diff --git a/security/apparmor/audit.c b/security/apparmor/audit.c
index bcd28d8..0c81ff64 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/audit.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/audit.c
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@
 
 	if (aa_g_audit_header) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, "apparmor=");
-		audit_log_string(ab, aa_audit_type[sa->aad->type]);
+		audit_log_string(ab, aa_audit_type[aad(sa)->type]);
 	}
 
-	if (sa->aad->op) {
+	if (aad(sa)->op) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " operation=");
-		audit_log_string(ab, sa->aad->op);
+		audit_log_string(ab, aad(sa)->op);
 	}
 
-	if (sa->aad->info) {
+	if (aad(sa)->info) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " info=");
-		audit_log_string(ab, sa->aad->info);
-		if (sa->aad->error)
-			audit_log_format(ab, " error=%d", sa->aad->error);
+		audit_log_string(ab, aad(sa)->info);
+		if (aad(sa)->error)
+			audit_log_format(ab, " error=%d", aad(sa)->error);
 	}
 
-	if (sa->aad->profile) {
-		struct aa_profile *profile = sa->aad->profile;
+	if (aad(sa)->profile) {
+		struct aa_profile *profile = aad(sa)->profile;
 		if (profile->ns != root_ns) {
 			audit_log_format(ab, " namespace=");
 			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, profile->ns->base.hname);
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
 		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, profile->base.hname);
 	}
 
-	if (sa->aad->name) {
+	if (aad(sa)->name) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " name=");
-		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, sa->aad->name);
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->name);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 void aa_audit_msg(int type, struct common_audit_data *sa,
 		  void (*cb) (struct audit_buffer *, void *))
 {
-	sa->aad->type = type;
+	aad(sa)->type = type;
 	common_lsm_audit(sa, audit_pre, cb);
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
  * aa_audit - Log a profile based audit event to the audit subsystem
  * @type: audit type for the message
  * @profile: profile to check against (NOT NULL)
- * @gfp: allocation flags to use
  * @sa: audit event (NOT NULL)
  * @cb: optional callback fn for type specific fields (MAYBE NULL)
  *
@@ -117,14 +116,13 @@
  *
  * Returns: error on failure
  */
-int aa_audit(int type, struct aa_profile *profile, gfp_t gfp,
-	     struct common_audit_data *sa,
+int aa_audit(int type, struct aa_profile *profile, struct common_audit_data *sa,
 	     void (*cb) (struct audit_buffer *, void *))
 {
 	BUG_ON(!profile);
 
 	if (type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO) {
-		if (likely(!sa->aad->error)) {
+		if (likely(!aad(sa)->error)) {
 			if (AUDIT_MODE(profile) != AUDIT_ALL)
 				return 0;
 			type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUDIT;
@@ -136,23 +134,23 @@
 	if (AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_QUIET ||
 	    (type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_DENIED &&
 	     AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_QUIET))
-		return sa->aad->error;
+		return aad(sa)->error;
 
 	if (KILL_MODE(profile) && type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_DENIED)
 		type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_KILL;
 
 	if (!unconfined(profile))
-		sa->aad->profile = profile;
+		aad(sa)->profile = profile;
 
 	aa_audit_msg(type, sa, cb);
 
-	if (sa->aad->type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_KILL)
+	if (aad(sa)->type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_KILL)
 		(void)send_sig_info(SIGKILL, NULL,
 			sa->type == LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK && sa->u.tsk ?
 				    sa->u.tsk : current);
 
-	if (sa->aad->type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_ALLOWED)
-		return complain_error(sa->aad->error);
+	if (aad(sa)->type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_ALLOWED)
+		return complain_error(aad(sa)->error);
 
-	return sa->aad->error;
+	return aad(sa)->error;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/capability.c b/security/apparmor/capability.c
index 1101c6f..1d2e2de 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/capability.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/capability.c
@@ -66,13 +66,9 @@
 {
 	struct audit_cache *ent;
 	int type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO;
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_CAP;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_CAP, OP_CAPABLE);
 	sa.u.cap = cap;
-	sa.aad->op = OP_CAPABLE;
-	sa.aad->error = error;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
 
 	if (likely(!error)) {
 		/* test if auditing is being forced */
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@
 	}
 	put_cpu_var(audit_cache);
 
-	return aa_audit(type, profile, GFP_ATOMIC, &sa, audit_cb);
+	return aa_audit(type, profile, &sa, audit_cb);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/apparmor/domain.c b/security/apparmor/domain.c
index c2f1d65..d18b3f0 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/domain.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/domain.c
@@ -508,8 +508,7 @@
 	aa_clear_task_ctx_trans(ctx);
 
 audit:
-	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, GFP_KERNEL, OP_EXEC, MAY_EXEC,
-			      name,
+	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, OP_EXEC, MAY_EXEC, name,
 			      new_profile ? new_profile->base.hname : NULL,
 			      cond.uid, info, error);
 
@@ -714,9 +713,9 @@
 
 audit:
 	if (!permtest)
-		error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, GFP_KERNEL,
-				      OP_CHANGE_HAT, AA_MAY_CHANGEHAT, NULL,
-				      target, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, info, error);
+		error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, OP_CHANGE_HAT,
+				      AA_MAY_CHANGEHAT, NULL, target,
+				      GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, info, error);
 
 out:
 	aa_put_profile(hat);
@@ -842,8 +841,8 @@
 
 audit:
 	if (!permtest)
-		error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, GFP_KERNEL, op, request,
-				      name, hname, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, info, error);
+		error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, op, request, name,
+				      hname, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, info, error);
 
 	aa_put_ns(ns);
 	aa_put_profile(target);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/file.c b/security/apparmor/file.c
index e04f044..750564c 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/file.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/file.c
@@ -67,24 +67,24 @@
 	struct common_audit_data *sa = va;
 	kuid_t fsuid = current_fsuid();
 
-	if (sa->aad->fs.request & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
+	if (aad(sa)->fs.request & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " requested_mask=");
-		audit_file_mask(ab, sa->aad->fs.request);
+		audit_file_mask(ab, aad(sa)->fs.request);
 	}
-	if (sa->aad->fs.denied & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
+	if (aad(sa)->fs.denied & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " denied_mask=");
-		audit_file_mask(ab, sa->aad->fs.denied);
+		audit_file_mask(ab, aad(sa)->fs.denied);
 	}
-	if (sa->aad->fs.request & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
+	if (aad(sa)->fs.request & AA_AUDIT_FILE_MASK) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " fsuid=%d",
 				 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, fsuid));
 		audit_log_format(ab, " ouid=%d",
-				 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, sa->aad->fs.ouid));
+				 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, aad(sa)->fs.ouid));
 	}
 
-	if (sa->aad->fs.target) {
+	if (aad(sa)->fs.target) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " target=");
-		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, sa->aad->fs.target);
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->fs.target);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -104,54 +104,53 @@
  * Returns: %0 or error on failure
  */
 int aa_audit_file(struct aa_profile *profile, struct file_perms *perms,
-		  gfp_t gfp, const char *op, u32 request, const char *name,
+		  const char *op, u32 request, const char *name,
 		  const char *target, kuid_t ouid, const char *info, int error)
 {
 	int type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO;
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK;
-	sa.u.tsk = NULL;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.op = op,
-	aad.fs.request = request;
-	aad.name = name;
-	aad.fs.target = target;
-	aad.fs.ouid = ouid;
-	aad.info = info;
-	aad.error = error;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK, op);
 
-	if (likely(!sa.aad->error)) {
+	sa.u.tsk = NULL;
+	aad(&sa)->fs.request = request;
+	aad(&sa)->name = name;
+	aad(&sa)->fs.target = target;
+	aad(&sa)->fs.ouid = ouid;
+	aad(&sa)->info = info;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
+	sa.u.tsk = NULL;
+
+	if (likely(!aad(&sa)->error)) {
 		u32 mask = perms->audit;
 
 		if (unlikely(AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_ALL))
 			mask = 0xffff;
 
 		/* mask off perms that are not being force audited */
-		sa.aad->fs.request &= mask;
+		aad(&sa)->fs.request &= mask;
 
-		if (likely(!sa.aad->fs.request))
+		if (likely(!aad(&sa)->fs.request))
 			return 0;
 		type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUDIT;
 	} else {
 		/* only report permissions that were denied */
-		sa.aad->fs.request = sa.aad->fs.request & ~perms->allow;
+		aad(&sa)->fs.request = aad(&sa)->fs.request & ~perms->allow;
+		AA_BUG(!aad(&sa)->fs.request);
 
-		if (sa.aad->fs.request & perms->kill)
+		if (aad(&sa)->fs.request & perms->kill)
 			type = AUDIT_APPARMOR_KILL;
 
