diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 37bf0a9de75c..7cca82ed2ed1 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ prototypes:
 	void (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec *, int);
 	int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 				struct file *, unsigned open_flag,
-				umode_t create_mode, int *opened);
+				umode_t create_mode);
 	int (*tmpfile) (struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
 
 locking rules:
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
index 17bb4dc28fae..7b7b845c490a 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
@@ -602,3 +602,23 @@ in your dentry operations instead.
 	dentry separately, and it now has request_mask and query_flags arguments
 	to specify the fields and sync type requested by statx.  Filesystems not
 	supporting any statx-specific features may ignore the new arguments.
+--
+[mandatory]
+	->atomic_open() calling conventions have changed.  Gone is int *opened,
+	along with FILE_OPENED/FILE_CREATED.  In place of those we have
+	FMODE_OPENED/FMODE_CREATED, set in file->f_mode.  Additionally, return
+	value for 'called finish_no_open(), open it yourself' case has become
+	0, not 1.  Since finish_no_open() itself is returning 0 now, that part
+	does not need any changes in ->atomic_open() instances.
+--
+[mandatory]
+	alloc_file() has become static now; two wrappers are to be used instead.
+	alloc_file_pseudo(inode, vfsmount, name, flags, ops) is for the cases
+	when dentry needs to be created; that's the majority of old alloc_file()
+	users.  Calling conventions: on success a reference to new struct file
+	is returned and callers reference to inode is subsumed by that.  On
+	failure, ERR_PTR() is returned and no caller's references are affected,
+	so the caller needs to drop the inode reference it held.
+	alloc_file_clone(file, flags, ops) does not affect any caller's references.
+	On success you get a new struct file sharing the mount/dentry with the
+	original, on failure - ERR_PTR().
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index f608180ad59d..85907d5b9c2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	ssize_t (*listxattr) (struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 	void (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec *, int);
 	int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct file *,
-			unsigned open_flag, umode_t create_mode, int *opened);
+			unsigned open_flag, umode_t create_mode);
 	int (*tmpfile) (struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
 };
 
@@ -496,13 +496,15 @@ otherwise noted.
 
   atomic_open: called on the last component of an open.  Using this optional
   	method the filesystem can look up, possibly create and open the file in
-  	one atomic operation.  If it cannot perform this (e.g. the file type
-  	turned out to be wrong) it may signal this by returning 1 instead of
-	usual 0 or -ve .  This method is only called if the last component is
-	negative or needs lookup.  Cached positive dentries are still handled by
-	f_op->open().  If the file was created, the FILE_CREATED flag should be
-	set in "opened".  In case of O_EXCL the method must only succeed if the
-	file didn't exist and hence FILE_CREATED shall always be set on success.
+	one atomic operation.  If it wants to leave actual opening to the
+	caller (e.g. if the file turned out to be a symlink, device, or just
+	something filesystem won't do atomic open for), it may signal this by
+	returning finish_no_open(file, dentry).  This method is only called if
+	the last component is negative or needs lookup.  Cached positive dentries
+	are still handled by f_op->open().  If the file was created,
+	FMODE_CREATED flag should be set in file->f_mode.  In case of O_EXCL
+	the method must only succeed if the file didn't exist and hence FMODE_CREATED
+	shall always be set on success.
 
   tmpfile: called in the end of O_TMPFILE open().  Optional, equivalent to
 	atomically creating, opening and unlinking a file in given directory.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
index d638c0fb3418..b54fb78a283c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	/* Clone the lessor file to create a new file for us */
 	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("Allocating lease file\n");
-	lessee_file = filp_clone_open(lessor_file);
+	lessee_file = file_clone_open(lessor_file);
 	if (IS_ERR(lessee_file)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(lessee_file);
 		goto out_lessee;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
index 6b16946f9b05..8fd5ec4d6042 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name,
 				const struct file_operations *fops,
 				void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int rc;
 
 	/* strongly inspired by anon_inode_getfile() */
@@ -91,23 +89,11 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name,
 		goto err_fs;
 	}
 
-	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(cxl_vfs_mount->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry)
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, cxl_vfs_mount, name,
+				 flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK), fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto err_inode;
 
-	path.mnt = mntget(cxl_vfs_mount);
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto err_fs;
-	}
-	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 
 	return file;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
index 497a68389461..a43d44e7e7dd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ static struct file *ocxlflash_getfile(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 				      const struct file_operations *fops,
 				      void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner)) {
@@ -116,29 +114,15 @@ static struct file *ocxlflash_getfile(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		goto err3;
 	}
 
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(ocxlflash_vfs_mount->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry) {
-		dev_err(dev, "%s: d_alloc_pseudo failed\n", __func__);
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err4;
-	}
-
-	path.mnt = mntget(ocxlflash_vfs_mount);
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, ocxlflash_vfs_mount, name,
+				 flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK), fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(file);
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: alloc_file failed rc=%d\n",
 			__func__, rc);
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto err3;
+		goto err4;
 	}
 
-	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 out:
 	return file;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 42e102e2e74a..85ff859d3af5 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -859,8 +859,7 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 static int
 v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		     struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode,
-		     int *opened)
+		     struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int err;
 	u32 perm;
@@ -917,7 +916,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) inode_fid;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
-	err = finish_open(file, dentry, generic_file_open, opened);
+	err = finish_open(file, dentry, generic_file_open);
 	if (err)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -925,7 +924,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(d_inode(dentry), file);
 
-	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 out:
 	dput(res);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 7f6ae21a27b3..4823e1c46999 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t omode,
 
 static int
 v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			  struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t omode,
-			  int *opened)
+			  struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t omode)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	kgid_t gid;
@@ -352,13 +351,13 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
 	/* Since we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
-	err = finish_open(file, dentry, generic_file_open, opened);
+	err = finish_open(file, dentry, generic_file_open);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_clunk_old_fid;
 	file->private_data = ofid;
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(inode, file);
-	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 out:
 	v9fs_put_acl(dacl, pacl);
 	dput(res);
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 27454594e37a..16f1f25bfd89 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operations aio_ctx_aops;
 
 static struct file *aio_private_file(struct kioctx *ctx, loff_t nr_pages)
 {
-	struct qstr this = QSTR_INIT("[aio]", 5);
 	struct file *file;
-	struct path path;
 	struct inode *inode = alloc_anon_inode(aio_mnt->mnt_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
@@ -213,31 +211,17 @@ static struct file *aio_private_file(struct kioctx *ctx, loff_t nr_pages)
 	inode->i_mapping->private_data = ctx;
 	inode->i_size = PAGE_SIZE * nr_pages;
 
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(aio_mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry) {
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, aio_mnt, "[aio]",
+				O_RDWR, &aio_ring_fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		iput(inode);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-	path.mnt = mntget(aio_mnt);
-
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-	file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, &aio_ring_fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		path_put(&path);
-		return file;
-	}
-
-	file->f_flags = O_RDWR;
 	return file;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *aio_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 				int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	static const struct dentry_operations ops = {
-		.d_dname	= simple_dname,
-	};
-	struct dentry *root = mount_pseudo(fs_type, "aio:", NULL, &ops,
+	struct dentry *root = mount_pseudo(fs_type, "aio:", NULL, NULL,
 					   AIO_RING_MAGIC);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(root))
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 3168ee4e77f4..91262c34b797 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
 				const struct file_operations *fops,
 				void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(anon_inode_inode))
@@ -81,40 +79,24 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
 	if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
-	/*
-	 * Link the inode to a directory entry by creating a unique name
-	 * using the inode sequence number.
-	 */
-	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry)
-		goto err_module;
-
-	path.mnt = mntget(anon_inode_mnt);
 	/*
 	 * We know the anon_inode inode count is always greater than zero,
 	 * so ihold() is safe.
 	 */
 	ihold(anon_inode_inode);
-
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, anon_inode_inode);
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(anon_inode_inode, anon_inode_mnt, name,
+				 flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK), fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		goto err_dput;
+		goto err;
+
 	file->f_mapping = anon_inode_inode->i_mapping;
 
