diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 63a1ca4b9dee..b4e685b63f33 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@ static void dnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
  */
 static int dnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				struct inode *inode,
-				struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 				u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 				struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
 	struct dnotify_mark *dn_mark;
 	struct dnotify_struct *dn;
 	struct dnotify_struct **prev;
@@ -95,7 +94,8 @@ static int dnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(vfsmount_mark);
+	if (WARN_ON(fsnotify_iter_vfsmount_mark(iter_info)))
+		return 0;
 
 	dn_mark = container_of(inode_mark, struct dnotify_mark, fsn_mark);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index d94e8031fe5f..f83650486052 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -87,11 +87,12 @@ static int fanotify_get_response(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				       struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmnt_mark,
-				       u32 event_mask,
-				       const void *data, int data_type)
+static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info,
+				       u32 event_mask, const void *data,
+				       int data_type)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
+	struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmnt_mark = fsnotify_iter_vfsmount_mark(iter_info);
 	__u32 marks_mask = 0, marks_ignored_mask = 0;
 	const struct path *path = data;
 
@@ -178,8 +179,6 @@ init: __maybe_unused
 
 static int fanotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				 struct inode *inode,
-				 struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				 struct fsnotify_mark *fanotify_mark,
 				 u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				 const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 				 struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ static int fanotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_ACCESS_PERM != FS_ACCESS_PERM);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_ONDIR != FS_ISDIR);
 
-	if (!fanotify_should_send_event(inode_mark, fanotify_mark, mask, data,
-					data_type))
+	if (!fanotify_should_send_event(iter_info, mask, data, data_type))
 		return 0;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: group=%p inode=%p mask=%x\n", __func__, group, inode,
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 613ec7e5a465..9a63cf07f858 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -184,22 +184,20 @@ int __fsnotify_parent(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__fsnotify_parent);
 
 static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell,
-			 struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-			 struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 			 __u32 mask, const void *data,
 			 int data_is, u32 cookie,
 			 const unsigned char *file_name,
 			 struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
+	struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark = fsnotify_iter_vfsmount_mark(iter_info);
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = NULL;
 	__u32 test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
 	__u32 marks_mask = 0;
 	__u32 marks_ignored_mask = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(!inode_mark && !vfsmount_mark)) {
-		BUG();
+	if (WARN_ON(!iter_info->report_mask))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/* clear ignored on inode modification */
 	if (mask & FS_MODIFY) {
@@ -235,8 +233,7 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell,
 	if (!(test_mask & marks_mask & ~marks_ignored_mask))
 		return 0;
 
-	return group->ops->handle_event(group, to_tell, inode_mark,
-					vfsmount_mark, mask, data, data_is,
+	return group->ops->handle_event(group, to_tell, mask, data, data_is,
 					file_name, cookie, iter_info);
 }
 
@@ -327,27 +324,32 @@ int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, const void *data, int data_is,
 	while (iter_info.inode_mark || iter_info.vfsmount_mark) {
 		struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = iter_info.inode_mark;
 		struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark = iter_info.vfsmount_mark;
+		int cmp;
 
 		if (inode_mark && vfsmount_mark) {
-			int cmp = fsnotify_compare_groups(inode_mark->group,
-							  vfsmount_mark->group);
-			if (cmp > 0)
-				inode_mark = NULL;
-			else if (cmp < 0)
-				vfsmount_mark = NULL;
+			cmp = fsnotify_compare_groups(inode_mark->group,
+						      vfsmount_mark->group);
+		} else {
+			cmp = inode_mark ? -1 : 1;
 		}
 
-		ret = send_to_group(to_tell, inode_mark, vfsmount_mark, mask,
-				    data, data_is, cookie, file_name,
-				    &iter_info);
+		iter_info.report_mask = 0;
+		if (cmp <= 0)
+			iter_info.report_mask |= FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE_FL;
+		if (cmp >= 0)
+			iter_info.report_mask |= FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT_FL;
+
+		ret = send_to_group(to_tell, mask, data, data_is, cookie,
+				    file_name, &iter_info);
 
 		if (ret && (mask & ALL_FSNOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS))
 			goto out;
 
-		if (inode_mark)
+		if (iter_info.report_mask & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE_FL)
 			iter_info.inode_mark =
 				fsnotify_next_mark(iter_info.inode_mark);
-		if (vfsmount_mark)
+
+		if (iter_info.report_mask & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT_FL)
 			iter_info.vfsmount_mark =
 				fsnotify_next_mark(iter_info.vfsmount_mark);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
index 60f365dc1408..34515d2c4ba3 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "../mount.h"
 
