diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/files.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/files.rst
index cbf8e57376bf..bcf84459917f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/files.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/files.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ the fdtable structure -
    be held.
 
 4. To look up the file structure given an fd, a reader
-   must use either fcheck() or fcheck_files() APIs. These
+   must use either lookup_fd_rcu() or files_lookup_fd_rcu() APIs. These
    take care of barrier requirements due to lock-free lookup.
 
    An example::
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ the fdtable structure -
 	struct file *file;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	file = fcheck(fd);
+	file = lookup_fd_rcu(fd);
 	if (file) {
 		...
 	}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ the fdtable structure -
    on ->f_count::
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	file = files_lookup_fd_rcu(files, fd);
 	if (file) {
 		if (atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&file->f_count))
 			*fput_needed = 1;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ the fdtable structure -
    lock-free, they must be installed using rcu_assign_pointer()
    API. If they are looked up lock-free, rcu_dereference()
    must be used. However it is advisable to use files_fdtable()
-   and fcheck()/fcheck_files() which take care of these issues.
+   and lookup_fd_rcu()/files_lookup_fd_rcu() which take care of these issues.
 
 7. While updating, the fdtable pointer must be looked up while
    holding files->file_lock. If ->file_lock is dropped, then
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
index 026c181a98c5..60b5583e9eaf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct spu_context *coredump_next_context(int *fd)
 	*fd = n - 1;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	file = fcheck(*fd);
+	file = lookup_fd_rcu(*fd);
 	ctx = SPUFS_I(file_inode(file))->i_ctx;
 	get_spu_context(ctx);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 1338209f9f86..c119736ca56a 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ static void binder_deferred_fd_close(int fd)
 	if (!twcb)
 		return;
 	init_task_work(&twcb->twork, binder_do_fd_close);
-	__close_fd_get_file(fd, &twcb->file);
+	close_fd_get_file(fd, &twcb->file);
 	if (twcb->file) {
 		filp_close(twcb->file, current->files);
 		task_work_add(current, &twcb->twork, TWA_RESUME);
diff --git a/fs/autofs/dev-ioctl.c b/fs/autofs/dev-ioctl.c
index 322b7dfb4ea0..5bf781ea6d67 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/dev-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/dev-ioctl.c
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
  * Copyright 2008 Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
  */
 
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/fdtable.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/nospec.h>
 
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ static int autofs_dev_ioctl_closemount(struct file *fp,
 				       struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
 				       struct autofs_dev_ioctl *param)
 {
-	return ksys_close(param->ioctlfd);
+	return close_fd(param->ioctlfd);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index ac0b5fc30ea6..950bc177238a 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -2198,6 +2198,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	{
 		size_t sz = get_note_info_size(&info);
 
+		/* For cell spufs */
 		sz += elf_coredump_extra_notes_size();
 
 		phdr4note = kmalloc(sizeof(*phdr4note), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -2261,6 +2262,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	if (!write_note_info(&info, cprm))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
+	/* For cell spufs */
 	if (elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(cprm))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index c6acfc694f65..a2f6ecc8e345 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ void do_coredump(const kernel_siginfo_t *siginfo)
 	int ispipe;
 	size_t *argv = NULL;
 	int argc = 0;
-	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	/* require nonrelative corefile path and be extra careful */
 	bool need_suid_safe = false;
 	bool core_dumped = false;
@@ -792,11 +791,10 @@ void do_coredump(const kernel_siginfo_t *siginfo)
 	}
 
 	/* get us an unshared descriptor table; almost always a no-op */
-	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
+	/* The cell spufs coredump code reads the file descriptor tables */
+	retval = unshare_files();
 	if (retval)
 		goto close_fail;
-	if (displaced)
-		put_files_struct(displaced);
 	if (!dump_interrupted()) {
 		/*
 		 * umh disabled with CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH="" would
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index aee36e5733ce..81b85f70e9f3 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1258,6 +1258,16 @@ int begin_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Cancel any io_uring activity across execve
+	 */
+	io_uring_task_cancel();
+
+	/* Ensure the files table is not shared. */
+	retval = unshare_files();
+	if (retval)
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
 	 * Must be called _before_ exec_mmap() as bprm->mm is
 	 * not visibile until then. This also enables the update
@@ -1779,21 +1789,11 @@ static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 		       int fd, struct filename *filename, int flags)
 {
 	struct file *file;
-	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	int retval;
 
