switch simple cases of fget_light to fdget

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

44 files changed, 633 insertions, 763 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index d6c49e67d3fc..f1daf7ae42e9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -144,28 +144,25 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_getdirentries, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct osf_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count,
 		long __user *, basep)
 {
-	int error, fput_needed;
-	struct file *file;
+	int error;
+	struct fd arg = fdget(fd);
 	struct osf_dirent_callback buf;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+	if (!arg.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
 	buf.basep = basep;
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, osf_filldir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(arg.file, osf_filldir, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	if (count != buf.count)
 		error = count - buf.count;
 
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
- out:
+	fdput(arg);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index ff5d4e4c3733..e3bd7b8aceab 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -4780,7 +4780,7 @@ recheck:
 asmlinkage long
 sys_perfmonctl (int fd, int cmd, void __user *arg, int count)
 {
-	struct file *file = NULL;
+	struct fd f = {NULL, 0};
 	pfm_context_t *ctx = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags = 0UL;
 	void *args_k = NULL;
@@ -4789,7 +4789,6 @@ sys_perfmonctl (int fd, int cmd, void __user *arg, int count)
 	int narg, completed_args = 0, call_made = 0, cmd_flags;
 	int (*func)(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *regs);
 	int (*getsize)(void *arg, size_t *sz);
-	int fput_needed;
 #define PFM_MAX_ARGSIZE	4096
 
 	/*
@@ -4878,17 +4877,17 @@ restart_args:
 
 	ret = -EBADF;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(file == NULL)) {
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (unlikely(f.file == NULL)) {
 		DPRINT(("invalid fd %d\n", fd));
 		goto error_args;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(PFM_IS_FILE(file) == 0)) {
+	if (unlikely(PFM_IS_FILE(f.file) == 0)) {
 		DPRINT(("fd %d not related to perfmon\n", fd));
 		goto error_args;
 	}
 
-	ctx = file->private_data;
+	ctx = f.file->private_data;
 	if (unlikely(ctx == NULL)) {
 		DPRINT(("no context for fd %d\n", fd));
 		goto error_args;
@@ -4918,8 +4917,8 @@ abort_locked:
 	if (call_made && PFM_CMD_RW_ARG(cmd) && copy_to_user(arg, args_k, base_sz*count)) ret = -EFAULT;
 
 error_args:
-	if (file)
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file)
+		fdput(f);
 
 	kfree(args_k);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 41e01832cb21..6785de7bd2a0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -109,33 +109,32 @@ Efault:
 
 int hpux_getdents(unsigned int fd, struct hpux_dirent __user *dirent, unsigned int count)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd arg;
 	struct hpux_dirent __user * lastdirent;
 	struct getdents_callback buf;
-	int error = -EBADF, fput_needed;
+	int error;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+	arg = fdget(fd);
+	if (!arg.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
 	buf.previous = NULL;
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, filldir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(arg.file, filldir, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	lastdirent = buf.previous;
 	if (lastdirent) {
-		if (put_user(file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
+		if (put_user(arg.file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
 
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-out:
+	fdput(arg);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index 714bbfc3162c..db4e638cf408 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(spu_create, const char __user *, name, unsigned int, flags,
 	umode_t, mode, int, neighbor_fd)
 {
 	long ret;
-	struct file *neighbor;
-	int fput_needed;
 	struct spufs_calls *calls;
 
 	calls = spufs_calls_get();
@@ -78,11 +76,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(spu_create, const char __user *, name, unsigned int, flags,
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	if (flags & SPU_CREATE_AFFINITY_SPU) {
+		struct fd neighbor = fdget(neighbor_fd);
 		ret = -EBADF;
-		neighbor = fget_light(neighbor_fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (neighbor) {
-			ret = calls->create_thread(name, flags, mode, neighbor);
-			fput_light(neighbor, fput_needed);
+		if (neighbor.file) {
+			ret = calls->create_thread(name, flags, mode, neighbor.file);
+			fdput(neighbor);
 		}
 	} else
 		ret = calls->create_thread(name, flags, mode, NULL);
@@ -94,8 +92,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(spu_create, const char __user *, name, unsigned int, flags,
 asmlinkage long sys_spu_run(int fd, __u32 __user *unpc, __u32 __user *ustatus)
 {
 	long ret;
-	struct file *filp;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd arg;
 	struct spufs_calls *calls;
 
 	calls = spufs_calls_get();
@@ -103,10 +100,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_spu_run(int fd, __u32 __user *unpc, __u32 __user *ustatus)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	ret = -EBADF;
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (filp) {
-		ret = calls->spu_run(filp, unpc, ustatus);
-		fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	arg = fdget(fd);
+	if (arg.file) {
+		ret = calls->spu_run(arg.file, unpc, ustatus);
+		fdput(arg);
 	}
 
 	spufs_calls_put(calls);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 6b2ae729de92..6f28da9f4cad 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -1184,20 +1184,20 @@ static ssize_t ucma_migrate_id(struct ucma_file *new_file,
 	struct rdma_ucm_migrate_id cmd;
 	struct rdma_ucm_migrate_resp resp;
 	struct ucma_context *ctx;
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct ucma_file *cur_file;
-	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, inbuf, sizeof(cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* Get current fd to protect against it being closed */
-	filp = fget_light(cmd.fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	f = fdget(cmd.fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	/* Validate current fd and prevent destruction of id. */
-	ctx = ucma_get_ctx(filp->private_data, cmd.id);
+	ctx = ucma_get_ctx(f.file->private_data, cmd.id);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx);
 		goto file_put;
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ response:
 
 	ucma_put_ctx(ctx);
 file_put:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 402679bd30a3..0cb0007724a2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_open_xrcd(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	struct ib_udata			udata;
 	struct ib_uxrcd_object         *obj;
 	struct ib_xrcd                 *xrcd = NULL;
-	struct file                    *f = NULL;
+	struct fd			f = {NULL, 0};
 	struct inode                   *inode = NULL;
-	int				ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	int				ret = 0;
 	int				new_xrcd = 0;
 
 	if (out_len < sizeof resp)
@@ -724,13 +724,13 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_open_xrcd(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 
 	if (cmd.fd != -1) {
 		/* search for file descriptor */
-		f = fget_light(cmd.fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!f) {
+		f = fdget(cmd.fd);
+		if (!f.file) {
 			ret = -EBADF;
 			goto err_tree_mutex_unlock;
 		}
 
-		inode = f->f_dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 		xrcd = find_xrcd(file->device, inode);
 		if (!xrcd && !(cmd.oflags & O_CREAT)) {
 			/* no file descriptor. Need CREATE flag */
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_open_xrcd(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 		goto err_copy;
 	}
 
-	if (f)
-		fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file)
+		fdput(f);
 
 	mutex_lock(&file->mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&obj->uobject.list, &file->ucontext->xrcd_list);
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@ err:
 	put_uobj_write(&obj->uobject);
 
 err_tree_mutex_unlock:
-	if (f)
-		fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file)
+		fdput(f);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&file->device->xrcd_tree_mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index acf75c2cf7ef..6f2ce6fa98f8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -541,17 +541,15 @@ struct file *ib_uverbs_alloc_event_file(struct ib_uverbs_file *uverbs_file,
 struct ib_uverbs_event_file *ib_uverbs_lookup_comp_file(int fd)
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_event_file *ev_file = NULL;
-	struct file *filp;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (filp->f_op != &uverbs_event_fops)
+	if (f.file->f_op != &uverbs_event_fops)
 		goto out;
 
-	ev_file = filp->private_data;
+	ev_file = f.file->private_data;
 	if (ev_file->is_async) {
 		ev_file = NULL;
 		goto out;
@@ -560,7 +558,7 @@ struct ib_uverbs_event_file *ib_uverbs_lookup_comp_file(int fd)
 	kref_get(&ev_file->ref);
 
 out:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ev_file;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 91bcd97d3061..56097c6d072d 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -1014,25 +1014,25 @@ static void vfio_group_try_dissolve_container(struct vfio_group *group)
 
 static int vfio_group_set_container(struct vfio_group *group, int container_fd)
 {
-	struct file *filep;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct vfio_container *container;
 	struct vfio_iommu_driver *driver;
-	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&group->container_users))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	filep = fget_light(container_fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filep)
+	f = fdget(container_fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	/* Sanity check, is this really our fd? */
-	if (filep->f_op != &vfio_fops) {
-		fput_light(filep, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file->f_op != &vfio_fops) {
+		fdput(f);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	container = filep->private_data;
+	container = f.file->private_data;
 	WARN_ON(!container); /* fget ensures we don't race vfio_release */
 
 	mutex_lock(&container->group_lock);
@@ -1054,8 +1054,7 @@ static int vfio_group_set_container(struct vfio_group *group, int container_fd)
 