-	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 
 	return file;
 
-err_dput:
-	path_put(&path);
-err_module:
+err:
+	iput(anon_inode_inode);
 	module_put(fops->owner);
 	return file;
 }
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 125e8bbd22a2..8035d2a44561 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int bad_inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time,
 
 static int bad_inode_atomic_open(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
 				 struct file *file, unsigned int open_flag,
-				 umode_t create_mode, int *opened)
+				 umode_t create_mode)
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 4b5fff31ef27..aa4a7a23ff99 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		goto error;
 
 	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE) {
-		interp_file = filp_clone_open(fmt->interp_file);
+		interp_file = file_clone_open(fmt->interp_file);
 		if (!IS_ERR(interp_file))
 			deny_write_access(interp_file);
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index ad0bed99b1d5..e2679e8a2535 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ out:
  * file or symlink, return 1 so the VFS can retry.
  */
 int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		     struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode,
-		     int *opened)
+		     struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_sb_to_client(dir->i_sb);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
@@ -507,9 +506,9 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		dout("atomic_open finish_open on dn %p\n", dn);
 		if (req->r_op == CEPH_MDS_OP_CREATE && req->r_reply_info.has_create_ino) {
 			ceph_init_inode_acls(d_inode(dentry), &acls);
-			*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+			file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 		}
-		err = finish_open(file, dentry, ceph_open, opened);
+		err = finish_open(file, dentry, ceph_open);
 	}
 out_req:
 	if (!req->r_err && req->r_target_inode)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index a7077a0c989f..971328b99ede 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -1025,8 +1025,7 @@ extern const struct file_operations ceph_file_fops;
 extern int ceph_renew_caps(struct inode *inode);
 extern int ceph_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 extern int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			    struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode,
-			    int *opened);
+			    struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode);
 extern int ceph_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 extern void ceph_fill_inline_data(struct inode *inode, struct page *locked_page,
 				  char *data, size_t len);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 5f0231803431..f3a78efc3109 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ extern struct inode *cifs_root_iget(struct super_block *);
 extern int cifs_create(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t,
 		       bool excl);
 extern int cifs_atomic_open(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
-			    struct file *, unsigned, umode_t,
-			    int *);
+			    struct file *, unsigned, umode_t);
 extern struct dentry *cifs_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 				  unsigned int);
 extern int cifs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index ddae52bd1993..3713d22b95a7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -465,8 +465,7 @@ out_err:
 
 int
 cifs_atomic_open(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
-		 struct file *file, unsigned oflags, umode_t mode,
-		 int *opened)
+		 struct file *file, unsigned oflags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int rc;
 	unsigned int xid;
@@ -539,9 +538,9 @@ cifs_atomic_open(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 	}
 
 	if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
-		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 
-	rc = finish_open(file, direntry, generic_file_open, opened);
+	rc = finish_open(file, direntry, generic_file_open);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (server->ops->close)
 			server->ops->close(xid, tcon, &fid);
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 7ec0b3e5f05d..d6eccd04d703 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static void file_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 static inline void file_free(struct file *f)
 {
+	security_file_free(f);
 	percpu_counter_dec(&nr_files);
 	call_rcu(&f->f_u.fu_rcuhead, file_free_rcu);
 }
@@ -100,9 +101,8 @@ int proc_nr_files(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
  * done, you will imbalance int the mount's writer count
  * and a warning at __fput() time.
  */
-struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
+struct file *alloc_empty_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	static long old_max;
 	struct file *f;
 	int error;
@@ -123,11 +123,10 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
 	if (unlikely(!f))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
 	f->f_cred = get_cred(cred);
 	error = security_file_alloc(f);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		file_free(f);
+		file_free_rcu(&f->f_u.fu_rcuhead);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +135,10 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&f->f_lock);
 	mutex_init(&f->f_pos_lock);
 	eventpoll_init_file(f);
+	f->f_flags = flags;
+	f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(flags);
 	/* f->f_version: 0 */
+	percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
 	return f;
 
 over:
@@ -152,15 +154,15 @@ over:
  * alloc_file - allocate and initialize a 'struct file'
  *
  * @path: the (dentry, vfsmount) pair for the new file
- * @mode: the mode with which the new file will be opened
+ * @flags: O_... flags with which the new file will be opened
  * @fop: the 'struct file_operations' for the new file
  */
-struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *path, fmode_t mode,
+static struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *path, int flags,
 		const struct file_operations *fop)
 {
 	struct file *file;
 
-	file = get_empty_filp();
+	file = alloc_empty_file(flags, current_cred());
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return file;
 
@@ -168,19 +170,56 @@ struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *path, fmode_t mode,
 	file->f_inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	file->f_mapping = path->dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
 	file->f_wb_err = filemap_sample_wb_err(file->f_mapping);
-	if ((mode & FMODE_READ) &&
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) &&
 	     likely(fop->read || fop->read_iter))
-		mode |= FMODE_CAN_READ;
-	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_READ;
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
 	     likely(fop->write || fop->write_iter))
-		mode |= FMODE_CAN_WRITE;
-	file->f_mode = mode;
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_WRITE;
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_OPENED;
 	file->f_op = fop;
-	if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
+	if ((file->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
 		i_readcount_inc(path->dentry->d_inode);
 	return file;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_file);
+
+struct file *alloc_file_pseudo(struct inode *inode, struct vfsmount *mnt,
+				const char *name, int flags,
+				const struct file_operations *fops)
+{
+	static const struct dentry_operations anon_ops = {
+		.d_dname = simple_dname
+	};
+	struct qstr this = QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
+	struct path path;
+	struct file *file;
+
+	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
+	if (!path.dentry)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (!mnt->mnt_sb->s_d_op)
+		d_set_d_op(path.dentry, &anon_ops);
+	path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
+	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
+	file = alloc_file(&path, flags, fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		ihold(inode);
+		path_put(&path);
+	}
+	return file;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_file_pseudo);
+
+struct file *alloc_file_clone(struct file *base, int flags,
+				const struct file_operations *fops)
+{
+	struct file *f = alloc_file(&base->f_path, flags, fops);
+	if (!IS_ERR(f)) {
+		path_get(&f->f_path);
+		f->f_mapping = base->f_mapping;
+	}
+	return f;
+}
 
 /* the real guts of fput() - releasing the last reference to file
  */
@@ -190,6 +229,9 @@ static void __fput(struct file *file)
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = file->f_path.mnt;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_inode;
 
+	if (unlikely(!(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED)))
+		goto out;
+
 	might_sleep();
 
 	fsnotify_close(file);
@@ -207,7 +249,6 @@ static void __fput(struct file *file)
 	}
 	if (file->f_op->release)
 		file->f_op->release(inode, file);
-	security_file_free(file);
 	if (unlikely(S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_cdev != NULL &&
 		     !(file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH))) {
 		cdev_put(inode->i_cdev);
@@ -220,12 +261,10 @@ static void __fput(struct file *file)
 		put_write_access(inode);
 		__mnt_drop_write(mnt);
 	}
-	file->f_path.dentry = NULL;
-	file->f_path.mnt = NULL;
-	file->f_inode = NULL;
-	file_free(file);
 	dput(dentry);
 	mntput(mnt);
+out:
+	file_free(file);
 }
 
 static LLIST_HEAD(delayed_fput_list);
@@ -300,14 +339,6 @@ void __fput_sync(struct file *file)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fput);
 
