diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 0a32cb21ec9752fc689020795224280d12eb09a8..da750010a6fc1669c9ce9dfab22f103b2e70b90b 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS) += res_counter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STOP_MACHINE) += stop_machine.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES_SANITY_TEST) += test_kprobes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT) += audit.o auditfilter.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL) += auditsc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL) += auditsc.o audit_watch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) += gcov/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE) += audit_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index ce77e81a0e71191a34afb0360a10614bb7b5fa4a..e07ad2340dbe2dc5fdd583d16a1e08e90c66f88b 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ static atomic_t    audit_lost = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 /* The netlink socket. */
 static struct sock *audit_sock;
 
-/* Inotify handle. */
-struct inotify_handle *audit_ih;
-
 /* Hash for inode-based rules */
 struct list_head audit_inode_hash[AUDIT_INODE_BUCKETS];
 
@@ -971,13 +968,6 @@ static void audit_receive(struct sk_buff  *skb)
 	mutex_unlock(&audit_cmd_mutex);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-static const struct inotify_operations audit_inotify_ops = {
-	.handle_event	= audit_handle_ievent,
-	.destroy_watch	= audit_free_parent,
-};
-#endif
-
 /* Initialize audit support at boot time. */
 static int __init audit_init(void)
 {
@@ -1003,12 +993,6 @@ static int __init audit_init(void)
 
 	audit_log(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_KERNEL, "initialized");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-	audit_ih = inotify_init(&audit_inotify_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(audit_ih))
-		audit_panic("cannot initialize inotify handle");
-#endif
-
 	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_INODE_BUCKETS; i++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&audit_inode_hash[i]);
 
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 16f18cac661b68261c20c551caa3a94333df3da0..704d5b01d9fd7526076ba92a78b6df87fe0b97a8 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -53,18 +53,7 @@ enum audit_state {
 };
 
 /* Rule lists */
-struct audit_parent;
-
-struct audit_watch {
-	atomic_t		count;	/* reference count */
-	char			*path;	/* insertion path */
-	dev_t			dev;	/* associated superblock device */
-	unsigned long		ino;	/* associated inode number */
-	struct audit_parent	*parent; /* associated parent */
-	struct list_head	wlist;	/* entry in parent->watches list */
-	struct list_head	rules;	/* associated rules */
-};
-
+struct audit_watch;
 struct audit_tree;
 struct audit_chunk;
 
@@ -108,19 +97,31 @@ struct audit_netlink_list {
 
 int audit_send_list(void *);
 
-struct inotify_watch;
-/* Inotify handle */
-extern struct inotify_handle *audit_ih;
-
-extern void audit_free_parent(struct inotify_watch *);
-extern void audit_handle_ievent(struct inotify_watch *, u32, u32, u32,
-				const char *, struct inode *);
 extern int selinux_audit_rule_update(void);
 
 extern struct mutex audit_filter_mutex;
 extern void audit_free_rule_rcu(struct rcu_head *);
 extern struct list_head audit_filter_list[];
 
+/* audit watch functions */
+extern unsigned long audit_watch_inode(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern dev_t audit_watch_dev(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern void audit_put_watch(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern void audit_get_watch(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern int audit_to_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, char *path, int len, u32 op);
+extern int audit_get_nd(char *path, struct nameidata **ndp, struct nameidata **ndw);
+extern void audit_put_nd(struct nameidata *ndp, struct nameidata *ndw);
+extern int audit_add_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, struct nameidata *ndp,
+			   struct nameidata *ndw);
+extern void audit_remove_watch(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern void audit_remove_watch_rule(struct audit_krule *krule, struct list_head *list);
+extern void audit_inotify_unregister(struct list_head *in_list);
+extern char *audit_watch_path(struct audit_watch *watch);
+extern struct list_head *audit_watch_rules(struct audit_watch *watch);
+
+extern struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
+					   struct audit_watch *watch);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE
 extern struct audit_chunk *audit_tree_lookup(const struct inode *);
 extern void audit_put_chunk(struct audit_chunk *);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da8be6d39c1a307a6b1d742fd43ae13d95de5be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,534 @@
+/* audit_watch.c -- watching inodes
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003-2009 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright 2005 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/audit.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/inotify.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include "audit.h"
+
+/*
+ * Reference counting:
+ *
+ * audit_parent: lifetime is from audit_init_parent() to receipt of an IN_IGNORED
+ * 	event.  Each audit_watch holds a reference to its associated parent.
+ *
+ * audit_watch: if added to lists, lifetime is from audit_init_watch() to
+ * 	audit_remove_watch().  Additionally, an audit_watch may exist
+ * 	temporarily to assist in searching existing filter data.  Each
+ * 	audit_krule holds a reference to its associated watch.
+ */
+
+struct audit_watch {
+	atomic_t		count;	/* reference count */
+	char			*path;	/* insertion path */
+	dev_t			dev;	/* associated superblock device */
+	unsigned long		ino;	/* associated inode number */
+	struct audit_parent	*parent; /* associated parent */
+	struct list_head	wlist;	/* entry in parent->watches list */
+	struct list_head	rules;	/* associated rules */
+};
+
+struct audit_parent {
+	struct list_head	ilist;	/* entry in inotify registration list */
+	struct list_head	watches; /* associated watches */
+	struct inotify_watch	wdata;	/* inotify watch data */
+	unsigned		flags;	/* status flags */
+};
+
+/* Inotify handle. */
+struct inotify_handle *audit_ih;
+
+/*
+ * audit_parent status flags:
+ *
+ * AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID - set anytime rules/watches are auto-removed due to
+ * a filesystem event to ensure we're adding audit watches to a valid parent.
+ * Technically not needed for IN_DELETE_SELF or IN_UNMOUNT events, as we cannot
+ * receive them while we have nameidata, but must be used for IN_MOVE_SELF which
+ * we can receive while holding nameidata.
+ */
+#define AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID	0x001
+
+/* Inotify events we care about. */
+#define AUDIT_IN_WATCH IN_MOVE|IN_CREATE|IN_DELETE|IN_DELETE_SELF|IN_MOVE_SELF
+
+static void audit_free_parent(struct inotify_watch *i_watch)
+{
+	struct audit_parent *parent;
+
+	parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&parent->watches));
+	kfree(parent);
+}
+
+void audit_get_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&watch->count);
+}
+
+void audit_put_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&watch->count)) {
+		WARN_ON(watch->parent);
+		WARN_ON(!list_empty(&watch->rules));
+		kfree(watch->path);
+		kfree(watch);
+	}
+}
+
+void audit_remove_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	list_del(&watch->wlist);
+	put_inotify_watch(&watch->parent->wdata);
+	watch->parent = NULL;
+	audit_put_watch(watch); /* match initial get */
+}
+
+char *audit_watch_path(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	return watch->path;
+}
+
+struct list_head *audit_watch_rules(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	return &watch->rules;
+}
+
+unsigned long audit_watch_inode(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	return watch->ino;
+}
+
+dev_t audit_watch_dev(struct audit_watch *watch)
+{
+	return watch->dev;
+}
+
+/* Initialize a parent watch entry. */
+static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct nameidata *ndp)
+{
+	struct audit_parent *parent;
+	s32 wd;
+
+	parent = kzalloc(sizeof(*parent), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!parent))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->watches);
+	parent->flags = 0;
+
+	inotify_init_watch(&parent->wdata);
+	/* grab a ref so inotify watch hangs around until we take audit_filter_mutex */
+	get_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
+	wd = inotify_add_watch(audit_ih, &parent->wdata,
+			       ndp->path.dentry->d_inode, AUDIT_IN_WATCH);
+	if (wd < 0) {
+		audit_free_parent(&parent->wdata);
+		return ERR_PTR(wd);
+	}
+
+	return parent;
+}
+
+/* Initialize a watch entry. */
+static struct audit_watch *audit_init_watch(char *path)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *watch;
+
+	watch = kzalloc(sizeof(*watch), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!watch))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&watch->rules);
+	atomic_set(&watch->count, 1);
+	watch->path = path;
+	watch->dev = (dev_t)-1;
+	watch->ino = (unsigned long)-1;
+
+	return watch;
+}
+
+/* Translate a watch string to kernel respresentation. */
+int audit_to_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, char *path, int len, u32 op)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *watch;
+
+	if (!audit_ih)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (path[0] != '/' || path[len-1] == '/' ||
+	    krule->listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT ||
+	    op != Audit_equal ||
+	    krule->inode_f || krule->watch || krule->tree)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	watch = audit_init_watch(path);
+	if (IS_ERR(watch))
+		return PTR_ERR(watch);
+
+	audit_get_watch(watch);
+	krule->watch = watch;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Duplicate the given audit watch.  The new watch's rules list is initialized
+ * to an empty list and wlist is undefined. */
+static struct audit_watch *audit_dupe_watch(struct audit_watch *old)
+{
+	char *path;
+	struct audit_watch *new;
+
+	path = kstrdup(old->path, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!path))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	new = audit_init_watch(path);
+	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
+		kfree(path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	new->dev = old->dev;
+	new->ino = old->ino;
+	get_inotify_watch(&old->parent->wdata);
+	new->parent = old->parent;
+
+out:
+	return new;
+}
+
+static void audit_watch_log_rule_change(struct audit_krule *r, struct audit_watch *w, char *op)
+{
+	if (audit_enabled) {
+		struct audit_buffer *ab;
+		ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_NOFS, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
+		audit_log_format(ab, "auid=%u ses=%u op=",
+				 audit_get_loginuid(current),
+				 audit_get_sessionid(current));
+		audit_log_string(ab, op);
+		audit_log_format(ab, " path=");
+		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, w->path);
+		if (r->filterkey) {
+			audit_log_format(ab, " key=");
+			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, r->filterkey);
+		} else
+			audit_log_format(ab, " key=(null)");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", r->listnr);
+		audit_log_end(ab);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Update inode info in audit rules based on filesystem event. */
+static void audit_update_watch(struct audit_parent *parent,
+			       const char *dname, dev_t dev,
+			       unsigned long ino, unsigned invalidating)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *owatch, *nwatch, *nextw;
+	struct audit_krule *r, *nextr;
+	struct audit_entry *oentry, *nentry;
+
+	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(owatch, nextw, &parent->watches, wlist) {
+		if (audit_compare_dname_path(dname, owatch->path, NULL))
+			continue;
+
+		/* If the update involves invalidating rules, do the inode-based
+		 * filtering now, so we don't omit records. */
+		if (invalidating && current->audit_context)
+			audit_filter_inodes(current, current->audit_context);
