10 files changed, 362 insertions, 266 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index bfd8b680e648..b8d5c8091024 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ void ecryptfs_destroy_mount_crypt_stat(
                                  &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
                                  mount_crypt_stat_list) {
                 list_del(&auth_tok->mount_crypt_stat_list);
-                mount_crypt_stat->num_global_auth_toks--;
                 if (auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key
                     && !(auth_tok->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID))
                         key_put(auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key);
@@ -1389,6 +1388,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                 rc = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
+        /* Zeroed page ensures the in-header unencrypted i_size is set to 0 */
         rc = ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(virt, virt_len, &size, crypt_stat,
                                          ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (unlikely(rc)) {
@@ -1452,6 +1452,25 @@ static void set_default_header_data(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat)
         crypt_stat->metadata_size = ECRYPTFS_MINIMUM_HEADER_EXTENT_SIZE;
 }
 
+void ecryptfs_i_size_init(const char *page_virt, struct inode *inode)
+{
+        struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
+        struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat;
+        u64 file_size;
+
+        crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
+        mount_crypt_stat =
+                &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(inode->i_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
+        if (mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED) {
+                file_size = i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode));
+                if (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR)
+                        file_size += crypt_stat->metadata_size;
+        } else
+                file_size = get_unaligned_be64(page_virt);
+        i_size_write(inode, (loff_t)file_size);
+        crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_I_SIZE_INITIALIZED;
+}
+
 /**
  * ecryptfs_read_headers_virt
  * @page_virt: The virtual address into which to read the headers
@@ -1482,6 +1501,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_read_headers_virt(char *page_virt,
                 rc = -EINVAL;
                 goto out;
         }
+        if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_I_SIZE_INITIALIZED))
+                ecryptfs_i_size_init(page_virt, ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
         offset += MAGIC_ECRYPTFS_MARKER_SIZE_BYTES;
         rc = ecryptfs_process_flags(crypt_stat, (page_virt + offset),
                                     &bytes_read);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index e00753496e3e..e70282775e2c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
 
 struct ecryptfs_key_sig {
         struct list_head crypt_stat_list;
-        char keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX];
+        char keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX + 1];
 };
 
 struct ecryptfs_filename {
@@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ struct ecryptfs_filename {
 struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat {
 #define ECRYPTFS_STRUCT_INITIALIZED   0x00000001
 #define ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED       0x00000002
-#define ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE             0x00000004
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000008
-#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000010
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000020
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000040
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000080
-#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000100
-#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000200
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000400
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000800
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00001000
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00002000
-#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS          0x00004000
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000004
+#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000008
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000010
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000020
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000040
+#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000080
+#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000100
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000200
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000400
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00000800
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00001000
+#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS          0x00002000
+#define ECRYPTFS_I_SIZE_INITIALIZED   0x00004000
         u32 flags;
         unsigned int file_version;
         size_t iv_bytes;
@@ -296,8 +296,9 @@ struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat {
 struct ecryptfs_inode_info {
         struct inode vfs_inode;
         struct inode *wii_inode;
-        struct file *lower_file;
         struct mutex lower_file_mutex;
+        atomic_t lower_file_count;
+        struct file *lower_file;
         struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat crypt_stat;
 };
 
@@ -333,7 +334,6 @@ struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok {
         u32 flags;
         struct list_head mount_crypt_stat_list;
         struct key *global_auth_tok_key;
-        struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
         unsigned char sig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX + 1];
 };
 
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat {
         u32 flags;
         struct list_head global_auth_tok_list;
         struct mutex global_auth_tok_list_mutex;
-        size_t num_global_auth_toks;
         size_t global_default_cipher_key_size;
         size_t global_default_fn_cipher_key_bytes;
         unsigned char global_default_cipher_name[ECRYPTFS_MAX_CIPHER_NAME_SIZE
@@ -630,6 +629,7 @@ struct ecryptfs_open_req {
 int ecryptfs_interpose(struct dentry *hidden_dentry,
                        struct dentry *this_dentry, struct super_block *sb,
                        u32 flags);
+void ecryptfs_i_size_init(const char *page_virt, struct inode *inode);
 int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
                                         struct dentry *lower_dentry,
                                         struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode);
@@ -761,7 +761,8 @@ int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
                              struct dentry *lower_dentry,
                              struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
                              const struct cred *cred);
-int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_get_lower_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+void ecryptfs_put_lower_file(struct inode *inode);
 int
 ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
                              size_t *packet_size,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 7d1050e254f9..566e5472f78c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                                       | ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
-        rc = ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+        rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (rc) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
-                        "the persistent file for the dentry with name "
+                        "the lower file for the dentry with name "
                         "[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
                         ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
                 goto out_free;
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if ((ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->lower_file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE)
             == O_RDONLY && (file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY) {
                 rc = -EPERM;
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Lower persistent file is RO; eCryptfs "
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Lower file is RO; eCryptfs "
                        "file must hence be opened RO\n", __func__);
-                goto out_free;
+                goto out_put;
         }
         ecryptfs_set_file_lower(
                 file, ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->lower_file);
@@ -232,10 +232,11 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                                        "Plaintext passthrough mode is not "
                                        "enabled; returning -EIO\n");
                                 mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
-                                goto out_free;
+                                goto out_put;
                         }
                         rc = 0;
-                        crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
+                        crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_I_SIZE_INITIALIZED
+                                               | ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
                         mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
                         goto out;
                 }
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                         "[0x%.16lx] size: [0x%.16llx]\n", inode, inode->i_ino,
                         (unsigned long long)i_size_read(inode));
         goto out;
+out_put:
+        ecryptfs_put_lower_file(inode);
 out_free:
         kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_file_info_cache,
                         ecryptfs_file_to_private(file));
@@ -254,17 +257,13 @@ out:
 
 static int ecryptfs_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t td)
 {
-        int rc = 0;
-        struct file *lower_file = NULL;
-
-        lower_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file);
-        if (lower_file->f_op && lower_file->f_op->flush)
-                rc = lower_file->f_op->flush(lower_file, td);
-        return rc;
+        return file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE
+               ? filemap_write_and_wait(file->f_mapping) : 0;
 }
 
 static int ecryptfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+        ecryptfs_put_lower_file(inode);
         kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_file_info_cache,
                         ecryptfs_file_to_private(file));
         return 0;
@@ -273,7 +272,14 @@ static int ecryptfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int
 ecryptfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync)
 {
-        return vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+        int rc = 0;
+
+        rc = generic_file_fsync(file, datasync);
+        if (rc)
+                goto out;
+        rc = vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+out:
+        return rc;
 }
 
 static int ecryptfs_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int flag)
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index b592938a84bc..4d4cc6a90cd5 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -143,26 +143,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * grow_file
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: the eCryptfs dentry
- *
- * This is the code which will grow the file to its correct size.
- */
-static int grow_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
-{
-        struct inode *ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode;
-        char zero_virt[] = { 0x00 };
-        int rc = 0;
-
-        rc = ecryptfs_write(ecryptfs_inode, zero_virt, 0, 1);
-        i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, 0);
-        rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-        ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat.flags |=
-                ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
-        return rc;
-}
-
-/**
  * ecryptfs_initialize_file
  *
  * Cause the file to be changed from a basic empty file to an ecryptfs
@@ -181,7 +161,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                 crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
                 goto out;
         }
-        crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
         ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Initializing crypto context\n");
         rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (rc) {
@@ -189,22 +168,18 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                                 "context; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
                 goto out;
         }
-        rc = ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+        rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (rc) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
-                        "the persistent file for the dentry with name "
+                        "the lower file for the dentry with name "
                         "[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
                         ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
                 goto out;
         }
         rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata(ecryptfs_dentry);
-        if (rc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-                goto out;
-        }
-        rc = grow_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (rc)
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Error growing file; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+        ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 out:
         return rc;
 }
@@ -250,11 +225,9 @@ int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
         struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
         struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
         struct inode *lower_inode;
-        struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
         struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat;
         char *page_virt = NULL;
-        u64 file_size;
-        int rc = 0;
+        int put_lower = 0, rc = 0;
 
