diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 04a0b31f325d..925015ee7fbd 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static __u32 fanotify_mark_remove_from_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 }
 
 static int fanotify_remove_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				fsnotify_connp_t *connp, __u32 mask,
+				void *obj, unsigned int obj_type, __u32 mask,
 				unsigned int flags, __u32 umask)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark = NULL;
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static int fanotify_remove_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	int destroy_mark;
 
 	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
-	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(connp, group);
+	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(obj, obj_type, group);
 	if (!fsn_mark) {
 		fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -1105,30 +1105,6 @@ static int fanotify_remove_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fanotify_remove_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-					 struct vfsmount *mnt, __u32 mask,
-					 unsigned int flags, __u32 umask)
-{
-	return fanotify_remove_mark(group, &real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_marks,
-				    mask, flags, umask);
-}
-
-static int fanotify_remove_sb_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				   struct super_block *sb, __u32 mask,
-				   unsigned int flags, __u32 umask)
-{
-	return fanotify_remove_mark(group, &sb->s_fsnotify_marks, mask,
-				    flags, umask);
-}
-
-static int fanotify_remove_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				      struct inode *inode, __u32 mask,
-				      unsigned int flags, __u32 umask)
-{
-	return fanotify_remove_mark(group, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks, mask,
-				    flags, umask);
-}
-
 static bool fanotify_mark_update_flags(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 				       unsigned int fan_flags)
 {
@@ -1249,7 +1225,7 @@ static int fanotify_set_mark_fsid(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 }
 
 static struct fsnotify_mark *fanotify_add_new_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-						   fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
+						   void *obj,
 						   unsigned int obj_type,
 						   unsigned int fan_flags,
 						   struct fan_fsid *fsid)
@@ -1288,7 +1264,7 @@ static struct fsnotify_mark *fanotify_add_new_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 		fan_mark->fsid.val[0] = fan_mark->fsid.val[1] = 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, 0);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, obj, obj_type, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_mark;
 
@@ -1344,7 +1320,7 @@ static int fanotify_may_update_existing_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 }
 
 static int fanotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-			     fsnotify_connp_t *connp, unsigned int obj_type,
+			     void *obj, unsigned int obj_type,
 			     __u32 mask, unsigned int fan_flags,
 			     struct fan_fsid *fsid)
 {
@@ -1353,9 +1329,9 @@ static int fanotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
-	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(connp, group);
+	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(obj, obj_type, group);
 	if (!fsn_mark) {
-		fsn_mark = fanotify_add_new_mark(group, connp, obj_type,
+		fsn_mark = fanotify_add_new_mark(group, obj, obj_type,
 						 fan_flags, fsid);
 		if (IS_ERR(fsn_mark)) {
 			fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
@@ -1392,30 +1368,6 @@ static int fanotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int fanotify_add_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				      struct vfsmount *mnt, __u32 mask,
-				      unsigned int flags, struct fan_fsid *fsid)
-{
-	return fanotify_add_mark(group, &real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_marks,
-				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT, mask, flags, fsid);
-}
-
-static int fanotify_add_sb_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				struct super_block *sb, __u32 mask,
-				unsigned int flags, struct fan_fsid *fsid)
-{
-	return fanotify_add_mark(group, &sb->s_fsnotify_marks,
-				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_SB, mask, flags, fsid);
-}
-
-static int fanotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				   struct inode *inode, __u32 mask,
-				   unsigned int flags, struct fan_fsid *fsid)
-{
-	return fanotify_add_mark(group, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks,
-				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, mask, flags, fsid);
-}
-
 static struct fsnotify_event *fanotify_alloc_overflow_event(void)
 {
 	struct fanotify_event *oevent;
@@ -1738,6 +1690,7 @@ static int do_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags, __u64 mask,
 	unsigned int mark_cmd = flags & FANOTIFY_MARK_CMD_BITS;
 	unsigned int ignore = flags & FANOTIFY_MARK_IGNORE_BITS;
 	unsigned int obj_type, fid_mode;
+	void *obj;
 	u32 umask = 0;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1896,10 +1849,16 @@ static int do_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags, __u64 mask,
 	}
 
 	/* inode held in place by reference to path; group by fget on fd */
-	if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_INODE)
+	if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_INODE) {
 		inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
-	else
+		obj = inode;
+	} else {
 		mnt = path.mnt;
+		if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
+			obj = mnt;
+		else
+			obj = mnt->mnt_sb;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If some other task has this inode open for write we should not add
@@ -1935,26 +1894,12 @@ static int do_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags, __u64 mask,
 	/* create/update an inode mark */
 	switch (mark_cmd) {
 	case FAN_MARK_ADD:
-		if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
-			ret = fanotify_add_vfsmount_mark(group, mnt, mask,
-							 flags, fsid);
-		else if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_FILESYSTEM)
-			ret = fanotify_add_sb_mark(group, mnt->mnt_sb, mask,
-						   flags, fsid);
-		else
-			ret = fanotify_add_inode_mark(group, inode, mask,
-						      flags, fsid);
+		ret = fanotify_add_mark(group, obj, obj_type, mask, flags,
+					fsid);
 		break;
 	case FAN_MARK_REMOVE:
-		if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
-			ret = fanotify_remove_vfsmount_mark(group, mnt, mask,
-							    flags, umask);
-		else if (mark_type == FAN_MARK_FILESYSTEM)
-			ret = fanotify_remove_sb_mark(group, mnt->mnt_sb, mask,
-						      flags, umask);
-		else
-			ret = fanotify_remove_inode_mark(group, inode, mask,
-							 flags, umask);
+		ret = fanotify_remove_mark(group, obj, obj_type, mask, flags,
+					   umask);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
index 6d9951aac449..b1fec7cd8ee4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
@@ -9,22 +9,28 @@
 
 #include "../mount.h"
 
+/*
+ * fsnotify_connp_t is what we embed in objects which connector can be attached
+ * to.
+ */
+typedef struct fsnotify_mark_connector __rcu *fsnotify_connp_t;
+
 static inline struct inode *fsnotify_conn_inode(
 				struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 {
-	return container_of(conn->obj, struct inode, i_fsnotify_marks);
+	return conn->obj;
 }
 
 static inline struct mount *fsnotify_conn_mount(
 				struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 {
-	return container_of(conn->obj, struct mount, mnt_fsnotify_marks);
+	return real_mount(conn->obj);
 }
 
 static inline struct super_block *fsnotify_conn_sb(
 				struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 {
-	return container_of(conn->obj, struct super_block, s_fsnotify_marks);
+	return conn->obj;
 }
 
 static inline struct super_block *fsnotify_object_sb(void *obj,
@@ -45,16 +51,7 @@ static inline struct super_block *fsnotify_object_sb(void *obj,
 static inline struct super_block *fsnotify_connector_sb(
 				struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 {
-	switch (conn->type) {
-	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE:
-		return fsnotify_conn_inode(conn)->i_sb;
-	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT:
-		return fsnotify_conn_mount(conn)->mnt.mnt_sb;
-	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_SB:
-		return fsnotify_conn_sb(conn);
-	default:
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	return fsnotify_object_sb(conn->obj, conn->type);
 }
 
 /* destroy all events sitting in this groups notification queue */
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index d9977af25832..1f611e4eab53 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ static void *fsnotify_detach_connector_from_object(
 					struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn,
 					unsigned int *type)
 {
+	fsnotify_connp_t *connp = fsnotify_object_connp(conn->obj, conn->type);
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
 	*type = conn->type;
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ static void *fsnotify_detach_connector_from_object(
 	}
 
 	fsnotify_put_sb_watchers(conn);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(*(conn->obj), NULL);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*connp, NULL);
 	conn->obj = NULL;
 	conn->type = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_DETACHED;
 
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ int fsnotify_compare_groups(struct fsnotify_group *a, struct fsnotify_group *b)
 }
 
 static int fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-					       unsigned int obj_type)
+					       void *obj, unsigned int obj_type)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
 
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ static int fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&conn->list);
 	conn->flags = 0;
 	conn->type = obj_type;
-	conn->obj = connp;
+	conn->obj = obj;
 
 	/*
 	 * cmpxchg() provides the barrier so that readers of *connp can see
@@ -620,24 +621,25 @@ static struct fsnotify_mark_connector *fsnotify_grab_connector(
  * to which group and for which inodes. These marks are ordered according to
  * priority, highest number first, and then by the group's location in memory.
  */
-static int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
-				  fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
+static int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, void *obj,
 				  unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark *lmark, *last = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
+	fsnotify_connp_t *connp;
 	int cmp;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!fsnotify_valid_obj_type(obj_type)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	connp = fsnotify_object_connp(obj, obj_type);
 restart:
 	spin_lock(&mark->lock);
 	conn = fsnotify_grab_connector(connp);
 	if (!conn) {
 		spin_unlock(&mark->lock);
-		err = fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(connp, obj_type);
+		err = fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(connp, obj, obj_type);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		goto restart;
@@ -689,7 +691,7 @@ static int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
  * event types should be delivered to which group.
  */
 int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
-			     fsnotify_connp_t *connp, unsigned int obj_type,
+			     void *obj, unsigned int obj_type,
 			     int add_flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = mark->group;
@@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	fsnotify_get_mark(mark); /* for g_list */
 	spin_unlock(&mark->lock);
 
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(mark, obj, obj_type, add_flags);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -728,14 +730,14 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
+int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, void *obj,
 		      unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = mark->group;
 
 	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, obj, obj_type, add_flags);
 	fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -745,12 +747,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsnotify_add_mark);
  * Given a list of marks, find the mark associated with given group. If found
  * take a reference to that mark and return it, else return NULL.
  */
-struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
+struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(void *obj, unsigned int obj_type,
 					 struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
+	fsnotify_connp_t *connp = fsnotify_object_connp(obj, obj_type);
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
 	struct fsnotify_mark *mark;
 
+	if (!connp)
+		return NULL;
+
 	conn = fsnotify_grab_connector(connp);
 	if (!conn)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 992b57a7e95f..face68fcf850 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -456,13 +456,6 @@ FSNOTIFY_ITER_FUNCS(sb, SB)
 	     type < FSNOTIFY_ITER_TYPE_COUNT; \
 	     type++)
 
-/*
- * fsnotify_connp_t is what we embed in objects which connector can be attached
- * to. fsnotify_connp_t * is how we refer from connector back to object.
- */
-struct fsnotify_mark_connector;
-typedef struct fsnotify_mark_connector __rcu *fsnotify_connp_t;
-
 /*
  * Inode/vfsmount/sb point to this structure which tracks all marks attached to
  * the inode/vfsmount/sb. The reference to inode/vfsmount/sb is held by this
@@ -476,7 +469,7 @@ struct fsnotify_mark_connector {
 	unsigned short flags;	/* flags [lock] */
 	union {
 		/* Object pointer [lock] */
-		fsnotify_connp_t *obj;
+		void *obj;
 		/* Used listing heads to free after srcu period expires */
 		struct fsnotify_mark_connector *destroy_next;
 	};
@@ -763,37 +756,35 @@ extern void fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn);
 extern void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 			       struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* Find mark belonging to given group in the list of marks */
-extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-						struct fsnotify_group *group);
+struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(void *obj, unsigned int obj_type,
+					 struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* attach the mark to the object */
-extern int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
-			     fsnotify_connp_t *connp, unsigned int obj_type,
-			     int add_flags);
-extern int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
-				    fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-				    unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags);
+int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, void *obj,
+		      unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags);
+int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, void *obj,
+			     unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags);
 
 /* attach the mark to the inode */
 static inline int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 					  struct inode *inode,
 					  int add_flags)
 {
-	return fsnotify_add_mark(mark, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks,
-				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags);
+	return fsnotify_add_mark(mark, inode, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE,
+				 add_flags);
 }
 static inline int fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 						 struct inode *inode,
 						 int add_flags)
 {
-	return fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks,
-					FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags);
+	return fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, inode, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE,
+					add_flags);
 }
 
 static inline struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_inode_mark(
 						struct inode *inode,
 						struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
-	return fsnotify_find_mark(&inode->i_fsnotify_marks, group);
+	return fsnotify_find_mark(inode, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, group);
 }
 
 /* given a group and a mark, flag mark to be freed when all references are dropped */