 unlock_out:
 	mutex_unlock(&container->group_lock);
-	fput_light(filep, fput_needed);
-
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c b/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
index cb2ddf164c98..07c9d8ab2c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
@@ -257,19 +257,17 @@ int get_img(struct mdp_img *img, struct fb_info *info,
 	    unsigned long *start, unsigned long *len,
 	    struct file **filep)
 {
-	int put_needed, ret = 0;
-	struct file *file;
-
-	file = fget_light(img->memory_id, &put_needed);
-	if (file == NULL)
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct fd f = fdget(img->memory_id);
+	if (f.file == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (MAJOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev) == FB_MAJOR) {
+	if (MAJOR(f.file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev) == FB_MAJOR) {
 		*start = info->fix.smem_start;
 		*len = info->fix.smem_len;
 	} else
 		ret = -1;
-	fput_light(file, put_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 3494f2f44167..0a4f0c8bc58f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,6 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_transid(struct file *file,
 				u64 *transid, bool readonly,
 				struct btrfs_qgroup_inherit **inherit)
 {
-	struct file *src_file;
 	int namelen;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1421,15 +1420,14 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_transid(struct file *file,
 		ret = btrfs_mksubvol(&file->f_path, name, namelen,
 				     NULL, transid, readonly, inherit);
 	} else {
+		struct fd src = fdget(fd);
 		struct inode *src_inode;
-		int fput_needed;
-		src_file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!src_file) {
+		if (!src.file) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_drop_write;
 		}
 
-		src_inode = src_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		src_inode = src.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 		if (src_inode->i_sb != file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: Snapshot src from "
 			       "another FS\n");
@@ -1439,7 +1437,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_transid(struct file *file,
 					     BTRFS_I(src_inode)->root,
 					     transid, readonly, inherit);
 		}
-		fput_light(src_file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(src);
 	}
 out_drop_write:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
@@ -2341,7 +2339,7 @@ static noinline long btrfs_ioctl_clone(struct file *file, unsigned long srcfd,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = fdentry(file)->d_inode;
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
-	struct file *src_file;
+	struct fd src_file;
 	struct inode *src;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
@@ -2350,7 +2348,7 @@ static noinline long btrfs_ioctl_clone(struct file *file, unsigned long srcfd,
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	u32 nritems;
 	int slot;
-	int ret, fput_needed;
+	int ret;
 	u64 len = olen;
 	u64 bs = root->fs_info->sb->s_blocksize;
 	u64 hint_byte;
@@ -2376,24 +2374,24 @@ static noinline long btrfs_ioctl_clone(struct file *file, unsigned long srcfd,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	src_file = fget_light(srcfd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!src_file) {
+	src_file = fdget(srcfd);
+	if (!src_file.file) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_drop_write;
 	}
 
 	ret = -EXDEV;
-	if (src_file->f_path.mnt != file->f_path.mnt)
+	if (src_file.file->f_path.mnt != file->f_path.mnt)
 		goto out_fput;
 
-	src = src_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	src = src_file.file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (src == inode)
 		goto out_fput;
 
 	/* the src must be open for reading */
-	if (!(src_file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
+	if (!(src_file.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
 		goto out_fput;
 
 	/* don't make the dst file partly checksummed */
@@ -2724,7 +2722,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	vfree(buf);
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(src_file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(src_file);
 out_drop_write:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index bd2313d106e5..d315c6c5891a 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ static const struct super_operations coda_super_operations =
 
 static int get_device_index(struct coda_mount_data *data)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	int idx, fput_needed;
+	int idx;
 
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		printk("coda_read_super: Bad mount data\n");
@@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ static int get_device_index(struct coda_mount_data *data)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	file = fget_light(data->fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(data->fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto Ebadf;
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (!S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) || imajor(inode) != CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR) {
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(f);
 		goto Ebadf;
 	}
 
 	idx = iminor(inode);
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 
 	if (idx < 0 || idx >= MAX_CODADEVS) {
 		printk("coda_read_super: Bad minor number\n");
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 1bdb350ea5d3..d72d51e19025 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -870,22 +870,20 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_old_readdir(unsigned int fd,
 	struct compat_old_linux_dirent __user *dirent, unsigned int count)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct compat_readdir_callback buf;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.result = 0;
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, compat_fillonedir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, compat_fillonedir, &buf);
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -949,17 +947,16 @@ efault:
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents(unsigned int fd,
 		struct compat_linux_dirent __user *dirent, unsigned int count)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct compat_linux_dirent __user * lastdirent;
 	struct compat_getdents_callback buf;
-	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
@@ -967,17 +964,17 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents(unsigned int fd,
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, compat_filldir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, compat_filldir, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	lastdirent = buf.previous;
 	if (lastdirent) {
-		if (put_user(file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
+		if (put_user(f.file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1035,17 +1032,16 @@ efault:
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents64(unsigned int fd,
 		struct linux_dirent64 __user * dirent, unsigned int count)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct linux_dirent64 __user * lastdirent;
 	struct compat_getdents_callback64 buf;
-	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
@@ -1053,18 +1049,18 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents64(unsigned int fd,
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, compat_filldir64, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, compat_filldir64, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	lastdirent = buf.previous;
 	if (lastdirent) {
-		typeof(lastdirent->d_off) d_off = file->f_pos;
+		typeof(lastdirent->d_off) d_off = f.file->f_pos;
 		if (__put_user_unaligned(d_off, &lastdirent->d_off))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 #endif /* ! __ARCH_OMIT_COMPAT_SYS_GETDENTS64 */
@@ -1152,18 +1148,16 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t
 compat_sys_readv(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
 		 unsigned long vlen)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret;
 	loff_t pos;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
-	pos = file->f_pos;
-	ret = compat_readv(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-	file->f_pos = pos;
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	pos = f.file->f_pos;
+	ret = compat_readv(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+	f.file->f_pos = pos;
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1171,19 +1165,18 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t
 compat_sys_preadv64(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
 		    unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 	ret = -ESPIPE;
-	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
-		ret = compat_readv(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
+		ret = compat_readv(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1221,18 +1214,16 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t
 compat_sys_writev(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
 		  unsigned long vlen)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret;
 	loff_t pos;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
-	pos = file->f_pos;
-	ret = compat_writev(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-	file->f_pos = pos;
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	pos = f.file->f_pos;
+	ret = compat_writev(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+	f.file->f_pos = pos;
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1240,19 +1231,18 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t
 compat_sys_pwritev64(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
 		     unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 	ret = -ESPIPE;
-	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
-		ret = compat_writev(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
+		ret = compat_writev(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index debdfe0fc809..48f1987bec34 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -1531,16 +1531,13 @@ static int compat_ioctl_check_table(unsigned int xcmd)
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
 				unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	int error = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
-
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* RED-PEN how should LSM module know it's handling 32bit? */
-	error = security_file_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+	error = security_file_ioctl(f.file, cmd, arg);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_fput;
 
@@ -1560,30 +1557,30 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
 #if defined(CONFIG_IA64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 	case FS_IOC_RESVSP_32:
 	case FS_IOC_RESVSP64_32:
-		error = compat_ioctl_preallocate(filp, compat_ptr(arg));
+		error = compat_ioctl_preallocate(f.file, compat_ptr(arg));
 		goto out_fput;
 #else
 	case FS_IOC_RESVSP:
 	case FS_IOC_RESVSP64:
-		error = ioctl_preallocate(filp, compat_ptr(arg));
+		error = ioctl_preallocate(f.file, compat_ptr(arg));
 		goto out_fput;
 #endif
 
 	case FIBMAP:
 	case FIGETBSZ:
 	case FIONREAD:
-		if (S_ISREG(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		if (S_ISREG(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 			break;
 		/*FALL THROUGH*/
 
 	default:
-		if (filp->f_op && filp->f_op->compat_ioctl) {
-			error = filp->f_op->compat_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+		if (f.file->f_op && f.file->f_op->compat_ioctl) {
+			error = f.file->f_op->compat_ioctl(f.file, cmd, arg);
 			if (error != -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 				goto out_fput;
 		}
 
-		if (!filp->f_op || !filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
+		if (!f.file->f_op || !f.file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
 			goto do_ioctl;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1591,7 +1588,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (compat_ioctl_check_table(XFORM(cmd)))
 		goto found_handler;
 
-	error = do_ioctl_trans(fd, cmd, arg, filp);
+	error = do_ioctl_trans(fd, cmd, arg, f.file);
 	if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 		error = -ENOTTY;
 
@@ -1600,9 +1597,9 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
  found_handler:
 	arg = (unsigned long)compat_ptr(arg);
  do_ioctl:
-	error = do_vfs_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
+	error = do_vfs_ioctl(f.file, fd, cmd, arg);
  out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
  out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 567ae72e155d..cd96649bfe62 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1809,8 +1809,8 @@ error_return:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(epoll_wait, int, epfd, struct epoll_event __user *, events,
 		int, maxevents, int, timeout)
 {
-	int error, fput_needed;
-	struct file *file;
+	int error;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct eventpoll *ep;
 
