diff --git a/fs/richacl_base.c b/fs/richacl_base.c
index 83731c7..683bde2 100644
--- a/fs/richacl_base.c
+++ b/fs/richacl_base.c
@@ -172,3 +172,131 @@ richacl_want_to_mask(unsigned int want)
 	return mask;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(richacl_want_to_mask);
+
+/**
+ * richacl_allowed_to_who  -  mask flags allowed to a specific who value
+ *
+ * Computes the mask values allowed to a specific who value, taking
+ * EVERYONE@ entries into account.
+ */
+static unsigned int richacl_allowed_to_who(struct richacl *acl,
+					   struct richace *who)
+{
+	struct richace *ace;
+	unsigned int allowed = 0;
+
+	richacl_for_each_entry_reverse(ace, acl) {
+		if (richace_is_inherit_only(ace))
+			continue;
+		if (richace_is_same_identifier(ace, who) ||
+		    richace_is_everyone(ace)) {
+			if (richace_is_allow(ace))
+				allowed |= ace->e_mask;
+			else if (richace_is_deny(ace))
+				allowed &= ~ace->e_mask;
+		}
+	}
+	return allowed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * richacl_group_class_allowed  -  maximum permissions the group class is allowed
+ *
+ * See richacl_compute_max_masks().
+ */
+static unsigned int richacl_group_class_allowed(struct richacl *acl)
+{
+	struct richace *ace;
+	unsigned int everyone_allowed = 0, group_class_allowed = 0;
+	int had_group_ace = 0;
+
+	richacl_for_each_entry_reverse(ace, acl) {
+		if (richace_is_inherit_only(ace) ||
+		    richace_is_owner(ace))
+			continue;
+
+		if (richace_is_everyone(ace)) {
+			if (richace_is_allow(ace))
+				everyone_allowed |= ace->e_mask;
+			else if (richace_is_deny(ace))
+				everyone_allowed &= ~ace->e_mask;
+		} else {
+			group_class_allowed |=
+				richacl_allowed_to_who(acl, ace);
+
+			if (richace_is_group(ace))
+				had_group_ace = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!had_group_ace)
+		group_class_allowed |= everyone_allowed;
+	return group_class_allowed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * richacl_compute_max_masks  -  compute upper bound masks
+ *
+ * Computes upper bound owner, group, and other masks so that none of
+ * the mask flags allowed by the acl are disabled (for any choice of the
+ * file owner or group membership).
+ */
+void richacl_compute_max_masks(struct richacl *acl)
+{
+	unsigned int gmask = ~0;
+	struct richace *ace;
+
+	/*
+	 * @gmask contains all permissions which the group class is ever
+	 * allowed.  We use it to avoid adding permissions to the group mask
+	 * from everyone@ allow aces which the group class is always denied
+	 * through other aces.  For example, the following acl would otherwise
+	 * result in a group mask or rw:
+	 *
+	 *	group@:w::deny
+	 *	everyone@:rw::allow
+	 *
+	 * Avoid computing @gmask for acls which do not include any group class
+	 * deny aces: in such acls, the group class is never denied any
+	 * permissions from everyone@ allow aces.
+	 */
+
+restart:
+	acl->a_owner_mask = 0;
+	acl->a_group_mask = 0;
+	acl->a_other_mask = 0;
+
+	richacl_for_each_entry_reverse(ace, acl) {
+		if (richace_is_inherit_only(ace))
+			continue;
+
+		if (richace_is_owner(ace)) {
+			if (richace_is_allow(ace))
+				acl->a_owner_mask |= ace->e_mask;
+			else if (richace_is_deny(ace))
+				acl->a_owner_mask &= ~ace->e_mask;
+		} else if (richace_is_everyone(ace)) {
+			if (richace_is_allow(ace)) {
+				acl->a_owner_mask |= ace->e_mask;
+				acl->a_group_mask |= ace->e_mask & gmask;
+				acl->a_other_mask |= ace->e_mask;
+			} else if (richace_is_deny(ace)) {
+				acl->a_owner_mask &= ~ace->e_mask;
+				acl->a_group_mask &= ~ace->e_mask;
+				acl->a_other_mask &= ~ace->e_mask;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (richace_is_allow(ace)) {
+				acl->a_owner_mask |= ace->e_mask & gmask;
+				acl->a_group_mask |= ace->e_mask & gmask;
+			} else if (richace_is_deny(ace) && gmask == ~0) {
+				gmask = richacl_group_class_allowed(acl);
+				if (likely(gmask != ~0))
+					/* should always be true */
+					goto restart;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	acl->a_flags &= ~ACL4_MASKED;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(richacl_compute_max_masks);
diff --git a/include/linux/richacl.h b/include/linux/richacl.h
index 41819f4..05d79ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/richacl.h
+++ b/include/linux/richacl.h
@@ -290,5 +290,6 @@ extern struct richacl *richacl_alloc(int);
 extern int richacl_masks_to_mode(const struct richacl *);
 extern unsigned int richacl_mode_to_mask(mode_t);
 extern unsigned int richacl_want_to_mask(unsigned int);
+extern void richacl_compute_max_masks(struct richacl *);
 
 #endif /* __RICHACL_H */