-struct fsnotify_iter_info {
-	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark;
-	struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark;
-	int srcu_idx;
-};
-
 /* destroy all events sitting in this groups notification queue */
 extern void fsnotify_flush_notify(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
index c00d2caca894..7e4578d35b61 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ extern void inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 					   struct fsnotify_group *group);
 extern int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				struct inode *inode,
-				struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 				u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 				struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info);
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
index 40dedb37a1f3..9ab6dde38a14 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ static int inotify_merge(struct list_head *list,
 
 int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 			 struct inode *inode,
-			 struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-			 struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 			 u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 			 const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 			 struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *i_mark;
 	struct inotify_event_info *event;
 	struct fsnotify_event *fsn_event;
@@ -78,7 +77,8 @@ int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	int len = 0;
 	int alloc_len = sizeof(struct inotify_event_info);
 
-	BUG_ON(vfsmount_mark);
+	if (WARN_ON(fsnotify_iter_vfsmount_mark(iter_info)))
+		return 0;
 
 	if ((inode_mark->mask & FS_EXCL_UNLINK) &&
 	    (data_type == FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH)) {
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index ef32f3657958..22a3d0471fee 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -485,10 +485,14 @@ void inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 				    struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *i_mark;
+	struct fsnotify_iter_info iter_info = {
+		.inode_mark = fsn_mark,
+		.report_mask = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE_FL,
+	};
 
 	/* Queue ignore event for the watch */
-	inotify_handle_event(group, NULL, fsn_mark, NULL, FS_IN_IGNORED,
-			     NULL, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	inotify_handle_event(group, NULL, FS_IN_IGNORED, NULL,
+			     FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE, NULL, 0, &iter_info);
 
 	i_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct inotify_inode_mark, fsn_mark);
 	/* remove this mark from the idr */
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 435c94a31c8c..9da5edf4ac0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ struct fsnotify_iter_info;
 struct fsnotify_ops {
 	int (*handle_event)(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 			    struct inode *inode,
-			    struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-			    struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 			    u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 			    const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 			    struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info);
@@ -212,6 +210,24 @@ enum fsnotify_obj_type {
 #define FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT_FL	(1U << FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT)
 #define FSNOTIFY_OBJ_ALL_TYPES_MASK	((1U << FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_COUNT) - 1)
 
+struct fsnotify_iter_info {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark;
+	struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark;
+	unsigned int report_mask;
+	int srcu_idx;
+};
+
+#define FSNOTIFY_ITER_FUNCS(name, NAME) \
+static inline struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_iter_##name##_mark( \
+		struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info) \
+{ \
+	return (iter_info->report_mask & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_##NAME##_FL) ? \
+		iter_info->name##_mark : NULL; \
+}
+
+FSNOTIFY_ITER_FUNCS(inode, INODE)
+FSNOTIFY_ITER_FUNCS(vfsmount, VFSMOUNT)
+
 /*
  * Inode / vfsmount point to this structure which tracks all marks attached to
  * the inode / vfsmount. The reference to inode / vfsmount is held by this
diff --git a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
index 52f368b6561e..1b80ff8d6632 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
@@ -165,12 +165,11 @@ static void audit_autoremove_mark_rule(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark)
 /* Update mark data in audit rules based on fsnotify events. */
 static int audit_mark_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				    struct inode *to_tell,
-				    struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				    struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 				    u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				    const unsigned char *dname, u32 cookie,
 				    struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
 	struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark;
 	const struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 67e6956c0b61..1f4de0517fb6 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -989,8 +989,6 @@ static void evict_chunk(struct audit_chunk *chunk)
 
 static int audit_tree_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				   struct inode *to_tell,
-				   struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				   struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 				   u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				   const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie,
 				   struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 9eb8b3511636..43fcae4b0500 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -472,12 +472,11 @@ void audit_remove_watch_rule(struct audit_krule *krule)
 /* Update watch data in audit rules based on fsnotify events. */
 static int audit_watch_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				    struct inode *to_tell,
-				    struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-				    struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
 				    u32 mask, const void *data, int data_type,
 				    const unsigned char *dname, u32 cookie,
 				    struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
+	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
 	const struct inode *inode;
 	struct audit_parent *parent;