-void put_filp(struct file *file)
-{
-	if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&file->f_count)) {
-		security_file_free(file);
-		file_free(file);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init files_init(void)
 {
 	filp_cachep = kmem_cache_create("filp", sizeof(struct file), 0,
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 56231b31f806..c979329311c8 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static struct dentry *fuse_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
  */
 static int fuse_create_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 			    struct file *file, unsigned flags,
-			    umode_t mode, int *opened)
+			    umode_t mode)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static int fuse_create_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 	d_instantiate(entry, inode);
 	fuse_change_entry_timeout(entry, &outentry);
 	fuse_invalidate_attr(dir);
-	err = finish_open(file, entry, generic_file_open, opened);
+	err = finish_open(file, entry, generic_file_open);
 	if (err) {
 		fuse_sync_release(ff, flags);
 	} else {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ out_err:
 static int fuse_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
 static int fuse_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 			    struct file *file, unsigned flags,
-			    umode_t mode, int *opened)
+			    umode_t mode)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ static int fuse_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 		goto no_open;
 
 	/* Only creates */
-	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 
 	if (fc->no_create)
 		goto mknod;
 
-	err = fuse_create_open(dir, entry, file, flags, mode, opened);
+	err = fuse_create_open(dir, entry, file, flags, mode);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
 		fc->no_create = 1;
 		goto mknod;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index feda55f67050..648f0ca1ad57 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static int gfs2_initxattrs(struct inode *inode, const struct xattr *xattr_array,
 static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			     struct file *file,
 			     umode_t mode, dev_t dev, const char *symname,
-			     unsigned int size, int excl, int *opened)
+			     unsigned int size, int excl)
 {
 	const struct qstr *name = &dentry->d_name;
 	struct posix_acl *default_acl, *acl;
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		error = 0;
 		if (file) {
 			if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
-				error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common, opened);
+				error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common);
 			else
 				error = finish_no_open(file, NULL);
 		}
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	if (file) {
-		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
-		error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common, opened);
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
+		error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common);
 	}
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ fail:
 static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		       umode_t mode, bool excl)
 {
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFREG | mode, 0, NULL, 0, excl, NULL);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFREG | mode, 0, NULL, 0, excl);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -830,14 +830,13 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
  * @dir: The directory inode
  * @dentry: The dentry of the new inode
  * @file: File to be opened
- * @opened: atomic_open flags
  *
  *
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
 static struct dentry *__gfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-				    struct file *file, int *opened)
+				    struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *d;
@@ -866,7 +865,7 @@ static struct dentry *__gfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		return d;
 	}
 	if (file && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
-		error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common, opened);
+		error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common);
 
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 	if (error) {
@@ -879,7 +878,7 @@ static struct dentry *__gfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 static struct dentry *gfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				  unsigned flags)
 {
-	return __gfs2_lookup(dir, dentry, NULL, NULL);
+	return __gfs2_lookup(dir, dentry, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1189,7 +1188,7 @@ static int gfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (size >= gfs2_max_stuffed_size(GFS2_I(dir)))
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, 0, symname, size, 0, NULL);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, 0, symname, size, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1204,7 +1203,7 @@ static int gfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 static int gfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
 	unsigned dsize = gfs2_max_stuffed_size(GFS2_I(dir));
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFDIR | mode, 0, NULL, dsize, 0, NULL);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, S_IFDIR | mode, 0, NULL, dsize, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1219,7 +1218,7 @@ static int gfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 static int gfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		      dev_t dev)
 {
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, mode, dev, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, NULL, mode, dev, NULL, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1229,14 +1228,13 @@ static int gfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
  * @file: The proposed new struct file
  * @flags: open flags
  * @mode: File mode
- * @opened: Flag to say whether the file has been opened or not
  *
  * Returns: error code or 0 for success
  */
 
 static int gfs2_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			    struct file *file, unsigned flags,
-			    umode_t mode, int *opened)
+			    umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct dentry *d;
 	bool excl = !!(flags & O_EXCL);
@@ -1244,13 +1242,13 @@ static int gfs2_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!d_in_lookup(dentry))
 		goto skip_lookup;
 
-	d = __gfs2_lookup(dir, dentry, file, opened);
+	d = __gfs2_lookup(dir, dentry, file);
 	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		return PTR_ERR(d);
 	if (d != NULL)
 		dentry = d;
 	if (d_really_is_positive(dentry)) {
-		if (!(*opened & FILE_OPENED))
+		if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED))
 			return finish_no_open(file, d);
 		dput(d);
 		return 0;
@@ -1262,7 +1260,7 @@ skip_lookup:
 	if (!(flags & O_CREAT))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, file, S_IFREG | mode, 0, NULL, 0, excl, opened);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, file, S_IFREG | mode, 0, NULL, 0, excl);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 40d4c66c7751..346a146c7617 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -1310,10 +1310,6 @@ static int get_hstate_idx(int page_size_log)
 	return h - hstates;
 }
 
-static const struct dentry_operations anon_ops = {
-	.d_dname = simple_dname
-};
-
 /*
  * Note that size should be aligned to proper hugepage size in caller side,
  * otherwise hugetlb_reserve_pages reserves one less hugepages than intended.
@@ -1322,19 +1318,18 @@ struct file *hugetlb_file_setup(const char *name, size_t size,
 				vm_flags_t acctflag, struct user_struct **user,
 				int creat_flags, int page_size_log)
 {
-	struct file *file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct path path;
-	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct qstr quick_string;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int hstate_idx;
+	struct file *file;
 
 	hstate_idx = get_hstate_idx(page_size_log);
 	if (hstate_idx < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	*user = NULL;
-	if (!hugetlbfs_vfsmount[hstate_idx])
+	mnt = hugetlbfs_vfsmount[hstate_idx];
+	if (!mnt)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	if (creat_flags == HUGETLB_SHMFS_INODE && !can_do_hugetlb_shm()) {
@@ -1350,45 +1345,28 @@ struct file *hugetlb_file_setup(const char *name, size_t size,
 		}
 	}
 
-	sb = hugetlbfs_vfsmount[hstate_idx]->mnt_sb;
-	quick_string.name = name;
-	quick_string.len = strlen(quick_string.name);
-	quick_string.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(sb, &quick_string);
-	if (!path.dentry)
-		goto out_shm_unlock;
-
-	d_set_d_op(path.dentry, &anon_ops);
-	path.mnt = mntget(hugetlbfs_vfsmount[hstate_idx]);
 	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
-	inode = hugetlbfs_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFREG | S_IRWXUGO, 0);
+	inode = hugetlbfs_get_inode(mnt->mnt_sb, NULL, S_IFREG | S_IRWXUGO, 0);
 	if (!inode)
-		goto out_dentry;
+		goto out;
 	if (creat_flags == HUGETLB_SHMFS_INODE)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;
 
-	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	if (hugetlb_reserve_pages(inode, 0,
-			size >> huge_page_shift(hstate_inode(inode)), NULL,
-			acctflag))
-		goto out_inode;
-
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
 	inode->i_size = size;
 	clear_nlink(inode);
 
-	file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ,
-			&hugetlbfs_file_operations);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		goto out_dentry; /* inode is already attached */
+	if (hugetlb_reserve_pages(inode, 0,
+			size >> huge_page_shift(hstate_inode(inode)), NULL,
+			acctflag))
+		file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	else
+		file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, mnt, name, O_RDWR,
+					&hugetlbfs_file_operations);
+	if (!IS_ERR(file))
+		return file;
 
-	return file;
-
-out_inode:
 	iput(inode);
-out_dentry:
-	path_put(&path);
-out_shm_unlock:
+out:
 	if (*user) {
 		user_shm_unlock(size, *user);
 		*user = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 5645b4ebf494..52a346903748 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ extern void chroot_fs_refs(const struct path *, const struct path *);
 /*
  * file_table.c
  */
-extern struct file *get_empty_filp(void);
+extern struct file *alloc_empty_file(int, const struct cred *);
 
 /*
  * super.c
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ int do_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, umode_t mode);
 int do_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user, gid_t group,
 		int flag);
 
-extern int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f);
-extern int vfs_open(const struct path *, struct file *, const struct cred *);
+extern int vfs_open(const struct path *, struct file *);
 
 /*
  * inode.c
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 734cef54fdf8..278e494bcbd2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2028,6 +2028,8 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 	while (*name=='/')
 		name++;
 	if (!*name)
@@ -2125,12 +2127,15 @@ OK:
 	}
 }
 
+/* must be paired with terminate_walk() */
 static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 {
 	const char *s = nd->name->name;
 
 	if (!*s)
 		flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
+	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+		rcu_read_lock();
 
 	nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */
 	nd->flags = flags | LOOKUP_JUMPED | LOOKUP_PARENT;
@@ -2143,7 +2148,6 @@ static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 		nd->path = nd->root;
 		nd->inode = inode;
 		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-			rcu_read_lock();
 			nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
 			nd->root_seq = nd->seq;
 			nd->m_seq = read_seqbegin(&mount_lock);
@@ -2159,21 +2163,15 @@ static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 
 	nd->m_seq = read_seqbegin(&mount_lock);
 	if (*s == '/') {
-		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
-			rcu_read_lock();
 		set_root(nd);
 		if (likely(!nd_jump_root(nd)))
 			return s;
-		nd->root.mnt = NULL;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	} else if (nd->dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
 		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
 			struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 			unsigned seq;
 
-			rcu_read_lock();
-
 			do {
 				seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
 				nd->path = fs->pwd;
@@ -2195,16 +2193,13 @@ static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 
 		dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 
-		if (*s) {
-			if (!d_can_lookup(dentry)) {
-				fdput(f);
-				return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
-			}
+		if (*s && unlikely(!d_can_lookup(dentry))) {
+			fdput(f);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
 		}
 
 		nd->path = f.file->f_path;
 		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-			rcu_read_lock();
 			nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 			nd->seq = read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
 		} else {
@@ -2272,24 +2267,15 @@ static int path_lookupat(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags, struct path *path
 	const char *s = path_init(nd, flags);
 	int err;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
-
-	if (unlikely(flags & LOOKUP_DOWN)) {
+	if (unlikely(flags & LOOKUP_DOWN) && !IS_ERR(s)) {
 		err = handle_lookup_down(nd);
-		if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
-			terminate_walk(nd);
-			return err;
-		}
+		if (unlikely(err < 0))
+			s = ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	while (!(err = link_path_walk(s, nd))
 		&& ((err = lookup_last(nd)) > 0)) {
 		s = trailing_symlink(nd);
-		if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(s);
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 	if (!err)
 		err = complete_walk(nd);
@@ -2336,10 +2322,7 @@ static int path_parentat(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags,
 				struct path *parent)
 {
 	const char *s = path_init(nd, flags);
-	int err;
-	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
-	err = link_path_walk(s, nd);
+	int err = link_path_walk(s, nd);
 	if (!err)
 		err = complete_walk(nd);
 	if (!err) {
@@ -2666,15 +2649,10 @@ path_mountpoint(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags, struct path *path)
 {
 	const char *s = path_init(nd, flags);
 	int err;
-	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
+
 	while (!(err = link_path_walk(s, nd)) &&
 		(err = mountpoint_last(nd)) > 0) {
 		s = trailing_symlink(nd);
-		if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(s);
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 	if (!err) {
 		*path = nd->path;
@@ -3027,17 +3005,16 @@ static int may_o_create(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t m
  * Returns 0 if successful.  The file will have been created and attached to
  * @file by the filesystem calling finish_open().
  *
- * Returns 1 if the file was looked up only or didn't need creating.  The
- * caller will need to perform the open themselves.  @path will have been
- * updated to point to the new dentry.  This may be negative.
+ * If the file was looked up only or didn't need creating, FMODE_OPENED won't
+ * be set.  The caller will need to perform the open themselves.  @path will
+ * have been updated to point to the new dentry.  This may be negative.
  *
  * Returns an error code otherwise.
  */
 static int atomic_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 			struct path *path, struct file *file,
 			const struct open_flags *op,
-			int open_flag, umode_t mode,
-			int *opened)
+			int open_flag, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct dentry *const DENTRY_NOT_SET = (void *) -1UL;
 	struct inode *dir =  nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
@@ -3052,39 +3029,38 @@ static int atomic_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 	file->f_path.dentry = DENTRY_NOT_SET;
 	file->f_path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 	error = dir->i_op->atomic_open(dir, dentry, file,
-				       open_to_namei_flags(open_flag),
-				       mode, opened);
+				       open_to_namei_flags(open_flag), mode);
 	d_lookup_done(dentry);
 	if (!error) {
-		/*
-		 * We didn't have the inode before the open, so check open
-		 * permission here.
-		 */
-		int acc_mode = op->acc_mode;
-		if (*opened & FILE_CREATED) {
-			WARN_ON(!(open_flag & O_CREAT));
-			fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
-			acc_mode = 0;
-		}
-		error = may_open(&file->f_path, acc_mode, open_flag);
-		if (WARN_ON(error > 0))
-			error = -EINVAL;
-	} else if (error > 0) {
-		if (WARN_ON(file->f_path.dentry == DENTRY_NOT_SET)) {
+		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED) {
+			/*
+			 * We didn't have the inode before the open, so check open
+			 * permission here.
+			 */
+			int acc_mode = op->acc_mode;
+			if (file->f_mode & FMODE_CREATED) {
+				WARN_ON(!(open_flag & O_CREAT));
+				fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
+				acc_mode = 0;
+			}
+			error = may_open(&file->f_path, acc_mode, open_flag);
+			if (WARN_ON(error > 0))
+				error = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (WARN_ON(file->f_path.dentry == DENTRY_NOT_SET)) {
 			error = -EIO;
 		} else {
 			if (file->f_path.dentry) {
 				dput(dentry);
 				dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 			}
-			if (*opened & FILE_CREATED)
+			if (file->f_mode & FMODE_CREATED)
 				fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 			if (unlikely(d_is_negative(dentry))) {
 				error = -ENOENT;
 			} else {
 				path->dentry = dentry;
 				path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
-				return 1;
+				return 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -3095,25 +3071,22 @@ static int atomic_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 /*
  * Look up and maybe create and open the last component.
  *
- * Must be called with i_mutex held on parent.
+ * Must be called with parent locked (exclusive in O_CREAT case).
  *
- * Returns 0 if the file was successfully atomically created (if necessary) and
- * opened.  In this case the file will be returned attached to @file.
+ * Returns 0 on success, that is, if
+ *  the file was successfully atomically created (if necessary) and opened, or
+ *  the file was not completely opened at this time, though lookups and
+ *  creations were performed.
+ * These case are distinguished by presence of FMODE_OPENED on file->f_mode.
+ * In the latter case dentry returned in @path might be negative if O_CREAT
+ * hadn't been specified.
  *
- * Returns 1 if the file was not completely opened at this time, though lookups
- * and creations will have been performed and the dentry returned in @path will
- * be positive upon return if O_CREAT was specified.  If O_CREAT wasn't
- * specified then a negative dentry may be returned.
- *
- * An error code is returned otherwise.
- *
- * FILE_CREATE will be set in @*opened if the dentry was created and will be
- * cleared otherwise prior to returning.
+ * An error code is returned on failure.
  */
 static int lookup_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 			struct file *file,
 			const struct open_flags *op,
-			bool got_write, int *opened)
+			bool got_write)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
 	struct inode *dir_inode = dir->d_inode;
@@ -3126,7 +3099,7 @@ static int lookup_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(dir_inode)))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	*opened &= ~FILE_CREATED;
+	file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_CREATED;
 	dentry = d_lookup(dir, &nd->last);
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!dentry) {
@@ -3188,7 +3161,7 @@ static int lookup_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 
 	if (dir_inode->i_op->atomic_open) {
 		error = atomic_open(nd, dentry, path, file, op, open_flag,
-				    mode, opened);
+				    mode);
 		if (unlikely(error == -ENOENT) && create_error)
 			error = create_error;
 		return error;
@@ -3211,7 +3184,7 @@ no_open:
 
