diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 1d06c560c5e6..6fe5e8f7017c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3451,6 +3451,12 @@ static int tun_chr_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 	struct tun_file *tfile = file->private_data;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (on) {
+		ret = file_f_owner_allocate(file);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	if ((ret = fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &tfile->fasync)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 407b0d87b7c1..7ae0c8934f42 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2225,6 +2225,12 @@ static int __tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, file_inode(filp), "tty_fasync"))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (on) {
+		retval = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+		if (retval)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	retval = fasync_helper(fd, filp, on, &tty->fasync);
 	if (retval <= 0)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 300e5d9ad913..0587a0e221a6 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <asm/siginfo.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
+#include "internal.h"
+
 #define SETFL_MASK (O_APPEND | O_NONBLOCK | O_NDELAY | O_DIRECT | O_NOATIME)
 
 static int setfl(int fd, struct file * filp, unsigned int arg)
@@ -87,22 +89,64 @@ static int setfl(int fd, struct file * filp, unsigned int arg)
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Allocate an file->f_owner struct if it doesn't exist, handling racing
+ * allocations correctly.
+ */
+int file_f_owner_allocate(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
+
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(file);
+	if (f_owner)
+		return 0;
+
+	f_owner = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fown_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!f_owner)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rwlock_init(&f_owner->lock);
+	f_owner->file = file;
+	/* If someone else raced us, drop our allocation. */
+	if (unlikely(cmpxchg(&file->f_owner, NULL, f_owner)))
+		kfree(f_owner);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_f_owner_allocate);
+
+void file_f_owner_release(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
+
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(file);
+	if (f_owner) {
+		put_pid(f_owner->pid);
+		kfree(f_owner);
+	}
+}
+
 static void f_modown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
                      int force)
 {
-	write_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
-	if (force || !filp->f_owner.pid) {
-		put_pid(filp->f_owner.pid);
-		filp->f_owner.pid = get_pid(pid);
-		filp->f_owner.pid_type = type;
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
+
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(filp);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!f_owner))
+		return;
+
+	write_lock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
+	if (force || !f_owner->pid) {
+		put_pid(f_owner->pid);
+		f_owner->pid = get_pid(pid);
+		f_owner->pid_type = type;
 
 		if (pid) {
 			const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
-			filp->f_owner.uid = cred->uid;
-			filp->f_owner.euid = cred->euid;
+			f_owner->uid = cred->uid;
+			f_owner->euid = cred->euid;
 		}
 	}
-	write_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
 }
 
 void __f_setown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
@@ -119,6 +163,8 @@ int f_setown(struct file *filp, int who, int force)
 	struct pid *pid = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	type = PIDTYPE_TGID;
 	if (who < 0) {
 		/* avoid overflow below */
@@ -129,6 +175,10 @@ int f_setown(struct file *filp, int who, int force)
 		who = -who;
 	}
 
+	ret = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (who) {
 		pid = find_vpid(who);
@@ -152,16 +202,21 @@ void f_delown(struct file *filp)
 pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp)
 {
 	pid_t pid = 0;
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
 
-	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(filp);
+	if (!f_owner)
+		return pid;
+
+	read_lock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (pid_task(filp->f_owner.pid, filp->f_owner.pid_type)) {
-		pid = pid_vnr(filp->f_owner.pid);
-		if (filp->f_owner.pid_type == PIDTYPE_PGID)
+	if (pid_task(f_owner->pid, f_owner->pid_type)) {
+		pid = pid_vnr(f_owner->pid);
+		if (f_owner->pid_type == PIDTYPE_PGID)
 			pid = -pid;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	read_unlock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
 	return pid;
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +249,10 @@ static int f_setown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ret = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	pid = find_vpid(owner.pid);
 	if (owner.pid && !pid)
@@ -210,13 +269,20 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	struct f_owner_ex __user *owner_p = (void __user *)arg;
 	struct f_owner_ex owner = {};
 	int ret = 0;
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
+	enum pid_type pid_type = PIDTYPE_PID;
 
