diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 3209ee271c41..97df385d6ab0 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ void do_close_on_exec(struct files_struct *files)
 	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 }
 
-static struct file *__fget(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask)
+static struct file *__fget(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask, unsigned int refs)
 {
 	struct files_struct *files = current->files;
 	struct file *file;
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ loop:
 		 */
 		if (file->f_mode & mask)
 			file = NULL;
-		else if (!get_file_rcu(file))
+		else if (!get_file_rcu_many(file, refs))
 			goto loop;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -728,15 +728,20 @@ loop:
 	return file;
 }
 
+struct file *fget_many(unsigned int fd, unsigned int refs)
+{
+	return __fget(fd, FMODE_PATH, refs);
+}
+
 struct file *fget(unsigned int fd)
 {
-	return __fget(fd, FMODE_PATH);
+	return __fget(fd, FMODE_PATH, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fget);
 
 struct file *fget_raw(unsigned int fd)
 {
-	return __fget(fd, 0);
+	return __fget(fd, 0, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fget_raw);
 
@@ -767,7 +772,7 @@ static unsigned long __fget_light(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask)
 			return 0;
 		return (unsigned long)file;
 	} else {
-		file = __fget(fd, mask);
+		file = __fget(fd, mask, 1);
 		if (!file)
 			return 0;
 		return FDPUT_FPUT | (unsigned long)file;
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 5679e7fcb6b0..155d7514a094 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ void flush_delayed_fput(void)
 
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(delayed_fput_work, delayed_fput);
 
-void fput(struct file *file)
+void fput_many(struct file *file, unsigned int refs)
 {
-	if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&file->f_count)) {
+	if (atomic_long_sub_and_test(refs, &file->f_count)) {
 		struct task_struct *task = current;
 
 		if (likely(!in_interrupt() && !(task->flags & PF_KTHREAD))) {
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ void fput(struct file *file)
 	}
 }
 
+void fput(struct file *file)
+{
+	fput_many(file, 1);
+}
+
 /*
  * synchronous analog of fput(); for kernel threads that might be needed
  * in some umount() (and thus can't use flush_delayed_fput() without
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 6b2fb032416c..3fcddff56bc4 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 struct file;
 
 extern void fput(struct file *);
+extern void fput_many(struct file *, unsigned int);
 
 struct file_operations;
 struct vfsmount;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ static inline void fdput(struct fd fd)
 }
 
 extern struct file *fget(unsigned int fd);
+extern struct file *fget_many(unsigned int fd, unsigned int refs);
 extern struct file *fget_raw(unsigned int fd);
 extern unsigned long __fdget(unsigned int fd);
 extern unsigned long __fdget_raw(unsigned int fd);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 61aa210f0c2b..80e1b199a4b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -952,7 +952,9 @@ static inline struct file *get_file(struct file *f)
 	atomic_long_inc(&f->f_count);
 	return f;
 }
-#define get_file_rcu(x) atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&(x)->f_count)
+#define get_file_rcu_many(x, cnt)	\
+	atomic_long_add_unless(&(x)->f_count, (cnt), 0)
+#define get_file_rcu(x) get_file_rcu_many((x), 1)
 #define fput_atomic(x)	atomic_long_add_unless(&(x)->f_count, -1, 1)
 #define file_count(x)	atomic_long_read(&(x)->f_count)