diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-wantedi-2.6.3.patch b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-wantedi-2.6.3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3f20da7d8676dbd97321cdedbf8a4b08b17ad7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-wantedi-2.6.3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+ fs/ext3/ialloc.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ fs/ext3/ioctl.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ fs/ext3/namei.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
+ include/linux/dcache.h | 5 +++++
+ include/linux/ext3_fs.h | 5 ++++-
+ 5 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/ialloc.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/ext3/ialloc.c 2004-02-20 15:00:48.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/ialloc.c 2004-02-21 00:24:45.202693776 +0800
+@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@
+ * For other inodes, search forward from the parent directory's block
+ * group to find a free inode.
+ */
+-struct inode *ext3_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode * dir, int mode)
++struct inode *ext3_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode * dir, int mode,
++ unsigned long goal)
+ {
+ struct super_block *sb;
+ struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh = NULL;
+@@ -448,6 +449,38 @@
+
+ sbi = EXT3_SB(sb);
+ es = sbi->s_es;
++ if (goal) {
++ group = (goal - 1) / EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
++ ino = (goal - 1) % EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
++ gdp = ext3_get_group_desc(sb, group, &bh2);
++
++ err = -EIO;
++ bitmap_bh = read_inode_bitmap (sb, group);
++ if (!bitmap_bh)
++ goto fail;
++
++ BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "get_write_access");
++ err = ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, bitmap_bh);
++ if (err) goto fail;
++
++ if (ext3_set_bit_atomic(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group),
++ ino, bitmap_bh->b_data)) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "goal inode %lu unavailable\n", goal);
++ /* Oh well, we tried. */
++ goto continue_allocation;
++ }
++
++ BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "call ext3_journal_dirty_metadata");
++ err = ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bitmap_bh);
++ if (err) goto fail;
++
++ /* We've shortcircuited the allocation system successfully,
++ * now finish filling in the inode.
++ */
++ goto got;
++ }
++
++continue_allocation:
+ if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+ if (test_opt (sb, OLDALLOC))
+ group = find_group_dir(sb, dir);
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/ioctl.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/ext3/ioctl.c 2004-01-09 14:59:26.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/ioctl.c 2004-02-21 00:21:04.541239416 +0800
+@@ -24,6 +24,31 @@
+ ext3_debug ("cmd = %u, arg = %lu\n", cmd, arg);
+
+ switch (cmd) {
++ case EXT3_IOC_CREATE_INUM: {
++ char name[32];
++ struct dentry *dchild, *dparent;
++ int rc = 0;
++
++ dparent = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry,
++ d_alias);
++ snprintf(name, sizeof name, "%lu", arg);
++ dchild = lookup_one_len(name, dparent, strlen(name));
++ if (dchild->d_inode) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "%*s/%lu already exists (ino %lu)\n",
++ dparent->d_name.len, dparent->d_name.name, arg,
++ dchild->d_inode->i_ino);
++ rc = -EEXIST;
++ } else {
++ dchild->d_fsdata = (void *)arg;
++ rc = vfs_create(inode, dchild, 0644, NULL);
++ if (rc)
++ printk(KERN_ERR "vfs_create: %d\n", rc);
++ else if (dchild->d_inode->i_ino != arg)
++ rc = -EEXIST;
++ }
++ dput(dchild);
++ return rc;
++ }
+ case EXT3_IOC_GETFLAGS:
+ flags = ei->i_flags & EXT3_FL_USER_VISIBLE;
+ return put_user(flags, (int *) arg);
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/namei.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/ext3/namei.c 2004-02-20 15:01:27.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/ext3/namei.c 2004-02-21 00:21:04.611228776 +0800
+@@ -1617,6 +1617,19 @@
+ return err;
+ }
+
++static struct inode * ext3_new_inode_wantedi(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
++ int mode, struct dentry *dentry)
++{
++ unsigned long inum = 0;
++
++ if (dentry->d_fsdata != NULL) {
++ struct dentry_params *param =
++ (struct dentry_params *) dentry->d_fsdata;
++ inum = param->p_inum;
++ }
++ return ext3_new_inode(handle, dir, mode, inum);
++}
++
+ /*
+ * By the time this is called, we already have created
+ * the directory cache entry for the new file, but it
+@@ -1640,7 +1653,7 @@
+ if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+ handle->h_sync = 1;
+
+- inode = ext3_new_inode (handle, dir, mode);
++ inode = ext3_new_inode_wantedi (handle, dir, mode, dentry);
+ err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+ if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
+ inode->i_op = &ext3_file_inode_operations;
+@@ -1670,7 +1683,7 @@
+ if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+ handle->h_sync = 1;
+
+- inode = ext3_new_inode (handle, dir, mode);
++ inode = ext3_new_inode_wantedi (handle, dir, mode, dentry);
+ err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+ if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
+ init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, rdev);
+@@ -1702,7 +1715,7 @@
+ if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+ handle->h_sync = 1;
+
+- inode = ext3_new_inode (handle, dir, S_IFDIR | mode);
++ inode = ext3_new_inode_wantedi (handle, dir, S_IFDIR | mode, dentry);
+ err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+ if (IS_ERR(inode))
+ goto out_stop;
+@@ -2094,7 +2107,7 @@
+ if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+ handle->h_sync = 1;
+
+- inode = ext3_new_inode (handle, dir, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO);
++ inode = ext3_new_inode_wantedi (handle, dir, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO, dentry);
+ err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+ if (IS_ERR(inode))
+ goto out_stop;
+Index: uml-2.6.3/include/linux/dcache.h
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-02-21 00:19:14.365988600 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-02-21 00:21:04.612228624 +0800
+@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
+
+ #define IS_ROOT(x) ((x) == (x)->d_parent)
+
++struct dentry_params {
++ unsigned long p_inum;
++ void *p_ptr;
++};
++
+ /*
+ * "quick string" -- eases parameter passing, but more importantly
+ * saves "metadata" about the string (ie length and the hash).
+Index: uml-2.6.3/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/include/linux/ext3_fs.h 2004-01-09 14:59:44.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/include/linux/ext3_fs.h 2004-02-21 00:21:04.613228472 +0800
+@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
+ #define EXT3_IOC_SETFLAGS _IOW('f', 2, long)
+ #define EXT3_IOC_GETVERSION _IOR('f', 3, long)
+ #define EXT3_IOC_SETVERSION _IOW('f', 4, long)
++/* EXT3_IOC_CREATE_INUM at bottom of file (visible to kernel and user). */
+ #define EXT3_IOC_GETVERSION_OLD _IOR('v', 1, long)
+ #define EXT3_IOC_SETVERSION_OLD _IOW('v', 2, long)
+ #ifdef CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG
+@@ -707,7 +708,8 @@
+ dx_hash_info *hinfo);
+
+ /* ialloc.c */
+-extern struct inode * ext3_new_inode (handle_t *, struct inode *, int);
++extern struct inode * ext3_new_inode (handle_t *, struct inode *, int,
++ unsigned long);
+ extern void ext3_free_inode (handle_t *, struct inode *);
+ extern struct inode * ext3_orphan_get (struct super_block *, unsigned long);
+ extern unsigned long ext3_count_free_inodes (struct super_block *);
+@@ -792,4 +794,5 @@
+
+ #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
++#define EXT3_IOC_CREATE_INUM _IOW('f', 5, long)
+ #endif /* _LINUX_EXT3_FS_H */
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/kernel_text_address-2.6.3.patch b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/kernel_text_address-2.6.3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c60c5251ff47723c0884e3f9a36189a649aa04b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/kernel_text_address-2.6.3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.3/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.3.orig/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c 2004-02-23 14:04:13.000000000 -0800
++++ linux-2.6.3/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c 2004-02-23 14:10:07.000000000 -0800
+@@ -890,3 +890,21 @@
+
+ trap_init_hook();
+ }
++
++int is_kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr)
++{
++ if (addr < (unsigned long) &_stext ||
++ addr > (unsigned long) &_etext ||
++ module_text_address(addr))
++ return 0;
++
++ return 1;
++}
++
++int lookup_symbol(unsigned long address, char *buf, int buflen)
++{
++ return -ENOSYS;
++}
++
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(is_kernel_text_address);
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lookup_symbol);
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/vfs_intent-2.6.3.patch b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/vfs_intent-2.6.3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a801f967929cacb3198ac44d21fb2fe0b8a76e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/patches/vfs_intent-2.6.3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,758 @@
+ fs/exec.c | 18 +++++++---
+ fs/namei.c | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ fs/namespace.c | 2 +
+ fs/nfs/dir.c | 4 +-
+ fs/open.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
+ fs/stat.c | 24 ++++++++++---
+ include/linux/dcache.h | 3 +
+ include/linux/fs.h | 8 ++++
+ include/linux/namei.h | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
+ kernel/ksyms.c | 8 ++++
+ 10 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
+
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/exec.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/exec.c 2004-02-20 15:00:48.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/exec.c 2004-02-21 00:15:14.154506296 +0800
+@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@
+ struct file * file;
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ int error;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_OPEN);
+
+- nd.intent.open.flags = FMODE_READ;
++ error = user_path_walk_it(library, &nd);
++
++ nd.intent.it_flags = O_RDONLY;
+ error = __user_walk(library, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_OPEN, &nd);
+ if (error)
+ goto out;
+@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@
+ if (error)
+ goto exit;
+
+- file = dentry_open(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, O_RDONLY);
++ file = dentry_open_it(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, O_RDONLY, &nd.intent);
+ error = PTR_ERR(file);
+ if (IS_ERR(file))
+ goto out;
+@@ -474,8 +477,9 @@
+ int err;
+ struct file *file;
+
+- nd.intent.open.flags = FMODE_READ;
+- err = path_lookup(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_OPEN, &nd);
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_OPEN);
++ nd.intent.it_flags = O_RDONLY;
++ err = path_lookup(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+ file = ERR_PTR(err);
+
+ if (!err) {
+@@ -488,7 +492,7 @@
+ err = -EACCES;
+ file = ERR_PTR(err);
+ if (!err) {
+- file = dentry_open(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, O_RDONLY);
++ file = dentry_open_it(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, O_RDONLY, &nd.intent);
+ if (!IS_ERR(file)) {
+ err = deny_write_access(file);
+ if (err) {
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/namei.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/namei.c 2004-02-20 15:01:27.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/namei.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.678497144 +0800
+@@ -268,8 +268,19 @@
+ return 0;
+ }
+
++void intent_release(struct lookup_intent *it)
++{
++ if (!it)
++ return;
++ if (it->it_magic != INTENT_MAGIC)
++ return;
++ if (it->it_op_release)
++ it->it_op_release(it);
++}
++
+ void path_release(struct nameidata *nd)
+ {
++ intent_release(&nd->intent);
+ dput(nd->dentry);
+ mntput(nd->mnt);
+ }
+@@ -346,7 +357,10 @@
+ {
+ struct dentry * result;
+ struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
++ int counter = 0;
+
++again:
++ counter++;
+ down(&dir->i_sem);
+ /*
+ * First re-do the cached lookup just in case it was created
+@@ -385,7 +399,10 @@
+ if (result->d_op && result->d_op->d_revalidate) {
+ if (!result->d_op->d_revalidate(result, nd) && !d_invalidate(result)) {
+ dput(result);
+- result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
++ if (counter > 10)
++ result = ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
++ if (!IS_ERR(result))
++ goto again;
+ }
+ }
+ return result;
+@@ -562,6 +579,31 @@
+ return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+ }
+
++static int revalidate_special(struct nameidata *nd)
++{
++ struct dentry *dentry = nd->dentry;
++ int err, counter = 0;
++
++ if (!dentry->d_op || !dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
++ return 0;
++ revalidate_again:
++ if (!dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(dentry, nd)) {
++ struct dentry *new;
++ if ((err = permission(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, MAY_EXEC,nd)))
++ return err;
++ new = real_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, nd);
++ d_invalidate(dentry);
++ dput(dentry);
++ nd->dentry = dentry = new;
++ counter++;
++ if (counter < 10)
++ goto revalidate_again;
++ printk("excessive revalidate_it loops\n");
++ return -ESTALE;
++ }
++ return 0;
++}
++
+ /*
+ * Name resolution.
