1 files changed, 659 insertions, 383 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 18f74ec4dce..7fa4f7a7653 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
+#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 
@@ -41,9 +46,11 @@
 #include "v9fs_vfs.h"
 #include "fid.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "xattr.h"
+#include "acl.h"
 
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
@@ -54,15 +61,13 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
  *
  */
 
-static int unixmode2p9mode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, int mode)
+static u32 unixmode2p9mode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int res;
 	res = mode & 0777;
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		res |= P9_DMDIR;
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-		if (S_ISLNK(mode))
-			res |= P9_DMSYMLINK;
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		if (v9ses->nodev == 0) {
 			if (S_ISSOCK(mode))
 				res |= P9_DMSOCKET;
@@ -80,52 +85,83 @@ static int unixmode2p9mode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, int mode)
 			res |= P9_DMSETGID;
 		if ((mode & S_ISVTX) == S_ISVTX)
 			res |= P9_DMSETVTX;
-		if ((mode & P9_DMLINK))
-			res |= P9_DMLINK;
 	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+/**
+ * p9mode2perm- convert plan9 mode bits to unix permission bits
+ * @v9ses: v9fs session information
+ * @stat: p9_wstat from which mode need to be derived
+ *
+ */
+static int p9mode2perm(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+		       struct p9_wstat *stat)
+{
+	int res;
+	int mode = stat->mode;
 
+	res = mode & S_IALLUGO;
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+		if ((mode & P9_DMSETUID) == P9_DMSETUID)
+			res |= S_ISUID;
+
+		if ((mode & P9_DMSETGID) == P9_DMSETGID)
+			res |= S_ISGID;
+
+		if ((mode & P9_DMSETVTX) == P9_DMSETVTX)
+			res |= S_ISVTX;
+	}
 	return res;
 }
 
 /**
  * p9mode2unixmode- convert plan9 mode bits to unix mode bits
  * @v9ses: v9fs session information
- * @mode: mode to convert
+ * @stat: p9_wstat from which mode need to be derived
+ * @rdev: major number, minor number in case of device files.
  *
  */
-
-static int p9mode2unixmode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, int mode)
+static umode_t p9mode2unixmode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+			       struct p9_wstat *stat, dev_t *rdev)
 {
 	int res;
+	u32 mode = stat->mode;
 
-	res = mode & 0777;
+	*rdev = 0;
+	res = p9mode2perm(v9ses, stat);
 
 	if ((mode & P9_DMDIR) == P9_DMDIR)
 		res |= S_IFDIR;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMSYMLINK) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses)))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMSYMLINK) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)))
 		res |= S_IFLNK;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMSOCKET) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMSOCKET) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
 		res |= S_IFSOCK;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMNAMEDPIPE) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMNAMEDPIPE) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
 		res |= S_IFIFO;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMDEVICE) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
-		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
-		res |= S_IFBLK;
-	else
-		res |= S_IFREG;
-
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-		if ((mode & P9_DMSETUID) == P9_DMSETUID)
-			res |= S_ISUID;
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMDEVICE) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0)) {
+		char type = 0, ext[32];
+		int major = -1, minor = -1;
 
-		if ((mode & P9_DMSETGID) == P9_DMSETGID)
-			res |= S_ISGID;
-
-		if ((mode & P9_DMSETVTX) == P9_DMSETVTX)
-			res |= S_ISVTX;
-	}
+		strlcpy(ext, stat->extension, sizeof(ext));
+		sscanf(ext, "%c %i %i", &type, &major, &minor);
+		switch (type) {
+		case 'c':
+			res |= S_IFCHR;
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			res |= S_IFBLK;
+			break;
+		default:
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "Unknown special type %c %s\n",
+				 type, stat->extension);
+		};
+		*rdev = MKDEV(major, minor);
+	} else
+		res |= S_IFREG;
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -156,9 +192,6 @@ int v9fs_uflags2omode(int uflags, int extended)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (uflags & O_TRUNC)
-		ret |= P9_OTRUNC;
-
 	if (extended) {
 		if (uflags & O_EXCL)
 			ret |= P9_OEXCL;
@@ -176,7 +209,7 @@ int v9fs_uflags2omode(int uflags, int extended)
  *
  */
 