-	/*
-	 * Cancel any io_uring activity across execve
-	 */
-	io_uring_task_cancel();
-
-	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
 	retval = prepare_bprm_creds(bprm);
 	if (retval)
-		goto out_files;
+		return retval;
 
 	check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
 	current->in_execve = 1;
@@ -1808,11 +1808,14 @@ static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	bprm->file = file;
 	/*
 	 * Record that a name derived from an O_CLOEXEC fd will be
-	 * inaccessible after exec. Relies on having exclusive access to
-	 * current->files (due to unshare_files above).
+	 * inaccessible after exec.  This allows the code in exec to
+	 * choose to fail when the executable is not mmaped into the
+	 * interpreter and an open file descriptor is not passed to
+	 * the interpreter.  This makes for a better user experience
+	 * than having the interpreter start and then immediately fail
+	 * when it finds the executable is inaccessible.
 	 */
-	if (bprm->fdpath &&
-	    close_on_exec(fd, rcu_dereference_raw(current->files->fdt)))
+	if (bprm->fdpath && get_close_on_exec(fd))
 		bprm->interp_flags |= BINPRM_FLAGS_PATH_INACCESSIBLE;
 
 	/* Set the unchanging part of bprm->cred */
@@ -1830,8 +1833,6 @@ static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	rseq_execve(current);
 	acct_update_integrals(current);
 	task_numa_free(current, false);
-	if (displaced)
-		put_files_struct(displaced);
 	return retval;
 
 out:
@@ -1848,10 +1849,6 @@ static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
 	current->in_execve = 0;
 
-out_files:
-	if (displaced)
-		reset_files_struct(displaced);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index e08e4daccac3..8434e0afecc7 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int expand_fdtable(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int nr)
 	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 	new_fdt = alloc_fdtable(nr);
 
-	/* make sure all __fd_install() have seen resize_in_progress
+	/* make sure all fd_install() have seen resize_in_progress
 	 * or have finished their rcu_read_lock_sched() section.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&files->count) > 1)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int expand_fdtable(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int nr)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(files->fdt, new_fdt);
 	if (cur_fdt != &files->fdtab)
 		call_rcu(&cur_fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
-	/* coupled with smp_rmb() in __fd_install() */
+	/* coupled with smp_rmb() in fd_install() */
 	smp_wmb();
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -411,19 +411,6 @@ static struct fdtable *close_files(struct files_struct * files)
 	return fdt;
 }
 
-struct files_struct *get_files_struct(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	struct files_struct *files;
-
-	task_lock(task);
-	files = task->files;
-	if (files)
-		atomic_inc(&files->count);
-	task_unlock(task);
-
-	return files;
-}
-
 void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&files->count)) {
@@ -436,18 +423,6 @@ void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
 	}
 }
 
-void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
-{
-	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-	struct files_struct *old;
-
-	old = tsk->files;
-	task_lock(tsk);
-	tsk->files = files;
-	task_unlock(tsk);
-	put_files_struct(old);
-}
-
 void exit_files(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct files_struct * files = tsk->files;
@@ -492,9 +467,9 @@ static unsigned int find_next_fd(struct fdtable *fdt, unsigned int start)
 /*
  * allocate a file descriptor, mark it busy.
  */
-int __alloc_fd(struct files_struct *files,
-	       unsigned start, unsigned end, unsigned flags)
+static int alloc_fd(unsigned start, unsigned end, unsigned flags)
 {
+	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 	unsigned int fd;
 	int error;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
@@ -550,14 +525,9 @@ int __alloc_fd(struct files_struct *files,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int alloc_fd(unsigned start, unsigned flags)
-{
-	return __alloc_fd(current->files, start, rlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE), flags);
-}
-
 int __get_unused_fd_flags(unsigned flags, unsigned long nofile)
 {
-	return __alloc_fd(current->files, 0, nofile, flags);
+	return alloc_fd(0, nofile, flags);
 }
 
