diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index ed6e2d6cf7a1..a1896ce25d35 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static bool ovl_must_copy_xattr(const char *name)
 	       !strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
-int ovl_copy_xattr(struct dentry *old, struct dentry *new)
+int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *old,
+		   struct dentry *new)
 {
 	ssize_t list_size, size, value_size = 0;
 	char *buf, *name, *value = NULL;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ int ovl_copy_xattr(struct dentry *old, struct dentry *new)
 		}
 		list_size -= slen;
 
-		if (ovl_is_private_xattr(name))
+		if (ovl_is_private_xattr(sb, name))
 			continue;
 retry:
 		size = vfs_getxattr(old, name, value, value_size);
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@ int ovl_set_origin(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *lower,
 }
 
 /* Store file handle of @upper dir in @index dir entry */
-static int ovl_set_upper_fh(struct dentry *upper, struct dentry *index)
+static int ovl_set_upper_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
+			    struct dentry *index)
 {
 	const struct ovl_fh *fh;
 	int err;
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ static int ovl_set_upper_fh(struct dentry *upper, struct dentry *index)
 	if (IS_ERR(fh))
 		return PTR_ERR(fh);
 
-	err = ovl_do_setxattr(index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER, fh, fh->len, 0);
+	err = ovl_own_setxattr(ofs, index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER, fh, fh->len);
 
 	kfree(fh);
 	return err;
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ static int ovl_set_upper_fh(struct dentry *upper, struct dentry *index)
 static int ovl_create_index(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *origin,
 			    struct dentry *upper)
 {
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct dentry *indexdir = ovl_indexdir(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct inode *dir = d_inode(indexdir);
 	struct dentry *index = NULL;
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ static int ovl_create_index(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *origin,
 	if (IS_ERR(temp))
 		goto free_name;
 
-	err = ovl_set_upper_fh(upper, temp);
+	err = ovl_set_upper_fh(ofs, upper, temp);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_inode(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c, struct dentry *temp)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = ovl_copy_xattr(c->lowerpath.dentry, temp);
+	err = ovl_copy_xattr(c->dentry->d_sb, c->lowerpath.dentry, temp);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -749,6 +752,7 @@ static bool ovl_need_meta_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 /* Copy up data of an inode which was copied up metadata only in the past. */
 static int ovl_copy_up_meta_inode_data(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 {
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = c->dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct path upperpath, datapath;
 	int err;
 	char *capability = NULL;
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_meta_inode_data(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 	}
 
 
-	err = vfs_removexattr(upperpath.dentry, OVL_XATTR_METACOPY);
+	err = ovl_own_removexattr(ofs, upperpath.dentry, OVL_XATTR_METACOPY);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free;
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index 702aa63f6774..17ffaa67fdb3 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (IS_ERR(opaquedir))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	err = ovl_copy_xattr(upper, opaquedir);
+	err = ovl_copy_xattr(dentry->d_sb, upper, opaquedir);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_cleanup;
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/export.c b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
index 73c9775215b3..5cdcd42c6280 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_lower_fh_to_d(struct super_block *sb,
 			goto out_err;
 	}
 	if (index) {
-		err = ovl_verify_origin(index, origin.dentry, false);
+		err = ovl_verify_origin(ofs, index, origin.dentry, false);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index bc14781886bf..bf15ce4081ba 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ static const char *ovl_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 	return p;
 }
 
-bool ovl_is_private_xattr(const char *name)
-{
-	return strncmp(name, OVL_XATTR_PREFIX,
-		       sizeof(OVL_XATTR_PREFIX) - 1) == 0;
-}
-
 int ovl_xattr_set(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 		  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
@@ -376,15 +370,18 @@ int ovl_xattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static bool ovl_can_list(const char *s)
+static bool ovl_can_list(struct super_block *sb, const char *s)
 {
+	/* Never list private (.overlay) */
+	if (ovl_is_private_xattr(sb, s))
+		return false;
+
 	/* List all non-trusted xatts */
 	if (strncmp(s, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN) != 0)
 		return true;
 
