diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 6490d2134ff3..ce02278b9c83 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1193,11 +1193,10 @@ out:
 	if (iov != iovstack)
 		kfree(iov);
 	if ((ret + (type == READ)) > 0) {
-		struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 		if (type == READ)
-			fsnotify_access(dentry);
+			fsnotify_access(file);
 		else
-			fsnotify_modify(dentry);
+			fsnotify_modify(file);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e19de6a80339..f2de04a01a2a 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 	if (file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
 		goto exit;
 
-	fsnotify_open(file->f_path.dentry);
+	fsnotify_open(file);
 
 	error = -ENOEXEC;
 	if(file->f_op) {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 	if (file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
 		goto exit;
 
-	fsnotify_open(file->f_path.dentry);
+	fsnotify_open(file);
 
 	err = deny_write_access(file);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 3c111120b619..16114a8e79d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		nfsdstats.io_read += host_err;
 		*count = host_err;
 		err = 0;
-		fsnotify_access(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fsnotify_access(file);
 	} else 
 		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	*cnt = host_err;
 	nfsdstats.io_write += host_err;
-	fsnotify_modify(file->f_path.dentry);
+	fsnotify_modify(file);
 
 	/* clear setuid/setgid flag after write */
 	if (inode->i_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID))
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 94d54d3efa8b..bf082635e257 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags, int mode)
 				put_unused_fd(fd);
 				fd = PTR_ERR(f);
 			} else {
-				fsnotify_open(f->f_path.dentry);
+				fsnotify_open(f);
 				fd_install(fd, f);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 9c0485236e68..74e36586e4d3 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ ssize_t vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 		else
 			ret = do_sync_read(file, buf, count, pos);
 		if (ret > 0) {
-			fsnotify_access(file->f_path.dentry);
+			fsnotify_access(file);
 			add_rchar(current, ret);
 		}
 		inc_syscr(current);
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ ssize_t vfs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_
 		else
 			ret = do_sync_write(file, buf, count, pos);
 		if (ret > 0) {
-			fsnotify_modify(file->f_path.dentry);
+			fsnotify_modify(file);
 			add_wchar(current, ret);
 		}
 		inc_syscw(current);
@@ -675,9 +675,9 @@ out:
 		kfree(iov);
 	if ((ret + (type == READ)) > 0) {
 		if (type == READ)
-			fsnotify_access(file->f_path.dentry);
+			fsnotify_access(file);
 		else
-			fsnotify_modify(file->f_path.dentry);
+			fsnotify_modify(file);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index f958e93feb97..845e57abfb86 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ static inline void fsnotify_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 /*
  * fsnotify_access - file was read
  */
-static inline void fsnotify_access(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_ACCESS;
 
@@ -162,14 +163,15 @@ static inline void fsnotify_access(struct dentry *dentry)
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
 	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
-	fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
+	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /*
  * fsnotify_modify - file was modified
  */
-static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_MODIFY;
 
@@ -177,14 +179,15 @@ static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct dentry *dentry)
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
 	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
-	fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
+	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /*
  * fsnotify_open - file was opened
  */
-static inline void fsnotify_open(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_OPEN;
 
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_open(struct dentry *dentry)
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
 	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
-	fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
+	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /*