diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index a0b77fc1bd39..95e0a91d41ef 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ config NFSD
 	select SUNRPC
 	select EXPORTFS
 	select NFS_ACL_SUPPORT if NFSD_V2_ACL
+	select SRCU
+	select FSNOTIFY
 	depends on MULTIUSER
 	help
 	  Choose Y here if you want to allow other computers to access
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Makefile b/fs/nfsd/Makefile
index 9a6028e120c6..8908bb467727 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Makefile
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NFSD)	+= nfsd.o
 nfsd-y			+= trace.o
 
 nfsd-y 			+= nfssvc.o nfsctl.o nfsproc.o nfsfh.o vfs.o \
-			   export.o auth.o lockd.o nfscache.o nfsxdr.o stats.o
+			   export.o auth.o lockd.o nfscache.o nfsxdr.o \
+			   stats.o filecache.o
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_FAULT_INJECTION) += fault_inject.o
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_V2_ACL) += nfs2acl.o
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_V3)	+= nfs3proc.o nfs3xdr.o
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index b4d84b579f20..4b504edff121 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "nfsfh.h"
 #include "netns.h"
 #include "pnfs.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_EXPORT
 
@@ -231,6 +232,18 @@ static struct cache_head *expkey_alloc(void)
 		return NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+expkey_flush(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Take the nfsd_mutex here to ensure that the file cache is not
+	 * destroyed while we're in the middle of flushing.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	nfsd_file_cache_purge();
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+}
+
 static struct cache_detail svc_expkey_cache_template = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.hash_size	= EXPKEY_HASHMAX,
@@ -243,6 +256,7 @@ static struct cache_detail svc_expkey_cache_template = {
 	.init		= expkey_init,
 	.update       	= expkey_update,
 	.alloc		= expkey_alloc,
+	.flush		= expkey_flush,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fcbc3bca3bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,573 @@
+/*
+ * Open file cache.
+ *
+ * (c) 2015 - Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@primarydata.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/hash.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/hash.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/list_lru.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+
+#include "vfs.h"
+#include "nfsd.h"
+#include "nfsfh.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+
+#define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_FH
+
+/* FIXME: dynamically size this for the machine somehow? */
+#define NFSD_FILE_HASH_BITS                   12
+#define NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE                  (1 << NFSD_FILE_HASH_BITS)
+
+/* We only care about NFSD_MAY_READ/WRITE for this cache */
+#define NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK	(NFSD_MAY_READ|NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
+
+struct nfsd_fcache_bucket {
+	struct hlist_head	nfb_head;
+	spinlock_t		nfb_lock;
+};
+
+static struct kmem_cache		*nfsd_file_slab;
+static struct nfsd_fcache_bucket	*nfsd_file_hashtbl;
+static struct list_lru			nfsd_file_lru;
+static struct fsnotify_group		*nfsd_file_fsnotify_group;
+
+/*
+ * The fsnotify_mark is embedded inside the nfsd_file and we don't want to
+ * explicitly free it. It'll be freed when the nfsd_file is and we always
+ * remove the mark from the inode before freeing it. So, this is a no-op.
+ */
+static void
+nfsd_file_free_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_slab_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file *nf = container_of(rcu, struct nfsd_file, nf_rcu);
+
+	kmem_cache_free(nfsd_file_slab, nf);
+}
+
+static struct nfsd_file *
+nfsd_file_alloc(struct inode *inode, unsigned int may, unsigned int hashval)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
+
+	nf = kmem_cache_alloc(nfsd_file_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (nf) {
+		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&nf->nf_node);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nf->nf_lru);
+		nf->nf_inode = inode;
+		nf->nf_hashval = hashval;
+		atomic_set(&nf->nf_ref, 1);
+		nf->nf_may = NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK & may;
+		if (may & NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE) {
+			if (may & NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
+				__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags);
+			if (may & NFSD_MAY_READ)
+				__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
+		}
+		fsnotify_init_mark(&nf->nf_mark, nfsd_file_free_mark);
+		nf->nf_mark.mask = FS_ATTRIB|FS_DELETE_SELF;
+		trace_nfsd_file_alloc(nf);
+	}
+	return nf;
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_put_final(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	trace_nfsd_file_put_final(nf);
+	fsnotify_destroy_mark(&nf->nf_mark, nfsd_file_fsnotify_group);
+	if (nf->nf_file)
+		fput(nf->nf_file);
+	call_rcu(&nf->nf_rcu, nfsd_file_slab_free);
+}
+
+static bool
+nfsd_file_put_final_delayed(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	bool flush = false;
+
+	trace_nfsd_file_put_final(nf);
+	fsnotify_destroy_mark(&nf->nf_mark, nfsd_file_fsnotify_group);
+	if (nf->nf_file)
+		flush = fput_queue(nf->nf_file);
+	call_rcu(&nf->nf_rcu, nfsd_file_slab_free);
+	return flush;
+}
+
+static bool
+nfsd_file_unhash(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+
+	trace_nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
+	if (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags)) {
+		clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags);
+		hlist_del_rcu(&nf->nf_node);
+		list_lru_del(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_unhash_and_release_locked(struct nfsd_file *nf, struct list_head *dispose)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+
+	trace_nfsd_file_unhash_and_release_locked(nf);
+	if (!nfsd_file_unhash(nf))
+		return;
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref))
+		return;
+
+	list_add(&nf->nf_lru, dispose);
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_unhash_and_release(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	bool destroy = false;
+
+	spin_lock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+	if (nfsd_file_unhash(nf))
+		destroy = atomic_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref);
+	spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+	if (destroy)
+		nfsd_file_put_final(nf);
+}
+
+void
+nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	trace_nfsd_file_put(nf);
+	list_lru_rotate(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru);
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref))
+		return;
+
+	WARN_ON(test_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags));
+	nfsd_file_put_final(nf);
+}
+
+struct nfsd_file *
+nfsd_file_get(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	if (likely(atomic_inc_not_zero(&nf->nf_ref)))
+		return nf;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_dispose_list(struct list_head *dispose)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
+
+	while(!list_empty(dispose)) {
+		nf = list_first_entry(dispose, struct nfsd_file, nf_lru);
+		list_del(&nf->nf_lru);
+		nfsd_file_put_final(nf);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+nfsd_file_dispose_list_sync(struct list_head *dispose)
+{
+	bool flush = false;
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
+
+	while(!list_empty(dispose)) {
+		nf = list_first_entry(dispose, struct nfsd_file, nf_lru);
+		list_del(&nf->nf_lru);
+		if (nfsd_file_put_final_delayed(nf))
+			flush = true;
+	}
+	if (flush)
+		flush_delayed_fput();
+}
+
+static enum lru_status
+nfsd_file_lru_cb(struct list_head *item, struct list_lru_one *lru,
+		 spinlock_t *lock, void *arg)
+	__releases(lock)
+	__acquires(lock)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file *nf = list_entry(item, struct nfsd_file, nf_lru);
+	bool unhashed;
+
+	if (atomic_read(&nf->nf_ref) > 1)
+		return LRU_SKIP;
+
+	spin_unlock(lock);
+	spin_lock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+	unhashed = nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
+	spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_lock);
+	if (unhashed)
+		nfsd_file_put(nf);
+	spin_lock(lock);
+	return unhashed ? LRU_REMOVED_RETRY : LRU_RETRY;
+}
+
+static unsigned long
+nfsd_file_lru_count(struct shrinker *s, struct shrink_control *sc)
+{
+	return list_lru_count(&nfsd_file_lru);
+}
+
+static unsigned long
+nfsd_file_lru_scan(struct shrinker *s, struct shrink_control *sc)
+{
+	return list_lru_shrink_walk(&nfsd_file_lru, sc, nfsd_file_lru_cb, NULL);
+}
+
+static struct shrinker	nfsd_file_shrinker = {
+	.scan_objects = nfsd_file_lru_scan,
+	.count_objects = nfsd_file_lru_count,
+	.seeks = 1,
+};
+
+static int
+nfsd_file_lease_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long arg,
+			    void *data)
+{
+	struct file_lock *fl = data;
+
+	/* Only close files for F_SETLEASE leases */
+	if (fl->fl_flags & FL_LEASE)
+		nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(file_inode(fl->fl_file));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block nfsd_file_lease_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = nfsd_file_lease_notifier_call,
+};
+
+static int
+nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
+				struct inode *inode,
+				struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
+				struct fsnotify_mark *vfsmount_mark,
+				u32 mask, void *data, int data_type,
+				const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file	*nf;
+
+	trace_nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event(inode, mask);
+
+	/* Should be no marks on non-regular files */
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* ...and we don't do anything with vfsmount marks */
+	BUG_ON(vfsmount_mark);
+
+	/* don't close files if this was not the last link */
+	if (mask & FS_ATTRIB) {
+		if (inode->i_nlink)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* FIXME: get container of mark, unhash and release it */
+	nf = container_of(inode_mark, struct nfsd_file, nf_mark);
+	nfsd_file_unhash_and_release(nf);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+const static struct fsnotify_ops nfsd_file_fsnotify_ops = {
+	.handle_event = nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event,
+};
+
+int
+nfsd_file_cache_init(void)
+{
+	int		ret = -ENOMEM;
+	unsigned int	i;
+
+	if (nfsd_file_hashtbl)
+		return 0;
+
+	nfsd_file_hashtbl = kcalloc(NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE,
+				sizeof(*nfsd_file_hashtbl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!nfsd_file_hashtbl) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: unable to allocate nfsd_file_hashtbl\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	nfsd_file_slab = kmem_cache_create("nfsd_file",
+				sizeof(struct nfsd_file), 0, 0, NULL);
+	if (!nfsd_file_slab) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: unable to create nfsd_file_slab\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	ret = list_lru_init(&nfsd_file_lru);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: failed to init nfsd_file_lru: %d\n", ret);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	ret = register_shrinker(&nfsd_file_shrinker);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: failed to register nfsd_file_shrinker: %d\n", ret);
+		goto out_lru;
+	}
+
+	ret = srcu_notifier_chain_register(&lease_notifier_chain,
+				&nfsd_file_lease_notifier);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: unable to register lease notifier: %d\n", ret);
+		goto out_shrinker;
+	}
+
+	nfsd_file_fsnotify_group = fsnotify_alloc_group(&nfsd_file_fsnotify_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(nfsd_file_fsnotify_group)) {
+		pr_err("nfsd: unable to create fsnotify group: %ld\n",
+			PTR_ERR(nfsd_file_fsnotify_group));
+		nfsd_file_fsnotify_group = NULL;
+		goto out_notifier;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_head);
+		spin_lock_init(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_lock);
+	}
+out:
+	return ret;
+out_notifier:
+	srcu_notifier_chain_unregister(&lease_notifier_chain,
+				&nfsd_file_lease_notifier);
+out_shrinker:
+	unregister_shrinker(&nfsd_file_shrinker);
+out_lru:
+	list_lru_destroy(&nfsd_file_lru);
+out_err:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_slab);
+	nfsd_file_slab = NULL;
+	kfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
+	nfsd_file_hashtbl = NULL;
+	goto out;
+}
+
+void
+nfsd_file_cache_purge(void)
+{
+	unsigned int		i;
+	struct nfsd_file	*nf;
+	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
+
+	if (!nfsd_file_hashtbl)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
+		spin_lock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_lock);
+		while(!hlist_empty(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_head)) {
+			nf = hlist_entry(nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_head.first,
+					 struct nfsd_file, nf_node);
+			nfsd_file_unhash_and_release_locked(nf, &dispose);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_lock);
+		nfsd_file_dispose_list(&dispose);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+nfsd_file_cache_shutdown(void)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
+
+	srcu_notifier_chain_unregister(&lease_notifier_chain,
+				&nfsd_file_lease_notifier);
+	unregister_shrinker(&nfsd_file_shrinker);
+	nfsd_file_cache_purge();
+	fsnotify_put_group(nfsd_file_fsnotify_group);
+	nfsd_file_fsnotify_group = NULL;
+	list_lru_destroy(&nfsd_file_lru);
+	rcu_barrier();
+	kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_slab);
+	nfsd_file_slab = NULL;
+	kfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
+	nfsd_file_hashtbl = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Search nfsd_file_hashtbl[] for file. We hash on the filehandle and also on
+ * the NFSD_MAY_READ/WRITE flags. If the file is open for r/w, then it's usable
+ * for either.