-static void
+void
 v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat)
 {
 	wstat->type = ~0;
@@ -192,32 +225,31 @@ v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat)
 	wstat->uid = NULL;
 	wstat->gid = NULL;
 	wstat->muid = NULL;
-	wstat->n_uid = ~0;
-	wstat->n_gid = ~0;
-	wstat->n_muid = ~0;
+	wstat->n_uid = INVALID_UID;
+	wstat->n_gid = INVALID_GID;
+	wstat->n_muid = INVALID_UID;
 	wstat->extension = NULL;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 /**
  * v9fs_alloc_inode - helper function to allocate an inode
- * This callback is executed before setting up the inode so that we
- * can associate a vcookie with each inode.
  *
  */
-
 struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct v9fs_cookie *vcookie;
-	vcookie = (struct v9fs_cookie *)kmem_cache_alloc(vcookie_cache,
-							 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vcookie)
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode;
+	v9inode = (struct v9fs_inode *)kmem_cache_alloc(v9fs_inode_cache,
+							GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!v9inode)
 		return NULL;
-
-	vcookie->fscache = NULL;
-	vcookie->qid = NULL;
-	spin_lock_init(&vcookie->lock);
-	return &vcookie->inode;
+#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
+	v9inode->fscache = NULL;
+	spin_lock_init(&v9inode->fscache_lock);
+#endif
+	v9inode->writeback_fid = NULL;
+	v9inode->cache_validity = 0;
+	mutex_init(&v9inode->v_mutex);
+	return &v9inode->vfs_inode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -225,38 +257,25 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
  *
  */
 
-void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void v9fs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
-	kmem_cache_free(vcookie_cache, v9fs_inode2cookie(inode));
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	kmem_cache_free(v9fs_inode_cache, V9FS_I(inode));
 }
-#endif
-
-/**
- * v9fs_get_inode - helper function to setup an inode
- * @sb: superblock
- * @mode: mode to setup inode with
- *
- */
 
-struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
+void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct inode *inode;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
-
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "super block: %p mode: %o\n", sb, mode);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, v9fs_i_callback);
+}
 
-	inode = new_inode(sb);
-	if (!inode) {
-		P9_EPRINTK(KERN_WARNING, "Problem allocating inode\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
+int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
+{
+	int err = 0;
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
-	inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
-	inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
+	inode_init_owner(inode, NULL, mode);
 	inode->i_blocks = 0;
-	inode->i_rdev = 0;
+	inode->i_rdev = rdev;
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &v9fs_addr_operations;
 
@@ -265,47 +284,109 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				   "special files without extended mode\n");
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
+		} else if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+		} else {
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+				 "special files without extended mode\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error;
 		}
 		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
 		break;
 	case S_IFREG:
-		inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
+			if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE ||
+			    v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
+				inode->i_fop =
+					&v9fs_cached_file_operations_dotl;
+			else if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_MMAP)
+				inode->i_fop = &v9fs_mmap_file_operations_dotl;
+			else
+				inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+		} else {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+			if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE ||
+			    v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
+				inode->i_fop =
+					&v9fs_cached_file_operations;
+			else if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_MMAP)
+				inode->i_fop = &v9fs_mmap_file_operations;
+			else
+				inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		}
+
 		break;
 	case S_IFLNK:
-		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				   "extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
+		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+				 "extended modes used with legacy protocol\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl;
+		else
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+
 		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
 		inc_nlink(inode);
-		if (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
-			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl;
+		else if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu;
 		else
 			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
+
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations_dotl;
+		else
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
+
 		break;
 	default:
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "BAD mode 0x%x S_IFMT 0x%x\n",
-			   mode, mode & S_IFMT);
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "BAD mode 0x%hx S_IFMT 0x%x\n",
+			 mode, mode & S_IFMT);
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
+error:
+	return err;
 
