--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ static inline struct inotify_event_info
 
 extern void inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 					   struct fsnotify_group *group);
-extern int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, u32 mask,
-				const void *data, int data_type,
-				struct inode *dir,
-				const struct qstr *file_name, u32 cookie,
-				struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info);
+extern int inotify_handle_inode_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
+				      u32 mask, struct inode *inode,
+				      struct inode *dir,
+				      const struct qstr *name, u32 cookie);
 
 extern const struct fsnotify_ops inotify_fsnotify_ops;
 extern struct kmem_cache *inotify_inode_mark_cachep;
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
@@ -55,25 +55,21 @@ static int inotify_merge(struct list_hea
 	return event_compare(last_event, event);
 }
 
-static int inotify_one_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, u32 mask,
-			     struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
-			     const struct path *path,
-			     const struct qstr *file_name, u32 cookie)
+int inotify_handle_inode_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark, u32 mask,
+			       struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
+			       const struct qstr *name, u32 cookie)
 {
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *i_mark;
 	struct inotify_event_info *event;
 	struct fsnotify_event *fsn_event;
+	struct fsnotify_group *group = inode_mark->group;
 	int ret;
 	int len = 0;
 	int alloc_len = sizeof(struct inotify_event_info);
 	struct mem_cgroup *old_memcg;
 
-	if ((inode_mark->mask & FS_EXCL_UNLINK) &&
-	    path && d_unlinked(path->dentry))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (file_name) {
-		len = file_name->len;
+	if (name) {
+		len = name->len;
 		alloc_len += len + 1;
 	}
 
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@ static int inotify_one_event(struct fsno
 	event->sync_cookie = cookie;
 	event->name_len = len;
 	if (len)
-		strcpy(event->name, file_name->name);
+		strcpy(event->name, name->name);
 
 	ret = fsnotify_add_event(group, fsn_event, inotify_merge);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -131,37 +127,6 @@ static int inotify_one_event(struct fsno
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, u32 mask,
-			 const void *data, int data_type, struct inode *dir,
-			 const struct qstr *file_name, u32 cookie,
-			 struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
-{
-	const struct path *path = fsnotify_data_path(data, data_type);
-	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = fsnotify_iter_inode_mark(iter_info);
-	struct fsnotify_mark *child_mark = fsnotify_iter_child_mark(iter_info);
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(fsnotify_iter_vfsmount_mark(iter_info)))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Some events cannot be sent on both parent and child marks
-	 * (e.g. IN_CREATE).  Those events are always sent on inode_mark.
-	 * For events that are possible on both parent and child (e.g. IN_OPEN),
-	 * event is sent on inode_mark with name if the parent is watching and
-	 * is sent on child_mark without name if child is watching.
-	 * If both parent and child are watching, report the event with child's
-	 * name here and report another event without child's name below.
-	 */
-	if (inode_mark)
-		ret = inotify_one_event(group, mask, inode_mark, path,
-					file_name, cookie);
-	if (ret || !child_mark)
-		return ret;
-
-	return inotify_one_event(group, mask, child_mark, path, NULL, 0);
-}
-
 static void inotify_freeing_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark, struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(fsn_mark, group);
@@ -227,7 +192,7 @@ static void inotify_free_mark(struct fsn
 }
 
 const struct fsnotify_ops inotify_fsnotify_ops = {
-	.handle_event = inotify_handle_event,
+	.handle_inode_event = inotify_handle_inode_event,
 	.free_group_priv = inotify_free_group_priv,
 	.free_event = inotify_free_event,
 	.freeing_mark = inotify_freeing_mark,
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -486,14 +486,10 @@ void inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(stru
 				    struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	struct inotify_inode_mark *i_mark;
-	struct fsnotify_iter_info iter_info = { };
-
-	fsnotify_iter_set_report_type_mark(&iter_info, FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE,
-					   fsn_mark);
 
 	/* Queue ignore event for the watch */
-	inotify_handle_event(group, FS_IN_IGNORED, NULL, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE,
-			     NULL, NULL, 0, &iter_info);
+	inotify_handle_inode_event(fsn_mark, FS_IN_IGNORED, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+				   0);
 
 	i_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct inotify_inode_mark, fsn_mark);
 	/* remove this mark from the idr */