 		/* quiet known rejects, assumes quiet and kill do not overlap */
-		if ((sa.aad->fs.request & perms->quiet) &&
+		if ((aad(&sa)->fs.request & perms->quiet) &&
 		    AUDIT_MODE(profile) != AUDIT_NOQUIET &&
 		    AUDIT_MODE(profile) != AUDIT_ALL)
-			sa.aad->fs.request &= ~perms->quiet;
+			aad(&sa)->fs.request &= ~perms->quiet;
 
-		if (!sa.aad->fs.request)
-			return COMPLAIN_MODE(profile) ? 0 : sa.aad->error;
+		if (!aad(&sa)->fs.request)
+			return COMPLAIN_MODE(profile) ? 0 : aad(&sa)->error;
 	}
 
-	sa.aad->fs.denied = sa.aad->fs.request & ~perms->allow;
-	return aa_audit(type, profile, gfp, &sa, file_audit_cb);
+	aad(&sa)->fs.denied = aad(&sa)->fs.request & ~perms->allow;
+	return aa_audit(type, profile, &sa, file_audit_cb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -302,8 +301,8 @@
 		if (request & ~perms.allow)
 			error = -EACCES;
 	}
-	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, GFP_KERNEL, op, request, name,
-			      NULL, cond->uid, info, error);
+	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &perms, op, request, name, NULL,
+			      cond->uid, info, error);
 	kfree(buffer);
 
 	return error;
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@
 	error = 0;
 
 audit:
-	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &lperms, GFP_KERNEL, OP_LINK, request,
+	error = aa_audit_file(profile, &lperms, OP_LINK, request,
 			      lname, tname, cond.uid, info, error);
 	kfree(buffer);
 	kfree(buffer2);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/audit.h b/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
index 956c0b1..fdc4774 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
@@ -108,34 +108,53 @@
 	const char *name;
 	const char *info;
 	union {
-		void *target;
+		/* these entries require a custom callback fn */
 		struct {
+			struct aa_profile *peer;
+			struct {
+				const char *target;
+				u32 request;
+				u32 denied;
+				kuid_t ouid;
+			} fs;
+		};
+		struct {
+			const char *name;
 			long pos;
 			const char *ns;
-			void *target;
 		} iface;
 		struct {
 			int rlim;
 			unsigned long max;
 		} rlim;
-		struct {
-			const char *target;
-			u32 request;
-			u32 denied;
-			kuid_t ouid;
-		} fs;
 	};
 };
 
-/* define a short hand for apparmor_audit_data structure */
-#define aad apparmor_audit_data
+/* macros for dealing with  apparmor_audit_data structure */
+#define aad(SA) ((SA)->apparmor_audit_data)
+#define DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(NAME, T, X)					\
+	/* TODO: cleanup audit init so we don't need _aad = {0,} */	\
+	struct apparmor_audit_data NAME ## _aad = { .op = (X), };	\
+	struct common_audit_data NAME =					\
+	{								\
+	.type = (T),							\
+	.u.tsk = NULL,							\
+	};								\
+	NAME.apparmor_audit_data = &(NAME ## _aad)
 
 void aa_audit_msg(int type, struct common_audit_data *sa,
 		  void (*cb) (struct audit_buffer *, void *));
-int aa_audit(int type, struct aa_profile *profile, gfp_t gfp,
-	     struct common_audit_data *sa,
+int aa_audit(int type, struct aa_profile *profile, struct common_audit_data *sa,
 	     void (*cb) (struct audit_buffer *, void *));
 
+#define aa_audit_error(ERROR, SA, CB)				\
+({								\
+	aad((SA))->error = (ERROR);				\
+	aa_audit_msg(AUDIT_APPARMOR_ERROR, (SA), (CB));		\
+	aad((SA))->error;					\
+})
+
+
 static inline int complain_error(int error)
 {
 	if (error == -EPERM || error == -EACCES)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/file.h b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
index 0eb5436..38f821b 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/file.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 	dfa_map_xindex((ACCEPT_TABLE(dfa)[state] >> 14) & 0x3fff)
 
 int aa_audit_file(struct aa_profile *profile, struct file_perms *perms,
-		  gfp_t gfp, const char *op, u32 request, const char *name,
+		  const char *op, u32 request, const char *name,
 		  const char *target, kuid_t ouid, const char *info, int error);
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/apparmor/ipc.c b/security/apparmor/ipc.c
index 777ac1c..edac790 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/ipc.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/ipc.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 static void audit_cb(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *va)
 {
 	struct common_audit_data *sa = va;
-	audit_log_format(ab, " target=");
-	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, sa->aad->target);
+	audit_log_format(ab, " peer=");
+	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->peer->base.hname);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -40,16 +40,12 @@
 static int aa_audit_ptrace(struct aa_profile *profile,
 			   struct aa_profile *target, int error)
 {
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.op = OP_PTRACE;
-	aad.target = target;
-	aad.error = error;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, OP_PTRACE);
 
