diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index bca0c61..54c63ce 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/inotify.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
 
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@
 	inode->i_private = NULL;
 	inode->i_mapping = mapping;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
+	inode->i_fsnotify_mask = 0;
+#endif
+
 	return inode;
 
 out_free_security:
@@ -221,6 +226,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(inode_has_buffers(inode));
 	ima_inode_free(inode);
 	security_inode_free(inode);
+	fsnotify_inode_delete(inode);
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
 		inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
 	else
@@ -252,6 +258,9 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->inotify_watches);
 	mutex_init(&inode->inotify_mutex);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries);
+#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_init_once);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/Makefile b/fs/notify/Makefile
index db5467b..0922cc8 100644
--- a/fs/notify/Makefile
+++ b/fs/notify/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_FSNOTIFY)		+= fsnotify.o notification.o group.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FSNOTIFY)		+= fsnotify.o notification.o group.o inode_mark.o
 
 obj-y			+= dnotify/
 obj-y			+= inotify/
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 56bee0f..d565462 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
 #include "fsnotify.h"
 
 /*
+ * Clear all of the marks on an inode when it is being evicted from core
+ */
+void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_inode(inode);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__fsnotify_inode_delete);
+
+/*
  * This is the main call to fsnotify.  The VFS calls into hook specific functions
  * in linux/fsnotify.h.  Those functions then in turn call here.  Here will call
  * out to all of the registered fsnotify_group.  Those groups can then use the
@@ -43,6 +52,8 @@
 	if (!(mask & fsnotify_mask))
 		return;
 
+	if (!(mask & to_tell->i_fsnotify_mask))
+		return;
 	/*
 	 * SRCU!!  the groups list is very very much read only and the path is
 	 * very hot.  The VAST majority of events are not going to need to do
@@ -51,6 +62,8 @@
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&fsnotify_grp_srcu);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(group, &fsnotify_groups, group_list) {
 		if (mask & group->mask) {
+			if (!group->ops->should_send_event(group, to_tell, mask))
+				continue;
 			if (!event) {
 				event = fsnotify_create_event(to_tell, mask, data, data_is);
 				/* shit, we OOM'd and now we can't tell, maybe
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
index c6a8bd4..8ebcbe8 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@
 extern struct list_head fsnotify_groups;
 /* all bitwise OR of all event types (FS_*) for all fsnotify_groups */
 extern __u32 fsnotify_mask;
+
+/* final kfree of a group */
+extern void fsnotify_final_destroy_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
+/* run the list of all marks associated with inode and flag them to be freed */
+extern void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_inode(struct inode *inode);
 #endif	/* __FS_NOTIFY_FSNOTIFY_H_ */
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index c681295..a29d2fa 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -55,6 +55,29 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Update the group->mask by running all of the marks associated with this
+ * group and finding the bitwise | of all of the mark->mask.  If we change
+ * the group->mask we need to update the global mask of events interesting
+ * to the system.
+ */
+void fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	__u32 mask = 0;
+	__u32 old_mask = group->mask;
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+
+	spin_lock(&group->mark_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &group->mark_entries, g_list)
+		mask |= entry->mask;
+	spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock);
+
+	group->mask = mask;
+
+	if (old_mask != mask)
+		fsnotify_recalc_global_mask();
+}
+
+/*
  * Take a reference to a group so things found under the fsnotify_grp_mutex
  * can't get freed under us
  */
@@ -66,7 +89,7 @@
 /*
  * Final freeing of a group
  */
-static void fsnotify_destroy_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
+void fsnotify_final_destroy_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	if (group->ops->free_group_priv)
 		group->ops->free_group_priv(group);
@@ -75,6 +98,24 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Trying to get rid of a group.  We need to first get rid of any outstanding
+ * allocations and then free the group.  Remember that fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group
+ * could miss marks that are being freed by inode and those marks could still
+ * hold a reference to this group (via group->num_marks)  If we get into that
+ * situtation, the fsnotify_final_destroy_group will get called when that final
+ * mark is freed.
+ */
+static void fsnotify_destroy_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	/* clear all inode mark entries for this group */
+	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group(group);
+
+	/* past the point of no return, matches the initial value of 1 */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&group->num_marks))
+		fsnotify_final_destroy_group(group);
+}
+
+/*
  * Remove this group from the global list of groups that will get events
  * this can be done even if there are still references and things still using
  * this group.  This just stops the group from getting new events.
@@ -173,6 +214,10 @@
 	group->group_num = group_num;
 	group->mask = mask;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&group->mark_lock);
+	atomic_set(&group->num_marks, 0);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->mark_entries);
+
 	group->ops = ops;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fsnotify_grp_mutex);
@@ -188,6 +233,8 @@
 	/* group not found, add a new one */
 	list_add_rcu(&group->group_list, &fsnotify_groups);
 	group->on_group_list = 1;
+	/* being on the fsnotify_groups list holds one num_marks */
+	atomic_inc(&group->num_marks);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&fsnotify_grp_mutex);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc1541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc., Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
+ *
+ *  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, 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; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * fsnotify inode mark locking/lifetime/and refcnting
+ *
+ * REFCNT:
+ * The mark->refcnt tells how many "things" in the kernel currently are
+ * referencing this object.  The object typically will live inside the kernel
+ * with a refcnt of 2, one for each list it is on (i_list, g_list).  Any task
+ * which can find this object holding the appropriete locks, can take a reference
+ * and the object itself is guarenteed to survive until the reference is dropped.
+ *
+ * LOCKING:
+ * There are 3 spinlocks involved with fsnotify inode marks and they MUST
+ * be taken in order as follows:
+ *
+ * entry->lock
+ * group->mark_lock
+ * inode->i_lock
+ *
+ * entry->lock protects 2 things, entry->group and entry->inode.  You must hold
+ * that lock to dereference either of these things (they could be NULL even with
+ * the lock)
+ *
+ * group->mark_lock protects the mark_entries list anchored inside a given group
+ * and each entry is hooked via the g_list.  It also sorta protects the
+ * free_g_list, which when used is anchored by a private list on the stack of the
+ * task which held the group->mark_lock.
+ *
+ * inode->i_lock protects the i_fsnotify_mark_entries list anchored inside a
+ * given inode and each entry is hooked via the i_list. (and sorta the
+ * free_i_list)
+ *
+ *
+ * LIFETIME:
+ * Inode marks survive between when they are added to an inode and when their
+ * refcnt==0.
+ *
+ * The inode mark can be cleared for a number of different reasons including:
+ * - The inode is unlinked for the last time.  (fsnotify_inode_remove)
+ * - The inode is being evicted from cache. (fsnotify_inode_delete)
+ * - The fs the inode is on is unmounted.  (fsnotify_inode_delete/fsnotify_unmount_inodes)
+ * - Something explicitly requests that it be removed.  (fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry)
+ * - The fsnotify_group associated with the mark is going away and all such marks
+ *   need to be cleaned up. (fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group)
+ *
+ * Worst case we are given an inode and need to clean up all the marks on that
+ * inode.  We take i_lock and walk the i_fsnotify_mark_entries safely.  For each
+ * mark on the list we take a reference (so the mark can't disappear under us).
+ * We remove that mark form the inode's list of marks and we add this mark to a
+ * private list anchored on the stack using i_free_list;  At this point we no
+ * longer fear anything finding the mark using the inode's list of marks.
+ *
+ * We can safely and locklessly run the private list on the stack of everything
+ * we just unattached from the original inode.  For each mark on the private list
+ * we grab the mark-> and can thus dereference mark->group and mark->inode.  If
+ * we see the group and inode are not NULL we take those locks.  Now holding all
+ * 3 locks we can completely remove the mark from other tasks finding it in the
+ * future.  Remember, 10 things might already be referencing this mark, but they
+ * better be holding a ref.  We drop our reference we took before we unhooked it
+ * from the inode.  When the ref hits 0 we can free the mark.
+ *
+ * Very similarly for freeing by group, except we use free_g_list.
+ *
+ * This has the very interesting property of being able to run concurrently with
+ * any (or all) other directions.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include "fsnotify.h"
+
+void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&entry->refcnt);
+}
+
+void fsnotify_put_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&entry->refcnt))
+		entry->free_mark(entry);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Recalculate the mask of events relevant to a given inode locked.
+ */
+static void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask_locked(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+	struct hlist_node *pos;
+	__u32 new_mask = 0;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(entry, pos, &inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries, i_list)
+		new_mask |= entry->mask;
+	inode->i_fsnotify_mask = new_mask;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Recalculate the inode->i_fsnotify_mask, or the mask of all FS_* event types
+ * any notifier is interested in hearing for this inode.
+ */
+void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask_locked(inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Any time a mark is getting freed we end up here.
+ * The caller had better be holding a reference to this mark so we don't actually
+ * do the final put under the entry->lock
+ */
+void fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	spin_lock(&entry->lock);
+
+	group = entry->group;
+	inode = entry->inode;
+
+	BUG_ON(group && !inode);
+	BUG_ON(!group && inode);
+
+	/* if !group something else already marked this to die */
+	if (!group) {
+		spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* 1 from caller and 1 for being on i_list/g_list */
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&entry->refcnt) < 2);
+
+	spin_lock(&group->mark_lock);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	hlist_del_init(&entry->i_list);
+	entry->inode = NULL;
+
+	list_del_init(&entry->g_list);
+	entry->group = NULL;
+
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry); /* for i_list and g_list */
+
+	/*
+	 * this mark is now off the inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries list and we
+	 * hold the inode->i_lock, so this is the perfect time to update the
+	 * inode->i_fsnotify_mask
+	 */
+	fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask_locked(inode);
+
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * Some groups like to know that marks are being freed.  This is a
+	 * callback to the group function to let it know that this entry
+	 * is being freed.
+	 */
+	group->ops->freeing_mark(entry, group);
+
+	/*
+	 * it's possible that this group tried to destroy itself, but this
+	 * this mark was simultaneously being freed by inode.  If that's the
+	 * case, we finish freeing the group here.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(atomic_dec_and_test(&group->num_marks)))
+		fsnotify_final_destroy_group(group);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Given a group, destroy all of the marks associated with that group.
+ */
+void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *lentry, *entry;
+	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
+
+	spin_lock(&group->mark_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, lentry, &group->mark_entries, g_list) {
+		list_add(&entry->free_g_list, &free_list);
+		list_del_init(&entry->g_list);
+		fsnotify_get_mark(entry);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, lentry, &free_list, free_g_list) {
+		fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(entry);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Given an inode, destroy all of the marks associated with that inode.
+ */
+void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, *lentry;
+	struct hlist_node *pos, *n;
+	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(entry, pos, n, &inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries, i_list) {
+		list_add(&entry->free_i_list, &free_list);
+		hlist_del_init(&entry->i_list);
+		fsnotify_get_mark(entry);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, lentry, &free_list, free_i_list) {
+		fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(entry);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * given a group and inode, find the mark associated with that combination.
+ * if found take a reference to that mark and return it, else return NULL
+ */
+struct fsnotify_mark_entry *fsnotify_find_mark_entry(struct fsnotify_group *group,
+						     struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+	struct hlist_node *pos;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(entry, pos, &inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries, i_list) {
+		if (entry->group == group) {
+			fsnotify_get_mark(entry);
+			return entry;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Nothing fancy, just initialize lists and locks and counters.
+ */
+void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry,
+			void (*free_mark)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry))
+
+{
+	spin_lock_init(&entry->lock);
+	atomic_set(&entry->refcnt, 1);
+	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&entry->i_list);
+	entry->group = NULL;
+	entry->mask = 0;
+	entry->inode = NULL;
+	entry->free_mark = free_mark;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Attach an initialized mark entry to a given group and inode.
+ * These marks may be used for the fsnotify backend to determine which
+ * event types should be delivered to which group and for which inodes.
+ */
+int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry,
+		      struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *lentry;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * LOCKING ORDER!!!!
+	 * entry->lock
+	 * group->mark_lock
+	 * inode->i_lock
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&entry->lock);
+	spin_lock(&group->mark_lock);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	entry->group = group;
+	entry->inode = inode;
+
+	lentry = fsnotify_find_mark_entry(group, inode);
+	if (!lentry) {
+		hlist_add_head(&entry->i_list, &inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries);
+		list_add(&entry->g_list, &group->mark_entries);
+
+		fsnotify_get_mark(entry); /* for i_list and g_list */
+
+		atomic_inc(&group->num_marks);
+
+		fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask_locked(inode);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+
+	if (lentry) {
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		fsnotify_put_mark(lentry);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 83d6b43..275b086 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -755,6 +755,11 @@
 
 	__u32			i_generation;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
+	__u32			i_fsnotify_mask; /* all events this inode cares about */
+	struct hlist_head	i_fsnotify_mark_entries; /* fsnotify mark entries */
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DNOTIFY
 	unsigned long		i_dnotify_mask; /* Directory notify events */
 	struct dnotify_struct	*i_dnotify; /* for directory notifications */
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 6c9ebef..3856eb6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * fsnotify_inode_delete - and inode is being evicted from cache, clean up is needed
+ */
+static inline void fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	__fsnotify_inode_delete(inode);
+}
+
+/*
  * fsnotify_nameremove - a filename was removed from a directory
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_nameremove(struct dentry *dentry, int isdir)
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@
 	inotify_inode_is_dead(inode);
 
 	fsnotify(inode, FS_DELETE_SELF, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE);
+	__fsnotify_inode_delete(inode);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 1a55718..cad5c4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -48,17 +48,25 @@
 
 struct fsnotify_group;
 struct fsnotify_event;
+struct fsnotify_mark_entry;
 
 /*
  * Each group much define these ops.  The fsnotify infrastructure will call
  * these operations for each relevant group.
  *
+ * should_send_event - given a group, inode, and mask this function determines
+ *		if the group is interested in this event.
  * handle_event - main call for a group to handle an fs event
  * free_group_priv - called when a group refcnt hits 0 to clean up the private union
+ * freeing-mark - this means that a mark has been flagged to die when everything
+ *		finishes using it.  The function is supplied with what must be a
+ *		valid group and inode to use to clean up.
  */
 struct fsnotify_ops {
+	bool (*should_send_event)(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode, __u32 mask);
 	int (*handle_event)(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct fsnotify_event *event);
 	void (*free_group_priv)(struct fsnotify_group *group);
+	void (*freeing_mark)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, struct fsnotify_group *group);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -97,7 +105,14 @@
 
 	const struct fsnotify_ops *ops;	/* how this group handles things */
 
-	/* prevents double list_del of group_list.  protected by global fsnotify_gr_mutex */
+	/* stores all fastapth entries assoc with this group so they can be cleaned on unregister */
+	spinlock_t mark_lock;		/* protect mark_entries list */
+	atomic_t num_marks;		/* 1 for each mark entry and 1 for not being
+					 * past the point of no return when freeing
+					 * a group */
+	struct list_head mark_entries;	/* all inode mark entries for this group */
+
+	/* prevents double list_del of group_list.  protected by global fsnotify_grp_mutex */
 	bool on_group_list;
 
 	/* groups can define private fields here or use the void *private */
@@ -137,12 +152,38 @@
 	__u32 mask;		/* the type of access, bitwise OR for FS_* event types */
 };
 
+/*
+ * a mark is simply an entry attached to an in core inode which allows an
+ * fsnotify listener to indicate they are either no longer interested in events
+ * of a type matching mask or only interested in those events.
+ *
+ * these are flushed when an inode is evicted from core and may be flushed
+ * when the inode is modified (as seen by fsnotify_access).  Some fsnotify users
+ * (such as dnotify) will flush these when the open fd is closed and not at
+ * inode eviction or modification.
+ */
+struct fsnotify_mark_entry {
+	__u32 mask;			/* mask this mark entry is for */
+	/* we hold ref for each i_list and g_list.  also one ref for each 'thing'
+	 * in kernel that found and may be using this mark. */
+	atomic_t refcnt;		/* active things looking at this mark */
+	struct inode *inode;		/* inode this entry is associated with */
+	struct fsnotify_group *group;	/* group this mark entry is for */
+	struct hlist_node i_list;	/* list of mark_entries by inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries */
+	struct list_head g_list;	/* list of mark_entries by group->i_fsnotify_mark_entries */
+	spinlock_t lock;		/* protect group, inode, and killme */
+	struct list_head free_i_list;	/* tmp list used when freeing this mark */
+	struct list_head free_g_list;	/* tmp list used when freeing this mark */
+	void (*free_mark)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry); /* called on final put+free */
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
 
 /* called from the vfs helpers */
 
 /* main fsnotify call to send events */
 extern void fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is);
+extern void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode);
 
 
 /* called from fsnotify listeners, such as fanotify or dnotify */
@@ -153,6 +194,8 @@
 extern struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_obtain_group(unsigned int group_num,
 						    __u32 mask,
 						    const struct fsnotify_ops *ops);
+/* run all marks associated with this group and update group->mask */
+extern void fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* drop reference on a group from fsnotify_obtain_group */
 extern void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 
@@ -163,6 +206,22 @@
 extern struct fsnotify_event_private_data *fsnotify_get_priv_from_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 									struct fsnotify_event *event);
 
+/* functions used to manipulate the marks attached to inodes */
+
+/* run all marks associated with an inode and update inode->i_fsnotify_mask */
+extern void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct inode *inode);
+extern void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, void (*free_mark)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry));
+/* find (and take a reference) to a mark associated with group and inode */
+extern struct fsnotify_mark_entry *fsnotify_find_mark_entry(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode);
+/* attach the mark to both the group and the inode */
+extern int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry, struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode);
+/* given a mark, flag it to be freed when all references are dropped */
+extern void fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry);
+/* run all the marks in a group, and flag them to be freed */
+extern void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
+extern void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry);
+extern void fsnotify_put_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry);
+
 /* put here because inotify does some weird stuff when destroying watches */
 extern struct fsnotify_event *fsnotify_create_event(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask,
 						    void *data, int data_is);
@@ -170,6 +229,10 @@
 
 static inline void fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is)
 {}
+
+static inline void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)
+{}
+
 #endif	/* CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL __ */