockNum >= UDF_SB(sb)->
-			s_partmaps[ino->partitionReferenceNum].s_partition_len) {
-		udf_debug("block=%d, partition=%d out of range\n",
-			  ino->logicalBlockNum, ino->partitionReferenceNum);
-		make_bad_inode(inode);
-		goto out_iput;
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
+		return inode;
+
+	memcpy(&UDF_I(inode)->i_location, ino, sizeof(struct kernel_lb_addr));
+	err = udf_read_inode(inode);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		iget_failed(inode);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 
 	return inode;
-
- out_iput:
-	iput(inode);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 int udf_add_aext(struct inode *inode, struct extent_position *epos,
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 83a06001742b..c12e260fd6c4 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -270,9 +270,8 @@ static struct dentry *udf_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 						NULL, 0),
 		};
 		inode = udf_iget(dir->i_sb, lb);
-		if (!inode) {
-			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(inode))
+			return inode;
 	} else
 #endif /* UDF_RECOVERY */
 
@@ -285,9 +284,8 @@ static struct dentry *udf_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 		loc = lelb_to_cpu(cfi.icb.extLocation);
 		inode = udf_iget(dir->i_sb, &loc);
-		if (!inode) {
-			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(inode))
+			return ERR_CAST(inode);
 	}
 
 	return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
@@ -550,32 +548,18 @@ static int udf_delete_entry(struct inode *inode, struct fileIdentDesc *fi,
 	return udf_write_fi(inode, cfi, fi, fibh, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static int udf_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
-		      bool excl)
+static int udf_add_nondir(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
+	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
+	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
 	struct udf_fileident_bh fibh;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	struct fileIdentDesc cfi, *fi;
 	int err;
-	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
-
-	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode, &err);
-	if (!inode) {
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
-	if (iinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
-		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_adinicb_aops;
-	else
-		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_aops;
-	inode->i_op = &udf_file_inode_operations;
-	inode->i_fop = &udf_file_operations;
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
-	if (!fi) {
+	if (unlikely(!fi)) {
 		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -589,23 +573,21 @@ static int udf_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
 		brelse(fibh.ebh);
 	brelse(fibh.sbh);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int udf_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
+static int udf_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
+		      bool excl)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
-	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
-	int err;
+	struct inode *inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode);
 
-	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode, &err);
-	if (!inode)
-		return err;
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
-	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
-	if (iinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
+	if (UDF_I(inode)->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
 		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_adinicb_aops;
 	else
 		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_aops;
@@ -613,7 +595,25 @@ static int udf_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	inode->i_fop = &udf_file_operations;
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
+	return udf_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
+}
+
+static int udf_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
+
+	if (UDF_I(inode)->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
+		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_adinicb_aops;
+	else
+		inode->i_data.a_ops = &udf_aops;
+	inode->i_op = &udf_file_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_fop = &udf_file_operations;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -621,44 +621,16 @@ static int udf_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		     dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct udf_fileident_bh fibh;
-	struct fileIdentDesc cfi, *fi;
-	int err;
-	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 
 	if (!old_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = -EIO;
-	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode, &err);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out;
+	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
-	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
 	init_special_inode(inode, mode, rdev);
-	fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
-	if (!fi) {
-		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-		iput(inode);
-		return err;
-	}
-	cfi.icb.extLength = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
-	cfi.icb.extLocation = cpu_to_lelb(iinfo->i_location);
-	*(__le32 *)((struct allocDescImpUse *)cfi.icb.impUse)->impUse =
-		cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_unique & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFUL);
-	udf_write_fi(dir, &cfi, fi, &fibh, NULL, NULL);
-	if (UDF_I(dir)->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
-		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-
-	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
-		brelse(fibh.ebh);
-	brelse(fibh.sbh);
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	err = 0;
-
-out:
-	return err;
+	return udf_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
 }
 
 static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
@@ -670,10 +642,9 @@ static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	struct udf_inode_info *dinfo = UDF_I(dir);
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 
-	err = -EIO;
-	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, S_IFDIR | mode, &err);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out;
+	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, S_IFDIR | mode);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
 	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
 	inode->i_op = &udf_dir_inode_operations;
@@ -681,6 +652,7 @@ static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	fi = udf_add_entry(inode, NULL, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
 	if (!fi) {
 		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -699,6 +671,7 @@ static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	if (!fi) {
 		clear_nlink(inode);
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -710,6 +683,7 @@ static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	udf_write_fi(dir, &cfi, fi, &fibh, NULL, NULL);
 	inc_nlink(dir);
 	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
 		brelse(fibh.ebh);
@@ -876,14 +850,11 @@ static int udf_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 static int udf_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		       const char *symname)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
+	struct inode *inode = udf_new_inode(dir, S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO);
 	struct pathComponent *pc;
 	const char *compstart;
-	struct udf_fileident_bh fibh;
 	struct extent_position epos = {};
 	int eoffset, elen = 0;
-	struct fileIdentDesc *fi;
-	struct fileIdentDesc cfi;
 	uint8_t *ea;
 	int err;
 	int block;
@@ -892,9 +863,8 @@ static int udf_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 
-	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, &err);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out;
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
 	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
 	down_write(&iinfo->i_data_sem);
@@ -1012,32 +982,15 @@ static int udf_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	up_write(&iinfo->i_data_sem);
 
