diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 7102824ba847..3cb6920ff30b 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ extern bool afs_cm_incoming_call(struct afs_call *);
 extern const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations;
 
-extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
-
 /*
  * file.c
  */
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ extern void afs_clear_permits(struct afs_vnode *);
 extern void afs_cache_permit(struct afs_vnode *, struct key *, long);
 extern void afs_zap_permits(struct rcu_head *);
 extern struct key *afs_request_key(struct afs_cell *);
-extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 
 /*
  * server.c
diff --git a/fs/afs/security.c b/fs/afs/security.c
index 3bcbeceba1bb..3ef504370034 100644
--- a/fs/afs/security.c
+++ b/fs/afs/security.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int afs_check_permit(struct afs_vnode *vnode, struct key *key,
  * - AFS ACLs are attached to directories only, and a file is controlled by its
  *   parent directory's ACL
  */
-int afs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int afs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
 	afs_access_t uninitialized_var(access);
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index f1c2ea8342f5..5f1538c03b1b 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ static int bad_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer,
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int bad_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			struct nameidata *nd)
+static int bad_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index fe5f6809cba6..1ec7076f7b24 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ cifs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cifs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int cifs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/dir.c b/fs/coda/dir.c
index 3d2580e00a3e..c5916228243c 100644
--- a/fs/coda/dir.c
+++ b/fs/coda/dir.c
@@ -137,9 +137,11 @@ exit:
 }
 
 
-int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
         int error = 0;
+
+	mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
  
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0; 
diff --git a/fs/coda/pioctl.c b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
index c21a1f552a63..c38a98974fb0 100644
--- a/fs/coda/pioctl.c
+++ b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/coda_psdev.h>
 
 /* pioctl ops */
-static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				 struct nameidata *nd);
+static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp, 
                        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long user_data);
 
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ const struct file_operations coda_ioctl_operations = {
 };
 
 /* the coda pioctl inode ops */
-static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				 struct nameidata *nd)
+static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index d755455e3bff..32f4228efcd5 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -830,22 +830,9 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int
-ecryptfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ecryptfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
-	int rc;
-
-        if (nd) {
-		struct vfsmount *vfsmnt_save = nd->path.mnt;
-		struct dentry *dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
-
-		nd->path.mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(nd->path.dentry);
-		nd->path.dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(nd->path.dentry);
-		rc = permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, nd);
-		nd->path.mnt = vfsmnt_save;
-		nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
-        } else
-		rc = permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, NULL);
-        return rc;
+	return permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index e58669e1b87c..ae8c4f850b27 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ ext2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext2_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.h b/fs/ext2/acl.h
index 0bde85bafe38..b42cf578554b 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext2_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT2_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext2_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext2_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext2_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_init_acl (struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.c b/fs/ext3/acl.c
index a754d1848173..b60bb241880c 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ext3_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext3_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext3_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext3_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.h b/fs/ext3/acl.h
index 0d1e6279cbfd..42da16b8cac0 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext3_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT3_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext3_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext3_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext3_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext3_init_acl (handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index 3c8dab880d91..c7d04e165446 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ext4_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext4_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext4_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext4_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.h b/fs/ext4/acl.h
index 26a5c1abf147..cd2b855a07d6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext4_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT4_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext4_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext4_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext4_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext4_init_acl (handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 51d0035ff07e..48a7934cb950 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
-	inarg.mask = mask;
+	inarg.mask = mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_ACCESS;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
  * access request is sent.  Execute permission is still checked
  * locally based on file mode.
  */
-static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	bool refreshed = false;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 		   exist.  So if permissions are revoked this won't be
 		   noticed immediately, only after the attribute
 		   timeout has expired */
-	} else if (nd && (nd->flags & (LOOKUP_ACCESS | LOOKUP_CHDIR))) {
+	} else if (mask & (MAY_ACCESS | MAY_CHDIR)) {
 		err = fuse_access(inode, mask);
 	} else if ((mask & MAY_EXEC) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO)) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 1e252dfc5294..4e982532f085 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -915,12 +915,6 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int gfs2_iop_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			       struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	return gfs2_permission(inode, mask);
-}
-
 static int setattr_size(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
@@ -1150,7 +1144,7 @@ static int gfs2_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops = {
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
@@ -1169,7 +1163,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 	.rmdir = gfs2_rmdir,
 	.mknod = gfs2_mknod,
 	.rename = gfs2_rename,
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
@@ -1181,7 +1175,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops = {
 	.readlink = gfs2_readlink,
 	.follow_link = gfs2_follow_link,
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index dc4ec640e875..aa73f3fd5dd9 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ void hfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			  struct nameidata *nd)
+static int hfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && mask & MAY_EXEC)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index cc3b5e24339b..d4014e3044d2 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static void hfsplus_set_perms(struct inode *inode, struct hfsplus_perm *perms)
 	perms->dev = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_I(inode).dev);
 }
 
-static int hfsplus_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int hfsplus_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/* MAY_EXEC is also used for lookup, if no x bit is set allow lookup,
 	 * open_exec has the same test, so it's still not executable, if a x bit
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 5222345ddccf..d6ecabf4d231 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ int hostfs_rename(struct inode *from_ino, struct dentry *from,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int hostfs_permission(struct inode *ino, int desired, struct nameidata *nd)
+int hostfs_permission(struct inode *ino, int desired)
 {
 	char *name;
 	int r = 0, w = 0, x = 0, err;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.c b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
index 4c80404a9aba..d98713777a1b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int jffs2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int jffs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int jffs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, jffs2_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.h b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
index 0bb7f003fd80..8ca058aed384 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct jffs2_acl_header {
 
 #define JFFS2_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
-extern int jffs2_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int jffs2_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern int jffs2_acl_chmod(struct inode *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *, struct inode *, int *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_post(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/acl.c b/fs/jfs/acl.c
index 4d84bdc88299..d3e5c33665de 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/acl.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int jfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int jfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, jfs_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
index 455fa4292045..88475f10a389 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+int jfs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 int jfs_init_acl(tid_t, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 int jfs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 3b26a240ade9..46af98ed136b 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 {
 	umode_t			mode = inode->i_mode;
 
+	mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
+
 	if (current->fsuid == inode->i_uid)
 		mode >>= 6;
 	else {
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 	/*
 	 * If the DACs are ok we don't need any capability check.
 	 */
-	if (((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask))
+	if ((mask & ~mode) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
  check_capabilities:
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 
 int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	int retval, submask;
+	int retval;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
 
 	if (nd)
@@ -261,9 +263,17 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	/* Ordinary permission routines do not understand MAY_APPEND. */
-	submask = mask & ~MAY_APPEND;
 	if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->permission) {
-		retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, submask, nd);
+		int extra = 0;
+		if (nd) {
+			if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_ACCESS)
+				extra |= MAY_ACCESS;
+			if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CHDIR)
+				extra |= MAY_CHDIR;
+			if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)
+				extra |= MAY_OPEN;
+		}
+		retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, mask | extra);
 		if (!retval) {
 			/*
 			 * Exec permission on a regular file is denied if none
@@ -277,7 +287,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 				return -EACCES;
 		}
 	} else {
-		retval = generic_permission(inode, submask, NULL);
+		retval = generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
 	}
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
@@ -286,7 +296,8 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	return security_inode_permission(inode, mask, nd);
+	return security_inode_permission(inode,
+			mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC), nd);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 28a238dab23a..74f92b717f78 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ static int nfs_do_access(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int mask)
 		return status;
 	nfs_access_add_cache(inode, &cache);
 out:
-	if ((cache.mask & mask) == mask)
+	if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
 		return 0;
 	return -EACCES;
 }
@@ -1907,17 +1907,17 @@ int nfs_may_open(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int openflags)
 	return nfs_do_access(inode, cred, nfs_open_permission_mask(openflags));
 }
 
-int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSACCESS);
 
-	if (mask == 0)
+	if ((mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
 		goto out;
 	/* Is this sys_access() ? */
-	if (nd != NULL && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_ACCESS))
+	if (mask & MAY_ACCESS)
 		goto force_lookup;
 
