diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/Kconfig b/fs/ecryptfs/Kconfig
index e15ef38..434aa31 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/Kconfig
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@
 
 	  To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called ecryptfs.
+
+config ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING
+	bool "Enable notifications for userspace key wrap/unwrap"
+	depends on ECRYPT_FS
+	help
+	  Enables the /dev/ecryptfs entry for use by ecryptfsd. This allows
+	  for userspace to wrap/unwrap file encryption keys by other
+	  backends, like OpenSSL.
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/Makefile b/fs/ecryptfs/Makefile
index 2cc9ee4..49678a6 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #
-# Makefile for the Linux 2.6 eCryptfs
+# Makefile for the Linux eCryptfs
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS) += ecryptfs.o
 
-ecryptfs-objs := dentry.o file.o inode.o main.o super.o mmap.o read_write.o crypto.o keystore.o messaging.o miscdev.o kthread.o debug.o
+ecryptfs-y := dentry.o file.o inode.o main.o super.o mmap.o read_write.o \
+	      crypto.o keystore.o kthread.o debug.o
+
+ecryptfs-$(CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING) += messaging.o miscdev.o
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index a7b0c2d..d5c25db 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -301,17 +301,14 @@
 	while (size > 0 && i < sg_size) {
 		pg = virt_to_page(addr);
 		offset = offset_in_page(addr);
-		if (sg)
-			sg_set_page(&sg[i], pg, 0, offset);
+		sg_set_page(&sg[i], pg, 0, offset);
 		remainder_of_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset;
 		if (size >= remainder_of_page) {
-			if (sg)
-				sg[i].length = remainder_of_page;
+			sg[i].length = remainder_of_page;
 			addr += remainder_of_page;
 			size -= remainder_of_page;
 		} else {
-			if (sg)
-				sg[i].length = size;
+			sg[i].length = size;
 			addr += size;
 			size = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 1b5d9af..bf12ba5 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@
 static int ecryptfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
-	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
 	int rc = 1;
 
 	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);
-	lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry);
 	if (!lower_dentry->d_op || !lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
 		goto out;
 	rc = lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(lower_dentry, flags);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 7e2c6f5..dd299b3 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@
 #define ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED_FILENAME_PREFIX_SIZE 24
 #define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_DENTRY_NAME_LEN (18 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 32)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING
+# define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK_MESSAGING (ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_DEVMISC \
+					     | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PUBKEY)
+#else
+# define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK_MESSAGING 0
+#endif
+
+#define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK (ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PASSPHRASE \
+				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PLAINTEXT_PASSTHROUGH \
+				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_XATTR \
+				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MULTKEY \
+				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK_MESSAGING \
+				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_FILENAME_ENCRYPTION)
 struct ecryptfs_key_sig {
 	struct list_head crypt_stat_list;
 	char keysig[ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE_HEX + 1];
@@ -399,7 +412,9 @@
 	struct hlist_node euid_chain;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING
 extern struct mutex ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux;
+#endif
 
 static inline size_t
 ecryptfs_lower_header_size(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat)
@@ -610,6 +625,7 @@
 ecryptfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 		  size_t size, int flags);
 int ecryptfs_read_xattr_region(char *page_virt, struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING
 int ecryptfs_process_response(struct ecryptfs_daemon *daemon,
 			      struct ecryptfs_message *msg, u32 seq);
 int ecryptfs_send_message(char *data, int data_len,
@@ -618,6 +634,24 @@
 			       struct ecryptfs_message **emsg);
 int ecryptfs_init_messaging(void);
 void ecryptfs_release_messaging(void);
+#else
+static inline int ecryptfs_init_messaging(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void ecryptfs_release_messaging(void)
+{ }
+static inline int ecryptfs_send_message(char *data, int data_len,
+					struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx **msg_ctx)
+{
+	return -ENOTCONN;
+}
+static inline int ecryptfs_wait_for_response(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx,
+					     struct ecryptfs_message **emsg)
+{
+	return -ENOMSG;
+}
+#endif
 
 void
 ecryptfs_write_header_metadata(char *virt,
@@ -655,12 +689,11 @@
 				     size_t offset_in_page, size_t size,
 				     struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 struct page *ecryptfs_get_locked_page(struct inode *inode, loff_t index);
-int ecryptfs_exorcise_daemon(struct ecryptfs_daemon *daemon);
-int ecryptfs_find_daemon_by_euid(struct ecryptfs_daemon **daemon);
 int ecryptfs_parse_packet_length(unsigned char *data, size_t *size,
 				 size_t *length_size);
 int ecryptfs_write_packet_length(char *dest, size_t size,
 				 size_t *packet_size_length);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECRYPT_FS_MESSAGING
 int ecryptfs_init_ecryptfs_miscdev(void);
 void ecryptfs_destroy_ecryptfs_miscdev(void);
 int ecryptfs_send_miscdev(char *data, size_t data_size,
@@ -669,6 +702,9 @@
 void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx);
 int
 ecryptfs_spawn_daemon(struct ecryptfs_daemon **daemon, struct file *file);
+int ecryptfs_exorcise_daemon(struct ecryptfs_daemon *daemon);
+int ecryptfs_find_daemon_by_euid(struct ecryptfs_daemon **daemon);
+#endif
 int ecryptfs_init_kthread(void);
 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void);
 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 53acc9d..63b1f54 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
 	struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	/* Private value of ecryptfs_dentry allocated in
 	 * ecryptfs_lookup() */
-	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct ecryptfs_file_info *file_info;
 
 	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
 	mutex_lock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
 	if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED)) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index e0f07fb..5eab400 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int ecryptfs_getattr_link(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-			  struct kstat *stat)
+static int ecryptfs_getattr_link(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
+				 struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -1021,8 +1021,8 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int ecryptfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-		     struct kstat *stat)
+static int ecryptfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
+			    struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct kstat lower_stat;
 	int rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index 2333203..7d52806 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@
 	struct ecryptfs_message *msg = NULL;
 	char *auth_tok_sig;
 	char *payload;
-	size_t payload_len;
+	size_t payload_len = 0;
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = ecryptfs_get_auth_tok_sig(&auth_tok_sig, auth_tok);
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@
 	rc = ecryptfs_send_message(payload, payload_len, &msg_ctx);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error sending message to "
-				"ecryptfsd\n");
+				"ecryptfsd: %d\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_wait_for_response(msg_ctx, &msg);
@@ -1202,8 +1202,7 @@
 				  crypt_stat->key_size);
 	}
 out:
-	if (msg)
-		kfree(msg);
+	kfree(msg);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1989,7 +1988,7 @@
 	rc = ecryptfs_send_message(payload, payload_len, &msg_ctx);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error sending message to "
-				"ecryptfsd\n");
+				"ecryptfsd: %d\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_wait_for_response(msg_ctx, &msg);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index 8d7a577..49ff8ea0 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@
 void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx)
 {
 	list_move(&(msg_ctx->node), &ecryptfs_msg_ctx_free_list);
-	if (msg_ctx->msg)
-		kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
+	kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
 	msg_ctx->msg = NULL;
 	msg_ctx->state = ECRYPTFS_MSG_CTX_STATE_FREE;
 }
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = ecryptfs_find_daemon_by_euid(&daemon);
-	if (rc || !daemon) {
+	if (rc) {
 		rc = -ENOTCONN;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/ecryptfs.h b/include/linux/ecryptfs.h
index 2224a8c..8d5ab99 100644
--- a/include/linux/ecryptfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ecryptfs.h
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSION_MINOR 0x04
 #define ECRYPTFS_SUPPORTED_FILE_VERSION 0x03
 /* These flags indicate which features are supported by the kernel
- * module; userspace tools such as the mount helper read
- * ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK from a sysfs handle in order to determine
- * how to behave. */
+ * module; userspace tools such as the mount helper read the feature
+ * bits from a sysfs handle in order to determine how to behave. */
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PASSPHRASE            0x00000001
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PUBKEY                0x00000002
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PLAINTEXT_PASSTHROUGH 0x00000004
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_HMAC                  0x00000080
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_FILENAME_ENCRYPTION   0x00000100
 #define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_GCM                   0x00000200
-#define ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MASK (ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PASSPHRASE \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PLAINTEXT_PASSTHROUGH \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_PUBKEY \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_XATTR \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_MULTKEY \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_DEVMISC \
-				  | ECRYPTFS_VERSIONING_FILENAME_ENCRYPTION)
 #define ECRYPTFS_MAX_PASSWORD_LENGTH 64
 #define ECRYPTFS_MAX_PASSPHRASE_BYTES ECRYPTFS_MAX_PASSWORD_LENGTH
 #define ECRYPTFS_SALT_SIZE 8