-	return inode;
+}
 
-error:
-	iput(inode);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+/**
+ * v9fs_get_inode - helper function to setup an inode
+ * @sb: superblock
+ * @mode: mode to setup inode with
+ *
+ */
+
+struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "super block: %p mode: %ho\n", sb, mode);
+
+	inode = new_inode(sb);
+	if (!inode) {
+		pr_warn("%s (%d): Problem allocating inode\n",
+			__func__, task_pid_nr(current));
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+	err = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, mode, rdev);
+	if (err) {
+		iput(inode);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+	return inode;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -366,94 +447,188 @@ error:
  * @inode: inode to release
  *
  */
-void v9fs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+
+	truncate_inode_pages_final(inode->i_mapping);
+	clear_inode(inode);
 	filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9fs_cache_inode_put_cookie(inode);
-#endif
+	/* clunk the fid stashed in writeback_fid */
+	if (v9inode->writeback_fid) {
+		p9_client_clunk(v9inode->writeback_fid);
+		v9inode->writeback_fid = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
-/**
- * v9fs_inode_from_fid - populate an inode by issuing a attribute request
- * @v9ses: session information
- * @fid: fid to issue attribute request for
- * @sb: superblock on which to create inode
- *
- */
+static int v9fs_test_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	int umode;
+	dev_t rdev;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+
+	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
+	/* don't match inode of different type */
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (umode & S_IFMT))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare qid details */
+	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
+		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_test_new_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_set_inode(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
+				   struct p9_qid *qid,
+				   struct p9_wstat *st,
+				   int new)
+{
+	dev_t rdev;
+	int retval;
+	umode_t umode;
+	unsigned long i_ino;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+	int (*test)(struct inode *, void *);
+
+	if (new)
+		test = v9fs_test_new_inode;
+	else
+		test = v9fs_test_inode;
+
+	i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(qid);
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, i_ino, test, v9fs_set_inode, st);
+	if (!inode)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
+		return inode;
+	/*
+	 * initialize the inode with the stat info
+	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
+	 * later.
+	 */
+	inode->i_ino = i_ino;
+	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
+	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, umode, rdev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
 
-static struct inode *
+	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb);
+	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	return inode;
+error:
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	iput(inode);
+	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+
+}
+
+struct inode *
 v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
-	struct super_block *sb)
+		    struct super_block *sb, int new)
 {
-	int err, umode;
-	struct inode *ret;
 	struct p9_wstat *st;
+	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-	ret = NULL;
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
-	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st->mode);
-	ret = v9fs_get_inode(sb, umode);
-	if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(ret);
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	v9fs_stat2inode(st, ret, sb);
-	ret->i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(&st->qid);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
-	v9fs_vcookie_set_qid(ret, &st->qid);
-	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(ret);
-#endif
+	inode = v9fs_qid_iget(sb, &st->qid, st, new);
 	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
+	return inode;
+}
 
-	return ret;
-
-error:
-	p9stat_free(st);
-	kfree(st);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+/**
+ * v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags- convert Linux specific AT flags to
+ * plan 9 AT flag.
+ * @flags: flags to convert
+ */
+static int v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(int flags)
+{
+	int rflags = 0;
+	if (flags & AT_REMOVEDIR)
+		rflags |= P9_DOTL_AT_REMOVEDIR;
+	return rflags;
 }
 
 /**
  * v9fs_remove - helper function to remove files and directories
  * @dir: directory inode that is being deleted
- * @file:  dentry that is being deleted
- * @rmdir: removing a directory
+ * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
+ * @flags: removing a directory
  *
  */
 
-static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
+static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int flags)
 {
-	struct inode *file_inode;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	int retval = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	struct p9_fid *v9fid, *dfid;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-	struct p9_fid *v9fid;
-
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode: %p dentry: %p rmdir: %d\n", dir, file,
-		rmdir);
 
-	file_inode = file->d_inode;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(file_inode);
-	v9fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file);
-	if (IS_ERR(v9fid))
-		return PTR_ERR(v9fid);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode: %p dentry: %p rmdir: %x\n",
+		 dir, dentry, flags);
 
-	return p9_client_remove(v9fid);
-}
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
+	if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(dfid);
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", retval);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+		retval = p9_client_unlinkat(dfid, dentry->d_name.name,
+					    v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(flags));
+	if (retval == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+		/* Try the one based on path */
+		v9fid = v9fs_fid_clone(dentry);
+		if (IS_ERR(v9fid))
+			return PTR_ERR(v9fid);
+		retval = p9_client_remove(v9fid);
+	}
+	if (!retval) {
+		/*
+		 * directories on unlink should have zero
+		 * link count
+		 */
+		if (flags & AT_REMOVEDIR) {
+			clear_nlink(inode);
+			drop_nlink(dir);
+		} else
+			drop_nlink(inode);
 
-static int
-v9fs_open_created(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	return 0;
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(inode);
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+	}
+	return retval;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * v9fs_create - Create a file
  * @v9ses: session information
@@ -473,69 +648,58 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 	struct p9_fid *dfid, *ofid, *fid;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	err = 0;
 	ofid = NULL;
 	fid = NULL;
 	name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-	dfid = v9fs_fid_clone(dentry->d_parent);
+	dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 	if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid clone failed %d\n", err);
-		dfid = NULL;
-		goto error;
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
 	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
-		ofid = NULL;
-		goto error;
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	err = p9_client_fcreate(ofid, name, perm, mode, extension);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_fcreate failed %d\n", err);
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_fcreate failed %d\n", err);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	/* now walk from the parent so we can get unopened fid */
-	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
-		fid = NULL;
-		goto error;
-	} else
-		dfid = NULL;
-
-	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
-	inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
-		goto error;
+	if (!(perm & P9_DMLINK)) {
+		/* now walk from the parent so we can get unopened fid */
+		fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+				   "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
+			fid = NULL;
+			goto error;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry
+		 */
+		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+				   "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
-
-	if (v9ses->cache)
-		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-	else
-		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	return ofid;
-
 error:
-	if (dfid)
-		p9_client_clunk(dfid);
-
 	if (ofid)
 		p9_client_clunk(ofid);
 
@@ -546,61 +710,34 @@ error:
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_create - VFS hook to create files
+ * v9fs_vfs_create - VFS hook to create a regular file
+ *
+ * open(.., O_CREAT) is handled in v9fs_vfs_atomic_open().  This is only called
+ * for mknod(2).
+ *
  * @dir: directory inode that is being created
  * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
  * @mode: create permissions
- * @nd: path information
  *
  */
 
 static int
-v9fs_vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-		struct nameidata *nd)
+v9fs_vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
+		bool excl)
 {
-	int err;
-	u32 perm;
-	int flags;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	u32 perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
-	struct file *filp;
 
-	err = 0;
-	fid = NULL;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
-	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)
-		flags = nd->intent.open.flags - 1;
-	else
-		flags = O_RDWR;
-
-	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm,
-				v9fs_uflags2omode(flags, v9fs_extended(v9ses)));
-	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-		fid = NULL;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	/* if we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
-	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) {
-		filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, v9fs_open_created);
-		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(filp);
-			goto error;
-		}
+	/* P9_OEXCL? */
+	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm, P9_ORDWR);
+	if (IS_ERR(fid))
+		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
-		filp->private_data = fid;
-	} else
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+	p9_client_clunk(fid);
 
 	return 0;
-
-error:
-	if (fid)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
-
-	return err;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -611,14 +748,14 @@ error:
  *
  */
 
