diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 9578cbe0cd58..aac8832e919e 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -95,6 +95,34 @@ const struct dentry_operations ncp_root_dentry_operations =
 };
 
 
+#define ncp_namespace(i)	(NCP_SERVER(i)->name_space[NCP_FINFO(i)->volNumber])
+
+static inline int ncp_preserve_entry_case(struct inode *i, __u32 nscreator)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS
+	int ns = ncp_namespace(i);
+
+	if ((ns == NW_NS_DOS)
+#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS
+		|| ((ns == NW_NS_OS2) && (nscreator == NW_NS_DOS))
+#endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS */
+	   )
+		return 0;
+#endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#define ncp_preserve_case(i)	(ncp_namespace(i) != NW_NS_DOS)
+
+static inline int ncp_case_sensitive(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
+	return ncp_namespace(dentry->d_inode) == NW_NS_NFS;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS */
+}
+
 /*
  * Note: leave the hash unchanged if the directory
  * is case-sensitive.
@@ -102,13 +130,12 @@ const struct dentry_operations ncp_root_dentry_operations =
 static int 
 ncp_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *this)
 {
-	struct nls_table *t;
-	unsigned long hash;
-	int i;
+	if (!ncp_case_sensitive(dentry)) {
+		struct nls_table *t;
+		unsigned long hash;
+		int i;
 
-	t = NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry);
-
-	if (!ncp_case_sensitive(dentry->d_inode)) {
+		t = NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry);
 		hash = init_name_hash();
 		for (i=0; i<this->len ; i++)
 			hash = partial_name_hash(ncp_tolower(t, this->name[i]),
@@ -124,7 +151,7 @@ ncp_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
 	if (a->len != b->len)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (ncp_case_sensitive(dentry->d_inode))
+	if (ncp_case_sensitive(dentry))
 		return strncmp(a->name, b->name, a->len);
 
 	return ncp_strnicmp(NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry), a->name, b->name, a->len);
@@ -266,7 +293,7 @@ leave_me:;
 
 
 static int
-__ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry)
+ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct ncp_server *server;
 	struct dentry *parent;
@@ -283,9 +310,6 @@ __ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	server = NCP_SERVER(dir);
 
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto finished;
-
 	/*
 	 * Inspired by smbfs:
 	 * The default validation is based on dentry age:
@@ -304,8 +328,11 @@ __ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (ncp_is_server_root(dir)) {
 		res = ncp_io2vol(server, __name, &len, dentry->d_name.name,
 				 dentry->d_name.len, 1);
-		if (!res)
+		if (!res) {
 			res = ncp_lookup_volume(server, __name, &(finfo.i));
+			if (!res)
+				ncp_update_known_namespace(server, finfo.i.volNumber, NULL);
+		}
 	} else {
 		res = ncp_io2vol(server, __name, &len, dentry->d_name.name,
 				 dentry->d_name.len, !ncp_preserve_case(dir));
@@ -320,13 +347,17 @@ __ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 * what we remember, it's not valid any more.
 	 */
 	if (!res) {
-		if (finfo.i.dirEntNum == NCP_FINFO(dentry->d_inode)->dirEntNum) {
+		struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+		if (finfo.i.dirEntNum == NCP_FINFO(inode)->dirEntNum) {
 			ncp_new_dentry(dentry);
 			val=1;
 		} else
 			DDPRINTK("ncp_lookup_validate: found, but dirEntNum changed\n");
 
-		ncp_update_inode2(dentry->d_inode, &finfo);
+		ncp_update_inode2(inode, &finfo);
+		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	}
 
 finished:
@@ -335,16 +366,6 @@ finished:
 	return val;
 }
 
-static int
-ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	int res;
-	lock_kernel();
-	res = __ncp_lookup_validate(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return res;
-}
-
 static struct dentry *
 ncp_dget_fpos(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent, unsigned long fpos)
 {
@@ -411,8 +432,6 @@ static int ncp_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	int result, mtime_valid = 0;
 	time_t mtime = 0;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	ctl.page  = NULL;
 	ctl.cache = NULL;
 
