diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index d636e1297cad..a63d44256a70 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 ext2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = ext2_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
@@ -246,12 +246,6 @@ ext2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int
-ext2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext2_check_acl);
-}
-
 /*
  * Initialize the ACLs of a new inode. Called from ext2_new_inode.
  *
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.h b/fs/ext2/acl.h
index ecefe478898f..3ff6cbb9ac44 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.h
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ static inline int ext2_acl_count(size_t size)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext2_permission (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ext2_check_acl (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext2_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_init_acl (struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
 #else
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#define ext2_permission NULL
+#define ext2_check_acl	NULL
 #define ext2_get_acl	NULL
 #define ext2_set_acl	NULL
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/file.c b/fs/ext2/file.c
index 2b9e47dc9222..a2f3afd1a1c1 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/file.c
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ const struct inode_operations ext2_file_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.setattr	= ext2_setattr,
-	.permission	= ext2_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext2_check_acl,
 	.fiemap		= ext2_fiemap,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index 78d9b925fc94..23701f289e98 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.setattr	= ext2_setattr,
-	.permission	= ext2_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext2_check_acl,
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations = {
@@ -411,5 +411,5 @@ const struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.setattr	= ext2_setattr,
-	.permission	= ext2_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext2_check_acl,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.c b/fs/ext3/acl.c
index e167bae37ef0..c9b0df376b5f 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ ext3_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 ext3_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = ext3_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
@@ -254,12 +254,6 @@ ext3_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int
-ext3_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext3_check_acl);
-}
-
 /*
  * Initialize the ACLs of a new inode. Called from ext3_new_inode.
  *
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.h b/fs/ext3/acl.h
index 07d15a3a5969..597334626de9 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.h
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ static inline int ext3_acl_count(size_t size)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext3_permission (struct inode *, int);
+extern int ext3_check_acl (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext3_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext3_init_acl (handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#define ext3_permission NULL
+#define ext3_check_acl NULL
 
 static inline int
 ext3_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/ext3/file.c b/fs/ext3/file.c
index 5b49704b231b..299253214789 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/file.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext3_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext3_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext3_check_acl,
 	.fiemap		= ext3_fiemap,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index 6ff7b9730234..aad6400c9b77 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext3_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext3_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext3_check_acl,
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations = {
@@ -2456,5 +2456,5 @@ const struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext3_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext3_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext3_check_acl,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index f6d8967149ca..0df88b2a69b0 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ ext4_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 ext4_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = ext4_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@ ext4_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int
-ext4_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext4_check_acl);
-}
-
 /*
  * Initialize the ACLs of a new inode. Called from ext4_new_inode.
  *
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.h b/fs/ext4/acl.h
index 949789d2bba6..9d843d5deac4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.h
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ static inline int ext4_acl_count(size_t size)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext4_permission(struct inode *, int);
+extern int ext4_check_acl(struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext4_acl_chmod(struct inode *);
 extern int ext4_init_acl(handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#define ext4_permission NULL
+#define ext4_check_acl NULL
 
 static inline int
 ext4_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 3f1873fef1c6..27f3c5354c0e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext4_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext4_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext4_check_acl,
 	.fallocate	= ext4_fallocate,
 	.fiemap		= ext4_fiemap,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index de04013d16ff..114abe5d2c1d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext4_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext4_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext4_check_acl,
 	.fiemap         = ext4_fiemap,
 };
 
@@ -2548,5 +2548,5 @@ const struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= ext4_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
-	.permission	= ext4_permission,
+	.check_acl	= ext4_check_acl,
 };