 	/* The maximum number of event must be greater than zero */
@@ -1818,38 +1818,33 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(epoll_wait, int, epfd, struct epoll_event __user *, events,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Verify that the area passed by the user is writeable */
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, events, maxevents * sizeof(struct epoll_event))) {
-		error = -EFAULT;
-		goto error_return;
-	}
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, events, maxevents * sizeof(struct epoll_event)))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* Get the "struct file *" for the eventpoll file */
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(epfd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		goto error_return;
+	f = fdget(epfd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	/*
 	 * We have to check that the file structure underneath the fd
 	 * the user passed to us _is_ an eventpoll file.
 	 */
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!is_file_epoll(file))
+	if (!is_file_epoll(f.file))
 		goto error_fput;
 
 	/*
 	 * At this point it is safe to assume that the "private_data" contains
 	 * our own data structure.
 	 */
-	ep = file->private_data;
+	ep = f.file->private_data;
 
 	/* Time to fish for events ... */
 	error = ep_poll(ep, events, maxevents, timeout);
 
 error_fput:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-error_return:
-
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index 39646f224514..5439d6a56e99 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ group_extend_out:
 
 	case EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT: {
 		struct move_extent me;
-		struct file *donor_filp;
-		int err, fput_needed;
+		struct fd donor;
+		int err;
 
 		if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
 		    !(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ group_extend_out:
 			return -EFAULT;
 		me.moved_len = 0;
 
-		donor_filp = fget_light(me.donor_fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!donor_filp)
+		donor = fdget(me.donor_fd);
+		if (!donor.file)
 			return -EBADF;
 
-		if (!(donor_filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)) {
+		if (!(donor.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)) {
 			err = -EBADF;
 			goto mext_out;
 		}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ group_extend_out:
 		if (err)
 			goto mext_out;
 
-		err = ext4_move_extents(filp, donor_filp, me.orig_start,
+		err = ext4_move_extents(filp, donor.file, me.orig_start,
 					me.donor_start, me.len, &me.moved_len);
 		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ group_extend_out:
 				 &me, sizeof(me)))
 			err = -EFAULT;
 mext_out:
-		fput_light(donor_filp, fput_needed);
+		fdput(donor);
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 40a5bfb72cca..91af39a33af7 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -348,25 +348,23 @@ static int check_fcntl_cmd(unsigned cmd)
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fcntl, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd, unsigned long, arg)
 {	
-	struct file *filp;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget_raw(fd);
 	long err = -EBADF;
 
-	filp = fget_raw_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_mode & FMODE_PATH)) {
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH)) {
 		if (!check_fcntl_cmd(cmd))
 			goto out1;
 	}
 
-	err = security_file_fcntl(filp, cmd, arg);
+	err = security_file_fcntl(f.file, cmd, arg);
 	if (!err)
-		err = do_fcntl(fd, cmd, arg, filp);
+		err = do_fcntl(fd, cmd, arg, f.file);
 
 out1:
- 	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+ 	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -375,38 +373,36 @@ out:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fcntl64, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd,
 		unsigned long, arg)
 {	
-	struct file * filp;
+	struct fd f = fdget_raw(fd);
 	long err = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	filp = fget_raw_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_mode & FMODE_PATH)) {
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH)) {
 		if (!check_fcntl_cmd(cmd))
 			goto out1;
 	}
 
-	err = security_file_fcntl(filp, cmd, arg);
+	err = security_file_fcntl(f.file, cmd, arg);
 	if (err)
 		goto out1;
 	
 	switch (cmd) {
 		case F_GETLK64:
-			err = fcntl_getlk64(filp, (struct flock64 __user *) arg);
+			err = fcntl_getlk64(f.file, (struct flock64 __user *) arg);
 			break;
 		case F_SETLK64:
 		case F_SETLKW64:
-			err = fcntl_setlk64(fd, filp, cmd,
+			err = fcntl_setlk64(fd, f.file, cmd,
 					(struct flock64 __user *) arg);
 			break;
 		default:
-			err = do_fcntl(fd, cmd, arg, filp);
+			err = do_fcntl(fd, cmd, arg, f.file);
 			break;
 	}
 out1:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index a48e4a139be1..f775bfdd6e4a 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -113,24 +113,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(name_to_handle_at, int, dfd, const char __user *, name,
 
 static struct vfsmount *get_vfsmount_from_fd(int fd)
 {
-	struct path path;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 
 	if (fd == AT_FDCWD) {
 		struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 		spin_lock(&fs->lock);
-		path = fs->pwd;
-		mntget(path.mnt);
+		mnt = mntget(fs->pwd.mnt);
 		spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
 	} else {
-		int fput_needed;
-		struct file *file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!file)
+		struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+		if (!f.file)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
-		path = file->f_path;
-		mntget(path.mnt);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		mnt = mntget(f.file->f_path.mnt);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
-	return path.mnt;
+	return mnt;
 }
 
 static int vfs_dentry_acceptable(void *context, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 29167bebe874..3bdad6d1f268 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -603,21 +603,14 @@ int do_vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(ioctl, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd, unsigned long, arg)
 {
-	struct file *filp;
-	int error = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
-
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
-		goto out;
-
-	error = security_file_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_fput;
-
-	error = do_vfs_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
- out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
- out:
+	int error;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
+	error = security_file_ioctl(f.file, cmd, arg);
+	if (!error)
+		error = do_vfs_ioctl(f.file, fd, cmd, arg);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 7e81bfc75164..abc7dc6c490b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1625,15 +1625,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(flock_lock_file_wait);
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(flock, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd)
 {
-	struct file *filp;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct file_lock *lock;
 	int can_sleep, unlock;
 	int error;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
 	can_sleep = !(cmd & LOCK_NB);
@@ -1641,31 +1639,31 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(flock, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd)
 	unlock = (cmd == LOCK_UN);
 
 	if (!unlock && !(cmd & LOCK_MAND) &&
-	    !(filp->f_mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)))
+	    !(f.file->f_mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)))
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	error = flock_make_lock(filp, &lock, cmd);
+	error = flock_make_lock(f.file, &lock, cmd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_putf;
 	if (can_sleep)
 		lock->fl_flags |= FL_SLEEP;
 
-	error = security_file_lock(filp, lock->fl_type);
+	error = security_file_lock(f.file, lock->fl_type);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	if (filp->f_op && filp->f_op->flock)
-		error = filp->f_op->flock(filp,
+	if (f.file->f_op && f.file->f_op->flock)
+		error = f.file->f_op->flock(f.file,
 					  (can_sleep) ? F_SETLKW : F_SETLK,
 					  lock);
 	else
-		error = flock_lock_file_wait(filp, lock);
+		error = flock_lock_file_wait(f.file, lock);
 
  out_free:
 	locks_free_lock(lock);
 
  out_putf:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
  out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c5b85b3523c0..e1c7072c7afa 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1797,8 +1797,6 @@ static int path_init(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags,
 		     struct nameidata *nd, struct file **fp)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *file;
 
 	nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */
 	nd->flags = flags | LOOKUP_JUMPED;
@@ -1850,44 +1848,41 @@ static int path_init(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags,
 			get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd->path);
 		}
 	} else {
+		struct fd f = fdget_raw(dfd);
 		struct dentry *dentry;
 
-		file = fget_raw_light(dfd, &fput_needed);
-		retval = -EBADF;
-		if (!file)
-			goto out_fail;
+		if (!f.file)
+			return -EBADF;
 
-		dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+		dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 
 		if (*name) {
-			retval = -ENOTDIR;
-			if (!S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-				goto fput_fail;
+			if (!S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+				fdput(f);
+				return -ENOTDIR;
+			}
 
 			retval = inode_permission(dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
-			if (retval)
-				goto fput_fail;
+			if (retval) {
+				fdput(f);
+				return retval;
+			}
 		}
 