-static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int err;
 	u32 perm;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 	err = 0;
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
 	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode | S_IFDIR);
@@ -626,6 +763,9 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
 		fid = NULL;
+	} else {
+		inc_nlink(dir);
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
 	}
 
 	if (fid)
@@ -638,25 +778,27 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
  * v9fs_vfs_lookup - VFS lookup hook to "walk" to a new inode
  * @dir:  inode that is being walked from
  * @dentry: dentry that is being walked to?
- * @nameidata: path data
+ * @flags: lookup flags (unused)
  *
  */
 
-static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-				      struct nameidata *nameidata)
+struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+				      unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb;
+	struct dentry *res;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *dfid, *fid;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	char *name;
-	int result = 0;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dir: %p dentry: (%s) %p nameidata: %p\n",
-		dir, dentry->d_name.name, dentry, nameidata);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dir: %p dentry: (%s) %p flags: %x\n",
+		 dir, dentry->d_name.name, dentry, flags);
+
+	if (dentry->d_name.len > NAME_MAX)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	sb = dir->i_sb;
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	/* We can walk d_parent because we hold the dir->i_mutex */
 	dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 	if (IS_ERR(dfid))
 		return ERR_CAST(dfid);
@@ -664,38 +806,119 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
 	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		result = PTR_ERR(fid);
-		if (result == -ENOENT) {
+		if (fid == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT)) {
 			d_add(dentry, NULL);
 			return NULL;
 		}
+		return ERR_CAST(fid);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we don't use a wrong inode due to parallel
+	 * unlink. For cached mode create calls request for new
+	 * inode. But with cache disabled, lookup should do this.
+	 */
+	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
+		inode = v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+	else
+		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		return ERR_CAST(inode);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * If we had a rename on the server and a parallel lookup
+	 * for the new name, then make sure we instantiate with
+	 * the new name. ie look up for a/b, while on server somebody
+	 * moved b under k and client parallely did a lookup for
+	 * k/b.
+	 */
+	res = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
+	if (!res)
+		v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+	else if (!IS_ERR(res))
+		v9fs_fid_add(res, fid);
+	else
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int
+v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+		     struct file *file, unsigned flags, umode_t mode,
+		     int *opened)
+{
+	int err;
+	u32 perm;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+	struct p9_fid *fid, *inode_fid;
+	struct dentry *res = NULL;
+
+	if (d_unhashed(dentry)) {
+		res = v9fs_vfs_lookup(dir, dentry, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(res))
+			return PTR_ERR(res);
 
-		return ERR_PTR(result);
+		if (res)
+			dentry = res;
 	}
 
-	inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		result = PTR_ERR(inode);
-		inode = NULL;
+	/* Only creates */
+	if (!(flags & O_CREAT) || dentry->d_inode)
+		return finish_no_open(file, res);
+
+	err = 0;
+
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
+	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm,
+				v9fs_uflags2omode(flags,
+						v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)));
+	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+		fid = NULL;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	result = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
-	if (result < 0)
+	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+	v9inode = V9FS_I(dentry->d_inode);
+	mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
+	if ((v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) &&
+	    !v9inode->writeback_fid &&
+	    ((flags & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY)) {
+		/*
+		 * clone a fid and add it to writeback_fid
+		 * we do it during open time instead of
+		 * page dirty time via write_begin/page_mkwrite
+		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
+		 * to work.
+		 */
+		inode_fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(dentry);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
+			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) inode_fid;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
+	err = finish_open(file, dentry, generic_file_open, opened);
+	if (err)
 		goto error;
 
-	if ((fid->qid.version) && (v9ses->cache))
-		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-	else
-		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
+	file->private_data = fid;
+	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
+		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(dentry->d_inode, file);
 
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	return NULL;
+	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+out:
+	dput(res);
+	return err;
 
 error:
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
-
-	return ERR_PTR(result);
+	if (fid)
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -705,7 +928,7 @@ error:
  *
  */
 
-static int v9fs_vfs_unlink(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
+int v9fs_vfs_unlink(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
 {
 	return v9fs_remove(i, d, 0);
 }
@@ -717,9 +940,9 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_unlink(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
  *
  */
 
-static int v9fs_vfs_rmdir(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
+int v9fs_vfs_rmdir(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
 {
-	return v9fs_remove(i, d, 1);
+	return v9fs_remove(i, d, AT_REMOVEDIR);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -731,21 +954,23 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_rmdir(struct inode *i, struct dentry *d)
  *
  */
 
-static int
+int
 v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
+	int retval;
 	struct inode *old_inode;
+	struct inode *new_inode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *oldfid;
 	struct p9_fid *olddirfid;
 	struct p9_fid *newdirfid;
 	struct p9_wstat wstat;
-	int retval;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
 	retval = 0;
 	old_inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
+	new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(old_inode);
 	oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(oldfid))
@@ -763,20 +988,51 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		goto clunk_olddir;
 	}
 
-	/* 9P can only handle file rename in the same directory */
-	if (memcmp(&olddirfid->qid, &newdirfid->qid, sizeof(newdirfid->qid))) {
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				"old dir and new dir are different\n");
+	down_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+		retval = p9_client_renameat(olddirfid, old_dentry->d_name.name,
+					    newdirfid, new_dentry->d_name.name);
+		if (retval == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			retval = p9_client_rename(oldfid, newdirfid,
+						  new_dentry->d_name.name);
+		if (retval != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			goto clunk_newdir;
+	}
+	if (old_dentry->d_parent != new_dentry->d_parent) {
+		/*
+		 * 9P .u can only handle file rename in the same directory
+		 */
+
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "old dir and new dir are different\n");
 		retval = -EXDEV;
 		goto clunk_newdir;
 	}
-
 	v9fs_blank_wstat(&wstat);
 	wstat.muid = v9ses->uname;
 	wstat.name = (char *) new_dentry->d_name.name;
 	retval = p9_client_wstat(oldfid, &wstat);
 
 clunk_newdir:
+	if (!retval) {
+		if (new_inode) {
+			if (S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode))
+				clear_nlink(new_inode);
+			else
+				drop_nlink(new_inode);
+		}
+		if (S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode)) {
+			if (!new_inode)
+				inc_nlink(new_dir);
+			drop_nlink(old_dir);
+		}
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(old_inode);
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(old_dir);
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(new_dir);
+
+		/* successful rename */
+		d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
+	}
+	up_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
 	p9_client_clunk(newdirfid);
 
 clunk_olddir:
@@ -798,17 +1054,16 @@ static int
 v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct p9_wstat *st;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
-	err = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
-	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
-		return simple_getattr(mnt, dentry, stat);
-
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
+	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
+		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
@@ -818,8 +1073,9 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		return PTR_ERR(st);
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode(st, dentry->d_inode, dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
-		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
+	generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
 
+	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -838,9 +1094,13 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct p9_wstat wstat;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
+	retval = inode_change_ok(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if(IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
@@ -858,7 +1118,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
 		wstat.length = iattr->ia_size;
 
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
 			wstat.n_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
 
@@ -866,11 +1126,23 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 			wstat.n_gid = iattr->ia_gid;
 	}
 
+	/* Write all dirty data */
+	if (S_ISREG(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		filemap_write_and_wait(dentry->d_inode->i_mapping);
+
 	retval = p9_client_wstat(fid, &wstat);
-	if (retval >= 0)
-		retval = inode_setattr(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return retval;
 
-	return retval;
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(dentry->d_inode))
+		truncate_setsize(dentry->d_inode, iattr->ia_size);
+
+	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dentry->d_inode);
+
+	setattr_copy(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -885,10 +1157,14 @@ void
 v9fs_stat2inode(struct p9_wstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
 	struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	umode_t mode;
 	char ext[32];
+	char tag_name[14];
+	unsigned int i_nlink;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
 