-	fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
-	if (!fi)
-		goto out_fail;
-	cfi.icb.extLength = cpu_to_le32(sb->s_blocksize);
-	cfi.icb.extLocation = cpu_to_lelb(iinfo->i_location);
-	if (UDF_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_lvid_bh) {
-		*(__le32 *)((struct allocDescImpUse *)cfi.icb.impUse)->impUse =
-			cpu_to_le32(lvid_get_unique_id(sb));
-	}
-	udf_write_fi(dir, &cfi, fi, &fibh, NULL, NULL);
-	if (UDF_I(dir)->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
-		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
-	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
-		brelse(fibh.ebh);
-	brelse(fibh.sbh);
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	err = 0;
-
+	err = udf_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
 out:
 	kfree(name);
 	return err;
 
 out_no_entry:
 	up_write(&iinfo->i_data_sem);
-out_fail:
 	inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	iput(inode);
 	goto out;
 }
@@ -1222,7 +1175,7 @@ static struct dentry *udf_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	struct udf_fileident_bh fibh;
 
 	if (!udf_find_entry(child->d_inode, &dotdot, &fibh, &cfi))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 
 	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
 		brelse(fibh.ebh);
@@ -1230,12 +1183,10 @@ static struct dentry *udf_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 
 	tloc = lelb_to_cpu(cfi.icb.extLocation);
 	inode = udf_iget(child->d_inode->i_sb, &tloc);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
 	return d_obtain_alias(inode);
-out_unlock:
-	return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 }
 
 
@@ -1252,8 +1203,8 @@ static struct dentry *udf_nfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, u32 block,
 	loc.partitionReferenceNum = partref;
 	inode = udf_iget(sb, &loc);
 
-	if (inode == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
 	if (generation && inode->i_generation != generation) {
 		iput(inode);
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 813da94d447b..5401fc33f5cc 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -961,12 +961,14 @@ struct inode *udf_find_metadata_inode_efe(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	metadata_fe = udf_iget(sb, &addr);
 
-	if (metadata_fe == NULL)
+	if (IS_ERR(metadata_fe)) {
 		udf_warn(sb, "metadata inode efe not found\n");
-	else if (UDF_I(metadata_fe)->i_alloc_type != ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT) {
+		return metadata_fe;
+	}
+	if (UDF_I(metadata_fe)->i_alloc_type != ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT) {
 		udf_warn(sb, "metadata inode efe does not have short allocation descriptors!\n");
 		iput(metadata_fe);
-		metadata_fe = NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
 	return metadata_fe;
@@ -978,6 +980,7 @@ static int udf_load_metadata_files(struct super_block *sb, int partition)
 	struct udf_part_map *map;
 	struct udf_meta_data *mdata;
 	struct kernel_lb_addr addr;
+	struct inode *fe;
 
 	map = &sbi->s_partmaps[partition];
 	mdata = &map->s_type_specific.s_metadata;
@@ -986,22 +989,24 @@ static int udf_load_metadata_files(struct super_block *sb, int partition)
 	udf_debug("Metadata file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
 		  mdata->s_meta_file_loc, map->s_partition_num);
 
-	mdata->s_metadata_fe = udf_find_metadata_inode_efe(sb,
-		mdata->s_meta_file_loc, map->s_partition_num);
-
-	if (mdata->s_metadata_fe == NULL) {
+	fe = udf_find_metadata_inode_efe(sb, mdata->s_meta_file_loc,
+					 map->s_partition_num);
+	if (IS_ERR(fe)) {
 		/* mirror file entry */
 		udf_debug("Mirror metadata file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
 			  mdata->s_mirror_file_loc, map->s_partition_num);
 
-		mdata->s_mirror_fe = udf_find_metadata_inode_efe(sb,
-			mdata->s_mirror_file_loc, map->s_partition_num);
+		fe = udf_find_metadata_inode_efe(sb, mdata->s_mirror_file_loc,
+						 map->s_partition_num);
 
-		if (mdata->s_mirror_fe == NULL) {
+		if (IS_ERR(fe)) {
 			udf_err(sb, "Both metadata and mirror metadata inode efe can not found\n");
-			return -EIO;
+			return PTR_ERR(fe);
 		}
-	}
+		mdata->s_mirror_fe = fe;
+	} else
+		mdata->s_metadata_fe = fe;
+
 
