diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 633ae7becd61..d0dc12197346 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ struct inode *__ext4_new_inode(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		i_gid_write(inode, owner[1]);
 	} else if (test_opt(sb, GRPID)) {
 		inode->i_mode = mode;
-		inode->i_uid = fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns);
+		inode->i_uid = mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns);
 		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
 	} else
 		inode_init_owner(mnt_userns, inode, dir, mode);
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index a047ab306f9a..81a6a59b7dd3 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_special_inode);
 void inode_init_owner(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 		      const struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 {
-	inode->i_uid = fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns);
+	inode->i_uid = mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns);
 	if (dir && dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) {
 		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
 
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ void inode_init_owner(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 			 !capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(mnt_userns, dir, CAP_FSETID))
 			mode &= ~S_ISGID;
 	} else
-		inode->i_gid = fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns);
+		inode->i_gid = mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns);
 	inode->i_mode = mode;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_init_owner);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 216f16e74351..6b5424d34962 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2830,8 +2830,8 @@ static inline int may_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	if (IS_DEADDIR(dir))
 		return -ENOENT;
 	s_user_ns = dir->i_sb->s_user_ns;
-	if (!kuid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns)) ||
-	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns)))
+	if (!kuid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns)) ||
+	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns)))
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	return inode_permission(mnt_userns, dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 }
@@ -3040,8 +3040,8 @@ static int may_o_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		return error;
 
 	s_user_ns = dir->dentry->d_sb->s_user_ns;
-	if (!kuid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns)) ||
-	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns)))
+	if (!kuid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns)) ||
+	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns)))
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 
 	error = inode_permission(mnt_userns, dir->dentry->d_inode,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index f93370bd7b1e..dc91f8c34d35 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ xfs_init_new_inode(
 
 	if (dir && !(dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) &&
 	    (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_GRPID)) {
-		inode->i_uid = fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns);
+		inode->i_uid = mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns);
 		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
 		inode->i_mode = mode;
 	} else {
@@ -1007,8 +1007,8 @@ xfs_create(
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have allocated dquot(s) on disk.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns),
-			fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns), prid,
+	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns),
+			mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns), prid,
 			XFS_QMOPT_QUOTALL | XFS_QMOPT_INHERIT,
 			&udqp, &gdqp, &pdqp);
 	if (error)
@@ -1158,8 +1158,8 @@ xfs_create_tmpfile(
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have allocated dquot(s) on disk.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns),
-			fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns), prid,
+	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns),
+			mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns), prid,
 			XFS_QMOPT_QUOTALL | XFS_QMOPT_INHERIT,
 			&udqp, &gdqp, &pdqp);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index 7f368b10ded1..63edb4dbed4a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have allocated dquot(s) on disk.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, fsuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns),
-			fsgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns), prid,
+	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, mapped_fsuid(mnt_userns),
+			mapped_fsgid(mnt_userns), prid,
 			XFS_QMOPT_QUOTALL | XFS_QMOPT_INHERIT,
 			&udqp, &gdqp, &pdqp);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4795a632ef0d..c8603969d21f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1658,12 +1658,36 @@ static inline kgid_t kgid_from_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return KGIDT_INIT(from_kgid(mnt_userns, kgid));
 }
 
-static inline kuid_t fsuid_into_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
+/**
+ * mapped_fsuid - return caller's fsuid mapped up into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: user namespace of the relevant mount
+ *
+ * Return the caller's current fsuid mapped up according to @mnt_userns.
+ *
+ * Use this helper to initialize a new vfs or filesystem object based on
+ * the caller's fsuid. A common example is initializing the i_uid field of
+ * a newly allocated inode triggered by a creation event such as mkdir or
+ * O_CREAT. Other examples include the allocation of quotas for a specific
+ * user.
+ */
+static inline kuid_t mapped_fsuid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
 {
 	return kuid_from_mnt(mnt_userns, current_fsuid());
 }
 
-static inline kgid_t fsgid_into_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
+/**
+ * mapped_fsgid - return caller's fsgid mapped up into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: user namespace of the relevant mount
+ *
+ * Return the caller's current fsgid mapped up according to @mnt_userns.
+ *
+ * Use this helper to initialize a new vfs or filesystem object based on
+ * the caller's fsgid. A common example is initializing the i_gid field of
+ * a newly allocated inode triggered by a creation event such as mkdir or
+ * O_CREAT. Other examples include the allocation of quotas for a specific
+ * user.
+ */
+static inline kgid_t mapped_fsgid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
 {
 	return kgid_from_mnt(mnt_userns, current_fsgid());
 }
