Merge branch 'mpi-master' into wip-k-fmlpwip-k-fmlp

Conflicts:
	litmus/sched_cedf.c

1 files changed, 238 insertions, 833 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 9e670d527646..7f6c67703195 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #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>
 
@@ -44,14 +45,12 @@
 #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_dotu;
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl;
 
 /**
  * unixmode2p9mode - convert unix mode bits to plan 9
@@ -204,26 +203,26 @@ v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat)
         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;
+        v9inode->fscache_key = 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;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -231,67 +230,22 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
  *
  */
 
-void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-        kmem_cache_free(vcookie_cache, v9fs_inode2cookie(inode));
-}
-#endif
-
-/**
- * v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create - Helper function to get the gid for creating a
- * new file system object. This checks the S_ISGID to determine the owning
- * group of the new file system object.
- */
-
-static gid_t v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(struct inode *dir_inode)
+static void v9fs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
-        BUG_ON(dir_inode == NULL);
-
-        if (dir_inode->i_mode & S_ISGID) {
-                /* set_gid bit is set.*/
-                return dir_inode->i_gid;
-        }
-        return current_fsgid();
+        struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+        kmem_cache_free(v9fs_inode_cache, V9FS_I(inode));
 }
 
-/**
- * v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode - helper function to get the dentry from
- * dir inode.
- *
- */
-
-static struct dentry *v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-        struct dentry *dentry;
-
-        spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-        /* Directory should have only one entry. */
-        BUG_ON(S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !list_is_singular(&inode->i_dentry));
-        dentry = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry, d_alias);
-        spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-        return dentry;
+        call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, v9fs_i_callback);
 }
 
-/**
- * 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)
+int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+                    struct inode *inode, int mode)
 {
-        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);
-
-        inode = new_inode(sb);
-        if (!inode) {
-                P9_EPRINTK(KERN_WARNING, "Problem allocating inode\n");
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-        }
+        int err = 0;
 
         inode_init_owner(inode, NULL, mode);
         inode->i_blocks = 0;
@@ -321,14 +275,20 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
         case S_IFREG:
                 if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
                         inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
-                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+                        if (v9ses->cache)
+                                inode->i_fop =
+                                        &v9fs_cached_file_operations_dotl;
+                        else
+                                inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
                 } else {
                         inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+                        if (v9ses->cache)
+                                inode->i_fop = &v9fs_cached_file_operations;
+                        else
+                                inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
                 }
 
                 break;
-
         case S_IFLNK:
                 if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
                         P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "extended modes used with "
@@ -364,12 +324,37 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
                 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, int mode)
+{
+        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);
+
+        inode = new_inode(sb);
+        if (!inode) {
+                P9_EPRINTK(KERN_WARNING, "Problem allocating inode\n");
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+        }
+        err = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, mode);
+        if (err) {
+                iput(inode);
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
+        }
+        return inode;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -432,6 +417,8 @@ error:
  */
 void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
+        struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+
         truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0);
         end_writeback(inode);
         filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
@@ -439,90 +426,67 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 #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;
+        }
 }
 
-static struct inode *
-v9fs_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
-        struct super_block *sb)
+static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
+                                   struct p9_qid *qid,
+                                   struct p9_wstat *st)
 {
-        int err, umode;
-        struct inode *ret = NULL;
-        struct p9_wstat *st;
-
-        st = p9_client_stat(fid);
-        if (IS_ERR(st))
-                return ERR_CAST(st);
+        int retval, umode;
+        unsigned long i_ino;
+        struct inode *inode;
+        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
+        i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(qid);
+        inode = iget_locked(sb, i_ino);
+        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.
+         */
         umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st->mode);
-        ret = v9fs_get_inode(sb, umode);
-        if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(ret);
+        retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, umode);
+        if (retval)
                 goto error;
-        }
-
-        v9fs_stat2inode(st, ret, sb);
-        ret->i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(&st->qid);
 