+
+		nwatch = audit_dupe_watch(owatch);
+		if (IS_ERR(nwatch)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+			audit_panic("error updating watch, skipping");
+			return;
+		}
+		nwatch->dev = dev;
+		nwatch->ino = ino;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(r, nextr, &owatch->rules, rlist) {
+
+			oentry = container_of(r, struct audit_entry, rule);
+			list_del(&oentry->rule.rlist);
+			list_del_rcu(&oentry->list);
+
+			nentry = audit_dupe_rule(&oentry->rule, nwatch);
+			if (IS_ERR(nentry)) {
+				list_del(&oentry->rule.list);
+				audit_panic("error updating watch, removing");
+			} else {
+				int h = audit_hash_ino((u32)ino);
+				list_add(&nentry->rule.rlist, &nwatch->rules);
+				list_add_rcu(&nentry->list, &audit_inode_hash[h]);
+				list_replace(&oentry->rule.list,
+					     &nentry->rule.list);
+			}
+
+			audit_watch_log_rule_change(r, owatch, "updated rules");
+
+			call_rcu(&oentry->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
+		}
+
+		audit_remove_watch(owatch);
+		goto add_watch_to_parent; /* event applies to a single watch */
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+	return;
+
+add_watch_to_parent:
+	list_add(&nwatch->wlist, &parent->watches);
+	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+	return;
+}
+
+/* Remove all watches & rules associated with a parent that is going away. */
+static void audit_remove_parent_watches(struct audit_parent *parent)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *w, *nextw;
+	struct audit_krule *r, *nextr;
+	struct audit_entry *e;
+
+	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+	parent->flags |= AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(w, nextw, &parent->watches, wlist) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(r, nextr, &w->rules, rlist) {
+			e = container_of(r, struct audit_entry, rule);
+			audit_watch_log_rule_change(r, w, "remove rule");
+			list_del(&r->rlist);
+			list_del(&r->list);
+			list_del_rcu(&e->list);
+			call_rcu(&e->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
+		}
+		audit_remove_watch(w);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+}
+
+/* Unregister inotify watches for parents on in_list.
+ * Generates an IN_IGNORED event. */
+void audit_inotify_unregister(struct list_head *in_list)
+{
+	struct audit_parent *p, *n;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, in_list, ilist) {
+		list_del(&p->ilist);
+		inotify_rm_watch(audit_ih, &p->wdata);
+		/* the unpin matching the pin in audit_do_del_rule() */
+		unpin_inotify_watch(&p->wdata);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Get path information necessary for adding watches. */
+int audit_get_nd(char *path, struct nameidata **ndp, struct nameidata **ndw)
+{
+	struct nameidata *ndparent, *ndwatch;
+	int err;
+
+	ndparent = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndparent), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ndparent))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ndwatch = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndwatch), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ndwatch)) {
+		kfree(ndparent);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	err = path_lookup(path, LOOKUP_PARENT, ndparent);
+	if (err) {
+		kfree(ndparent);
+		kfree(ndwatch);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = path_lookup(path, 0, ndwatch);
+	if (err) {
+		kfree(ndwatch);
+		ndwatch = NULL;
+	}
+
+	*ndp = ndparent;
+	*ndw = ndwatch;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Release resources used for watch path information. */
+void audit_put_nd(struct nameidata *ndp, struct nameidata *ndw)
+{
+	if (ndp) {
+		path_put(&ndp->path);
+		kfree(ndp);
+	}
+	if (ndw) {
+		path_put(&ndw->path);
+		kfree(ndw);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Associate the given rule with an existing parent inotify_watch.
+ * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex. */
+static void audit_add_to_parent(struct audit_krule *krule,
+				struct audit_parent *parent)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *w, *watch = krule->watch;
+	int watch_found = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(w, &parent->watches, wlist) {
+		if (strcmp(watch->path, w->path))
+			continue;
+
+		watch_found = 1;
+
+		/* put krule's and initial refs to temporary watch */
+		audit_put_watch(watch);
+		audit_put_watch(watch);
+
+		audit_get_watch(w);
+		krule->watch = watch = w;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!watch_found) {
+		get_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
+		watch->parent = parent;
+
+		list_add(&watch->wlist, &parent->watches);
+	}
+	list_add(&krule->rlist, &watch->rules);
+}
+
+/* Find a matching watch entry, or add this one.
+ * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex. */
+int audit_add_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, struct nameidata *ndp,
+		    struct nameidata *ndw)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *watch = krule->watch;
+	struct inotify_watch *i_watch;
+	struct audit_parent *parent;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* update watch filter fields */
+	if (ndw) {
+		watch->dev = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
+		watch->ino = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+	}
+
+	/* The audit_filter_mutex must not be held during inotify calls because
+	 * we hold it during inotify event callback processing.  If an existing
+	 * inotify watch is found, inotify_find_watch() grabs a reference before
+	 * returning.
+	 */
+	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+
+	if (inotify_find_watch(audit_ih, ndp->path.dentry->d_inode,
+			       &i_watch) < 0) {
+		parent = audit_init_parent(ndp);
+		if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+			/* caller expects mutex locked */
+			mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+			return PTR_ERR(parent);
+		}
+	} else
+		parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
+
+	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
+
+	/* parent was moved before we took audit_filter_mutex */
+	if (parent->flags & AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID)
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+	else
+		audit_add_to_parent(krule, parent);
+
+	/* match get in audit_init_parent or inotify_find_watch */
+	put_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void audit_remove_watch_rule(struct audit_krule *krule, struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct audit_watch *watch = krule->watch;
+	struct audit_parent *parent = watch->parent;
+
+	list_del(&krule->rlist);
+
+	if (list_empty(&watch->rules)) {
+		audit_remove_watch(watch);
+
+		if (list_empty(&parent->watches)) {
+			/* Put parent on the inotify un-registration
+			 * list.  Grab a reference before releasing
+			 * audit_filter_mutex, to be released in
+			 * audit_inotify_unregister().
+			 * If filesystem is going away, just leave
+			 * the sucker alone, eviction will take
+			 * care of it. */
+			if (pin_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata))
+				list_add(&parent->ilist, list);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* Update watch data in audit rules based on inotify events. */
+static void audit_handle_ievent(struct inotify_watch *i_watch, u32 wd, u32 mask,
+			 u32 cookie, const char *dname, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct audit_parent *parent;
+
+	parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
+
+	if (mask & (IN_CREATE|IN_MOVED_TO) && inode)
+		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, inode->i_sb->s_dev,
+				   inode->i_ino, 0);
+	else if (mask & (IN_DELETE|IN_MOVED_FROM))
+		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, (dev_t)-1, (unsigned long)-1, 1);
+	/* inotify automatically removes the watch and sends IN_IGNORED */
+	else if (mask & (IN_DELETE_SELF|IN_UNMOUNT))
+		audit_remove_parent_watches(parent);
+	/* inotify does not remove the watch, so remove it manually */
+	else if(mask & IN_MOVE_SELF) {
+		audit_remove_parent_watches(parent);
+		inotify_remove_watch_locked(audit_ih, i_watch);
+	} else if (mask & IN_IGNORED)
+		put_inotify_watch(i_watch);
+}
+
+static const struct inotify_operations audit_inotify_ops = {
+	.handle_event   = audit_handle_ievent,
+	.destroy_watch  = audit_free_parent,
+};
+
+static int __init audit_watch_init(void)
+{
+	audit_ih = inotify_init(&audit_inotify_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(audit_ih))
+		audit_panic("cannot initialize inotify handle");
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(audit_watch_init);
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index e7466dd145c9680c97855a61d60f0b02b8909d60..9d4c93437de6b16390540a6f173190cc3c92246b 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/inotify.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include "audit.h"
 
@@ -44,36 +43,6 @@
  * 		be written directly provided audit_filter_mutex is held.
  */
 
-/*
- * Reference counting:
- *
- * audit_parent: lifetime is from audit_init_parent() to receipt of an IN_IGNORED
- * 	event.  Each audit_watch holds a reference to its associated parent.
- *
- * audit_watch: if added to lists, lifetime is from audit_init_watch() to
- * 	audit_remove_watch().  Additionally, an audit_watch may exist
- * 	temporarily to assist in searching existing filter data.  Each
- * 	audit_krule holds a reference to its associated watch.
- */
-
-struct audit_parent {
-	struct list_head	ilist;	/* entry in inotify registration list */
-	struct list_head	watches; /* associated watches */
-	struct inotify_watch	wdata;	/* inotify watch data */
-	unsigned		flags;	/* status flags */
-};
-
-/*
- * audit_parent status flags:
- *
- * AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID - set anytime rules/watches are auto-removed due to
- * a filesystem event to ensure we're adding audit watches to a valid parent.
- * Technically not needed for IN_DELETE_SELF or IN_UNMOUNT events, as we cannot
- * receive them while we have nameidata, but must be used for IN_MOVE_SELF which
- * we can receive while holding nameidata.
- */
-#define AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID	0x001
-
 /* Audit filter lists, defined in <linux/audit.h> */
 struct list_head audit_filter_list[AUDIT_NR_FILTERS] = {
 	LIST_HEAD_INIT(audit_filter_list[0]),
@@ -97,41 +66,6 @@ static struct list_head audit_rules_list[AUDIT_NR_FILTERS] = {
 
 DEFINE_MUTEX(audit_filter_mutex);
 
-/* Inotify events we care about. */
-#define AUDIT_IN_WATCH IN_MOVE|IN_CREATE|IN_DELETE|IN_DELETE_SELF|IN_MOVE_SELF
-
-void audit_free_parent(struct inotify_watch *i_watch)
-{
-	struct audit_parent *parent;
-
-	parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&parent->watches));
-	kfree(parent);
-}
-
-static inline void audit_get_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
-{
-	atomic_inc(&watch->count);
-}
-
-static void audit_put_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&watch->count)) {
-		WARN_ON(watch->parent);
-		WARN_ON(!list_empty(&watch->rules));
-		kfree(watch->path);
-		kfree(watch);
-	}
-}
-
-static void audit_remove_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
-{
-	list_del(&watch->wlist);
-	put_inotify_watch(&watch->parent->wdata);
-	watch->parent = NULL;
-	audit_put_watch(watch); /* match initial get */
-}
-
 static inline void audit_free_rule(struct audit_entry *e)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -156,50 +90,6 @@ void audit_free_rule_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 	audit_free_rule(e);
 }
 
-/* Initialize a parent watch entry. */
-static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct nameidata *ndp)
-{
-	struct audit_parent *parent;
-	s32 wd;
-
-	parent = kzalloc(sizeof(*parent), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!parent))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->watches);
-	parent->flags = 0;
-
-	inotify_init_watch(&parent->wdata);
-	/* grab a ref so inotify watch hangs around until we take audit_filter_mutex */
-	get_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
-	wd = inotify_add_watch(audit_ih, &parent->wdata,
-			       ndp->path.dentry->d_inode, AUDIT_IN_WATCH);
-	if (wd < 0) {
-		audit_free_parent(&parent->wdata);
-		return ERR_PTR(wd);
-	}
-
-	return parent;
-}
-
-/* Initialize a watch entry. */
-static struct audit_watch *audit_init_watch(char *path)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *watch;
-
-	watch = kzalloc(sizeof(*watch), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!watch))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&watch->rules);
-	atomic_set(&watch->count, 1);
-	watch->path = path;
-	watch->dev = (dev_t)-1;
-	watch->ino = (unsigned long)-1;
-
-	return watch;
-}
-
 /* Initialize an audit filterlist entry. */
 static inline struct audit_entry *audit_init_entry(u32 field_count)
 {
@@ -260,31 +150,6 @@ static inline int audit_to_inode(struct audit_krule *krule,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Translate a watch string to kernel respresentation. */
-static int audit_to_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, char *path, int len,
-			  u32 op)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *watch;
-
-	if (!audit_ih)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (path[0] != '/' || path[len-1] == '/' ||
-	    krule->listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT ||
-	    op != Audit_equal ||
-	    krule->inode_f || krule->watch || krule->tree)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	watch = audit_init_watch(path);
-	if (IS_ERR(watch))
-		return PTR_ERR(watch);
-
-	audit_get_watch(watch);
-	krule->watch = watch;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static __u32 *classes[AUDIT_SYSCALL_CLASSES];
 
