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diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
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+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+extern struct kmem_cache *fanotify_event_cachep;
+
+/*
+ * Lifetime of the structure differs for normal and permission events. In both
+ * cases the structure is allocated in fanotify_handle_event(). For normal
+ * events the structure is freed immediately after reporting it to userspace.
+ * For permission events we free it only after we receive response from
+ * userspace.
+ */
+struct fanotify_event_info {
+	struct fsnotify_event fse;
+	/*
+	 * We hold ref to this path so it may be dereferenced at any point
+	 * during this object's lifetime
+	 */
+	struct path path;
+	struct pid *tgid;
+#ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
+	u32 response;	/* userspace answer to question */
+#endif
+};
+
+static inline struct fanotify_event_info *FANOTIFY_E(struct fsnotify_event *fse)
+{
+	return container_of(fse, struct fanotify_event_info, fse);
+}