diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index b20b038..729a4d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -103,8 +103,11 @@
 extern struct filename *__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr);
 extern void __audit_getname(struct filename *name);
 extern void audit_putname(struct filename *name);
+
+#define AUDIT_INODE_PARENT	1	/* dentry represents the parent */
+#define AUDIT_INODE_HIDDEN	2	/* audit record should be hidden */
 extern void __audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
-				unsigned int parent);
+				unsigned int flags);
 extern void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				const struct dentry *dentry,
 				const unsigned char type);
@@ -148,10 +151,22 @@
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
 		__audit_getname(name);
 }
-static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name,
+				const struct dentry *dentry,
 				unsigned int parent) {
+	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context())) {
+		unsigned int flags = 0;
+		if (parent)
+			flags |= AUDIT_INODE_PARENT;
+		__audit_inode(name, dentry, flags);
+	}
+}
+static inline void audit_inode_parent_hidden(struct filename *name,
+						const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		__audit_inode(name, dentry, parent);
+		__audit_inode(name, dentry,
+				AUDIT_INODE_PARENT | AUDIT_INODE_HIDDEN);
 }
 static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				     const struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -311,7 +326,7 @@
 { }
 static inline void __audit_inode(struct filename *name,
 					const struct dentry *dentry,
-					unsigned int parent)
+					unsigned int flags)
 { }
 static inline void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 					const struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -321,6 +336,9 @@
 				const struct dentry *dentry,
 				unsigned int parent)
 { }
+static inline void audit_inode_parent_hidden(struct filename *name,
+				const struct dentry *dentry)
+{ }
 static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 				     const struct dentry *dentry,
 				     const unsigned char type)