@@ -421,6 +440,7 @@ static int ncp_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 		(int) filp->f_pos);
 
 	result = -EIO;
+	/* Do not generate '.' and '..' when server is dead. */
 	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -532,6 +552,12 @@ read_really:
 	ctl.head.end = ctl.fpos - 1;
 	ctl.head.eof = ctl.valid;
 finished:
+	if (ctl.page) {
+		kunmap(ctl.page);
+		SetPageUptodate(ctl.page);
+		unlock_page(ctl.page);
+		page_cache_release(ctl.page);
+	}
 	if (page) {
 		cache->head = ctl.head;
 		kunmap(page);
@@ -539,23 +565,17 @@ finished:
 		unlock_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
-	if (ctl.page) {
-		kunmap(ctl.page);
-		SetPageUptodate(ctl.page);
-		unlock_page(ctl.page);
-		page_cache_release(ctl.page);
-	}
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return result;
 }
 
 static int
 ncp_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
-		struct ncp_cache_control *ctrl, struct ncp_entry_info *entry)
+		struct ncp_cache_control *ctrl, struct ncp_entry_info *entry,
+		int inval_childs)
 {
 	struct dentry *newdent, *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *newino, *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct ncp_cache_control ctl = *ctrl;
 	struct qstr qname;
 	int valid = 0;
@@ -564,9 +584,9 @@ ncp_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 	__u8 __name[NCP_MAXPATHLEN + 1];
 
 	qname.len = sizeof(__name);
-	if (ncp_vol2io(NCP_SERVER(inode), __name, &qname.len,
+	if (ncp_vol2io(NCP_SERVER(dir), __name, &qname.len,
 			entry->i.entryName, entry->i.nameLen,
-			!ncp_preserve_entry_case(inode, entry->i.NSCreator)))
+			!ncp_preserve_entry_case(dir, entry->i.NSCreator)))
 		return 1; /* I'm not sure */
 
 	qname.name = __name;
@@ -584,22 +604,64 @@ ncp_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 			goto end_advance;
 	} else {
 		hashed = 1;
-		memcpy((char *) newdent->d_name.name, qname.name,
-							newdent->d_name.len);
+
+		/* If case sensitivity changed for this volume, all entries below this one
+		   should be thrown away.  This entry itself is not affected, as its case
+		   sensitivity is controlled by its own parent. */
+		if (inval_childs)
+			shrink_dcache_parent(newdent);
+
+		/*
+		 * It is not as dangerous as it looks.  NetWare's OS2 namespace is
+		 * case preserving yet case insensitive.  So we update dentry's name
+		 * as received from server.  We found dentry via d_lookup with our
+		 * hash, so we know that hash does not change, and so replacing name
+		 * should be reasonably safe.
+		 */
+		if (qname.len == newdent->d_name.len &&
+		    memcmp(newdent->d_name.name, qname.name, newdent->d_name.len)) {
+			struct inode *inode = newdent->d_inode;
+
+			/*
+			 * Inside ncpfs all uses of d_name are either for debugging,
+			 * or on functions which acquire inode mutex (mknod, creat,
+			 * lookup).  So grab i_mutex here, to be sure.  d_path
+			 * uses dcache_lock when generating path, so we should too.
+			 * And finally d_compare is protected by dentry's d_lock, so
+			 * here we go.
+			 */
+			if (inode)
+				mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+			spin_lock(&newdent->d_lock);
+			memcpy((char *) newdent->d_name.name, qname.name,
+								newdent->d_name.len);
+			spin_unlock(&newdent->d_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+			if (inode)
+				mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!newdent->d_inode) {
+		struct inode *inode;
+
 		entry->opened = 0;
-		entry->ino = iunique(inode->i_sb, 2);
-		newino = ncp_iget(inode->i_sb, entry);
-		if (newino) {
+		entry->ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 2);
+		inode = ncp_iget(dir->i_sb, entry);
+		if (inode) {
 			newdent->d_op = &ncp_dentry_operations;
-			d_instantiate(newdent, newino);
+			d_instantiate(newdent, inode);
 			if (!hashed)
 				d_rehash(newdent);
 		}
-	} else
-		ncp_update_inode2(newdent->d_inode, entry);
+	} else {
+		struct inode *inode = newdent->d_inode;
+
+		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+		ncp_update_inode2(inode, entry);
+		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	}
 