         lower_dir_dentry = lower_dentry->d_parent;
         lower_mnt = mntget(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(
@@ -301,14 +274,15 @@ int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
                 rc = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
-        rc = ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+        rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (rc) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
-                        "the persistent file for the dentry with name "
+                        "the lower file for the dentry with name "
                         "[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
                         ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
                 goto out_free_kmem;
         }
+        put_lower = 1;
         crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(
                                         ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
         /* TODO: lock for crypt_stat comparison */
@@ -326,18 +300,7 @@ int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
                 }
                 crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR;
         }
-        mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
-                ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
-        if (mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED) {
-                if (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR)
-                        file_size = (crypt_stat->metadata_size
-                                     + i_size_read(lower_dentry->d_inode));
-                else
-                        file_size = i_size_read(lower_dentry->d_inode);
-        } else {
-                file_size = get_unaligned_be64(page_virt);
-        }
-        i_size_write(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode, (loff_t)file_size);
+        ecryptfs_i_size_init(page_virt, ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 out_free_kmem:
         kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_header_cache_2, page_virt);
         goto out;
@@ -346,6 +309,8 @@ out_put:
         mntput(lower_mnt);
         d_drop(ecryptfs_dentry);
 out:
+        if (put_lower)
+                ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -562,8 +527,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         dget(lower_dentry);
         rc = vfs_rmdir(lower_dir_dentry->d_inode, lower_dentry);
         dput(lower_dentry);
-        if (!rc)
-                d_delete(lower_dentry);
         fsstack_copy_attr_times(dir, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
         dir->i_nlink = lower_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink;
         unlock_dir(lower_dir_dentry);
@@ -634,8 +597,8 @@ ecryptfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 fsstack_copy_attr_all(old_dir, lower_old_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
         unlock_rename(lower_old_dir_dentry, lower_new_dir_dentry);
-        dput(lower_new_dentry->d_parent);
-        dput(lower_old_dentry->d_parent);
+        dput(lower_new_dir_dentry);
+        dput(lower_old_dir_dentry);
         dput(lower_new_dentry);
         dput(lower_old_dentry);
         return rc;
@@ -783,8 +746,11 @@ static int truncate_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia,
 
         if (unlikely((ia->ia_size == i_size))) {
                 lower_ia->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
-                goto out;
+                return 0;
         }
+        rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry);
+        if (rc)
+                return rc;
         crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
         /* Switch on growing or shrinking file */
         if (ia->ia_size > i_size) {
@@ -862,6 +828,7 @@ static int truncate_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia,
                         lower_ia->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
         }
 out:
+        ecryptfs_put_lower_file(inode);
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -937,7 +904,13 @@ static int ecryptfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia)
 
                 mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
                         dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
+                rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry);
+                if (rc) {
+                        mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
+                        goto out;
+                }
                 rc = ecryptfs_read_metadata(dentry);
+                ecryptfs_put_lower_file(inode);
                 if (rc) {
                         if (!(mount_crypt_stat->flags
                               & ECRYPTFS_PLAINTEXT_PASSTHROUGH_ENABLED)) {
@@ -951,10 +924,17 @@ static int ecryptfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia)
                                 goto out;
                         }
                         rc = 0;
-                        crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
+                        crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_I_SIZE_INITIALIZED
+                                               | ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
                 }
         }
         mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
+        if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+                rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
+                if (rc)
+                        goto out;
+                fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode);
+        }
         memcpy(&lower_ia, ia, sizeof(lower_ia));
         if (ia->ia_valid & ATTR_FILE)
                 lower_ia.ia_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(ia->ia_file);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index c1436cff6f2d..03e609c45012 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ static int process_request_key_err(long err_code)
         return rc;
 }
 
+static int process_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig_err(int err_code)
+{
+        int rc = err_code;
+
+        switch (err_code) {
+        case -ENOENT:
+                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Missing auth tok\n");
+                break;
+        case -EINVAL:
+                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Invalid auth tok\n");
+                break;
+        default:
+                rc = process_request_key_err(err_code);
+                break;
+        }
+        return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * ecryptfs_parse_packet_length
  * @data: Pointer to memory containing length at offset
@@ -403,27 +421,120 @@ out:
         return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ecryptfs_verify_version
+ * @version: The version number to confirm
+ *
+ * Returns zero on good version; non-zero otherwise
+ */
+static int ecryptfs_verify_version(u16 version)
+{
+        int rc = 0;
+        unsigned char major;
+        unsigned char minor;
+
+        major = ((version >> 8) & 0xFF);
+        minor = (version & 0xFF);
+        if (major != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR) {
+                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Major version number mismatch. "
+                                "Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
+                                ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, major);
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+        if (minor != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR) {
+                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Minor version number mismatch. "
+                                "Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
+                                ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR, minor);
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+out:
+        return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key
+ * @auth_tok_key: key containing the authentication token
+ * @auth_tok: authentication token
+ *
+ * Returns zero on valid auth tok; -EINVAL otherwise
+ */
+static int
+ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(struct key *auth_tok_key,
+                                  struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok)
+{
+        int rc = 0;
+
+        (*auth_tok) = ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(auth_tok_key);
+        if (ecryptfs_verify_version((*auth_tok)->version)) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Data structure version mismatch. Userspace "
+                       "tools must match eCryptfs kernel module with major "
+                       "version [%d] and minor version [%d]\n",
+                       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR);
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+        if ((*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD
+            && (*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PRIVATE_KEY) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Invalid auth_tok structure "
+                       "returned from key query\n");
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+out:
+        return rc;
+}
+
 static int
 ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(
-        struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok **global_auth_tok,
+        struct key **auth_tok_key,
+        struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok,
         struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat, char *sig)
 {
         struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *walker;
         int rc = 0;
 
-        (*global_auth_tok) = NULL;
+        (*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
+        (*auth_tok) = NULL;
         mutex_lock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
         list_for_each_entry(walker,
                             &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
                             mount_crypt_stat_list) {
-                if (memcmp(walker->sig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX) == 0) {
-                        rc = key_validate(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
-                        if (!rc)
-                                (*global_auth_tok) = walker;
+                if (memcmp(walker->sig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX))
+                        continue;
+
+                if (walker->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID) {
+                        rc = -EINVAL;
                         goto out;
                 }
+
+                rc = key_validate(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
+                if (rc) {
+                        if (rc == -EKEYEXPIRED)
+                                goto out;
+                        goto out_invalid_auth_tok;
+                }
+
+                down_write(&(walker->global_auth_tok_key->sem));
+                rc = ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(
+                                walker->global_auth_tok_key, auth_tok);
+                if (rc)
+                        goto out_invalid_auth_tok_unlock;
+
+                (*auth_tok_key) = walker->global_auth_tok_key;
+                key_get(*auth_tok_key);
+                goto out;
         }
-        rc = -EINVAL;
+        rc = -ENOENT;
+        goto out;
+out_invalid_auth_tok_unlock:
+        up_write(&(walker->global_auth_tok_key->sem));
+out_invalid_auth_tok:
+        printk(KERN_WARNING "Invalidating auth tok with sig = [%s]\n", sig);
+        walker->flags |= ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
+        key_put(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
+        walker->global_auth_tok_key = NULL;
 out:
         mutex_unlock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
         return rc;
@@ -451,14 +562,11 @@ ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
         struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat,
         char *sig)
 {
-        struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
         int rc = 0;
 
-        (*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
-        (*auth_tok) = NULL;
-        if (ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&global_auth_tok,
-                                                  mount_crypt_stat, sig)) {
-
+        rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(auth_tok_key, auth_tok,
+                                                   mount_crypt_stat, sig);
+        if (rc == -ENOENT) {
                 /* if the flag ECRYPTFS_GLOBAL_MOUNT_AUTH_TOK_ONLY is set in the
                  * mount_crypt_stat structure, we prevent to use auth toks that
                  * are not inserted through the ecryptfs_add_global_auth_tok
@@ -470,8 +578,7 @@ ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
 
