diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 972b2d2b8401b6dd7bd4922690205c6b8f3a5cdf..09786e496375267d1fafd9adffa7d1dd17c8928e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -1085,8 +1085,8 @@ static int vpe_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	v->load_addr = NULL;
 	v->len = 0;
 
-	v->uid = filp->f_uid;
-	v->gid = filp->f_gid;
+	v->uid = filp->f_cred->fsuid;
+	v->gid = filp->f_cred->fsgid;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_APSP_KSPD
 	/* get kspd to tell us when a syscall_exit happens */
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
index 484299b031f82d49b91dfeb303099a1920824933..8f9f4912de3243e4b118c09c4a346a006dc73981 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ hysdn_conf_open(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
 	}
 	if (card->debug_flags & (LOG_PROC_OPEN | LOG_PROC_ALL))
 		hysdn_addlog(card, "config open for uid=%d gid=%d mode=0x%x",
-			     filep->f_uid, filep->f_gid, filep->f_mode);
+			     filep->f_cred->fsuid, filep->f_cred->fsgid,
+			     filep->f_mode);
 
 	if ((filep->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_WRITE) {
 		/* write only access -> write boot file or conf line */
@@ -331,7 +332,8 @@ hysdn_conf_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
 	}
 	if (card->debug_flags & (LOG_PROC_OPEN | LOG_PROC_ALL))
 		hysdn_addlog(card, "config close for uid=%d gid=%d mode=0x%x",
-			     filep->f_uid, filep->f_gid, filep->f_mode);
+			     filep->f_cred->fsuid, filep->f_cred->fsgid,
+			     filep->f_mode);
 
 	if ((filep->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_WRITE) {
 		/* write only access -> write boot file or conf line */
diff --git a/fs/coda/file.c b/fs/coda/file.c
index 29137ff3ca67c155ac2da3d9328258700369195e..5a876998549496ea05a48aed5ce4c29e68fdf154 100644
--- a/fs/coda/file.c
+++ b/fs/coda/file.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int coda_release(struct inode *coda_inode, struct file *coda_file)
 	BUG_ON(!cfi || cfi->cfi_magic != CODA_MAGIC);
 
 	err = venus_close(coda_inode->i_sb, coda_i2f(coda_inode),
-			  coda_flags, coda_file->f_uid);
+			  coda_flags, coda_file->f_cred->fsuid);
 
 	host_inode = cfi->cfi_container->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	cii = ITOC(coda_inode);
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index bc4563fe791d1281e91240e21be740ff218054dd..0fbcacc3ea754a01e92e2529f7955ea1fcf08c13 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ static struct percpu_counter nr_files __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 static inline void file_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
-	struct file *f =  container_of(head, struct file, f_u.fu_rcuhead);
+	struct file *f = container_of(head, struct file, f_u.fu_rcuhead);
+
+	put_cred(f->f_cred);
 	kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
 }
 
@@ -121,8 +123,7 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&f->f_u.fu_list);
 	atomic_long_set(&f->f_count, 1);
 	rwlock_init(&f->f_owner.lock);
-	f->f_uid = cred->fsuid;
-	f->f_gid = cred->fsgid;
+	f->f_cred = get_cred(cred);
 	eventpoll_init_file(f);
 	/* f->f_version: 0 */
 	return f;
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index 795e2c130ad77600e4002c976f7b24fd40d1e074..b278f7f52024ba556d32604ac61cab01e114f39b 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int file_mode(int fmode)
 
 static int hppfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+	const struct cred *cred = file->f_cred;
 	struct hppfs_private *data;
 	struct vfsmount *proc_mnt;
 	struct dentry *proc_dentry;
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int hppfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static int hppfs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+	const struct cred *cred = file->f_cred;
 	struct hppfs_private *data;
 	struct vfsmount *proc_mnt;
 	struct dentry *proc_dentry;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 3bfec1327b8da289faa40b8014b89db702b58729..c0fb6d81d89b03b5126524e8222bec3fd325c320 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ struct file {
 	fmode_t			f_mode;
 	loff_t			f_pos;
 	struct fown_struct	f_owner;
-	unsigned int		f_uid, f_gid;
+	const struct cred	*f_cred;
 	struct file_ra_state	f_ra;
 
 	u64			f_version;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
index fc6ce04a3e35a809049a340edbc3e10470e5f28e..7b5dbe118c091f84cb41ac5638dc88e8ba8fc638 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 		read_lock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		if (skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
 			printk("UID=%u GID=%u ",
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_uid,
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_gid);
+				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid,
+				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid);
 		read_unlock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index caa441d0956755e0e59f8aa62c8572d61b2eb89c..871d157cec4eabde6d13fd8a4f1266651eccb368 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ static void dump_packet(const struct nf_loginfo *info,
 		read_lock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		if (skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
 			printk("UID=%u GID=%u ",
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_uid,
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_gid);
+				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid,
+				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid);
 		read_unlock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 41e0105d3828c3c9c8dd5d03c3aea4ec4e831658..38f9efd90e8d5ccdd68668e4df57d71ea4453a66 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -474,8 +474,9 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfulnl_instance *inst,
 	if (skb->sk) {
 		read_lock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		if (skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file) {
-			__be32 uid = htonl(skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_uid);
-			__be32 gid = htonl(skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_gid);
+			struct file *file = skb->sk->sk_socket->file;
+			__be32 uid = htonl(file->f_cred->fsuid);
+			__be32 gid = htonl(file->f_cred->fsgid);
 			/* need to unlock here since NLA_PUT may goto */
 			read_unlock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 			NLA_PUT_BE32(inst->skb, NFULA_UID, uid);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c b/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
index f19ebd9b78f5040b6a16ff84a7771e8530e830c2..22b2a5e881eaf2013b29bd923a91c98c7e6fa327 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ owner_mt_v0(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_match_param *par)
 		return false;
 
 	if (info->match & IPT_OWNER_UID)
-		if ((filp->f_uid != info->uid) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsuid != info->uid) ^
 		    !!(info->invert & IPT_OWNER_UID))
 			return false;
 
 	if (info->match & IPT_OWNER_GID)
-		if ((filp->f_gid != info->gid) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsgid != info->gid) ^
 		    !!(info->invert & IPT_OWNER_GID))
 			return false;
 
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ owner_mt6_v0(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_match_param *par)
 		return false;
 
 	if (info->match & IP6T_OWNER_UID)
-		if ((filp->f_uid != info->uid) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsuid != info->uid) ^
 		    !!(info->invert & IP6T_OWNER_UID))
 			return false;
 
 	if (info->match & IP6T_OWNER_GID)
-		if ((filp->f_gid != info->gid) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsgid != info->gid) ^
 		    !!(info->invert & IP6T_OWNER_GID))
 			return false;
 
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ owner_mt(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_match_param *par)
 		       (XT_OWNER_UID | XT_OWNER_GID)) == 0;
 
 	if (info->match & XT_OWNER_UID)
-		if ((filp->f_uid >= info->uid_min &&
-		    filp->f_uid <= info->uid_max) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsuid >= info->uid_min &&
+		    filp->f_cred->fsuid <= info->uid_max) ^
 		    !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_UID))
 			return false;
 
 	if (info->match & XT_OWNER_GID)
-		if ((filp->f_gid >= info->gid_min &&
-		    filp->f_gid <= info->gid_max) ^
+		if ((filp->f_cred->fsgid >= info->gid_min &&
+		    filp->f_cred->fsgid <= info->gid_max) ^
 		    !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_GID))
 			return false;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flow.c b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
index 0ebaff637e31d9bcb13d38e4f1dbba66390bb384..0ef4e3065bcde9d2a33e0a15d5bb2e4ae87f590c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flow.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ static u32 flow_get_rtclassid(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 static u32 flow_get_skuid(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb->sk && skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
-		return skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_uid;
+		return skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static u32 flow_get_skgid(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb->sk && skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
-		return skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_gid;
+		return skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid;
 	return 0;
 }