-		nd->path = file->f_path;
+		nd->path = f.file->f_path;
 		if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-			if (fput_needed)
-				*fp = file;
+			if (f.need_put)
+				*fp = f.file;
 			nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
 			lock_rcu_walk();
 		} else {
-			path_get(&file->f_path);
-			fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+			path_get(&nd->path);
+			fdput(f);
 		}
 	}
 
 	nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 	return 0;
-
-fput_fail:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-out_fail:
-	return retval;
 }
 
 static inline int lookup_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path)
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index ea48693940f1..721d692fa8d4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -451,24 +451,22 @@ static int fanotify_find_path(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 		 dfd, filename, flags);
 
 	if (filename == NULL) {
-		struct file *file;
-		int fput_needed;
+		struct fd f = fdget(dfd);
 
 		ret = -EBADF;
-		file = fget_light(dfd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!file)
+		if (!f.file)
 			goto out;
 
 		ret = -ENOTDIR;
 		if ((flags & FAN_MARK_ONLYDIR) &&
-		    !(S_ISDIR(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))) {
-			fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		    !(S_ISDIR(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))) {
+			fdput(f);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		*path = file->f_path;
+		*path = f.file->f_path;
 		path_get(path);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(f);
 	} else {
 		unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 
@@ -748,9 +746,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fanotify_mark)(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct path path;
-	int ret, fput_needed;
+	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: fanotify_fd=%d flags=%x dfd=%d pathname=%p mask=%llx\n",
 		 __func__, fanotify_fd, flags, dfd, pathname, mask);
@@ -784,15 +782,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fanotify_mark)(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 #endif
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	filp = fget_light(fanotify_fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(!filp))
+	f = fdget(fanotify_fd);
+	if (unlikely(!f.file))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	/* verify that this is indeed an fanotify instance */
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &fanotify_fops))
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &fanotify_fops))
 		goto fput_and_out;
-	group = filp->private_data;
+	group = f.file->private_data;
 
 	/*
 	 * group->priority == FS_PRIO_0 == FAN_CLASS_NOTIF.  These are not
@@ -839,7 +837,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fanotify_mark)(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 
 	path_put(&path);
 fput_and_out:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 8445fbc8985c..c311dda054a3 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -757,16 +757,16 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname,
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct path path;
-	struct file *filp;
-	int ret, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
+	int ret;
 	unsigned flags = 0;
 
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(!filp))
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (unlikely(!f.file))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	/* verify that this is indeed an inotify instance */
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &inotify_fops)) {
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &inotify_fops)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto fput_and_out;
 	}
@@ -782,13 +782,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname,
 
 	/* inode held in place by reference to path; group by fget on fd */
 	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
-	group = filp->private_data;
+	group = f.file->private_data;
 
 	/* create/update an inode mark */
 	ret = inotify_update_watch(group, inode, mask);
 	path_put(&path);
 fput_and_out:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -796,19 +796,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(inotify_rm_watch, int, fd, __s32, wd)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *i_mark;
-	struct file *filp;
-	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(!filp))
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (unlikely(!f.file))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	/* verify that this is indeed an inotify instance */
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &inotify_fops))
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &inotify_fops))
 		goto out;
 
-	group = filp->private_data;
+	group = f.file->private_data;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	i_mark = inotify_idr_find(group, wd);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(inotify_rm_watch, int, fd, __s32, wd)
 	fsnotify_put_mark(&i_mark->fsn_mark);
 
 out:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 61c28ae266f5..f7c648d7d6bf 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -1746,11 +1746,10 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 	long fd;
 	int sectsize;
 	char *p = (char *)page;
-	struct file *filp = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct fd f;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 	int live_threshold;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (reg->hr_bdev)
 		goto out;
@@ -1767,26 +1766,26 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 	if (fd < 0 || fd >= INT_MAX)
 		goto out;
 
-	filp = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (filp == NULL)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (reg->hr_blocks == 0 || reg->hr_start_block == 0 ||
 	    reg->hr_block_bytes == 0)
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 
-	inode = igrab(filp->f_mapping->host);
+	inode = igrab(f.file->f_mapping->host);
 	if (inode == NULL)
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 
 	if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 
-	reg->hr_bdev = I_BDEV(filp->f_mapping->host);
+	reg->hr_bdev = I_BDEV(f.file->f_mapping->host);
 	ret = blkdev_get(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		reg->hr_bdev = NULL;
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 	inode = NULL;
 
@@ -1798,7 +1797,7 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 		     "blocksize %u incorrect for device, expected %d",
 		     reg->hr_block_bytes, sectsize);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	o2hb_init_region_params(reg);
@@ -1812,13 +1811,13 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 	ret = o2hb_map_slot_data(reg);
 	if (ret) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	ret = o2hb_populate_slot_data(reg);
 	if (ret) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&reg->hr_write_timeout_work, o2hb_write_timeout);
@@ -1848,7 +1847,7 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 	if (IS_ERR(hb_task)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(hb_task);
 		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&o2hb_live_lock);
@@ -1864,7 +1863,7 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 
 	if (reg->hr_aborted_start) {
 		ret = -EIO;
-		goto out;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	/* Ok, we were woken.  Make sure it wasn't by drop_item() */
@@ -1883,11 +1882,11 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "o2hb: Heartbeat started on region %s (%s)\n",
 		       config_item_name(&reg->hr_item), reg->hr_dev_name);
 
+out3:
+	iput(inode);
+out2:
+	fdput(f);
 out:
-	if (filp)
-		fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
-	if (inode)
-		iput(inode);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (reg->hr_bdev) {
 			blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 3c741eae6b99..85603262d8db 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -134,25 +134,25 @@ static long do_sys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, loff_t length, int small)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct file *file;
-	int error, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
+	int error;
 
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (length < 0)
 		goto out;
 	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* explicitly opened as large or we are on 64-bit box */
-	if (file->f_flags & O_LARGEFILE)
+	if (f.file->f_flags & O_LARGEFILE)
 		small = 0;
 
-	dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || !(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || !(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		goto out_putf;
 
 	error = -EINVAL;
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ static long do_sys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, loff_t length, int small)
 		goto out_putf;
 
 	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);
-	error = locks_verify_truncate(inode, file, length);
+	error = locks_verify_truncate(inode, f.file, length);
 	if (!error)
-		error = security_path_truncate(&file->f_path);
+		error = security_path_truncate(&f.file->f_path);
 	if (!error)
-		error = do_truncate(dentry, length, ATTR_MTIME|ATTR_CTIME, file);
+		error = do_truncate(dentry, length, ATTR_MTIME|ATTR_CTIME, f.file);
 	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
 out_putf:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -276,15 +276,13 @@ int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE(fallocate)(int fd, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int error = -EBADF, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	int error = -EBADF;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		error = do_fallocate(file, mode, offset, len);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		error = do_fallocate(f.file, mode, offset, len);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
-
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -400,16 +398,15 @@ out:
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(fchdir, unsigned int, fd)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget_raw(fd);
 	struct inode *inode;
-	int error, fput_needed;
+	int error = -EBADF;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_raw_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -417,9 +414,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(fchdir, unsigned int, fd)
 
 	error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
 	if (!error)
-		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &file->f_path);
+		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &f.file->f_path);
 out_putf:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -582,21 +579,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(lchown, const char __user *, filename, uid_t, user, gid_t, group
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchown, unsigned int, fd, uid_t, user, gid_t, group)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	int error = -EBADF, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	int error = -EBADF;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write_file(file);
+	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_fput;
-	audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry);
-	error = chown_common(&file->f_path, user, group);
-	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	error = chown_common(&f.file->f_path, user, group);
+	mnt_drop_write_file(f.file);
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 1adfb691e4f1..28b38279a219 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -232,23 +232,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_llseek);
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(lseek, unsigned int, fd, off_t, offset, unsigned int, origin)
 {
 	off_t retval;
-	struct file * file;
-	int fput_needed;
-
-	retval = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		goto bad;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	retval = -EINVAL;
 	if (origin <= SEEK_MAX) {
-		loff_t res = vfs_llseek(file, offset, origin);
+		loff_t res = vfs_llseek(f.file, offset, origin);
 		retval = res;
 		if (res != (loff_t)retval)
 			retval = -EOVERFLOW;	/* LFS: should only happen on 32 bit platforms */
 	}
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-bad:
+	fdput(f);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -258,20 +253,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(llseek, unsigned int, fd, unsigned long, offset_high,
 		unsigned int, origin)
 {
 	int retval;
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	loff_t offset;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	retval = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		goto bad;
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	retval = -EINVAL;
 	if (origin > SEEK_MAX)
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	offset = vfs_llseek(file, ((loff_t) offset_high << 32) | offset_low,
+	offset = vfs_llseek(f.file, ((loff_t) offset_high << 32) | offset_low,
 			origin);
 
 	retval = (int)offset;
@@ -281,8 +273,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(llseek, unsigned int, fd, unsigned long, offset_high,
 			retval = 0;
 	}
 out_putf:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-bad:
+	fdput(f);
 	return retval;
 }
 #endif
@@ -461,34 +452,29 @@ static inline void file_pos_write(struct file *file, loff_t pos)
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(read, unsigned int, fd, char __user *, buf, size_t, count)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(file);
-		ret = vfs_read(file, buf, count, &pos);
-		file_pos_write(file, pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(f.file);
+		ret = vfs_read(f.file, buf, count, &pos);
+		file_pos_write(f.file, pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(write, unsigned int, fd, const char __user *, buf,
 		size_t, count)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(file);
-		ret = vfs_write(file, buf, count, &pos);
-		file_pos_write(file, pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(f.file);
+		ret = vfs_write(f.file, buf, count, &pos);
+		file_pos_write(f.file, pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -497,19 +483,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(write, unsigned int, fd, const char __user *, buf,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE(pread64)(unsigned int fd, char __user *buf,
 			size_t count, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
-			ret = vfs_read(file, buf, count, &pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
+			ret = vfs_read(f.file, buf, count, &pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -526,19 +511,18 @@ SYSCALL_ALIAS(sys_pread64, SyS_pread64);
 SYSCALL_DEFINE(pwrite64)(unsigned int fd, const char __user *buf,
 			 size_t count, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)  
-			ret = vfs_write(file, buf, count, &pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)  
+			ret = vfs_write(f.file, buf, count, &pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -789,16 +773,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_writev);
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(readv, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		unsigned long, vlen)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(file);
-		ret = vfs_readv(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-		file_pos_write(file, pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(f.file);
+		ret = vfs_readv(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+		file_pos_write(f.file, pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -810,16 +792,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(readv, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(writev, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		unsigned long, vlen)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(file);
-		ret = vfs_writev(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-		file_pos_write(file, pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		loff_t pos = file_pos_read(f.file);
+		ret = vfs_writev(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+		file_pos_write(f.file, pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -838,19 +818,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(preadv, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		unsigned long, vlen, unsigned long, pos_l, unsigned long, pos_h)
 {
 	loff_t pos = pos_from_hilo(pos_h, pos_l);
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
-			ret = vfs_readv(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
+			ret = vfs_readv(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -863,19 +842,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(pwritev, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		unsigned long, vlen, unsigned long, pos_l, unsigned long, pos_h)
 {
 	loff_t pos = pos_from_hilo(pos_h, pos_l);
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
-			ret = vfs_writev(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
+			ret = vfs_writev(f.file, vec, vlen, &pos);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -887,28 +865,28 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(pwritev, unsigned long, fd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 			   size_t count, loff_t max)
 {
-	struct file * in_file, * out_file;
-	struct inode * in_inode, * out_inode;
+	struct fd in, out;
+	struct inode *in_inode, *out_inode;
 	loff_t pos;
 	ssize_t retval;
-	int fput_needed_in, fput_needed_out, fl;
+	int fl;
 
 	/*
 	 * Get input file, and verify that it is ok..
 	 */
 	retval = -EBADF;
-	in_file = fget_light(in_fd, &fput_needed_in);
-	if (!in_file)
+	in = fdget(in_fd);
+	if (!in.file)
 		goto out;
-	if (!(in_file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
+	if (!(in.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
 		goto fput_in;
 	retval = -ESPIPE;
 	if (!ppos)
-		ppos = &in_file->f_pos;
+		ppos = &in.file->f_pos;
 	else
-		if (!(in_file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD))
+		if (!(in.file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD))
 			goto fput_in;
-	retval = rw_verify_area(READ, in_file, ppos, count);
+	retval = rw_verify_area(READ, in.file, ppos, count);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto fput_in;
 	count = retval;
@@ -917,15 +895,15 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 	 * Get output file, and verify that it is ok..
 	 */
 	retval = -EBADF;
-	out_file = fget_light(out_fd, &fput_needed_out);
-	if (!out_file)
+	out = fdget(out_fd);
+	if (!out.file)
 		goto fput_in;
-	if (!(out_file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+	if (!(out.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		goto fput_out;
 	retval = -EINVAL;
-	in_inode = in_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	out_inode = out_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	retval = rw_verify_area(WRITE, out_file, &out_file->f_pos, count);
+	in_inode = in.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	out_inode = out.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	retval = rw_verify_area(WRITE, out.file, &out.file->f_pos, count);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto fput_out;
 	count = retval;
@@ -949,10 +927,10 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 	 * and the application is arguably buggy if it doesn't expect
 	 * EAGAIN on a non-blocking file descriptor.
 	 */
-	if (in_file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+	if (in.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 		fl = SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
 #endif
-	retval = do_splice_direct(in_file, ppos, out_file, count, fl);
+	retval = do_splice_direct(in.file, ppos, out.file, count, fl);
 
 	if (retval > 0) {
 		add_rchar(current, retval);
@@ -965,9 +943,9 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 		retval = -EOVERFLOW;
 
 fput_out:
-	fput_light(out_file, fput_needed_out);
+	fdput(out);
 fput_in:
-	fput_light(in_file, fput_needed_in);
+	fdput(in);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index 39e3370d79cf..5e69ef533b77 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -106,22 +106,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct old_linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct readdir_callback buf;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.result = 0;
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, fillonedir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, fillonedir, &buf);
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -191,17 +189,16 @@ efault:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct linux_dirent __user * lastdirent;
 	struct getdents_callback buf;
-	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
@@ -209,17 +206,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, filldir, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, filldir, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	lastdirent = buf.previous;
 	if (lastdirent) {
-		if (put_user(file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
+		if (put_user(f.file->f_pos, &lastdirent->d_off))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -272,17 +269,16 @@ efault:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct linux_dirent64 __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct linux_dirent64 __user * lastdirent;
 	struct getdents_callback64 buf;
-	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
@@ -290,17 +286,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 	buf.count = count;
 	buf.error = 0;
 
-	error = vfs_readdir(file, filldir64, &buf);
+	error = vfs_readdir(f.file, filldir64, &buf);
 	if (error >= 0)
 		error = buf.error;
 	lastdirent = buf.previous;
 	if (lastdirent) {
-		typeof(lastdirent->d_off) d_off = file->f_pos;
+		typeof(lastdirent->d_off) d_off = f.file->f_pos;
 		if (__put_user(d_off, &lastdirent->d_off))
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/select.c b/fs/select.c
index ffdd16d6e691..2ef72d965036 100644
--- a/fs/select.c
+++ b/fs/select.c
@@ -428,8 +428,6 @@ int do_select(int n, fd_set_bits *fds, struct timespec *end_time)
 		for (i = 0; i < n; ++rinp, ++routp, ++rexp) {
 			unsigned long in, out, ex, all_bits, bit = 1, mask, j;
 			unsigned long res_in = 0, res_out = 0, res_ex = 0;
-			const struct file_operations *f_op = NULL;
-			struct file *file = NULL;
 
 			in = *inp++; out = *outp++; ex = *exp++;
 			all_bits = in | out | ex;
@@ -439,20 +437,21 @@ int do_select(int n, fd_set_bits *fds, struct timespec *end_time)
 			}
 
 			for (j = 0; j < BITS_PER_LONG; ++j, ++i, bit <<= 1) {
-				int fput_needed;
+				struct fd f;
 				if (i >= n)
 					break;
 				if (!(bit & all_bits))
 					continue;
-				file = fget_light(i, &fput_needed);
-				if (file) {
-					f_op = file->f_op;
+				f = fdget(i);
+				if (f.file) {
+					const struct file_operations *f_op;
+					f_op = f.file->f_op;
 					mask = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 					if (f_op && f_op->poll) {
 						wait_key_set(wait, in, out, bit);
-						mask = (*f_op->poll)(file, wait);
+						mask = (*f_op->poll)(f.file, wait);
 					}
-					fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+					fdput(f);
 					if ((mask & POLLIN_SET) && (in & bit)) {
 						res_in |= bit;
 						retval++;
@@ -725,20 +724,17 @@ static inline unsigned int do_pollfd(struct pollfd *pollfd, poll_table *pwait)
 	mask = 0;
 	fd = pollfd->fd;
 	if (fd >= 0) {
-		int fput_needed;
-		struct file * file;
-
-		file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
+		struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 		mask = POLLNVAL;
-		if (file != NULL) {
+		if (f.file) {
 			mask = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
-			if (file->f_op && file->f_op->poll) {
+			if (f.file->f_op && f.file->f_op->poll) {
 				pwait->_key = pollfd->events|POLLERR|POLLHUP;
-				mask = file->f_op->poll(file, pwait);
+				mask = f.file->f_op->poll(f.file, pwait);
 			}
 			/* Mask out unneeded events. */
 			mask &= pollfd->events | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
-			fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+			fdput(f);
 		}
 	}
 	pollfd->revents = mask;
diff --git a/fs/signalfd.c b/fs/signalfd.c
index 9f35a37173de..8bee4e570911 100644
--- a/fs/signalfd.c
+++ b/fs/signalfd.c
@@ -269,13 +269,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask,
 		if (ufd < 0)
 			kfree(ctx);
 	} else {
-		int fput_needed;
-		struct file *file = fget_light(ufd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!file)
+		struct fd f = fdget(ufd);
+		if (!f.file)
 			return -EBADF;
-		ctx = file->private_data;
-		if (file->f_op != &signalfd_fops) {
-			fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		ctx = f.file->private_data;
+		if (f.file->f_op != &signalfd_fops) {
+			fdput(f);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask,
 		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 
 		wake_up(&current->sighand->signalfd_wqh);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	return ufd;
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 41514dd89462..13e5b4776e7a 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1666,9 +1666,8 @@ static long vmsplice_to_pipe(struct file *file, const struct iovec __user *iov,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, iov,
 		unsigned long, nr_segs, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	long error;
-	int fput;
 