 	if (newdent->d_inode) {
 		ino = newdent->d_inode->i_ino;
@@ -617,7 +679,7 @@ ncp_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 		ctl.cache = NULL;
 		ctl.idx  -= NCP_DIRCACHE_SIZE;
 		ctl.ofs  += 1;
-		ctl.page  = grab_cache_page(&inode->i_data, ctl.ofs);
+		ctl.page  = grab_cache_page(&dir->i_data, ctl.ofs);
 		if (ctl.page)
 			ctl.cache = kmap(ctl.page);
 	}
@@ -633,7 +695,7 @@ end_advance:
 		if (!ino)
 			ino = find_inode_number(dentry, &qname);
 		if (!ino)
-			ino = iunique(inode->i_sb, 2);
+			ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 2);
 		ctl.filled = filldir(dirent, qname.name, qname.len,
 				     filp->f_pos, ino, DT_UNKNOWN);
 		if (!ctl.filled)
@@ -660,6 +722,7 @@ ncp_read_volume_list(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 			(unsigned long) filp->f_pos);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NCP_NUMBER_OF_VOLUMES; i++) {
+		int inval_dentry;
 
 		if (ncp_get_volume_info_with_number(server, i, &info) != 0)
 			return;
@@ -675,8 +738,9 @@ ncp_read_volume_list(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 				info.volume_name);
 			continue;
 		}
+		inval_dentry = ncp_update_known_namespace(server, entry.i.volNumber, NULL);
 		entry.volume = entry.i.volNumber;
-		if (!ncp_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, ctl, &entry))
+		if (!ncp_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, ctl, &entry, inval_dentry))
 			return;
 	}
 }
@@ -739,7 +803,7 @@ ncp_do_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir,
 			rpl += onerpl;
 			rpls -= onerpl;
 			entry.volume = entry.i.volNumber;
-			if (!ncp_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, ctl, &entry))
+			if (!ncp_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, ctl, &entry, 0))
 				break;
 		}
 	} while (more);
@@ -775,17 +839,19 @@ int ncp_conn_logged_in(struct super_block *sb)
 		if (dent) {
 			struct inode* ino = dent->d_inode;
 			if (ino) {
+				ncp_update_known_namespace(server, volNumber, NULL);
 				NCP_FINFO(ino)->volNumber = volNumber;
 				NCP_FINFO(ino)->dirEntNum = dirEntNum;
 				NCP_FINFO(ino)->DosDirNum = DosDirNum;
+				result = 0;
 			} else {
 				DPRINTK("ncpfs: sb->s_root->d_inode == NULL!\n");
 			}
 		} else {
 			DPRINTK("ncpfs: sb->s_root == NULL!\n");
 		}
-	}
-	result = 0;
+	} else
+		result = 0;
 
 out:
 	return result;
@@ -799,7 +865,6 @@ static struct dentry *ncp_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struc
 	int error, res, len;
 	__u8 __name[NCP_MAXPATHLEN + 1];
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = -EIO;
 	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
 		goto finished;
@@ -813,6 +878,8 @@ static struct dentry *ncp_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struc
 				 dentry->d_name.len, 1);
 		if (!res)
 			res = ncp_lookup_volume(server, __name, &(finfo.i));
+			if (!res)
+				ncp_update_known_namespace(server, finfo.i.volNumber, NULL);
 	} else {
 		res = ncp_io2vol(server, __name, &len, dentry->d_name.name,
 				 dentry->d_name.len, !ncp_preserve_case(dir));
@@ -846,7 +913,6 @@ add_entry:
 
 finished:
 	PPRINTK("ncp_lookup: result=%d\n", error);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
@@ -887,11 +953,6 @@ int ncp_create_new(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	PPRINTK("ncp_create_new: creating %s/%s, mode=%x\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name, mode);
 