-	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO, profile, GFP_ATOMIC, &sa,
-			audit_cb);
+	aad(&sa)->peer = target;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
+
+	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO, profile, &sa, audit_cb);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lib.c b/security/apparmor/lib.c
index 5d8ef31..66475bd 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lib.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lib.c
@@ -120,11 +120,9 @@
 void aa_info_message(const char *str)
 {
 	if (audit_enabled) {
-		struct common_audit_data sa;
-		struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-		sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-		sa.aad = &aad;
-		aad.info = str;
+		DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, NULL);
+
+		aad(&sa)->info = str;
 		aa_audit_msg(AUDIT_APPARMOR_STATUS, &sa, NULL);
 	}
 	printk(KERN_INFO "AppArmor: %s\n", str);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index c751b03..c4bae8a 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -504,11 +504,10 @@
 static int apparmor_setprocattr(struct task_struct *task, char *name,
 				void *value, size_t size)
 {
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
 	char *command, *largs = NULL, *args = value;
 	size_t arg_size;
 	int error;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, OP_SETPROCATTR);
 
 	if (size == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -568,12 +567,9 @@
 	return error;
 
 fail:
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.profile = aa_current_profile();
-	aad.op = OP_SETPROCATTR;
-	aad.info = name;
-	aad.error = error = -EINVAL;
+	aad(&sa)->profile = aa_current_profile();
+	aad(&sa)->info = name;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error = -EINVAL;
 	aa_audit_msg(AUDIT_APPARMOR_DENIED, &sa, NULL);
 	goto out;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy.c b/security/apparmor/policy.c
index 17754ee..bc63cf7 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy.c
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@
 {
 	struct common_audit_data *sa = va;
 
-	if (sa->aad->iface.ns) {
+	if (aad(sa)->iface.ns) {
 		audit_log_format(ab, " ns=");
-		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, sa->aad->iface.ns);
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->iface.ns);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -606,22 +606,18 @@
  *
  * Returns: the error to be returned after audit is done
  */
-static int audit_policy(struct aa_profile *profile, const char *op, gfp_t gfp,
+static int audit_policy(struct aa_profile *profile, const char *op,
 			const char *nsname, const char *name,
 			const char *info, int error)
 {
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.op = op;
-	aad.iface.ns = nsname;
-	aad.name = name;
-	aad.info = info;
-	aad.error = error;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, op);
 
-	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_STATUS, profile, gfp,
-			&sa, audit_cb);
+	aad(&sa)->iface.ns = nsname;
+	aad(&sa)->name = name;
+	aad(&sa)->info = info;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
+
+	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_STATUS, profile, &sa, audit_cb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -675,11 +671,11 @@
 {
 	/* check if loading policy is locked out */
 	if (aa_g_lock_policy)
-		return audit_policy(profile, op, GFP_KERNEL, NULL, NULL,
+		return audit_policy(profile, op, NULL, NULL,
 			     "policy_locked", -EACCES);
 
 	if (!policy_admin_capable(ns))
-		return audit_policy(profile, op, GFP_KERNEL, NULL, NULL,
+		return audit_policy(profile, op, NULL, NULL,
 				    "not policy admin", -EACCES);
 
 	/* TODO: add fine grained mediation of policy loads */
@@ -937,8 +933,8 @@
 		list_del_init(&ent->list);
 		op = (!ent->old && !ent->rename) ? OP_PROF_LOAD : OP_PROF_REPL;
 
