diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index aec5c13f..96355d50 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
 
 #define EP_UNACTIVE_PTR ((void *) -1L)
 
+#define EP_ITEM_COST (sizeof(struct epitem) + sizeof(struct eppoll_entry))
+
 struct epoll_filefd {
 	struct file *file;
 	int fd;
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@
 	 * holding ->lock.
 	 */
 	struct epitem *ovflist;
+
+	/* The user that created the eventpoll descriptor */
+	struct user_struct *user;
 };
 
 /* Wait structure used by the poll hooks */
@@ -227,9 +232,17 @@
 };
 
 /*
+ * Configuration options available inside /proc/sys/fs/epoll/
+ */
+/* Maximum number of epoll devices, per user */
+static int max_user_instances __read_mostly;
+/* Maximum number of epoll watched descriptors, per user */
+static int max_user_watches __read_mostly;
+
+/*
  * This mutex is used to serialize ep_free() and eventpoll_release_file().
  */
-static struct mutex epmutex;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(epmutex);
 
 /* Safe wake up implementation */
 static struct poll_safewake psw;
@@ -240,6 +253,33 @@
 /* Slab cache used to allocate "struct eppoll_entry" */
 static struct kmem_cache *pwq_cache __read_mostly;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
+
+static int zero;
+
+ctl_table epoll_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "max_user_instances",
+		.data		= &max_user_instances,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "max_user_watches",
+		.data		= &max_user_watches,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+	},
+	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
 
 /* Setup the structure that is used as key for the RB tree */
 static inline void ep_set_ffd(struct epoll_filefd *ffd,
@@ -402,6 +442,8 @@
 	/* At this point it is safe to free the eventpoll item */
 	kmem_cache_free(epi_cache, epi);
 
+	atomic_dec(&ep->user->epoll_watches);
+
 	DNPRINTK(3, (KERN_INFO "[%p] eventpoll: ep_remove(%p, %p)\n",
 		     current, ep, file));
 
@@ -449,6 +491,8 @@
 
 	mutex_unlock(&epmutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&ep->mtx);
+	atomic_dec(&ep->user->epoll_devs);
+	free_uid(ep->user);
 	kfree(ep);
 }
 
@@ -532,10 +576,19 @@
 
 static int ep_alloc(struct eventpoll **pep)
 {
-	struct eventpoll *ep = kzalloc(sizeof(*ep), GFP_KERNEL);
+	int error;
+	struct user_struct *user;
+	struct eventpoll *ep;
 
-	if (!ep)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	user = get_current_user();
+	error = -EMFILE;
+	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&user->epoll_devs) >=
+			max_user_instances))
+		goto free_uid;
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	ep = kzalloc(sizeof(*ep), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ep))
+		goto free_uid;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ep->lock);
 	mutex_init(&ep->mtx);
@@ -544,12 +597,17 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ep->rdllist);
 	ep->rbr = RB_ROOT;
 	ep->ovflist = EP_UNACTIVE_PTR;
+	ep->user = user;
 
 	*pep = ep;
 
 	DNPRINTK(3, (KERN_INFO "[%p] eventpoll: ep_alloc() ep=%p\n",
 		     current, ep));
 	return 0;
+
+free_uid:
+	free_uid(user);
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -703,9 +761,11 @@
 	struct epitem *epi;
 	struct ep_pqueue epq;
 
-	error = -ENOMEM;
+	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&ep->user->epoll_watches) >=
+		     max_user_watches))
+		return -ENOSPC;
 	if (!(epi = kmem_cache_alloc(epi_cache, GFP_KERNEL)))
-		goto error_return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Item initialization follow here ... */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&epi->rdllink);
@@ -735,6 +795,7 @@
 	 * install process. Namely an allocation for a wait queue failed due
 	 * high memory pressure.
 	 */
+	error = -ENOMEM;
 	if (epi->nwait < 0)
 		goto error_unregister;
 
@@ -765,6 +826,8 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->lock, flags);
 
+	atomic_inc(&ep->user->epoll_watches);
+
 	/* We have to call this outside the lock */
 	if (pwake)
 		ep_poll_safewake(&psw, &ep->poll_wait);
@@ -789,7 +852,7 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->lock, flags);
 
 	kmem_cache_free(epi_cache, epi);
-error_return:
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1078,6 +1141,7 @@
 			      flags & O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		ep_free(ep);
+	atomic_inc(&ep->user->epoll_devs);
 
 error_return:
 	DNPRINTK(3, (KERN_INFO "[%p] eventpoll: sys_epoll_create(%d) = %d\n",
@@ -1299,7 +1363,12 @@
 
 static int __init eventpoll_init(void)
 {
-	mutex_init(&epmutex);
+	struct sysinfo si;
+
+	si_meminfo(&si);
+	max_user_instances = 128;
+	max_user_watches = (((si.totalram - si.totalhigh) / 32) << PAGE_SHIFT) /
+		EP_ITEM_COST;
 
 	/* Initialize the structure used to perform safe poll wait head wake ups */
 	ep_poll_safewake_init(&psw);