diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 6fc4f31..534c1d4 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -46,24 +46,28 @@
 {
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
-	struct dentry *dentry_save;
-	struct vfsmount *vfsmount_save;
+	struct dentry *dentry_save = NULL;
+	struct vfsmount *vfsmount_save = NULL;
 	int rc = 1;
 
-	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);
 	lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry);
 	if (!lower_dentry->d_op || !lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
 		goto out;
-	dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
-	vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
-	nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
-	nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
+	if (nd) {
+		dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
+		vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
+		nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
+		nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
+	}
 	rc = lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(lower_dentry, nd);
-	nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
-	nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
+	if (nd) {
+		nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
+		nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
+	}
 	if (dentry->d_inode) {
 		struct inode *lower_inode =
 			ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(dentry->d_inode);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index dbc84ed..e007534 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -632,8 +632,7 @@
 		       u32 flags);
 int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 					struct dentry *lower_dentry,
-					struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode,
-					struct nameidata *ecryptfs_nd);
+					struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode);
 int ecryptfs_decode_and_decrypt_filename(char **decrypted_name,
 					 size_t *decrypted_name_size,
 					 struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 81e10e6..7d1050e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
 
 const struct file_operations ecryptfs_dir_fops = {
 	.readdir = ecryptfs_readdir,
+	.read = generic_read_dir,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = ecryptfs_unlocked_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	.compat_ioctl = ecryptfs_compat_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index bd33f87..b592938 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -74,16 +74,20 @@
 	unsigned int flags_save;
 	int rc;
 
-	dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
-	vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
-	flags_save = nd->flags;
-	nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
-	nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
-	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_OPEN;
+	if (nd) {
+		dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
+		vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
+		flags_save = nd->flags;
+		nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
+		nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
+		nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_OPEN;
+	}
 	rc = vfs_create(lower_dir_inode, lower_dentry, mode, nd);
-	nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
-	nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
-	nd->flags = flags_save;
+	if (nd) {
+		nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
+		nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
+		nd->flags = flags_save;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -241,8 +245,7 @@
  */
 int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 					struct dentry *lower_dentry,
-					struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode,
-					struct nameidata *ecryptfs_nd)
+					struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode)
 {
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
@@ -290,8 +293,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	if (special_file(lower_inode->i_mode))
 		goto out;
-	if (!ecryptfs_nd)
-		goto out;
 	/* Released in this function */
 	page_virt = kmem_cache_zalloc(ecryptfs_header_cache_2, GFP_USER);
 	if (!page_virt) {
@@ -349,75 +350,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * ecryptfs_new_lower_dentry
- * @name: The name of the new dentry.
- * @lower_dir_dentry: Parent directory of the new dentry.
- * @nd: nameidata from last lookup.
- *
- * Create a new dentry or get it from lower parent dir.
- */
-static struct dentry *
-ecryptfs_new_lower_dentry(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry,
-			  struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	struct dentry *new_dentry;
-	struct dentry *tmp;
-	struct inode *lower_dir_inode;
-
-	lower_dir_inode = lower_dir_dentry->d_inode;
-
-	tmp = d_alloc(lower_dir_dentry, name);
-	if (!tmp)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	mutex_lock(&lower_dir_inode->i_mutex);
-	new_dentry = lower_dir_inode->i_op->lookup(lower_dir_inode, tmp, nd);
-	mutex_unlock(&lower_dir_inode->i_mutex);
-
-	if (!new_dentry)
-		new_dentry = tmp;
-	else
-		dput(tmp);
-
-	return new_dentry;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * ecryptfs_lookup_one_lower
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry that we are looking up
- * @lower_dir_dentry: lower parent directory
- * @name: lower file name
- *
- * Get the lower dentry from vfs. If lower dentry does not exist yet,
- * create it.
- */
-static struct dentry *
-ecryptfs_lookup_one_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
-			  struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry, struct qstr *name)
-{
-	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
-	int err;
-
-	lower_mnt = mntget(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(
-				    ecryptfs_dentry->d_parent));
-	err = vfs_path_lookup(lower_dir_dentry, lower_mnt, name->name , 0, &nd);
-	mntput(lower_mnt);
-
-	if (!err) {
-		/* we dont need the mount */
-		mntput(nd.path.mnt);
-		return nd.path.dentry;
-	}
-	if (err != -ENOENT)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-
-	/* create a new lower dentry */
-	return ecryptfs_new_lower_dentry(name, lower_dir_dentry, &nd);
-}
-
-/**
  * ecryptfs_lookup
  * @ecryptfs_dir_inode: The eCryptfs directory inode
  * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry that we are looking up
@@ -434,7 +366,6 @@
 	size_t encrypted_and_encoded_name_size;
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat = NULL;
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry, *lower_dentry;
-	struct qstr lower_name;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if ((ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.len == 1
@@ -444,20 +375,14 @@
 		goto out_d_drop;
 	}
 	lower_dir_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry->d_parent);
-	lower_name.name = ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name;
-	lower_name.len = ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.len;
-	lower_name.hash = ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.hash;
-	if (lower_dir_dentry->d_op && lower_dir_dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-		rc = lower_dir_dentry->d_op->d_hash(lower_dir_dentry,
-				lower_dir_dentry->d_inode, &lower_name);
-		if (rc < 0)
-			goto out_d_drop;
-	}
-	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_lookup_one_lower(ecryptfs_dentry,
-						 lower_dir_dentry, &lower_name);
+	mutex_lock(&lower_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	lower_dentry = lookup_one_len(ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name,
+				      lower_dir_dentry,
+				      ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.len);
+	mutex_unlock(&lower_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(lower_dentry)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(lower_dentry);
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_one_lower() returned "
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_one_len() returned "
 				"[%d] on lower_dentry = [%s]\n", __func__, rc,
 				encrypted_and_encoded_name);
 		goto out_d_drop;
@@ -479,28 +404,21 @@
 		       "filename; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
 		goto out_d_drop;
 	}
-	lower_name.name = encrypted_and_encoded_name;
-	lower_name.len = encrypted_and_encoded_name_size;
-	lower_name.hash = full_name_hash(lower_name.name, lower_name.len);
-	if (lower_dir_dentry->d_op && lower_dir_dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-		rc = lower_dir_dentry->d_op->d_hash(lower_dir_dentry,
-				lower_dir_dentry->d_inode, &lower_name);
-		if (rc < 0)
-			goto out_d_drop;
-	}
-	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_lookup_one_lower(ecryptfs_dentry,
-						 lower_dir_dentry, &lower_name);
+	mutex_lock(&lower_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	lower_dentry = lookup_one_len(encrypted_and_encoded_name,
+				      lower_dir_dentry,
+				      encrypted_and_encoded_name_size);
+	mutex_unlock(&lower_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(lower_dentry)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(lower_dentry);
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_one_lower() returned "
+		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_one_len() returned "
 				"[%d] on lower_dentry = [%s]\n", __func__, rc,
 				encrypted_and_encoded_name);
 		goto out_d_drop;
 	}
 lookup_and_interpose:
 	rc = ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(ecryptfs_dentry, lower_dentry,
-						 ecryptfs_dir_inode,
-						 ecryptfs_nd);
+						 ecryptfs_dir_inode);
 	goto out;
 out_d_drop:
 	d_drop(ecryptfs_dentry);
@@ -1092,6 +1010,8 @@
 	rc = vfs_getattr(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry),
 			 ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry), &lower_stat);
 	if (!rc) {
+		fsstack_copy_attr_all(dentry->d_inode,
+				      ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(dentry->d_inode));
 		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
 		stat->blocks = lower_stat.blocks;
 	}