-	/* Never list trusted.overlay, list other trusted for superuser only */
-	return !ovl_is_private_xattr(s) &&
-	       ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+	/* list other trusted for superuser only */
+	return ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 }
 
 ssize_t ovl_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
@@ -410,7 +407,7 @@ ssize_t ovl_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
 			return -EIO;
 
 		len -= slen;
-		if (!ovl_can_list(s)) {
+		if (!ovl_can_list(dentry->d_sb, s)) {
 			res -= slen;
 			memmove(s, s + slen, len);
 		} else {
@@ -635,6 +632,7 @@ static int ovl_set_nlink_common(struct dentry *dentry,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct inode *realinode = d_inode(realdentry);
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	char buf[13];
 	int len;
 
@@ -644,8 +642,8 @@ static int ovl_set_nlink_common(struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (WARN_ON(len >= sizeof(buf)))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	return ovl_do_setxattr(ovl_dentry_upper(dentry),
-			       OVL_XATTR_NLINK, buf, len, 0);
+	return ovl_own_setxattr(ofs, ovl_dentry_upper(dentry),
+				OVL_XATTR_NLINK, buf, len);
 }
 
 int ovl_set_nlink_upper(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -658,7 +656,7 @@ int ovl_set_nlink_lower(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return ovl_set_nlink_common(dentry, ovl_dentry_lower(dentry), "L%+i");
 }
 
-unsigned int ovl_get_nlink(struct dentry *lowerdentry,
+unsigned int ovl_get_nlink(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *lowerdentry,
 			   struct dentry *upperdentry,
 			   unsigned int fallback)
 {
@@ -670,7 +668,8 @@ unsigned int ovl_get_nlink(struct dentry *lowerdentry,
 	if (!lowerdentry || !upperdentry || d_inode(lowerdentry)->i_nlink == 1)
 		return fallback;
 
-	err = vfs_getxattr(upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_NLINK, &buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+	err = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_NLINK,
+			       &buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -868,6 +867,7 @@ static struct inode *ovl_iget5(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *newinode,
 struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			    struct ovl_inode_params *oip)
 {
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct dentry *upperdentry = oip->upperdentry;
 	struct ovl_path *lowerpath = oip->lowerpath;
 	struct inode *realinode = upperdentry ? d_inode(upperdentry) : NULL;
@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 
 		/* Recalculate nlink for non-dir due to indexing */
 		if (!is_dir)
-			nlink = ovl_get_nlink(lowerdentry, upperdentry, nlink);
+			nlink = ovl_get_nlink(ofs, lowerdentry, upperdentry,
+					      nlink);
 		set_nlink(inode, nlink);
 		ino = key->i_ino;
 	} else {
@@ -929,14 +930,14 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 	ovl_fill_inode(inode, realinode->i_mode, realinode->i_rdev, ino, fsid);
 	ovl_inode_init(inode, upperdentry, lowerdentry, oip->lowerdata);
 
-	if (upperdentry && ovl_is_impuredir(upperdentry))
+	if (upperdentry && ovl_is_impuredir(sb, upperdentry))
 		ovl_set_flag(OVL_IMPURE, inode);
 
 	if (oip->index)
 		ovl_set_flag(OVL_INDEX, inode);
 
 	if (upperdentry) {
-		err = ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(upperdentry);
+		err = ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(ofs, upperdentry);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_err;
 		metacopy = err;
@@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 	/* Check for non-merge dir that may have whiteouts */
 	if (is_dir) {
 		if (((upperdentry && lowerdentry) || oip->numlower > 1) ||
-		    ovl_check_origin_xattr(upperdentry ?: lowerdentry)) {
+		    ovl_check_origin_xattr(ofs, upperdentry ?: lowerdentry)) {
 			ovl_set_flag(OVL_WHITEOUTS, inode);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index e9717c2f7d45..34712bd0cd3f 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ static int ovl_check_redirect(struct dentry *dentry, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
 {
 	int res;
 	char *buf;
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = d->sb->s_fs_info;
 