+        v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
-        v9fs_vcookie_set_qid(ret, &st->qid);
-        v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(ret);
+        v9fs_fscache_set_key(inode, &st->qid);
+        v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 #endif
-        p9stat_free(st);
-        kfree(st);
-        return ret;
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
+        return inode;
 error:
-        p9stat_free(st);
-        kfree(st);
-        return ERR_PTR(err);
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
+        iput(inode);
+        return ERR_PTR(retval);
+
 }
 
-static struct inode *
-v9fs_inode_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
-        struct super_block *sb)
+struct inode *
+v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+                    struct super_block *sb)
 {
-        struct inode *ret = NULL;
-        int err;
-        struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
+        struct p9_wstat *st;
+        struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-        st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC);
+        st = p9_client_stat(fid);
         if (IS_ERR(st))
                 return ERR_CAST(st);
 
-        ret = v9fs_get_inode(sb, st->st_mode);
-        if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(ret);
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, ret);
-        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
-        kfree(st);
-        return ret;
-error:
+        inode = v9fs_qid_iget(sb, &st->qid, st);
+        p9stat_free(st);
         kfree(st);
-        return ERR_PTR(err);
-}
-
-/**
- * v9fs_inode_from_fid - Helper routine to 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 inline struct inode *
-v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
-                        struct super_block *sb)
-{
-        if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
-                return v9fs_inode_dotl(v9ses, fid, sb);
-        else
-                return v9fs_inode(v9ses, fid, sb);
+        return inode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -536,8 +500,8 @@ v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
 {
         int retval;
-        struct inode *file_inode;
         struct p9_fid *v9fid;
+        struct inode *file_inode;
 
         P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode: %p dentry: %p rmdir: %d\n", dir, file,
                 rmdir);
@@ -548,18 +512,23 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
                 return PTR_ERR(v9fid);
 
         retval = p9_client_remove(v9fid);
-        if (!retval)
-                drop_nlink(file_inode);
-        return retval;
-}
+        if (!retval) {
+                /*
+                 * directories on unlink should have zero
+                 * link count
+                 */
+                if (rmdir) {
+                        clear_nlink(file_inode);
+                        drop_nlink(dir);
+                } else
+                        drop_nlink(file_inode);
 
-static int
-v9fs_open_created(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-        return 0;
+                v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(file_inode);
+                v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+        }
+        return retval;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * v9fs_create - Create a file
  * @v9ses: session information
@@ -616,18 +585,12 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
         }
 
         /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
-        inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+        inode = v9fs_get_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 (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)
@@ -646,121 +609,6 @@ error:
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_create_dotl - VFS hook to create files for 9P2000.L protocol.
- * @dir: directory inode that is being created
- * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
- * @mode: create permissions
- * @nd: path information
- *
- */
-
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-        int err = 0;
-        char *name = NULL;
-        gid_t gid;
-        int flags;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
-        struct p9_fid *dfid, *ofid;
-        struct file *filp;
-        struct p9_qid qid;
-        struct inode *inode;
-
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-        if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)
-                flags = nd->intent.open.flags - 1;
-        else
-                flags = O_RDWR;
-
-        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_vfs_create_dotl: name:%s flags:0x%x "
-                        "mode:0x%x\n", name, flags, mode);
-
-        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
-        if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
-                return 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);
-                return err;
-        }
-
-        gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
-        err = p9_client_create_dotl(ofid, name, flags, mode, gid, &qid);
-        if (err < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
-                                "p9_client_open_dotl failed in creat %d\n",
-                                err);
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        /* No need to populate the inode if we are not opening the file AND
-         * not in cached mode.
-         */
-        if (!v9ses->cache && !(nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)) {
-                /* Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat */
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-                d_instantiate(dentry, NULL);
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        /* Now walk from the parent so we can get an unopened fid. */
-        fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-        if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
-                fid = NULL;
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to 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 (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;
-
-        /* 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)) {
-                        p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-                        return PTR_ERR(filp);
-                }
-                filp->private_data = ofid;
-        } else
-                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-
-        return 0;
-
-error:
-        if (ofid)
-                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-        if (fid)
-                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-        return err;
-}
-
-/**
  * v9fs_vfs_create - VFS hook to create files
  * @dir: directory inode that is being created
  * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
@@ -776,9 +624,10 @@ v9fs_vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
         int err;
         u32 perm;
         int flags;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid;
         struct file *filp;
+        struct v9fs_inode *v9inode;
+        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+        struct p9_fid *fid, *inode_fid;
 
         err = 0;
         fid = NULL;
@@ -798,15 +647,40 @@ v9fs_vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
                 goto error;
         }
 
+        v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
         /* 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);
+                v9inode = V9FS_I(dentry->d_inode);
+                mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
+                if (v9ses->cache && !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);
+                filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
                 if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
                         err = PTR_ERR(filp);
                         goto error;
                 }
 
                 filp->private_data = fid;
+#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
+                if (v9ses->cache)
+                        v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(dentry->d_inode, filp);
+#endif
         } else
                 p9_client_clunk(fid);
 
@@ -831,8 +705,8 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int 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);
         err = 0;
@@ -842,6 +716,9 @@ 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)
@@ -850,83 +727,6 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
         return err;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl - VFS mkdir hook to create a directory
- * @dir:  inode that is being unlinked
- * @dentry: dentry that is being unlinked
- * @mode: mode for new directory
- *
- */
-
-static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-                                        int mode)
-{
-        int err;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
-        gid_t gid;
-        char *name;
-        struct inode *inode;
-        struct p9_qid qid;
-        struct dentry *dir_dentry;
-
-        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
-        err = 0;
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-
-        mode |= S_IFDIR;
-        dir_dentry = v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(dir);
-        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dir_dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
-                dfid = NULL;
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
-        if (gid < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create failed\n");
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-        err = p9_client_mkdir_dotl(dfid, name, mode, gid, &qid);
-        if (err < 0)
-                goto error;
-
-        /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
-        if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
-                fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-                if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-                        err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
-                                err);
-                        fid = NULL;
-                        goto error;
-                }
-
-                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;
-                }
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
-                if (err < 0)
-                        goto error;
-                fid = NULL;
-        }
-error:
-        if (fid)
-                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-        return err;
-}
-
 /**
  * v9fs_vfs_lookup - VFS lookup hook to "walk" to a new inode
  * @dir:  inode that is being walked from
@@ -935,7 +735,7 @@ error:
  *
  */
 
-static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                                       struct nameidata *nameidata)
 {
         struct super_block *sb;
@@ -970,7 +770,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 return ERR_PTR(result);
         }
 
-        inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+        inode = v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
         if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
                 result = PTR_ERR(inode);
                 inode = NULL;
@@ -979,17 +779,14 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
         result = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
         if (result < 0)
-                goto error;
+                goto error_iput;
 
 inst_out:
-        if (v9ses->cache)
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-        else
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-
         d_add(dentry, inode);
         return NULL;
 
+error_iput:
+        iput(inode);
 error:
         p9_client_clunk(fid);
 
@@ -1003,7 +800,7 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -1015,7 +812,7 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -1029,21 +826,23 @@ 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");
         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))
@@ -1084,9 +883,30 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         retval = p9_client_wstat(oldfid, &wstat);
 
 clunk_newdir:
-        if (!retval)
+        if (!retval) {
+                if (new_inode) {
+                        if (S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode))
+                                clear_nlink(new_inode);
+                        else
+                                drop_nlink(new_inode);
+                        /*
+                         * Work around vfs rename rehash bug with
+                         * FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE
+                         */
+                        v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(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);
 
