diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index b69222c..3e65587 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -12,39 +12,150 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_CRED_H
 #define _LINUX_CRED_H
 
-#define get_current_user()	(get_uid(current->user))
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/key.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
 
-#define task_uid(task)		((task)->uid)
-#define task_gid(task)		((task)->gid)
-#define task_euid(task)		((task)->euid)
-#define task_egid(task)		((task)->egid)
+struct user_struct;
+struct cred;
 
-#define current_uid()		(current->uid)
-#define current_gid()		(current->gid)
-#define current_euid()		(current->euid)
-#define current_egid()		(current->egid)
-#define current_suid()		(current->suid)
-#define current_sgid()		(current->sgid)
-#define current_fsuid()		(current->fsuid)
-#define current_fsgid()		(current->fsgid)
-#define current_cap()		(current->cap_effective)
+/*
+ * COW Supplementary groups list
+ */
+#define NGROUPS_SMALL		32
+#define NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK	((unsigned int)(PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(gid_t)))
+
+struct group_info {
+	atomic_t	usage;
+	int		ngroups;
+	int		nblocks;
+	gid_t		small_block[NGROUPS_SMALL];
+	gid_t		*blocks[0];
+};
+
+/**
+ * get_group_info - Get a reference to a group info structure
+ * @group_info: The group info to reference
+ *
+ * This must be called with the owning task locked (via task_lock()) when task
+ * != current.  The reason being that the vast majority of callers are looking
+ * at current->group_info, which can not be changed except by the current task.
+ * Changing current->group_info requires the task lock, too.
+ */
+#define get_group_info(group_info)		\
+do {						\
+	atomic_inc(&(group_info)->usage);	\
+} while (0)
+
+/**
+ * put_group_info - Release a reference to a group info structure
+ * @group_info: The group info to release
+ */
+#define put_group_info(group_info)			\
+do {							\
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&(group_info)->usage))	\
+		groups_free(group_info);		\
+} while (0)
+
+extern struct group_info *groups_alloc(int);
+extern void groups_free(struct group_info *);
+extern int set_current_groups(struct group_info *);
+extern int set_groups(struct cred *, struct group_info *);
+extern int groups_search(struct group_info *, gid_t);
+
+/* access the groups "array" with this macro */
+#define GROUP_AT(gi, i) \
+	((gi)->blocks[(i) / NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK][(i) % NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK])
+
+extern int in_group_p(gid_t);
+extern int in_egroup_p(gid_t);
+
+/*
+ * The security context of a task
+ *
+ * The parts of the context break down into two categories:
+ *
+ *  (1) The objective context of a task.  These parts are used when some other
+ *	task is attempting to affect this one.
+ *
+ *  (2) The subjective context.  These details are used when the task is acting
+ *	upon another object, be that a file, a task, a key or whatever.
+ *
+ * Note that some members of this structure belong to both categories - the
+ * LSM security pointer for instance.
+ *
+ * A task has two security pointers.  task->real_cred points to the objective
+ * context that defines that task's actual details.  The objective part of this
+ * context is used whenever that task is acted upon.
+ *
+ * task->cred points to the subjective context that defines the details of how
+ * that task is going to act upon another object.  This may be overridden
+ * temporarily to point to another security context, but normally points to the
+ * same context as task->real_cred.
+ */
+struct cred {
+	atomic_t	usage;
+	uid_t		uid;		/* real UID of the task */
+	gid_t		gid;		/* real GID of the task */
+	uid_t		suid;		/* saved UID of the task */
+	gid_t		sgid;		/* saved GID of the task */
+	uid_t		euid;		/* effective UID of the task */
+	gid_t		egid;		/* effective GID of the task */
+	uid_t		fsuid;		/* UID for VFS ops */
+	gid_t		fsgid;		/* GID for VFS ops */
+	unsigned	securebits;	/* SUID-less security management */
+	kernel_cap_t	cap_inheritable; /* caps our children can inherit */
+	kernel_cap_t	cap_permitted;	/* caps we're permitted */
+	kernel_cap_t	cap_effective;	/* caps we can actually use */
+	kernel_cap_t	cap_bset;	/* capability bounding set */
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
+	unsigned char	jit_keyring;	/* default keyring to attach requested
+					 * keys to */
+	struct key	*thread_keyring; /* keyring private to this thread */
+	struct key	*request_key_auth; /* assumed request_key authority */
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+	void		*security;	/* subjective LSM security */
+#endif
+	struct user_struct *user;	/* real user ID subscription */
+	struct group_info *group_info;	/* supplementary groups for euid/fsgid */
+	struct rcu_head	rcu;		/* RCU deletion hook */
+	spinlock_t	lock;		/* lock for pointer changes */
+};
+
+#define get_current_user()	(get_uid(current->cred->user))
+
+#define task_uid(task)		((task)->cred->uid)
+#define task_gid(task)		((task)->cred->gid)
+#define task_euid(task)		((task)->cred->euid)
+#define task_egid(task)		((task)->cred->egid)
+
+#define current_uid()		(current->cred->uid)
+#define current_gid()		(current->cred->gid)
+#define current_euid()		(current->cred->euid)
+#define current_egid()		(current->cred->egid)
+#define current_suid()		(current->cred->suid)
+#define current_sgid()		(current->cred->sgid)
+#define current_fsuid()		(current->cred->fsuid)
+#define current_fsgid()		(current->cred->fsgid)
+#define current_cap()		(current->cred->cap_effective)
 
 #define current_uid_gid(_uid, _gid)		\
 do {						\
-	*(_uid) = current->uid;			\
-	*(_gid) = current->gid;			\
+	*(_uid) = current->cred->uid;		\
+	*(_gid) = current->cred->gid;		\
 } while(0)
 
 #define current_euid_egid(_uid, _gid)		\
 do {						\
-	*(_uid) = current->euid;		\
-	*(_gid) = current->egid;		\
+	*(_uid) = current->cred->euid;		\
+	*(_gid) = current->cred->egid;		\
 } while(0)
 
 #define current_fsuid_fsgid(_uid, _gid)		\
 do {						\
-	*(_uid) = current->fsuid;		\
-	*(_gid) = current->fsgid;		\
+	*(_uid) = current->cred->fsuid;		\
+	*(_gid) = current->cred->fsgid;		\
 } while(0)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CRED_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 23fd890..9de41cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@
 # define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_INIT_EFF_SET
 #endif
 
+extern struct cred init_cred;
+
+#define INIT_CRED(p)						\
+{								\
+	.usage			= ATOMIC_INIT(3),		\
+	.securebits		= SECUREBITS_DEFAULT,		\
+	.cap_inheritable	= CAP_INIT_INH_SET,		\
+	.cap_permitted		= CAP_FULL_SET,			\
+	.cap_effective		= CAP_INIT_EFF_SET,		\
+	.cap_bset		= CAP_INIT_BSET,		\
+	.user			= INIT_USER,			\
+	.group_info		= &init_groups,			\
+	.lock			= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(p.lock),	\
+}
+
 /*
  *  INIT_TASK is used to set up the first task table, touch at
  * your own risk!. Base=0, limit=0x1fffff (=2MB)
@@ -147,13 +162,8 @@
 	.children	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.children),			\
 	.sibling	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.sibling),			\
 	.group_leader	= &tsk,						\
-	.group_info	= &init_groups,					\
-	.cap_effective	= CAP_INIT_EFF_SET,				\
-	.cap_inheritable = CAP_INIT_INH_SET,				\
-	.cap_permitted	= CAP_FULL_SET,					\
-	.cap_bset 	= CAP_INIT_BSET,				\
-	.securebits     = SECUREBITS_DEFAULT,				\
-	.user		= INIT_USER,					\
+	.__temp_cred	= INIT_CRED(tsk.__temp_cred),			\
+	.cred		= &tsk.__temp_cred,				\
 	.comm		= "swapper",					\
 	.thread		= INIT_THREAD,					\
 	.fs		= &init_fs,					\
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index b483f39..c8b9250 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@
 extern struct user_struct root_user;
 #define INIT_USER (&root_user)
 
+
 struct backing_dev_info;
 struct reclaim_state;
 
@@ -883,38 +884,7 @@
 #endif	/* !CONFIG_SMP */
 
 struct io_context;			/* See blkdev.h */
-#define NGROUPS_SMALL		32
-#define NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK	((unsigned int)(PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(gid_t)))
-struct group_info {
-	int ngroups;
-	atomic_t usage;
-	gid_t small_block[NGROUPS_SMALL];
-	int nblocks;
-	gid_t *blocks[0];
-};
 
-/*
- * get_group_info() must be called with the owning task locked (via task_lock())
- * when task != current.  The reason being that the vast majority of callers are
- * looking at current->group_info, which can not be changed except by the
- * current task.  Changing current->group_info requires the task lock, too.
- */
-#define get_group_info(group_info) do { \
-	atomic_inc(&(group_info)->usage); \
-} while (0)
-
-#define put_group_info(group_info) do { \
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&(group_info)->usage)) \
-		groups_free(group_info); \
-} while (0)
-
-extern struct group_info *groups_alloc(int gidsetsize);
-extern void groups_free(struct group_info *group_info);
-extern int set_current_groups(struct group_info *group_info);
-extern int groups_search(struct group_info *group_info, gid_t grp);
-/* access the groups "array" with this macro */
-#define GROUP_AT(gi, i) \
-    ((gi)->blocks[(i)/NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK][(i)%NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK])
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_PREFETCH_SWITCH_STACK
 extern void prefetch_stack(struct task_struct *t);
@@ -1181,17 +1151,9 @@
 	struct list_head cpu_timers[3];
 
 /* process credentials */
-	uid_t uid,euid,suid,fsuid;
-	gid_t gid,egid,sgid,fsgid;
-	struct group_info *group_info;
-	kernel_cap_t   cap_effective, cap_inheritable, cap_permitted, cap_bset;
-	struct user_struct *user;
-	unsigned securebits;
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
-	unsigned char jit_keyring;	/* default keyring to attach requested keys to */
-	struct key *request_key_auth;	/* assumed request_key authority */
-	struct key *thread_keyring;	/* keyring private to this thread */
-#endif
+	struct cred __temp_cred __deprecated; /* temporary credentials to be removed */
+	struct cred *cred;	/* actual/objective task credentials */
+
 	char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN]; /* executable name excluding path
 				     - access with [gs]et_task_comm (which lock
 				       it with task_lock())
@@ -1228,9 +1190,6 @@
 	int (*notifier)(void *priv);
 	void *notifier_data;
 	sigset_t *notifier_mask;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
-	void *security;
-#endif
 	struct audit_context *audit_context;
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	uid_t loginuid;
@@ -1787,9 +1746,6 @@
 extern void sched_fork(struct task_struct *p, int clone_flags);
 extern void sched_dead(struct task_struct *p);
 
-extern int in_group_p(gid_t);
-extern int in_egroup_p(gid_t);
-
 extern void proc_caches_init(void);
 extern void flush_signals(struct task_struct *);
 extern void ignore_signals(struct task_struct *);
diff --git a/include/linux/securebits.h b/include/linux/securebits.h
index 92f09bd..6d38949 100644
--- a/include/linux/securebits.h
+++ b/include/linux/securebits.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
    setting is locked or not. A setting which is locked cannot be
    changed from user-level. */
 #define issecure_mask(X)	(1 << (X))
-#define issecure(X)		(issecure_mask(X) & current->securebits)
+#define issecure(X)		(issecure_mask(X) & current->cred->securebits)
 
 #define SECURE_ALL_BITS		(issecure_mask(SECURE_NOROOT) | \
 				 issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP) | \