+ *
+@@ -662,7 +704,9 @@
+
+ if (inode->i_op->follow_link) {
+ mntget(next.mnt);
++ nd->flags |= LOOKUP_LINK_NOTLAST;
+ err = do_follow_link(next.dentry, nd);
++ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_LINK_NOTLAST;
+ dput(next.dentry);
+ mntput(next.mnt);
+ if (err)
+@@ -701,6 +745,11 @@
+ inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+ /* fallthrough */
+ case 1:
++ nd->flags |= LOOKUP_LAST;
++ err = revalidate_special(nd);
++ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_LAST;
++ if (err)
++ break;
+ goto return_reval;
+ }
+ if (nd->dentry->d_op && nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+@@ -708,7 +757,9 @@
+ if (err < 0)
+ break;
+ }
++ nd->flags |= LOOKUP_LAST;
+ err = do_lookup(nd, &this, &next);
++ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_LAST;
+ if (err)
+ break;
+ follow_mount(&next.mnt, &next.dentry);
+@@ -934,7 +985,7 @@
+ }
+
+ /* SMP-safe */
+-struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char * name, struct dentry * base, int len)
++struct dentry * lookup_one_len_it(const char * name, struct dentry * base, int len, struct nameidata *nd)
+ {
+ unsigned long hash;
+ struct qstr this;
+@@ -954,11 +1005,16 @@
+ }
+ this.hash = end_name_hash(hash);
+
+- return lookup_hash(&this, base);
++ return __lookup_hash(&this, base, nd);
+ access:
+ return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+ }
+
++struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char * name, struct dentry * base, int len)
++{
++ return lookup_one_len_it(name, base, len, NULL);
++}
++
+ /*
+ * namei()
+ *
+@@ -970,11 +1026,12 @@
+ * that namei follows links, while lnamei does not.
+ * SMP-safe
+ */
+-int __user_walk(const char __user *name, unsigned flags, struct nameidata *nd)
++int __user_walk_it(const char __user *name, unsigned flags, struct nameidata *nd)
+ {
+ char *tmp = getname(name);
+ int err = PTR_ERR(tmp);
+
++
+ if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
+ err = path_lookup(tmp, flags, nd);
+ putname(tmp);
+@@ -982,6 +1039,12 @@
+ return err;
+ }
+
++int __user_walk(const char __user *name, unsigned flags, struct nameidata *nd)
++{
++ intent_init(&nd->intent, IT_LOOKUP);
++ return __user_walk_it(name, flags, nd);
++}
++
+ /*
+ * It's inline, so penalty for filesystems that don't use sticky bit is
+ * minimal.
+@@ -1254,8 +1317,8 @@
+ acc_mode |= MAY_APPEND;
+
+ /* Fill in the open() intent data */
+- nd->intent.open.flags = flag;
+- nd->intent.open.create_mode = mode;
++ nd->intent.it_flags = flag;
++ nd->intent.it_create_mode = mode;
+
+ /*
+ * The simplest case - just a plain lookup.
+@@ -1270,6 +1333,7 @@
+ /*
+ * Create - we need to know the parent.