@@ -1116,10 +936,11 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 
         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);
-
+        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);
@@ -1136,42 +957,6 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_getattr_dotl(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-                 struct kstat *stat)
-{
-        int err;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid;
-        struct p9_stat_dotl *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);
-
-        fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(fid))
-                return PTR_ERR(fid);
-
-        /* Ask for all the fields in stat structure. Server will return
-         * whatever it supports
-         */
-
-        st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_ALL);
-        if (IS_ERR(st))
-                return PTR_ERR(st);
-
-        v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, dentry->d_inode);
-        generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
-        /* Change block size to what the server returned */
-        stat->blksize = st->st_blksize;
-
-        kfree(st);
-        return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * v9fs_vfs_setattr - set file metadata
  * @dentry: file whose metadata to set
@@ -1187,8 +972,12 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
         struct p9_wstat wstat;
 
         P9_DPRINTK(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);
@@ -1214,68 +1003,19 @@ 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)
                 return retval;
 
         if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
-            iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(dentry->d_inode)) {
-                retval = vmtruncate(dentry->d_inode, iattr->ia_size);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
+            iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(dentry->d_inode))
+                truncate_setsize(dentry->d_inode, iattr->ia_size);
 
-        setattr_copy(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
-        mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl - set file metadata
- * @dentry: file whose metadata to set
- * @iattr: metadata assignment structure
- *
- */
-
-static int v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
-{
-        int retval;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid;
-        struct p9_iattr_dotl p9attr;
-
-        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
-
-        retval = inode_change_ok(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
-        if (retval)
-                return retval;
-
-        p9attr.valid = iattr->ia_valid;
-        p9attr.mode = iattr->ia_mode;
-        p9attr.uid = iattr->ia_uid;
-        p9attr.gid = iattr->ia_gid;
-        p9attr.size = iattr->ia_size;
-        p9attr.atime_sec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_sec;
-        p9attr.atime_nsec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_nsec;
-        p9attr.mtime_sec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
-        p9attr.mtime_nsec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_nsec;
-
-        retval = -EPERM;
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
-        fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(fid))
-                return PTR_ERR(fid);
-
-        retval = p9_client_setattr(fid, &p9attr);
-        if (retval < 0)
-                return retval;
-
-        if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
-            iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(dentry->d_inode)) {
-                retval = vmtruncate(dentry->d_inode, iattr->ia_size);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
+        v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dentry->d_inode);
 
         setattr_copy(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
         mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
@@ -1298,6 +1038,7 @@ v9fs_stat2inode(struct p9_wstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
         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;
 
@@ -1357,77 +1098,7 @@ v9fs_stat2inode(struct p9_wstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
 
         /* not real number of blocks, but 512 byte ones ... */
         inode->i_blocks = (i_size_read(inode) + 512 - 1) >> 9;
-}
-
-/**
- * v9fs_stat2inode_dotl - populate an inode structure with stat info
- * @stat: stat structure
- * @inode: inode to populate
- * @sb: superblock of filesystem
- *
- */
-
-void
-v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(struct p9_stat_dotl *stat, struct inode *inode)
-{
-
-        if ((stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_BASIC) == P9_STATS_BASIC) {
-                inode->i_atime.tv_sec = stat->st_atime_sec;
-                inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = stat->st_atime_nsec;
-                inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = stat->st_mtime_sec;
-                inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = stat->st_mtime_nsec;
-                inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = stat->st_ctime_sec;
-                inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = stat->st_ctime_nsec;
-                inode->i_uid = stat->st_uid;
-                inode->i_gid = stat->st_gid;
-                inode->i_nlink = stat->st_nlink;
-                inode->i_mode = stat->st_mode;
-                inode->i_rdev = new_decode_dev(stat->st_rdev);
-
-                if ((S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) || (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode)))
-                        init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
-
-                i_size_write(inode, stat->st_size);
-                inode->i_blocks = stat->st_blocks;
-        } else {
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_ATIME) {
-                        inode->i_atime.tv_sec = stat->st_atime_sec;
-                        inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = stat->st_atime_nsec;
-                }
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_MTIME) {
-                        inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = stat->st_mtime_sec;
-                        inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = stat->st_mtime_nsec;
-                }
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_CTIME) {
-                        inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = stat->st_ctime_sec;
-                        inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = stat->st_ctime_nsec;
-                }
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_UID)
-                        inode->i_uid = stat->st_uid;
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_GID)
-                        inode->i_gid = stat->st_gid;
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_NLINK)
-                        inode->i_nlink = stat->st_nlink;
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_MODE) {
-                        inode->i_mode = stat->st_mode;
-                        if ((S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) ||
-                                                (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode)))
-                                init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode,
-                                                                inode->i_rdev);
-                }
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_RDEV)
-                        inode->i_rdev = new_decode_dev(stat->st_rdev);
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_SIZE)
-                        i_size_write(inode, stat->st_size);
-                if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_BLOCKS)
-                        inode->i_blocks = stat->st_blocks;
-        }
-        if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_GEN)
-                        inode->i_generation = stat->st_gen;
-
-        /* Currently we don't support P9_STATS_BTIME and P9_STATS_DATA_VERSION
-         * because the inode structure does not have fields for them.
-         */
+        v9inode->cache_validity &= ~V9FS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1468,12 +1139,12 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 
         P9_DPRINTK(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_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+        if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
                 return -EBADF;
 
