1 files changed, 808 insertions, 51 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index f2434fc9d2c4..d97c34a24f7a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 
@@ -42,11 +43,15 @@
 #include "v9fs_vfs.h"
 #include "fid.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "xattr.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_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
@@ -233,6 +238,41 @@ void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *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)
+{
+        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();
+}
+
+/**
+ * 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)
+{
+        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;
+}
+
+/**
  * v9fs_get_inode - helper function to setup an inode
  * @sb: superblock
  * @mode: mode to setup inode with
@@ -253,9 +293,7 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
                 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
         }
 
-        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_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
@@ -266,7 +304,13 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
         case S_IFBLK:
         case S_IFCHR:
         case S_IFSOCK:
-                if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+                if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+                        inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
+                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+                } else if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+                        inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+                } else {
                         P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
                                    "special files without extended mode\n");
                         err = -EINVAL;
@@ -275,25 +319,44 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
                 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;
+                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+                } else {
+                        inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+                        inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+                }
+
                 break;
+
         case S_IFLNK:
-                if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
-                        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                   "extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
+                if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+                        P9_DPRINTK(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_proto_dotu(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",
@@ -367,8 +430,10 @@ error:
  * @inode: inode to release
  *
  */
-void v9fs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
+        truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0);
+        end_writeback(inode);
         filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
@@ -376,23 +441,14 @@ void v9fs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 #endif
 }
 
-/**
- * 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 struct inode *
-v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+v9fs_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
         struct super_block *sb)
 {
         int err, umode;
-        struct inode *ret;
+        struct inode *ret = NULL;
         struct p9_wstat *st;
 
-        ret = NULL;
         st = p9_client_stat(fid);
         if (IS_ERR(st))
                 return ERR_CAST(st);
@@ -413,15 +469,62 @@ v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 #endif
         p9stat_free(st);
         kfree(st);
-
         return ret;
-
 error:
         p9stat_free(st);
         kfree(st);
         return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static struct inode *
+v9fs_inode_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+        struct super_block *sb)
+{
+        struct inode *ret = NULL;
+        int err;
+        struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
+
+        st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC);
+        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:
+        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);
+}
+
 /**
  * v9fs_remove - helper function to remove files and directories
  * @dir: directory inode that is being deleted
@@ -434,14 +537,12 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
 {
         int retval;
         struct inode *file_inode;
-        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);
@@ -484,12 +585,11 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
         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_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
         }
 
         /* clone a fid to use for creation */
@@ -497,8 +597,7 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
         if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
                 err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
                 P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
-                ofid = NULL;
-                goto error;
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
         }
 
         err = p9_client_fcreate(ofid, name, perm, mode, extension);
@@ -508,14 +607,13 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
         }
 
         /* now walk from the parent so we can get unopened fid */
-        fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 0);
+        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;
-        } else
-                dfid = NULL;
+        }
 
         /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
         inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
@@ -538,9 +636,6 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
         return ofid;
 
 error:
-        if (dfid)
-                p9_client_clunk(dfid);
-
         if (ofid)
                 p9_client_clunk(ofid);
 
@@ -551,6 +646,118 @@ 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;
+        }
+        dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_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
@@ -640,6 +847,83 @@ 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
@@ -666,6 +950,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
         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);
@@ -675,8 +960,8 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
                 result = PTR_ERR(fid);
                 if (result == -ENOENT) {
-                        d_add(dentry, NULL);
-                        return NULL;
+                        inode = NULL;
+                        goto inst_out;
                 }
 
                 return ERR_PTR(result);
@@ -693,7 +978,8 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         if (result < 0)
                 goto error;
 
-        if ((fid->qid.version) && (v9ses->cache))
+inst_out:
+        if (v9ses->cache)
                 dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
         else
                 dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
@@ -772,20 +1058,33 @@ 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))) {
+        down_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
+        if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+                retval = p9_client_rename(oldfid, newdirfid,
+                                        (char *) new_dentry->d_name.name);
+                if (retval != -ENOSYS)
+                        goto clunk_newdir;
+        }
+        if (old_dentry->d_parent != new_dentry->d_parent) {
+                /*
+                 * 9P .u can only handle file rename in the same directory
+                 */
+
                 P9_DPRINTK(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)
+                /* successful rename */
+                d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
+        up_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
         p9_client_clunk(newdirfid);
 
 clunk_olddir:
@@ -833,6 +1132,42 @@ 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
@@ -876,6 +1211,58 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
         }
 
         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;
+        }
+
+        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)
                 retval = inode_setattr(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
 
@@ -960,6 +1347,77 @@ v9fs_stat2inode(struct p9_wstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
 }
 
 /**
+ * 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.
+         */
+}
+
+/**
  * v9fs_qid2ino - convert qid into inode number
  * @qid: qid to hash
  *
@@ -1002,7 +1460,7 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
         if (IS_ERR(fid))
                 return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
-        if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+        if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
                 return -EBADF;
 
         st = p9_client_stat(fid);
@@ -1108,6 +1566,99 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 
 /**
+ * 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
@@ -1166,6 +1717,76 @@ clunk_fid:
 }
 
 /**
+ * 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
@@ -1197,6 +1818,8 @@ 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;
@@ -1208,7 +1831,101 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
         return retval;
 }
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
+/**
+ * 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 err;
+        char *name;
+        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);
+        }
+
+error:
+        if (fid)
+                p9_client_clunk(fid);
+        return err;
+}
+
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
         .create = v9fs_vfs_create,
         .lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
         .symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
@@ -1216,12 +1933,31 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
         .unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
         .mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
         .rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
-        .mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod,
+        .mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl,
         .rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
         .getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
         .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,
@@ -1239,6 +1975,15 @@ 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,
@@ -1246,3 +1991,15 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
         .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,
+};