diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 5a4ec309e283..5024729dba23 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ static void dnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
 	if (old_mask == new_mask)
 		return;
 
-	if (fsn_mark->inode)
-		fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(fsn_mark->inode);
+	if (fsn_mark->connector)
+		fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(fsn_mark->connector->inode);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/notify/fdinfo.c b/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
index 601a59c8d87e..dd63aa9a6f9a 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ static void inotify_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *inode_mark;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	if (!(mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE))
+	if (!(mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE))
 		return;
 
 	inode_mark = container_of(mark, struct inotify_inode_mark, fsn_mark);
-	inode = igrab(mark->inode);
+	inode = igrab(mark->connector->inode);
 	if (inode) {
 		/*
 		 * IN_ALL_EVENTS represents all of the mask bits
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ static void fanotify_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY)
 		mflags |= FAN_MARK_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY;
 
-	if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE) {
-		inode = igrab(mark->inode);
+	if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE) {
+		inode = igrab(mark->connector->inode);
 		if (!inode)
 			return;
 		seq_printf(m, "fanotify ino:%lx sdev:%x mflags:%x mask:%x ignored_mask:%x ",
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static void fanotify_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 		show_mark_fhandle(m, inode);
 		seq_putc(m, '\n');
 		iput(inode);
-	} else if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT) {
-		struct mount *mnt = real_mount(mark->mnt);
+	} else if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT) {
+		struct mount *mnt = real_mount(mark->connector->mnt);
 
 		seq_printf(m, "fanotify mnt_id:%x mflags:%x mask:%x ignored_mask:%x\n",
 			   mnt->mnt_id, mflags, mark->mask, mark->ignored_mask);
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
index eb64c59c9ad1..dd1a6798c9cd 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern void fsnotify_set_inode_mark_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 /* Add mark to a proper place in mark list */
 extern int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp,
 				  struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
+				  struct inode *inode, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 				  int allow_dups);
 /* add a mark to an inode */
 extern int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ extern void fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
 extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(
 					struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn,
 					struct fsnotify_group *group);
-/* Destroy all marks in the given list protected by 'lock' */
+/* Destroy all marks connected via given connector protected by 'lock' */
 extern void fsnotify_destroy_marks(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn,
 				   spinlock_t *lock);
 /* run the list of all marks associated with inode and destroy them */
diff --git a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
index e8c6b822ff8d..1644ba09efd4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct inode *inode)
 
 void fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = mark->inode;
+	struct inode *inode = mark->connector->inode;
 
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex));
 	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	hlist_del_init_rcu(&mark->obj_list);
-	mark->inode = NULL;
+	mark->connector = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * this mark is now off the inode->i_fsnotify_marks list and we
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
  */
 void fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
-	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(group, FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE);
+	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(group, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ void fsnotify_set_inode_mark_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
 
-	if (mask &&
-	    mark->inode &&
+	if (mask && mark->connector &&
 	    !(mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_OBJECT_PINNED)) {
 		mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_OBJECT_PINNED;
-		inode = igrab(mark->inode);
+		inode = igrab(mark->connector->inode);
 		/*
 		 * we shouldn't be able to get here if the inode wasn't
 		 * already safely held in memory.  But bug in case it
@@ -126,15 +125,12 @@ int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE;
-
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&group->mark_mutex));
 	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	mark->inode = inode;
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(&inode->i_fsnotify_marks, mark,
-				     allow_dups);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(&inode->i_fsnotify_marks, mark, inode,
+				     NULL, allow_dups);
 	inode->i_fsnotify_mask = fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index a65e5d4f3662..951f3253293c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ void fsnotify_detach_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 
 	mark->flags &= ~FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ATTACHED;
 
-	if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE) {
-		inode = mark->inode;
+	if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE) {
+		inode = mark->connector->inode;
 		fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(mark);
-	} else if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT)
+	} else if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT)
 		fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(mark);
 	else
 		BUG();
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mask)
 
 	mark->mask = mask;
 
-	if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE)
+	if (mark->connector && mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
 		fsnotify_set_inode_mark_mask_locked(mark, mask);
 }
 
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ int fsnotify_compare_groups(struct fsnotify_group *a, struct fsnotify_group *b)
  * priority, highest number first, and then by the group's location in memory.
  */
 int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp,
-			   struct fsnotify_mark *mark, int allow_dups)
+			   struct fsnotify_mark *mark, struct inode *inode,
+			   struct vfsmount *mnt, int allow_dups)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark *lmark, *last = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
@@ -341,6 +342,13 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp,
 		if (!conn)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&conn->list);
+		if (inode) {
+			conn->flags = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE;
+			conn->inode = inode;
+		} else {
+			conn->flags = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT;
+			conn->mnt = mnt;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Make sure 'conn' initialization is visible. Matches
 		 * lockless_dereference() in fsnotify().
@@ -354,7 +362,7 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp,
 	/* is mark the first mark? */
 	if (hlist_empty(&conn->list)) {
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&mark->obj_list, &conn->list);
-		return 0;
+		goto added;
 	}
 
 	/* should mark be in the middle of the current list? */
@@ -367,13 +375,15 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp,
 		cmp = fsnotify_compare_groups(lmark->group, mark->group);
 		if (cmp >= 0) {
 			hlist_add_before_rcu(&mark->obj_list, &lmark->obj_list);
-			return 0;
+			goto added;
 		}
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(last == NULL);
 	/* mark should be the last entry.  last is the current last entry */
 	hlist_add_behind_rcu(&mark->obj_list, &last->obj_list);
+added:
+	mark->connector = conn;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +506,7 @@ void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	 */
 	mutex_lock_nested(&group->mark_mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mark, lmark, &group->marks_list, g_list) {
-		if (mark->flags & flags)
+		if (mark->connector->flags & flags)
 			list_move(&mark->g_list, &to_free);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
index 28815d5cba7c..e04e33ef02d4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 void fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
-	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(group, FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT);
+	fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(group, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_vfsmount_mask(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 
 void fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 {
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = mark->mnt;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = mark->connector->mnt;
 	struct mount *m = real_mount(mnt);
 
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	spin_lock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
 
 	hlist_del_init_rcu(&mark->obj_list);
-	mark->mnt = NULL;
+	mark->connector = NULL;
 
 	m->mnt_fsnotify_mask = fsnotify_recalc_mask(m->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
 	spin_unlock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
@@ -93,14 +93,12 @@ int fsnotify_add_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	struct mount *m = real_mount(mnt);
 	int ret;
 
-	mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT;
-
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&group->mark_mutex));
 	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
-	mark->mnt = mnt;
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(&m->mnt_fsnotify_marks, mark, allow_dups);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(&m->mnt_fsnotify_marks, mark, NULL, mnt,
+				     allow_dups);
 	m->mnt_fsnotify_mask = fsnotify_recalc_mask(m->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
 	spin_unlock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 8b63085f8855..06f9a2cc1463 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
  * freed.
  */
 struct fsnotify_mark_connector {
+#define FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE		0x01
+#define FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT	0x02
+	unsigned int flags;	/* Type of object [lock] */
+	union {	/* Object pointer [lock] */
+		struct inode *inode;
+		struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	};
 	struct hlist_head list;
 };
 
@@ -234,14 +241,10 @@ struct fsnotify_mark {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	/* List of marks for inode / vfsmount [obj_lock] */
 	struct hlist_node obj_list;
-	union {	/* Object pointer [mark->lock, group->mark_mutex] */
-		struct inode *inode;	/* inode this mark is associated with */
-		struct vfsmount *mnt;	/* vfsmount this mark is associated with */
-	};
+	/* Head of list of marks for an object [mark->lock, group->mark_mutex] */
+	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *connector;
 	/* Events types to ignore [mark->lock, group->mark_mutex] */
 	__u32 ignored_mask;
-#define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE		0x01
-#define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT		0x02
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_OBJECT_PINNED	0x04
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY	0x08
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ALIVE		0x10
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ extern void fsnotify_free_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
 extern void fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* run all the marks in a group, and clear all of the inode marks */
 extern void fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
-/* run all the marks in a group, and clear all of the marks where mark->flags & flags is true*/
+/* run all the marks in a group, and clear all of the marks attached to given object type */
 extern void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(struct fsnotify_group *group, unsigned int flags);
 extern void fsnotify_connector_free(struct fsnotify_mark_connector **connp);
 extern void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 11c7ac441624..c0e494fd8eca 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -172,10 +172,25 @@ static unsigned long inode_to_key(const struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * Function to return search key in our hash from chunk. Key 0 is special and
  * should never be present in the hash.
+ *
+ * Must be called with chunk->mark.lock held to protect from connector
+ * becoming NULL.
  */
+static unsigned long __chunk_to_key(struct audit_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	if (!chunk->mark.connector)
+		return 0;
+	return (unsigned long)chunk->mark.connector->inode;
+}
+
 static unsigned long chunk_to_key(struct audit_chunk *chunk)
 {
-	return (unsigned long)chunk->mark.inode;
+	unsigned long key;
+
+	spin_lock(&chunk->mark.lock);
+	key = __chunk_to_key(chunk);
+	spin_unlock(&chunk->mark.lock);
+	return key;
 }
 
 static inline struct list_head *chunk_hash(unsigned long key)
@@ -187,7 +202,7 @@ static inline struct list_head *chunk_hash(unsigned long key)
 /* hash_lock & entry->lock is held by caller */
 static void insert_hash(struct audit_chunk *chunk)
 {
-	unsigned long key = chunk_to_key(chunk);
+	unsigned long key = __chunk_to_key(chunk);
 	struct list_head *list;
 
 	if (!key)
@@ -248,7 +263,7 @@ static void untag_chunk(struct node *p)
 
 	mutex_lock(&entry->group->mark_mutex);
 	spin_lock(&entry->lock);
-	if (chunk->dead || !entry->inode) {
+	if (chunk->dead || !entry->connector) {
 		spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&entry->group->mark_mutex);
 		if (new)
@@ -276,8 +291,8 @@ static void untag_chunk(struct node *p)
 	if (!new)
 		goto Fallback;
 
-	if (fsnotify_add_mark_locked(&new->mark, entry->group, entry->inode,
-				     NULL, 1)) {
+	if (fsnotify_add_mark_locked(&new->mark, entry->group,
+				     entry->connector->inode, NULL, 1)) {
 		fsnotify_put_mark(&new->mark);
 		goto Fallback;
 	}
@@ -408,7 +423,7 @@ static int tag_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 
 	mutex_lock(&old_entry->group->mark_mutex);
 	spin_lock(&old_entry->lock);
-	if (!old_entry->inode) {
+	if (!old_entry->connector) {
 		/* old_entry is being shot, lets just lie */
 		spin_unlock(&old_entry->lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&old_entry->group->mark_mutex);
@@ -418,7 +433,7 @@ static int tag_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 	}
 
 	if (fsnotify_add_mark_locked(chunk_entry, old_entry->group,
-				     old_entry->inode, NULL, 1)) {
+			     old_entry->connector->inode, NULL, 1)) {
 		spin_unlock(&old_entry->lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&old_entry->group->mark_mutex);
 		fsnotify_put_mark(chunk_entry);