 int __init audit_register_class(int class, unsigned *list)
@@ -766,7 +631,8 @@ static struct audit_rule_data *audit_krule_to_data(struct audit_krule *krule)
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_WATCH:
 			data->buflen += data->values[i] =
-				audit_pack_string(&bufp, krule->watch->path);
+				audit_pack_string(&bufp,
+						  audit_watch_path(krule->watch));
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_DIR:
 			data->buflen += data->values[i] =
@@ -818,7 +684,8 @@ static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_krule *a, struct audit_krule *b)
 				return 1;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_WATCH:
-			if (strcmp(a->watch->path, b->watch->path))
+			if (strcmp(audit_watch_path(a->watch),
+				   audit_watch_path(b->watch)))
 				return 1;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_DIR:
@@ -844,32 +711,6 @@ static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_krule *a, struct audit_krule *b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Duplicate the given audit watch.  The new watch's rules list is initialized
- * to an empty list and wlist is undefined. */
-static struct audit_watch *audit_dupe_watch(struct audit_watch *old)
-{
-	char *path;
-	struct audit_watch *new;
-
-	path = kstrdup(old->path, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!path))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	new = audit_init_watch(path);
-	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
-		kfree(path);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	new->dev = old->dev;
-	new->ino = old->ino;
-	get_inotify_watch(&old->parent->wdata);
-	new->parent = old->parent;
-
-out:
-	return new;
-}
-
 /* Duplicate LSM field information.  The lsm_rule is opaque, so must be
  * re-initialized. */
 static inline int audit_dupe_lsm_field(struct audit_field *df,
@@ -904,8 +745,8 @@ static inline int audit_dupe_lsm_field(struct audit_field *df,
  * rule with the new rule in the filterlist, then free the old rule.
  * The rlist element is undefined; list manipulations are handled apart from
  * the initial copy. */
-static struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
-					   struct audit_watch *watch)
+struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
+				    struct audit_watch *watch)
 {
 	u32 fcount = old->field_count;
 	struct audit_entry *entry;
@@ -977,127 +818,6 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
 	return entry;
 }
 
-static void audit_watch_log_rule_change(struct audit_krule *r, struct audit_watch *w, char *op)
-{
-	if (audit_enabled) {
-		struct audit_buffer *ab;
-		ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_NOFS, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
-		audit_log_format(ab, "auid=%u ses=%u op=",
-				 audit_get_loginuid(current),
-				 audit_get_sessionid(current));
-		audit_log_string(ab, op);
-		audit_log_format(ab, " path=");
-		audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, w->path);
-		if (r->filterkey) {
-			audit_log_format(ab, " key=");
-			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, r->filterkey);
-		} else
-			audit_log_format(ab, " key=(null)");
-		audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", r->listnr);
-		audit_log_end(ab);
-	}
-}
-
-/* Update inode info in audit rules based on filesystem event. */
-static void audit_update_watch(struct audit_parent *parent,
-			       const char *dname, dev_t dev,
-			       unsigned long ino, unsigned invalidating)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *owatch, *nwatch, *nextw;
-	struct audit_krule *r, *nextr;
-	struct audit_entry *oentry, *nentry;
-
-	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(owatch, nextw, &parent->watches, wlist) {
-		if (audit_compare_dname_path(dname, owatch->path, NULL))
-			continue;
-
-		/* If the update involves invalidating rules, do the inode-based
-		 * filtering now, so we don't omit records. */
-		if (invalidating && current->audit_context)
-			audit_filter_inodes(current, current->audit_context);
-
-		nwatch = audit_dupe_watch(owatch);
-		if (IS_ERR(nwatch)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-			audit_panic("error updating watch, skipping");
-			return;
-		}
-		nwatch->dev = dev;
-		nwatch->ino = ino;
-
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(r, nextr, &owatch->rules, rlist) {
-
-			oentry = container_of(r, struct audit_entry, rule);
-			list_del(&oentry->rule.rlist);
-			list_del_rcu(&oentry->list);
-
-			nentry = audit_dupe_rule(&oentry->rule, nwatch);
-			if (IS_ERR(nentry)) {
-				list_del(&oentry->rule.list);
-				audit_panic("error updating watch, removing");
-			} else {
-				int h = audit_hash_ino((u32)ino);
-				list_add(&nentry->rule.rlist, &nwatch->rules);
-				list_add_rcu(&nentry->list, &audit_inode_hash[h]);
-				list_replace(&oentry->rule.list,
-					     &nentry->rule.list);
-			}
-
-			audit_watch_log_rule_change(r, owatch, "updated rules");
-
-			call_rcu(&oentry->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
-		}
-
-		audit_remove_watch(owatch);
-		goto add_watch_to_parent; /* event applies to a single watch */
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-	return;
-
-add_watch_to_parent:
-	list_add(&nwatch->wlist, &parent->watches);
-	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-	return;
-}
-
-/* Remove all watches & rules associated with a parent that is going away. */
-static void audit_remove_parent_watches(struct audit_parent *parent)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *w, *nextw;
-	struct audit_krule *r, *nextr;
-	struct audit_entry *e;
-
-	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-	parent->flags |= AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID;
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(w, nextw, &parent->watches, wlist) {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(r, nextr, &w->rules, rlist) {
-			e = container_of(r, struct audit_entry, rule);
-			audit_watch_log_rule_change(r, w, "remove rule");
-			list_del(&r->rlist);
-			list_del(&r->list);
-			list_del_rcu(&e->list);
-			call_rcu(&e->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
-		}
-		audit_remove_watch(w);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-}
-
-/* Unregister inotify watches for parents on in_list.
- * Generates an IN_IGNORED event. */
-static void audit_inotify_unregister(struct list_head *in_list)
-{
-	struct audit_parent *p, *n;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, in_list, ilist) {
-		list_del(&p->ilist);
-		inotify_rm_watch(audit_ih, &p->wdata);
-		/* the unpin matching the pin in audit_do_del_rule() */
-		unpin_inotify_watch(&p->wdata);
-	}
-}
-
 /* Find an existing audit rule.
  * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex to prevent stale rule data. */
 static struct audit_entry *audit_find_rule(struct audit_entry *entry,
@@ -1135,134 +855,6 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_find_rule(struct audit_entry *entry,
 	return found;
 }
 
-/* Get path information necessary for adding watches. */
-static int audit_get_nd(char *path, struct nameidata **ndp,
-			struct nameidata **ndw)
-{
-	struct nameidata *ndparent, *ndwatch;
-	int err;
-
-	ndparent = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndparent), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!ndparent))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ndwatch = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndwatch), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!ndwatch)) {
-		kfree(ndparent);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	err = path_lookup(path, LOOKUP_PARENT, ndparent);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree(ndparent);
-		kfree(ndwatch);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	err = path_lookup(path, 0, ndwatch);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree(ndwatch);
-		ndwatch = NULL;
-	}
-
-	*ndp = ndparent;
-	*ndw = ndwatch;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* Release resources used for watch path information. */
-static void audit_put_nd(struct nameidata *ndp, struct nameidata *ndw)
-{
-	if (ndp) {
-		path_put(&ndp->path);
-		kfree(ndp);
-	}
-	if (ndw) {
-		path_put(&ndw->path);
-		kfree(ndw);
-	}
-}
-
-/* Associate the given rule with an existing parent inotify_watch.
- * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex. */
-static void audit_add_to_parent(struct audit_krule *krule,
-				struct audit_parent *parent)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *w, *watch = krule->watch;
-	int watch_found = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(w, &parent->watches, wlist) {
-		if (strcmp(watch->path, w->path))
-			continue;
-
-		watch_found = 1;
-
-		/* put krule's and initial refs to temporary watch */
-		audit_put_watch(watch);
-		audit_put_watch(watch);
-
-		audit_get_watch(w);
-		krule->watch = watch = w;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (!watch_found) {
-		get_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
-		watch->parent = parent;
-
-		list_add(&watch->wlist, &parent->watches);
-	}
-	list_add(&krule->rlist, &watch->rules);
-}
-
-/* Find a matching watch entry, or add this one.
- * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex. */
-static int audit_add_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, struct nameidata *ndp,
-			   struct nameidata *ndw)
-{
-	struct audit_watch *watch = krule->watch;
-	struct inotify_watch *i_watch;
-	struct audit_parent *parent;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	/* update watch filter fields */
-	if (ndw) {
-		watch->dev = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
-		watch->ino = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
-	}
-
-	/* The audit_filter_mutex must not be held during inotify calls because
-	 * we hold it during inotify event callback processing.  If an existing
-	 * inotify watch is found, inotify_find_watch() grabs a reference before
-	 * returning.
-	 */
-	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-
-	if (inotify_find_watch(audit_ih, ndp->path.dentry->d_inode,
-			       &i_watch) < 0) {
-		parent = audit_init_parent(ndp);
-		if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
-			/* caller expects mutex locked */
-			mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-			return PTR_ERR(parent);
-		}
-	} else
-		parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
-
-	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-
-	/* parent was moved before we took audit_filter_mutex */
-	if (parent->flags & AUDIT_PARENT_INVALID)
-		ret = -ENOENT;
-	else
-		audit_add_to_parent(krule, parent);
-
-	/* match get in audit_init_parent or inotify_find_watch */
-	put_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static u64 prio_low = ~0ULL/2;
 static u64 prio_high = ~0ULL/2 - 1;
 