-	buf = ovl_get_redirect_xattr(dentry, prelen + strlen(post));
+	buf = ovl_get_redirect_xattr(ofs, dentry, prelen + strlen(post));
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(buf))
 		return PTR_ERR(buf);
 
@@ -104,12 +105,13 @@ int ovl_check_fh_len(struct ovl_fh *fh, int fh_len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ovl_fh *ovl_get_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
+static struct ovl_fh *ovl_get_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+				 enum ovl_xattr ox)
 {
 	int res, err;
 	struct ovl_fh *fh = NULL;
 
-	res = vfs_getxattr(dentry, name, NULL, 0);
+	res = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, dentry, ox, NULL, 0);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		if (res == -ENODATA || res == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			return NULL;
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ static struct ovl_fh *ovl_get_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	if (!fh)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	res = vfs_getxattr(dentry, name, fh, res);
+	res = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, dentry, ox, fh, res);
 	if (res < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -186,9 +188,9 @@ struct dentry *ovl_decode_real_fh(struct ovl_fh *fh, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	return real;
 }
 
-static bool ovl_is_opaquedir(struct dentry *dentry)
+static bool ovl_is_opaquedir(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	return ovl_check_dir_xattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
+	return ovl_check_dir_xattr(sb, dentry, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
 }
 
 static int ovl_lookup_single(struct dentry *base, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ static int ovl_lookup_single(struct dentry *base, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
 			     size_t prelen, const char *post,
 			     struct dentry **ret)
 {
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = d->sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct dentry *this;
 	int err;
 	bool last_element = !post[0];
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ static int ovl_lookup_single(struct dentry *base, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
 			d->stop = true;
 			goto put_and_out;
 		}
-		err = ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(this);
+		err = ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(ofs, this);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_err;
 
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ static int ovl_lookup_single(struct dentry *base, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
 		if (d->last)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (ovl_is_opaquedir(this)) {
+		if (ovl_is_opaquedir(d->sb, this)) {
 			d->stop = true;
 			if (last_element)
 				d->opaque = true;
@@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ int ovl_check_origin_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct ovl_fh *fh, bool connected,
 static int ovl_check_origin(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upperdentry,
 			    struct ovl_path **stackp, unsigned int *ctrp)
 {
-	struct ovl_fh *fh = ovl_get_fh(upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN);
+	struct ovl_fh *fh = ovl_get_fh(ofs, upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN);
 	int err;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fh))
@@ -390,10 +393,10 @@ static int ovl_check_origin(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upperdentry,
  * Verify that @fh matches the file handle stored in xattr @name.
  * Return 0 on match, -ESTALE on mismatch, < 0 on error.
  */
-static int ovl_verify_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-			 const struct ovl_fh *fh)
+static int ovl_verify_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 enum ovl_xattr ox, const struct ovl_fh *fh)
 {
-	struct ovl_fh *ofh = ovl_get_fh(dentry, name);
+	struct ovl_fh *ofh = ovl_get_fh(ofs, dentry, ox);
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!ofh)
@@ -417,8 +420,9 @@ static int ovl_verify_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
  *
  * Return 0 on match, -ESTALE on mismatch, -ENODATA on no xattr, < 0 on error.
  */
-int ovl_verify_set_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-		      struct dentry *real, bool is_upper, bool set)
+int ovl_verify_set_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+		      enum ovl_xattr ox, struct dentry *real, bool is_upper,
+		      bool set)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ovl_fh *fh;
@@ -431,9 +435,9 @@ int ovl_verify_set_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	err = ovl_verify_fh(dentry, name, fh);
+	err = ovl_verify_fh(ofs, dentry, ox, fh);
 	if (set && err == -ENODATA)
-		err = ovl_do_setxattr(dentry, name, fh, fh->len, 0);
+		err = ovl_own_setxattr(ofs, dentry, ox, fh, fh->len);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -458,7 +462,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_index_upper(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index)
 	if (!d_is_dir(index))
 		return dget(index);
 