 int get_unused_fd_flags(unsigned flags)
@@ -596,17 +566,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_unused_fd);
  * It should never happen - if we allow dup2() do it, _really_ bad things
  * will follow.
  *
- * NOTE: __fd_install() variant is really, really low-level; don't
- * use it unless you are forced to by truly lousy API shoved down
- * your throat.  'files' *MUST* be either current->files or obtained
- * by get_files_struct(current) done by whoever had given it to you,
- * or really bad things will happen.  Normally you want to use
- * fd_install() instead.
+ * This consumes the "file" refcount, so callers should treat it
+ * as if they had called fput(file).
  */
 
-void __fd_install(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd,
-		struct file *file)
+void fd_install(unsigned int fd, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
 	rcu_read_lock_sched();
@@ -628,15 +594,6 @@ void __fd_install(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd,
 	rcu_read_unlock_sched();
 }
 
-/*
- * This consumes the "file" refcount, so callers should treat it
- * as if they had called fput(file).
- */
-void fd_install(unsigned int fd, struct file *file)
-{
-	__fd_install(current->files, fd, file);
-}
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fd_install);
 
 static struct file *pick_file(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
@@ -659,11 +616,9 @@ static struct file *pick_file(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
 	return file;
 }
 
-/*
- * The same warnings as for __alloc_fd()/__fd_install() apply here...
- */
-int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
+int close_fd(unsigned fd)
 {
+	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 	struct file *file;
 
 	file = pick_file(files, fd);
@@ -672,7 +627,7 @@ int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
 
 	return filp_close(file, files);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__close_fd); /* for ksys_close() */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(close_fd); /* for ksys_close() */
 
 static inline void __range_cloexec(struct files_struct *cur_fds,
 				   unsigned int fd, unsigned int max_fd)
@@ -777,11 +732,11 @@ int __close_range(unsigned fd, unsigned max_fd, unsigned int flags)
 }
 
 /*
- * variant of __close_fd that gets a ref on the file for later fput.
+ * variant of close_fd that gets a ref on the file for later fput.
  * The caller must ensure that filp_close() called on the file, and then
  * an fput().
  */
-int __close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res)
+int close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res)
 {
 	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 	struct file *file;
@@ -850,7 +805,7 @@ static struct file *__fget_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 loop:
-	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	file = files_lookup_fd_rcu(files, fd);
 	if (file) {
 		/* File object ref couldn't be taken.
 		 * dup2() atomicity guarantee is the reason
@@ -901,6 +856,42 @@ struct file *fget_task(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int fd)
 	return file;
 }
 
+struct file *task_lookup_fd_rcu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int fd)
+{
+	/* Must be called with rcu_read_lock held */
+	struct files_struct *files;
+	struct file *file = NULL;
+
+	task_lock(task);
+	files = task->files;
+	if (files)
+		file = files_lookup_fd_rcu(files, fd);
+	task_unlock(task);
+
+	return file;
+}
+
+struct file *task_lookup_next_fd_rcu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int *ret_fd)
+{
+	/* Must be called with rcu_read_lock held */
+	struct files_struct *files;
+	unsigned int fd = *ret_fd;
+	struct file *file = NULL;
+
+	task_lock(task);
+	files = task->files;
+	if (files) {
+		for (; fd < files_fdtable(files)->max_fds; fd++) {
+			file = files_lookup_fd_rcu(files, fd);
+			if (file)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	task_unlock(task);
+	*ret_fd = fd;
+	return file;
+}
+
 /*
  * Lightweight file lookup - no refcnt increment if fd table isn't shared.
  *
@@ -923,7 +914,7 @@ static unsigned long __fget_light(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask)
 	struct file *file;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&files->count) == 1) {
-		file = __fcheck_files(files, fd);
+		file = files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd);
 		if (!file || unlikely(file->f_mode & mask))
 			return 0;
 		return (unsigned long)file;
@@ -1045,7 +1036,7 @@ int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags)
 	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 
 	if (!file)
-		return __close_fd(files, fd);
+		return close_fd(fd);
 
 	if (fd >= rlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE))
 		return -EBADF;
@@ -1134,7 +1125,7 @@ static int ksys_dup3(unsigned int oldfd, unsigned int newfd, int flags)
 
