Merge with /pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

42 files changed, 310 insertions, 217 deletions

diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index bfc28ab..31ee065 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static struct dentry *afs_mntpt_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 				       struct dentry *dentry,
 				       struct nameidata *nd);
 static int afs_mntpt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
-static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
+static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 
 struct file_operations afs_mntpt_file_operations = {
 	.open		= afs_mntpt_open,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *afs_mntpt_do_automount(struct dentry *mntpt)
 /*
  * follow a link from a mountpoint directory, thus causing it to be mounted
  */
-static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *newmnt;
 	struct dentry *old_dentry;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	newmnt = afs_mntpt_do_automount(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(newmnt)) {
 		path_release(nd);
-		return PTR_ERR(newmnt);
+		return (void *)newmnt;
 	}
 
 	old_dentry = nd->dentry;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	kleave(" = %d", err);
-	return err;
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 } /* end afs_mntpt_follow_link() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/fs/autofs/symlink.c b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
index f028396..52e8772 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static int autofs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+/* Nothing to release.. */
+static void *autofs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char *s=((struct autofs_symlink *)dentry->d_inode->u.generic_ip)->data;
 	nd_set_link(nd, s);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
index c265a66..2ea2c98 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static int autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct autofs_info *ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)ino->u.symlink);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index de5bb28..e0a6025 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static struct inode *befs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 static void befs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode);
 static int befs_init_inodecache(void);
 static void befs_destroy_inodecache(void);
-static int befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
-static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void *befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *, void *);
 static int befs_utf2nls(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
 			char **out, int *out_len);
 static int befs_nls2utf(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ befs_destroy_inodecache(void)
  * The data stream become link name. Unless the LONG_SYMLINK
  * flag is set.
  */
-static int
+static void *
 befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	befs_inode_info *befs_ino = BEFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
@@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void befs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	befs_inode_info *befs_ino = BEFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	if (befs_ino->i_flags & BEFS_LONG_SYMLINK) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index cf45ca3..d5fb344 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ extern int cifs_dir_notify(struct file *, unsigned long arg);
 extern struct dentry_operations cifs_dentry_ops;
 
 /* Functions related to symlinks */
-extern int cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd);
-extern void cifs_put_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd);
+extern void *cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd);
+extern void cifs_put_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd, void *);
 extern int cifs_readlink(struct dentry *direntry, char __user *buffer, 
 			 int buflen);
 extern int cifs_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 214aa81..da420e8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ cifs_hl_exit:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int
+void *
 cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ out:
 out_no_free:
 	FreeXid(xid);
 	nd_set_link(nd, target_path);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;	/* No cookie */
 }
 
 int
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ cifs_readlink(struct dentry *direntry, char __user *pBuffer, int buflen)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void cifs_put_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
+void cifs_put_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd, void *cookie)
 {
 	char *p = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(p))
diff --git a/fs/devfs/base.c b/fs/devfs/base.c
index 1ecfe1f..8b679b6 100644
--- a/fs/devfs/base.c
+++ b/fs/devfs/base.c
@@ -2491,11 +2491,11 @@ static int devfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	return 0;
 }				/*  End Function devfs_mknod  */
 
-static int devfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *devfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct devfs_entry *p = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, p ? p->u.symlink.linkname : ERR_PTR(-ENODEV));
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }				/*  End Function devfs_follow_link  */
 
 static struct inode_operations devfs_iops = {
diff --git a/fs/ext2/symlink.c b/fs/ext2/symlink.c
index 9f7bac0..1e67d87 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/symlink.c
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 #include "xattr.h"
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 
-static int ext2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *ext2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = EXT2_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)ei->i_data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/ext3/symlink.c b/fs/ext3/symlink.c
index 8c3e728..4f79122 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/symlink.c
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include "xattr.h"
 
-static int ext3_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void * ext3_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct ext3_inode_info *ei = EXT3_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char*)ei->i_data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
index ac677ab..d0401dc6 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "vxfs_inode.h"
 
 
-static int	vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static void *	vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 
 static int	vxfs_immed_readpage(struct file *, struct page *);
 
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ struct address_space_operations vxfs_immed_aops = {
  * Returns:
  *   Zero on success, else a negative error code.
  */
-static int
+static void *
 vxfs_immed_follow_link(struct dentry *dp, struct nameidata *np)
 {
 	struct vxfs_inode_info		*vip = VXFS_INO(dp->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(np, vip->vii_immed.vi_immed);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index 27ebcac..868901b 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static struct inotify_watch *create_watch(struct inotify_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	dev->last_wd = ret;
+	dev->last_wd = watch->wd;
 	watch->mask = mask;
 	atomic_set(&watch->count, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&watch->d_list);
diff --git a/fs/ioprio.c b/fs/ioprio.c
index 97e1f08..d1c1f2b 100644
--- a/fs/ioprio.c
+++ b/fs/ioprio.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioprio_set(int which, int who, int ioprio)
 
 			break;
 		case IOPRIO_CLASS_IDLE:
+			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+				return -EPERM;
 			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
index 65ab6b0..82ef484 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include "nodelist.h"
 