-	fh = ovl_get_fh(index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER);
+	fh = ovl_get_fh(ofs, index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fh))
 		return ERR_CAST(fh);
 
@@ -562,7 +566,7 @@ int ovl_verify_index(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	err = ovl_verify_fh(upper, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, fh);
+	err = ovl_verify_fh(ofs, upper, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, fh);
 	dput(upper);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ int ovl_verify_index(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index)
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
 
-		if (ovl_get_nlink(origin.dentry, index, 0) == 0)
+		if (ovl_get_nlink(ofs, origin.dentry, index, 0) == 0)
 			goto orphan;
 	}
 
@@ -733,7 +737,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup_index(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
 		}
 
 		/* Verify that dir index 'upper' xattr points to upper dir */
-		err = ovl_verify_upper(index, upper, false);
+		err = ovl_verify_upper(ofs, index, upper, false);
 		if (err) {
 			if (err == -ESTALE) {
 				pr_warn_ratelimited("overlayfs: suspected multiply redirected dir found (upper=%pd2, origin=%pd2, index=%pd2).\n",
@@ -782,12 +786,12 @@ int ovl_path_next(int idx, struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 }
 
 /* Fix missing 'origin' xattr */
-static int ovl_fix_origin(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *lower,
-			  struct dentry *upper)
+static int ovl_fix_origin(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			  struct dentry *lower, struct dentry *upper)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (ovl_check_origin_xattr(upper))
+	if (ovl_check_origin_xattr(ofs, upper))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = ovl_want_write(dentry);
@@ -909,7 +913,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 * of lower dir and set upper parent "impure".
 		 */
 		if (upperdentry && !ctr && !ofs->noxattr && d.is_dir) {
-			err = ovl_fix_origin(dentry, this, upperdentry);
+			err = ovl_fix_origin(ofs, dentry, this, upperdentry);
 			if (err) {
 				dput(this);
 				goto out_put;
@@ -928,7 +932,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		if (upperdentry && !ctr &&
 		    ((d.is_dir && ovl_verify_lower(dentry->d_sb)) ||
 		     (!d.is_dir && ofs->config.index && origin_path))) {
-			err = ovl_verify_origin(upperdentry, this, false);
+			err = ovl_verify_origin(ofs, upperdentry, this, false);
 			if (err) {
 				dput(this);
 				if (d.is_dir)
@@ -1049,7 +1053,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		ovl_dentry_set_upper_alias(dentry);
 	else if (index) {
 		upperdentry = dget(index);
-		upperredirect = ovl_get_redirect_xattr(upperdentry, 0);
+		upperredirect = ovl_get_redirect_xattr(ofs, upperdentry, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(upperredirect)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(upperredirect);
 			upperredirect = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 6934bcf030f0..8d09bd92ec24 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -19,14 +19,27 @@ enum ovl_path_type {
 #define OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type)	((type) & __OVL_PATH_MERGE)
 #define OVL_TYPE_ORIGIN(type)	((type) & __OVL_PATH_ORIGIN)
 
-#define OVL_XATTR_PREFIX XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX "overlay."
-#define OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "opaque"
-#define OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "redirect"
-#define OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "origin"
-#define OVL_XATTR_IMPURE OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "impure"
-#define OVL_XATTR_NLINK OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "nlink"
-#define OVL_XATTR_UPPER OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "upper"
-#define OVL_XATTR_METACOPY OVL_XATTR_PREFIX "metacopy"
+#define OVL_XATTR_NAMESPACE "overlay."
+#define OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX OVL_XATTR_NAMESPACE
+#define OVL_XATTR_USER_PREFIX XATTR_USER_PREFIX OVL_XATTR_NAMESPACE
+
+#define OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE_POSTFIX	"opaque"
+#define OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT_POSTFIX	"redirect"
+#define OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN_POSTFIX	"origin"
+#define OVL_XATTR_IMPURE_POSTFIX	"impure"
+#define OVL_XATTR_NLINK_POSTFIX		"nlink"
+#define OVL_XATTR_UPPER_POSTFIX		"upper"
+#define OVL_XATTR_METACOPY_POSTFIX	"metacopy"
+
+enum ovl_xattr {
+	OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE,
+	OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT,
+	OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN,
+	OVL_XATTR_IMPURE,
+	OVL_XATTR_NLINK,
+	OVL_XATTR_UPPER,
+	OVL_XATTR_METACOPY,
+};
 
 enum ovl_inode_flag {
 	/* Pure upper dir that may contain non pure upper entries */
@@ -256,10 +269,11 @@ struct file *ovl_path_open(struct path *path, int flags);
 int ovl_copy_up_start(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
 void ovl_copy_up_end(struct dentry *dentry);
 bool ovl_already_copied_up(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
-bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct dentry *dentry);
-bool ovl_check_dir_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
+bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry);
+bool ovl_check_dir_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 enum ovl_xattr ox);
 int ovl_check_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upperdentry,
-		       const char *name, const void *value, size_t size,
+		       enum ovl_xattr ox, const void *value, size_t size,
 		       int xerr);
 int ovl_set_impure(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upperdentry);
 void ovl_set_flag(unsigned long flag, struct inode *inode);
@@ -272,15 +286,24 @@ bool ovl_need_index(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_nlink_start(struct dentry *dentry);
 void ovl_nlink_end(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_lock_rename_workdir(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir);
-int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct dentry *dentry);
+int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry);
 bool ovl_is_metacopy_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
-char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, int padding);
-ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, char **value,
-		     size_t padding);
-
-static inline bool ovl_is_impuredir(struct dentry *dentry)
+char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			     int padding);
+ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		     char **value, size_t padding);
+int ovl_own_setxattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+		     enum ovl_xattr ox, const void *value, size_t size);
+int ovl_own_removexattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			enum ovl_xattr ox);
+ssize_t ovl_own_getxattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 enum ovl_xattr ox, void *value, size_t size);
+bool ovl_is_private_xattr(struct super_block *sb, const char *name);
+
+static inline bool ovl_is_impuredir(struct super_block *sb,
+				    struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	return ovl_check_dir_xattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_IMPURE);
+	return ovl_check_dir_xattr(sb, dentry, OVL_XATTR_IMPURE);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int ovl_xino_bits(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -307,8 +330,9 @@ struct dentry *ovl_decode_real_fh(struct ovl_fh *fh, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 				  bool connected);
 int ovl_check_origin_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct ovl_fh *fh, bool connected,
 			struct dentry *upperdentry, struct ovl_path **stackp);
-int ovl_verify_set_fh(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-		      struct dentry *real, bool is_upper, bool set);
+int ovl_verify_set_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+		      enum ovl_xattr ox, struct dentry *real, bool is_upper,
+		      bool set);
 struct dentry *ovl_index_upper(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index);
 int ovl_verify_index(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index);
 int ovl_get_index_name(struct dentry *origin, struct qstr *name);
@@ -320,16 +344,17 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			  unsigned int flags);
 bool ovl_lower_positive(struct dentry *dentry);
 
-static inline int ovl_verify_origin(struct dentry *upper,
+static inline int ovl_verify_origin(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
 				    struct dentry *origin, bool set)
 {
-	return ovl_verify_set_fh(upper, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, origin, false, set);
+	return ovl_verify_set_fh(ofs, upper, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, origin,
+				 false, set);
 }
 
-static inline int ovl_verify_upper(struct dentry *index,
-				    struct dentry *upper, bool set)
+static inline int ovl_verify_upper(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *index,
+				   struct dentry *upper, bool set)
 {
-	return ovl_verify_set_fh(index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER, upper, true, set);
+	return ovl_verify_set_fh(ofs, index, OVL_XATTR_UPPER, upper, true, set);
 }
 
 /* readdir.c */
@@ -346,7 +371,7 @@ int ovl_indexdir_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs);
 /* inode.c */
 int ovl_set_nlink_upper(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_set_nlink_lower(struct dentry *dentry);
-unsigned int ovl_get_nlink(struct dentry *lowerdentry,
+unsigned int ovl_get_nlink(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *lowerdentry,
 			   struct dentry *upperdentry,
 			   unsigned int fallback);
 int ovl_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
@@ -360,7 +385,6 @@ int ovl_xattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 ssize_t ovl_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size);
 struct posix_acl *ovl_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *ts, int flags);
-bool ovl_is_private_xattr(const char *name);
 
 struct ovl_inode_params {
 	struct inode *newinode;
@@ -422,7 +446,8 @@ int ovl_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_copy_up_with_data(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_copy_up_flags(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
 int ovl_maybe_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
-int ovl_copy_xattr(struct dentry *old, struct dentry *new);
+int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *old,
+		   struct dentry *new);
 int ovl_set_attr(struct dentry *upper, struct kstat *stat);
 struct ovl_fh *ovl_encode_real_fh(struct dentry *real, bool is_upper);
 int ovl_set_origin(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *lower,
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/ovl_entry.h b/fs/overlayfs/ovl_entry.h
index a8279280e88d..e2ea474a2650 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/ovl_entry.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/ovl_entry.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct ovl_config {
 	bool nfs_export;
 	int xino;
 	bool metacopy;
+	bool userxattr;
 };
 
 struct ovl_sb {
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 47a91c9733a5..3cf24dffc3b9 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(struct path *path)
 {
 	int res;
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct ovl_dir_cache *cache;
 
 	cache = ovl_dir_cache(d_inode(dentry));
@@ -617,8 +618,8 @@ static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(struct path *path)
 		 * Removing the "impure" xattr is best effort.
 		 */
 		if (!ovl_want_write(dentry)) {
-			ovl_do_removexattr(ovl_dentry_upper(dentry),
-					   OVL_XATTR_IMPURE);
+			ovl_own_removexattr(ofs, ovl_dentry_upper(dentry),
+					    OVL_XATTR_IMPURE);
 			ovl_drop_write(dentry);
 		}
 		ovl_clear_flag(OVL_IMPURE, d_inode(dentry));
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index afbcb116a7f1..d122c07f2a43 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_XINO_AUTO,
 	OPT_METACOPY_ON,
 	OPT_METACOPY_OFF,
+	OPT_USERXATTR,
 	OPT_ERR,
 };
 
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ static const match_table_t ovl_tokens = {
 	{OPT_XINO_AUTO,			"xino=auto"},
 	{OPT_METACOPY_ON,		"metacopy=on"},
 	{OPT_METACOPY_OFF,		"metacopy=off"},
+	{OPT_USERXATTR,			"userxattr"},
 	{OPT_ERR,			NULL}
 };
 
@@ -559,6 +561,10 @@ static int ovl_parse_opt(char *opt, struct ovl_config *config)
 			config->metacopy = false;
 			break;
 
+		case OPT_USERXATTR:
+			config->userxattr = true;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			pr_err("overlayfs: unrecognized mount option \"%s\" or missing value\n", p);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -964,8 +970,14 @@ ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler = {
 	.set = ovl_posix_acl_xattr_set,
 };
 
-static const struct xattr_handler ovl_own_xattr_handler = {
-	.prefix	= OVL_XATTR_PREFIX,
+static const struct xattr_handler ovl_own_trusted_xattr_handler = {
+	.prefix	= OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
+	.get = ovl_own_xattr_get,
+	.set = ovl_own_xattr_set,
+};
+
+static const struct xattr_handler ovl_own_user_xattr_handler = {
+	.prefix	= OVL_XATTR_USER_PREFIX,
 	.get = ovl_own_xattr_get,
 	.set = ovl_own_xattr_set,
 };
@@ -976,12 +988,22 @@ static const struct xattr_handler ovl_other_xattr_handler = {
 	.set = ovl_other_xattr_set,
 };
 
-static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_xattr_handlers[] = {
+static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_trusted_xattr_handlers[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	&ovl_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
 	&ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
 #endif
-	&ovl_own_xattr_handler,
+	&ovl_own_trusted_xattr_handler,
+	&ovl_other_xattr_handler,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_user_xattr_handlers[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
+	&ovl_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
+#endif
+	&ovl_own_user_xattr_handler,
 	&ovl_other_xattr_handler,
 	NULL
 };
@@ -1121,7 +1143,7 @@ static int ovl_make_workdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 	/*
 	 * Check if upper/work fs supports trusted.overlay.* xattr
 	 */
-	err = ovl_do_setxattr(ofs->workdir, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE, "0", 1, 0);
+	err = ovl_own_setxattr(ofs, ofs->workdir, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE, "0", 1);
 	if (err) {
 		ofs->noxattr = true;
 		ofs->config.index = false;
@@ -1129,7 +1151,7 @@ static int ovl_make_workdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 		pr_warn("overlayfs: upper fs does not support xattr, falling back to index=off and metacopy=off.\n");
 		err = 0;
 	} else {
-		vfs_removexattr(ofs->workdir, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
+		ovl_own_removexattr(ofs, ofs->workdir, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
 	}
 
 	/* Check if upper/work fs supports file handles */
@@ -1207,8 +1229,8 @@ static int ovl_get_indexdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 		return err;
 
 	/* Verify lower root is upper root origin */
-	err = ovl_verify_origin(upperpath->dentry, oe->lowerstack[0].dentry,
-				true);
+	err = ovl_verify_origin(ofs, upperpath->dentry,
+				oe->lowerstack[0].dentry, true);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to verify upper root origin\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -1229,13 +1251,15 @@ static int ovl_get_indexdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 		 * "trusted.overlay.upper" to indicate that index may have
 		 * directory entries.
 		 */
-		if (ovl_check_origin_xattr(ofs->indexdir)) {
-			err = ovl_verify_set_fh(ofs->indexdir, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN,
+		if (ovl_check_origin_xattr(ofs, ofs->indexdir)) {
+			err = ovl_verify_set_fh(ofs, ofs->indexdir,
+						OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN,
 						upperpath->dentry, true, false);
 			if (err)
 				pr_err("overlayfs: failed to verify index dir 'origin' xattr\n");
 		}
-		err = ovl_verify_upper(ofs->indexdir, upperpath->dentry, true);
+		err = ovl_verify_upper(ofs, ofs->indexdir, upperpath->dentry,
+				       true);
 		if (err)
 			pr_err("overlayfs: failed to verify index dir 'upper' xattr\n");
 
@@ -1588,7 +1612,6 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 			pr_err("overlayfs: missing 'lowerdir'\n");
 		goto out_err;
 	}
-
 	sb->s_stack_depth = 0;
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	/* Assume underlaying fs uses 32bit inodes unless proven otherwise */
@@ -1667,7 +1690,8 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	cap_lower(cred->cap_effective, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE);
 
 	sb->s_magic = OVERLAYFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
-	sb->s_xattr = ovl_xattr_handlers;
+	sb->s_xattr = ofs->config.userxattr ? ovl_user_xattr_handlers :
+		ovl_trusted_xattr_handlers;
 	sb->s_fs_info = ofs;
 	sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
 
@@ -1681,7 +1705,7 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	mntput(upperpath.mnt);
 	if (upperpath.dentry) {
 		ovl_dentry_set_upper_alias(root_dentry);
-		if (ovl_is_impuredir(upperpath.dentry))
+		if (ovl_is_impuredir(sb, upperpath.dentry))
 			ovl_set_flag(OVL_IMPURE, d_inode(root_dentry));
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/util.c b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
index f5678a3f8350..5eaa92445fe2 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/util.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
@@ -535,11 +535,11 @@ void ovl_copy_up_end(struct dentry *dentry)
 	ovl_inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry));
 }
 
-bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
+bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	res = vfs_getxattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, NULL, 0);
+	res = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, dentry, OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN, NULL, 0);
 