-	error = -EIO;
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto out;
-
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, dentry);
 	len = sizeof(__name);
 	error = ncp_io2vol(server, __name, &len, dentry->d_name.name,
@@ -917,6 +978,8 @@ int ncp_create_new(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 		if (result) {
 			if (result == 0x87)
 				error = -ENAMETOOLONG;
+			else if (result < 0)
+				error = result;
 			DPRINTK("ncp_create: %s/%s failed\n",
 				dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 			goto out;
@@ -935,7 +998,6 @@ int ncp_create_new(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 
 	error = ncp_instantiate(dir, dentry, &finfo);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -955,11 +1017,6 @@ static int ncp_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	DPRINTK("ncp_mkdir: making %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	error = -EIO;
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto out;
-
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, dentry);
 	len = sizeof(__name);
 	error = ncp_io2vol(server, __name, &len, dentry->d_name.name,
@@ -967,12 +1024,11 @@ static int ncp_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = -EACCES;
-	if (ncp_open_create_file_or_subdir(server, dir, __name,
+	error = ncp_open_create_file_or_subdir(server, dir, __name,
 					   OC_MODE_CREATE, aDIR,
 					   cpu_to_le16(0xffff),
-					   &finfo) == 0)
-	{
+					   &finfo);
+	if (error == 0) {
 		if (ncp_is_nfs_extras(server, finfo.volume)) {
 			mode |= S_IFDIR;
 			finfo.i.nfs.mode = mode;
@@ -983,9 +1039,10 @@ static int ncp_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 				goto out;
 		}
 		error = ncp_instantiate(dir, dentry, &finfo);
+	} else if (error > 0) {
+		error = -EACCES;
 	}
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -998,11 +1055,6 @@ static int ncp_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	DPRINTK("ncp_rmdir: removing %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	error = -EIO;
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto out;
-
 	error = -EBUSY;
 	if (!d_unhashed(dentry))
 		goto out;
@@ -1036,11 +1088,10 @@ static int ncp_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 			error = -ENOENT;
 			break;
 		default:
-			error = -EACCES;
+			error = result < 0 ? result : -EACCES;
 			break;
        	}
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1050,15 +1101,10 @@ static int ncp_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct ncp_server *server;
 	int error;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	server = NCP_SERVER(dir);
 	DPRINTK("ncp_unlink: unlinking %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 	
-	error = -EIO;
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto out;
-
 	/*
 	 * Check whether to close the file ...
 	 */
@@ -1097,12 +1143,9 @@ static int ncp_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 			error = -ENOENT;
 			break;
 		default:
-			error = -EACCES;
+			error = error < 0 ? error : -EACCES;
 			break;
 	}
-		
-out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1118,11 +1161,6 @@ static int ncp_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		old_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, old_dentry->d_name.name,
 		new_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, new_dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	error = -EIO;
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-		goto out;
-
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, old_dentry);
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, new_dentry);
 
@@ -1161,11 +1199,10 @@ static int ncp_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			error = -ENOENT;
 			break;
 		default:
-			error = -EACCES;
+			error = error < 0 ? error : -EACCES;
 			break;
 	}
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/file.c b/fs/ncpfs/file.c
index 3639cc5cbdae..6c754f70c529 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/file.c
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ ncp_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 	DPRINTK("ncp_file_read: enter %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(NCP_SERVER(inode)))
-		return -EIO;
-
 	pos = *ppos;
 
 	if ((ssize_t) count < 0) {
@@ -192,13 +189,11 @@ ncp_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *
 
 	DPRINTK("ncp_file_write: enter %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
-	if (!ncp_conn_valid(NCP_SERVER(inode)))
-		return -EIO;
 	if ((ssize_t) count < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	pos = *ppos;
 	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND) {
-		pos = inode->i_size;
+		pos = i_size_read(inode);
 	}
 
 	if (pos + count > MAX_NON_LFS && !(file->f_flags&O_LARGEFILE)) {
@@ -264,8 +259,11 @@ ncp_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *
 
 	*ppos = pos;
 
-	if (pos > inode->i_size) {
-		inode->i_size = pos;
+	if (pos > i_size_read(inode)) {
+		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+		if (pos > i_size_read(inode))
+			i_size_write(inode, pos);
+		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	}
 	DPRINTK("ncp_file_write: exit %s/%s\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -281,18 +279,9 @@ static int ncp_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static loff_t ncp_remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
-{
-	loff_t ret;
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return ret;
-}
-
 const struct file_operations ncp_file_operations =
 {
-	.llseek 	= ncp_remote_llseek,
+	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
 	.read		= ncp_file_read,
 	.write		= ncp_file_write,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= ncp_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index b4de38cf49f5..5f4e58d93fdd 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void ncp_update_dates(struct inode *inode, struct nw_info_struct *nwi)
 		inode->i_mode = nwi->nfs.mode;
 	}
 
