diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 523337b600a0..806beede24a3 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -78,13 +78,16 @@ void __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /* Notify this dentry's parent about a child's events. */
-void __fsnotify_parent(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
+void __fsnotify_parent(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct inode *p_inode;
 	bool send = false;
 	bool should_update_children = false;
 
+	if (file)
+		dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+
 	if (!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED))
 		return;
 
@@ -115,8 +118,12 @@ void __fsnotify_parent(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
 		 * specifies these are events which came from a child. */
 		mask |= FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD;
 
-		fsnotify(p_inode, mask, dentry->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
-			 dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+		if (file)
+			fsnotify(p_inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE,
+				 dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+		else
+			fsnotify(p_inode, mask, dentry->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
+				 dentry->d_name.name, 0);
 		dput(parent);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 845e57abfb86..04ea03ea8090 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ static inline void fsnotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *entry,
 }
 
 /* Notify this dentry's parent about a child's events. */
-static inline void fsnotify_parent(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
+static inline void fsnotify_parent(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
 {
-	__fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	BUG_ON(file && dentry);
+
+	if (file)
+		dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+
+	__fsnotify_parent(file, dentry, mask);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_nameremove(struct dentry *dentry, int isdir)
 	if (isdir)
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -155,14 +160,13 @@ static inline void fsnotify_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_ACCESS;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(file, NULL, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -171,14 +175,13 @@ static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_MODIFY;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(file, NULL, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -187,14 +190,13 @@ static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_OPEN;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(file, NULL, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -203,15 +205,14 @@ static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_close(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
 	__u32 mask = (mode & FMODE_WRITE) ? FS_CLOSE_WRITE : FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(file, NULL, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, file, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ static inline void fsnotify_change(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int ia_valid)
 	if (mask) {
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 			mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
-		fsnotify_parent(dentry, mask);
+
+		fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 		fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
 	}
 }
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_oldname_free(const char *old_name)
 	kfree(old_name);
 }
 
-#else	/* CONFIG_INOTIFY || CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
+#else	/* CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
 
 static inline const char *fsnotify_oldname_init(const char *name)
 {
@@ -294,6 +296,6 @@ static inline void fsnotify_oldname_free(const char *old_name)
 {
 }
 
-#endif	/* ! CONFIG_INOTIFY */
+#endif	/*  CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_FS_NOTIFY_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 2766df67f1ec..0e0c2b76b067 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ struct fsnotify_mark_entry {
 /* main fsnotify call to send events */
 extern void fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is,
 		     const char *name, u32 cookie);
-extern void __fsnotify_parent(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask);
+extern void __fsnotify_parent(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask);
 extern void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode);
 extern u32 fsnotify_get_cookie(void);
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int d
 			    const char *name, u32 cookie)
 {}
 
-static inline void __fsnotify_parent(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
+static inline void __fsnotify_parent(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
 {}
 
 static inline void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)