+ */
++ nd->intent.it_op |= IT_CREAT;
+ error = path_lookup(pathname, LOOKUP_PARENT|LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE, nd);
+ if (error)
+ return error;
+@@ -1286,7 +1350,9 @@
+ dir = nd->dentry;
+ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
+ down(&dir->d_inode->i_sem);
++ nd->flags |= LOOKUP_LAST;
+ dentry = __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->dentry, nd);
++ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_LAST;
+
+ do_last:
+ error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+@@ -1391,7 +1457,9 @@
+ }
+ dir = nd->dentry;
+ down(&dir->d_inode->i_sem);
++ nd->flags |= LOOKUP_LAST;
+ dentry = __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->dentry, nd);
++ nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_LAST;
+ putname(nd->last.name);
+ goto do_last;
+ }
+@@ -2153,7 +2221,9 @@
+ __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)
+ {
+ int res = 0;
++ struct lookup_intent it = nd->intent;
+ char *name;
++
+ if (IS_ERR(link))
+ goto fail;
+
+@@ -2163,6 +2233,10 @@
+ /* weird __emul_prefix() stuff did it */
+ goto out;
+ }
++
++ intent_init(&nd->intent, it.it_op);
++ nd->intent.it_flags = it.it_flags;
++ nd->intent.it_create_mode = it.it_create_mode;
+ res = link_path_walk(link, nd);
+ out:
+ if (current->link_count || res || nd->last_type!=LAST_NORM)
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/namespace.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/namespace.c 2004-02-20 15:01:27.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/namespace.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.745486960 +0800
+@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@
+ int retval = 0;
+ int mnt_flags = 0;
+
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_LOOKUP);
+ /* Discard magic */
+ if ((flags & MS_MGC_MSK) == MS_MGC_VAL)
+ flags &= ~MS_MGC_MSK;
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/open.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/open.c 2004-02-20 15:00:48.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/open.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.812476776 +0800
+@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ struct inode * inode;
+ int error;
+-
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+ error = -EINVAL;
+ if (length < 0) /* sorry, but loff_t says... */
+ goto out;
+@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@
+ int old_fsuid, old_fsgid;
+ kernel_cap_t old_cap;
+ int res;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+ if (mode & ~S_IRWXO) /* where's F_OK, X_OK, W_OK, R_OK? */
+ return -EINVAL;
+@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@
+ if(!res && (mode & S_IWOTH) && IS_RDONLY(nd.dentry->d_inode)
+ && !special_file(nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+ res = -EROFS;
++
+ path_release(&nd);
+ }
+
+@@ -506,6 +508,7 @@
+ {
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ int error;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+ error = __user_walk(filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &nd);
+ if (error)
+@@ -557,6 +560,7 @@
+ {
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ int error;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+ error = __user_walk(filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY | LOOKUP_NOALT, &nd);
+ if (error)
+@@ -629,7 +633,7 @@
+ error = -EROFS;
+ if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
+ goto dput_and_out;
+-
++
+ error = -EPERM;
+ if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
+ goto dput_and_out;
+@@ -737,27 +741,8 @@
+ * for the internal routines (ie open_namei()/follow_link() etc). 00 is
+ * used by symlinks.