-	inode->i_blocks = (inode->i_size + NCP_BLOCK_SIZE - 1) >> NCP_BLOCK_SHIFT;
+	inode->i_blocks = (i_size_read(inode) + NCP_BLOCK_SIZE - 1) >> NCP_BLOCK_SHIFT;
 
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = ncp_date_dos2unix(nwi->modifyTime, nwi->modifyDate);
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = ncp_date_dos2unix(nwi->creationTime, nwi->creationDate);
@@ -158,18 +158,21 @@ static void ncp_update_attrs(struct inode *inode, struct ncp_entry_info *nwinfo)
 		inode->i_mode = server->m.dir_mode;
 		/* for directories dataStreamSize seems to be some
 		   Object ID ??? */
-		inode->i_size = NCP_BLOCK_SIZE;
+		i_size_write(inode, NCP_BLOCK_SIZE);
 	} else {
+		u32 size;
+
 		inode->i_mode = server->m.file_mode;
-		inode->i_size = le32_to_cpu(nwi->dataStreamSize);
+		size = le32_to_cpu(nwi->dataStreamSize);
+		i_size_write(inode, size);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS
 		if ((server->m.flags & (NCP_MOUNT_EXTRAS|NCP_MOUNT_SYMLINKS)) 
 		 && (nwi->attributes & aSHARED)) {
 			switch (nwi->attributes & (aHIDDEN|aSYSTEM)) {
 				case aHIDDEN:
 					if (server->m.flags & NCP_MOUNT_SYMLINKS) {
-						if (/* (inode->i_size >= NCP_MIN_SYMLINK_SIZE)
-						 && */ (inode->i_size <= NCP_MAX_SYMLINK_SIZE)) {
+						if (/* (size >= NCP_MIN_SYMLINK_SIZE)
+						 && */ (size <= NCP_MAX_SYMLINK_SIZE)) {
 							inode->i_mode = (inode->i_mode & ~S_IFMT) | S_IFLNK;
 							NCP_FINFO(inode)->flags |= NCPI_KLUDGE_SYMLINK;
 							break;
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ void ncp_update_inode2(struct inode* inode, struct ncp_entry_info *nwinfo)
 }
 
 /*
- * Fill in the inode based on the ncp_entry_info structure.
+ * Fill in the inode based on the ncp_entry_info structure.  Used only for brand new inodes.
  */
 static void ncp_set_attr(struct inode *inode, struct ncp_entry_info *nwinfo)
 {
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@ ncp_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct ncp_entry_info *info)
 	if (inode) {
 		atomic_set(&NCP_FINFO(inode)->opened, info->opened);
 
+		inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = sb->s_bdi;
 		inode->i_ino = info->ino;
 		ncp_set_attr(inode, info);
 		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
@@ -565,10 +569,12 @@ static int ncp_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *raw_data, int silent)
 /*	server->conn_status = 0;	*/
 /*	server->root_dentry = NULL;	*/
 /*	server->root_setuped = 0;	*/
+	mutex_init(&server->root_setup_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING
 /*	server->sign_wanted = 0;	*/
 /*	server->sign_active = 0;	*/
 #endif
+	init_rwsem(&server->auth_rwsem);
 	server->auth.auth_type = NCP_AUTH_NONE;
 /*	server->auth.object_name_len = 0;	*/
 /*	server->auth.object_name = NULL;	*/
@@ -593,7 +599,7 @@ static int ncp_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *raw_data, int silent)
 	server->nls_io = load_nls_default();
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
-	server->dentry_ttl = 0;	/* no caching */
+	atomic_set(&server->dentry_ttl, 0);	/* no caching */
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&server->tx.requests);
 	mutex_init(&server->rcv.creq_mutex);
@@ -658,8 +664,10 @@ static int ncp_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *raw_data, int silent)
 				goto out_disconnect;
 			}
 		}
+		ncp_lock_server(server);
 		if (options & 2)
 			server->sign_wanted = 1;
+		ncp_unlock_server(server);
 	}
 	else 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING */
@@ -720,6 +728,9 @@ out_nls:
 	unload_nls(server->nls_io);
 	unload_nls(server->nls_vol);
 #endif
+	mutex_destroy(&server->rcv.creq_mutex);
+	mutex_destroy(&server->root_setup_lock);
+	mutex_destroy(&server->mutex);
 out_fput2:
 	if (server->info_filp)
 		fput(server->info_filp);
@@ -743,8 +754,6 @@ static void ncp_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ncp_server *server = NCP_SBP(sb);
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	ncp_lock_server(server);
 	ncp_disconnect(server);
 	ncp_unlock_server(server);
@@ -756,6 +765,9 @@ static void ncp_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	unload_nls(server->nls_vol);
 	unload_nls(server->nls_io);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
+	mutex_destroy(&server->rcv.creq_mutex);
+	mutex_destroy(&server->root_setup_lock);
+	mutex_destroy(&server->mutex);
 
