diff --git a/fs/crypto/policy.c b/fs/crypto/policy.c
index 6865663aac69..69ec4da11a7b 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/policy.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/policy.c
@@ -93,16 +93,19 @@ static int create_encryption_context_from_policy(struct inode *inode,
 	return inode->i_sb->s_cop->set_context(inode, &ctx, sizeof(ctx), NULL);
 }
 
-int fscrypt_process_policy(struct file *filp,
-				const struct fscrypt_policy *policy)
+int fscrypt_ioctl_set_policy(struct file *filp, const void __user *arg)
 {
+	struct fscrypt_policy policy;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (copy_from_user(&policy, arg, sizeof(policy)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
 	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(inode))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	if (policy->version != 0)
+	if (policy.version != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
@@ -120,9 +123,9 @@ int fscrypt_process_policy(struct file *filp,
 			ret = -ENOTEMPTY;
 		else
 			ret = create_encryption_context_from_policy(inode,
-								    policy);
+								    &policy);
 	} else if (!is_encryption_context_consistent_with_policy(inode,
-								 policy)) {
+								 &policy)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "%s: Policy inconsistent with encryption context\n",
 		       __func__);
@@ -134,11 +137,13 @@ int fscrypt_process_policy(struct file *filp,
 	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscrypt_process_policy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscrypt_ioctl_set_policy);
 
-int fscrypt_get_policy(struct inode *inode, struct fscrypt_policy *policy)
+int fscrypt_ioctl_get_policy(struct file *filp, void __user *arg)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct fscrypt_context ctx;
+	struct fscrypt_policy policy;
 	int res;
 
 	if (!inode->i_sb->s_cop->get_context ||
@@ -151,15 +156,18 @@ int fscrypt_get_policy(struct inode *inode, struct fscrypt_policy *policy)
 	if (ctx.format != FS_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT_FORMAT_V1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	policy->version = 0;
-	policy->contents_encryption_mode = ctx.contents_encryption_mode;
-	policy->filenames_encryption_mode = ctx.filenames_encryption_mode;
-	policy->flags = ctx.flags;
-	memcpy(&policy->master_key_descriptor, ctx.master_key_descriptor,
+	policy.version = 0;
+	policy.contents_encryption_mode = ctx.contents_encryption_mode;
+	policy.filenames_encryption_mode = ctx.filenames_encryption_mode;
+	policy.flags = ctx.flags;
+	memcpy(policy.master_key_descriptor, ctx.master_key_descriptor,
 				FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &policy, sizeof(policy)))
+		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscrypt_get_policy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscrypt_ioctl_get_policy);
 
 int fscrypt_has_permitted_context(struct inode *parent, struct inode *child)
 {
@@ -171,6 +179,11 @@ int fscrypt_has_permitted_context(struct inode *parent, struct inode *child)
 		BUG_ON(1);
 	}
 
+	/* No restrictions on file types which are never encrypted */
+	if (!S_ISREG(child->i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(child->i_mode) &&
+	    !S_ISLNK(child->i_mode))
+		return 1;
+
 	/* no restrictions if the parent directory is not encrypted */
 	if (!parent->i_sb->s_cop->is_encrypted(parent))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 3e726878ccdc..1e41664982a0 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -2708,8 +2708,8 @@ static inline bool f2fs_may_encrypt(struct inode *inode)
 #define fscrypt_pullback_bio_page	fscrypt_notsupp_pullback_bio_page
 #define fscrypt_restore_control_page	fscrypt_notsupp_restore_control_page
 #define fscrypt_zeroout_range		fscrypt_notsupp_zeroout_range
-#define fscrypt_process_policy		fscrypt_notsupp_process_policy
-#define fscrypt_get_policy		fscrypt_notsupp_get_policy
+#define fscrypt_ioctl_set_policy	fscrypt_notsupp_ioctl_set_policy
+#define fscrypt_ioctl_get_policy	fscrypt_notsupp_ioctl_get_policy
 #define fscrypt_has_permitted_context	fscrypt_notsupp_has_permitted_context
 #define fscrypt_inherit_context		fscrypt_notsupp_inherit_context
 #define fscrypt_get_encryption_info	fscrypt_notsupp_get_encryption_info
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 36082c11adb7..892caab7f74b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1772,31 +1772,16 @@ static bool uuid_is_nonzero(__u8 u[16])
 
 static int f2fs_ioc_set_encryption_policy(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct fscrypt_policy policy;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&policy, (struct fscrypt_policy __user *)arg,
-							sizeof(policy)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	f2fs_update_time(F2FS_I_SB(inode), REQ_TIME);
 
-	return fscrypt_process_policy(filp, &policy);
+	return fscrypt_ioctl_set_policy(filp, (const void __user *)arg);
 }
 
 static int f2fs_ioc_get_encryption_policy(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct fscrypt_policy policy;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
-	int err;
-
-	err = fscrypt_get_policy(inode, &policy);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	if (copy_to_user((struct fscrypt_policy __user *)arg, &policy, sizeof(policy)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	return 0;
+	return fscrypt_ioctl_get_policy(filp, (void __user *)arg);
 }
 
 static int f2fs_ioc_get_encryption_pwsalt(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
diff --git a/include/linux/fscrypto.h b/include/linux/fscrypto.h
index ff8b11b26f31..e6e53a36104b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscrypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscrypto.h
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ extern void fscrypt_restore_control_page(struct page *);
 extern int fscrypt_zeroout_range(struct inode *, pgoff_t, sector_t,
 						unsigned int);
 /* policy.c */
-extern int fscrypt_process_policy(struct file *, const struct fscrypt_policy *);
-extern int fscrypt_get_policy(struct inode *, struct fscrypt_policy *);
+extern int fscrypt_ioctl_set_policy(struct file *, const void __user *);
+extern int fscrypt_ioctl_get_policy(struct file *, void __user *);
 extern int fscrypt_has_permitted_context(struct inode *, struct inode *);
 extern int fscrypt_inherit_context(struct inode *, struct inode *,
 					void *, bool);
@@ -320,14 +320,14 @@ static inline int fscrypt_notsupp_zeroout_range(struct inode *i, pgoff_t p,
 }
 
 /* policy.c */
-static inline int fscrypt_notsupp_process_policy(struct file *f,
-				const struct fscrypt_policy *p)
+static inline int fscrypt_notsupp_ioctl_set_policy(struct file *f,
+				const void __user *arg)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline int fscrypt_notsupp_get_policy(struct inode *i,
-				struct fscrypt_policy *p)
+static inline int fscrypt_notsupp_ioctl_get_policy(struct file *f,
+				void __user *arg)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }