--- /dev/null
+ fs/dcache.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
+ fs/namei.c | 4 +++-
+ include/linux/dcache.h | 2 ++
+ 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+--- linux-2.5.72/fs/dcache.c~vfs_races_2.5.72_rev1 2003-06-16 22:19:41.000000000 -0600
++++ linux-2.5.72-braam/fs/dcache.c 2003-06-25 08:33:08.000000000 -0600
+@@ -212,7 +212,14 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+ return 0;
+ }
+- /*
++
++ /* network invalidation by Lustre */
++ if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_LUSTRE_INVALID) {
++ spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
++ return 0;
++ }
++
++ /*
+ * Check whether to do a partial shrink_dcache
+ * to get rid of unused child entries.
+ */
+@@ -1132,14 +1139,23 @@ void d_delete(struct dentry * dentry)
+ * Adds a dentry to the hash according to its name.
+ */
+
+-void d_rehash(struct dentry * entry)
++void __d_rehash(struct dentry * entry, int lock)
+ {
+ struct hlist_head *list = d_hash(entry->d_parent, entry->d_name.hash);
+- spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
++ if (lock)
++ spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ entry->d_vfs_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
+ entry->d_bucket = list;
+ hlist_add_head_rcu(&entry->d_hash, list);
+- spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
++ if (lock)
++ spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
++}
++
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(__d_rehash);
++
++void d_rehash(struct dentry * entry)
++{
++ __d_rehash(entry, 1);
+ }
+
+ #define do_switch(x,y) do { \
+--- linux-2.5.72/fs/namei.c~vfs_races_2.5.72_rev1 2003-06-25 08:33:06.000000000 -0600
++++ linux-2.5.72-braam/fs/namei.c 2003-06-25 08:50:18.000000000 -0600
+@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ static struct dentry * real_lookup(struc
+ struct dentry * result;
+ struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+
++ again:
++
+ down(&dir->i_sem);
+ /*
+ * First re-do the cached lookup just in case it was created
+@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ static struct dentry * real_lookup(struc
+ if (!result->d_op->d_revalidate_it(result, flags, nd) &&
+ !d_invalidate(result)) {
+ dput(result);
+- result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
++ goto again;
+ }
+ }
+ return result;
+--- linux-2.5.72/include/linux/dcache.h~vfs_races_2.5.72_rev1 2003-06-25 08:25:04.000000000 -0600
++++ linux-2.5.72-braam/include/linux/dcache.h 2003-06-25 08:33:08.000000000 -0600
+@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ d_iput: no no yes
+
+ #define DCACHE_REFERENCED 0x0008 /* Recently used, don't discard. */
+ #define DCACHE_UNHASHED 0x0010
++#define DCACHE_LUSTRE_INVALID 0x0020 /* Lustre invalidated */
++
+
+ extern spinlock_t dcache_lock;
+
+
+_