 	if (server->info_filp)
 		fput(server->info_filp);
@@ -771,8 +783,6 @@ static void ncp_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	vfree(server->packet);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(server);
-
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static int ncp_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
@@ -851,10 +861,8 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 	result = -EIO;
 
-	lock_kernel();	
-
 	server = NCP_SERVER(inode);
-	if ((!server) || !ncp_conn_valid(server))
+	if (!server)	/* How this could happen? */
 		goto out;
 
 	/* ageing the dentry to force validation */
@@ -981,8 +989,6 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		result = ncp_modify_file_or_subdir_dos_info(NCP_SERVER(inode),
 				      inode, info_mask, &info);
 		if (result != 0) {
-			result = -EACCES;
-
 			if (info_mask == (DM_CREATE_TIME | DM_CREATE_DATE)) {
 				/* NetWare seems not to allow this. I
 				   do not know why. So, just tell the
@@ -1005,7 +1011,8 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	if (result > 0)
+		result = -EACCES;
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
index 84a8cfc4e38e..c2a1f9a155c3 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
@@ -35,16 +35,11 @@
 #define NCP_PACKET_SIZE_INTERNAL 65536
 
 static int
-ncp_get_fs_info(struct ncp_server * server, struct file *file,
+ncp_get_fs_info(struct ncp_server * server, struct inode *inode,
 		struct ncp_fs_info __user *arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	struct ncp_fs_info info;
 
-	if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-	    && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(&info, arg, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -65,16 +60,11 @@ ncp_get_fs_info(struct ncp_server * server, struct file *file,
 }
 
 static int
-ncp_get_fs_info_v2(struct ncp_server * server, struct file *file,
+ncp_get_fs_info_v2(struct ncp_server * server, struct inode *inode,
 		   struct ncp_fs_info_v2 __user * arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	struct ncp_fs_info_v2 info2;
 
-	if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-	    && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(&info2, arg, sizeof(info2)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -136,16 +126,11 @@ struct compat_ncp_privatedata_ioctl
 #define NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA_32	_IOR('n', 10, struct compat_ncp_privatedata_ioctl)
 
 static int
-ncp_get_compat_fs_info_v2(struct ncp_server * server, struct file *file,
+ncp_get_compat_fs_info_v2(struct ncp_server * server, struct inode *inode,
 		   struct compat_ncp_fs_info_v2 __user * arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	struct compat_ncp_fs_info_v2 info2;
 
-	if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-	    && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(&info2, arg, sizeof(info2)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -182,11 +167,8 @@ ncp_set_charsets(struct ncp_server* server, struct ncp_nls_ioctl __user *arg)
 	struct nls_table *iocharset;
 	struct nls_table *oldset_io;
 	struct nls_table *oldset_cp;
-
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EACCES;
-	if (server->root_setuped)
-		return -EBUSY;
+	int utf8;
+	int err;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&user, arg, sizeof(user)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -206,28 +188,40 @@ ncp_set_charsets(struct ncp_server* server, struct ncp_nls_ioctl __user *arg)
 	user.iocharset[NCP_IOCSNAME_LEN] = 0;
 	if (!user.iocharset[0] || !strcmp(user.iocharset, "default")) {
 		iocharset = load_nls_default();
-		NCP_CLR_FLAG(server, NCP_FLAG_UTF8);
+		utf8 = 0;
 	} else if (!strcmp(user.iocharset, "utf8")) {
 		iocharset = load_nls_default();
-		NCP_SET_FLAG(server, NCP_FLAG_UTF8);
+		utf8 = 1;
 	} else {
 		iocharset = load_nls(user.iocharset);
 		if (!iocharset) {
 			unload_nls(codepage);
 			return -EBADRQC;
 		}
-		NCP_CLR_FLAG(server, NCP_FLAG_UTF8);
+		utf8 = 0;
 	}
 
-	oldset_cp = server->nls_vol;
-	server->nls_vol = codepage;
-	oldset_io = server->nls_io;
-	server->nls_io = iocharset;
-
+	mutex_lock(&server->root_setup_lock);
+	if (server->root_setuped) {
+		oldset_cp = codepage;
+		oldset_io = iocharset;
+		err = -EBUSY;
+	} else {
+		if (utf8)
+			NCP_SET_FLAG(server, NCP_FLAG_UTF8);
+		else
+			NCP_CLR_FLAG(server, NCP_FLAG_UTF8);
+		oldset_cp = server->nls_vol;
+		server->nls_vol = codepage;
+		oldset_io = server->nls_io;
+		server->nls_io = iocharset;
+		err = 0;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);
 	unload_nls(oldset_cp);
 	unload_nls(oldset_io);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -237,6 +231,7 @@ ncp_get_charsets(struct ncp_server* server, struct ncp_nls_ioctl __user *arg)
 	int len;
 
 	memset(&user, 0, sizeof(user));
+	mutex_lock(&server->root_setup_lock);
 	if (server->nls_vol && server->nls_vol->charset) {
 		len = strlen(server->nls_vol->charset);
 		if (len > NCP_IOCSNAME_LEN)
@@ -254,6 +249,7 @@ ncp_get_charsets(struct ncp_server* server, struct ncp_nls_ioctl __user *arg)
 		strncpy(user.iocharset,	server->nls_io->charset, len);
 		user.iocharset[len] = 0;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);
 
 	if (copy_to_user(arg, &user, sizeof(user)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -261,25 +257,19 @@ ncp_get_charsets(struct ncp_server* server, struct ncp_nls_ioctl __user *arg)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
-static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static long __ncp_ioctl(struct inode *inode, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct ncp_server *server = NCP_SERVER(inode);
 	int result;
 	struct ncp_ioctl_request request;
 	char* bouncebuffer;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	uid_t uid = current_uid();
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST_32:
 #endif
 	case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-		    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 		if (cmd == NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST_32) {
 			struct compat_ncp_ioctl_request request32;
@@ -314,7 +304,7 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		server->current_size = request.size;
 		memcpy(server->packet, bouncebuffer, request.size);
 
-		result = ncp_request2(server, request.function, 
+		result = ncp_request2(server, request.function,
 			bouncebuffer, NCP_PACKET_SIZE_INTERNAL);
 		if (result < 0)
 			result = -EIO;
@@ -331,69 +321,69 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	case NCP_IOC_CONN_LOGGED_IN:
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EACCES;
 		if (!(server->m.int_flags & NCP_IMOUNT_LOGGEDIN_POSSIBLE))
 			return -EINVAL;
+		mutex_lock(&server->root_setup_lock);
 		if (server->root_setuped)
-			return -EBUSY;
-		server->root_setuped = 1;
-		return ncp_conn_logged_in(inode->i_sb);
+			result = -EBUSY;
+		else {
+			result = ncp_conn_logged_in(inode->i_sb);
+			if (result == 0)
+				server->root_setuped = 1;
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);
+		return result;
 
 	case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO:
-		return ncp_get_fs_info(server, filp, argp);
+		return ncp_get_fs_info(server, inode, argp);
 
 	case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO_V2:
-		return ncp_get_fs_info_v2(server, filp, argp);
+		return ncp_get_fs_info_v2(server, inode, argp);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO_V2_32:
-		return ncp_get_compat_fs_info_v2(server, filp, argp);
+		return ncp_get_compat_fs_info_v2(server, inode, argp);
 #endif
 	/* we have too many combinations of CONFIG_COMPAT,
 	 * CONFIG_64BIT and CONFIG_UID16, so just handle
 	 * any of the possible ioctls */
 	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID16:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID32:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID64:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
-			&& uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-
-		if (cmd == NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID16) {
+		{
 			u16 uid;
+
 			SET_UID(uid, server->m.mounted_uid);
 			if (put_user(uid, (u16 __user *)argp))
 				return -EFAULT;
-		} else if (cmd == NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID32) {
-			if (put_user(server->m.mounted_uid,
-						(u32 __user *)argp))
-				return -EFAULT;
-		} else {
-			if (put_user(server->m.mounted_uid,
-						(u64 __user *)argp))
-				return -EFAULT;
+			return 0;
 		}
+	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID32:
+		if (put_user(server->m.mounted_uid,
+			     (u32 __user *)argp))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID64:
+		if (put_user(server->m.mounted_uid,
+			     (u64 __user *)argp))
+			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
 
 	case NCP_IOC_GETROOT:
 		{
 			struct ncp_setroot_ioctl sr;
 