-static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
+static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 
 struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 {	
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 	.setattr =	jffs2_setattr
 };
 
-static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode);
+	char *p = (char *)f->dents;
 	
 	/*
 	 * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we
@@ -45,19 +46,20 @@ static int jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	 * nd_set_link() call.
 	 */
 	
-	if (!f->dents) {
+	if (!p) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n");
-		return -EIO;
+		p = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	} else {
+		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->dents));
 	}
-	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->dents));
 
-	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)f->dents);
+	nd_set_link(nd, p);
 	
 	/*
 	 * We unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->dents string. This is safe
 	 * since the only way that may cause f->dents to be changed is iput() operation.
 	 * But VFS will not use f->dents after iput() has been called.
 	 */
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/inode.c b/fs/jfs/inode.c
index 2137138..767c7ec 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/inode.c
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ void jfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	jfs_info("In jfs_delete_inode, inode = 0x%p", inode);
 
+	if (is_bad_inode(inode) ||
+	    (JFS_IP(inode)->fileset != cpu_to_le32(FILESYSTEM_I)))
+			return;
+
 	if (test_cflag(COMMIT_Freewmap, inode))
 		jfs_free_zero_link(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 22815e8..d27bac6 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int lbmIOWait(struct lbuf * bp, int flag);
 static bio_end_io_t lbmIODone;
 static void lbmStartIO(struct lbuf * bp);
 static void lmGCwrite(struct jfs_log * log, int cant_block);
-static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait);
+static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int hard_sync);
 
 
 
@@ -915,19 +915,17 @@ static void lmPostGC(struct lbuf * bp)
  *	if new sync address is available
  *	(normally the case if sync() is executed by back-ground
  *	process).
- *	if not, explicitly run jfs_blogsync() to initiate
- *	getting of new sync address.
  *	calculate new value of i_nextsync which determines when
  *	this code is called again.
  *
  * PARAMETERS:	log	- log structure
- * 		nosyncwait - 1 if called asynchronously
+ * 		hard_sync - 1 to force all metadata to be written
  *
  * RETURN:	0
  *			
  * serialization: LOG_LOCK() held on entry/exit
  */
-static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
+static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int hard_sync)
 {
 	int logsize;
 	int written;		/* written since last syncpt */
@@ -941,11 +939,18 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* push dirty metapages out to disk */
-	list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
-		filemap_flush(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
-		filemap_flush(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
-		filemap_flush(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
-	}
+	if (hard_sync)
+		list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
+		}
+	else
+		list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
+			filemap_flush(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_flush(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_flush(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
+		}
 
 	/*
 	 *      forward syncpt
@@ -1021,10 +1026,6 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
 		/* next syncpt trigger = written + more */
 		log->nextsync = written + more;
 
-	/* return if lmLogSync() from outside of transaction, e.g., sync() */
-	if (nosyncwait)
-		return lsn;
-
 	/* if number of bytes written from last sync point is more
 	 * than 1/4 of the log size, stop new transactions from
 	 * starting until all current transactions are completed
@@ -1049,11 +1050,12 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
  *
  * FUNCTION:	write log SYNCPT record for specified log
  *
- * PARAMETERS:	log	- log structure
+ * PARAMETERS:	log	  - log structure
+ * 		hard_sync - set to 1 to force metadata to be written
  */
-void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log)
+void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log, int hard_sync)
 {	LOG_LOCK(log);
-	lmLogSync(log, 1);
+	lmLogSync(log, hard_sync);
 	LOG_UNLOCK(log);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
index 747114c..e4978b5 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
@@ -510,6 +510,6 @@ extern int lmLogFormat(struct jfs_log *log, s64 logAddress, int logSize);
 extern int lmGroupCommit(struct jfs_log *, struct tblock *);
 extern int jfsIOWait(void *);
 extern void jfs_flush_journal(struct jfs_log * log, int wait);
-extern void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log);
+extern void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log, int hard_sync);
 
 #endif				/* _H_JFS_LOGMGR */
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 121c981..c7a92f9 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -552,6 +552,11 @@ void txEnd(tid_t tid)
 		 * synchronize with logsync barrier
 		 */
 		if (test_bit(log_SYNCBARRIER, &log->flag)) {
+			TXN_UNLOCK();
+
+			/* write dirty metadata & forward log syncpt */
+			jfs_syncpt(log, 1);
+
 			jfs_info("log barrier off: 0x%x", log->lsn);
 
