1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
index 3d86b31cf2e4..32562d199552 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
@@ -946,6 +946,15 @@ struct timespec cnvrtDosUnixTm(__u16 date, __u16 time)
         year = sd->Year;
         days += year * 365;
         days += (year/4); /* leap year */
+        /* generalized leap year calculation is more complex, ie no leap year
+        for years/100 except for years/400, but since the maximum number for DOS
+         year is 2**7, the last year is 1980+127, which means we need only
+         consider 2 special case years, ie the years 2000 and 2100, and only
+         adjust for the lack of leap year for the year 2100, as 2000 was a 
+         leap year (divisable by 400) */
+        if(year >= 120)  /* the year 2100 */
+                days = days - 1;  /* do not count leap year for the year 2100 */
+
         /* adjust for leap year where we are still before leap day */
         days -= ((year & 0x03) == 0) && (month < 2 ? 1 : 0);
         sec += 24 * 60 * 60 * days;