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	err = expand_files(files, newfd);
-	file = fcheck(oldfd);
+	file = files_lookup_fd_locked(files, oldfd);
 	if (unlikely(!file))
 		goto Ebadf;
 	if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
@@ -1163,7 +1154,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(dup2, unsigned int, oldfd, unsigned int, newfd)
 		int retval = oldfd;
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if (!fcheck_files(files, oldfd))
+		if (!files_lookup_fd_rcu(files, oldfd))
 			retval = -EBADF;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return retval;
@@ -1188,10 +1179,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(dup, unsigned int, fildes)
 
 int f_dupfd(unsigned int from, struct file *file, unsigned flags)
 {
+	unsigned long nofile = rlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE);
 	int err;
-	if (from >= rlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE))
+	if (from >= nofile)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	err = alloc_fd(from, flags);
+	err = alloc_fd(from, nofile, flags);
 	if (err >= 0) {
 		get_file(file);
 		fd_install(err, file);
diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index b3544ecfe305..2b588bd5494c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4236,7 +4236,7 @@ static int io_close(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock,
 
 	/* might be already done during nonblock submission */
 	if (!close->put_file) {
-		ret = __close_fd_get_file(close->fd, &close->put_file);
+		ret = close_fd_get_file(close->fd, &close->put_file);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return (ret == -ENOENT) ? -EBADF : ret;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index ed95cd813e10..99ca97e81b7a 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -2539,14 +2539,15 @@ int fcntl_setlk(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	 */
 	if (!error && file_lock->fl_type != F_UNLCK &&
 	    !(file_lock->fl_flags & FL_OFDLCK)) {
+		struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 		/*
 		 * We need that spin_lock here - it prevents reordering between
 		 * update of i_flctx->flc_posix and check for it done in
 		 * close(). rcu_read_lock() wouldn't do.
 		 */
-		spin_lock(&current->files->file_lock);
-		f = fcheck(fd);
-		spin_unlock(&current->files->file_lock);
+		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
+		f = files_lookup_fd_locked(files, fd);
+		spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 		if (f != filp) {
 			file_lock->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 			error = do_lock_file_wait(filp, cmd, file_lock);
@@ -2670,14 +2671,15 @@ int fcntl_setlk64(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	 */
 	if (!error && file_lock->fl_type != F_UNLCK &&
 	    !(file_lock->fl_flags & FL_OFDLCK)) {
+		struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 		/*
 		 * We need that spin_lock here - it prevents reordering between
 		 * update of i_flctx->flc_posix and check for it done in
 		 * close(). rcu_read_lock() wouldn't do.
 		 */
-		spin_lock(&current->files->file_lock);
-		f = fcheck(fd);
-		spin_unlock(&current->files->file_lock);
+		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
+		f = files_lookup_fd_locked(files, fd);
+		spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 		if (f != filp) {
 			file_lock->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 			error = do_lock_file_wait(filp, cmd, file_lock);
diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 5dcda8f20c04..5486aaca60b0 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int fcntl_dirnotify(int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	f = fcheck(fd);
+	f = lookup_fd_rcu(fd);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* if (f != filp) means that we lost a race and another task/thread
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 4d7537ae59df..1e06e443a565 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_close);
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(close, unsigned int, fd)
 {
-	int retval = __close_fd(current->files, fd);
+	int retval = close_fd(fd);
 
 	/* can't restart close syscall because file table entry was cleared */
 	if (unlikely(retval == -ERESTARTSYS ||
diff --git a/fs/proc/fd.c b/fs/proc/fd.c
index 81882a13212d..cb51763ed554 100644
--- a/fs/proc/fd.c
+++ b/fs/proc/fd.c
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ static int seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	if (!task)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	files = get_files_struct(task);
-	put_task_struct(task);
-
+	task_lock(task);
+	files = task->files;
 	if (files) {
 		unsigned int fd = proc_fd(m->private);
 