+ */
+-struct file *filp_open(const char * filename, int flags, int mode)
+-{
+- int namei_flags, error;
+- struct nameidata nd;
+-
+- namei_flags = flags;
+- if ((namei_flags+1) & O_ACCMODE)
+- namei_flags++;
+- if (namei_flags & O_TRUNC)
+- namei_flags |= 2;
+-
+- error = open_namei(filename, namei_flags, mode, &nd);
+- if (!error)
+- return dentry_open(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, flags);
+-
+- return ERR_PTR(error);
+-}
+-
+-EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open);
+-
+-struct file *dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
++struct file *dentry_open_it(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags,
++ struct lookup_intent *it)
+ {
+ struct file * f;
+ struct inode *inode;
+@@ -769,6 +754,7 @@
+ goto cleanup_dentry;
+ f->f_flags = flags;
+ f->f_mode = (flags+1) & O_ACCMODE;
++ f->f_it = it;
+ inode = dentry->d_inode;
+ if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
+ error = get_write_access(inode);
+@@ -788,6 +774,7 @@
+ error = f->f_op->open(inode,f);
+ if (error)
+ goto cleanup_all;
++ intent_release(it);
+ }
+ f->f_flags &= ~(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_NOCTTY | O_TRUNC);
+
+@@ -812,6 +799,7 @@
+ cleanup_file:
+ put_filp(f);
+ cleanup_dentry:
++ intent_release(it);
+ dput(dentry);
+ mntput(mnt);
+ return ERR_PTR(error);
+@@ -819,6 +807,36 @@
+
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dentry_open);
+
++struct file *filp_open(const char * filename, int flags, int mode)
++{
++ int namei_flags, error;
++ struct file * temp_filp;
++ struct nameidata nd;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_OPEN);
++
++ namei_flags = flags;
++ if ((namei_flags+1) & O_ACCMODE)
++ namei_flags++;
++ if (namei_flags & O_TRUNC)
++ namei_flags |= 2;
++
++ error = open_namei(filename, namei_flags, mode, &nd);
++ if (!error) {
++ temp_filp = dentry_open_it(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, flags, &nd.intent);
++ return temp_filp;
++ }
++ return ERR_PTR(error);
++}
++
++
++struct file *dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
++{
++ struct lookup_intent it;
++ intent_init(&it, IT_LOOKUP);
++
++ return dentry_open_it(dentry, mnt, flags, &it);
++}
++
+ /*
+ * Find an empty file descriptor entry, and mark it busy.
+ */
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/stat.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/stat.c 2004-02-20 15:00:48.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/stat.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.878466744 +0800
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
+
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_fillattr);
+
+-int vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
++int vfs_getattr_it(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct lookup_intent *it, struct kstat *stat)
+ {
+ struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+ int retval;
+@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
+ if (retval)
+ return retval;
+
++ if (inode->i_op->getattr_it)
++ return inode->i_op->getattr_it(mnt, dentry, it, stat);
+ if (inode->i_op->getattr)
+ return inode->i_op->getattr(mnt, dentry, stat);
+
+@@ -61,14 +63,20 @@
+
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_getattr);
+
++int vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
++{
++ return vfs_getattr_it(mnt, dentry, NULL, stat);
++}
++
+ int vfs_stat(char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
+ {
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ int error;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+- error = user_path_walk(name, &nd);
++ error = user_path_walk_it(name, &nd);
+ if (!error) {
+- error = vfs_getattr(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, stat);
++ error = vfs_getattr_it(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, &nd.intent, stat);
+ path_release(&nd);
+ }
+ return error;
+@@ -80,10 +88,11 @@
+ {
+ struct nameidata nd;
+ int error;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+- error = user_path_walk_link(name, &nd);
++ error = user_path_walk_link_it(name, &nd);
+ if (!error) {
+- error = vfs_getattr(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, stat);
++ error = vfs_getattr_it(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, &nd.intent, stat);
+ path_release(&nd);
+ }
+ return error;
+@@ -95,9 +104,12 @@
+ {
+ struct file *f = fget(fd);
+ int error = -EBADF;
++ struct nameidata nd;
++ intent_init(&nd.intent, IT_GETATTR);
+
+ if (f) {
+- error = vfs_getattr(f->f_vfsmnt, f->f_dentry, stat);
++ error = vfs_getattr_it(f->f_vfsmnt, f->f_dentry, &nd.intent, stat);
++ intent_release(&nd.intent);
+ fput(f);
+ }
+ return error;
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/nfs/dir.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/nfs/dir.c 2004-02-20 15:01:27.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/nfs/dir.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.880466440 +0800
+@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
+ return 0;
+ if (!nd || (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CONTINUE) || !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_CREATE))
+ return 0;
+- return (nd->intent.open.flags & O_EXCL) != 0;
++ return (nd->intent.it_flags & O_EXCL) != 0;
+ }
+
+ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
+ attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
+
+ if (nd && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CREATE))
+- open_flags = nd->intent.open.flags;
++ open_flags = nd->intent.it_flags;
+
+ /*
+ * The 0 argument passed into the create function should one day
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/inode.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/inode.c 2004-01-09 15:00:12.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/inode.c 2004-02-20 23:59:00.951455648 +0800
+@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
+ inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
+ }
+
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iget);
+ /**
+ * clear_inode - clear an inode
+ * @inode: inode to clear
+Index: uml-2.6.3/fs/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/fs/super.c 2004-02-20 15:01:27.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/fs/super.c 2004-02-20 23:59:01.024444552 +0800
+@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@
+ return (struct vfsmount *)sb;
+ }
+
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_kern_mount);
++
+ struct vfsmount *kern_mount(struct file_system_type *type)
+ {
+ return do_kern_mount(type->name, 0, type->name, NULL);
+Index: uml-2.6.3/include/linux/dcache.h
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-02-20 15:00:57.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-02-20 23:59:01.025444400 +0800
+@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
+ #ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+ #include <asm/atomic.h>
++#include <linux/string.h>
+ #include <linux/list.h>
+ #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+ #include <linux/cache.h>
+@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
+ char name_str[0];
+ };
+
++#include <linux/namei.h>
++
+ struct dentry_stat_t {
+ int nr_dentry;
+ int nr_unused;
+Index: uml-2.6.3/include/linux/fs.h
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/include/linux/fs.h 2004-02-20 15:01:28.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/include/linux/fs.h 2004-02-20 23:59:01.100433000 +0800
+@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
+ #define ATTR_ATTR_FLAG 1024
+ #define ATTR_KILL_SUID 2048
+ #define ATTR_KILL_SGID 4096
++#define ATTR_RAW 8192 /* file system, not vfs will massage attrs */
++#define ATTR_FROM_OPEN 16384 /* called from open path, ie O_TRUNC */
+
+ /*
+ * This is the Inode Attributes structure, used for notify_change(). It
+@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@
+ struct block_device *i_bdev;
+ struct cdev *i_cdev;
+ int i_cindex;
++ void *i_filterdata;
+
+ unsigned long i_dnotify_mask; /* Directory notify events */
+ struct dnotify_struct *i_dnotify; /* for directory notifications */
+@@ -538,6 +541,7 @@
+ spinlock_t f_ep_lock;
+ #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_EPOLL */
+ struct address_space *f_mapping;
++ struct lookup_intent *f_it;
+ };
+ extern spinlock_t files_lock;
+ #define file_list_lock() spin_lock(&files_lock);
+@@ -843,7 +847,9 @@
+ void (*truncate) (struct inode *);
+ int (*permission) (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+ int (*setattr) (struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
++ int (*setattr_raw) (struct inode *, struct iattr *);
+ int (*getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
++ int (*getattr_it) (struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct lookup_intent *, struct kstat *);
+ int (*setxattr) (struct dentry *, const char *,const void *,size_t,int);