 			/* enable new transactions start */
@@ -560,11 +565,6 @@ void txEnd(tid_t tid)
 			/* wakeup all waitors for logsync barrier */
 			TXN_WAKEUP(&log->syncwait);
 
-			TXN_UNLOCK();
-
-			/* forward log syncpt */
-			jfs_syncpt(log);
-
 			goto wakeup;
 		}
 	}
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@ struct tlock *txLock(tid_t tid, struct inode *ip, struct metapage * mp,
 				/* only anonymous txn.
 				 * Remove from anon_list
 				 */
+				TXN_LOCK();
 				list_del_init(&jfs_ip->anon_inode_list);
+				TXN_UNLOCK();
 			}
 			jfs_ip->atlhead = tlck->next;
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index ee32211..9ff8972 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static void jfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct jfs_inode_info *ji = JFS_IP(inode);
 
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ji->anon_inode_list));
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&ji->ag_lock);
 	if (ji->active_ag != -1) {
 		struct bmap *bmap = JFS_SBI(inode->i_sb)->bmap;
@@ -531,7 +533,7 @@ static int jfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	/* log == NULL indicates read-only mount */
 	if (log) {
 		jfs_flush_journal(log, wait);
-		jfs_syncpt(log);
+		jfs_syncpt(log, 0);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/symlink.c b/fs/jfs/symlink.c
index 287d8d6..16477b3 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/symlink.c
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 #include "jfs_inode.h"
 #include "jfs_xattr.h"
 
-static int jfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *jfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char *s = JFS_IP(dentry->d_inode)->i_inline;
 	nd_set_link(nd, s);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations jfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 57046d9..6ec1f0f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ struct path {
 static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error;
+	void *cookie;
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 
 	touch_atime(path->mnt, dentry);
@@ -508,13 +509,15 @@ static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	if (path->mnt == nd->mnt)
 		mntget(path->mnt);
-	error = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, nd);
-	if (!error) {
+	cookie = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, nd);
+	error = PTR_ERR(cookie);
+	if (!IS_ERR(cookie)) {
 		char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
+		error = 0;
 		if (s)
 			error = __vfs_follow_link(nd, s);
 		if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
-			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd);
+			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd, cookie);
 	}
 	dput(dentry);
 	mntput(path->mnt);
@@ -2216,7 +2219,8 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		error = vfs_rename_other(old_dir,old_dentry,new_dir,new_dentry);
 	if (!error) {
 		const char *new_name = old_dentry->d_name.name;
-		fsnotify_move(old_dir, new_dir, old_name, new_name, is_dir, new_dentry->d_inode);
+		fsnotify_move(old_dir, new_dir, old_name, new_name, is_dir,
+			      new_dentry->d_inode, old_dentry->d_inode);
 	}
 	fsnotify_oldname_free(old_name);
 
@@ -2343,15 +2347,17 @@ out:
 int generic_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	int res;
+	void *cookie;
+
 	nd.depth = 0;
-	res = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &nd);
-	if (!res) {
-		res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
+	cookie = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &nd);
+	if (!IS_ERR(cookie)) {
+		int res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
 		if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
-			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd);
+			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd, cookie);
+		cookie = ERR_PTR(res);
 	}
-	return res;
+	return PTR_ERR(cookie);
 }
 
 int vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)
@@ -2394,23 +2400,20 @@ int page_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 	return res;
 }
 
-int page_follow_link_light(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+void *page_follow_link_light(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	struct page *page;
+	struct page *page = NULL;
 	nd_set_link(nd, page_getlink(dentry, &page));
-	return 0;
+	return page;
 }
 
-void page_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+void page_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *cookie)
 {
-	if (!IS_ERR(nd_get_link(nd))) {
-		struct page *page;
-		page = find_get_page(dentry->d_inode->i_mapping, 0);
-		if (!page)
-			BUG();
+	struct page *page = cookie;
+
+	if (page) {
 		kunmap(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
-		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index b38a57e..2df639f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -182,14 +182,16 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
 		/* We requested READDIRPLUS, but the server doesn't grok it */
 		if (error == -ENOTSUPP && desc->plus) {
 			NFS_SERVER(inode)->caps &= ~NFS_CAP_READDIRPLUS;
-			NFS_FLAGS(inode) &= ~NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS;
+			clear_bit(NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &NFS_FLAGS(inode));
 			desc->plus = 0;
 			goto again;
 		}
 		goto error;
 	}
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	/* Ensure consistent page alignment of the data.
 	 * Note: assumes we have exclusive access to this mapping either
 	 *	 through inode->i_sem or some other mechanism.
@@ -462,7 +464,9 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
 						page,
 						NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize,
 						desc->plus);
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	desc->page = page;
 	desc->ptr = kmap(page);		/* matching kunmap in nfs_do_filldir */
 	if (desc->error >= 0) {
@@ -545,7 +549,7 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 			break;
 		}
 		if (res == -ETOOSMALL && desc->plus) {
-			NFS_FLAGS(inode) &= ~NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS;
+			clear_bit(NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &NFS_FLAGS(inode));
 			nfs_zap_caches(inode);
 			desc->plus = 0;
 			desc->entry->eof = 0;
@@ -608,7 +612,7 @@ static inline int nfs_check_verifier(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	if (IS_ROOT(dentry))
 		return 1;
-	if ((NFS_FLAGS(dir) & NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR) != 0
+	if ((NFS_I(dir)->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR) != 0
 			|| nfs_attribute_timeout(dir))
 		return 0;
 	return nfs_verify_change_attribute(dir, (unsigned long)dentry->d_fsdata);
@@ -935,6 +939,7 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_atomic_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry
 	error = nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(dir), dir);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		res = ERR_PTR(error);
+		unlock_kernel();
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1575,11 +1580,12 @@ out:
 
