diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 5485a5388ecb29..662ddf2ec4f1ad 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -198,65 +198,7 @@ static int proc_root_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static struct mm_struct *__check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
-
-	mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (!mm)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
-	/*
-	 * A task can always look at itself, in case it chooses
-	 * to use system calls instead of load instructions.
-	 */
-	if (task == current)
-		return mm;
-
-	/*
-	 * If current is actively ptrace'ing, and would also be
-	 * permitted to freshly attach with ptrace now, permit it.
-	 */
-	if (task_is_stopped_or_traced(task)) {
-		int match;
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		match = (ptrace_parent(task) == current);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		if (match && ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH))
-			return mm;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * No one else is allowed.
-	 */
-	mmput(mm);
-	return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-}
-
-/*
- * If current may access user memory in @task return a reference to the
- * corresponding mm, otherwise ERR_PTR.
- */
-static struct mm_struct *check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
-	int err;
-
-	/*
-	 * Avoid racing if task exec's as we might get a new mm but validate
-	 * against old credentials.
-	 */
-	err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-
-	mm = __check_mem_permission(task);
-	mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
-
-	return mm;
-}
-
-struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
+static struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	int err;
@@ -267,7 +209,7 @@ struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
 
 	mm = get_task_mm(task);
 	if (mm && mm != current->mm &&
-			!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ)) {
+			!ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) {
 		mmput(mm);
 		mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	}
@@ -276,6 +218,11 @@ struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
 	return mm;
 }
 
+struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return mm_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ);
+}
+
 static int proc_pid_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, char * buffer)
 {
 	int res = 0;
@@ -752,38 +699,39 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_single_file_operations = {
 
 static int mem_open(struct inode* inode, struct file* file)
 {
-	file->private_data = (void*)((long)current->self_exec_id);
+	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+
+	if (!task)
+		return -ESRCH;
+
+	mm = mm_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
+	put_task_struct(task);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(mm))
+		return PTR_ERR(mm);
+
 	/* OK to pass negative loff_t, we can catch out-of-range */
 	file->f_mode |= FMODE_UNSIGNED_OFFSET;
+	file->private_data = mm;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	int ret;
 	char *page;
 	unsigned long src = *ppos;
-	int ret = -ESRCH;
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	struct mm_struct *mm = file->private_data;
 
-	if (!task)
-		goto out_no_task;
+	if (!mm)
+		return 0;
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!page)
-		goto out;
-
-	mm = check_mem_permission(task);
-	ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
-	if (IS_ERR(mm))
-		goto out_free;
-
-	ret = -EIO;
- 
-	if (file->private_data != (void*)((long)current->self_exec_id))
-		goto out_put;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = 0;
  
@@ -810,13 +758,7 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 	}
 	*ppos = src;
 
-out_put:
-	mmput(mm);
-out_free:
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
-out:
-	put_task_struct(task);
-out_no_task:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -825,27 +767,15 @@ static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 {
 	int copied;
 	char *page;
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	unsigned long dst = *ppos;
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	struct mm_struct *mm = file->private_data;
 
-	copied = -ESRCH;
-	if (!task)
-		goto out_no_task;
+	if (!mm)
+		return 0;
 
-	copied = -ENOMEM;
 	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!page)
-		goto out_task;
-
-	mm = check_mem_permission(task);
-	copied = PTR_ERR(mm);
-	if (IS_ERR(mm))
-		goto out_free;
-
-	copied = -EIO;
-	if (file->private_data != (void *)((long)current->self_exec_id))
-		goto out_mm;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	copied = 0;
 	while (count > 0) {
@@ -869,13 +799,7 @@ static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 	}
 	*ppos = dst;
 
-out_mm:
-	mmput(mm);
-out_free:
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
-out_task:
-	put_task_struct(task);
-out_no_task:
 	return copied;
 }
 
@@ -895,11 +819,20 @@ loff_t mem_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 	return file->f_pos;
 }
 
+static int mem_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm = file->private_data;
+
+	mmput(mm);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations proc_mem_operations = {
 	.llseek		= mem_lseek,
 	.read		= mem_read,
 	.write		= mem_write,
 	.open		= mem_open,
+	.release	= mem_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t environ_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,