diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index bfd8b680e6481a205dd07d89f3ec401e057abf31..d2a70a4561f91257fe44d7cb867e9d14ec1ff908 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ void ecryptfs_destroy_mount_crypt_stat(
 				 &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
 				 mount_crypt_stat_list) {
 		list_del(&auth_tok->mount_crypt_stat_list);
-		mount_crypt_stat->num_global_auth_toks--;
 		if (auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key
 		    && !(auth_tok->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID))
 			key_put(auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key);
@@ -1389,6 +1388,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	/* Zeroed page ensures the in-header unencrypted i_size is set to 0 */
 	rc = ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(virt, virt_len, &size, crypt_stat,
 					 ecryptfs_dentry);
 	if (unlikely(rc)) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index e00753496e3e061a3aa521b72c7c7a5ee86a2946..bd3cafd0949de6d22179ca5f91115edf18f38fda 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
 
 struct ecryptfs_key_sig {
 	struct list_head crypt_stat_list;
-	char keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX];
+	char keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX + 1];
 };
 
 struct ecryptfs_filename {
@@ -257,19 +257,18 @@ struct ecryptfs_filename {
 struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat {
 #define ECRYPTFS_STRUCT_INITIALIZED   0x00000001
 #define ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED       0x00000002
-#define ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE             0x00000004
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000008
-#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000010
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000020
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000040
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000080
-#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000100
-#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000200
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000400
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000800
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00001000
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00002000
-#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS	      0x00004000
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000004
+#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000008
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000010
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000020
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000040
+#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000080
+#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000100
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000200
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000400
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00000800
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00001000
+#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS          0x00002000
 	u32 flags;
 	unsigned int file_version;
 	size_t iv_bytes;
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ struct ecryptfs_inode_info {
 	struct inode vfs_inode;
 	struct inode *wii_inode;
 	struct file *lower_file;
-	struct mutex lower_file_mutex;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat crypt_stat;
 };
 
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@ struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok {
 	u32 flags;
 	struct list_head mount_crypt_stat_list;
 	struct key *global_auth_tok_key;
-	struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
 	unsigned char sig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX + 1];
 };
 
@@ -380,7 +377,6 @@ struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat {
 	u32 flags;
 	struct list_head global_auth_tok_list;
 	struct mutex global_auth_tok_list_mutex;
-	size_t num_global_auth_toks;
 	size_t global_default_cipher_key_size;
 	size_t global_default_fn_cipher_key_bytes;
 	unsigned char global_default_cipher_name[ECRYPTFS_MAX_CIPHER_NAME_SIZE
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 7d1050e254f9c85a84bdab5cf8b5cf1bb36a8a5c..cedc913d11ba908f62be8711190a0883f4e95fbe 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -273,7 +273,14 @@ static int ecryptfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int
 ecryptfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync)
 {
-	return vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	rc = generic_file_fsync(file, datasync);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+	rc = vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+out:
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int ecryptfs_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int flag)
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index b592938a84bc40281d8ee80fc5585783bf7ed1d9..f99051b7adab1e7e107cc40e40bb39d57e20e5c1 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * grow_file
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: the eCryptfs dentry
- *
- * This is the code which will grow the file to its correct size.
- */
-static int grow_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
-{
-	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode;
-	char zero_virt[] = { 0x00 };
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	rc = ecryptfs_write(ecryptfs_inode, zero_virt, 0, 1);
-	i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, 0);
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-	ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat.flags |=
-		ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /**
  * ecryptfs_initialize_file
  *
@@ -181,7 +161,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Initializing crypto context\n");
 	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -202,9 +181,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = grow_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
-	if (rc)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error growing file; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index c1436cff6f2d77aa0776bb3dd4963868358a9770..03e609c450120674673a5a6e07460b2014751ed0 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ static int process_request_key_err(long err_code)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int process_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig_err(int err_code)
+{
+	int rc = err_code;
+
+	switch (err_code) {
+	case -ENOENT:
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Missing auth tok\n");
+		break;
+	case -EINVAL:
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Invalid auth tok\n");
+		break;
+	default:
+		rc = process_request_key_err(err_code);
+		break;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * ecryptfs_parse_packet_length
  * @data: Pointer to memory containing length at offset
@@ -403,27 +421,120 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ecryptfs_verify_version
+ * @version: The version number to confirm
+ *
+ * Returns zero on good version; non-zero otherwise
+ */
+static int ecryptfs_verify_version(u16 version)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	unsigned char major;
+	unsigned char minor;
+
+	major = ((version >> 8) & 0xFF);
+	minor = (version & 0xFF);
+	if (major != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR) {
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Major version number mismatch. "
+				"Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
+				ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, major);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (minor != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR) {
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Minor version number mismatch. "
+				"Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
+				ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR, minor);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key
+ * @auth_tok_key: key containing the authentication token
+ * @auth_tok: authentication token
+ *
+ * Returns zero on valid auth tok; -EINVAL otherwise
+ */
+static int
+ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(struct key *auth_tok_key,
+				  struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	(*auth_tok) = ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(auth_tok_key);
+	if (ecryptfs_verify_version((*auth_tok)->version)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Data structure version mismatch. Userspace "
+		       "tools must match eCryptfs kernel module with major "
+		       "version [%d] and minor version [%d]\n",
+		       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if ((*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD
+	    && (*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PRIVATE_KEY) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Invalid auth_tok structure "
+		       "returned from key query\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static int
 ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(
-	struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok **global_auth_tok,
+	struct key **auth_tok_key,
+	struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok,
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat, char *sig)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *walker;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	(*global_auth_tok) = NULL;
+	(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
+	(*auth_tok) = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(walker,
 			    &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
 			    mount_crypt_stat_list) {
-		if (memcmp(walker->sig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX) == 0) {
-			rc = key_validate(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
-			if (!rc)
-				(*global_auth_tok) = walker;
+		if (memcmp(walker->sig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX))
+			continue;
+
+		if (walker->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		rc = key_validate(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
+		if (rc) {
+			if (rc == -EKEYEXPIRED)
+				goto out;
+			goto out_invalid_auth_tok;
+		}
+
+		down_write(&(walker->global_auth_tok_key->sem));
+		rc = ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(
+				walker->global_auth_tok_key, auth_tok);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out_invalid_auth_tok_unlock;
+
+		(*auth_tok_key) = walker->global_auth_tok_key;
+		key_get(*auth_tok_key);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = -EINVAL;
+	rc = -ENOENT;
+	goto out;
+out_invalid_auth_tok_unlock:
+	up_write(&(walker->global_auth_tok_key->sem));
+out_invalid_auth_tok:
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "Invalidating auth tok with sig = [%s]\n", sig);
+	walker->flags |= ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
+	key_put(walker->global_auth_tok_key);
+	walker->global_auth_tok_key = NULL;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
 	return rc;
@@ -451,14 +562,11 @@ ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat,
 	char *sig)
 {
-	struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
-	(*auth_tok) = NULL;
-	if (ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&global_auth_tok,
-						  mount_crypt_stat, sig)) {
-
+	rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(auth_tok_key, auth_tok,
+						   mount_crypt_stat, sig);
+	if (rc == -ENOENT) {
 		/* if the flag ECRYPTFS_GLOBAL_MOUNT_AUTH_TOK_ONLY is set in the
 		 * mount_crypt_stat structure, we prevent to use auth toks that
 		 * are not inserted through the ecryptfs_add_global_auth_tok
@@ -470,8 +578,7 @@ ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
 
 		rc = ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(auth_tok_key, auth_tok,
 						       sig);
-	} else
-		(*auth_tok) = global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -531,6 +638,16 @@ ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
 	}
 	s->desc.flags = CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP;
 	(*packet_size) = 0;
+	rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
+		&auth_tok_key,
+		&s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
+		mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig);
+	if (rc) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
+		       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
+		       mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig, rc);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_get_tfm_and_mutex_for_cipher_name(
 		&s->desc.tfm,
 		&s->tfm_mutex, mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fn_cipher_name);
@@ -616,16 +733,6 @@ ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
 		goto out_free_unlock;
 	}
 	dest[s->i++] = s->cipher_code;
-	rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(
-		&auth_tok_key,
-		&s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
-		mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig);
-	if (rc) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
-		       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
-		       mount_crypt_stat->global_default_fnek_sig, rc);
-		goto out_free_unlock;
-	}
 	/* TODO: Support other key modules than passphrase for
 	 * filename encryption */
 	if (s->auth_tok->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
@@ -765,8 +872,10 @@ out_free_unlock:
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(s->tfm_mutex);
 out:
-	if (auth_tok_key)
+	if (auth_tok_key) {
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
 		key_put(auth_tok_key);
+	}
 	kfree(s);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -879,6 +988,15 @@ ecryptfs_parse_tag_70_packet(char **filename, size_t *filename_size,
 		       __func__, s->cipher_code);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
+					    &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
+					    s->fnek_sig_hex);
+	if (rc) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
+		       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, s->fnek_sig_hex,
+		       rc);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_get_tfm_and_mutex_for_cipher_name(&s->desc.tfm,
 							&s->tfm_mutex,
 							s->cipher_string);
@@ -925,15 +1043,6 @@ ecryptfs_parse_tag_70_packet(char **filename, size_t *filename_size,
 	 * >= ECRYPTFS_MAX_IV_BYTES. */
 	memset(s->iv, 0, ECRYPTFS_MAX_IV_BYTES);
 	s->desc.info = s->iv;
-	rc = ecryptfs_find_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
-					    &s->auth_tok, mount_crypt_stat,
-					    s->fnek_sig_hex);
-	if (rc) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to find auth tok for "
-		       "fnek sig [%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, s->fnek_sig_hex,
-		       rc);
-		goto out_free_unlock;
-	}
 	/* TODO: Support other key modules than passphrase for
 	 * filename encryption */
 	if (s->auth_tok->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
@@ -1002,8 +1111,10 @@ out:
 		(*filename_size) = 0;
 		(*filename) = NULL;
 	}
-	if (auth_tok_key)
+	if (auth_tok_key) {
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
 		key_put(auth_tok_key);
+	}
 	kfree(s);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1520,38 +1631,6 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * ecryptfs_verify_version
- * @version: The version number to confirm
- *
- * Returns zero on good version; non-zero otherwise
- */
-static int ecryptfs_verify_version(u16 version)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	unsigned char major;
-	unsigned char minor;
-
-	major = ((version >> 8) & 0xFF);
-	minor = (version & 0xFF);
-	if (major != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Major version number mismatch. "
-				"Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
-				ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR, major);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (minor != ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Minor version number mismatch. "
-				"Expected [%d]; got [%d]\n",
-				ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR, minor);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-out:
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(struct key **auth_tok_key,
 				      struct ecryptfs_auth_tok **auth_tok,
 				      char *sig)
@@ -1563,31 +1642,16 @@ int ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(struct key **auth_tok_key,
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find key with description: [%s]\n",
 		       sig);
 		rc = process_request_key_err(PTR_ERR(*auth_tok_key));
+		(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	(*auth_tok) = ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(*auth_tok_key);
-	if (ecryptfs_verify_version((*auth_tok)->version)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR
-		       "Data structure version mismatch. "
-		       "Userspace tools must match eCryptfs "
-		       "kernel module with major version [%d] "
-		       "and minor version [%d]\n",
-		       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MAJOR,
-		       ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_release_key;
-	}
-	if ((*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD
-	    && (*auth_tok)->token_type != ECRYPTFS_PRIVATE_KEY) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Invalid auth_tok structure "
-		       "returned from key query\n");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_release_key;
-	}
-out_release_key:
+	down_write(&(*auth_tok_key)->sem);
+	rc = ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(*auth_tok_key, auth_tok);
 	if (rc) {
+		up_write(&(*auth_tok_key)->sem);
 		key_put(*auth_tok_key);
 		(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 out:
 	return rc;
@@ -1809,6 +1873,7 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 find_next_matching_auth_tok:
 	found_auth_tok = 0;
 	if (auth_tok_key) {
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
 		key_put(auth_tok_key);
 		auth_tok_key = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1895,8 +1960,10 @@ found_matching_auth_tok:
 out_wipe_list:
 	wipe_auth_tok_list(&auth_tok_list);
 out:
-	if (auth_tok_key)
+	if (auth_tok_key) {
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
 		key_put(auth_tok_key);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -2324,7 +2391,7 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
 				 size_t max)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok;
-	struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
+	struct key *auth_tok_key = NULL;
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat =
 		&ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
 			ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
@@ -2343,21 +2410,16 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
 	list_for_each_entry(key_sig, &crypt_stat->keysig_list,
 			    crypt_stat_list) {
 		memset(key_rec, 0, sizeof(*key_rec));
-		rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&global_auth_tok,
+		rc = ecryptfs_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig(&auth_tok_key,
+							   &auth_tok,
 							   mount_crypt_stat,
 							   key_sig->keysig);
 		if (rc) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "Error attempting to get the global "
-			       "auth_tok; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Unable to retrieve auth tok with "
+			       "sig = [%s]\n", key_sig->keysig);
+			rc = process_find_global_auth_tok_for_sig_err(rc);
 			goto out_free;
 		}
-		if (global_auth_tok->flags & ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "Skipping invalid auth tok with sig = [%s]\n",
-			       global_auth_tok->sig);
-			continue;
-		}
-		auth_tok = global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok;
 		if (auth_tok->token_type == ECRYPTFS_PASSWORD) {
 			rc = write_tag_3_packet((dest_base + (*len)),
 						&max, auth_tok,
@@ -2395,6 +2457,9 @@ ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
+		key_put(auth_tok_key);
+		auth_tok_key = NULL;
 	}
 	if (likely(max > 0)) {
 		dest_base[(*len)] = 0x00;
@@ -2407,6 +2472,11 @@ out_free:
 out:
 	if (rc)
 		(*len) = 0;
+	if (auth_tok_key) {
+		up_write(&(auth_tok_key->sem));
+		key_put(auth_tok_key);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->keysig_list_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -2424,6 +2494,7 @@ int ecryptfs_add_keysig(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat, char *sig)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	memcpy(new_key_sig->keysig, sig, ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX);
+	new_key_sig->keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX] = '\0';
 	/* Caller must hold keysig_list_mutex */
 	list_add(&new_key_sig->crypt_stat_list, &crypt_stat->keysig_list);
 
@@ -2453,7 +2524,6 @@ ecryptfs_add_global_auth_tok(struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat,
 	mutex_lock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
 	list_add(&new_auth_tok->mount_crypt_stat_list,
 		 &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list);
-	mount_crypt_stat->num_global_auth_toks++;
 	mutex_unlock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
 out:
 	return rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 758323a0f09a1a99101aee135d2a16e8289e78b9..c27c0ecf90bcec2394b5f44eece394fe3a7acb26 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	if (!inode_info->lower_file) {
 		struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 		struct vfsmount *lower_mnt =
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 			inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -241,14 +239,14 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_global_auth_toks(
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_global_auth_tok *global_auth_tok;
+	struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(global_auth_tok,
 			    &mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list,
 			    mount_crypt_stat_list) {
 		rc = ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(
-			&global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key,
-			&global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok,
+			&global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key, &auth_tok,
 			global_auth_tok->sig);
 		if (rc) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find valid key in user "
@@ -256,8 +254,10 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_global_auth_toks(
 			       "option: [%s]\n", global_auth_tok->sig);
 			global_auth_tok->flags |= ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
 			goto out;
-		} else
+		} else {
 			global_auth_tok->flags &= ~ECRYPTFS_AUTH_TOK_INVALID;
+			up_write(&(global_auth_tok->global_auth_tok_key)->sem);
+		}
 	}
 out:
 	return rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index cc64fca89f8dc995f8ca5af82d135c053c6d59b2..6a44148c5fb97e3cfb866a024de27dbea2fbff39 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ static int ecryptfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	/*
+	 * Refuse to write the page out if we are called from reclaim context
+	 * since our writepage() path may potentially allocate memory when
+	 * calling into the lower fs vfs_write() which may in turn invoke
+	 * us again.
+	 */
+	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) {
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting "
@@ -70,8 +82,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
-	unlock_page(page);
 out:
+	unlock_page(page);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -193,11 +205,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(page->mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (!crypt_stat
-	    || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-	    || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG,
-				"Passing through unencrypted page\n");
+	if (!crypt_stat || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
 		rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(page, page->index, 0,
 						      PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
 						      page->mapping->host);
@@ -295,8 +303,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
 		struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
 			&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
 
-		if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-		    || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
+		if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
 			rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(
 				page, index, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, mapping->host);
 			if (rc) {
@@ -374,6 +381,11 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
 	    && (pos != 0))
 		zero_user(page, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 out:
+	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+		unlock_page(page);
+		page_cache_release(page);
+		*pagep = NULL;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -486,13 +498,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_end(struct file *file,
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
 		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc;
+	int need_unlock_page = 1;
 
-	if (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE flag set in "
-			"crypt_stat at memory location [%p]\n", crypt_stat);
-		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE);
-	} else
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Not a new file\n");
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Calling fill_zeros_to_end_of_page"
 			"(page w/ index = [0x%.16lx], to = [%d])\n", index, to);
 	if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
@@ -512,26 +519,26 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_end(struct file *file,
 			"zeros in page with index = [0x%.16lx]\n", index);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
-	if (rc) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting page (upper "
-				"index [0x%.16lx])\n", index);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	set_page_dirty(page);
+	unlock_page(page);
+	need_unlock_page = 0;
 	if (pos + copied > i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode)) {
 		i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, pos + copied);
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Expanded file size to "
 			"[0x%.16llx]\n",
 			(unsigned long long)i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode));
+		balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(mapping);
+		rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
+		if (rc) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
+			       "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-	if (rc)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
-		       "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-	else
-		rc = copied;
+	rc = copied;
 out:
-	unlock_page(page);
+	if (need_unlock_page)
+		unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index db184ef15d3d8c012ce4586d7abf276efbf6eb8a..85d43096311625b37dd12beeeab7149a00899d0e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@ int ecryptfs_write_lower(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data,
 	ssize_t rc;
 
 	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode);
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-		       &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(ecryptfs_inode);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -234,15 +230,11 @@ int ecryptfs_read_lower(char *data, loff_t offset, size_t size,
 	mm_segment_t fs_save;
 	ssize_t rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-		      &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index 3042fe123a3426c30dba69e35a622738977bf105..bacc882e1ae40454f7623ac81e78968155d9ae55 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static struct inode *ecryptfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (unlikely(!inode_info))
 		goto out;
 	ecryptfs_init_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
-	mutex_init(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
 	inode = &inode_info->vfs_inode;
 out:
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 const struct super_operations ecryptfs_sops = {
 	.alloc_inode = ecryptfs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode = ecryptfs_destroy_inode,
-	.drop_inode = generic_delete_inode,
+	.drop_inode = generic_drop_inode,
 	.statfs = ecryptfs_statfs,
 	.remount_fs = NULL,
 	.evict_inode = ecryptfs_evict_inode,