-	inode->i_nlink = 1;
+	set_nlink(inode, 1);
 
 	inode->i_atime.tv_sec = stat->atime;
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = stat->mtime;
@@ -897,40 +1173,34 @@ v9fs_stat2inode(struct p9_wstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
 	inode->i_uid = v9ses->dfltuid;
 	inode->i_gid = v9ses->dfltgid;
 
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		inode->i_uid = stat->n_uid;
 		inode->i_gid = stat->n_gid;
 	}
-
-	inode->i_mode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, stat->mode);
-	if ((S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) || (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode))) {
-		char type = 0;
-		int major = -1;
-		int minor = -1;
-
-		strncpy(ext, stat->extension, sizeof(ext));
-		sscanf(ext, "%c %u %u", &type, &major, &minor);
-		switch (type) {
-		case 'c':
-			inode->i_mode &= ~S_IFBLK;
-			inode->i_mode |= S_IFCHR;
-			break;
-		case 'b':
-			break;
-		default:
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				"Unknown special type %c %s\n", type,
-				stat->extension);
-		};
-		inode->i_rdev = MKDEV(major, minor);
-		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
-	} else
-		inode->i_rdev = 0;
-
+	if ((S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) || (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))) {
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && (stat->extension[0] != '\0')) {
+			/*
+			 * Hadlink support got added later to
+			 * to the .u extension. So there can be
+			 * server out there that doesn't support
+			 * this even with .u extension. So check
+			 * for non NULL stat->extension
+			 */
+			strlcpy(ext, stat->extension, sizeof(ext));
+			/* HARDLINKCOUNT %u */
+			sscanf(ext, "%13s %u", tag_name, &i_nlink);
+			if (!strncmp(tag_name, "HARDLINKCOUNT", 13))
+				set_nlink(inode, i_nlink);
+		}
+	}
+	mode = p9mode2perm(v9ses, stat);
+	mode |= inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO;
+	inode->i_mode = mode;
 	i_size_write(inode, stat->length);
 
 	/* not real number of blocks, but 512 byte ones ... */
 	inode->i_blocks = (i_size_read(inode) + 512 - 1) >> 9;
+	v9inode->cache_validity &= ~V9FS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -969,14 +1239,14 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct p9_wstat *st;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
-	if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
@@ -989,56 +1259,19 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 	}
 
 	/* copy extension buffer into buffer */
-	strncpy(buffer, st->extension, buflen);
+	retval = min(strlen(st->extension)+1, (size_t)buflen);
+	memcpy(buffer, st->extension, retval);
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
-		"%s -> %s (%s)\n", dentry->d_name.name, st->extension, buffer);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%s -> %s (%.*s)\n",
+		 dentry->d_name.name, st->extension, buflen, buffer);
 
-	retval = strnlen(buffer, buflen);
 done:
+	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 	return retval;
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_readlink - read a symlink's location
- * @dentry: dentry for symlink
- * @buffer: buffer to load symlink location into
- * @buflen: length of buffer
- *
- */
-
-static int v9fs_vfs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user * buffer,
-			     int buflen)
-{
-	int retval;
-	int ret;
-	char *link = __getname();
-
-	if (unlikely(!link))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (buflen > PATH_MAX)
-		buflen = PATH_MAX;
-
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " dentry: %s (%p)\n", dentry->d_name.name,
-									dentry);
-
-	retval = v9fs_readlink(dentry, link, buflen);
-
-	if (retval > 0) {
-		if ((ret = copy_to_user(buffer, link, retval)) != 0) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-					"problem copying to user: %d\n", ret);
-			retval = ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	__putname(link);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-/**
  * v9fs_vfs_follow_link - follow a symlink path
  * @dentry: dentry for symlink
  * @nd: nameidata
@@ -1050,7 +1283,7 @@ static void *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	int len = 0;
 	char *link = __getname();
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%s n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "%s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	if (!link)
 		link = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1076,13 +1309,13 @@ static void *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
  *
  */
 