 	/* Negative dentry, just create the file */
 	if (!dentry->d_inode && (open_flag & O_CREAT)) {
-		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 		audit_inode_child(dir_inode, dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 		if (!dir_inode->i_op->create) {
 			error = -EACCES;
@@ -3230,7 +3203,7 @@ no_open:
 out_no_open:
 	path->dentry = dentry;
 	path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
@@ -3241,8 +3214,7 @@ out_dput:
  * Handle the last step of open()
  */
 static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd,
-		   struct file *file, const struct open_flags *op,
-		   int *opened)
+		   struct file *file, const struct open_flags *op)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
 	int open_flag = op->open_flag;
@@ -3308,17 +3280,17 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd,
 		inode_lock(dir->d_inode);
 	else
 		inode_lock_shared(dir->d_inode);
-	error = lookup_open(nd, &path, file, op, got_write, opened);
+	error = lookup_open(nd, &path, file, op, got_write);
 	if (open_flag & O_CREAT)
 		inode_unlock(dir->d_inode);
 	else
 		inode_unlock_shared(dir->d_inode);
 
-	if (error <= 0) {
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
 
-		if ((*opened & FILE_CREATED) ||
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED) {
+		if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_CREATED) ||
 		    !S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 			will_truncate = false;
 
@@ -3326,7 +3298,7 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd,
 		goto opened;
 	}
 
-	if (*opened & FILE_CREATED) {
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_CREATED) {
 		/* Don't check for write permission, don't truncate */
 		open_flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
 		will_truncate = false;
@@ -3395,20 +3367,15 @@ finish_open_created:
 	error = may_open(&nd->path, acc_mode, open_flag);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	BUG_ON(*opened & FILE_OPENED); /* once it's opened, it's opened */
-	error = vfs_open(&nd->path, file, current_cred());
+	BUG_ON(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED); /* once it's opened, it's opened */
+	error = vfs_open(&nd->path, file);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	*opened |= FILE_OPENED;
 opened:
-	error = open_check_o_direct(file);
-	if (!error)
-		error = ima_file_check(file, op->acc_mode, *opened);
+	error = ima_file_check(file, op->acc_mode);
 	if (!error && will_truncate)
 		error = handle_truncate(file);
 out:
-	if (unlikely(error) && (*opened & FILE_OPENED))
-		fput(file);
 	if (unlikely(error > 0)) {
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		error = -EINVAL;
@@ -3458,7 +3425,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_tmpfile);
 
 static int do_tmpfile(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags,
 		const struct open_flags *op,
-		struct file *file, int *opened)
+		struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *child;
 	struct path path;
@@ -3480,12 +3447,7 @@ static int do_tmpfile(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags,
 	if (error)
 		goto out2;
 	file->f_path.mnt = path.mnt;
-	error = finish_open(file, child, NULL, opened);
-	if (error)
-		goto out2;
-	error = open_check_o_direct(file);
-	if (error)
-		fput(file);
+	error = finish_open(file, child, NULL);
 out2:
 	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out:
@@ -3499,7 +3461,7 @@ static int do_o_path(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags, struct file *file)
 	int error = path_lookupat(nd, flags, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		audit_inode(nd->name, path.dentry, 0);
-		error = vfs_open(&path, file, current_cred());
+		error = vfs_open(&path, file);
 		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
@@ -3508,59 +3470,40 @@ static int do_o_path(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags, struct file *file)
 static struct file *path_openat(struct nameidata *nd,
 			const struct open_flags *op, unsigned flags)
 {
-	const char *s;
 	struct file *file;
-	int opened = 0;
 	int error;
 
-	file = get_empty_filp();
+	file = alloc_empty_file(op->open_flag, current_cred());
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return file;
 
-	file->f_flags = op->open_flag;
-
 	if (unlikely(file->f_flags & __O_TMPFILE)) {
-		error = do_tmpfile(nd, flags, op, file, &opened);
-		goto out2;
-	}
-
-	if (unlikely(file->f_flags & O_PATH)) {
+		error = do_tmpfile(nd, flags, op, file);
+	} else if (unlikely(file->f_flags & O_PATH)) {
 		error = do_o_path(nd, flags, file);
-		if (!error)
-			opened |= FILE_OPENED;
-		goto out2;
-	}
-
-	s = path_init(nd, flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-		put_filp(file);
-		return ERR_CAST(s);
-	}
-	while (!(error = link_path_walk(s, nd)) &&
-		(error = do_last(nd, file, op, &opened)) > 0) {
-		nd->flags &= ~(LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE|LOOKUP_EXCL);
-		s = trailing_symlink(nd);
-		if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-			error = PTR_ERR(s);
-			break;
+	} else {
+		const char *s = path_init(nd, flags);
+		while (!(error = link_path_walk(s, nd)) &&
+			(error = do_last(nd, file, op)) > 0) {
+			nd->flags &= ~(LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE|LOOKUP_EXCL);
+			s = trailing_symlink(nd);
 		}
+		terminate_walk(nd);
 	}
-	terminate_walk(nd);
-out2:
-	if (!(opened & FILE_OPENED)) {
-		BUG_ON(!error);
-		put_filp(file);
+	if (likely(!error)) {
+		if (likely(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED))
+			return file;
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		error = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		if (error == -EOPENSTALE) {
-			if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
-				error = -ECHILD;
-			else
-				error = -ESTALE;
-		}
-		file = ERR_PTR(error);
+	fput(file);
+	if (error == -EOPENSTALE) {
+		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+			error = -ECHILD;
+		else
+			error = -ESTALE;
 	}
-	return file;
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 7a9c14426855..f447b1a24350 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1434,12 +1434,11 @@ static int do_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 static int nfs_finish_open(struct nfs_open_context *ctx,
 			   struct dentry *dentry,
-			   struct file *file, unsigned open_flags,
-			   int *opened)
+			   struct file *file, unsigned open_flags)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = finish_open(file, dentry, do_open, opened);
+	err = finish_open(file, dentry, do_open);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	if (S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
@@ -1452,7 +1451,7 @@ out:
 
 int nfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		    struct file *file, unsigned open_flags,
-		    umode_t mode, int *opened)
+		    umode_t mode)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ONSTACK(wq);
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx;
@@ -1461,6 +1460,7 @@ int nfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	bool switched = false;
+	int created = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	/* Expect a negative dentry */
@@ -1521,7 +1521,9 @@ int nfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto out;
 
 	trace_nfs_atomic_open_enter(dir, ctx, open_flags);
-	inode = NFS_PROTO(dir)->open_context(dir, ctx, open_flags, &attr, opened);
+	inode = NFS_PROTO(dir)->open_context(dir, ctx, open_flags, &attr, &created);
+	if (created)
+		file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		trace_nfs_atomic_open_exit(dir, ctx, open_flags, err);
@@ -1546,7 +1548,7 @@ int nfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = nfs_finish_open(ctx, ctx->dentry, file, open_flags, opened);
+	err = nfs_finish_open(ctx, ctx->dentry, file, open_flags);
 	trace_nfs_atomic_open_exit(dir, ctx, open_flags, err);
 	put_nfs_open_context(ctx);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 137e18abb7e7..51beb6e38c90 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ extern const struct dentry_operations nfs4_dentry_operations;
 
 /* dir.c */
 int nfs_atomic_open(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct file *,
-		    unsigned, umode_t, int *);
+		    unsigned, umode_t);
 