 int nfs_access_get_cached(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_access_entry *res)
 {
-	struct nfs_access_entry *cache = &NFS_I(inode)->cache_access;
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
+	struct nfs_access_entry *cache = &nfsi->cache_access;
 
 	if (cache->cred != cred
 			|| time_after(jiffies, cache->jiffies + NFS_ATTRTIMEO(inode))
-			|| (NFS_FLAGS(inode) & NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS))
+			|| (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS))
 		return -ENOENT;
 	memcpy(res, cache, sizeof(*res));
 	return 0;
@@ -1587,14 +1593,18 @@ int nfs_access_get_cached(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs
 
 void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *set)
 {
-	struct nfs_access_entry *cache = &NFS_I(inode)->cache_access;
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
+	struct nfs_access_entry *cache = &nfsi->cache_access;
 
 	if (cache->cred != set->cred) {
 		if (cache->cred)
 			put_rpccred(cache->cred);
 		cache->cred = get_rpccred(set->cred);
 	}
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	/* FIXME: replace current access_cache BKL reliance with inode->i_lock */
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	cache->jiffies = set->jiffies;
 	cache->mask = set->mask;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 5621ba9..f6b9eda 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ nfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
  */
 static int nfs_revalidate_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	if ((NFS_FLAGS(inode) & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE) || nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
+	if ((nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE) || nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
 		retval = __nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(inode), inode);
 	nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, filp->f_mapping);
 	return 0;
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ static int nfs_revalidate_file_size(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		goto force_reval;
 	if (nfsi->npages != 0)
 		return 0;
-	if (!(NFS_FLAGS(inode) & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE) && !nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
+	if (!(nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE) && !nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
 		return 0;
 force_reval:
 	return __nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 4845911..541b418 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -615,14 +615,18 @@ nfs_zap_caches(struct inode *inode)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	int mode = inode->i_mode;
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	NFS_ATTRTIMEO(inode) = NFS_MINATTRTIMEO(inode);
 	NFS_ATTRTIMEO_UPDATE(inode) = jiffies;
 
 	memset(NFS_COOKIEVERF(inode), 0, sizeof(NFS_COOKIEVERF(inode)));
 	if (S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode))
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 	else
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
 static void nfs_zap_acl_cache(struct inode *inode)
@@ -632,7 +636,9 @@ static void nfs_zap_acl_cache(struct inode *inode)
 	clear_acl_cache = NFS_PROTO(inode)->clear_acl_cache;
 	if (clear_acl_cache != NULL)
 		clear_acl_cache(inode);
-	NFS_I(inode)->flags &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -739,7 +745,7 @@ nfs_fhget(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fh *fh, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 			inode->i_fop = &nfs_dir_operations;
 			if (nfs_server_capable(inode, NFS_CAP_READDIRPLUS)
 			    && fattr->size <= NFS_LIMIT_READDIRPLUS)
-				NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS;
+				set_bit(NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &NFS_FLAGS(inode));
 		} else if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 			inode->i_op = &nfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 		else
@@ -814,55 +820,84 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		nfs_wb_all(inode);
 	}
 	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->setattr(dentry, &fattr, attr);
-	if (error == 0) {
+	if (error == 0)
 		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nfs_setattr_update_inode - Update inode metadata after a setattr call.
+ * @inode: pointer to struct inode
+ * @attr: pointer to struct iattr
+ *
+ * Note: we do this in the *proc.c in order to ensure that
+ *       it works for things like exclusive creates too.
+ */
+void nfs_setattr_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
+{
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE|ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) != 0) {
 		if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) != 0) {
-			int mode;
-			mode = inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO;
-			mode |= attr->ia_mode & S_IALLUGO;
+			int mode = attr->ia_mode & S_IALLUGO;
+			mode |= inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO;
 			inode->i_mode = mode;
 		}
 		if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID) != 0)
 			inode->i_uid = attr->ia_uid;
 		if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) != 0)
 			inode->i_gid = attr->ia_gid;
-		if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) != 0) {
-			inode->i_size = attr->ia_size;
-			vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
-		}
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	}
-	if ((attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE|ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) != 0)
-		NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
-	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return error;
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) != 0) {
+		inode->i_size = attr->ia_size;
+		vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+	}
+}
+
+static int nfs_wait_schedule(void *word)
+{
+	if (signal_pending(current))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	schedule();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Wait for the inode to get unlocked.
- * (Used for NFS_INO_LOCKED and NFS_INO_REVALIDATING).
  */
-static int
-nfs_wait_on_inode(struct inode *inode, int flag)
+static int nfs_wait_on_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct rpc_clnt	*clnt = NFS_CLIENT(inode);
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-
+	sigset_t oldmask;
 	int error;
-	if (!(NFS_FLAGS(inode) & flag))
-		return 0;
+
 	atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
-	error = nfs_wait_event(clnt, nfsi->nfs_i_wait,
-				!(NFS_FLAGS(inode) & flag));
+	rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldmask);
+	error = wait_on_bit_lock(&nfsi->flags, NFS_INO_REVALIDATING,
+					nfs_wait_schedule, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldmask);
 	iput(inode);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void nfs_wake_up_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
+
+	clear_bit(NFS_INO_REVALIDATING, &nfsi->flags);
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+	wake_up_bit(&nfsi->flags, NFS_INO_REVALIDATING);
+}
+
 int nfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-	int need_atime = nfsi->flags & NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	int need_atime = NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
 	int err;
 
 	if (__IS_FLG(inode, MS_NOATIME))
@@ -1008,7 +1043,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	unsigned long verifier;
-	unsigned int flags;
+	unsigned long cache_validity;
 
 	dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: revalidating (%s/%Ld)\n",
 		inode->i_sb->s_id, (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
@@ -1019,18 +1054,19 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 	if (NFS_STALE(inode))
  		goto out_nowait;
 
-	while (NFS_REVALIDATING(inode)) {
-		status = nfs_wait_on_inode(inode, NFS_INO_REVALIDATING);
-		if (status < 0)
-			goto out_nowait;
-		if (NFS_ATTRTIMEO(inode) == 0)
-			continue;
-		if (NFS_FLAGS(inode) & (NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA|NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME))
-			continue;
-		status = NFS_STALE(inode) ? -ESTALE : 0;
-		goto out_nowait;
+	status = nfs_wait_on_inode(inode);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto out;
+	if (NFS_STALE(inode)) {
+		status = -ESTALE;
+		/* Do we trust the cached ESTALE? */
+		if (NFS_ATTRTIMEO(inode) != 0) {
+			if (nfsi->cache_validity & (NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA|NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME)) {
+				/* no */
+			} else
+				goto out;
+		}
 	}
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_REVALIDATING;
 
 	/* Protect against RPC races by saving the change attribute */
 	verifier = nfs_save_change_attribute(inode);
@@ -1042,7 +1078,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 		if (status == -ESTALE) {
 			nfs_zap_caches(inode);
 			if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-				NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_STALE;
+				set_bit(NFS_INO_STALE, &NFS_FLAGS(inode));
 		}
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1054,25 +1090,30 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 			 (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode), status);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	flags = nfsi->flags;
-	nfsi->flags &= ~NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	cache_validity = nfsi->cache_validity;
+	nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+
 	/*
 	 * We may need to keep the attributes marked as invalid if
 	 * we raced with nfs_end_attr_update().
 	 */
 	if (verifier == nfsi->cache_change_attribute)
-		nfsi->flags &= ~(NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME);
-	/* Do the page cache invalidation */
+		nfsi->cache_validity &= ~(NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
-	if (flags & NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL)
+
+	if (cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL)
 		nfs_zap_acl_cache(inode);
+
 	dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: (%s/%Ld) revalidation complete\n",
 		inode->i_sb->s_id,
 		(long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
 
-out:
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) &= ~NFS_INO_REVALIDATING;
-	wake_up(&nfsi->nfs_i_wait);
+ out:
+	nfs_wake_up_inode(inode);
+
  out_nowait:
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return status;
@@ -1096,7 +1137,7 @@ int nfs_attribute_timeout(struct inode *inode)
  */
 int nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	if (!(NFS_FLAGS(inode) & (NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA))
+	if (!(NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity & (NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA))
 			&& !nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
 		return NFS_STALE(inode) ? -ESTALE : 0;
 	return __nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
@@ -1111,19 +1152,23 @@ void nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
-	if (nfsi->flags & NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA) {
+	if (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA) {
 		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 			if (filemap_fdatawrite(mapping) == 0)
 				filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
 			nfs_wb_all(inode);
 		}
 		invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
-		nfsi->flags &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
+
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+		nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			memset(nfsi->cookieverf, 0, sizeof(nfsi->cookieverf));
 			/* This ensures we revalidate child dentries */
 			nfsi->cache_change_attribute++;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 		dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: (%s/%Ld) data cache invalidated\n",
 				inode->i_sb->s_id,
 				(long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
@@ -1153,10 +1198,12 @@ void nfs_end_data_update(struct inode *inode)
 
 	if (!nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ)) {
 		/* Mark the attribute cache for revalidation */
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 		/* Directories and symlinks: invalidate page cache too */
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
-			nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
+			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	}
 	nfsi->cache_change_attribute ++;
 	atomic_dec(&nfsi->data_updates);
@@ -1181,6 +1228,8 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 	if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
 		return 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	/* Are we in the process of updating data on the server? */
 	data_unstable = nfs_caches_unstable(inode);
 
@@ -1189,19 +1238,23 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 				&& nfsi->change_attr == fattr->pre_change_attr)
 			nfsi->change_attr = fattr->change_attr;
 		if (nfsi->change_attr != fattr->change_attr) {
-			nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
+			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 			if (!data_unstable)
-				nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+				nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR) == 0)
+	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR) == 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* Has the inode gone and changed behind our back? */
 	if (nfsi->fileid != fattr->fileid
-			|| (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT))
+			|| (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT)) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	cur_size = i_size_read(inode);
  	new_isize = nfs_size_to_loff_t(fattr->size);
@@ -1216,30 +1269,31 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 
 	/* Verify a few of the more important attributes */
 	if (!timespec_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &fattr->mtime)) {
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 		if (!data_unstable)
-			nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 	}
 	if (cur_size != new_isize) {
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 		if (nfsi->npages == 0)
-			nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 	}
 
 	/* Have any file permissions changed? */
 	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IALLUGO) != (fattr->mode & S_IALLUGO)
 			|| inode->i_uid != fattr->uid
 			|| inode->i_gid != fattr->gid)
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR | NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS | NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR | NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS | NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
 
 	/* Has the link count changed? */
 	if (inode->i_nlink != fattr->nlink)
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 
 	if (!timespec_equal(&inode->i_atime, &fattr->atime))
-		nfsi->flags |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
 
 	nfsi->read_cache_jiffies = fattr->timestamp;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1278,11 +1332,15 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, unsign
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the inode's type hasn't changed.
 	 */
-	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT))
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT)) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		goto out_changed;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the read time so we don't revalidate too often.
@@ -1373,8 +1431,9 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, unsign
 				|| S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)))
 		invalid &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 	if (!nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
-		nfsi->flags |= invalid;
+		nfsi->cache_validity |= invalid;
 
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	return 0;
  out_changed:
 	/*
@@ -1391,7 +1450,7 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, unsign
 	 */
 	nfs_invalidate_inode(inode);
  out_err:
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_STALE;
+	set_bit(NFS_INO_STALE, &NFS_FLAGS(inode));
 	return -ESTALE;
 }
 
@@ -1950,7 +2009,8 @@ static struct inode *nfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	nfsi = (struct nfs_inode *)kmem_cache_alloc(nfs_inode_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL);
 	if (!nfsi)
 		return NULL;
-	nfsi->flags = 0;
+	nfsi->flags = 0UL;
+	nfsi->cache_validity = 0UL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL
 	nfsi->acl_access = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	nfsi->acl_default = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
@@ -1982,7 +2042,6 @@ static void init_once(void * foo, kmem_cache_t * cachep, unsigned long flags)
 		nfsi->ndirty = 0;
 		nfsi->ncommit = 0;
 		nfsi->npages = 0;
-		init_waitqueue_head(&nfsi->nfs_i_wait);
 		nfs4_init_once(nfsi);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index 1b7a3ef..6a5bbc0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	status = rpc_call(server->client_acl, ACLPROC3_SETACL,
 			  &args, &fattr, 0);
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setacl: %d\n", status);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 7851569..2681485 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ nfs3_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 	dprintk("NFS call  setattr\n");
 	fattr->valid = 0;
 	status = rpc_call(NFS_CLIENT(inode), NFS3PROC_SETATTR, &arg, fattr, 0);
+	if (status == 0)
+		nfs_setattr_update_inode(inode, sattr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setattr: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -370,6 +372,8 @@ again:
 		 * not sure this buys us anything (and I'd have
 		 * to revamp the NFSv3 XDR code) */
 		status = nfs3_proc_setattr(dentry, &fattr, sattr);
+		if (status == 0)
+			nfs_setattr_update_inode(dentry->d_inode, sattr);
 		nfs_refresh_inode(dentry->d_inode, &fattr);
 		dprintk("NFS reply setattr (post-create): %d\n", status);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1b76f80..0c5a308 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setattr(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
                 .rpc_argp       = &arg,
                 .rpc_resp       = &res,
         };
+	int status;
 
         fattr->valid = 0;
 
@@ -762,7 +763,8 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setattr(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 	} else
 		memcpy(&arg.stateid, &zero_stateid, sizeof(arg.stateid));
 
-	return rpc_call_sync(server->client, &msg, 0);
+	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client, &msg, 0);
+	return status;
 }
 
 static int nfs4_do_setattr(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
@@ -1145,6 +1147,8 @@ nfs4_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 
 	status = nfs4_do_setattr(NFS_SERVER(inode), fattr,
 			NFS_FH(inode), sattr, state);
+	if (status == 0)
+		nfs_setattr_update_inode(inode, sattr);
 	if (state != NULL)
 		nfs4_close_state(state, FMODE_WRITE);
 	put_rpccred(cred);
@@ -1449,8 +1453,10 @@ nfs4_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 		status = nfs4_do_setattr(NFS_SERVER(dir), &fattr,
 		                     NFS_FH(state->inode), sattr, state);
-		if (status == 0)
+		if (status == 0) {
+			nfs_setattr_update_inode(state->inode, sattr);
 			goto out;
+		}
 	} else if (flags != 0)
 		goto out;
 	nfs4_close_state(state, flags);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index cedf636..be23c3f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ nfs_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 	dprintk("NFS call  setattr\n");
 	fattr->valid = 0;
 	status = rpc_call(NFS_CLIENT(inode), NFSPROC_SETATTR, &arg, fattr, 0);
+	if (status == 0)
+		nfs_setattr_update_inode(inode, sattr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setattr: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 6f866b8aa..6ceb1d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ static int nfs_readpage_sync(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
 		if (rdata->res.eof != 0 || result == 0)
 			break;
 	} while (count);
-	NFS_FLAGS(inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	if (count)
 		memclear_highpage_flush(page, rdata->args.pgbase, count);
@@ -473,7 +475,9 @@ void nfs_readpage_result(struct rpc_task *task)
 		}
 		task->tk_status = -EIO;
 	}
-	NFS_FLAGS(data->inode) |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_lock(&data->inode->i_lock);
+	NFS_I(data->inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&data->inode->i_lock);
 	data->complete(data, status);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
index 35f1065..18dc95b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -27,26 +27,14 @@
 
 /* Symlink caching in the page cache is even more simplistic
  * and straight-forward than readdir caching.
- *
- * At the beginning of the page we store pointer to struct page in question,
- * simplifying nfs_put_link() (if inode got invalidated we can't find the page
- * to be freed via pagecache lookup).
- * The NUL-terminated string follows immediately thereafter.
  */
 
-struct nfs_symlink {
-	struct page *page;
-	char body[0];
-};
-
 static int nfs_symlink_filler(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 {
-	const unsigned int pgbase = offsetof(struct nfs_symlink, body);
-	const unsigned int pglen = PAGE_SIZE - pgbase;
 	int error;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readlink(inode, page, pgbase, pglen);
+	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readlink(inode, page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
@@ -60,11 +48,10 @@ error:
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct page *page;
-	struct nfs_symlink *p;
 	void *err = ERR_PTR(nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(inode), inode));
 	if (err)
 		goto read_failed;
@@ -78,28 +65,20 @@ static int nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		err = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 		goto getlink_read_error;
 	}
-	p = kmap(page);
-	p->page = page;
-	nd_set_link(nd, p->body);
-	return 0;
+	nd_set_link(nd, kmap(page));
+	return page;
 
 getlink_read_error:
 	page_cache_release(page);
 read_failed:
 	nd_set_link(nd, err);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void nfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void nfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *cookie)
 {
-	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
-	if (!IS_ERR(s)) {
-		struct nfs_symlink *p;
-		struct page *page;
-
-		p = container_of(s, struct nfs_symlink, body[0]);
-		page = p->page;
-
+	if (cookie) {
+		struct page *page = cookie;
 		kunmap(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c b/fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c
index 18c58c3..251e5a1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs_common/nfsacl.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ nfsacl_decode(struct xdr_buf *buf, unsigned int base, unsigned int *aclcnt,
 	if (xdr_decode_word(buf, base, &entries) ||
 	    entries > NFS_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	nfsacl_desc.desc.array_maxlen = entries;
 	err = xdr_decode_array2(buf, base + 4, &nfsacl_desc.desc);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 07b9a06..1697539 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ out:
 	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
 
 	/* Release module */
+	unlock_kernel();
 	module_put_and_exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
index 9709fac..9eecc99 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ ToDo/Notes:
 	  fact that the vfs and ntfs inodes are one struct in memory to find
 	  the ntfs inode in memory if present.  Also, the ntfs inode has its
 	  own locking so it does not matter if the vfs inode is locked.
+	- Fix bug in mft record writing where we forgot to set the device in
+	  the buffers when mapping them after the VM had discarded them.
+	  Thanks to Martin MOKREJŠ for the bug report.
 
 2.1.22 - Many bug and race fixes and error handling improvements.
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
index 3f43bfe6..78adad7 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static int ntfs_write_mst_block(struct page *page,
 			LCN lcn;
 			unsigned int vcn_ofs;
 
+			bh->b_bdev = vol->sb->s_bdev;
 			/* Obtain the vcn and offset of the current block. */
 			vcn = (VCN)block << bh_size_bits;
 			vcn_ofs = vcn & vol->cluster_size_mask;
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/mft.c b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
index ac9ff39..317f7c6 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/mft.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ int ntfs_sync_mft_mirror(ntfs_volume *vol, const unsigned long mft_no,
 			LCN lcn;
 			unsigned int vcn_ofs;
 
+			bh->b_bdev = vol->sb->s_bdev;
 			/* Obtain the vcn and offset of the current block. */
 			vcn = ((VCN)mft_no << vol->mft_record_size_bits) +
 					(block_start - m_start);
@@ -725,6 +726,7 @@ int write_mft_record_nolock(ntfs_inode *ni, MFT_RECORD *m, int sync)
 			LCN lcn;
 			unsigned int vcn_ofs;
 
+			bh->b_bdev = vol->sb->s_bdev;
 			/* Obtain the vcn and offset of the current block. */
 			vcn = ((VCN)ni->mft_no << vol->mft_record_size_bits) +
 					(block_start - m_start);
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index ace151f..491f2d9 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static struct file_operations proc_seccomp_operations = {
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SECCOMP */
 
-static int proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error = -EACCES;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static int proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &nd->dentry, &nd->mnt);
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
 out:
-	return error;
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 static int do_proc_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
@@ -1692,11 +1692,11 @@ static int proc_self_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer,
 	return vfs_readlink(dentry,buffer,buflen,tmp);
 }
 
-static int proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char tmp[30];
 	sprintf(tmp, "%d", current->tgid);
-	return vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp);
+	return ERR_PTR(vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp));
 }	
 
 static struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 6c6315d..abe8920 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ static void release_inode_number(unsigned int inum)
 	spin_unlock(&proc_inum_lock);
 }
 
-static int proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	nd_set_link(nd, PDE(dentry->d_inode)->data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index d9f614a..ff291c9 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 * iput doesn't deadlock in reiserfs_delete_xattrs. The locking
 	 * code really needs to be reworked, but this will take care of it
 	 * for now. -jeffm */
-	if (REISERFS_I(dir)->i_acl_default) {
+	if (REISERFS_I(dir)->i_acl_default && !IS_ERR(REISERFS_I(dir)->i_acl_default)) {
 		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
 		iput(inode);
 		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
index 8b069e0..0c64bc3 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int smb_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
 	return smb_proc_symlink(server_from_dentry(dentry), dentry, oldname);
 }
 
-static int smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	char *link = __getname();
 	DEBUG1("followlink of %s/%s\n", DENTRY_PATH(dentry));
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ static int smb_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		}
 	}
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index fae57c8..de402fa 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -151,17 +151,17 @@ static int sysfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char * path)
 
 }
 
-static int sysfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *sysfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (page)
 		error = sysfs_getlink(dentry, (char *) page); 
 	nd_set_link(nd, error ? ERR_PTR(error) : (char *)page);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *cookie)
 {
 	char *page = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page))
diff --git a/fs/sysv/symlink.c b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
index ed637db..b85ce61 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #include "sysv.h"
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 
-static int sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char *)SYSV_I(dentry->d_inode)->i_data);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/ufs/symlink.c b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
index a0e4914..337512e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/ufs_fs.h>
 
-static int ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct ufs_inode_info *p = UFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 	nd_set_link(nd, (char*)p->i_u1.i_symlink);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 407e993..f252605 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ linvfs_rename(
  * we need to be very careful about how much stack we use.
  * uio is kmalloced for this reason...
  */
-STATIC int
+STATIC void *
 linvfs_follow_link(
 	struct dentry		*dentry,
 	struct nameidata	*nd)
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ linvfs_follow_link(
 	link = (char *)kmalloc(MAXNAMELEN+1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!link) {
 		nd_set_link(nd, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM));
-		return 0;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	uio = (uio_t *)kmalloc(sizeof(uio_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uio) {
 		kfree(link);
 		nd_set_link(nd, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM));
-		return 0;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	vp = LINVFS_GET_VP(dentry->d_inode);
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ linvfs_follow_link(
 	kfree(uio);
 
 	nd_set_link(nd, link);
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void linvfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void linvfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))