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diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index efea5a6..1c812e8 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t dev)
 
 	if (inode) {
 		inode->i_mode = mode;
-		inode->i_uid = 0;
-		inode->i_gid = 0;
-		inode->i_blocks = 0;
 		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		default:
@@ -159,25 +156,18 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	 * block. A pointer to that is in the struct vfsmount that we
 	 * have around.
 	 */
-	if (!parent ) {
-		if (mount && mount->mnt_sb) {
-			parent = mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!parent) {
-		pr_debug("securityfs: Ah! can not find a parent!\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
+	if (!parent)
+		parent = mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	*dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
-	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+	if (!IS_ERR(*dentry)) {
 		if ((mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
 			error = mkdir(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
 		else
 			error = create(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
 	} else
-		error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		error = PTR_ERR(*dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	return error;
@@ -205,12 +195,11 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here).  If an error occurs, %NULL is returned.
+ * you are responsible here).  If an error occurs, the function will return
+ * the erorr value (via ERR_PTR).
  *
  * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
- * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
- * code.
+ * returned.
  */
 struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
@@ -291,7 +280,7 @@ void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent;
 
-	if (!dentry)
+	if (!dentry || IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return;
 
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;