Merge branch 'for-linus' into work.misc
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
index 84fb984..85c85eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/coredump.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	skip = roundup(cprm->file->f_pos - total + sz, 4) - cprm->file->f_pos;
+	skip = roundup(cprm->pos - total + sz, 4) - cprm->pos;
 	if (!dump_skip(cprm, skip))
 		goto Eio;
 out:
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index b84c291..d7b78d5 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 					v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses));
 	fid = file->private_data;
 	if (!fid) {
-		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid))
 			return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(filp->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(filp));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			retval = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index f0d268b..a439548 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -70,9 +70,13 @@
 };
 
 #define AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING	(1<<0) /* dentry in the process of expiring */
-#define AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU	(1<<1) /* the dentry is being considered
+#define AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE	(1<<1) /* the dentry is being considered
 					* for expiry, so RCU_walk is
-					* not permitted
+					* not permitted.  If it progresses to
+					* actual expiry attempt, the flag is
+					* not cleared when EXPIRING is set -
+					* in that case it gets cleared only
+					* when it comes to clearing EXPIRING.
 					*/
 #define AUTOFS_INF_PENDING	(1<<2) /* dentry pending mount */
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/expire.c b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
index 9510d8d..b493909 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
@@ -316,19 +316,17 @@
 	if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_PENDING)
 		goto out;
 	if (!autofs4_direct_busy(mnt, root, timeout, do_now)) {
-		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
+		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		synchronize_rcu();
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		if (!autofs4_direct_busy(mnt, root, timeout, do_now)) {
 			ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
-			smp_mb();
-			ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
 			init_completion(&ino->expire_complete);
 			spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 			return root;
 		}
-		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
+		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE;
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
@@ -446,7 +444,7 @@
 	while ((dentry = get_next_positive_subdir(dentry, root))) {
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
-		if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU)
+		if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE)
 			expired = NULL;
 		else
 			expired = should_expire(dentry, mnt, timeout, how);
@@ -455,7 +453,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 		ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(expired);
-		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
+		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		synchronize_rcu();
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
@@ -465,7 +463,7 @@
 			goto found;
 		}
 
-		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
+		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE;
 		if (expired != dentry)
 			dput(expired);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
@@ -475,17 +473,8 @@
 found:
 	pr_debug("returning %p %pd\n", expired, expired);
 	ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
-	smp_mb();
-	ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU;
 	init_completion(&ino->expire_complete);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
-	spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-	spin_lock(&expired->d_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_lock_nested(&expired->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-	list_move(&expired->d_parent->d_subdirs, &expired->d_child);
-	spin_unlock(&expired->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&expired->d_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 	return expired;
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +485,7 @@
 	int status;
 
 	/* Block on any pending expire */
-	if (!(ino->flags & (AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING | AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU)))
+	if (!(ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE))
 		return 0;
 	if (rcu_walk)
 		return -ECHILD;
@@ -554,7 +543,7 @@
 	ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
 	/* avoid rapid-fire expire attempts if expiry fails */
 	ino->last_used = now;
-	ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
+	ino->flags &= ~(AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING|AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE);
 	complete_all(&ino->expire_complete);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 
@@ -583,7 +572,7 @@
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		/* avoid rapid-fire expire attempts if expiry fails */
 		ino->last_used = now;
-		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
+		ino->flags &= ~(AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING|AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE);
 		complete_all(&ino->expire_complete);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		dput(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 78bd802..3767f66 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 		 */
 		struct inode *inode;
 
-		if (ino->flags & (AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING | AUTOFS_INF_NO_RCU))
+		if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_WANT_EXPIRE)
 			return 0;
 		if (d_mountpoint(dentry))
 			return 0;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index e158b22..a7a28110 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	/* Align to page */
-	if (!dump_skip(cprm, dataoff - cprm->file->f_pos))
+	if (!dump_skip(cprm, dataoff - cprm->pos))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	for (i = 0, vma = first_vma(current, gate_vma); vma != NULL;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 71ade0e..2035893 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@
 				goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
-	if (!dump_skip(cprm, dataoff - cprm->file->f_pos))
+	if (!dump_skip(cprm, dataoff - cprm->pos))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	if (!elf_fdpic_dump_segments(cprm))
diff --git a/fs/ceph/export.c b/fs/ceph/export.c
index 6e72c98..1780218 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/export.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/export.c
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@
 	}
 
 	dentry = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		iput(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
-	}
 	err = ceph_init_dentry(dentry);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dput(dentry);
@@ -167,10 +165,8 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	dentry = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		iput(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
-	}
 	err = ceph_init_dentry(dentry);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dput(dentry);
@@ -210,7 +206,7 @@
 