 		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
-		file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+		file = files_lookup_fd_locked(files, fd);
 		if (file) {
 			struct fdtable *fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 
@@ -47,8 +46,9 @@ static int seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 			ret = 0;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-		put_files_struct(files);
 	}
+	task_unlock(task);
+	put_task_struct(task);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		   (long long)file->f_pos, f_flags,
 		   real_mount(file->f_path.mnt)->mnt_id);
 
+	/* show_fd_locks() never deferences files so a stale value is safe */
 	show_fd_locks(m, file, files);
 	if (seq_has_overflowed(m))
 		goto out;
@@ -83,18 +84,13 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_fdinfo_file_operations = {
 
 static bool tid_fd_mode(struct task_struct *task, unsigned fd, fmode_t *mode)
 {
-	struct files_struct *files = get_files_struct(task);
 	struct file *file;
 
-	if (!files)
-		return false;
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	file = task_lookup_fd_rcu(task, fd);
 	if (file)
 		*mode = file->f_mode;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	put_files_struct(files);
 	return !!file;
 }
 
@@ -146,29 +142,22 @@ static const struct dentry_operations tid_fd_dentry_operations = {
 
 static int proc_fd_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct files_struct *files = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 
 	task = get_proc_task(d_inode(dentry));
 	if (task) {
-		files = get_files_struct(task);
-		put_task_struct(task);
-	}
-
-	if (files) {
 		unsigned int fd = proc_fd(d_inode(dentry));
 		struct file *fd_file;
 
-		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
-		fd_file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+		fd_file = fget_task(task, fd);
 		if (fd_file) {
 			*path = fd_file->f_path;
 			path_get(&fd_file->f_path);
 			ret = 0;
+			fput(fd_file);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-		put_files_struct(files);
+		put_task_struct(task);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -229,7 +218,6 @@ static int proc_readfd_common(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 			      instantiate_t instantiate)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p = get_proc_task(file_inode(file));
-	struct files_struct *files;
 	unsigned int fd;
 
 	if (!p)
@@ -237,22 +225,18 @@ static int proc_readfd_common(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		goto out;
-	files = get_files_struct(p);
-	if (!files)
-		goto out;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	for (fd = ctx->pos - 2;
-	     fd < files_fdtable(files)->max_fds;
-	     fd++, ctx->pos++) {
+	for (fd = ctx->pos - 2;; fd++) {
 		struct file *f;
 		struct fd_data data;
 		char name[10 + 1];
 		unsigned int len;
 
-		f = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+		f = task_lookup_next_fd_rcu(p, &fd);
+		ctx->pos = fd + 2LL;
 		if (!f)
-			continue;
+			break;
 		data.mode = f->f_mode;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		data.fd = fd;
@@ -261,13 +245,11 @@ static int proc_readfd_common(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 		if (!proc_fill_cache(file, ctx,
 				     name, len, instantiate, p,
 				     &data))
-			goto out_fd_loop;
+			goto out;
 		cond_resched();
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-out_fd_loop:
-	put_files_struct(files);
 out:
 	put_task_struct(p);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index a32bf47c593e..d0e78174874a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct dentry;
 /*
  * The caller must ensure that fd table isn't shared or hold rcu or file lock
  */
-static inline struct file *__fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
+static inline struct file *files_lookup_fd_raw(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct fdtable *fdt = rcu_dereference_raw(files->fdt);
 
@@ -91,39 +91,41 @@ static inline struct file *__fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned i
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline struct file *fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
+static inline struct file *files_lookup_fd_locked(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
 {
-	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_read_lock_held() &&
-			   !lockdep_is_held(&files->file_lock),
+	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!lockdep_is_held(&files->file_lock),
 			   "suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage");
-	return __fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	return files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd);
 }
 
-/*
- * Check whether the specified fd has an open file.
- */
-#define fcheck(fd)	fcheck_files(current->files, fd)
+static inline struct file *files_lookup_fd_rcu(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
+{
+	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_read_lock_held(),
+			   "suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage");
+	return files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd);
+}
+
+static inline struct file *lookup_fd_rcu(unsigned int fd)
+{
+	return files_lookup_fd_rcu(current->files, fd);
+}
+
+struct file *task_lookup_fd_rcu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int fd);
+struct file *task_lookup_next_fd_rcu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int *fd);
 
 struct task_struct;
 
-struct files_struct *get_files_struct(struct task_struct *);
 void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *fs);
-void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *);
-int unshare_files(struct files_struct **);
+int unshare_files(void);
 struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files_struct *, unsigned, int *) __latent_entropy;
 void do_close_on_exec(struct files_struct *);
 int iterate_fd(struct files_struct *, unsigned,
 		int (*)(const void *, struct file *, unsigned),
 		const void *);
 
-extern int __alloc_fd(struct files_struct *files,
-		      unsigned start, unsigned end, unsigned flags);
-extern void __fd_install(struct files_struct *files,
-		      unsigned int fd, struct file *file);
-extern int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files,
-		      unsigned int fd);
+extern int close_fd(unsigned int fd);
 extern int __close_range(unsigned int fd, unsigned int max_fd, unsigned int flags);
-extern int __close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res);
+extern int close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res);
 extern int unshare_fd(unsigned long unshare_flags, unsigned int max_fds,
 		      struct files_struct **new_fdp);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 37bea07c12f2..0f72f380db72 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -1295,18 +1295,6 @@ static inline long ksys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, loff_t length)
 	return do_sys_ftruncate(fd, length, 1);
 }
 
-extern int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd);
-
-/*
- * In contrast to sys_close(), this stub does not check whether the syscall
- * should or should not be restarted, but returns the raw error codes from
- * __close_fd().
- */
-static inline int ksys_close(unsigned int fd)
-{
-	return __close_fd(current->files, fd);
-}
-
 extern long do_sys_truncate(const char __user *pathname, loff_t length);
 
 static inline long ksys_truncate(const char __user *pathname, loff_t length)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 287be337d5f6..4caf06fe4152 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -3874,7 +3874,6 @@ static int bpf_task_fd_query(const union bpf_attr *attr,
 	pid_t pid = attr->task_fd_query.pid;
 	u32 fd = attr->task_fd_query.fd;
 	const struct perf_event *event;
-	struct files_struct *files;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct file *file;
 	int err;
@@ -3892,23 +3891,11 @@ static int bpf_task_fd_query(const union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (!task)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	files = get_files_struct(task);
-	put_task_struct(task);
-	if (!files)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	err = 0;
-	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
-	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	file = fget_task(task, fd);
+	put_task_struct(task);
 	if (!file)
-		err = -EBADF;
-	else
-		get_file(file);
-	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-	put_files_struct(files);
-
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	if (file->f_op == &bpf_link_fops) {
 		struct bpf_link *link = file->private_data;
@@ -3948,7 +3935,6 @@ static int bpf_task_fd_query(const union bpf_attr *attr,
 	err = -ENOTSUPP;
 put_file:
 	fput(file);
-out:
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
index 0458a40edf10..e73c07593024 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ struct bpf_iter_seq_task_file_info {
 	 */
 	struct bpf_iter_seq_task_common common;
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	struct files_struct *files;
 	u32 tid;
 	u32 fd;
 };
@@ -139,37 +138,26 @@ static struct file *
 task_file_seq_get_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_task_file_info *info)
 {
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = info->common.ns;
-	u32 curr_tid = info->tid, max_fds;
-	struct files_struct *curr_files;
+	u32 curr_tid = info->tid;
 	struct task_struct *curr_task;
-	int curr_fd = info->fd;
+	unsigned int curr_fd = info->fd;
 
