This patch is not needed for 2.x, but is kept to allow the same kernel to be used between 1.8.x and 2.0.x for ease of upgrade. Index: linux-2.6.12-rc6/fs/dcache.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/fs/dcache.c 2005-06-14 15:53:19.812195198 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/fs/dcache.c 2005-06-14 15:53:58.385436913 +0200 @@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ return result; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(is_subdir); void d_genocide(struct dentry *root) {