diff --git a/mm/shmem_acl.c b/mm/shmem_acl.c
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+/*
+ * mm/shmem_acl.c
+ *
+ * (C) 2005 Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@suse.de>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
+#include <linux/generic_acl.h>
+
+/**
+ * shmem_get_acl  -   generic_acl_operations->getacl() operation
+ */
+static struct posix_acl *
+shmem_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
+{
+	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	switch(type) {
+		case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
+			acl = posix_acl_dup(SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl);
+			break;
+
+		case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
+			acl = posix_acl_dup(SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl);
+			break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	return acl;
+}
+
+/**
+ * shmem_get_acl  -   generic_acl_operations->setacl() operation
+ */
+static void
+shmem_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
+{
+	struct posix_acl *free = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	switch(type) {
+		case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
+			free = SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl;
+			SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
+			break;
+
+		case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
+			free = SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl;
+			SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
+			break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	posix_acl_release(free);
+}
+
+struct generic_acl_operations shmem_acl_ops = {
+	.getacl = shmem_get_acl,
+	.setacl = shmem_set_acl,
+};
+
+/**
+ * shmem_list_acl_access, shmem_get_acl_access, shmem_set_acl_access,
+ * shmem_xattr_acl_access_handler  -  plumbing code to implement the
+ * system.posix_acl_access xattr using the generic acl functions.
+ */
+
+static size_t
+shmem_list_acl_access(struct inode *inode, char *list, size_t list_size,
+		      const char *name, size_t name_len)
+{
+	return generic_acl_list(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
+				list, list_size);
+}
+
+static int
+shmem_get_acl_access(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
+		     size_t size)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return generic_acl_get(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, buffer,
+			       size);
+}
+
+static int
+shmem_set_acl_access(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value,
+		     size_t size, int flags)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return generic_acl_set(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, value,
+			       size);
+}
+
+struct xattr_handler shmem_xattr_acl_access_handler = {
+	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,
+	.list	= shmem_list_acl_access,
+	.get	= shmem_get_acl_access,
+	.set	= shmem_set_acl_access,
+};
+
+/**
+ * shmem_list_acl_default, shmem_get_acl_default, shmem_set_acl_default,
+ * shmem_xattr_acl_default_handler  -  plumbing code to implement the
+ * system.posix_acl_default xattr using the generic acl functions.
+ */
+
+static size_t
+shmem_list_acl_default(struct inode *inode, char *list, size_t list_size,
+		       const char *name, size_t name_len)
+{
+	return generic_acl_list(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+				list, list_size);
+}
+
+static int
+shmem_get_acl_default(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
+		      size_t size)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return generic_acl_get(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, buffer,
+			       size);
+}
+
+static int
+shmem_set_acl_default(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value,
+		      size_t size, int flags)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return generic_acl_set(inode, &shmem_acl_ops, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, value,
+			       size);
+}
+
+struct xattr_handler shmem_xattr_acl_default_handler = {
+	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT,
+	.list	= shmem_list_acl_default,
+	.get	= shmem_get_acl_default,
+	.set	= shmem_set_acl_default,
+};
+
+/**
+ * shmem_acl_init  -  Inizialize the acl(s) of a new inode
+ */
+int
+shmem_acl_init(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
+{
+	return generic_acl_init(inode, dir, &shmem_acl_ops);
+}
+
+/**
+ * shmem_acl_destroy_inode  -  destroy acls hanging off the in-memory inode
+ *
+ * This is done before destroying the actual inode.
+ */
+
+void
+shmem_acl_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl)
+		posix_acl_release(SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl);
+	SHMEM_I(inode)->i_acl = NULL;
+	if (SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl)
+		posix_acl_release(SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl);
+	SHMEM_I(inode)->i_default_acl = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * shmem_check_acl  -  check_acl() callback for generic_permission()
+ */
+static int
+shmem_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+	struct posix_acl *acl = shmem_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+
+	if (acl) {
+		int error = posix_acl_permission(inode, acl, mask);
+		posix_acl_release(acl);
+		return error;
+	}
+	return -EAGAIN;
+}
+
+/**
+ * shmem_permission  -  permission() inode operation
+ */
+int
+shmem_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	return generic_permission(inode, mask, shmem_check_acl);
+}