-static void
+void
 v9fs_vfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s %s\n", dentry->d_name.name,
-		IS_ERR(s) ? "<error>" : s);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s %s\n",
+		 dentry->d_name.name, IS_ERR(s) ? "<error>" : s);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))
 		__putname(s);
 }
@@ -1091,30 +1324,29 @@ v9fs_vfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
  * v9fs_vfs_mkspecial - create a special file
  * @dir: inode to create special file in
  * @dentry: dentry to create
- * @mode: mode to create special file
+ * @perm: mode to create special file
  * @extension: 9p2000.u format extension string representing special file
  *
  */
 
 static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-	int mode, const char *extension)
+	u32 perm, const char *extension)
 {
-	u32 perm;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-	if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
+	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
 	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, (char *) extension, perm,
 								P9_OREAD);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
+	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
 	p9_client_clunk(fid);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1132,10 +1364,10 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 static int
 v9fs_vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symname)
 {
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n", dir->i_ino,
-					dentry->d_name.name, symname);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n",
+		 dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name, symname);
 
-	return v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, S_IFLNK, symname);
+	return v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, P9_DMSYMLINK, symname);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1151,12 +1383,11 @@ v9fs_vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	      struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int retval;
-	struct p9_fid *oldfid;
 	char *name;
+	struct p9_fid *oldfid;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
-		" %lu,%s,%s\n", dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name,
-		old_dentry->d_name.name);
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n",
+		 dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name, old_dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	oldfid = v9fs_fid_clone(old_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(oldfid))
@@ -1171,7 +1402,10 @@ v9fs_vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	sprintf(name, "%d\n", oldfid->fid);
 	retval = v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, P9_DMLINK, name);
 	__putname(name);
-
+	if (!retval) {
+		v9fs_refresh_inode(oldfid, old_dentry->d_inode);
+		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+	}
 clunk_fid:
 	p9_client_clunk(oldfid);
 	return retval;
@@ -1187,14 +1421,16 @@ clunk_fid:
  */
 
 static int
-v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
 	int retval;
 	char *name;
+	u32 perm;
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
-		" %lu,%s mode: %x MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n", dir->i_ino,
-		dentry->d_name.name, mode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s mode: %hx MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n",
+		 dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name, mode,
+		 MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
 
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1209,20 +1445,59 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 		sprintf(name, "c %u %u", MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
 	else if (S_ISFIFO(mode))
 		*name = 0;
+	else if (S_ISSOCK(mode))
+		*name = 0;
 	else {
 		__putname(name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	retval = v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, mode, name);
+	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
+	retval = v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, perm, name);
 	__putname(name);
 
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
+int v9fs_refresh_inode(struct p9_fid *fid, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	int umode;
+	dev_t rdev;
+	loff_t i_size;
+	struct p9_wstat *st;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
+	if (IS_ERR(st))
+		return PTR_ERR(st);
+	/*
+	 * Don't update inode if the file type is different
+	 */
+	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (umode & S_IFMT))
+		goto out;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	/*
+	 * We don't want to refresh inode->i_size,
+	 * because we may have cached data
+	 */
+	i_size = inode->i_size;
+	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, inode->i_sb);
+	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE)
+		inode->i_size = i_size;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+out:
+	p9stat_free(st);
+	kfree(st);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
+	.atomic_open = v9fs_vfs_atomic_open,
 	.symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
 	.link = v9fs_vfs_link,
 	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
@@ -1230,7 +1505,6 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
 	.rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
 	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod,
 	.rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
-	.readlink = v9fs_vfs_readlink,
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
@@ -1238,6 +1512,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
+	.atomic_open = v9fs_vfs_atomic_open,
 	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
 	.mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
 	.rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
@@ -1253,9 +1528,10 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations = {
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
-	.readlink = v9fs_vfs_readlink,
+	.readlink = generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
 	.put_link = v9fs_vfs_put_link,
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
+