diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index fa9f99ad7e69..32184593688f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ int ima_get_action(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 		   struct ima_template_desc **template_desc,
 		   const char *func_data, unsigned int *allowed_algos);
 int ima_must_measure(struct inode *inode, int mask, enum ima_hooks func);
-int ima_collect_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
+int ima_collect_measurement(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+			    struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			    struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
 			    enum hash_algo algo, struct modsig *modsig);
 void ima_store_measurement(struct ima_namespace *ns,
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 int ima_must_appraise(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 		      struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 		      int mask, enum ima_hooks func);
-void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file);
+void ima_update_xattr(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+		      struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file);
 enum integrity_status ima_get_cache_status(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 					   enum ima_hooks func);
 enum hash_algo ima_get_hash_algo(const struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value,
@@ -408,7 +410,8 @@ static inline int ima_must_appraise(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
+static inline void ima_update_xattr(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+				    struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 				    struct file *file)
 {
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 6ca68f6cce01..e5c49fc00402 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 	if (result < 0)
 		ima_free_template_entry(entry);
 err_out:
-	integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode, filename,
-			    op, cause, result, 0);
+	if (ns == &init_ima_ns)
+		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode, filename,
+				    op, cause, result, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ static int ima_get_verity_digest(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
  *
  * Return 0 on success, error code otherwise
  */
-int ima_collect_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
+int ima_collect_measurement(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+			    struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			    struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
 			    enum hash_algo algo, struct modsig *modsig)
 {
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ int ima_collect_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 	if (!result)
 		iint->flags |= IMA_COLLECTED;
 out:
-	if (result) {
+	if (result && ns == &init_ima_ns) {
 		if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
 			audit_cause = "failed(directio)";
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 02b7e74fea62..c73e166a1014 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 /*
  * ima_update_xattr - update 'security.ima' hash value
  */
-void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file)
+void ima_update_xattr(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+		      struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -613,7 +614,8 @@ void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file)
 	    !(iint->flags & IMA_HASH))
 		return;
 
-	rc = ima_collect_measurement(iint, file, NULL, 0, ima_hash_algo, NULL);
+	rc = ima_collect_measurement(ns, iint, file, NULL, 0, ima_hash_algo,
+				     NULL);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index 301c717e029f..14dffeee727d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -420,8 +420,10 @@ static int ima_release_policy(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 
 	pr_info("policy update %s\n", cause);
-	integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL, NULL,
-			    "policy_update", cause, !ns->valid_policy, 0);
+	if (ns == &init_ima_ns)
+		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL, NULL,
+				    "policy_update", cause, !ns->valid_policy,
+				    0);
 
 	if (!ns->valid_policy) {
 		ima_delete_rules(ns);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index c397d24267b7..f28f4001fb2e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ static void mask_iint_ns_status_flags(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 	read_unlock(&iint->ns_list_lock);
 }
 
-static void ima_check_last_writer(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
+static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+				  struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 				  struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ static void ima_check_last_writer(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
 
 			if (update)
-				ima_update_xattr(iint, file);
+				ima_update_xattr(ns, iint, file);
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ void ima_file_free(struct file *file)
 	if (!iint)
 		return;
 
-	ima_check_last_writer(iint, inode, file);
+	ima_check_last_writer(ns, iint, inode, file);
 }
 
 static int __process_measurement(struct ima_namespace *ns,
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ static int __process_measurement(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 
 	hash_algo = ima_get_hash_algo(xattr_value, xattr_len);
 
-	rc = ima_collect_measurement(iint, file, buf, size, hash_algo, modsig);
+	rc = ima_collect_measurement(ns, iint, file, buf, size, hash_algo,
+				     modsig);
 	if (rc == -ENOMEM)
 		goto out_locked;
 
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@ static int __ima_inode_hash(struct ima_namespace *ns, struct inode *inode,
 		tmp_iint.inode = inode;
 		mutex_init(&tmp_iint.mutex);
 
-		rc = ima_collect_measurement(&tmp_iint, file, NULL, 0,
+		rc = ima_collect_measurement(ns, &tmp_iint, file, NULL, 0,
 					     ima_hash_algo, NULL);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index d26765df0dba..2a5d43f31d4f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -1395,15 +1395,16 @@ static unsigned int ima_parse_appraise_algos(char *arg)
 static int ima_parse_rule(struct ima_namespace *ns,
 			  char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 {
-	struct audit_buffer *ab;
+	struct audit_buffer *ab = NULL;
 	char *from;
 	char *p;
 	bool eid_token; /* either euid or egid */
 	struct ima_template_desc *template_desc;
 	int result = 0;
 
-	ab = integrity_audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL,
-				       AUDIT_INTEGRITY_POLICY_RULE);
+	if (ns == &init_ima_ns)
+		ab = integrity_audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL,
+					       AUDIT_INTEGRITY_POLICY_RULE);
 
 	entry->uid = INVALID_UID;
 	entry->gid = INVALID_GID;
@@ -1941,8 +1942,10 @@ ssize_t ima_parse_add_rule(struct ima_namespace *ns, char *rule)
 
 	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!entry) {
-		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
-				    NULL, op, "-ENOMEM", -ENOMEM, audit_info);
+		if (ns == &init_ima_ns)
+			integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
+					    NULL, op, "-ENOMEM", -ENOMEM,
+					    audit_info);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -1951,9 +1954,10 @@ ssize_t ima_parse_add_rule(struct ima_namespace *ns, char *rule)
 	result = ima_parse_rule(ns, p, entry);
 	if (result) {
 		ima_free_rule(entry);
-		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
-				    NULL, op, "invalid-policy", result,
-				    audit_info);
+		if (ns == &init_ima_ns)
+			integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
+					    NULL, op, "invalid-policy", result,
+					    audit_info);
 		return result;
 	}
 
