diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_flock.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_flock.c
index b7f28b39c7b3..abcbf075acc0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_flock.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_flock.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ granted:
 		default:
 			getlk->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 		}
-		getlk->fl_pid = (pid_t)lock->l_policy_data.l_flock.pid;
+		getlk->fl_pid = -(pid_t)lock->l_policy_data.l_flock.pid;
 		getlk->fl_start = (loff_t)lock->l_policy_data.l_flock.start;
 		getlk->fl_end = (loff_t)lock->l_policy_data.l_flock.end;
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 3de3b4a89d89..43c242e17132 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int v9fs_file_getlock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 			fl->fl_end = OFFSET_MAX;
 		else
 			fl->fl_end = glock.start + glock.length - 1;
-		fl->fl_pid = glock.proc_id;
+		fl->fl_pid = -glock.proc_id;
 	}
 	kfree(glock.client_id);
 	return res;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/locks.c b/fs/ceph/locks.c
index 64ae74472046..8cd63e8123d8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/locks.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/locks.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int ceph_lock_message(u8 lock_type, u16 operation, struct file *file,
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, inode, req);
 
 	if (operation == CEPH_MDS_OP_GETFILELOCK) {
-		fl->fl_pid = le64_to_cpu(req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->pid);
+		fl->fl_pid = -le64_to_cpu(req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->pid);
 		if (CEPH_LOCK_SHARED == req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->type)
 			fl->fl_type = F_RDLCK;
 		else if (CEPH_LOCK_EXCL == req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->type)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 72a53bd19865..118a63e7e221 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ CIFSSMBPosixLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			pLockData->fl_start = le64_to_cpu(parm_data->start);
 			pLockData->fl_end = pLockData->fl_start +
 					le64_to_cpu(parm_data->length) - 1;
-			pLockData->fl_pid = le32_to_cpu(parm_data->pid);
+			pLockData->fl_pid = -le32_to_cpu(parm_data->pid);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index d401425f602a..e631b1689228 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int dlm_posix_get(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 		locks_init_lock(fl);
 		fl->fl_type = (op->info.ex) ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK;
 		fl->fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
-		fl->fl_pid = op->info.pid;
+		fl->fl_pid = -op->info.pid;
 		fl->fl_start = op->info.start;
 		fl->fl_end = op->info.end;
 		rv = 0;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 3ee4fdc3da9e..7cd692f51d1d 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -2101,11 +2101,11 @@ static int convert_fuse_file_lock(struct fuse_conn *fc,
 		fl->fl_end = ffl->end;
 
 		/*
-		 * Convert pid into the caller's pid namespace. If the pid
-		 * does not map into the namespace fl_pid will get set to 0.
+		 * Convert pid into init's pid namespace.  The locks API will
+		 * translate it into the caller's pid namespace.
 		 */
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		fl->fl_pid = pid_vnr(find_pid_ns(ffl->pid, fc->pid_ns));
+		fl->fl_pid = pid_nr_ns(find_pid_ns(ffl->pid, fc->pid_ns), &init_pid_ns);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		break;
 
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index d7daa6c8932f..6d0949880ebd 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 #define IS_FLOCK(fl)	(fl->fl_flags & FL_FLOCK)
 #define IS_LEASE(fl)	(fl->fl_flags & (FL_LEASE|FL_DELEG|FL_LAYOUT))
 #define IS_OFDLCK(fl)	(fl->fl_flags & FL_OFDLCK)
+#define IS_REMOTELCK(fl)	(fl->fl_pid <= 0)
 
 static inline bool is_remote_lock(struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -733,7 +734,6 @@ static void locks_wake_up_blocks(struct file_lock *blocker)
 static void
 locks_insert_lock_ctx(struct file_lock *fl, struct list_head *before)
 {
-	fl->fl_nspid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
 	list_add_tail(&fl->fl_list, before);
 	locks_insert_global_locks(fl);
 }
@@ -743,10 +743,6 @@ locks_unlink_lock_ctx(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	locks_delete_global_locks(fl);
 	list_del_init(&fl->fl_list);
-	if (fl->fl_nspid) {
-		put_pid(fl->fl_nspid);
-		fl->fl_nspid = NULL;
-	}
 	locks_wake_up_blocks(fl);
 }
 
@@ -823,8 +819,6 @@ posix_test_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 	list_for_each_entry(cfl, &ctx->flc_posix, fl_list) {
 		if (posix_locks_conflict(fl, cfl)) {
 			locks_copy_conflock(fl, cfl);
-			if (cfl->fl_nspid)
-				fl->fl_pid = pid_vnr(cfl->fl_nspid);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2048,9 +2042,33 @@ int vfs_test_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_test_lock);
 
+/**
+ * locks_translate_pid - translate a file_lock's fl_pid number into a namespace
+ * @fl: The file_lock who's fl_pid should be translated
+ * @ns: The namespace into which the pid should be translated
+ *
+ * Used to tranlate a fl_pid into a namespace virtual pid number
+ */
+static pid_t locks_translate_pid(struct file_lock *fl, struct pid_namespace *ns)
+{
+	pid_t vnr;
+	struct pid *pid;
+
+	if (IS_OFDLCK(fl))
+		return -1;
+	if (IS_REMOTELCK(fl))
+		return fl->fl_pid;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	pid = find_pid_ns(fl->fl_pid, &init_pid_ns);
+	vnr = pid_nr_ns(pid, ns);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return vnr;
+}
+
 static int posix_lock_to_flock(struct flock *flock, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	flock->l_pid = IS_OFDLCK(fl) ? -1 : fl->fl_pid;
+	flock->l_pid = locks_translate_pid(fl, task_active_pid_ns(current));
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we can represent the posix lock via
@@ -2072,7 +2090,7 @@ static int posix_lock_to_flock(struct flock *flock, struct file_lock *fl)
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
 static void posix_lock_to_flock64(struct flock64 *flock, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	flock->l_pid = IS_OFDLCK(fl) ? -1 : fl->fl_pid;
+	flock->l_pid = locks_translate_pid(fl, task_active_pid_ns(current));
 	flock->l_start = fl->fl_start;
 	flock->l_len = fl->fl_end == OFFSET_MAX ? 0 :
 		fl->fl_end - fl->fl_start + 1;
@@ -2584,22 +2602,16 @@ static void lock_get_status(struct seq_file *f, struct file_lock *fl,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	unsigned int fl_pid;
+	struct pid_namespace *proc_pidns = file_inode(f->file)->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 
-	if (fl->fl_nspid) {
-		struct pid_namespace *proc_pidns = file_inode(f->file)->i_sb->s_fs_info;
-
-		/* Don't let fl_pid change based on who is reading the file */
-		fl_pid = pid_nr_ns(fl->fl_nspid, proc_pidns);
-
-		/*
-		 * If there isn't a fl_pid don't display who is waiting on
-		 * the lock if we are called from locks_show, or if we are
-		 * called from __show_fd_info - skip lock entirely
-		 */
-		if (fl_pid == 0)
-			return;
-	} else
-		fl_pid = fl->fl_pid;
+	fl_pid = locks_translate_pid(fl, proc_pidns);
+	/*
+	 * If there isn't a fl_pid don't display who is waiting on
+	 * the lock if we are called from locks_show, or if we are
+	 * called from __show_fd_info - skip lock entirely
+	 */
+	if (fl_pid == 0)
+		return;
 
 	if (fl->fl_file != NULL)
 		inode = locks_inode(fl->fl_file);
@@ -2674,7 +2686,7 @@ static int locks_show(struct seq_file *f, void *v)
 
 	fl = hlist_entry(v, struct file_lock, fl_link);
 
-	if (fl->fl_nspid && !pid_nr_ns(fl->fl_nspid, proc_pidns))
+	if (locks_translate_pid(fl, proc_pidns) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	lock_get_status(f, fl, iter->li_pos, "");
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 7b5d6816542b..f0b108af9b02 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ struct file_lock {
 	unsigned char fl_type;
 	unsigned int fl_pid;
 	int fl_link_cpu;		/* what cpu's list is this on? */
-	struct pid *fl_nspid;
 	wait_queue_head_t fl_wait;
 	struct file *fl_file;
 	loff_t fl_start;