+ ssize_t (*getxattr) (struct dentry *, const char *, void *, size_t);
+ ssize_t (*listxattr) (struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
+@@ -1056,6 +1062,7 @@
+ extern int unregister_filesystem(struct file_system_type *);
+ extern struct vfsmount *kern_mount(struct file_system_type *);
+ extern int may_umount(struct vfsmount *);
++struct vfsmount *do_kern_mount(const char *type, int flags, const char *name, void *data);
+ extern long do_mount(char *, char *, char *, unsigned long, void *);
+
+ extern int vfs_statfs(struct super_block *, struct kstatfs *);
+@@ -1123,6 +1130,7 @@
+
+ extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, int);
+ extern struct file * dentry_open(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *, int);
++extern struct file * dentry_open_it(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *, int, struct lookup_intent *);
+ extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
+ extern char * getname(const char __user *);
+
+Index: uml-2.6.3/include/linux/namei.h
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/include/linux/namei.h 2004-01-09 14:59:19.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/include/linux/namei.h 2004-02-20 23:59:01.174421752 +0800
+@@ -2,25 +2,55 @@
+ #define _LINUX_NAMEI_H
+
+ #include <linux/linkage.h>
++#include <linux/string.h>
+
+ struct vfsmount;
++struct nameidata;
+
+-struct open_intent {
+- int flags;
+- int create_mode;
++/* intent opcodes */
++#define IT_OPEN (1)
++#define IT_CREAT (1<<1)
++#define IT_READDIR (1<<2)
++#define IT_GETATTR (1<<3)
++#define IT_LOOKUP (1<<4)
++#define IT_UNLINK (1<<5)
++#define IT_TRUNC (1<<6)
++#define IT_GETXATTR (1<<7)
++
++struct lustre_intent_data {
++ int it_disposition;
++ int it_status;
++ __u64 it_lock_handle;
++ void *it_data;
++ int it_lock_mode;
+ };
+
++#define INTENT_MAGIC 0x19620323
++struct lookup_intent {
++ int it_magic;
++ void (*it_op_release)(struct lookup_intent *);
++ int it_op;
++ int it_flags;
++ int it_create_mode;
++ union {
++ struct lustre_intent_data lustre;
++ } d;
++};
++
++static inline void intent_init(struct lookup_intent *it, int op)
++{
++ memset(it, 0, sizeof(*it));
++ it->it_magic = INTENT_MAGIC;
++ it->it_op = op;
++}
++
+ struct nameidata {
+ struct dentry *dentry;
+ struct vfsmount *mnt;
+ struct qstr last;
+ unsigned int flags;
+ int last_type;
+-
+- /* Intent data */
+- union {
+- struct open_intent open;
+- } intent;
++ struct lookup_intent intent;
+ };
+
+ /*
+@@ -41,6 +71,9 @@
+ #define LOOKUP_CONTINUE 4
+ #define LOOKUP_PARENT 16
+ #define LOOKUP_NOALT 32
++#define LOOKUP_LAST (1<<6)
++#define LOOKUP_LINK_NOTLAST (1<<7)
++
+ /*
+ * Intent data
+ */
+@@ -49,6 +82,12 @@
+ #define LOOKUP_ACCESS (0x0400)
+
+ extern int FASTCALL(__user_walk(const char __user *, unsigned, struct nameidata *));
++extern int FASTCALL(__user_walk_it(const char __user *name, unsigned flags, struct nameidata *nd));
++#define user_path_walk_it(name,nd) \
++ __user_walk_it(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, nd)
++#define user_path_walk_link_it(name,nd) \
++ __user_walk_it(name, 0, nd)
++extern void intent_release(struct lookup_intent *);
+ #define user_path_walk(name,nd) \
+ __user_walk(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, nd)
+ #define user_path_walk_link(name,nd) \
+@@ -60,7 +99,6 @@
+
+ extern struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
+ extern struct dentry * lookup_hash(struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
+-
+ extern int follow_down(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
+ extern int follow_up(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
+
+Index: uml-2.6.3/kernel/exit.c
+===================================================================
+--- uml-2.6.3.orig/kernel/exit.c 2004-02-20 15:00:58.000000000 +0800
++++ uml-2.6.3/kernel/exit.c 2004-02-20 23:59:01.176421448 +0800
+@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@
+ write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
+ }
+
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(reparent_to_init);
++
+ void __set_special_pids(pid_t session, pid_t pgrp)
+ {
+ struct task_struct *curr = current;
+@@ -422,6 +424,8 @@
+ __exit_files(tsk);
+ }
+
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(exit_files);
++
+ static inline void __put_fs_struct(struct fs_struct *fs)
+ {
+ /* No need to hold fs->lock if we are killing it */