 /* super.c */
 extern struct file_system_type nfs4_fs_type;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index f6c4ccd693f4..b790976d3913 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir,
 		}
 	}
 	if (opened && opendata->file_created)
-		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+		*opened = 1;
 
 	if (pnfs_use_threshold(ctx_th, opendata->f_attr.mdsthreshold, server)) {
 		*ctx_th = opendata->f_attr.mdsthreshold;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index b0555d7d8200..55a099e47ba2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 
-	host_err = ima_file_check(file, may_flags, 0);
+	host_err = ima_file_check(file, may_flags);
 	if (host_err) {
 		fput(file);
 		goto out_nfserr;
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index d0e955b558ad..d98e19239bb7 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -724,27 +724,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchown, unsigned int, fd, uid_t, user, gid_t, group)
 	return ksys_fchown(fd, user, group);
 }
 
-int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f)
-{
-	/* NB: we're sure to have correct a_ops only after f_op->open */
-	if (f->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
-		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops || !f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 			  struct inode *inode,
-			  int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
-			  const struct cred *cred)
+			  int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *))
 {
 	static const struct file_operations empty_fops = {};
 	int error;
 
-	f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(f->f_flags) | FMODE_LSEEK |
-				FMODE_PREAD | FMODE_PWRITE;
-
 	path_get(&f->f_path);
 	f->f_inode = inode;
 	f->f_mapping = inode->i_mapping;
@@ -753,7 +739,7 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 	f->f_wb_err = filemap_sample_wb_err(f->f_mapping);
 
 	if (unlikely(f->f_flags & O_PATH)) {
-		f->f_mode = FMODE_PATH;
+		f->f_mode = FMODE_PATH | FMODE_OPENED;
 		f->f_op = &empty_fops;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -780,7 +766,7 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 		goto cleanup_all;
 	}
 
-	error = security_file_open(f, cred);
+	error = security_file_open(f);
 	if (error)
 		goto cleanup_all;
 
@@ -788,6 +774,8 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 	if (error)
 		goto cleanup_all;
 
+	/* normally all 3 are set; ->open() can clear them if needed */
+	f->f_mode |= FMODE_LSEEK | FMODE_PREAD | FMODE_PWRITE;
 	if (!open)
 		open = f->f_op->open;
 	if (open) {
@@ -795,6 +783,7 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 		if (error)
 			goto cleanup_all;
 	}
+	f->f_mode |= FMODE_OPENED;
 	if ((f->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
 		i_readcount_inc(inode);
 	if ((f->f_mode & FMODE_READ) &&
@@ -809,9 +798,16 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
 
 	file_ra_state_init(&f->f_ra, f->f_mapping->host->i_mapping);
 
+	/* NB: we're sure to have correct a_ops only after f_op->open */
+	if (f->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
+		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops || !f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup_all:
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(error > 0))
+		error = -EINVAL;
 	fops_put(f->f_op);
 	if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITER) {
 		put_write_access(inode);
@@ -847,19 +843,12 @@ cleanup_file:
  * Returns zero on success or -errno if the open failed.
  */
 int finish_open(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
-		int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
-		int *opened)
+		int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *))
 {
-	int error;
-	BUG_ON(*opened & FILE_OPENED); /* once it's opened, it's opened */
+	BUG_ON(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED); /* once it's opened, it's opened */
 
 	file->f_path.dentry = dentry;
-	error = do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(dentry), open,
-			       current_cred());
-	if (!error)
-		*opened |= FILE_OPENED;
-
-	return error;
+	return do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(dentry), open);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(finish_open);
 
@@ -874,13 +863,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(finish_open);
  * NB: unlike finish_open() this function does consume the dentry reference and
  * the caller need not dput() it.
  *
- * Returns "1" which must be the return value of ->atomic_open() after having
+ * Returns "0" which must be the return value of ->atomic_open() after having
  * called this function.
  */
 int finish_no_open(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	file->f_path.dentry = dentry;
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(finish_no_open);
 
@@ -896,8 +885,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_path);
  * @file: newly allocated file with f_flag initialized
  * @cred: credentials to use
  */
-int vfs_open(const struct path *path, struct file *file,
-	     const struct cred *cred)
+int vfs_open(const struct path *path, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = d_real(path->dentry, NULL, file->f_flags, 0);
 
@@ -905,7 +893,7 @@ int vfs_open(const struct path *path, struct file *file,
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 	file->f_path = *path;
-	return do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(dentry), NULL, cred);
+	return do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(dentry), NULL);
 }
 
 struct file *dentry_open(const struct path *path, int flags,
@@ -919,19 +907,11 @@ struct file *dentry_open(const struct path *path, int flags,
 	/* We must always pass in a valid mount pointer. */
 	BUG_ON(!path->mnt);
 
-	f = get_empty_filp();
+	f = alloc_empty_file(flags, cred);
 	if (!IS_ERR(f)) {
-		f->f_flags = flags;
-		error = vfs_open(path, f, cred);
-		if (!error) {
-			/* from now on we need fput() to dispose of f */
-			error = open_check_o_direct(f);
-			if (error) {
-				fput(f);
-				f = ERR_PTR(error);
-			}
-		} else { 
-			put_filp(f);
+		error = vfs_open(path, f);
+		if (error) {
+			fput(f);
 			f = ERR_PTR(error);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1063,26 +1043,6 @@ struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_open_root);
 
-struct file *filp_clone_open(struct file *oldfile)
-{
-	struct file *file;
-	int retval;
-
-	file = get_empty_filp();
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return file;
-
-	file->f_flags = oldfile->f_flags;
-	retval = vfs_open(&oldfile->f_path, file, oldfile->f_cred);
-	if (retval) {
-		put_filp(file);
-		return ERR_PTR(retval);
-	}
-
-	return file;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_clone_open);
-
 long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct open_flags op;
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 39d6f431da83..bdc5d3c0977d 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -741,54 +741,33 @@ fail_inode:
 
 int create_pipe_files(struct file **res, int flags)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct inode *inode = get_pipe_inode();
 	struct file *f;
-	struct path path;
 
 	if (!inode)
 		return -ENFILE;
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(pipe_mnt->mnt_sb, &empty_name);
-	if (!path.dentry)
-		goto err_inode;
-	path.mnt = mntget(pipe_mnt);
-
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-
-	f = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_WRITE, &pipefifo_fops);
+	f = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, pipe_mnt, "",
+				O_WRONLY | (flags & (O_NONBLOCK | O_DIRECT)),
+				&pipefifo_fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(f)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(f);
-		goto err_dentry;
+		free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
+		iput(inode);
+		return PTR_ERR(f);
 	}
 
-	f->f_flags = O_WRONLY | (flags & (O_NONBLOCK | O_DIRECT));
 	f->private_data = inode->i_pipe;
 
-	res[0] = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ, &pipefifo_fops);
+	res[0] = alloc_file_clone(f, O_RDONLY | (flags & O_NONBLOCK),
+				  &pipefifo_fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(res[0])) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(res[0]);
-		goto err_file;
+		put_pipe_info(inode, inode->i_pipe);
+		fput(f);
+		return PTR_ERR(res[0]);
 	}
-
-	path_get(&path);
 	res[0]->private_data = inode->i_pipe;
-	res[0]->f_flags = O_RDONLY | (flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 	res[1] = f;
 	return 0;
-
-err_file:
-	put_filp(f);
-err_dentry:
-	free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
-	path_put(&path);
-	return err;
-
-err_inode:
-	free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
-	iput(inode);
-	return err;
 }
 
 static int __do_pipe_flags(int *fd, struct file **files, int flags)
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 279720db984a..6b2fb032416c 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ extern void fput(struct file *);
 struct file_operations;
 struct vfsmount;
 struct dentry;
+struct inode;
 struct path;
-extern struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *, fmode_t mode,
-	const struct file_operations *fop);
+extern struct file *alloc_file_pseudo(struct inode *, struct vfsmount *,
+	const char *, int flags, const struct file_operations *);
+extern struct file *alloc_file_clone(struct file *, int flags,
+	const struct file_operations *);
 
 static inline void fput_light(struct file *file, int fput_needed)
 {
@@ -78,7 +81,6 @@ extern int f_dupfd(unsigned int from, struct file *file, unsigned flags);
 extern int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags);
 extern void set_close_on_exec(unsigned int fd, int flag);
 extern bool get_close_on_exec(unsigned int fd);
-extern void put_filp(struct file *);
 extern int get_unused_fd_flags(unsigned flags);
 extern void put_unused_fd(unsigned int fd);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 805bf22898cf..7899737a9a3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
 /* Has write method(s) */
 #define FMODE_CAN_WRITE         ((__force fmode_t)0x40000)
 
+#define FMODE_OPENED		((__force fmode_t)0x80000)
+#define FMODE_CREATED		((__force fmode_t)0x100000)
+
 /* File was opened by fanotify and shouldn't generate fanotify events */
 #define FMODE_NONOTIFY		((__force fmode_t)0x4000000)
 
@@ -1776,7 +1779,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	int (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec64 *, int);
 	int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			   struct file *, unsigned open_flag,
-			   umode_t create_mode, int *opened);
+			   umode_t create_mode);
 	int (*tmpfile) (struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
 	int (*set_acl)(struct inode *, struct posix_acl *, int);
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
@@ -2420,7 +2423,10 @@ extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 				   const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file * dentry_open(const struct path *, int, const struct cred *);
-extern struct file *filp_clone_open(struct file *);
+static inline struct file *file_clone_open(struct file *file)
+{
+	return dentry_open(&file->f_path, file->f_flags, file->f_cred);
+}
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 
 extern struct filename *getname_flags(const char __user *, int, int *);
@@ -2428,13 +2434,8 @@ extern struct filename *getname(const char __user *);
 extern struct filename *getname_kernel(const char *);
 extern void putname(struct filename *name);
 
-enum {
-	FILE_CREATED = 1,
-	FILE_OPENED = 2
-};
 extern int finish_open(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
-			int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
-			int *opened);
+			int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *));
 extern int finish_no_open(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry);
 
 /* fs/ioctl.c */
diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 0e4647e0eb60..d9ba3fc363b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct linux_binprm;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA
 extern int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
-extern int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask, int opened);
+extern int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask);
 extern void ima_file_free(struct file *file);
 extern int ima_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long prot);
 extern int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static inline int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask, int opened)
+static inline int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 8f1131c8dd54..a8ee106b865d 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ union security_list_options {
 	int (*file_send_sigiotask)(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					struct fown_struct *fown, int sig);
 	int (*file_receive)(struct file *file);
-	int (*file_open)(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
+	int (*file_open)(struct file *file);
 
 	int (*task_alloc)(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long clone_flags);
 	void (*task_free)(struct task_struct *task);
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 63030c85ee19..88d30fc975e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void security_file_set_fowner(struct file *file);
 int security_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 				 struct fown_struct *fown, int sig);
 int security_file_receive(struct file *file);
-int security_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
+int security_file_open(struct file *file);
 int security_task_alloc(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long clone_flags);
 void security_task_free(struct task_struct *task);
 int security_cred_alloc_blank(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp);
@@ -858,8 +858,7 @@ static inline int security_file_receive(struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_file_open(struct file *file,
-				     const struct cred *cred)
+static inline int security_file_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index fefa00d310fb..d8a38b3be5dd 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -1366,15 +1366,14 @@ long do_shmat(int shmid, char __user *shmaddr, int shmflg,
 	struct shmid_kernel *shp;
 	unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)shmaddr;
 	unsigned long size;
-	struct file *file;
+	struct file *file, *base;
 	int    err;
 	unsigned long flags = MAP_SHARED;
 	unsigned long prot;
 	int acc_mode;
 	struct ipc_namespace *ns;
 	struct shm_file_data *sfd;
-	struct path path;
-	fmode_t f_mode;
+	int f_flags;
 	unsigned long populate = 0;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1407,11 +1406,11 @@ long do_shmat(int shmid, char __user *shmaddr, int shmflg,
 	if (shmflg & SHM_RDONLY) {
 		prot = PROT_READ;
 		acc_mode = S_IRUGO;
-		f_mode = FMODE_READ;
+		f_flags = O_RDONLY;
 	} else {
 		prot = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
 		acc_mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO;
-		f_mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
+		f_flags = O_RDWR;
 	}
 	if (shmflg & SHM_EXEC) {
 		prot |= PROT_EXEC;
@@ -1447,35 +1446,6 @@ long do_shmat(int shmid, char __user *shmaddr, int shmflg,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	path = shp->shm_file->f_path;
-	path_get(&path);
-	shp->shm_nattch++;
-	size = i_size_read(d_inode(path.dentry));
-	ipc_unlock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	sfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*sfd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sfd) {
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto out_nattch;
-	}
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, f_mode,
-			  is_file_hugepages(shp->shm_file) ?
-				&shm_file_operations_huge :
-				&shm_file_operations);
-	err = PTR_ERR(file);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		kfree(sfd);
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto out_nattch;
-	}
-
-	file->private_data = sfd;
-	file->f_mapping = shp->shm_file->f_mapping;
-	sfd->id = shp->shm_perm.id;
-	sfd->ns = get_ipc_ns(ns);
 	/*
 	 * We need to take a reference to the real shm file to prevent the
 	 * pointer from becoming stale in cases where the lifetime of the outer
@@ -1485,8 +1455,35 @@ long do_shmat(int shmid, char __user *shmaddr, int shmflg,
 	 * We'll deny the ->mmap() if the shm segment was since removed, but to
 	 * detect shm ID reuse we need to compare the file pointers.
 	 */
-	sfd->file = get_file(shp->shm_file);
+	base = get_file(shp->shm_file);
+	shp->shm_nattch++;
+	size = i_size_read(file_inode(base));
+	ipc_unlock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	sfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*sfd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sfd) {
+		fput(base);
+		goto out_nattch;
+	}
+
+	file = alloc_file_clone(base, f_flags,
+			  is_file_hugepages(base) ?
+				&shm_file_operations_huge :
+				&shm_file_operations);
+	err = PTR_ERR(file);
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		kfree(sfd);
+		fput(base);
+		goto out_nattch;
+	}
+
+	sfd->id = shp->shm_perm.id;
+	sfd->ns = get_ipc_ns(ns);
+	sfd->file = base;
 	sfd->vm_ops = NULL;
+	file->private_data = sfd;
 
 	err = security_mmap_file(file, prot, flags);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/mm/memfd.c b/mm/memfd.c
index 27069518e3c5..2bb5e257080e 100644
--- a/mm/memfd.c
+++ b/mm/memfd.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(memfd_create,
 		goto err_fd;
 	}
 	file->f_mode |= FMODE_LSEEK | FMODE_PREAD | FMODE_PWRITE;
-	file->f_flags |= O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE;
+	file->f_flags |= O_LARGEFILE;
 
 	if (flags & MFD_ALLOW_SEALING) {
 		file_seals = memfd_file_seals_ptr(file);
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 41b9bbf24e16..96bcc51fb9ec 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -3897,18 +3897,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(shmem_truncate_range);
 