 	/* Zero size value means "copied up but origin unknown" */
 	if (res >= 0)
@@ -548,27 +548,49 @@ bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool ovl_check_dir_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
+bool ovl_check_dir_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 enum ovl_xattr ox)
 {
 	int res;
 	char val;
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	if (!d_is_dir(dentry))
 		return false;
 
-	res = vfs_getxattr(dentry, name, &val, 1);
+	res = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, dentry, ox, &val, 1);
 	if (res == 1 && val == 'y')
 		return true;
 
 	return false;
 }
 
+#define OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(x) \
+	[x] = { [false] = OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX x ## _POSTFIX, \
+		[true] = OVL_XATTR_USER_PREFIX x ## _POSTFIX }
+
+static const char *ovl_xattr_table[][2] = {
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_ORIGIN),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_IMPURE),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_NLINK),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_UPPER),
+	OVL_XATTR_TAB_ENTRY(OVL_XATTR_METACOPY),
+};
+
+static const char *ovl_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, enum ovl_xattr ox)
+{
+	return ovl_xattr_table[ox][ofs->config.userxattr];
+}
+
 int ovl_check_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upperdentry,
-		       const char *name, const void *value, size_t size,
+		       enum ovl_xattr ox, const void *value, size_t size,
 		       int xerr)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
+	const char *name = ovl_xattr(ofs, ox);
 
 	if (ofs->noxattr)
 		return xerr;
@@ -584,6 +606,18 @@ int ovl_check_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upperdentry,
 	return err;
 }
 
+bool ovl_is_private_xattr(struct super_block *sb, const char *name)
+{
+	struct ovl_fs *ofs = sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	if (ofs->config.userxattr)
+		return strncmp(name, OVL_XATTR_USER_PREFIX,
+			       sizeof(OVL_XATTR_USER_PREFIX) - 1) == 0;
+	else
+		return strncmp(name, OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
+			       sizeof(OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX) - 1) == 0;
+}
+
 int ovl_set_impure(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upperdentry)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -835,7 +869,7 @@ int ovl_lock_rename_workdir(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir)
 }
 
 /* err < 0, 0 if no metacopy xattr, 1 if metacopy xattr found */
-int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
+int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int res;
 
@@ -843,7 +877,7 @@ int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!S_ISREG(d_inode(dentry)->i_mode))
 		return 0;
 
-	res = vfs_getxattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_METACOPY, NULL, 0);
+	res = ovl_own_getxattr(ofs, dentry, OVL_XATTR_METACOPY, NULL, 0);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		if (res == -ENODATA || res == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			return 0;
@@ -872,8 +906,8 @@ bool ovl_is_metacopy_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return (oe->numlower > 1);
 }
 
-ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, char **value,
-		     size_t padding)
+ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		     char **value, size_t padding)
 {
 	ssize_t res;
 	char *buf = NULL;
@@ -905,12 +939,14 @@ ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, char **value,
 	return res;
 }
 
-char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, int padding)
+char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			     int padding)
 {
 	int res;
 	char *s, *next, *buf = NULL;
+	const char *name = ovl_xattr(ofs, OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT);
 
-	res = ovl_getxattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_REDIRECT, &buf, padding + 1);
+	res = ovl_getxattr(dentry, name, &buf, padding + 1);
 	if (res == -ENODATA)
 		return NULL;
 	if (res < 0)
@@ -936,3 +972,27 @@ char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, int padding)
 	kfree(buf);
 	return ERR_PTR(res);
 }
+
+int ovl_own_setxattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+		     enum ovl_xattr ox, const void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	const char *name = ovl_xattr(ofs, ox);
+
+	return ovl_do_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, 0);
+}
+
+int ovl_own_removexattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			enum ovl_xattr ox)
+{
+	const char *name = ovl_xattr(ofs, ox);
+
+	return ovl_do_removexattr(dentry, name);
+}
+
+ssize_t ovl_own_getxattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 enum ovl_xattr ox, void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	const char *name = ovl_xattr(ofs, ox);
+
+	return vfs_getxattr(dentry, name, value, size);
+}