 	/* If this function returns a non-NULL file object,
-	 * it held a reference to the task/files_struct/file.
+	 * it held a reference to the task/file.
 	 * Otherwise, it does not hold any reference.
 	 */
 again:
 	if (info->task) {
 		curr_task = info->task;
-		curr_files = info->files;
 		curr_fd = info->fd;
 	} else {
 		curr_task = task_seq_get_next(ns, &curr_tid, true);
 		if (!curr_task) {
 			info->task = NULL;
-			info->files = NULL;
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
-		curr_files = get_files_struct(curr_task);
-		if (!curr_files) {
-			put_task_struct(curr_task);
-			curr_tid = ++(info->tid);
-			info->fd = 0;
-			goto again;
-		}
-
-		info->files = curr_files;
+		/* set info->task and info->tid */
 		info->task = curr_task;
 		if (curr_tid == info->tid) {
 			curr_fd = info->fd;
@@ -180,13 +168,11 @@ task_file_seq_get_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_task_file_info *info)
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	max_fds = files_fdtable(curr_files)->max_fds;
-	for (; curr_fd < max_fds; curr_fd++) {
+	for (;; curr_fd++) {
 		struct file *f;
-
-		f = fcheck_files(curr_files, curr_fd);
+		f = task_lookup_next_fd_rcu(curr_task, &curr_fd);
 		if (!f)
-			continue;
+			break;
 		if (!get_file_rcu(f))
 			continue;
 
@@ -198,10 +184,8 @@ task_file_seq_get_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_task_file_info *info)
 
 	/* the current task is done, go to the next task */
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	put_files_struct(curr_files);
 	put_task_struct(curr_task);
 	info->task = NULL;
-	info->files = NULL;
 	info->fd = 0;
 	curr_tid = ++(info->tid);
 	goto again;
@@ -213,7 +197,6 @@ static void *task_file_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 	struct file *file;
 
 	info->task = NULL;
-	info->files = NULL;
 	file = task_file_seq_get_next(info);
 	if (file && *pos == 0)
 		++*pos;
@@ -275,9 +258,7 @@ static void task_file_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		(void)__task_file_seq_show(seq, v, true);
 	} else {
 		fput((struct file *)v);
-		put_files_struct(info->files);
 		put_task_struct(info->task);
-		info->files = NULL;
 		info->task = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 7425b3224891..4f44d87b82ef 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -3031,21 +3031,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(unshare, unsigned long, unshare_flags)
  *	the exec layer of the kernel.
  */
 
-int unshare_files(struct files_struct **displaced)
+int unshare_files(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = current;
-	struct files_struct *copy = NULL;
+	struct files_struct *old, *copy = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	error = unshare_fd(CLONE_FILES, NR_OPEN_MAX, &copy);
-	if (error || !copy) {
-		*displaced = NULL;
+	if (error || !copy)
 		return error;
-	}
-	*displaced = task->files;
+
+	old = task->files;
 	task_lock(task);
 	task->files = copy;
 	task_unlock(task);
+	put_files_struct(old);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/kcmp.c b/kernel/kcmp.c
index b3ff9288c6cc..36e58eb5a11d 100644
--- a/kernel/kcmp.c
+++ b/kernel/kcmp.c
@@ -61,16 +61,11 @@ static int kcmp_ptr(void *v1, void *v2, enum kcmp_type type)
 static struct file *
 get_file_raw_ptr(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int idx)
 {
-	struct file *file = NULL;
+	struct file *file;
 
-	task_lock(task);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-
-	if (task->files)
-		file = fcheck_files(task->files, idx);
-
+	file = task_lookup_fd_rcu(task, idx);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	task_unlock(task);
 
 	return file;
 }
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
 {
 	struct file *filp, *filp_epoll, *filp_tgt;
 	struct kcmp_epoll_slot slot;
-	struct files_struct *files;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&slot, uslot, sizeof(slot)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -116,23 +110,12 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
 	if (!filp)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	files = get_files_struct(task2);
-	if (!files)
+	filp_epoll = fget_task(task2, slot.efd);
+	if (!filp_epoll)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
-	filp_epoll = fcheck_files(files, slot.efd);
-	if (filp_epoll)
-		get_file(filp_epoll);
-	else
-		filp_tgt = ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
-	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-	put_files_struct(files);
-
-	if (filp_epoll) {
-		filp_tgt = get_epoll_tfile_raw_ptr(filp_epoll, slot.tfd, slot.toff);
-		fput(filp_epoll);
-	}
+	filp_tgt = get_epoll_tfile_raw_ptr(filp_epoll, slot.tfd, slot.toff);
+	fput(filp_epoll);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(filp_tgt))
 		return PTR_ERR(filp_tgt);