 /* common code */
 
-static const struct dentry_operations anon_ops = {
-	.d_dname = simple_dname
-};
-
 static struct file *__shmem_file_setup(struct vfsmount *mnt, const char *name, loff_t size,
 				       unsigned long flags, unsigned int i_flags)
 {
-	struct file *res;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct path path;
-	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct qstr this;
+	struct file *res;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		return ERR_CAST(mnt);
@@ -3919,41 +3912,21 @@ static struct file *__shmem_file_setup(struct vfsmount *mnt, const char *name, l
 	if (shmem_acct_size(flags, size))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0; /* will go */
-	sb = mnt->mnt_sb;
-	path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry)
-		goto put_memory;
-	d_set_d_op(path.dentry, &anon_ops);
-
-	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
-	inode = shmem_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFREG | 0777, 0, flags);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto put_memory;
-
+	inode = shmem_get_inode(mnt->mnt_sb, NULL, S_IFREG | S_IRWXUGO, 0,
+				flags);
+	if (unlikely(!inode)) {
+		shmem_unacct_size(flags, size);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
+	}
 	inode->i_flags |= i_flags;
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
 	inode->i_size = size;
 	clear_nlink(inode);	/* It is unlinked */
 	res = ERR_PTR(ramfs_nommu_expand_for_mapping(inode, size));
+	if (!IS_ERR(res))
+		res = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, mnt, name, O_RDWR,
+				&shmem_file_operations);
 	if (IS_ERR(res))
-		goto put_path;
-
-	res = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ,
-		  &shmem_file_operations);
-	if (IS_ERR(res))
-		goto put_path;
-
-	return res;
-
-put_memory:
-	shmem_unacct_size(flags, size);
-put_path:
-	path_put(&path);
+		iput(inode);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 8c24d5dc4bc8..792f0313ea91 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -388,39 +388,20 @@ static struct file_system_type sock_fs_type = {
 
 struct file *sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, int flags, const char *dname)
 {
-	struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
 
-	if (dname) {
-		name.name = dname;
-		name.len = strlen(name.name);
-	} else if (sock->sk) {
-		name.name = sock->sk->sk_prot_creator->name;
-		name.len = strlen(name.name);
-	}
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(sock_mnt->mnt_sb, &name);
-	if (unlikely(!path.dentry)) {
-		sock_release(sock);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-	path.mnt = mntget(sock_mnt);
+	if (!dname)
+		dname = sock->sk ? sock->sk->sk_prot_creator->name : "";
 
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
-		  &socket_file_ops);
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(SOCK_INODE(sock), sock_mnt, dname,
+				O_RDWR | (flags & O_NONBLOCK),
+				&socket_file_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		/* drop dentry, keep inode for a bit */
-		ihold(d_inode(path.dentry));
-		path_put(&path);
-		/* ... and now kill it properly */
 		sock_release(sock);
 		return file;
 	}
 
 	sock->file = file;
-	file->f_flags = O_RDWR | (flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = sock;
 	return file;
 }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 74f17376202b..8b8b70620bbe 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static int apparmor_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 	return common_perm_cond(OP_GETATTR, path, AA_MAY_GETATTR);
 }
 
-static int apparmor_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
+static int apparmor_file_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct aa_file_ctx *fctx = file_ctx(file);
 	struct aa_label *label;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int apparmor_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	label = aa_get_newest_cred_label(cred);
+	label = aa_get_newest_cred_label(file->f_cred);
 	if (!unconfined(label)) {
 		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 		struct path_cond cond = { inode->i_uid, inode->i_mode };
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 354bb5716ce3..e4c1a236976c 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 			     struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			     struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 			     struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value,
-			     int xattr_len, int opened);
+			     int xattr_len);
 int ima_must_appraise(struct inode *inode, int mask, enum ima_hooks func);
 void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file);
 enum integrity_status ima_get_cache_status(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static inline int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 					   struct file *file,
 					   const unsigned char *filename,
 					   struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value,
-					   int xattr_len, int opened)
+					   int xattr_len)
 {
 	return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 8bd7a0733e51..deec1804a00a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 			     struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			     struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 			     struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value,
-			     int xattr_len, int opened)
+			     int xattr_len)
 {
 	static const char op[] = "appraise_data";
 	const char *cause = "unknown";
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 		cause = iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED ?
 				"IMA-signature-required" : "missing-hash";
 		status = INTEGRITY_NOLABEL;
-		if (opened & FILE_CREATED)
+		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_CREATED)
 			iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE;
 		if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) &&
 		    (!(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) ||
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index dca44cf7838e..b286f37712d5 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void ima_file_free(struct file *file)
 
 static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 			       u32 secid, char *buf, loff_t size, int mask,
-			       enum ima_hooks func, int opened)
+			       enum ima_hooks func)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct integrity_iint_cache *iint = NULL;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 	if (rc == 0 && (action & IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK)) {
 		inode_lock(inode);
 		rc = ima_appraise_measurement(func, iint, file, pathname,
-					      xattr_value, xattr_len, opened);
+					      xattr_value, xattr_len);
 		inode_unlock(inode);
 	}
 	if (action & IMA_AUDIT)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int ima_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long prot)
 	if (file && (prot & PROT_EXEC)) {
 		security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
 		return process_measurement(file, current_cred(), secid, NULL,
-					   0, MAY_EXEC, MMAP_CHECK, 0);
+					   0, MAY_EXEC, MMAP_CHECK);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
 	ret = process_measurement(bprm->file, current_cred(), secid, NULL, 0,
-				  MAY_EXEC, BPRM_CHECK, 0);
+				  MAY_EXEC, BPRM_CHECK);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	security_cred_getsecid(bprm->cred, &secid);
 	return process_measurement(bprm->file, bprm->cred, secid, NULL, 0,
-				   MAY_EXEC, CREDS_CHECK, 0);
+				   MAY_EXEC, CREDS_CHECK);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -383,14 +383,14 @@ int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
  * On success return 0.  On integrity appraisal error, assuming the file
  * is in policy and IMA-appraisal is in enforcing mode, return -EACCES.
  */
-int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask, int opened)
+int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
 	u32 secid;
 
 	security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
 	return process_measurement(file, current_cred(), secid, NULL, 0,
 				   mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC |
-					   MAY_APPEND), FILE_CHECK, opened);
+					   MAY_APPEND), FILE_CHECK);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ima_file_check);
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
 	func = read_idmap[read_id] ?: FILE_CHECK;
 	security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
 	return process_measurement(file, current_cred(), secid, buf, size,
-				   MAY_READ, func, 0);
+				   MAY_READ, func);
 }
 
 static int __init init_ima(void)
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 68f46d849abe..5dce67070cdf 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -970,11 +970,11 @@ int security_file_receive(struct file *file)
 	return call_int_hook(file_receive, 0, file);
 }
 
-int security_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
+int security_file_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = call_int_hook(file_open, 0, file, cred);
+	ret = call_int_hook(file_open, 0, file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 2b5ee5fbd652..18006be15713 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ static int selinux_file_receive(struct file *file)
 	return file_has_perm(cred, file, file_to_av(file));
 }
 
-static int selinux_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
+static int selinux_file_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ static int selinux_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
 	 * new inode label or new policy.
 	 * This check is not redundant - do not remove.
 	 */
-	return file_path_has_perm(cred, file, open_file_to_av(file));
+	return file_path_has_perm(file->f_cred, file, open_file_to_av(file));
 }
 
 /* task security operations */
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 19de675d4504..9ab8097dab7c 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1927,9 +1927,9 @@ static int smack_file_receive(struct file *file)
  *
  * Returns 0
  */
-static int smack_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
+static int smack_file_open(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct task_smack *tsp = cred->security;
+	struct task_smack *tsp = file->f_cred->security;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
 	int rc;
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ static int smack_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred)
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_PATH);
 	smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path(&ad, file->f_path);
 	rc = smk_tskacc(tsp, smk_of_inode(inode), MAY_READ, &ad);
-	rc = smk_bu_credfile(cred, file, MAY_READ, rc);
+	rc = smk_bu_credfile(file->f_cred, file, MAY_READ, rc);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index 213b8c593668..9f932e2d6852 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int tomoyo_file_fcntl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-static int tomoyo_file_open(struct file *f, const struct cred *cred)
+static int tomoyo_file_open(struct file *f)
 {
 	int flags = f->f_flags;
 	/* Don't check read permission here if called from do_execve(). */