         st = p9_client_stat(fid);
@@ -1536,7 +1207,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1560,8 +1231,8 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         int mode, 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_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
@@ -1575,104 +1246,12 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         if (IS_ERR(fid))
                 return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
+        v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
         p9_client_clunk(fid);
         return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl - helper function to create symlinks
- * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
- * @dentry: dentry for symlink
- * @symname: symlink data
- *
- * See Also: 9P2000.L RFC for more information
- *
- */
-
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-                const char *symname)
-{
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *dfid;
-        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
-        struct inode *inode;
-        struct p9_qid qid;
-        char *name;
-        int err;
-        gid_t gid;
-
-        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl : %lu,%s,%s\n",
-                        dir->i_ino, name, symname);
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-
-        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
-        if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
-                return err;
-        }
-
-        gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
-
-        if (gid < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_get_egid failed %d\n", gid);
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        /* Server doesn't alter fid on TSYMLINK. Hence no need to clone it. */
-        err = p9_client_symlink(dfid, name, (char *)symname, gid, &qid);
-
-        if (err < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_symlink failed %d\n", err);
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        if (v9ses->cache) {
-                /* Now walk from the parent so we can get an unopened fid. */
-                fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-                if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-                        err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
-                                        err);
-                        fid = NULL;
-                        goto error;
-                }
-
-                /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to 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;
-                }
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
-                if (err < 0)
-                        goto error;
-                fid = NULL;
-        } else {
-                /* Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat */
-                inode = v9fs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, S_IFLNK);
-                if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-                        err = PTR_ERR(inode);
-                        goto error;
-                }
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-        }
-
-error:
-        if (fid)
-                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-
-        return err;
-}
-
-/**
  * v9fs_vfs_symlink - helper function to create symlinks
  * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
  * @dentry: dentry for symlink
@@ -1704,8 +1283,8 @@ 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,
@@ -1724,83 +1303,16 @@ 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;
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_link_dotl - create a hardlink for dotl
- * @old_dentry: dentry for file to link to
- * @dir: inode destination for new link
- * @dentry: dentry for link
- *
- */
-
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_link_dotl(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
-                struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-        int err;
-        struct p9_fid *dfid, *oldfid;
-        char *name;
-        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct dentry *dir_dentry;
-
-        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dir ino: %lu, old_name: %s, new_name: %s\n",
-                        dir->i_ino, old_dentry->d_name.name,
-                        dentry->d_name.name);
-
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-        dir_dentry = v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(dir);
-        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dir_dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(dfid))
-                return PTR_ERR(dfid);
-
-        oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(oldfid))
-                return PTR_ERR(oldfid);
-
-        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-
-        err = p9_client_link(dfid, oldfid, (char *)dentry->d_name.name);
-
-        if (err < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_link failed %d\n", err);
-                return err;
-        }
-
-        if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
-                /* Get the latest stat info from server. */
-                struct p9_fid *fid;
-                struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
-
-                fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry);
-                if (IS_ERR(fid))
-                        return PTR_ERR(fid);
-
-                st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC);
-                if (IS_ERR(st))
-                        return PTR_ERR(st);
-
-                v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, old_dentry->d_inode);
-
-                kfree(st);
-        } else {
-                /* Caching disabled. No need to get upto date stat info.
-                 * This dentry will be released immediately. So, just i_count++
-                 */
-                atomic_inc(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_count);
-        }
-
-        dentry->d_op = old_dentry->d_op;
-        d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
-
-        return err;
-}
-
-/**
  * v9fs_vfs_mknod - create a special file
  * @dir: inode destination for new link
  * @dentry: dentry for file
@@ -1845,98 +1357,30 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
         return retval;
 }
 
