diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 17e6a55521e2017dcc37984e60ad3c44487426d2..857fa49e984ca025b36a653aced4af23d56f20b5 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -32,46 +32,28 @@ struct fdtable_defer {
  */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct fdtable_defer, fdtable_defer_list);
 
-
-/*
- * Allocate an fd array, using kmalloc or vmalloc.
- * Note: the array isn't cleared at allocation time.
- */
-struct file ** alloc_fd_array(int num)
+static inline void * alloc_fdmem(unsigned int size)
 {
-	struct file **new_fds;
-	int size = num * sizeof(struct file *);
-
 	if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
-		new_fds = (struct file **) kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	else 
-		new_fds = (struct file **) vmalloc(size);
-	return new_fds;
+		return kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	else
+		return vmalloc(size);
 }
 
-void free_fd_array(struct file **array, int num)
+static inline void free_fdarr(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
-	int size = num * sizeof(struct file *);
-
-	if (!array) {
-		printk (KERN_ERR "free_fd_array: array = 0 (num = %d)\n", num);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (num <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT) /* Don't free the embedded fd array! */
-		return;
-	else if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
-		kfree(array);
+	if (fdt->max_fds <= (PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct file *)))
+		kfree(fdt->fd);
 	else
-		vfree(array);
+		vfree(fdt->fd);
 }
 
-static void __free_fdtable(struct fdtable *fdt)
+static inline void free_fdset(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
-	free_fdset(fdt->open_fds, fdt->max_fds);
-	free_fdset(fdt->close_on_exec, fdt->max_fds);
-	free_fd_array(fdt->fd, fdt->max_fds);
-	kfree(fdt);
+	if (fdt->max_fds <= (PAGE_SIZE * BITS_PER_BYTE / 2))
+		kfree(fdt->open_fds);
+	else
+		vfree(fdt->open_fds);
 }
 
 static void free_fdtable_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -86,7 +68,9 @@ static void free_fdtable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&f->lock);
 	while(fdt) {
 		struct fdtable *next = fdt->next;
-		__free_fdtable(fdt);
+		vfree(fdt->fd);
+		free_fdset(fdt);
+		kfree(fdt);
 		fdt = next;
 	}
 }
@@ -94,12 +78,9 @@ static void free_fdtable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
 	struct fdtable *fdt = container_of(rcu, struct fdtable, rcu);
-	int fdset_size, fdarray_size;
 	struct fdtable_defer *fddef;
 
 	BUG_ON(!fdt);
-	fdset_size = fdt->max_fds / 8;
-	fdarray_size = fdt->max_fds * sizeof(struct file *);
 
 	if (fdt->max_fds <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT) {
 		/*
@@ -110,10 +91,9 @@ void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 				container_of(fdt, struct files_struct, fdtab));
 		return;
 	}
-	if (fdset_size <= PAGE_SIZE && fdarray_size <= PAGE_SIZE) {
-		kfree(fdt->open_fds);
-		kfree(fdt->close_on_exec);
+	if (fdt->max_fds <= (PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct file *))) {
 		kfree(fdt->fd);
+		kfree(fdt->open_fds);
 		kfree(fdt);
 	} else {
 		fddef = &get_cpu_var(fdtable_defer_list);
@@ -131,116 +111,70 @@ void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  * Expand the fdset in the files_struct.  Called with the files spinlock
  * held for write.
  */
-static void copy_fdtable(struct fdtable *nfdt, struct fdtable *fdt)
+static void copy_fdtable(struct fdtable *nfdt, struct fdtable *ofdt)
 {
-	int i;
-	int count;
-
-	BUG_ON(nfdt->max_fds < fdt->max_fds);
-	/* Copy the existing tables and install the new pointers */
-
-	i = fdt->max_fds / (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8);
-	count = (nfdt->max_fds - fdt->max_fds) / 8;
-
-	/*
-	 * Don't copy the entire array if the current fdset is
-	 * not yet initialised.
-	 */
-	if (i) {
-		memcpy (nfdt->open_fds, fdt->open_fds,
-						fdt->max_fds/8);
-		memcpy (nfdt->close_on_exec, fdt->close_on_exec,
-						fdt->max_fds/8);
-		memset (&nfdt->open_fds->fds_bits[i], 0, count);
-		memset (&nfdt->close_on_exec->fds_bits[i], 0, count);
-	}
+	unsigned int cpy, set;
 
-	/* Don't copy/clear the array if we are creating a new
-	   fd array for fork() */
-	if (fdt->max_fds) {
-		memcpy(nfdt->fd, fdt->fd,
-			fdt->max_fds * sizeof(struct file *));
-		/* clear the remainder of the array */
-		memset(&nfdt->fd[fdt->max_fds], 0,
-		       (nfdt->max_fds - fdt->max_fds) *
-					sizeof(struct file *));
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate an fdset array, using kmalloc or vmalloc.
- * Note: the array isn't cleared at allocation time.
- */
-fd_set * alloc_fdset(int num)
-{
-	fd_set *new_fdset;
-	int size = num / 8;
-
-	if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
-		new_fdset = (fd_set *) kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	else
-		new_fdset = (fd_set *) vmalloc(size);
-	return new_fdset;
-}
-
-void free_fdset(fd_set *array, int num)
-{
-	if (num <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT) /* Don't free an embedded fdset */
+	BUG_ON(nfdt->max_fds < ofdt->max_fds);
+	if (ofdt->max_fds == 0)
 		return;
-	else if (num <= 8 * PAGE_SIZE)
-		kfree(array);
-	else
-		vfree(array);
+
+	cpy = ofdt->max_fds * sizeof(struct file *);
+	set = (nfdt->max_fds - ofdt->max_fds) * sizeof(struct file *);
+	memcpy(nfdt->fd, ofdt->fd, cpy);
+	memset((char *)(nfdt->fd) + cpy, 0, set);
+
+	cpy = ofdt->max_fds / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	set = (nfdt->max_fds - ofdt->max_fds) / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	memcpy(nfdt->open_fds, ofdt->open_fds, cpy);
+	memset((char *)(nfdt->open_fds) + cpy, 0, set);
+	memcpy(nfdt->close_on_exec, ofdt->close_on_exec, cpy);
+	memset((char *)(nfdt->close_on_exec) + cpy, 0, set);
 }
 
-static struct fdtable *alloc_fdtable(int nr)
+static struct fdtable * alloc_fdtable(unsigned int nr)
 {
-	struct fdtable *fdt = NULL;
-	int nfds = 0;
-  	fd_set *new_openset = NULL, *new_execset = NULL;
-	struct file **new_fds;
-
-	fdt = kzalloc(sizeof(*fdt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fdt)
-  		goto out;
+	struct fdtable *fdt;
+	char *data;
 
-	nfds = NR_OPEN_DEFAULT;
 	/*
-	 * Expand to the max in easy steps, and keep expanding it until
-	 * we have enough for the requested fd array size.
+	 * Figure out how many fds we actually want to support in this fdtable.
+	 * Allocation steps are keyed to the size of the fdarray, since it
+	 * grows far faster than any of the other dynamic data. We try to fit
+	 * the fdarray into comfortable page-tuned chunks: starting at 1024B
+	 * and growing in powers of two from there on.
 	 */
-	do {
-#if NR_OPEN_DEFAULT < 256
-		if (nfds < 256)
-			nfds = 256;
-		else
-#endif
-		if (nfds < (PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct file *)))
-			nfds = PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct file *);
-		else {
-			nfds = nfds * 2;
-			if (nfds > NR_OPEN)
-				nfds = NR_OPEN;
-  		}
-	} while (nfds <= nr);
-
-  	new_openset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
-  	new_execset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
-  	if (!new_openset || !new_execset)
-  		goto out;
-	fdt->open_fds = new_openset;
-	fdt->close_on_exec = new_execset;
+	nr /= (1024 / sizeof(struct file *));
+	nr = roundup_pow_of_two(nr + 1);
+	nr *= (1024 / sizeof(struct file *));
+	if (nr > NR_OPEN)
+		nr = NR_OPEN;
 
-	new_fds = alloc_fd_array(nfds);
-	if (!new_fds)
+	fdt = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fdtable), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fdt)
 		goto out;
-	fdt->fd = new_fds;
-	fdt->max_fds = nfds;
+	fdt->max_fds = nr;
+	data = alloc_fdmem(nr * sizeof(struct file *));
+	if (!data)
+		goto out_fdt;
+	fdt->fd = (struct file **)data;
+	data = alloc_fdmem(max_t(unsigned int,
+				 2 * nr / BITS_PER_BYTE, L1_CACHE_BYTES));
+	if (!data)
+		goto out_arr;
+	fdt->open_fds = (fd_set *)data;
+	data += nr / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	fdt->close_on_exec = (fd_set *)data;
+	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&fdt->rcu);
+	fdt->next = NULL;
+
 	return fdt;
-out:
-	free_fdset(new_openset, nfds);
-	free_fdset(new_execset, nfds);
+
+out_arr:
+	free_fdarr(fdt);
+out_fdt:
 	kfree(fdt);
+out:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +209,9 @@ static int expand_fdtable(struct files_struct *files, int nr)
 			call_rcu(&cur_fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
 	} else {
 		/* Somebody else expanded, so undo our attempt */
-		__free_fdtable(new_fdt);
+		free_fdarr(new_fdt);
+		free_fdset(new_fdt);
+		kfree(new_fdt);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 319118f275b0dd8fcce3e8b1c2a11f71686911e5..edca361f2ab4c7babd090e42b5a43ffc64eb54ef 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ extern int get_unused_fd(void);
 extern void FASTCALL(put_unused_fd(unsigned int fd));
 struct kmem_cache;
 
-extern struct file ** alloc_fd_array(int);
-extern void free_fd_array(struct file **, int);
-
-extern fd_set *alloc_fdset(int);
-extern void free_fdset(fd_set *, int);
-
 extern int expand_files(struct files_struct *, int nr);
 extern void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu);
 extern void __init files_defer_init(void);