-	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (pid_task(filp->f_owner.pid, filp->f_owner.pid_type))
-		owner.pid = pid_vnr(filp->f_owner.pid);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	switch (filp->f_owner.pid_type) {
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(filp);
+	if (f_owner) {
+		read_lock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		if (pid_task(f_owner->pid, f_owner->pid_type))
+			owner.pid = pid_vnr(f_owner->pid);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		pid_type = f_owner->pid_type;
+	}
+
+	switch (pid_type) {
 	case PIDTYPE_PID:
 		owner.type = F_OWNER_TID;
 		break;
@@ -234,7 +300,8 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	}
-	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	if (f_owner)
+		read_unlock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = copy_to_user(owner_p, &owner, sizeof(owner));
@@ -248,14 +315,18 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 static int f_getowner_uids(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct user_namespace *user_ns = current_user_ns();
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
 	uid_t __user *dst = (void __user *)arg;
-	uid_t src[2];
+	uid_t src[2] = {0, 0};
 	int err;
 
-	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
-	src[0] = from_kuid(user_ns, filp->f_owner.uid);
-	src[1] = from_kuid(user_ns, filp->f_owner.euid);
-	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(filp);
+	if (f_owner) {
+		read_lock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
+		src[0] = from_kuid(user_ns, f_owner->uid);
+		src[1] = from_kuid(user_ns, f_owner->euid);
+		read_unlock_irq(&f_owner->lock);
+	}
 
 	err  = put_user(src[0], &dst[0]);
 	err |= put_user(src[1], &dst[1]);
@@ -343,6 +414,30 @@ static long f_dupfd_query(int fd, struct file *filp)
 	return f.file == filp;
 }
 
+static int f_owner_sig(struct file *filp, int signum, bool setsig)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct fown_struct *f_owner;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (setsig) {
+		if (!valid_signal(signum))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	f_owner = file_f_owner(filp);
+	if (setsig)
+		f_owner->signum = signum;
+	else if (f_owner)
+		ret = f_owner->signum;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static long do_fcntl(int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -421,15 +516,10 @@ static long do_fcntl(int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		err = f_getowner_uids(filp, arg);
 		break;
 	case F_GETSIG:
-		err = filp->f_owner.signum;
+		err = f_owner_sig(filp, 0, false);
 		break;
 	case F_SETSIG:
-		/* arg == 0 restores default behaviour. */
-		if (!valid_signal(argi)) {
-			break;
-		}
-		err = 0;
-		filp->f_owner.signum = argi;
+		err = f_owner_sig(filp, argi, true);
 		break;
 	case F_GETLEASE:
 		err = fcntl_getlease(filp);
@@ -844,14 +934,19 @@ static void send_sigurg_to_task(struct task_struct *p,
 		do_send_sig_info(SIGURG, SEND_SIG_PRIV, p, type);
 }
 
-int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown)
+int send_sigurg(struct file *file)
 {
+	struct fown_struct *fown;
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	enum pid_type type;
 	struct pid *pid;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	
+	fown = file_f_owner(file);
+	if (!fown)
+		return 0;
+
 	read_lock_irqsave(&fown->lock, flags);
 
 	type = fown->pid_type;
@@ -1027,13 +1122,16 @@ static void kill_fasync_rcu(struct fasync_struct *fa, int sig, int band)
 		}
 		read_lock_irqsave(&fa->fa_lock, flags);
 		if (fa->fa_file) {
-			fown = &fa->fa_file->f_owner;
+			fown = file_f_owner(fa->fa_file);
+			if (!fown)
+				goto next;
 			/* Don't send SIGURG to processes which have not set a
 			   queued signum: SIGURG has its own default signalling
 			   mechanism. */
 			if (!(sig == SIGURG && fown->signum == 0))
 				send_sigio(fown, fa->fa_fd, band);
 		}
+next:
 		read_unlock_irqrestore(&fa->fa_lock, flags);
 		fa = rcu_dereference(fa->fa_next);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index ca7843dde56d..fdf98709dde2 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	rwlock_init(&f->f_owner.lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&f->f_lock);
 	mutex_init(&f->f_pos_lock);
 	f->f_flags = flags;
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ static void __fput(struct file *file)
 		cdev_put(inode->i_cdev);
 	}
 	fops_put(file->f_op);
-	put_pid(file->f_owner.pid);
+	file_f_owner_release(file);
 	put_file_access(file);
 	dput(dentry);
 	if (unlikely(mode & FMODE_NEED_UNMOUNT))
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index cdd73209eecb..8c1b7acbbe8f 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -337,3 +337,4 @@ static inline bool path_mounted(const struct path *path)
 {
 	return path->mnt->mnt_root == path->dentry;
 }
+void file_f_owner_release(struct file *file);
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index e45cad40f8b6..b51b1c395ce6 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ int lease_modify(struct file_lease *fl, int arg, struct list_head *dispose)
 		struct file *filp = fl->c.flc_file;
 
 		f_delown(filp);
-		filp->f_owner.signum = 0;
+		file_f_owner(filp)->signum = 0;
 		fasync_helper(0, fl->c.flc_file, 0, &fl->fl_fasync);
 		if (fl->fl_fasync != NULL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "locks_delete_lock: fasync == %p\n", fl->fl_fasync);
@@ -1783,6 +1783,10 @@ generic_add_lease(struct file *filp, int arg, struct file_lease **flp, void **pr
 	lease = *flp;
 	trace_generic_add_lease(inode, lease);
 
+	error = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	/* Note that arg is never F_UNLCK here */
 	ctx = locks_get_lock_context(inode, arg);
 	if (!ctx)
diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index f3669403fabf..46440fbb8662 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int dnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark, u32 mask,
 			prev = &dn->dn_next;
 			continue;
 		}
-		fown = &dn->dn_filp->f_owner;
+		fown = file_f_owner(dn->dn_filp);
 		send_sigio(fown, dn->dn_fd, POLL_MSG);
 		if (dn->dn_mask & FS_DN_MULTISHOT)
 			prev = &dn->dn_next;
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ int fcntl_dirnotify(int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned int arg)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	error = file_f_owner_allocate(filp);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_err;
+
 	/* set up the new_fsn_mark and new_dn_mark */
 	new_fsn_mark = &new_dn_mark->fsn_mark;
 	fsnotify_init_mark(new_fsn_mark, dnotify_group);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index fb0426f349fc..7af239ca87e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ static inline unsigned imajor(const struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 struct fown_struct {
+	struct file *file;	/* backpointer for security modules */
 	rwlock_t lock;          /* protects pid, uid, euid fields */
 	struct pid *pid;	/* pid or -pgrp where SIGIO should be sent */
 	enum pid_type pid_type;	/* Kind of process group SIGIO should be sent to */
@@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@ struct file {
 	struct mutex		f_pos_lock;
 	loff_t			f_pos;
 	unsigned int		f_flags;
-	struct fown_struct	f_owner;
+	struct fown_struct	*f_owner;
 	const struct cred	*f_cred;
 	struct file_ra_state	f_ra;
 	struct path		f_path;
@@ -1076,6 +1077,12 @@ struct file_lease;
 #define OFFT_OFFSET_MAX	type_max(off_t)
 #endif
 
+int file_f_owner_allocate(struct file *file);
+static inline struct fown_struct *file_f_owner(const struct file *file)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(file->f_owner);
+}
+
 extern void send_sigio(struct fown_struct *fown, int fd, int band);
 
 static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)
@@ -1124,7 +1131,7 @@ extern void __f_setown(struct file *filp, struct pid *, enum pid_type, int force
 extern int f_setown(struct file *filp, int who, int force);
 extern void f_delown(struct file *filp);
 extern pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp);
-extern int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown);
+extern int send_sigurg(struct file *file);
 
 /*
  * sb->s_flags.  Note that these mirror the equivalent MS_* flags where
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 9abc4fe25953..bbe4c58470c3 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -3429,7 +3429,7 @@ static void sock_def_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 void sk_send_sigurg(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	if (sk->sk_socket && sk->sk_socket->file)
-		if (send_sigurg(&sk->sk_socket->file->f_owner))
+		if (send_sigurg(sk->sk_socket->file))
 			sk_wake_async(sk, SOCK_WAKE_URG, POLL_PRI);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_send_sigurg);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index bfa61e005aac..577e1fcbf6df 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3950,7 +3950,7 @@ static int selinux_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec;
 
 	/* struct fown_struct is never outside the context of a struct file */
-	file = container_of(fown, struct file, f_owner);
+	file = fown->file;
 
 	fsec = selinux_file(file);
 
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 4164699cd4f6..cb33920ab67c 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	/*
 	 * struct fown_struct is never outside the context of a struct file
 	 */
-	file = container_of(fown, struct file, f_owner);
+	file = fown->file;
 
 	/* we don't log here as rc can be overriden */
 	blob = smack_file(file);