diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 96e0c8c..e697b67 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2858,6 +2858,8 @@
 M:	john@johnmccutchan.com
 P:	Robert Love
 M:	rlove@rlove.org
+P:	Eric Paris
+M:	eparis@parisplace.org
 L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
index 4467928..5356884 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 config INOTIFY
 	bool "Inotify file change notification support"
-	default y
+	default n
 	---help---
-	  Say Y here to enable inotify support.  Inotify is a file change
-	  notification system and a replacement for dnotify.  Inotify fixes
-	  numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features
-	  including multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
-	  notification.
+	  Say Y here to enable legacy in kernel inotify support.  Inotify is a
+	  file change notification system.  It is a replacement for dnotify.
+	  This option only provides the legacy inotify in kernel API.  There
+	  are no in tree kernel users of this interface since it is deprecated.
+	  You only need this if you are loading an out of tree kernel module
+	  that uses inotify.
 
 	  For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
 
-	  If unsure, say Y.
+	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config INOTIFY_USER
 	bool "Inotify support for userspace"
-	depends on INOTIFY
+	depends on FSNOTIFY
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
 	  associated system calls.  Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
 	  directories via a single open fd.  Events are read from the file
 	  descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
+	  Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
+	  new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
+	  unmount notification.
 
 	  For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile b/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile
index e290f3b..9438281 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_INOTIFY)		+= inotify.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER)	+= inotify_user.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER)	+= inotify_fsnotify.o inotify_user.o
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2605a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/inotify.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h> /* struct kmem_cache */
+
+extern struct kmem_cache *event_priv_cachep;
+
+struct inotify_event_private_data {
+	struct fsnotify_event_private_data fsnotify_event_priv_data;
+	int wd;
+};
+
+struct inotify_inode_mark_entry {
+	/* fsnotify_mark_entry MUST be the first thing */
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry fsn_entry;
+	int wd;
+};
+
+extern void inotify_destroy_mark_entry(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, struct fsnotify_group *group);
+extern void inotify_free_event_priv(struct fsnotify_event_private_data *event_priv);
+
+extern const struct fsnotify_ops inotify_fsnotify_ops;
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..160da54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * fs/inotify_user.c - inotify support for userspace
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *	John McCutchan	<ttb@tentacle.dhs.org>
+ *	Robert Love	<rml@novell.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 John McCutchan
+ * Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Eric Paris <Red Hat Inc>
+ * inotify was largely rewriten to make use of the fsnotify infrastructure
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h> /* struct inode */
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/inotify.h>
+#include <linux/path.h> /* struct path */
+#include <linux/slab.h> /* kmem_* */
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include "inotify.h"
+
+static int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct fsnotify_event *event)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+	struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *ientry;
+	struct inode *to_tell;
+	struct inotify_event_private_data *event_priv;
+	struct fsnotify_event_private_data *fsn_event_priv;
+	int wd, ret;
+
+	to_tell = event->to_tell;
+
+	spin_lock(&to_tell->i_lock);
+	entry = fsnotify_find_mark_entry(group, to_tell);
+	spin_unlock(&to_tell->i_lock);
+	/* race with watch removal?  We already passes should_send */
+	if (unlikely(!entry))
+		return 0;
+	ientry = container_of(entry, struct inotify_inode_mark_entry,
+			      fsn_entry);
+	wd = ientry->wd;
+
+	event_priv = kmem_cache_alloc(event_priv_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!event_priv))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	fsn_event_priv = &event_priv->fsnotify_event_priv_data;
+
+	fsn_event_priv->group = group;
+	event_priv->wd = wd;
+
+	ret = fsnotify_add_notify_event(group, event, fsn_event_priv);
+	/* EEXIST is not an error */
+	if (ret == -EEXIST)
+		ret = 0;
+
+	/* did event_priv get attached? */
+	if (list_empty(&fsn_event_priv->event_list))
+		inotify_free_event_priv(fsn_event_priv);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we hold the entry until after the event is on the queue
+	 * IN_IGNORED won't be able to pass this event in the queue
+	 */
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void inotify_freeing_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	inotify_destroy_mark_entry(entry, group);
+}
+
+static bool inotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode, __u32 mask)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+	bool send;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	entry = fsnotify_find_mark_entry(group, inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (!entry)
+		return false;
+
+	send = (entry->mask & mask);
+
+	/* find took a reference */
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+
+	return send;
+}
+
+static int idr_callback(int id, void *p, void *data)
+{
+	BUG();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void inotify_free_group_priv(struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	/* ideally the idr is empty and we won't hit the BUG in teh callback */
+	idr_for_each(&group->inotify_data.idr, idr_callback, NULL);
+	idr_remove_all(&group->inotify_data.idr);
+	idr_destroy(&group->inotify_data.idr);
+}
+
+void inotify_free_event_priv(struct fsnotify_event_private_data *fsn_event_priv)
+{
+	struct inotify_event_private_data *event_priv;
+
+
+	event_priv = container_of(fsn_event_priv, struct inotify_event_private_data,
+				  fsnotify_event_priv_data);
+
+	kmem_cache_free(event_priv_cachep, event_priv);
+}
+
+const struct fsnotify_ops inotify_fsnotify_ops = {
+	.handle_event = inotify_handle_event,
+	.should_send_event = inotify_should_send_event,
+	.free_group_priv = inotify_free_group_priv,
+	.free_event_priv = inotify_free_event_priv,
+	.freeing_mark = inotify_freeing_mark,
+};
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 1634319..982a412 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2005 John McCutchan
  * Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
  *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Eric Paris <Red Hat Inc>
+ * inotify was largely rewriten to make use of the fsnotify infrastructure
+ *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
  * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
@@ -19,94 +22,48 @@
  * General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
-#include <linux/mount.h>
-#include <linux/namei.h>
-#include <linux/poll.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h> /* struct inode */
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/init.h> /* module_init */
 #include <linux/inotify.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h> /* roundup() */
+#include <linux/magic.h> /* superblock magic number */
+#include <linux/mount.h> /* mntget */
+#include <linux/namei.h> /* LOOKUP_FOLLOW */
+#include <linux/path.h> /* struct path */
+#include <linux/sched.h> /* struct user */
+#include <linux/slab.h> /* struct kmem_cache */
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
-#include <linux/magic.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+#include "inotify.h"
 
 #include <asm/ioctls.h>
 
-static struct kmem_cache *watch_cachep __read_mostly;
-static struct kmem_cache *event_cachep __read_mostly;
-
 static struct vfsmount *inotify_mnt __read_mostly;
 
+/* this just sits here and wastes global memory.  used to just pad userspace messages with zeros */
+static struct inotify_event nul_inotify_event;
+
 /* these are configurable via /proc/sys/fs/inotify/ */
 static int inotify_max_user_instances __read_mostly;
-static int inotify_max_user_watches __read_mostly;
 static int inotify_max_queued_events __read_mostly;
+int inotify_max_user_watches __read_mostly;
+
+static struct kmem_cache *inotify_inode_mark_cachep __read_mostly;
+struct kmem_cache *event_priv_cachep __read_mostly;
+static struct fsnotify_event *inotify_ignored_event;
 
 /*
- * Lock ordering:
- *
- * inotify_dev->up_mutex (ensures we don't re-add the same watch)
- * 	inode->inotify_mutex (protects inode's watch list)
- * 		inotify_handle->mutex (protects inotify_handle's watch list)
- * 			inotify_dev->ev_mutex (protects device's event queue)
+ * When inotify registers a new group it increments this and uses that
+ * value as an offset to set the fsnotify group "name" and priority.
  */
-
-/*
- * Lifetimes of the main data structures:
- *
- * inotify_device: Lifetime is managed by reference count, from
- * sys_inotify_init() until release.  Additional references can bump the count
- * via get_inotify_dev() and drop the count via put_inotify_dev().
- *
- * inotify_user_watch: Lifetime is from create_watch() to the receipt of an
- * IN_IGNORED event from inotify, or when using IN_ONESHOT, to receipt of the
- * first event, or to inotify_destroy().
- */
-
-/*
- * struct inotify_device - represents an inotify instance
- *
- * This structure is protected by the mutex 'mutex'.
- */
-struct inotify_device {
-	wait_queue_head_t 	wq;		/* wait queue for i/o */
-	struct mutex		ev_mutex;	/* protects event queue */
-	struct mutex		up_mutex;	/* synchronizes watch updates */
-	struct list_head 	events;		/* list of queued events */
-	struct user_struct	*user;		/* user who opened this dev */
-	struct inotify_handle	*ih;		/* inotify handle */
-	struct fasync_struct    *fa;            /* async notification */
-	atomic_t		count;		/* reference count */
-	unsigned int		queue_size;	/* size of the queue (bytes) */
-	unsigned int		event_count;	/* number of pending events */
-	unsigned int		max_events;	/* maximum number of events */
-};
-
-/*
- * struct inotify_kernel_event - An inotify event, originating from a watch and
- * queued for user-space.  A list of these is attached to each instance of the
- * device.  In read(), this list is walked and all events that can fit in the
- * buffer are returned.
- *
- * Protected by dev->ev_mutex of the device in which we are queued.
- */
-struct inotify_kernel_event {
-	struct inotify_event	event;	/* the user-space event */
-	struct list_head        list;	/* entry in inotify_device's list */
-	char			*name;	/* filename, if any */
-};
-
-/*
- * struct inotify_user_watch - our version of an inotify_watch, we add
- * a reference to the associated inotify_device.
- */
-struct inotify_user_watch {
-	struct inotify_device	*dev;	/* associated device */
-	struct inotify_watch	wdata;	/* inotify watch data */
-};
+static atomic_t inotify_grp_num;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
@@ -149,280 +106,36 @@
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
-static inline void get_inotify_dev(struct inotify_device *dev)
+static inline __u32 inotify_arg_to_mask(u32 arg)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&dev->count);
+	__u32 mask;
+
+	/* everything should accept their own ignored and cares about children */
+	mask = (FS_IN_IGNORED | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+
+	/* mask off the flags used to open the fd */
+	mask |= (arg & (IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONESHOT));
+
+	return mask;
 }
 
-static inline void put_inotify_dev(struct inotify_device *dev)
+static inline u32 inotify_mask_to_arg(__u32 mask)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&dev->count)) {
-		atomic_dec(&dev->user->inotify_devs);
-		free_uid(dev->user);
-		kfree(dev);
-	}
+	return mask & (IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ISDIR | IN_UNMOUNT | IN_IGNORED |
+		       IN_Q_OVERFLOW);
 }
 
-/*
- * free_inotify_user_watch - cleans up the watch and its references
- */
-static void free_inotify_user_watch(struct inotify_watch *w)
-{
-	struct inotify_user_watch *watch;
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
-
-	watch = container_of(w, struct inotify_user_watch, wdata);
-	dev = watch->dev;
-
-	atomic_dec(&dev->user->inotify_watches);
-	put_inotify_dev(dev);
-	kmem_cache_free(watch_cachep, watch);
-}
-
-/*
- * kernel_event - create a new kernel event with the given parameters
- *
- * This function can sleep.
- */
-static struct inotify_kernel_event * kernel_event(s32 wd, u32 mask, u32 cookie,
-						  const char *name)
-{
-	struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent;
-
-	kevent = kmem_cache_alloc(event_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (unlikely(!kevent))
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* we hand this out to user-space, so zero it just in case */
-	memset(&kevent->event, 0, sizeof(struct inotify_event));
-
-	kevent->event.wd = wd;
-	kevent->event.mask = mask;
-	kevent->event.cookie = cookie;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kevent->list);
-
-	if (name) {
-		size_t len, rem, event_size = sizeof(struct inotify_event);
-
-		/*
-		 * We need to pad the filename so as to properly align an
-		 * array of inotify_event structures.  Because the structure is
-		 * small and the common case is a small filename, we just round
-		 * up to the next multiple of the structure's sizeof.  This is
-		 * simple and safe for all architectures.
-		 */
-		len = strlen(name) + 1;
-		rem = event_size - len;
-		if (len > event_size) {
-			rem = event_size - (len % event_size);
-			if (len % event_size == 0)
-				rem = 0;
-		}
-
-		kevent->name = kmalloc(len + rem, GFP_NOFS);
-		if (unlikely(!kevent->name)) {
-			kmem_cache_free(event_cachep, kevent);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		memcpy(kevent->name, name, len);
-		if (rem)
-			memset(kevent->name + len, 0, rem);
-		kevent->event.len = len + rem;
-	} else {
-		kevent->event.len = 0;
-		kevent->name = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return kevent;
-}
-
-/*
- * inotify_dev_get_event - return the next event in the given dev's queue
- *
- * Caller must hold dev->ev_mutex.
- */
-static inline struct inotify_kernel_event *
-inotify_dev_get_event(struct inotify_device *dev)
-{
-	return list_entry(dev->events.next, struct inotify_kernel_event, list);
-}
-
-/*
- * inotify_dev_get_last_event - return the last event in the given dev's queue
- *
- * Caller must hold dev->ev_mutex.
- */
-static inline struct inotify_kernel_event *
-inotify_dev_get_last_event(struct inotify_device *dev)
-{
-	if (list_empty(&dev->events))
-		return NULL;
-	return list_entry(dev->events.prev, struct inotify_kernel_event, list);
-}
-
-/*
- * inotify_dev_queue_event - event handler registered with core inotify, adds
- * a new event to the given device
- *
- * Can sleep (calls kernel_event()).
- */
-static void inotify_dev_queue_event(struct inotify_watch *w, u32 wd, u32 mask,
-				    u32 cookie, const char *name,
-				    struct inode *ignored)
-{
-	struct inotify_user_watch *watch;
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
-	struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent, *last;
-
-	watch = container_of(w, struct inotify_user_watch, wdata);
-	dev = watch->dev;
-
-	mutex_lock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-
-	/* we can safely put the watch as we don't reference it while
-	 * generating the event
-	 */
-	if (mask & IN_IGNORED || w->mask & IN_ONESHOT)
-		put_inotify_watch(w); /* final put */
-
-	/* coalescing: drop this event if it is a dupe of the previous */
-	last = inotify_dev_get_last_event(dev);
-	if (last && last->event.mask == mask && last->event.wd == wd &&
-			last->event.cookie == cookie) {
-		const char *lastname = last->name;
-
-		if (!name && !lastname)
-			goto out;
-		if (name && lastname && !strcmp(lastname, name))
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* the queue overflowed and we already sent the Q_OVERFLOW event */
-	if (unlikely(dev->event_count > dev->max_events))
-		goto out;
-
-	/* if the queue overflows, we need to notify user space */
-	if (unlikely(dev->event_count == dev->max_events))
-		kevent = kernel_event(-1, IN_Q_OVERFLOW, cookie, NULL);
-	else
-		kevent = kernel_event(wd, mask, cookie, name);
-
-	if (unlikely(!kevent))
-		goto out;
-
-	/* queue the event and wake up anyone waiting */
-	dev->event_count++;
-	dev->queue_size += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + kevent->event.len;
-	list_add_tail(&kevent->list, &dev->events);
-	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wq);
-	kill_fasync(&dev->fa, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-}
-
-/*
- * remove_kevent - cleans up the given kevent
- *
- * Caller must hold dev->ev_mutex.
- */
-static void remove_kevent(struct inotify_device *dev,
-			  struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent)
-{
-	list_del(&kevent->list);
-
-	dev->event_count--;
-	dev->queue_size -= sizeof(struct inotify_event) + kevent->event.len;
-}
-
-/*
- * free_kevent - frees the given kevent.
- */
-static void free_kevent(struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent)
-{
-	kfree(kevent->name);
-	kmem_cache_free(event_cachep, kevent);
-}
-
-/*
- * inotify_dev_event_dequeue - destroy an event on the given device
- *
- * Caller must hold dev->ev_mutex.
- */
-static void inotify_dev_event_dequeue(struct inotify_device *dev)
-{
-	if (!list_empty(&dev->events)) {
-		struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent;
-		kevent = inotify_dev_get_event(dev);
-		remove_kevent(dev, kevent);
-		free_kevent(kevent);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * find_inode - resolve a user-given path to a specific inode
- */
-static int find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path,
-		      unsigned flags)
-{
-	int error;
-
-	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, dirname, flags, path);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
-	error = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
-	if (error)
-		path_put(path);
-	return error;
-}
-
-/*
- * create_watch - creates a watch on the given device.
- *
- * Callers must hold dev->up_mutex.
- */
-static int create_watch(struct inotify_device *dev, struct inode *inode,
-			u32 mask)
-{
-	struct inotify_user_watch *watch;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (atomic_read(&dev->user->inotify_watches) >=
-			inotify_max_user_watches)
-		return -ENOSPC;
-
-	watch = kmem_cache_alloc(watch_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!watch))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* save a reference to device and bump the count to make it official */
-	get_inotify_dev(dev);
-	watch->dev = dev;
-
-	atomic_inc(&dev->user->inotify_watches);
-
-	inotify_init_watch(&watch->wdata);
-	ret = inotify_add_watch(dev->ih, &watch->wdata, inode, mask);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		free_inotify_user_watch(&watch->wdata);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/* Device Interface */
-
+/* intofiy userspace file descriptor functions */
 static unsigned int inotify_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev = file->private_data;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	poll_wait(file, &dev->wq, wait);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-	if (!list_empty(&dev->events))
+	poll_wait(file, &group->notification_waitq, wait);
+	mutex_lock(&group->notification_mutex);
+	if (!fsnotify_notify_queue_is_empty(group))
 		ret = POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->ev_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&group->notification_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -432,26 +145,29 @@
  * enough to fit in "count". Return an error pointer if
  * not large enough.
  *
- * Called with the device ev_mutex held.
+ * Called with the group->notification_mutex held.
  */
-static struct inotify_kernel_event *get_one_event(struct inotify_device *dev,
-						  size_t count)
+static struct fsnotify_event *get_one_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
+					    size_t count)
 {
 	size_t event_size = sizeof(struct inotify_event);
-	struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent;
+	struct fsnotify_event *event;
 
-	if (list_empty(&dev->events))
+	if (fsnotify_notify_queue_is_empty(group))
 		return NULL;
 
-	kevent = inotify_dev_get_event(dev);
-	if (kevent->name)
-		event_size += kevent->event.len;
+	event = fsnotify_peek_notify_event(group);
+
+	event_size += roundup(event->name_len, event_size);
 
 	if (event_size > count)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	remove_kevent(dev, kevent);
-	return kevent;
+	/* held the notification_mutex the whole time, so this is the
+	 * same event we peeked above */
+	fsnotify_remove_notify_event(group);
+
+	return event;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -460,51 +176,90 @@
  * We already checked that the event size is smaller than the
  * buffer we had in "get_one_event()" above.
  */
-static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent,
+static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
+				  struct fsnotify_event *event,
 				  char __user *buf)
 {
+	struct inotify_event inotify_event;
+	struct fsnotify_event_private_data *fsn_priv;
+	struct inotify_event_private_data *priv;
 	size_t event_size = sizeof(struct inotify_event);
+	size_t name_len;
 
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, &kevent->event, event_size))
+	/* we get the inotify watch descriptor from the event private data */
+	spin_lock(&event->lock);
+	fsn_priv = fsnotify_remove_priv_from_event(group, event);
+	spin_unlock(&event->lock);
+
+	if (!fsn_priv)
+		inotify_event.wd = -1;
+	else {
+		priv = container_of(fsn_priv, struct inotify_event_private_data,
+				    fsnotify_event_priv_data);
+		inotify_event.wd = priv->wd;
+		inotify_free_event_priv(fsn_priv);
+	}
+
+	/* round up event->name_len so it is a multiple of event_size */
+	name_len = roundup(event->name_len, event_size);
+	inotify_event.len = name_len;
+
+	inotify_event.mask = inotify_mask_to_arg(event->mask);
+	inotify_event.cookie = event->sync_cookie;
+
+	/* send the main event */
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &inotify_event, event_size))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (kevent->name) {
-		buf += event_size;
+	buf += event_size;
 
-		if (copy_to_user(buf, kevent->name, kevent->event.len))
+	/*
+	 * fsnotify only stores the pathname, so here we have to send the pathname
+	 * and then pad that pathname out to a multiple of sizeof(inotify_event)
+	 * with zeros.  I get my zeros from the nul_inotify_event.
+	 */
+	if (name_len) {
+		unsigned int len_to_zero = name_len - event->name_len;
+		/* copy the path name */
+		if (copy_to_user(buf, event->file_name, event->name_len))
 			return -EFAULT;
+		buf += event->name_len;
 
-		event_size += kevent->event.len;
+		/* fill userspace with 0's from nul_inotify_event */
+		if (copy_to_user(buf, &nul_inotify_event, len_to_zero))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		buf += len_to_zero;
+		event_size += name_len;
 	}
+
 	return event_size;
 }
 
 static ssize_t inotify_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
+	struct fsnotify_event *kevent;
 	char __user *start;
 	int ret;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 	start = buf;
-	dev = file->private_data;
+	group = file->private_data;
 
 	while (1) {
-		struct inotify_kernel_event *kevent;
+		prepare_to_wait(&group->notification_waitq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-		prepare_to_wait(&dev->wq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
-		mutex_lock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-		kevent = get_one_event(dev, count);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->ev_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&group->notification_mutex);
+		kevent = get_one_event(group, count);
+		mutex_unlock(&group->notification_mutex);
 
 		if (kevent) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(kevent);
 			if (IS_ERR(kevent))
 				break;
-			ret = copy_event_to_user(kevent, buf);
-			free_kevent(kevent);
+			ret = copy_event_to_user(group, kevent, buf);
+			fsnotify_put_event(kevent);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
 			buf += ret;
@@ -525,7 +280,7 @@
 		schedule();
 	}
 
-	finish_wait(&dev->wq, &wait);
+	finish_wait(&group->notification_waitq, &wait);
 	if (start != buf && ret != -EFAULT)
 		ret = buf - start;
 	return ret;
@@ -533,25 +288,19 @@
 
 static int inotify_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev = file->private_data;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
 
-	return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &dev->fa) >= 0 ? 0 : -EIO;
+	return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &group->inotify_data.fa) >= 0 ? 0 : -EIO;
 }
 
 static int inotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev = file->private_data;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
 
-	inotify_destroy(dev->ih);
+	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group(group);
 
-	/* destroy all of the events on this device */
-	mutex_lock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-	while (!list_empty(&dev->events))
-		inotify_dev_event_dequeue(dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->ev_mutex);
-
-	/* free this device: the put matching the get in inotify_init() */
-	put_inotify_dev(dev);
+	/* free this group, matching get was inotify_init->fsnotify_obtain_group */
+	fsnotify_put_group(group);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -559,16 +308,27 @@
 static long inotify_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			  unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
+	struct fsnotify_event_holder *holder;
+	struct fsnotify_event *event;
 	void __user *p;
 	int ret = -ENOTTY;
+	size_t send_len = 0;
 
-	dev = file->private_data;
+	group = file->private_data;
 	p = (void __user *) arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case FIONREAD:
-		ret = put_user(dev->queue_size, (int __user *) p);
+		mutex_lock(&group->notification_mutex);
+		list_for_each_entry(holder, &group->notification_list, event_list) {
+			event = holder->event;
+			send_len += sizeof(struct inotify_event);
+			send_len += roundup(event->name_len,
+					     sizeof(struct inotify_event));
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&group->notification_mutex);
+		ret = put_user(send_len, (int __user *) p);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -576,23 +336,233 @@
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations inotify_fops = {
-	.poll           = inotify_poll,
-	.read           = inotify_read,
-	.fasync         = inotify_fasync,
-	.release        = inotify_release,
-	.unlocked_ioctl = inotify_ioctl,
+	.poll		= inotify_poll,
+	.read		= inotify_read,
+	.fasync		= inotify_fasync,
+	.release	= inotify_release,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= inotify_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl	= inotify_ioctl,
 };
 
-static const struct inotify_operations inotify_user_ops = {
-	.handle_event	= inotify_dev_queue_event,
-	.destroy_watch	= free_inotify_user_watch,
-};
 
+/*
+ * find_inode - resolve a user-given path to a specific inode
+ */
+static int inotify_find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path, unsigned flags)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, dirname, flags, path);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
+	error = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	if (error)
+		path_put(path);
+	return error;
+}
+
+/*
+ * When, for whatever reason, inotify is done with a mark (or what used to be a
+ * watch) we need to remove that watch from the idr and we need to send IN_IGNORED
+ * for the given wd.
+ *
+ * There is a bit of recursion here.  The loop looks like:
+ * 	inotify_destroy_mark_entry -> fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry ->
+ *	inotify_freeing_mark -> inotify_destory_mark_entry -> restart
+ * But the loop is broken in 2 places.  fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry sets
+ * entry->group = NULL before the call to inotify_freeing_mark, so the if (egroup)
+ * test below will not call back to fsnotify again.  But even if that test wasn't
+ * there this would still be safe since fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry() is
+ * safe from recursion.
+ */
+void inotify_destroy_mark_entry(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *ientry;
+	struct inotify_event_private_data *event_priv;
+	struct fsnotify_event_private_data *fsn_event_priv;
+	struct fsnotify_group *egroup;
+	struct idr *idr;
+
+	spin_lock(&entry->lock);
+	egroup = entry->group;
+
+	/* if egroup we aren't really done and something might still send events
+	 * for this inode, on the callback we'll send the IN_IGNORED */
+	if (egroup) {
+		spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+		fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(entry);
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+
+	ientry = container_of(entry, struct inotify_inode_mark_entry, fsn_entry);
+
+	event_priv = kmem_cache_alloc(event_priv_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!event_priv))
+		goto skip_send_ignore;
+
+	fsn_event_priv = &event_priv->fsnotify_event_priv_data;
+
+	fsn_event_priv->group = group;
+	event_priv->wd = ientry->wd;
+
+	fsnotify_add_notify_event(group, inotify_ignored_event, fsn_event_priv);
+
+	/* did the private data get added? */
+	if (list_empty(&fsn_event_priv->event_list))
+		inotify_free_event_priv(fsn_event_priv);
+
+skip_send_ignore:
+
+	/* remove this entry from the idr */
+	spin_lock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+	idr = &group->inotify_data.idr;
+	idr_remove(idr, ientry->wd);
+	spin_unlock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+
+	/* removed from idr, drop that reference */
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+}
+
+/* ding dong the mark is dead */
+static void inotify_free_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *ientry = (struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *)entry;
+
+	kmem_cache_free(inotify_inode_mark_cachep, ientry);
+}
+
+static int inotify_update_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode, u32 arg)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry = NULL;
+	struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *ientry;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int add = (arg & IN_MASK_ADD);
+	__u32 mask;
+	__u32 old_mask, new_mask;
+
+	/* don't allow invalid bits: we don't want flags set */
+	mask = inotify_arg_to_mask(arg);
+	if (unlikely(!mask))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ientry = kmem_cache_alloc(inotify_inode_mark_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ientry))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	/* we set the mask at the end after attaching it */
+	fsnotify_init_mark(&ientry->fsn_entry, inotify_free_mark);
+	ientry->wd = 0;
+
+find_entry:
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	entry = fsnotify_find_mark_entry(group, inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (entry) {
+		kmem_cache_free(inotify_inode_mark_cachep, ientry);
+		ientry = container_of(entry, struct inotify_inode_mark_entry, fsn_entry);
+	} else {
+		if (atomic_read(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_watches) >= inotify_max_user_watches) {
+			ret = -ENOSPC;
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+
+		ret = fsnotify_add_mark(&ientry->fsn_entry, group, inode);
+		if (ret == -EEXIST)
+			goto find_entry;
+		else if (ret)
+			goto out_err;
+
+		entry = &ientry->fsn_entry;
+retry:
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		if (unlikely(!idr_pre_get(&group->inotify_data.idr, GFP_KERNEL)))
+			goto out_err;
+
+		spin_lock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+		/* if entry is added to the idr we keep the reference obtained
+		 * through fsnotify_mark_add.  remember to drop this reference
+		 * when entry is removed from idr */
+		ret = idr_get_new_above(&group->inotify_data.idr, entry,
+					++group->inotify_data.last_wd,
+					&ientry->wd);
+		spin_unlock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+				goto retry;
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+		atomic_inc(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_watches);
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&entry->lock);
+
+	old_mask = entry->mask;
+	if (add) {
+		entry->mask |= mask;
+		new_mask = entry->mask;
+	} else {
+		entry->mask = mask;
+		new_mask = entry->mask;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+
+	if (old_mask != new_mask) {
+		/* more bits in old than in new? */
+		int dropped = (old_mask & ~new_mask);
+		/* more bits in this entry than the inode's mask? */
+		int do_inode = (new_mask & ~inode->i_fsnotify_mask);
+		/* more bits in this entry than the group? */
+		int do_group = (new_mask & ~group->mask);
+
+		/* update the inode with this new entry */
+		if (dropped || do_inode)
+			fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(inode);
+
+		/* update the group mask with the new mask */
+		if (dropped || do_group)
+			fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(group);
+	}
+
+	return ientry->wd;
+
+out_err:
+	/* see this isn't supposed to happen, just kill the watch */
+	if (entry) {
+		fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(entry);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct fsnotify_group *inotify_new_group(struct user_struct *user, unsigned int max_events)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
+	unsigned int grp_num;
+
+	/* fsnotify_obtain_group took a reference to group, we put this when we kill the file in the end */
+	grp_num = (INOTIFY_GROUP_NUM - atomic_inc_return(&inotify_grp_num));
+	group = fsnotify_obtain_group(grp_num, 0, &inotify_fsnotify_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(group))
+		return group;
+
+	group->max_events = max_events;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+	idr_init(&group->inotify_data.idr);
+	group->inotify_data.last_wd = 0;
+	group->inotify_data.user = user;
+	group->inotify_data.fa = NULL;
+
+	return group;
+}
+
+
+/* inotify syscalls */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(inotify_init1, int, flags)
 {
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
-	struct inotify_handle *ih;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	struct user_struct *user;
 	struct file *filp;
 	int fd, ret;
@@ -621,45 +591,27 @@
 		goto out_free_uid;
 	}
 
-	dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct inotify_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!dev)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
+	/* fsnotify_obtain_group took a reference to group, we put this when we kill the file in the end */
+	group = inotify_new_group(user, inotify_max_queued_events);
+	if (IS_ERR(group)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(group);
 		goto out_free_uid;
 	}
 
-	ih = inotify_init(&inotify_user_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(ih)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(ih);
-		goto out_free_dev;
-	}
-	dev->ih = ih;
-	dev->fa = NULL;
-
 	filp->f_op = &inotify_fops;
 	filp->f_path.mnt = mntget(inotify_mnt);
 	filp->f_path.dentry = dget(inotify_mnt->mnt_root);
 	filp->f_mapping = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
 	filp->f_mode = FMODE_READ;
 	filp->f_flags = O_RDONLY | (flags & O_NONBLOCK);
-	filp->private_data = dev;
+	filp->private_data = group;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->events);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wq);
-	mutex_init(&dev->ev_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&dev->up_mutex);
-	dev->event_count = 0;
-	dev->queue_size = 0;
-	dev->max_events = inotify_max_queued_events;
-	dev->user = user;
-	atomic_set(&dev->count, 0);
-
-	get_inotify_dev(dev);
 	atomic_inc(&user->inotify_devs);
+
 	fd_install(fd, filp);
 
 	return fd;
-out_free_dev:
-	kfree(dev);
+
 out_free_uid:
 	free_uid(user);
 	put_filp(filp);
@@ -676,8 +628,8 @@
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname,
 		u32, mask)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
 	struct path path;
 	struct file *filp;
 	int ret, fput_needed;
@@ -698,20 +650,20 @@
 	if (mask & IN_ONLYDIR)
 		flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
 