 	dout("fh_to_parent %llx\n", cfh->parent_ino);
 	dentry = __get_parent(sb, NULL, cfh->ino);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry) && PTR_ERR(dentry) == -ENOENT)
+	if (unlikely(dentry == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT)))
 		dentry = __fh_to_dentry(sb, cfh->parent_ino);
 	return dentry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 38a7ab8..281b768 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		file->f_pos = pos;
 		cprm->written += n;
+		cprm->pos += n;
 		nr -= n;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -808,6 +809,7 @@
 		if (dump_interrupted() ||
 		    file->f_op->llseek(file, nr, SEEK_CUR) < 0)
 			return 0;
+		cprm->pos += nr;
 		return 1;
 	} else {
 		while (nr > PAGE_SIZE) {
@@ -822,7 +824,7 @@
 
 int dump_align(struct coredump_params *cprm, int align)
 {
-	unsigned mod = cprm->file->f_pos & (align - 1);
+	unsigned mod = cprm->pos & (align - 1);
 	if (align & (align - 1))
 		return 0;
 	return mod ? dump_skip(cprm, align - mod) : 1;
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index f9c63c1..e5c8ba7 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -507,6 +507,44 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_drop);
 
+static inline void dentry_unlist(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent)
+{
+	struct dentry *next;
+	/*
+	 * Inform d_walk() and shrink_dentry_list() that we are no longer
+	 * attached to the dentry tree
+	 */
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED;
+	if (unlikely(list_empty(&dentry->d_child)))
+		return;
+	__list_del_entry(&dentry->d_child);
+	/*
+	 * Cursors can move around the list of children.  While we'd been
+	 * a normal list member, it didn't matter - ->d_child.next would've
+	 * been updated.  However, from now on it won't be and for the
+	 * things like d_walk() it might end up with a nasty surprise.
+	 * Normally d_walk() doesn't care about cursors moving around -
+	 * ->d_lock on parent prevents that and since a cursor has no children
+	 * of its own, we get through it without ever unlocking the parent.
+	 * There is one exception, though - if we ascend from a child that
+	 * gets killed as soon as we unlock it, the next sibling is found
+	 * using the value left in its ->d_child.next.  And if _that_
+	 * pointed to a cursor, and cursor got moved (e.g. by lseek())
+	 * before d_walk() regains parent->d_lock, we'll end up skipping
+	 * everything the cursor had been moved past.
+	 *
+	 * Solution: make sure that the pointer left behind in ->d_child.next
+	 * points to something that won't be moving around.  I.e. skip the
+	 * cursors.
+	 */
+	while (dentry->d_child.next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
+		next = list_entry(dentry->d_child.next, struct dentry, d_child);
+		if (likely(!(next->d_flags & DCACHE_DENTRY_CURSOR)))
+			break;
+		dentry->d_child.next = next->d_child.next;
+	}
+}
+
 static void __dentry_kill(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent = NULL;
@@ -532,12 +570,7 @@
 	}
 	/* if it was on the hash then remove it */
 	__d_drop(dentry);
-	__list_del_entry(&dentry->d_child);
-	/*
-	 * Inform d_walk() that we are no longer attached to the
-	 * dentry tree
-	 */
-	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED;
+	dentry_unlist(dentry, parent);
 	if (parent)
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 	dentry_iput(dentry);
@@ -1203,6 +1236,9 @@
 		struct dentry *dentry = list_entry(tmp, struct dentry, d_child);
 		next = tmp->next;
 
+		if (unlikely(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_DENTRY_CURSOR))
+			continue;
+
 		spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
 
 		ret = enter(data, dentry);
@@ -1636,7 +1672,7 @@
 	struct dentry *dentry = __d_alloc(parent->d_sb, name);
 	if (!dentry)
 		return NULL;
-
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	/*
 	 * don't need child lock because it is not subject
@@ -1651,6 +1687,16 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc);
 
+struct dentry *d_alloc_cursor(struct dentry * parent)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = __d_alloc(parent->d_sb, NULL);
+	if (dentry) {
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS | DCACHE_DENTRY_CURSOR;
+		dentry->d_parent = dget(parent);
+	}
+	return dentry;
+}
+
 /**
  * d_alloc_pseudo - allocate a dentry (for lookup-less filesystems)
  * @sb: the superblock
@@ -2358,7 +2404,6 @@
 {
 	BUG_ON(!d_unhashed(entry));
 	hlist_bl_lock(b);
-	entry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 	hlist_bl_add_head_rcu(&entry->d_hash, b);
 	hlist_bl_unlock(b);
 }
@@ -2458,7 +2503,6 @@
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	/*
 	 * No changes for the parent since the beginning of d_lookup().
 	 * Since all removals from the chain happen with hlist_bl_lock(),
@@ -2471,8 +2515,6 @@
 			continue;
 		if (dentry->d_parent != parent)
 			continue;
-		if (d_unhashed(dentry))
-			continue;
 		if (parent->d_flags & DCACHE_OP_COMPARE) {
 			int tlen = dentry->d_name.len;
 			const char *tname = dentry->d_name.name;
@@ -2484,9 +2526,18 @@
 			if (dentry_cmp(dentry, str, len))
 				continue;
 		}
-		dget(dentry);
 		hlist_bl_unlock(b);
-		/* somebody is doing lookup for it right now; wait for it */
+		/* now we can try to grab a reference */
+		if (!lockref_get_not_dead(&dentry->d_lockref)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			goto retry;
+		}
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		/*
+		 * somebody is likely to be still doing lookup for it;
+		 * wait for them to finish
+		 */
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		d_wait_lookup(dentry);
 		/*
@@ -2517,6 +2568,7 @@
 		dput(new);
 		return dentry;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	/* we can't take ->d_lock here; it's OK, though. */
 	new->d_flags |= DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP;
 	new->d_wait = wq;
@@ -2843,6 +2895,7 @@
 	/* ... and switch them in the tree */
 	if (IS_ROOT(dentry)) {
 		/* splicing a tree */
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 		dentry->d_parent = target->d_parent;
 		target->d_parent = target;
 		list_del_init(&target->d_child);
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index b71deee..f57ced5 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 extern struct dentry *__d_alloc(struct super_block *, const struct qstr *);
 extern int d_set_mounted(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern long prune_dcache_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc);
+extern struct dentry *d_alloc_cursor(struct dentry *);
 
 /*
  * read_write.c
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 3db2721..74dc8b9 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@
 
 int dcache_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	static struct qstr cursor_name = QSTR_INIT(".", 1);
-
-	file->private_data = d_alloc(file->f_path.dentry, &cursor_name);
+	file->private_data = d_alloc_cursor(file->f_path.dentry);
 
 	return file->private_data ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -86,6 +84,61 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_dir_close);
 
+/* parent is locked at least shared */
+static struct dentry *next_positive(struct dentry *parent,
+				    struct list_head *from,
+				    int count)
+{
+	unsigned *seq = &parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq, n;
+	struct dentry *res;
+	struct list_head *p;
+	bool skipped;
+	int i;
+
+retry:
+	i = count;
+	skipped = false;
+	n = smp_load_acquire(seq) & ~1;
+	res = NULL;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for (p = from->next; p != &parent->d_subdirs; p = p->next) {
+		struct dentry *d = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
+		if (!simple_positive(d)) {
+			skipped = true;
+		} else if (!--i) {
+			res = d;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (skipped) {
+		smp_rmb();
+		if (unlikely(*seq != n))
+			goto retry;
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+static void move_cursor(struct dentry *cursor, struct list_head *after)
+{
+	struct dentry *parent = cursor->d_parent;
+	unsigned n, *seq = &parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq;
+	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
+	for (;;) {
+		n = *seq;
+		if (!(n & 1) && cmpxchg(seq, n, n + 1) == n)
+			break;
+		cpu_relax();
+	}
+	__list_del(cursor->d_child.prev, cursor->d_child.next);
+	if (after)
+		list_add(&cursor->d_child, after);
+	else
+		list_add_tail(&cursor->d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
+	smp_store_release(seq, n + 2);
+	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
+}
+
 loff_t dcache_dir_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
@@ -101,25 +154,14 @@
 	if (offset != file->f_pos) {
 		file->f_pos = offset;
 		if (file->f_pos >= 2) {
-			struct list_head *p;
 			struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
+			struct dentry *to;
 			loff_t n = file->f_pos - 2;
 
-			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			/* d_lock not required for cursor */
-			list_del(&cursor->d_child);
-			p = dentry->d_subdirs.next;
-			while (n && p != &dentry->d_subdirs) {
-				struct dentry *next;
-				next = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
-				spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-				if (simple_positive(next))
-					n--;
-				spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-				p = p->next;
-			}
-			list_add_tail(&cursor->d_child, p);
-			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+			inode_lock_shared(dentry->d_inode);
+			to = next_positive(dentry, &dentry->d_subdirs, n);
+			move_cursor(cursor, to ? &to->d_child : NULL);
+			inode_unlock_shared(dentry->d_inode);
 		}
 	}
 	return offset;
@@ -142,36 +184,25 @@
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
-	struct list_head *p, *q = &cursor->d_child;
+	struct list_head *p = &cursor->d_child;
+	struct dentry *next;
+	bool moved = false;
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		return 0;
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+
 	if (ctx->pos == 2)
-		list_move(q, &dentry->d_subdirs);
-
-	for (p = q->next; p != &dentry->d_subdirs; p = p->next) {
-		struct dentry *next = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
-		spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-		if (!simple_positive(next)) {
-			spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		p = &dentry->d_subdirs;
+	while ((next = next_positive(dentry, p, 1)) != NULL) {
 		if (!dir_emit(ctx, next->d_name.name, next->d_name.len,
 			      d_inode(next)->i_ino, dt_type(d_inode(next))))
-			return 0;
-		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-		/* next is still alive */
-		list_move(q, p);
-		spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-		p = q;
+			break;
+		moved = true;
+		p = &next->d_child;
 		ctx->pos++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	if (moved)
+		move_cursor(cursor, p);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_readdir);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 4c4f95a..28cb1cd 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2995,9 +2995,13 @@
 			}
 			if (*opened & FILE_CREATED)
 				fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
-			path->dentry = dentry;
-			path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
-			return 1;
+			if (unlikely(d_is_negative(dentry))) {
+				error = -ENOENT;
+			} else {
+				path->dentry = dentry;
+				path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
+				return 1;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dput(dentry);
@@ -3166,9 +3170,7 @@
 	int acc_mode = op->acc_mode;
 	unsigned seq;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct path save_parent = { .dentry = NULL, .mnt = NULL };
 	struct path path;
-	bool retried = false;
 	int error;
 
 	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
@@ -3211,7 +3213,6 @@
 			return -EISDIR;
 	}
 
-retry_lookup:
 	if (open_flag & (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR)) {
 		error = mnt_want_write(nd->path.mnt);
 		if (!error)
@@ -3263,6 +3264,10 @@
 		got_write = false;
 	}
 
+	error = follow_managed(&path, nd);
+	if (unlikely(error < 0))
+		return error;
+
 	if (unlikely(d_is_negative(path.dentry))) {
 		path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -3278,10 +3283,6 @@
 		return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	error = follow_managed(&path, nd);
-	if (unlikely(error < 0))
-		return error;
-
 	seq = 0;	/* out of RCU mode, so the value doesn't matter */
 	inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
 finish_lookup:
@@ -3292,23 +3293,14 @@
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		return error;
 
-	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) || nd->path.mnt != path.mnt) {
-		path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
-	} else {
-		save_parent.dentry = nd->path.dentry;
-		save_parent.mnt = mntget(path.mnt);
-		nd->path.dentry = path.dentry;
-
-	}
+	path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
 	nd->inode = inode;
 	nd->seq = seq;
 	/* Why this, you ask?  _Now_ we might have grown LOOKUP_JUMPED... */
 finish_open:
 	error = complete_walk(nd);
-	if (error) {
-		path_put(&save_parent);
+	if (error)
 		return error;
-	}
 	audit_inode(nd->name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) && d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
@@ -3331,13 +3323,9 @@
 		goto out;
 	BUG_ON(*opened & FILE_OPENED); /* once it's opened, it's opened */
 	error = vfs_open(&nd->path, file, current_cred());
-	if (!error) {
-		*opened |= FILE_OPENED;
-	} else {
-		if (error == -EOPENSTALE)
-			goto stale_open;
+	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	}
+	*opened |= FILE_OPENED;
 opened:
 	error = open_check_o_direct(file);
 	if (!error)
@@ -3353,26 +3341,7 @@
 	}
 	if (got_write)
 		mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
-	path_put(&save_parent);
 	return error;
-
-stale_open:
-	/* If no saved parent or already retried then can't retry */
-	if (!save_parent.dentry || retried)
-		goto out;
-
-	BUG_ON(save_parent.dentry != dir);
-	path_put(&nd->path);
-	nd->path = save_parent;
-	nd->inode = dir->d_inode;
-	save_parent.mnt = NULL;
-	save_parent.dentry = NULL;
-	if (got_write) {
-		mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
-		got_write = false;
-	}
-	retried = true;
-	goto retry_lookup;
 }
 
 static int do_tmpfile(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags,
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 4fb1691..298618b 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	lock_mount_hash();
+	event++;
 	while (!hlist_empty(&mp->m_list)) {
 		mnt = hlist_entry(mp->m_list.first, struct mount, mnt_mp_list);
 		if (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_UMOUNT) {
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 576e463..314b3ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	unsigned long limit;
 	unsigned long mm_flags;
 	loff_t written;
+	loff_t pos;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 484c879..bcd0c64 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 #define DCACHE_OP_REAL			0x08000000
 
 #define DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP		0x10000000 /* being looked up (with parent locked shared) */
+#define DCACHE_DENTRY_CURSOR		0x20000000
 
 extern seqlock_t rename_lock;