diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 4f52196..0c38604 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -866,33 +866,10 @@
 {
 	struct audit_names *n, *next;
 
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
-	if (context->put_count + context->ino_count != context->name_count) {
-		int i = 0;
-
-		pr_err("%s:%d(:%d): major=%d in_syscall=%d"
-		       " name_count=%d put_count=%d ino_count=%d"
-		       " [NOT freeing]\n", __FILE__, __LINE__,
-		       context->serial, context->major, context->in_syscall,
-		       context->name_count, context->put_count,
-		       context->ino_count);
-		list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-			pr_err("names[%d] = %p = %s\n", i++, n->name,
-			       n->name->name ?: "(null)");
-		}
-		dump_stack();
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG
-	context->put_count  = 0;
-	context->ino_count  = 0;
-#endif
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(n, next, &context->names_list, list) {
 		list_del(&n->list);
-		if (n->name && n->name_put)
-			final_putname(n->name);
+		if (n->name)
+			putname(n->name);
 		if (n->should_free)
 			kfree(n);
 	}
@@ -1711,9 +1688,6 @@
 	list_add_tail(&aname->list, &context->names_list);
 
 	context->name_count++;
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG
-	context->ino_count++;
-#endif
 	return aname;
 }
 
@@ -1734,8 +1708,10 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
 		if (!n->name)
 			continue;
-		if (n->name->uptr == uptr)
+		if (n->name->uptr == uptr) {
+			n->name->refcnt++;
 			return n->name;
+		}
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1752,19 +1728,8 @@
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 	struct audit_names *n;
 
-	if (!context->in_syscall) {
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
-		pr_err("%s:%d(:%d): ignoring getname(%p)\n",
-		       __FILE__, __LINE__, context->serial, name);
-		dump_stack();
-#endif
+	if (!context->in_syscall)
 		return;
-	}
-
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG
-	/* The filename _must_ have a populated ->name */
-	BUG_ON(!name->name);
-#endif
 
 	n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 	if (!n)
@@ -1772,56 +1737,13 @@
 
 	n->name = name;
 	n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
-	n->name_put = true;
 	name->aname = n;
+	name->refcnt++;
 
 	if (!context->pwd.dentry)
 		get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &context->pwd);
 }
 
-/* audit_putname - intercept a putname request
- * @name: name to intercept and delay for putname
- *
- * If we have stored the name from getname in the audit context,
- * then we delay the putname until syscall exit.
- * Called from include/linux/fs.h:putname().
- */
-void audit_putname(struct filename *name)
-{
-	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
-
-	BUG_ON(!context);
-	if (!name->aname || !context->in_syscall) {
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
-		pr_err("%s:%d(:%d): final_putname(%p)\n",
-		       __FILE__, __LINE__, context->serial, name);
-		if (context->name_count) {
-			struct audit_names *n;
-			int i = 0;
-
-			list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list)
-				pr_err("name[%d] = %p = %s\n", i++, n->name,
-				       n->name->name ?: "(null)");
-			}
-#endif
-		final_putname(name);
-	}
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG
-	else {
-		++context->put_count;
-		if (context->put_count > context->name_count) {
-			pr_err("%s:%d(:%d): major=%d in_syscall=%d putname(%p)"
-			       " name_count=%d put_count=%d\n",
-			       __FILE__, __LINE__,
-			       context->serial, context->major,
-			       context->in_syscall, name->name,
-			       context->name_count, context->put_count);
-			dump_stack();
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 /**
  * __audit_inode - store the inode and device from a lookup
  * @name: name being audited
@@ -1842,11 +1764,6 @@
 	if (!name)
 		goto out_alloc;
 
-#if AUDIT_DEBUG
-	/* The struct filename _must_ have a populated ->name */
-	BUG_ON(!name->name);
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * If we have a pointer to an audit_names entry already, then we can
 	 * just use it directly if the type is correct.
@@ -1893,9 +1810,10 @@
 	n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 	if (!n)
 		return;
-	if (name)
-		/* no need to set ->name_put as the original will cleanup */
+	if (name) {
 		n->name = name;
+		name->refcnt++;
+	}
 
 out:
 	if (parent) {
@@ -2000,8 +1918,7 @@
 		if (found_parent) {
 			found_child->name = found_parent->name;
 			found_child->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
-			/* don't call __putname() */
-			found_child->name_put = false;
+			found_child->name->refcnt++;
 		}
 	}