diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 8f0a59c..bb96ad7 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL)		+= drop_caches.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FHANDLE)		+= fhandle.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_RICHACL)	+= richacl.o
-richacl-y			:= richacl_base.o
+richacl-y			:= richacl_base.o richacl_inode.o
 
 obj-y				+= quota/
 
diff --git a/fs/richacl_inode.c b/fs/richacl_inode.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33e591a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/richacl_inode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010  Novell, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015  Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Written by Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@kernel.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/richacl.h>
+
+/**
+ * richacl_permission  -  richacl permission check algorithm
+ * @inode:	inode to check
+ * @acl:	rich acl of the inode
+ * @want:	requested access (MAY_* flags)
+ *
+ * Checks if the current process is granted @mask flags in @acl.
+ */
+int
+richacl_permission(struct inode *inode, const struct richacl *acl,
+		   int want)
+{
+	const struct richace *ace;
+	unsigned int mask = richacl_want_to_mask(want);
+	unsigned int requested = mask, denied = 0;
+	int in_owning_group = in_group_p(inode->i_gid);
+	int in_owner_or_group_class = in_owning_group;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't need to know which class the process is in when the acl is
+	 * not masked.
+	 */
+	if (!(acl->a_flags & RICHACL_MASKED))
+		in_owner_or_group_class = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * A process is
+	 *   - in the owner file class if it owns the file,
+	 *   - in the group file class if it is in the file's owning group or
+	 *     it matches any of the user or group entries, and
+	 *   - in the other file class otherwise.
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if the acl grants the requested access and determine which
+	 * file class the process is in.
+	 */
+	richacl_for_each_entry(ace, acl) {
+		unsigned int ace_mask = ace->e_mask;
+
+		if (richace_is_inherit_only(ace))
+			continue;
+		if (richace_is_owner(ace)) {
+			if (!uid_eq(current_fsuid(), inode->i_uid))
+				continue;
+			goto is_owner;
+		} else if (richace_is_group(ace)) {
+			if (!in_owning_group)
+				continue;
+		} else if (richace_is_unix_id(ace)) {
+			if (ace->e_flags & RICHACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP) {
+				if (!in_group_p(ace->e_id.gid))
+					continue;
+			} else {
+				if (!uid_eq(current_fsuid(), ace->e_id.uid))
+					continue;
+			}
+		} else
+			goto is_everyone;
+
+		/*
+		 * Apply the group file mask to entries other than OWNER@ and
+		 * EVERYONE@. This is not required for correct access checking
+		 * but ensures that we grant the same permissions as the acl
+		 * computed by richacl_apply_masks() would grant.
+		 */
+		if ((acl->a_flags & RICHACL_MASKED) && richace_is_allow(ace))
+			ace_mask &= acl->a_group_mask;
+
+is_owner:
+		/* The process is in the owner or group file class. */
+		in_owner_or_group_class = 1;
+
+is_everyone:
+		/* Check which mask flags the ACE allows or denies. */
+		if (richace_is_deny(ace))
+			denied |= ace_mask & mask;
+		mask &= ~ace_mask;
+
+		/*
+		 * Keep going until we know which file class
+		 * the process is in.
+		 */
+		if (!mask && in_owner_or_group_class)
+			break;
+	}
+	denied |= mask;
+
+	if (acl->a_flags & RICHACL_MASKED) {
+		unsigned int file_mask;
+
+		/*
+		 * The file class a process is in determines which file mask
+		 * applies.  Check if that file mask also grants the requested
+		 * access.
+		 */
+		if (uid_eq(current_fsuid(), inode->i_uid))
+			file_mask = acl->a_owner_mask;
+		else if (in_owner_or_group_class)
+			file_mask = acl->a_group_mask;
+		else
+			file_mask = acl->a_other_mask;
+		denied |= requested & ~file_mask;
+	}
+
+	return denied ? -EACCES : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(richacl_permission);
diff --git a/include/linux/richacl.h b/include/linux/richacl.h
index 5f5ac81..997b885 100644
--- a/include/linux/richacl.h
+++ b/include/linux/richacl.h
@@ -291,4 +291,7 @@ extern unsigned int richacl_want_to_mask(unsigned int);
 extern void richacl_compute_max_masks(struct richacl *);
 extern struct richacl *richacl_chmod(struct richacl *, mode_t);
 
+/* richacl_inode.c */
+extern int richacl_permission(struct inode *, const struct richacl *, int);
+
 #endif /* __RICHACL_H */