-	ret = find_inode(pathname, &path, flags);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
+	ret = inotify_find_inode(pathname, &path, flags);
+	if (ret)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
-	/* inode held in place by reference to path; dev by fget on fd */
+	/* inode held in place by reference to path; group by fget on fd */
 	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
-	dev = filp->private_data;
+	group = filp->private_data;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->up_mutex);
-	ret = inotify_find_update_watch(dev->ih, inode, mask);
-	if (ret == -ENOENT)
-		ret = create_watch(dev, inode, mask);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->up_mutex);
+	/* create/update an inode mark */
+	ret = inotify_update_watch(group, inode, mask);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		goto path_put_and_out;
 
+path_put_and_out:
 	path_put(&path);
 fput_and_out:
 	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
@@ -720,9 +672,10 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(inotify_rm_watch, int, fd, __s32, wd)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
 	struct file *filp;
-	struct inotify_device *dev;
-	int ret, fput_needed;
+	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
 
 	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (unlikely(!filp))
@@ -734,10 +687,20 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dev = filp->private_data;
+	group = filp->private_data;
 
-	/* we free our watch data when we get IN_IGNORED */
-	ret = inotify_rm_wd(dev->ih, wd);
+	spin_lock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+	entry = idr_find(&group->inotify_data.idr, wd);
+	if (unlikely(!entry)) {
+		spin_unlock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	fsnotify_get_mark(entry);
+	spin_unlock(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
+
+	inotify_destroy_mark_entry(entry, group);
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
 
 out:
 	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
@@ -753,9 +716,9 @@
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type inotify_fs_type = {
-    .name           = "inotifyfs",
-    .get_sb         = inotify_get_sb,
-    .kill_sb        = kill_anon_super,
+    .name	= "inotifyfs",
+    .get_sb	= inotify_get_sb,
+    .kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -775,18 +738,16 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(inotify_mnt))
 		panic("inotify: kern_mount ret %ld!\n", PTR_ERR(inotify_mnt));
 
+	inotify_inode_mark_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(inotify_inode_mark_entry, SLAB_PANIC);
+	event_priv_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(inotify_event_private_data, SLAB_PANIC);
+	inotify_ignored_event = fsnotify_create_event(NULL, FS_IN_IGNORED, NULL, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE, NULL, 0);
+	if (!inotify_ignored_event)
+		panic("unable to allocate the inotify ignored event\n");
+
 	inotify_max_queued_events = 16384;
 	inotify_max_user_instances = 128;
 	inotify_max_user_watches = 8192;
 
-	watch_cachep = kmem_cache_create("inotify_watch_cache",
-					 sizeof(struct inotify_user_watch),
-					 0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
-	event_cachep = kmem_cache_create("inotify_event_cache",
-					 sizeof(struct inotify_kernel_event),
-					 0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
-
 module_init(inotify_user_setup);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index d2c0ee3..44848aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#include <linux/idr.h> /* inotify uses this */
 #include <linux/fs.h> /* struct inode */
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/path.h> /* struct path */
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 
 /* listeners that hard code group numbers near the top */
 #define DNOTIFY_GROUP_NUM	UINT_MAX
+#define INOTIFY_GROUP_NUM	(DNOTIFY_GROUP_NUM-1)
 
 struct fsnotify_group;
 struct fsnotify_event;
@@ -141,6 +143,15 @@
 	/* groups can define private fields here or use the void *private */
 	union {
 		void *private;
+#ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER
+		struct inotify_group_private_data {
+			spinlock_t	idr_lock;
+			struct idr      idr;
+			u32             last_wd;
+			struct fasync_struct    *fa;    /* async notification */
+			struct user_struct      *user;
+		} inotify_data;
+#endif
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index d4e9671..5de1c17c 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@
 
 config AUDIT_TREE
 	def_bool y
-	depends on AUDITSYSCALL && INOTIFY
+	depends on AUDITSYSCALL
+	select INOTIFY
 
 menu "RCU Subsystem"