 	/*
 	 * bitmap file entry
@@ -1015,15 +1020,16 @@ static int udf_load_metadata_files(struct super_block *sb, int partition)
 		udf_debug("Bitmap file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
 			  addr.logicalBlockNum, addr.partitionReferenceNum);
 
-		mdata->s_bitmap_fe = udf_iget(sb, &addr);
-		if (mdata->s_bitmap_fe == NULL) {
+		fe = udf_iget(sb, &addr);
+		if (IS_ERR(fe)) {
 			if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
 				udf_warn(sb, "bitmap inode efe not found but it's ok since the disc is mounted read-only\n");
 			else {
 				udf_err(sb, "bitmap inode efe not found and attempted read-write mount\n");
-				return -EIO;
+				return PTR_ERR(fe);
 			}
-		}
+		} else
+			mdata->s_bitmap_fe = fe;
 	}
 
 	udf_debug("udf_load_metadata_files Ok\n");
@@ -1111,13 +1117,15 @@ static int udf_fill_partdesc_info(struct super_block *sb,
 				phd->unallocSpaceTable.extPosition),
 			.partitionReferenceNum = p_index,
 		};
+		struct inode *inode;
 
-		map->s_uspace.s_table = udf_iget(sb, &loc);
-		if (!map->s_uspace.s_table) {
+		inode = udf_iget(sb, &loc);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			udf_debug("cannot load unallocSpaceTable (part %d)\n",
 				  p_index);
-			return -EIO;
+			return PTR_ERR(inode);
 		}
+		map->s_uspace.s_table = inode;
 		map->s_partition_flags |= UDF_PART_FLAG_UNALLOC_TABLE;
 		udf_debug("unallocSpaceTable (part %d) @ %ld\n",
 			  p_index, map->s_uspace.s_table->i_ino);
@@ -1144,14 +1152,15 @@ static int udf_fill_partdesc_info(struct super_block *sb,
 				phd->freedSpaceTable.extPosition),
 			.partitionReferenceNum = p_index,
 		};
+		struct inode *inode;
 
-		map->s_fspace.s_table = udf_iget(sb, &loc);
-		if (!map->s_fspace.s_table) {
+		inode = udf_iget(sb, &loc);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			udf_debug("cannot load freedSpaceTable (part %d)\n",
 				  p_index);
-			return -EIO;
+			return PTR_ERR(inode);
 		}
-
+		map->s_fspace.s_table = inode;
 		map->s_partition_flags |= UDF_PART_FLAG_FREED_TABLE;
 		udf_debug("freedSpaceTable (part %d) @ %ld\n",
 			  p_index, map->s_fspace.s_table->i_ino);
@@ -1178,6 +1187,7 @@ static void udf_find_vat_block(struct super_block *sb, int p_index,
 	struct udf_part_map *map = &sbi->s_partmaps[p_index];
 	sector_t vat_block;
 	struct kernel_lb_addr ino;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
 	/*
 	 * VAT file entry is in the last recorded block. Some broken disks have
@@ -1186,10 +1196,13 @@ static void udf_find_vat_block(struct super_block *sb, int p_index,
 	ino.partitionReferenceNum = type1_index;
 	for (vat_block = start_block;
 	     vat_block >= map->s_partition_root &&
-	     vat_block >= start_block - 3 &&
-	     !sbi->s_vat_inode; vat_block--) {
+	     vat_block >= start_block - 3; vat_block--) {
 		ino.logicalBlockNum = vat_block - map->s_partition_root;
-		sbi->s_vat_inode = udf_iget(sb, &ino);
+		inode = udf_iget(sb, &ino);
+		if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
+			sbi->s_vat_inode = inode;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2205,10 +2218,10 @@ static int udf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *options, int silent)
 	/* assign inodes by physical block number */
 	/* perhaps it's not extensible enough, but for now ... */
 	inode = udf_iget(sb, &rootdir);
-	if (!inode) {
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		udf_err(sb, "Error in udf_iget, block=%d, partition=%d\n",
 		       rootdir.logicalBlockNum, rootdir.partitionReferenceNum);
-		ret = -EIO;
+		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index be7dabbbcb49..742557be9936 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ extern int udf_expand_file_adinicb(struct inode *);
 extern struct buffer_head *udf_expand_dir_adinicb(struct inode *, int *, int *);
 extern struct buffer_head *udf_bread(struct inode *, int, int, int *);
 extern int udf_setsize(struct inode *, loff_t);
-extern void udf_read_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void udf_evict_inode(struct inode *);
 extern int udf_write_inode(struct inode *, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern long udf_block_map(struct inode *, sector_t);
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ extern int udf_CS0toUTF8(struct ustr *, const struct ustr *);
 
 /* ialloc.c */
 extern void udf_free_inode(struct inode *);
-extern struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *, umode_t, int *);
+extern struct inode *udf_new_inode(struct inode *, umode_t);
 
 /* truncate.c */
 extern void udf_truncate_tail_extent(struct inode *);