                 rc = ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(auth_tok_key, auth_tok,
                                                        sig);
-        } else
-                (*auth_tok) = global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok;
+        }
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -531,6 +638,16 @@ ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
         }
         s->desc.flags = CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP;
         (*packet_size) = 0;
+        rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
+                &auth_tok_key,
+                &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
+                mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig);
+        if (rc) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
+                       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
+                       mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig, rc);
+                goto out;
+        }
         rc = ecryptfs_get_tfm_and_mutex_for_cipher_name(
                 &s->desc.tfm,
                 &s->tfm_mutex, mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fn_cipher_name);
@@ -616,16 +733,6 @@ ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
                 goto out_free_unlock;
         }
         dest[s->i++] = s->cipher_code;
-        rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
-                &auth_tok_key,
-                &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
-                mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig);
-        if (rc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
-                       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
-                       mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig, rc);
-                goto out_free_unlock;
-        }
         /* TODO: Support other key modules than passphrase for
          * filename encryption */
         if (s->auth_tok->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
@@ -765,8 +872,10 @@ out_free_unlock:
 out_unlock:
         mutex_unlock(s->tfm_mutex);
 out:
-        if (auth_tok_key)
+        if (auth_tok_key) {
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
                 key_put(auth_tok_key);
+        }
         kfree(s);
         return rc;
 }
@@ -879,6 +988,15 @@ ecryptfs_parse_tag_70_packet(char **filename, size_t *filename_size,
                        __func__, s->cipher_code);
                 goto out;
         }
+        rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
+                                            &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
+                                            s->fnek_sig_hex);
+        if (rc) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
+                       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, s->fnek_sig_hex,
+                       rc);
+                goto out;
+        }
         rc = ecryptfs_get_tfm_and_mutex_for_cipher_name(&s->desc.tfm,
                                                         &s->tfm_mutex,
                                                         s->cipher_string);
@@ -925,15 +1043,6 @@ ecryptfs_parse_tag_70_packet(char **filename, size_t *filename_size,
          * >= ECRYPTFS_MAX_IV_BYTES. */
         memset(s->iv, 0, ECRYPTFS_MAX_IV_BYTES);
         s->desc.info = s->iv;
-        rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
-                                            &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
-                                            s->fnek_sig_hex);
-        if (rc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
-                       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, s->fnek_sig_hex,
-                       rc);
-                goto out_free_unlock;
-        }
         /* TODO: Support other key modules than passphrase for
          * filename encryption */
         if (s->auth_tok->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
@@ -1002,8 +1111,10 @@ out:
                 (*filename_size) = 0;
                 (*filename) = NULL;
         }
-        if (auth_tok_key)
+        if (auth_tok_key) {
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
                 key_put(auth_tok_key);
+        }
         kfree(s);
         return rc;
 }
@@ -1520,38 +1631,6 @@ out:
         return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * ecryptfs_verify_version
- * @version: The version number to confirm
- *
- * Returns zero on good version; non-zero otherwise
- */
-static int ecryptfs_verify_version(u16 version)
-{
-        int rc = 0;
-        unsigned char major;
-        unsigned char minor;
-
-        major = ((version >> 8) & 0xFF);
-        minor = (version & 0xFF);
-        if (major != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Major version number mismatch. "
-                                "Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
-                                ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, major);
-                rc = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
-        }
-        if (minor != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Minor version number mismatch. "
-                                "Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
-                                ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR, minor);
-                rc = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
-        }
-out:
-        return rc;
-}
-
 int ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(struct key **auth_tok_key,
                                       struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok,
                                       char *sig)
@@ -1563,31 +1642,16 @@ int ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(struct key **auth_tok_key,
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find key with description: [%s]\n",
                        sig);
                 rc = process_request_key_err(PTR_ERR(*auth_tok_key));
+                (*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
                 goto out;
         }
-        (*auth_tok) = ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(*auth_tok_key);
-        if (ecryptfs_verify_version((*auth_tok)->version)) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR
-                       "Data structure version mismatch. "
-                       "Userspace tools must match eCryptfs "
-                       "kernel module with major version [%d] "
-                       "and minor version [%d]\n",
-                       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR,
-                       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR);
-                rc = -EINVAL;
-                goto out_release_key;
-        }
-        if ((*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD
-            && (*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PRIVATE_KEY) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Invalid auth_tok structure "
-                       "returned from key query\n");
-                rc = -EINVAL;
-                goto out_release_key;
-        }
-out_release_key:
+        down_write(&(*auth_tok_key)->sem);
+        rc = ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(*auth_tok_key, auth_tok);
         if (rc) {
+                up_write(&(*auth_tok_key)->sem);
                 key_put(*auth_tok_key);
                 (*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
+                goto out;
         }
 out:
         return rc;
@@ -1809,6 +1873,7 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 find_next_matching_auth_tok:
         found_auth_tok = 0;
         if (auth_tok_key) {
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
                 key_put(auth_tok_key);
                 auth_tok_key = NULL;
         }
@@ -1895,8 +1960,10 @@ found_matching_auth_tok:
 out_wipe_list:
         wipe_auth_tok_list(&auth_tok_list);
 out:
-        if (auth_tok_key)
+        if (auth_tok_key) {
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
                 key_put(auth_tok_key);
+        }
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -2324,7 +2391,7 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
                                  size_t max)
 {
         struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok;
-        struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
+        struct key *auth_tok_key = NULL;
         struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat =
                 &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
                         ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
@@ -2343,21 +2410,16 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
         list_for_each_entry(key_sig, &crypt_stat->keysig_list,
                             crypt_stat_list) {
                 memset(key_rec, 0, sizeof(*key_rec));
-                rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&global_auth_tok,
+                rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
+                                                           &auth_tok,
                                                            mount_crypt_stat,
                                                            key_sig->keysig);
                 if (rc) {
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "Error attempting to get the global "
-                               "auth_tok; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "Unable to retrieve auth tok with "
+                               "sig = [%s]\n", key_sig->keysig);
+                        rc = process_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig_err(rc);
                         goto out_free;
                 }
-                if (global_auth_tok->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID) {
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING
-                               "Skipping invalid auth tok with sig = [%s]\n",
-                               global_auth_tok->sig);
-                        continue;
-                }
-                auth_tok = global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok;
                 if (auth_tok->token_type == ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
                         rc = write_tag_3_packet((dest_base + (*len)),
                                                 &max, auth_tok,
@@ -2395,6 +2457,9 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
                         rc = -EINVAL;
                         goto out_free;
                 }
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
+                key_put(auth_tok_key);
+                auth_tok_key = NULL;
         }
         if (likely(max > 0)) {
                 dest_base[(*len)] = 0x00;
@@ -2407,6 +2472,11 @@ out_free:
 out:
         if (rc)
                 (*len) = 0;
+        if (auth_tok_key) {
+                up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
+                key_put(auth_tok_key);
+        }
+
         mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->keysig_list_mutex);
         return rc;
 }
@@ -2424,6 +2494,7 @@ int ecryptfs_add_keysig(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat, char *sig)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
         memcpy(new_key_sig->keysig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX);
+        new_key_sig->keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX] = '\0';
         /* Caller must hold keysig_list_mutex */
         list_add(&new_key_sig->crypt_stat_list, &crypt_stat->keysig_list);
 