 	switch (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
@@ -1926,8 +1926,7 @@ int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 		case S_IFREG:
 			/* NFSv4 has atomic_open... */
 			if (nfs_server_capable(inode, NFS_CAP_ATOMIC_OPEN)
-					&& nd != NULL
-					&& (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN))
+					&& (mask & MAY_OPEN))
 				goto out;
 			break;
 		case S_IFDIR:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index e8514e8b6ce8..be2dd95d3a1d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ bail:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.h b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
index 048ddcaf5c80..1e27b4d017ea 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ int ocfs2_lock_allocators(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_dinode *di,
 int ocfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 int ocfs2_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct kstat *stat);
-int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-		     struct nameidata *nd);
+int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 
 int ocfs2_should_update_atime(struct inode *inode,
 			      struct vfsmount *vfsmnt);
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 81bce6791bfc..d82d800389f6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1859,8 +1859,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
  * /proc/pid/fd needs a special permission handler so that a process can still
  * access /proc/self/fd after it has executed a setuid().
  */
-static int proc_fd_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				struct nameidata *nd)
+static int proc_fd_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int rv;
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index fa1ec2433e44..f9a8b892718f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/*
 	 * sysctl entries that are not writeable,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index d7c4935c1034..bb3cb5b7cdb2 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int reiserfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We don't do permission checks on the internal objects.
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index 2294783320cb..e4f8d51a5553 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ smb_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
  * privileges, so we need our own check for this.
  */
 static int
-smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int error = 0;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	/* Look at user permissions */
 	mode >>= 6;
-	if ((mode & 7 & mask) != mask)
+	if (mask & ~mode & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC))
 		error = -EACCES;
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 2bf287ef5489..5fc61c824bb9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ xfs_check_acl(
 STATIC int
 xfs_vn_permission(
 	struct inode		*inode,
-	int			mask,
-	struct nameidata	*nd)
+	int			mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, xfs_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index 31b75311e2ca..dcc228aa335a 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern const struct file_operations coda_ioctl_operations;
 /* operations shared over more than one file */
 int coda_open(struct inode *i, struct file *f);
 int coda_release(struct inode *i, struct file *f);
-int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd);
+int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 int coda_revalidate_inode(struct dentry *);
 int coda_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
 int coda_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 7721a2ac9c0e..6c923c9b79bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ extern int dir_notify_enable;
 #define MAY_WRITE 2
 #define MAY_READ 4
 #define MAY_APPEND 8
+#define MAY_ACCESS 16
+#define MAY_CHDIR 32
+#define MAY_OPEN 64
 
 #define FMODE_READ 1
 #define FMODE_WRITE 2
@@ -1272,7 +1275,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	void * (*follow_link) (struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 	void (*put_link) (struct dentry *, struct nameidata *, void *);
 	void (*truncate) (struct inode *);
-	int (*permission) (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+	int (*permission) (struct inode *, int);
 	int (*setattr) (struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 	int (*getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
 	int (*setxattr) (struct dentry *, const char *,const void *,size_t,int);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 29d261918734..f08f9ca602af 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ extern int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *, struct nfs_fattr *);
 extern int nfs_post_op_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern int nfs_post_op_update_inode_force_wcc(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern int nfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
-extern int nfs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int nfs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern int nfs_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 extern int nfs_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
 extern int nfs_attribute_timeout(struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
index 66a96814d614..af135ae895db 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int reiserfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
 int reiserfs_delete_xattrs(struct inode *inode);
 int reiserfs_chown_xattrs(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs);
 int reiserfs_xattr_init(struct super_block *sb, int mount_flags);
-int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd);
+int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 
 int reiserfs_xattr_del(struct inode *, const char *);
 int reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *, const char *, void *, size_t);
diff --git a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
index f2d12d5a21b8..fd83f2584b15 100644
--- a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline struct shmem_inode_info *SHMEM_I(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
-int shmem_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+int shmem_permission(struct inode *, int);
 int shmem_acl_init(struct inode *, struct inode *);
 void shmem_acl_destroy_inode(struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index ff5abcca5ddf..911d846f0503 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1516,9 +1516,9 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
 	int op = 0, rc;
 
 	if (oldval)
-		op |= 004;
+		op |= MAY_READ;
 	if (newval)
-		op |= 002;
+		op |= MAY_WRITE;
 	if (sysctl_perm(root, table, op))
 		return -EPERM;
 
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ repeat:
 		if (n == table->ctl_name) {
 			int error;
 			if (table->child) {
-				if (sysctl_perm(root, table, 001))
+				if (sysctl_perm(root, table, MAY_EXEC))
 					return -EPERM;
 				name++;
 				nlen--;
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ static int test_perm(int mode, int op)
 		mode >>= 6;
 	else if (in_egroup_p(0))
 		mode >>= 3;
-	if ((mode & op & 0007) == op)
+	if ((op & ~mode & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
 		return 0;
 	return -EACCES;
 }
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op)
 	int error;
 	int mode;
 
-	error = security_sysctl(table, op);
+	error = security_sysctl(table, op & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC));
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/mm/shmem_acl.c b/mm/shmem_acl.c
index f5664c5b9eb1..8e5aadd7dcd6 100644
--- a/mm/shmem_acl.c
+++ b/mm/shmem_acl.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ shmem_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
  * shmem_permission  -  permission() inode operation
  */
 int
-shmem_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+shmem_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, shmem_check_acl);
 }