--- /dev/null
+ fs/ext3/ialloc.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ fs/ext3/inode.c | 2 +-
+ fs/ext3/ioctl.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ fs/ext3/namei.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
+ include/linux/dcache.h | 5 +++++
+ include/linux/ext3_fs.h | 5 ++++-
+ 6 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+Index: linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/namei.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/ext3/namei.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
++++ linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/namei.c 2004-05-21 18:26:43.000000000 +0400
+@@ -1533,6 +1533,23 @@
+ return err;
+ }
+
++static struct inode * ext3_new_inode_wantedi(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
++ int mode, struct dentry *dentry)
++{
++ struct dentry_params *param = (struct dentry_params *) dentry->d_fsdata;
++ unsigned long inum = 0;
++ struct inode *inode;
++
++ if (param != NULL)
++ inum = param->p_inum;
++ inode = ext3_new_inode(handle, dir, mode, inum);
++ if (inode && param && inum && param->p_generation) {
++ inode->i_generation = param->p_generation;
++ ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
++ }
++ return inode;
++}
++
+ /*
+ * By the time this is called, we already have created
+ * the directory cache entry for the new file, but it
+@@ -1556,7 +1573,7 @@
+ if (IS_SYNC(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;
+@@ -1584,7 +1601,7 @@
+ if (IS_SYNC(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, mode, rdev);
+@@ -1614,7 +1631,7 @@
+ if (IS_SYNC(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;
+@@ -2041,7 +2058,7 @@
+ if (IS_SYNC(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: linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/ialloc.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/ext3/ialloc.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
++++ linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/ialloc.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
+@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@
+ * group to find a free inode.
+ */
+ struct inode * ext3_new_inode (handle_t *handle,
+- const struct inode * dir, int mode)
++ const struct inode * dir, int mode,
++ unsigned long goal)
+ {
+ struct super_block * sb;
+ struct buffer_head * bh;
+@@ -355,7 +356,41 @@
+ init_rwsem(&inode->u.ext3_i.truncate_sem);
+
+ lock_super (sb);
+- es = sb->u.ext3_sb.s_es;
++ es = EXT3_SB(sb)->s_es;
++
++ if (goal) {
++ i = (goal - 1) / EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
++ j = (goal - 1) % EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
++ gdp = ext3_get_group_desc(sb, i, &bh2);
++
++ bitmap_nr = load_inode_bitmap (sb, i);
++ if (bitmap_nr < 0) {
++ err = bitmap_nr;
++ goto fail;
++ }
++
++ bh = EXT3_SB(sb)->s_inode_bitmap[bitmap_nr];
++
++ BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "get_write_access");
++ err = ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
++ if (err) goto fail;
++
++ if (ext3_set_bit(j, bh->b_data)) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "goal inode %lu unavailable\n", goal);
++ /* Oh well, we tried. */
++ goto repeat;
++ }
++
++ BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "call ext3_journal_dirty_metadata");
++ err = ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
++ if (err) goto fail;
++
++ /* We've shortcircuited the allocation system successfully,
++ * now finish filling in the inode.
++ */
++ goto have_bit_and_group;
++ }
++
+ repeat:
+ gdp = NULL;
+ i = 0;
+@@ -470,6 +505,7 @@
+ }
+ goto repeat;
+ }
++ have_bit_and_group:
+ j += i * EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) + 1;
+ if (j < EXT3_FIRST_INO(sb) || j > le32_to_cpu(es->s_inodes_count)) {
+ ext3_error (sb, "ext3_new_inode",
+Index: linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/inode.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/ext3/inode.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
++++ linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/inode.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
+@@ -2605,7 +2605,7 @@
+ if (IS_ERR(handle))
+ goto out_truncate;
+
+- new_inode = ext3_new_inode(handle, old_inode, old_inode->i_mode);
++ new_inode = ext3_new_inode(handle, old_inode, old_inode->i_mode, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(new_inode)) {
+ ext3_debug("truncate inode %lu directly (no new inodes)\n",
+ old_inode->i_ino);
+Index: linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/ioctl.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/ext3/ioctl.c 2004-01-10 17:04:42.000000000 +0300
++++ linux-2.4.24/fs/ext3/ioctl.c 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
+@@ -23,6 +23,31 @@
+ 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);
++ 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 = inode->u.ext3_i.i_flags & EXT3_FL_USER_VISIBLE;
+ return put_user(flags, (int *) arg);
+Index: linux-2.4.24/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/include/linux/ext3_fs.h 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
++++ linux-2.4.24/include/linux/ext3_fs.h 2004-05-19 13:58:43.000000000 +0400
+@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
+ #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
+@@ -674,7 +675,8 @@
+ dx_hash_info *hinfo);
+
+ /* ialloc.c */
+-extern struct inode * ext3_new_inode (handle_t *, const struct inode *, int);
++extern struct inode * ext3_new_inode (handle_t *, const 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 *);
+@@ -766,4 +768,5 @@
+
+ #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
++#define EXT3_IOC_CREATE_INUM _IOW('f', 5, long)
+ #endif /* _LINUX_EXT3_FS_H */
+Index: linux-2.4.24/include/linux/dcache.h
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.4.24.orig/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-05-19 13:58:42.000000000 +0400
++++ linux-2.4.24/include/linux/dcache.h 2004-05-21 18:20:34.000000000 +0400
+@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
+
+ #define IS_ROOT(x) ((x) == (x)->d_parent)
+
++struct dentry_params {
++ unsigned long p_inum;
++ unsigned long p_generation;
++ void *p_ptr;
++};
++
+ /*
+ * "quick string" -- eases parameter passing, but more importantly
+ * saves "metadata" about the string (ie length and the hash).