-		audit_policy(profile, op, GFP_ATOMIC, NULL,
-			     ent->new->base.hname, NULL, error);
+		audit_policy(profile, op, NULL, ent->new->base.hname,
+			     NULL, error);
 
 		if (ent->old) {
 			__replace_profile(ent->old, ent->new, 1);
@@ -993,7 +989,7 @@
 	/* audit cause of failure */
 	op = (!ent->old) ? OP_PROF_LOAD : OP_PROF_REPL;
 fail:
-	audit_policy(profile, op, GFP_KERNEL, ns_name, ent->new->base.hname,
+	audit_policy(profile, op, ns_name, ent->new->base.hname,
 		     info, error);
 	/* audit status that rest of profiles in the atomic set failed too */
 	info = "valid profile in failed atomic policy load";
@@ -1004,7 +1000,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 		op = (!ent->old) ? OP_PROF_LOAD : OP_PROF_REPL;
-		audit_policy(profile, op, GFP_KERNEL, ns_name,
+		audit_policy(profile, op, ns_name,
 			     tmp->new->base.hname, info, error);
 	}
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ent, tmp, &lh, list) {
@@ -1079,7 +1075,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* don't fail removal if audit fails */
-	(void) audit_policy(subj, OP_PROF_RM, GFP_KERNEL, ns_name, name, info,
+	(void) audit_policy(subj, OP_PROF_RM, ns_name, name, info,
 			    error);
 	aa_put_ns(ns);
 	aa_put_profile(profile);
@@ -1090,7 +1086,7 @@
 	aa_put_ns(ns);
 
 fail:
-	(void) audit_policy(subj, OP_PROF_RM, GFP_KERNEL, ns_name, name, info,
+	(void) audit_policy(subj, OP_PROF_RM, ns_name, name, info,
 			    error);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
index 38c148f..441efc9 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
@@ -79,13 +79,17 @@
 static void audit_cb(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *va)
 {
 	struct common_audit_data *sa = va;
-	if (sa->aad->iface.target) {
-		struct aa_profile *name = sa->aad->iface.target;
-		audit_log_format(ab, " name=");
-		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, name->base.hname);
+
+	if (aad(sa)->iface.ns) {
+		audit_log_format(ab, " ns=");
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->iface.ns);
 	}
-	if (sa->aad->iface.pos)
-		audit_log_format(ab, " offset=%ld", sa->aad->iface.pos);
+	if (aad(sa)->iface.name) {
+		audit_log_format(ab, " name=");
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, aad(sa)->iface.name);
+	}
+	if (aad(sa)->iface.pos)
+		audit_log_format(ab, " offset=%ld", aad(sa)->iface.pos);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -104,20 +108,18 @@
 		       int error)
 {
 	struct aa_profile *profile = __aa_current_profile();
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.iface.ns = ns_name;
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, NULL);
 	if (e)
-		aad.iface.pos = e->pos - e->start;
-	aad.iface.target = new;
-	aad.name = name;
-	aad.info = info;
-	aad.error = error;
+		aad(&sa)->iface.pos = e->pos - e->start;
+	aad(&sa)->iface.ns = ns_name;
+	if (new)
+		aad(&sa)->iface.name = new->base.hname;
+	else
+		aad(&sa)->iface.name = name;
+	aad(&sa)->info = info;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
 
-	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_STATUS, profile, GFP_KERNEL, &sa,
-			audit_cb);
+	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_STATUS, profile, &sa, audit_cb);
 }
 
 void aa_loaddata_kref(struct kref *kref)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/resource.c b/security/apparmor/resource.c
index 67a6072..86a941a 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/resource.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/resource.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	struct common_audit_data *sa = va;
 
 	audit_log_format(ab, " rlimit=%s value=%lu",
-			 rlim_names[sa->aad->rlim.rlim], sa->aad->rlim.max);
+			 rlim_names[aad(sa)->rlim.rlim], aad(sa)->rlim.max);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,17 +50,12 @@
 static int audit_resource(struct aa_profile *profile, unsigned int resource,
 			  unsigned long value, int error)
 {
-	struct common_audit_data sa;
-	struct apparmor_audit_data aad = {0,};
+	DEFINE_AUDIT_DATA(sa, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE, OP_SETRLIMIT);
 
-	sa.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NONE;
-	sa.aad = &aad;
-	aad.op = OP_SETRLIMIT,
-	aad.rlim.rlim = resource;
-	aad.rlim.max = value;
-	aad.error = error;
-	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO, profile, GFP_KERNEL, &sa,
-			audit_cb);
+	aad(&sa)->rlim.rlim = resource;
+	aad(&sa)->rlim.max = value;
+	aad(&sa)->error = error;
+	return aa_audit(AUDIT_APPARMOR_AUTO, profile, &sa, audit_cb);
 }
 
 /**