@@ -2453,7 +2524,6 @@ ecryptfs_add_global_auth_tok(struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat,
         mutex_lock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
         list_add(&new_auth_tok->mount_crypt_stat_list,
                  &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list);
-        mount_crypt_stat->num_global_auth_toks++;
         mutex_unlock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
 out:
         return rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
index 0851ab6980f5..69f994a7d524 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
  * @ignored: ignored
  *
  * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
- * the lower persistent file with RW permissions.
+ * the lower file with RW permissions.
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
         int rc = 0;
 
         /* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
-         * persistent file is fput() when the eCryptfs inode is
-         * destroyed. */
+         * lower file is fput() when all eCryptfs files for the inode are
+         * released. */
         dget(lower_dentry);
         mntget(lower_mnt);
         flags |= IS_RDONLY(lower_dentry->d_inode) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 758323a0f09a..89b93389af8e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void __ecryptfs_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 /**
- * ecryptfs_init_persistent_file
+ * ecryptfs_init_lower_file
  * @ecryptfs_dentry: Fully initialized eCryptfs dentry object, with
  *                   the lower dentry and the lower mount set
  *
@@ -104,44 +104,70 @@ void __ecryptfs_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
  * inode. All I/O operations to the lower inode occur through that
  * file. When the first eCryptfs dentry that interposes with the first
  * lower dentry for that inode is created, this function creates the
- * persistent file struct and associates it with the eCryptfs
- * inode. When the eCryptfs inode is destroyed, the file is closed.
+ * lower file struct and associates it with the eCryptfs
+ * inode. When all eCryptfs files associated with the inode are released, the
+ * file is closed.
  *
- * The persistent file will be opened with read/write permissions, if
+ * The lower file will be opened with read/write permissions, if
  * possible. Otherwise, it is opened read-only.
  *
- * This function does nothing if a lower persistent file is already
+ * This function does nothing if a lower file is already
  * associated with the eCryptfs inode.
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
-int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+static int ecryptfs_init_lower_file(struct dentry *dentry,
+                                    struct file **lower_file)
 {
         const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+        struct dentry *lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);
+        struct vfsmount *lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry);
+        int rc;
+
+        rc = ecryptfs_privileged_open(lower_file, lower_dentry, lower_mnt,
+                                      cred);
+        if (rc) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Error opening lower file "
+                       "for lower_dentry [0x%p] and lower_mnt [0x%p]; "
+                       "rc = [%d]\n", lower_dentry, lower_mnt, rc);
+                (*lower_file) = NULL;
+        }
+        return rc;
+}
+
+int ecryptfs_get_lower_file(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
         struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info =
-                ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
-        int rc = 0;
+                ecryptfs_inode_to_private(dentry->d_inode);
+        int count, rc = 0;
 
         mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
-        if (!inode_info->lower_file) {
-                struct dentry *lower_dentry;
-                struct vfsmount *lower_mnt =
-                        ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(ecryptfs_dentry);
-
-                lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
-                rc = ecryptfs_privileged_open(&inode_info->lower_file,
-                                              lower_dentry, lower_mnt, cred);
-                if (rc) {
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "Error opening lower persistent file "
-                               "for lower_dentry [0x%p] and lower_mnt [0x%p]; "
-                               "rc = [%d]\n", lower_dentry, lower_mnt, rc);
-                        inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
-                }
+        count = atomic_inc_return(&inode_info->lower_file_count);
+        if (WARN_ON_ONCE(count < 1))
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+        else if (count == 1) {
+                rc = ecryptfs_init_lower_file(dentry,
+                                              &inode_info->lower_file);
+                if (rc)
+                        atomic_set(&inode_info->lower_file_count, 0);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
         return rc;
 }
 
+void ecryptfs_put_lower_file(struct inode *inode)
+{
+        struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info;
+
+        inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode);
+        if (atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_count,
+                                      &inode_info->lower_file_mutex)) {
+                fput(inode_info->lower_file);
+                inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
+                mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
+        }
+}
+
 static struct inode *ecryptfs_get_inode(struct inode *lower_inode,
                        struct super_block *sb)
 {
@@ -241,14 +267,14 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_global_auth_toks(
         struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat)
 {
         struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
+        struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok;
         int rc = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry(global_auth_tok,
                             &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
                             mount_crypt_stat_list) {
                 rc = ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(
-                        &global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key,
-                        &global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok,
+                        &global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key, &auth_tok,
                         global_auth_tok->sig);
                 if (rc) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find valid key in user "
@@ -256,8 +282,10 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_global_auth_toks(
                                "option: [%s]\n", global_auth_tok->sig);
                         global_auth_tok->flags |= ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
                         goto out;
-                } else
+                } else {
                         global_auth_tok->flags &= ~ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
+                        up_write(&(global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key)->sem);
+                }
         }
 out:
         return rc;
@@ -276,7 +304,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_init_mount_crypt_stat(
 /**
  * ecryptfs_parse_options
  * @sb: The ecryptfs super block
- * @options: The options pased to the kernel
+ * @options: The options passed to the kernel
  *
  * Parse mount options:
  * debug=N         - ecryptfs_verbosity level for debug output
@@ -840,7 +868,7 @@ static int __init ecryptfs_init(void)
         }
         rc = ecryptfs_init_messaging();
         if (rc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Failure occured while attempting to "
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Failure occurred while attempting to "
                                 "initialize the communications channel to "
                                 "ecryptfsd\n");
                 goto out_destroy_kthread;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index cc64fca89f8d..6a44148c5fb9 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ static int ecryptfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
         int rc;
 
+        /*
+         * Refuse to write the page out if we are called from reclaim context
+         * since our writepage() path may potentially allocate memory when
+         * calling into the lower fs vfs_write() which may in turn invoke
+         * us again.
+         */
+        if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) {
+                redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+                rc = 0;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
         rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
         if (rc) {
                 ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting "
@@ -70,8 +82,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
                 goto out;
         }
         SetPageUptodate(page);
-        unlock_page(page);
 out:
+        unlock_page(page);
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -193,11 +205,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
                 &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(page->mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
         int rc = 0;
 
-        if (!crypt_stat
-            || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-            || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG,
-                                "Passing through unencrypted page\n");
+        if (!crypt_stat || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
                 rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(page, page->index, 0,
                                                       PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
                                                       page->mapping->host);
@@ -295,8 +303,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
                 struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
                         &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
 
-                if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-                    || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
+                if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
                         rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(
                                 page, index, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, mapping->host);
                         if (rc) {
@@ -374,6 +381,11 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
             && (pos != 0))
                 zero_user(page, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 out:
+        if (unlikely(rc)) {
+                unlock_page(page);
+                page_cache_release(page);
+                *pagep = NULL;
+        }
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -486,13 +498,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_end(struct file *file,
         struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
                 &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
         int rc;
+        int need_unlock_page = 1;
 
-        if (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE flag set in "
-                        "crypt_stat at memory location [%p]\n", crypt_stat);
-                crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE);
-        } else
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Not a new file\n");
         ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Calling fill_zeros_to_end_of_page"
                         "(page w/ index = [0x%.16lx], to = [%d])\n", index, to);
         if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
@@ -512,26 +519,26 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_end(struct file *file,
                         "zeros in page with index = [0x%.16lx]\n", index);
                 goto out;
         }
-        rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
-        if (rc) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting page (upper "
-                                "index [0x%.16lx])\n", index);
-                goto out;
-        }
+        set_page_dirty(page);
+        unlock_page(page);
+        need_unlock_page = 0;
         if (pos + copied > i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode)) {
                 i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, pos + copied);
                 ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Expanded file size to "
                         "[0x%.16llx]\n",
                         (unsigned long long)i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode));
+                balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(mapping);
+                rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
+                if (rc) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
+                               "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+                        goto out;
+                }
         }
-        rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-        if (rc)
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
-                       "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-        else
-                rc = copied;
+        rc = copied;
 out:
-        unlock_page(page);
+        if (need_unlock_page)
+                unlock_page(page);
         page_cache_release(page);
         return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index db184ef15d3d..85d430963116 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@ int ecryptfs_write_lower(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data,
         ssize_t rc;
 
         inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode);
-        mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
         BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-        inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
         fs_save = get_fs();
         set_fs(get_ds());
-        rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-                       &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+        rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
         set_fs(fs_save);
-        mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
         mark_inode_dirty_sync(ecryptfs_inode);
         return rc;
 }
@@ -234,15 +230,11 @@ int ecryptfs_read_lower(char *data, loff_t offset, size_t size,
         mm_segment_t fs_save;
         ssize_t rc;
 
-        mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
         BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-        inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
         fs_save = get_fs();
         set_fs(get_ds());
-        rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-                      &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+        rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
         set_fs(fs_save);
-        mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
         return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index 3042fe123a34..245b517bf1b6 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static struct inode *ecryptfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
                 goto out;
         ecryptfs_init_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
         mutex_init(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
+        atomic_set(&inode_info->lower_file_count, 0);
         inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
         inode = &inode_info->vfs_inode;
 out:
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
  *
  * This is used during the final destruction of the inode.  All
  * allocation of memory related to the inode, including allocated
- * memory in the crypt_stat struct, will be released here. This
- * function also fput()'s the persistent file for the lower inode.
+ * memory in the crypt_stat struct, will be released here.
  * There should be no chance that this deallocation will be missed.
  */
 static void ecryptfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
@@ -87,16 +87,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
         struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info;
 
         inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode);
-        if (inode_info->lower_file) {
-                struct dentry *lower_dentry =
-                        inode_info->lower_file->f_dentry;
-
-                BUG_ON(!lower_dentry);
-                if (lower_dentry->d_inode) {
-                        fput(inode_info->lower_file);
-                        inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
-                }
-        }
+        BUG_ON(inode_info->lower_file);
         ecryptfs_destroy_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
         call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ecryptfs_i_callback);
 }
@@ -198,7 +189,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 const struct super_operations ecryptfs_sops = {
         .alloc_inode = ecryptfs_alloc_inode,
         .destroy_inode = ecryptfs_destroy_inode,
-        .drop_inode = generic_delete_inode,
+        .drop_inode = generic_drop_inode,
         .statfs = ecryptfs_statfs,
         .remount_fs = NULL,
         .evict_inode = ecryptfs_evict_inode,