+ */
+static struct nfsd_file *
+nfsd_file_find_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned int may_flags,
+			unsigned int hashval)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
+	unsigned char need = may_flags & NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(nf, &nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head,
+				 nf_node) {
+		if ((need & nf->nf_may) != need)
+			continue;
+		if (nf->nf_inode == inode)
+			return nfsd_file_get(nf);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nfsd_file_close_inode - attempt to forcibly close a nfsd_file
+ * @inode: inode of the file to attempt to remove
+ *
+ * Walk the whole hash bucket, looking for any files that correspond to "inode".
+ * If any do, then unhash them and put the hashtable reference to them.
+ */
+void
+nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct nfsd_file	*nf;
+	struct hlist_node	*tmp;
+	unsigned int		hashval = (unsigned int)hash_long(inode->i_ino,
+						NFSD_FILE_HASH_BITS);
+	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
+
+	spin_lock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(nf, tmp, &nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head, nf_node) {
+		if (inode == nf->nf_inode)
+			nfsd_file_unhash_and_release_locked(nf, &dispose);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
+	trace_nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(inode, hashval, !list_empty(&dispose));
+	nfsd_file_dispose_list_sync(&dispose);
+}
+
+__be32
+nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+		  unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
+{
+	__be32	status = nfs_ok;
+	struct nfsd_file *nf, *new = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	unsigned int hashval;
+
+	/* FIXME: skip this if fh_dentry is already set? */
+	status = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG,
+				may_flags|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+	if (status != nfs_ok)
+		return status;
+
+	inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
+	hashval = (unsigned int)hash_long(inode->i_ino, NFSD_FILE_HASH_BITS);
+retry:
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	nf = nfsd_file_find_locked(inode, may_flags, hashval);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (nf)
+		goto wait_for_construction;
+
+	if (!new) {
+		new = nfsd_file_alloc(inode, may_flags, hashval);
+		if (!new) {
+			trace_nfsd_file_acquire(hashval, inode, may_flags, NULL,
+						nfserr_jukebox);
+			return nfserr_jukebox;
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
+	nf = nfsd_file_find_locked(inode, may_flags, hashval);
+	if (likely(nf == NULL)) {
+		/* Take reference for the hashtable */
+		atomic_inc(&new->nf_ref);
+		__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &new->nf_flags);
+		__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &new->nf_flags);
+		list_lru_add(&nfsd_file_lru, &new->nf_lru);
+		hlist_add_head_rcu(&new->nf_node,
+				&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head);
+		spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
+
+		/* This should never fail since we set allow_dups to true */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(fsnotify_add_mark(&new->nf_mark,
+			nfsd_file_fsnotify_group, inode, NULL, true));
+		nf = new;
+		new = NULL;
+		goto open_file;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
+
+wait_for_construction:
+	wait_on_bit(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	/* Did construction of this file fail? */
+	if (!nf->nf_file) {
+		/*
+		 * We can only take over construction for this nfsd_file if the
+		 * MAY flags are equal. Otherwise, we put the reference and try
+		 * again.
+		 */
+		if ((may_flags & NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK) != nf->nf_may) {
+			nfsd_file_put(nf);
+			goto retry;
+		}
+
+		/* try to take over construction for this file */
+		if (test_and_set_bit(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &nf->nf_flags))
+			goto wait_for_construction;
+
+		/* sync up the BREAK_* flags with our may_flags */
+		if (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE) {
+			if (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
+				set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags);
+			if (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_READ)
+				set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
+		} else {
+			clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags);
+			clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
+		}
+
+		goto open_file;
+	}
+
+	if (!(may_flags & NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE)) {
+		bool write = (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE);
+
+		if (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags) ||
+		    (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags) && write)) {
+			status = nfserrno(nfsd_open_break_lease(
+					file_inode(nf->nf_file), may_flags));
+			if (status == nfs_ok) {
+				clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
+				if (write)
+					clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE,
+						  &nf->nf_flags);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	if (status == nfs_ok) {
+		*pnf = nf;
+	} else {
+		nfsd_file_put(nf);
+		nf = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (new)
+		nfsd_file_put(new);
+
+	trace_nfsd_file_acquire(hashval, inode, may_flags, nf, status);
+	return status;
+open_file:
+	/* FIXME: should we abort opening if the link count goes to 0? */
+	status = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, may_flags, &nf->nf_file);
+	clear_bit_unlock(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &nf->nf_flags);
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+	wake_up_bit(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING);
+	goto out;
+}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c871c3114f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#ifndef _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H
+#define _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H
+
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+
+/*
+ * A representation of a file that has been opened by knfsd. These are hashed
+ * in the hashtable by inode pointer value. Note that this object doesn't
+ * hold a reference to the inode by itself, so the nf_inode pointer should
+ * never be dereferenced, only be used for comparison.
+ */
+struct nfsd_file {
+	struct hlist_node	nf_node;
+	struct list_head	nf_lru;
+	struct rcu_head		nf_rcu;
+	struct file		*nf_file;
+#define NFSD_FILE_HASHED	(0)
+#define NFSD_FILE_PENDING	(1)
+#define NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ	(2)
+#define NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE	(3)
+	unsigned long		nf_flags;
+	struct inode		*nf_inode;
+	unsigned int		nf_hashval;
+	atomic_t		nf_ref;
+	unsigned char		nf_may;
+	struct fsnotify_mark	nf_mark;
+};
+
+int nfsd_file_cache_init(void);
+void nfsd_file_cache_purge(void);
+void nfsd_file_cache_shutdown(void);
+void nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf);
+struct nfsd_file *nfsd_file_get(struct nfsd_file *nf);
+void nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(struct inode *inode);
+__be32 nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+		  unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **nfp);
+#endif /* _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index ad4e2377dd63..d816bb3faa6e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "vfs.h"
 #include "netns.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_SVC
 
@@ -224,11 +225,17 @@ static int nfsd_startup_generic(int nrservs)
 	if (ret)
 		goto dec_users;
 
-	ret = nfs4_state_start();
+	ret = nfsd_file_cache_init();
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_racache;
+
+	ret = nfs4_state_start();
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_file_cache;
 	return 0;
 
+out_file_cache:
+	nfsd_file_cache_shutdown();
 out_racache:
 	nfsd_racache_shutdown();
 dec_users:
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ static void nfsd_shutdown_generic(void)
 		return;
 
 	nfs4_state_shutdown();
+	nfsd_file_cache_shutdown();
 	nfsd_racache_shutdown();
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index 0befe762762b..49f0d1f9c949 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
 #include "state.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
+#include "vfs.h"
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_stateid_class,
 	TP_PROTO(stateid_t *stp),
@@ -48,6 +50,131 @@ DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(layout_recall_done);
 DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(layout_recall_fail);
 DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(layout_recall_release);
 
+#define show_nf_flags(val)						\
+	__print_flags(val, "|",						\
+		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_HASHED,	"HASHED" },		\
+		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_PENDING,	"PENDING" },		\
+		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ,	"BREAK_READ" },		\
+		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE,	"BREAK_WRITE" })
+
+/* FIXME: This should probably be fleshed out in the future. */
+#define show_nf_may(val)						\
+	__print_flags(val, "|",						\
+		{ NFSD_MAY_READ,		"READ" },		\
+		{ NFSD_MAY_WRITE,		"WRITE" },		\
+		{ NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE,	"NOT_BREAK_LEASE" })
+
+DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_file_class,
+	TP_PROTO(struct nfsd_file *nf),
+	TP_ARGS(nf),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(unsigned int, nf_hashval)
+		__field(void *, nf_inode)
+		__field(int, nf_ref)
+		__field(unsigned long, nf_flags)
+		__field(unsigned char, nf_may)
+		__field(struct file *, nf_file)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->nf_hashval = nf->nf_hashval;
+		__entry->nf_inode = nf->nf_inode;
+		__entry->nf_ref = atomic_read(&nf->nf_ref);
+		__entry->nf_flags = nf->nf_flags;
+		__entry->nf_may = nf->nf_may;
+		__entry->nf_file = nf->nf_file;
+	),
+	TP_printk("hash=0x%x inode=0x%p ref=%d flags=%s may=%s file=%p",
+		__entry->nf_hashval,
+		__entry->nf_inode,
+		__entry->nf_ref,
+		show_nf_flags(__entry->nf_flags),
+		show_nf_may(__entry->nf_may),
+		__entry->nf_file)
+)
+
+#define DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(name) \
+DEFINE_EVENT(nfsd_file_class, name, \
+	TP_PROTO(struct nfsd_file *nf), \
+	TP_ARGS(nf))
+
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(nfsd_file_alloc);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(nfsd_file_put_final);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(nfsd_file_unhash);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(nfsd_file_put);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_EVENT(nfsd_file_unhash_and_release_locked);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_acquire,
+	TP_PROTO(unsigned int hash, struct inode *inode,
+		 unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file *nf,
+		 __be32 status),
+
+	TP_ARGS(hash, inode, may_flags, nf, status),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(unsigned int, hash)
+		__field(void *, inode)
+		__field(unsigned int, may_flags)
+		__field(int, nf_ref)
+		__field(unsigned long, nf_flags)
+		__field(unsigned char, nf_may)
+		__field(struct file *, nf_file)
+		__field(__be32, status)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->hash = hash;
+		__entry->inode = inode;
+		__entry->may_flags = may_flags;
+		__entry->nf_ref = nf ? atomic_read(&nf->nf_ref) : 0;
+		__entry->nf_flags = nf ? nf->nf_flags : 0;
+		__entry->nf_may = nf ? nf->nf_may : 0;
+		__entry->nf_file = nf ? nf->nf_file : NULL;
+		__entry->status = status;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("hash=0x%x inode=0x%p may_flags=%s ref=%d nf_flags=%s nf_may=%s nf_file=0x%p status=%u",
+			__entry->hash, __entry->inode,
+			show_nf_may(__entry->may_flags), __entry->nf_ref,
+			show_nf_flags(__entry->nf_flags),
+			show_nf_may(__entry->nf_may), __entry->nf_file,
+			be32_to_cpu(__entry->status))
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_close_inode_sync,
+	TP_PROTO(struct inode *inode, unsigned int hash, int found),
+	TP_ARGS(inode, hash, found),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(struct inode *, inode)
+		__field(unsigned int, hash)
+		__field(int, found)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->inode = inode;
+		__entry->hash = hash;
+		__entry->found = found;
+	),
+	TP_printk("hash=0x%x inode=0x%p found=%d", __entry->hash,
+			__entry->inode, __entry->found)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event,
+	TP_PROTO(struct inode *inode, u32 mask),
+	TP_ARGS(inode, mask),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(struct inode *, inode)
+		__field(unsigned int, nlink)
+		__field(umode_t, mode)
+		__field(u32, mask)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->inode = inode;
+		__entry->nlink = inode->i_nlink;
+		__entry->mode = inode->i_mode;
+		__entry->mask = mask;
+	),
+	TP_printk("inode=0x%p nlink=%u mode=0%ho mask=0x%x", __entry->inode,
+			__entry->nlink, __entry->mode, __entry->mask)
+);
 #endif /* _NFSD_TRACE_H */
 
 #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 4212aaacbb55..a144849cec10 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *suppor
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
 
-static int nfsd_open_break_lease(struct inode *inode, int access)
+int
+nfsd_open_break_lease(struct inode *inode, int access)
 {
 	unsigned int mode;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index fcfc48cbe136..a877be59d5dd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ __be32		do_nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 __be32		nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				loff_t, unsigned long);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
+int		nfsd_open_break_lease(struct inode *, int);
 __be32		nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
 				int, struct file **);
 struct raparms;