@@ -1297,7 +889,7 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 
 	/* Avoid calling path_lookup under audit_filter_mutex. */
 	if (watch) {
-		err = audit_get_nd(watch->path, &ndp, &ndw);
+		err = audit_get_nd(audit_watch_path(watch), &ndp, &ndw);
 		if (err)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -1312,7 +904,7 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 		}
 		/* entry->rule.watch may have changed during audit_add_watch() */
 		watch = entry->rule.watch;
-		h = audit_hash_ino((u32)watch->ino);
+		h = audit_hash_ino((u32)audit_watch_inode(watch));
 		list = &audit_inode_hash[h];
 	}
 	if (tree) {
@@ -1364,7 +956,7 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct audit_entry  *e;
-	struct audit_watch *watch, *tmp_watch = entry->rule.watch;
+	struct audit_watch *watch = entry->rule.watch;
 	struct audit_tree *tree = entry->rule.tree;
 	struct list_head *list;
 	LIST_HEAD(inotify_list);
@@ -1386,29 +978,8 @@ static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	watch = e->rule.watch;
-	if (watch) {
-		struct audit_parent *parent = watch->parent;
-
-		list_del(&e->rule.rlist);
-
-		if (list_empty(&watch->rules)) {
-			audit_remove_watch(watch);
-
-			if (list_empty(&parent->watches)) {
-				/* Put parent on the inotify un-registration
-				 * list.  Grab a reference before releasing
-				 * audit_filter_mutex, to be released in
-				 * audit_inotify_unregister().
-				 * If filesystem is going away, just leave
-				 * the sucker alone, eviction will take
-				 * care of it.
-				 */
-				if (pin_inotify_watch(&parent->wdata))
-					list_add(&parent->ilist, &inotify_list);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	if (e->rule.watch)
+		audit_remove_watch_rule(&e->rule, &inotify_list);
 
 	if (e->rule.tree)
 		audit_remove_tree_rule(&e->rule);
@@ -1430,8 +1001,8 @@ static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 		audit_inotify_unregister(&inotify_list);
 
 out:
-	if (tmp_watch)
-		audit_put_watch(tmp_watch); /* match initial get */
+	if (watch)
+		audit_put_watch(watch); /* match initial get */
 	if (tree)
 		audit_put_tree(tree);	/* that's the temporary one */
 
@@ -1785,7 +1356,7 @@ static int update_lsm_rule(struct audit_krule *r)
 		list_del(&r->list);
 	} else {
 		if (watch) {
-			list_add(&nentry->rule.rlist, &watch->rules);
+			list_add(&nentry->rule.rlist, audit_watch_rules(watch));
 			list_del(&r->rlist);
 		} else if (tree)
 			list_replace_init(&r->rlist, &nentry->rule.rlist);
@@ -1821,27 +1392,3 @@ int audit_update_lsm_rules(void)
 
 	return err;
 }
-
-/* Update watch data in audit rules based on inotify events. */
-void audit_handle_ievent(struct inotify_watch *i_watch, u32 wd, u32 mask,
-			 u32 cookie, const char *dname, struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct audit_parent *parent;
-
-	parent = container_of(i_watch, struct audit_parent, wdata);
-
-	if (mask & (IN_CREATE|IN_MOVED_TO) && inode)
-		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, inode->i_sb->s_dev,
-				   inode->i_ino, 0);
-	else if (mask & (IN_DELETE|IN_MOVED_FROM))
-		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, (dev_t)-1, (unsigned long)-1, 1);
-	/* inotify automatically removes the watch and sends IN_IGNORED */
-	else if (mask & (IN_DELETE_SELF|IN_UNMOUNT))
-		audit_remove_parent_watches(parent);
-	/* inotify does not remove the watch, so remove it manually */
-	else if(mask & IN_MOVE_SELF) {
-		audit_remove_parent_watches(parent);
-		inotify_remove_watch_locked(audit_ih, i_watch);
-	} else if (mask & IN_IGNORED)
-		put_inotify_watch(i_watch);
-}
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index b14d234b85f383e812d160b7c706459d05c2a008..0b862cac6ca2e3f77b3dffe152e97c9f6575cce8 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 			}
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_WATCH:
-			if (name && rule->watch->ino != (unsigned long)-1)
-				result = (name->dev == rule->watch->dev &&
-					  name->ino == rule->watch->ino);
+			if (name && audit_watch_inode(rule->watch) != (unsigned long)-1)
+				result = (name->dev == audit_watch_dev(rule->watch) &&
+					  name->ino == audit_watch_inode(rule->watch));
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_DIR:
 			if (ctx)