-/**
- * v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl - create a special file
- * @dir: inode destination for new link
- * @dentry: dentry for file
- * @mode: mode for creation
- * @rdev: device associated with special file
- *
- */
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                dev_t rdev)
+int v9fs_refresh_inode(struct p9_fid *fid, struct inode *inode)
 {
-        int err;
-        char *name;
+        loff_t i_size;
+        struct p9_wstat *st;
         struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
-        struct inode *inode;
-        gid_t gid;
-        struct p9_qid qid;
-        struct dentry *dir_dentry;
-
-        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));
-
-        if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
-                return -EINVAL;
 
-        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-        dir_dentry = v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(dir);
-        dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dir_dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
-                err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
-                dfid = NULL;
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
-        if (gid < 0) {
-                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create failed\n");
-                goto error;
-        }
-
-        name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
-
-        err = p9_client_mknod_dotl(dfid, name, mode, rdev, gid, &qid);
-        if (err < 0)
-                goto error;
-
-        /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
-        if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
-                fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-                if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-                        err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
-                                err);
-                        fid = NULL;
-                        goto error;
-                }
-
-                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;
-                }
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
-                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
-                if (err < 0)
-                        goto error;
-                fid = NULL;
-        } else {
-                /*
-                 * Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat.
-                 * socket syscall returns a fd, so we need instantiate
-                 */
-                inode = v9fs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, mode);
-                if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-                        err = PTR_ERR(inode);
-                        goto error;
-                }
-                dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-        }
+        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+        st = p9_client_stat(fid);
+        if (IS_ERR(st))
+                return PTR_ERR(st);
 
-error:
-        if (fid)
-                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-        return err;
+        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)
+                inode->i_size = i_size;
+        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+        p9stat_free(st);
+        kfree(st);
+        return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
@@ -1953,25 +1397,6 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
         .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl = {
-        .create = v9fs_vfs_create_dotl,
-        .lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
-        .link = v9fs_vfs_link_dotl,
-        .symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl,
-        .unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
-        .mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl,
-        .rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
-        .mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl,
-        .rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
-        .getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr_dotl,
-        .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl,
-        .setxattr = generic_setxattr,
-        .getxattr = generic_getxattr,
-        .removexattr = generic_removexattr,
-        .listxattr = v9fs_listxattr,
-
-};
-
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create = v9fs_vfs_create,
         .lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
@@ -1989,15 +1414,6 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations = {
         .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl = {
-        .getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr_dotl,
-        .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl,
-        .setxattr = generic_setxattr,
-        .getxattr = generic_getxattr,
-        .removexattr = generic_removexattr,
-        .listxattr = v9fs_listxattr,
-};
-
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
@@ -2006,14 +1422,3 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl = {
-        .readlink = generic_readlink,
-        .follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
-        .put_link = v9fs_vfs_put_link,
-        .getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr_dotl,
-        .setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl,
-        .setxattr = generic_setxattr,
-        .getxattr = generic_getxattr,
-        .removexattr = generic_removexattr,
-        .listxattr = v9fs_listxattr,
-};