 	if (unlikely(nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1676,14 +1675,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, iov,
 		return 0;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput);
-	if (file) {
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
-			error = vmsplice_to_pipe(file, iov, nr_segs, flags);
-		else if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
-			error = vmsplice_to_user(file, iov, nr_segs, flags);
-
-		fput_light(file, fput);
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+			error = vmsplice_to_pipe(f.file, iov, nr_segs, flags);
+		else if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
+			error = vmsplice_to_user(f.file, iov, nr_segs, flags);
+
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -1693,30 +1692,27 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(splice, int, fd_in, loff_t __user *, off_in,
 		int, fd_out, loff_t __user *, off_out,
 		size_t, len, unsigned int, flags)
 {
+	struct fd in, out;
 	long error;
-	struct file *in, *out;
-	int fput_in, fput_out;
 
 	if (unlikely(!len))
 		return 0;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
-	in = fget_light(fd_in, &fput_in);
-	if (in) {
-		if (in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-			out = fget_light(fd_out, &fput_out);
-			if (out) {
-				if (out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
-					error = do_splice(in, off_in,
-							  out, off_out,
+	in = fdget(fd_in);
+	if (in.file) {
+		if (in.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
+			out = fdget(fd_out);
+			if (out.file) {
+				if (out.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+					error = do_splice(in.file, off_in,
+							  out.file, off_out,
 							  len, flags);
-				fput_light(out, fput_out);
+				fdput(out);
 			}
 		}
-
-		fput_light(in, fput_in);
+		fdput(in);
 	}
-
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2027,26 +2023,25 @@ static long do_tee(struct file *in, struct file *out, size_t len,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(tee, int, fdin, int, fdout, size_t, len, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	struct file *in;
-	int error, fput_in;
+	struct fd in;
+	int error;
 
 	if (unlikely(!len))
 		return 0;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
-	in = fget_light(fdin, &fput_in);
-	if (in) {
-		if (in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-			int fput_out;
-			struct file *out = fget_light(fdout, &fput_out);
-
-			if (out) {
-				if (out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
-					error = do_tee(in, out, len, flags);
-				fput_light(out, fput_out);
+	in = fdget(fdin);
+	if (in.file) {
+		if (in.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
+			struct fd out = fdget(fdout);
+			if (out.file) {
+				if (out.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+					error = do_tee(in.file, out.file,
+							len, flags);
+				fdput(out);
 			}
 		}
- 		fput_light(in, fput_in);
+ 		fdput(in);
  	}
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 40780229a032..ee18fa122ae0 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_getattr);
 
 int vfs_fstat(unsigned int fd, struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *f = fget_raw_light(fd, &fput_needed);
+	struct fd f = fdget_raw(fd);
 	int error = -EBADF;
 
-	if (f) {
-		error = vfs_getattr(f->f_path.mnt, f->f_path.dentry, stat);
-		fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		error = vfs_getattr(f.file->f_path.mnt, f.file->f_path.dentry,
+				    stat);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/statfs.c b/fs/statfs.c
index 95ad5c0e586c..f8e832e6f0a2 100644
--- a/fs/statfs.c
+++ b/fs/statfs.c
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ int user_statfs(const char __user *pathname, struct kstatfs *st)
 
 int fd_statfs(int fd, struct kstatfs *st)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	int error = -EBADF;
-	if (file) {
-		error = vfs_statfs(&file->f_path, st);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		error = vfs_statfs(&f.file->f_path, st);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index eb8722dc556f..14eefeb44636 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -148,21 +148,19 @@ void emergency_sync(void)
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(syncfs, int, fd)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int ret;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
-	sb = file->f_dentry->d_sb;
+	sb = f.file->f_dentry->d_sb;
 
 	down_read(&sb->s_umount);
 	ret = sync_filesystem(sb);
 	up_read(&sb->s_umount);
 
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -201,14 +199,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_fsync);
 
 static int do_fsync(unsigned int fd, int datasync)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	int ret = -EBADF;
-	int fput_needed;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		ret = vfs_fsync(file, datasync);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	if (f.file) {
+		ret = vfs_fsync(f.file, datasync);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -291,10 +287,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(sync_file_range)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t nbytes,
 				unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	loff_t endbyte;			/* inclusive */
-	int fput_needed;
 	umode_t i_mode;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -333,17 +328,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(sync_file_range)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t nbytes,
 		endbyte--;		/* inclusive */
 
 	ret = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		goto out;
 
-	i_mode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode;
+	i_mode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode;
 	ret = -ESPIPE;
 	if (!S_ISREG(i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(i_mode) &&
 			!S_ISLNK(i_mode))
 		goto out_put;
 
-	mapping = file->f_mapping;
+	mapping = f.file->f_mapping;
 	if (!mapping) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_put;
@@ -366,7 +361,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(sync_file_range)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t nbytes,
 		ret = filemap_fdatawait_range(mapping, offset, endbyte);
 
 out_put:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/timerfd.c b/fs/timerfd.c
index dd91e9420c9e..d03822bbf190 100644
--- a/fs/timerfd.c
+++ b/fs/timerfd.c
@@ -234,19 +234,17 @@ static const struct file_operations timerfd_fops = {
 	.llseek		= noop_llseek,
 };
 
-static struct file *timerfd_fget(int fd, int *fput_needed)
+static int timerfd_fget(int fd, struct fd *p)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-
-	file = fget_light(fd, fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
-	if (file->f_op != &timerfd_fops) {
-		fput_light(file, *fput_needed);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
+	if (f.file->f_op != &timerfd_fops) {
+		fdput(f);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
-	return file;
+	*p = f;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_create, int, clockid, int, flags)
@@ -284,10 +282,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 		const struct itimerspec __user *, utmr,
 		struct itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct timerfd_ctx *ctx;
 	struct itimerspec ktmr, kotmr;
-	int ret, fput_needed;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&ktmr, utmr, sizeof(ktmr)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -297,10 +295,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 	    !timespec_valid(&ktmr.it_interval))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	file = timerfd_fget(ufd, &fput_needed);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return PTR_ERR(file);
-	ctx = file->private_data;
+	ret = timerfd_fget(ufd, &f);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ctx = f.file->private_data;
 
 	timerfd_setup_cancel(ctx, flags);
 
@@ -334,7 +332,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 	ret = timerfd_setup(ctx, flags, &ktmr);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	if (otmr && copy_to_user(otmr, &kotmr, sizeof(kotmr)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -343,15 +341,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(timerfd_settime, int, ufd, int, flags,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_gettime, int, ufd, struct itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 {
-	struct file *file;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct timerfd_ctx *ctx;
 	struct itimerspec kotmr;
-	int fput_needed;
-
-	file = timerfd_fget(ufd, &fput_needed);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return PTR_ERR(file);
-	ctx = file->private_data;
+	int ret = timerfd_fget(ufd, &f);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ctx = f.file->private_data;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
 	if (ctx->expired && ctx->tintv.tv64) {
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(timerfd_gettime, int, ufd, struct itimerspec __user *, otmr)
 	kotmr.it_value = ktime_to_timespec(timerfd_get_remaining(ctx));
 	kotmr.it_interval = ktime_to_timespec(ctx->tintv);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 
 	return copy_to_user(otmr, &kotmr, sizeof(kotmr)) ? -EFAULT: 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index fa4dbe451e27..bb0696a41735 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -140,19 +140,18 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (filename == NULL && dfd != AT_FDCWD) {
-		int fput_needed;
-		struct file *file;
+		struct fd f;
 
 		if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 			goto out;
 
-		file = fget_light(dfd, &fput_needed);
+		f = fdget(dfd);
 		error = -EBADF;
-		if (!file)
+		if (!f.file)
 			goto out;
 
-		error = utimes_common(&file->f_path, times);
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		error = utimes_common(&f.file->f_path, times);
+		fdput(f);
 	} else {
 		struct path path;
 		int lookup_flags = 0;
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 4d45b7189e7e..14a7e2544fe3 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -399,22 +399,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(lsetxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fsetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
 		const void __user *,value, size_t, size, int, flags)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *f;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int error = -EBADF;
 
-	f = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!f)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	dentry = f->f_path.dentry;
+	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
-	error = mnt_want_write_file(f);
+	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-		mnt_drop_write_file(f);
+		mnt_drop_write_file(f.file);
 	}
-	fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -495,16 +493,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(lgetxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fgetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
 		void __user *, value, size_t, size)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *f;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t error = -EBADF;
 
-	f = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!f)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f->f_path.dentry);
-	error = getxattr(f->f_path.dentry, name, value, size);
-	fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	error = getxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, name, value, size);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -576,16 +572,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(llistxattr, const char __user *, pathname, char __user *, list,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(flistxattr, int, fd, char __user *, list, size_t, size)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *f;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	ssize_t error = -EBADF;
 
-	f = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!f)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f->f_path.dentry);
-	error = listxattr(f->f_path.dentry, list, size);
-	fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	error = listxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, list, size);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -645,22 +639,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lremovexattr, const char __user *, pathname,
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fremovexattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *f;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int error = -EBADF;
 
-	f = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!f)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	dentry = f->f_path.dentry;
+	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
-	error = mnt_want_write_file(f);
+	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = removexattr(dentry, name);
-		mnt_drop_write_file(f);
+		mnt_drop_write_file(f.file);
 	}
-	fput_light(f, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
index e6cdf224d7ea..b9b8646e62db 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
@@ -48,44 +48,44 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	xfs_swapext_t	*sxp)
 {
 	xfs_inode_t     *ip, *tip;
-	struct file	*file, *tmp_file;
-	int		error = 0, fput_needed, fput_needed_tmp;
+	struct fd	f, tmp;
+	int		error = 0;
 
 	/* Pull information for the target fd */
-	file = fget_light((int)sxp->sx_fdtarget, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file) {
+	f = fdget((int)sxp->sx_fdtarget);
+	if (!f.file) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
-	    !(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
-	    (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
+	if (!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    !(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    (f.file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EBADF);
 		goto out_put_file;
 	}
 
-	tmp_file = fget_light((int)sxp->sx_fdtmp, &fput_needed_tmp);
-	if (!tmp_file) {
+	tmp = fdget((int)sxp->sx_fdtmp);
+	if (!tmp.file) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		goto out_put_file;
 	}
 
-	if (!(tmp_file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
-	    !(tmp_file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
-	    (tmp_file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
+	if (!(tmp.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    !(tmp.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    (tmp.file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EBADF);
 		goto out_put_tmp_file;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_SWAPFILE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) ||
-	    IS_SWAPFILE(tmp_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)) {
+	if (IS_SWAPFILE(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode) ||
+	    IS_SWAPFILE(tmp.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		goto out_put_tmp_file;
 	}
 
-	ip = XFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	tip = XFS_I(tmp_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	ip = XFS_I(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	tip = XFS_I(tmp.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 
 	if (ip->i_mount != tip->i_mount) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	error = xfs_swap_extents(ip, tip, sxp);
 
  out_put_tmp_file:
-	fput_light(tmp_file, fput_needed_tmp);
+	fdput(tmp);
  out_put_file:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
  out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index 21483eac402d..8305f2ac6773 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ xfs_find_handle(
 	int			hsize;
 	xfs_handle_t		handle;
 	struct inode		*inode;
-	struct file		*file = NULL;
+	struct fd		f;
 	struct path		path;
-	int			error, fput_needed;
+	int			error;
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip;
 
 	if (cmd == XFS_IOC_FD_TO_HANDLE) {
-		file = fget_light(hreq->fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (!file)
+		f = fdget(hreq->fd);
+		if (!f.file)
 			return -EBADF;
-		inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	} else {
 		error = user_lpath((const char __user *)hreq->path, &path);
 		if (error)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ xfs_find_handle(
 
  out_put:
 	if (cmd == XFS_IOC_FD_TO_HANDLE)
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(f);
 	else
 		path_put(&path);
 	return error;
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index c38bfbff4647..cbacf4faf447 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ static inline struct fd fdget(unsigned int fd)
 	return (struct fd){f,b};
 }
 
+extern struct file *fget_raw(unsigned int fd);
+extern struct file *fget_raw_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed);
+
 static inline struct fd fdget_raw(unsigned int fd)
 {
 	int b;
@@ -54,8 +57,6 @@ static inline struct fd fdget_raw(unsigned int fd)
 	return (struct fd){f,b};
 }
 
-extern struct file *fget_raw(unsigned int fd);
-extern struct file *fget_raw_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed);
 extern int f_dupfd(unsigned int from, struct file *file, unsigned flags);
 extern int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags);
 extern void set_close_on_exec(unsigned int fd, int flag);
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 5db1b69500fd..6d255e535d03 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedsend, mqd_t, mqdes, const char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 		size_t, msg_len, unsigned int, msg_prio,
 		const struct timespec __user *, u_abs_timeout)
 {
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ext_wait_queue wait;
 	struct ext_wait_queue *receiver;
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedsend, mqd_t, mqdes, const char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 	ktime_t expires, *timeout = NULL;
 	struct timespec ts;
 	struct posix_msg_tree_node *new_leaf = NULL;
-	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (u_abs_timeout) {
 		int res = prepare_timeout(u_abs_timeout, &expires, &ts);
@@ -967,21 +967,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedsend, mqd_t, mqdes, const char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 
 	audit_mq_sendrecv(mqdes, msg_len, msg_prio, timeout ? &ts : NULL);
 
-	filp = fget_light(mqdes, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(!filp)) {
+	f = fdget(mqdes);
+	if (unlikely(!f.file)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, filp->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
 
-	if (unlikely(!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))) {
+	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedsend, mqd_t, mqdes, const char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 	}
 
 	if (info->attr.mq_curmsgs == info->attr.mq_maxmsg) {
-		if (filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+		if (f.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		} else {
 			wait.task = current;
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ out_free:
 	if (ret)
 		free_msg(msg_ptr);
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1067,14 +1067,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedreceive, mqd_t, mqdes, char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
 	struct msg_msg *msg_ptr;
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct mqueue_inode_info *info;
 	struct ext_wait_queue wait;
 	ktime_t expires, *timeout = NULL;
 	struct timespec ts;
 	struct posix_msg_tree_node *new_leaf = NULL;
-	int fput_needed;
 
 	if (u_abs_timeout) {
 		int res = prepare_timeout(u_abs_timeout, &expires, &ts);
@@ -1085,21 +1084,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedreceive, mqd_t, mqdes, char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 
 	audit_mq_sendrecv(mqdes, msg_len, 0, timeout ? &ts : NULL);
 
-	filp = fget_light(mqdes, &fput_needed);
-	if (unlikely(!filp)) {
+	f = fdget(mqdes);
+	if (unlikely(!f.file)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, filp->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
 
-	if (unlikely(!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ))) {
+	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
@@ -1131,7 +1130,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedreceive, mqd_t, mqdes, char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 	}
 
 	if (info->attr.mq_curmsgs == 0) {
-		if (filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+		if (f.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			spin_unlock(&info->lock);
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		} else {
@@ -1161,7 +1160,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedreceive, mqd_t, mqdes, char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 		free_msg(msg_ptr);
 	}
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1174,8 +1173,8 @@ out:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mq_notify, mqd_t, mqdes,
 		const struct sigevent __user *, u_notification)
 {
-	int ret, fput_needed;
-	struct file *filp;
+	int ret;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct sock *sock;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct sigevent notification;
@@ -1221,13 +1220,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mq_notify, mqd_t, mqdes,
 			skb_put(nc, NOTIFY_COOKIE_LEN);
 			/* and attach it to the socket */
 retry:
-			filp = fget_light(notification.sigev_signo, &fput_needed);
-			if (!filp) {
+			f = fdget(notification.sigev_signo);
+			if (!f.file) {
 				ret = -EBADF;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			sock = netlink_getsockbyfilp(filp);
-			fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+			sock = netlink_getsockbyfilp(f.file);
+			fdput(f);
 			if (IS_ERR(sock)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(sock);
 				sock = NULL;
@@ -1246,14 +1245,14 @@ retry:
 		}
 	}
 
-	filp = fget_light(mqdes, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp) {
+	f = fdget(mqdes);
+	if (!f.file) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
@@ -1293,7 +1292,7 @@ retry:
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&info->lock);
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	if (sock) {
 		netlink_detachskb(sock, nc);
@@ -1309,8 +1308,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mq_getsetattr, mqd_t, mqdes,
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mq_attr mqstat, omqstat;
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *filp;
+	struct fd f;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct mqueue_inode_info *info;
 
@@ -1321,14 +1319,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mq_getsetattr, mqd_t, mqdes,
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	filp = fget_light(mqdes, &fput_needed);
-	if (!filp) {
+	f = fdget(mqdes);
+	if (!f.file) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-	if (unlikely(filp->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
+	inode = f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	if (unlikely(f.file->f_op != &mqueue_file_operations)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
@@ -1337,15 +1335,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mq_getsetattr, mqd_t, mqdes,
 	spin_lock(&info->lock);
 
 	omqstat = info->attr;
-	omqstat.mq_flags = filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK;
+	omqstat.mq_flags = f.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK;
 	if (u_mqstat) {
 		audit_mq_getsetattr(mqdes, &mqstat);
-		spin_lock(&filp->f_lock);
+		spin_lock(&f.file->f_lock);
 		if (mqstat.mq_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
-			filp->f_flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+			f.file->f_flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
 		else
-			filp->f_flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
-		spin_unlock(&filp->f_lock);
+			f.file->f_flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+		spin_unlock(&f.file->f_lock);
 
 		inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	}
@@ -1358,7 +1356,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mq_getsetattr, mqd_t, mqdes,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 
 out_fput:
-	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 2bd199bfaef8..bd9c5bca42ae 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -467,14 +467,13 @@ static inline int perf_cgroup_connect(int fd, struct perf_event *event,
 {
 	struct perf_cgroup *cgrp;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
-	struct file *file;
-	int ret = 0, fput_needed;
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	css = cgroup_css_from_dir(file, perf_subsys_id);
+	css = cgroup_css_from_dir(f.file, perf_subsys_id);
 	if (IS_ERR(css)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(css);
 		goto out;
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ static inline int perf_cgroup_connect(int fd, struct perf_event *event,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 out:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3233,21 +3232,18 @@ unlock:
 
 static const struct file_operations perf_fops;
 
-static struct file *perf_fget_light(int fd, int *fput_needed)
+static inline int perf_fget_light(int fd, struct fd *p)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-
-	file = fget_light(fd, fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
 
-	if (file->f_op != &perf_fops) {
-		fput_light(file, *fput_needed);
-		*fput_needed = 0;
-		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+	if (f.file->f_op != &perf_fops) {
+		fdput(f);
+		return -EBADF;
 	}
-
-	return file;
+	*p = f;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -3279,22 +3275,19 @@ static long perf_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	case PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT:
 	{
-		struct file *output_file = NULL;
-		struct perf_event *output_event = NULL;
-		int fput_needed = 0;
 		int ret;
-
 		if (arg != -1) {
-			output_file = perf_fget_light(arg, &fput_needed);
-			if (IS_ERR(output_file))
-				return PTR_ERR(output_file);
-			output_event = output_file->private_data;
+			struct perf_event *output_event;
+			struct fd output;
+			ret = perf_fget_light(arg, &output);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			output_event = output.file->private_data;
+			ret = perf_event_set_output(event, output_event);
+			fdput(output);
+		} else {
+			ret = perf_event_set_output(event, NULL);
 		}
-
-		ret = perf_event_set_output(event, output_event);
-		if (output_event)
-			fput_light(output_file, fput_needed);
-
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -6229,12 +6222,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx;
 	struct file *event_file = NULL;
-	struct file *group_file = NULL;
+	struct fd group = {NULL, 0};
 	struct task_struct *task = NULL;
 	struct pmu *pmu;
 	int event_fd;
 	int move_group = 0;
-	int fput_needed = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	/* for future expandability... */
@@ -6269,12 +6261,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		return event_fd;
 
 	if (group_fd != -1) {
-		group_file = perf_fget_light(group_fd, &fput_needed);
-		if (IS_ERR(group_file)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(group_file);
+		err = perf_fget_light(group_fd, &group);
+		if (err)
 			goto err_fd;
-		}
-		group_leader = group_file->private_data;
+		group_leader = group.file->private_data;
 		if (flags & PERF_FLAG_FD_OUTPUT)
 			output_event = group_leader;
 		if (flags & PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP)
@@ -6450,7 +6440,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	 * of the group leader will find the pointer to itself in
 	 * perf_group_detach().
 	 */
-	fput_light(group_file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(group);
 	fd_install(event_fd, event_file);
 	return event_fd;
 
@@ -6464,7 +6454,7 @@ err_task:
 	if (task)
 		put_task_struct(task);
 err_group_fd:
-	fput_light(group_file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(group);
 err_fd:
 	put_unused_fd(event_fd);
 	return err;
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 0cb4283df884..f9492284e5d2 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1788,15 +1788,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(umask, int, mask)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
 static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 {
-	struct file *exe_file;
+	struct fd exe;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	int err, fput_needed;
+	int err;
 
-	exe_file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!exe_file)
+	exe = fdget(fd);
+	if (!exe.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	dentry = exe_file->f_path.dentry;
+	dentry = exe.file->f_path.dentry;
 
 	/*
 	 * Because the original mm->exe_file points to executable file, make
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 	 */
 	err = -EACCES;
 	if (!S_ISREG(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)	||
-	    exe_file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+	    exe.file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
 		goto exit;
 
 	err = inode_permission(dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
@@ -1839,12 +1839,12 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 		goto exit_unlock;
 
 	err = 0;
-	set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file);	/* this grabs a reference to exe_file */
+	set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe.file);	/* this grabs a reference to exe.file */
 exit_unlock:
 	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 exit:
-	fput_light(exe_file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(exe);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index d0a32796550f..5116b7e5962e 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -415,16 +415,15 @@ static int cgroupstats_user_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *na;
 	size_t size;
 	u32 fd;
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
 
 	na = info->attrs[CGROUPSTATS_CMD_ATTR_FD];
 	if (!na)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	fd = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[CGROUPSTATS_CMD_ATTR_FD]);
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (!file)
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
 		return 0;
 
 	size = nla_total_size(sizeof(struct cgroupstats));
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ static int cgroupstats_user_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	stats = nla_data(na);
 	memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));
 
-	rc = cgroupstats_build(stats, file->f_dentry);
+	rc = cgroupstats_build(stats, f.file->f_dentry);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		nlmsg_free(rep_skb);
 		goto err;
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ static int cgroupstats_user_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	rc = send_reply(rep_skb, info);
 
 err:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/fadvise.c b/mm/fadvise.c
index a83245763cf8..a47f0f50c89f 100644
--- a/mm/fadvise.c
+++ b/mm/fadvise.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE(fadvise64_64)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {
-	int fput_needed;
-	struct file *file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
 	loff_t endbyte;			/* inclusive */
@@ -36,15 +35,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fadvise64_64)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 	unsigned long nrpages;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!file)
+	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	if (S_ISFIFO(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISFIFO(f.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
 		ret = -ESPIPE;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mapping = file->f_mapping;
+	mapping = f.file->f_mapping;
 	if (!mapping || len < 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -77,21 +76,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fadvise64_64)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 
 	switch (advice) {
 	case POSIX_FADV_NORMAL:
-		file->f_ra.ra_pages = bdi->ra_pages;
-		spin_lock(&file->f_lock);
-		file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_RANDOM;
-		spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
+		f.file->f_ra.ra_pages = bdi->ra_pages;
+		spin_lock(&f.file->f_lock);
+		f.file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_RANDOM;
+		spin_unlock(&f.file->f_lock);
 		break;
 	case POSIX_FADV_RANDOM:
-		spin_lock(&file->f_lock);
-		file->f_mode |= FMODE_RANDOM;
-		spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
+		spin_lock(&f.file->f_lock);
+		f.file->f_mode |= FMODE_RANDOM;
+		spin_unlock(&f.file->f_lock);
 		break;
 	case POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL:
-		file->f_ra.ra_pages = bdi->ra_pages * 2;
-		spin_lock(&file->f_lock);
-		file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_RANDOM;
-		spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
+		f.file->f_ra.ra_pages = bdi->ra_pages * 2;
+		spin_lock(&f.file->f_lock);
+		f.file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_RANDOM;
+		spin_unlock(&f.file->f_lock);
 		break;
 	case POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED:
 		/* First and last PARTIAL page! */
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fadvise64_64)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 		 * Ignore return value because fadvise() shall return
 		 * success even if filesystem can't retrieve a hint,
 		 */
-		force_page_cache_readahead(mapping, file, start_index,
+		force_page_cache_readahead(mapping, f.file, start_index,
 					   nrpages);
 		break;
 	case POSIX_FADV_NOREUSE:
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fadvise64_64)(int fd, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 out:
-	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+	fdput(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_WRAPPERS
diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index 1011111e2bf4..7963f2391236 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -579,20 +579,19 @@ do_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE(readahead)(int fd, loff_t offset, size_t count)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
-	struct file *file;
-	int fput_needed;
+	struct fd f;
 
 	ret = -EBADF;
-	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
-	if (file) {
-		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-			struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (f.file) {
+		if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
+			struct address_space *mapping = f.file->f_mapping;
 			pgoff_t start = offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 			pgoff_t end = (offset + count - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 			unsigned long len = end - start + 1;
-			ret = do_readahead(mapping, file, start, len);
+			ret = do_readahead(mapping, f.file, start, len);
 		}
-		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
+		fdput(f);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }