diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index bfc28abe1cb..31ee06590de 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static struct dentry *afs_mntpt_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 				       struct dentry *dentry,
 				       struct nameidata *nd);
 static int afs_mntpt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
-static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
+static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 
 struct file_operations afs_mntpt_file_operations = {
 	.open		= afs_mntpt_open,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *afs_mntpt_do_automount(struct dentry *mntpt)
 /*
  * follow a link from a mountpoint directory, thus causing it to be mounted
  */
-static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *newmnt;
 	struct dentry *old_dentry;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	newmnt = afs_mntpt_do_automount(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(newmnt)) {
 		path_release(nd);
-		return PTR_ERR(newmnt);
+		return (void *)newmnt;
 	}
 
 	old_dentry = nd->dentry;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	kleave(" = %d", err);
-	return err;
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 } /* end afs_mntpt_follow_link() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
index c265a66edf0..2ea2c98fd84 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static int autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct autofs_info *ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)ino->u.symlink);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index de5bb280a82..abf950e5b64 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static struct inode *befs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 static void befs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode);
 static int befs_init_inodecache(void);
 static void befs_destroy_inodecache(void);
-static int befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
-static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void *befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *, void *);
 static int befs_utf2nls(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
 			char **out, int *out_len);
 static int befs_nls2utf(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
@@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	befs_inode_info *befs_ino = BEFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	if (befs_ino->i_flags & BEFS_LONG_SYMLINK) {
diff --git a/fs/devfs/base.c b/fs/devfs/base.c
index 1ecfe1f184d..8b679b67e5e 100644
--- a/fs/devfs/base.c
+++ b/fs/devfs/base.c
@@ -2491,11 +2491,11 @@ static int devfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	return 0;
 }				/*  End Function devfs_mknod  */
 
-static int devfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *devfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct devfs_entry *p = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, p ? p->u.symlink.linkname : ERR_PTR(-ENODEV));
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }				/*  End Function devfs_follow_link  */
 
 static struct inode_operations devfs_iops = {
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
index ac677ab262b..b20c3efa364 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "vxfs_inode.h"
 
 
-static int	vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void *	vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 
 static int	vxfs_immed_readpage(struct file *, struct page *);
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *dp, struct nameidata *np)
 {
 	struct vxfs_inode_info		*vip = VXFS_INO(dp->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(np, vip->vii_immed.vi_immed);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
index 073633e11ea..82ef484f5e1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include "nodelist.h"
 
-static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
+static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 
 struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 {	
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 	.setattr =	jffs2_setattr
 };
 
-static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+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;
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	 * 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.
 	 */
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/symlink.c b/fs/jfs/symlink.c
index 287d8d6c3cf..16477b3835e 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/symlink.c
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 #include "jfs_inode.h"
 #include "jfs_xattr.h"
 
-static int jfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *jfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char *s = JFS_IP(dentry->d_inode)->i_inline;
 	nd_set_link(nd, s);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations jfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index ace151fa487..491f2d9f89a 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static struct file_operations proc_seccomp_operations = {
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SECCOMP */
 
-static int proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error = -EACCES;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static int proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &nd->dentry, &nd->mnt);
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
 out:
-	return error;
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 static int do_proc_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
@@ -1692,11 +1692,11 @@ static int proc_self_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer,
 	return vfs_readlink(dentry,buffer,buflen,tmp);
 }
 
-static int proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char tmp[30];
 	sprintf(tmp, "%d", current->tgid);
-	return vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp);
+	return ERR_PTR(vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp));
 }	
 
 static struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 6c6315d0402..abe8920313f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ static void release_inode_number(unsigned int inum)
 	spin_unlock(&proc_inum_lock);
 }
 
-static int proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	nd_set_link(nd, PDE(dentry->d_inode)->data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
index 8b069e06433..0c64bc3a012 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int smb_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
 	return smb_proc_symlink(server_from_dentry(dentry), dentry, oldname);
 }
 
-static int smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char *link = __getname();
 	DEBUG1("followlink of %s/%s\n", DENTRY_PATH(dentry));
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ static int smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		}
 	}
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))
diff --git a/fs/sysv/symlink.c b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
index ed637db2dcb..b85ce61d635 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #include "sysv.h"
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 
-static int sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)SYSV_I(dentry->d_inode)->i_data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/ufs/symlink.c b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
index a0e49149098..337512ed578 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/ufs_fs.h>
 
-static int ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct ufs_inode_info *p = UFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char*)p->i_u1.i_symlink);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 407e9935939..f252605514e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ linvfs_rename(
  * we need to be very careful about how much stack we use.
  * uio is kmalloced for this reason...
  */
-STATIC int
+STATIC void *
 linvfs_follow_link(
 	struct dentry		*dentry,
 	struct nameidata	*nd)
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ linvfs_follow_link(
 	link = (char *)kmalloc(MAXNAMELEN+1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!link) {
 		nd_set_link(nd, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM));
-		return 0;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	uio = (uio_t *)kmalloc(sizeof(uio_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uio) {
 		kfree(link);
 		nd_set_link(nd, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM));
-		return 0;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	vp = LINVFS_GET_VP(dentry->d_inode);
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ linvfs_follow_link(
 	kfree(uio);
 
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void linvfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void linvfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))