diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index a7ad35c..6a92d98 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@
 		retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL, nd);
 
 	if (likely(!retval))
-		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry, flags & LOOKUP_PARENT);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@
 		error = complete_walk(nd);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 		if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
 			error = -EISDIR;
 			goto out;
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@
 		error = complete_walk(nd);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		audit_inode(pathname, dir);
+		audit_inode(pathname, dir, 0);
 		goto finish_open;
 	}
 
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		audit_inode(pathname, dir);
+		audit_inode(pathname, dir, 0);
 		error = -EISDIR;
 		/* trailing slashes? */
 		if (nd->last.name[nd->last.len])
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@
 		    !S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 			will_truncate = false;
 
-		audit_inode(pathname, file->f_path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(pathname, file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 		goto opened;
 	}
 
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@
 	 * create/update audit record if it already exists.
 	 */
 	if (path->dentry->d_inode)
-		audit_inode(pathname, path->dentry);
+		audit_inode(pathname, path->dentry, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * If atomic_open() acquired write access it is dropped now due to
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !nd->inode->i_op->lookup)
 		goto out;
-	audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 finish_open:
 	if (!S_ISREG(nd->inode->i_mode))
 		will_truncate = false;
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 44da0fe..a015437 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 
 	file = fget(fd);
 	if (file) {
-		audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 		err = chmod_common(&file->f_path, mode);
 		fput(file);
 	}
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_fput;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = chown_common(&f.file->f_path, user, group);
 	mnt_drop_write_file(f.file);
 out_fput:
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 1780f06..e164ddd 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
 	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
-	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, dentry, 0);
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = getxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, name, value, size);
 	fdput(f);
 	return error;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = listxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, list, size);
 	fdput(f);
 	return error;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
 	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
-	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, dentry, 0);
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = removexattr(dentry, name);
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 2640893..b11f517 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@
 /* audit_names->type values */
 #define	AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN	0	/* we don't know yet */
 #define	AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL	1	/* a "normal" audit record */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT	2	/* a parent audit record */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 /* These are defined in auditsc.c */
@@ -468,7 +469,8 @@
 extern void __audit_syscall_exit(int ret_success, long ret_value);
 extern void __audit_getname(const char *name);
 extern void audit_putname(const char *name);
-extern void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry);
+extern void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent);
 extern void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				const struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void __audit_seccomp(unsigned long syscall, long signr, int code);
@@ -505,9 +507,10 @@
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
 		__audit_getname(name);
 }
-static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry) {
+static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent) {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		__audit_inode(name, dentry);
+		__audit_inode(name, dentry, parent);
 }
 static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				     const struct dentry *dentry) {
@@ -660,12 +663,14 @@
 { }
 static inline void audit_putname(const char *name)
 { }
-static inline void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+					unsigned int parent)
 { }
 static inline void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 					const struct dentry *dentry)
 { }
-static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent)
 { }
 static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				     const struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 6b97e24..9553ed0 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 
 	if (oflag & O_CREAT) {
 		if (path.dentry->d_inode) {	/* entry already exists */
-			audit_inode(name, path.dentry);
+			audit_inode(name, path.dentry, 0);
 			if (oflag & O_EXCL) {
 				error = -EEXIST;
 				goto out;
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@
 			error = -ENOENT;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		audit_inode(name, path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, path.dentry, 0);
 		filp = do_open(&path, oflag);
 	}
 
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 
 	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 
 	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 9eb3d79..163b9a5 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 extern int audit_comparator(const u32 left, const u32 op, const u32 right);
 extern int audit_uid_comparator(kuid_t left, u32 op, kuid_t right);
 extern int audit_gid_comparator(kgid_t left, u32 op, kgid_t right);
+extern int parent_len(const char *path);
 extern int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path,
 				    int *dirlen);
 extern struct sk_buff *	    audit_make_reply(int pid, int seq, int type,
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index c4bcdba..71bb135 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1298,6 +1298,36 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * parent_len - find the length of the parent portion of a pathname
+ * @path: pathname of which to determine length
+ */
+int parent_len(const char *path)
+{
+	int plen;
+	const char *p;
+
+	plen = strlen(path);
+
+	if (plen == 0)
+		return plen;
+
+	/* disregard trailing slashes */
+	p = path + plen - 1;
+	while ((*p == '/') && (p > path))
+		p--;
+
+	/* walk backward until we find the next slash or hit beginning */
+	while ((*p != '/') && (p > path))
+		p--;
+
+	/* did we find a slash? Then increment to include it in path */
+	if (*p == '/')
+		p++;
+
+	return p - path;
+}
+
 /* Compare given dentry name with last component in given path,
  * return of 0 indicates a match. */
 int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path,
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 19b232f..b87b289 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2135,13 +2135,13 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * audit_inode - store the inode and device from a lookup
+ * __audit_inode - store the inode and device from a lookup
  * @name: name being audited
  * @dentry: dentry being audited
- *
- * Called from fs/namei.c:path_lookup().
+ * @parent: does this dentry represent the parent?
  */
-void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+		   unsigned int parent)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 	const struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -2154,19 +2154,38 @@
 		goto out_alloc;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (n->name == name)
-			goto out;
+		/* does the name pointer match? */
+		if (n->name != name)
+			continue;
+
+		/* match the correct record type */
+		if (parent) {
+			if (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT ||
+			    n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+				goto out;
+		} else {
+			if (n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT)
+				goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 out_alloc:
-	/* unable to find the name from a previous getname() */
+	/* unable to find the name from a previous getname(). Allocate a new
+	 * anonymous entry.
+	 */
 	n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL);
 	if (!n)
 		return;
 out:
+	if (parent) {
+		n->name_len = n->name ? parent_len(n->name) : AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+		n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT;
+	} else {
+		n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+		n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL;
+	}
 	handle_path(dentry);
 	audit_copy_inode(n, dentry, inode);
-	n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2190,7 +2209,6 @@
 	const struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	const char *dname = dentry->d_name.name;
 	struct audit_names *n;
-	int dirlen = 0;
 
 	if (!context->in_syscall)
 		return;
@@ -2204,8 +2222,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		if (n->ino == parent->i_ino &&
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, &dirlen)) {
-			n->name_len = dirlen; /* update parent data in place */
+		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, NULL)) {
 			found_parent = n->name;
 			goto add_names;
 		}
@@ -2218,7 +2235,7 @@
 
 		/* strcmp() is the more likely scenario */
 		if (!strcmp(dname, n->name) ||
-		     !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, &dirlen)) {
+		     !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, NULL)) {
 			if (inode)
 				audit_copy_inode(n, dentry, inode);
 			else