-			if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
-			    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-				return -EACCES;
-
+			result = -EACCES;
+			mutex_lock(&server->root_setup_lock);
 			if (server->m.mounted_vol[0]) {
 				struct dentry* dentry = inode->i_sb->s_root;
 
 				if (dentry) {
 					struct inode* s_inode = dentry->d_inode;
-				
+
 					if (s_inode) {
 						sr.volNumber = NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->volNumber;
 						sr.dirEntNum = NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->dirEntNum;
 						sr.namespace = server->name_space[sr.volNumber];
+						result = 0;
 					} else
 						DPRINTK("ncpfs: s_root->d_inode==NULL\n");
 				} else
@@ -402,10 +392,12 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 				sr.volNumber = -1;
 				sr.namespace = 0;
 				sr.dirEntNum = 0;
+				result = 0;
 			}
-			if (copy_to_user(argp, &sr, sizeof(sr)))
-				return -EFAULT;
-			return 0;
+			mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);
+			if (!result && copy_to_user(argp, &sr, sizeof(sr)))
+				result = -EFAULT;
+			return result;
 		}
 
 	case NCP_IOC_SETROOT:
@@ -416,103 +408,114 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			__le32 dosde;
 			struct dentry* dentry;
 
-			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			{
-				return -EACCES;
-			}
-			if (server->root_setuped) return -EBUSY;
 			if (copy_from_user(&sr, argp, sizeof(sr)))
 				return -EFAULT;
-			if (sr.volNumber < 0) {
-				server->m.mounted_vol[0] = 0;
-				vnum = NCP_NUMBER_OF_VOLUMES;
-				de = 0;
-				dosde = 0;
-			} else if (sr.volNumber >= NCP_NUMBER_OF_VOLUMES) {
-				return -EINVAL;
-			} else if (ncp_mount_subdir(server, sr.volNumber,
-						sr.namespace, sr.dirEntNum,
-						&vnum, &de, &dosde)) {
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-			
-			dentry = inode->i_sb->s_root;
-			server->root_setuped = 1;
-			if (dentry) {
-				struct inode* s_inode = dentry->d_inode;
-				
-				if (s_inode) {
-					NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->volNumber = vnum;
-					NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->dirEntNum = de;
-					NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->DosDirNum = dosde;
+			mutex_lock(&server->root_setup_lock);
+			if (server->root_setuped)
+				result = -EBUSY;
+			else {
+				if (sr.volNumber < 0) {
+					server->m.mounted_vol[0] = 0;
+					vnum = NCP_NUMBER_OF_VOLUMES;
+					de = 0;
+					dosde = 0;
+					result = 0;
+				} else if (sr.volNumber >= NCP_NUMBER_OF_VOLUMES) {
+					result = -EINVAL;
+				} else if (ncp_mount_subdir(server, sr.volNumber,
+							sr.namespace, sr.dirEntNum,
+							&vnum, &de, &dosde)) {
+					result = -ENOENT;
 				} else
-					DPRINTK("ncpfs: s_root->d_inode==NULL\n");
-			} else
-				DPRINTK("ncpfs: s_root==NULL\n");
+					result = 0;
 
+				if (result == 0) {
+					dentry = inode->i_sb->s_root;
+					if (dentry) {
+						struct inode* s_inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+						if (s_inode) {
+							NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->volNumber = vnum;
+							NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->dirEntNum = de;
+							NCP_FINFO(s_inode)->DosDirNum = dosde;
+							server->root_setuped = 1;
+						} else {
+							DPRINTK("ncpfs: s_root->d_inode==NULL\n");
+							result = -EIO;
+						}
+					} else {
+						DPRINTK("ncpfs: s_root==NULL\n");
+						result = -EIO;
+					}
+				}
+				result = 0;
+			}
+			mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);
+
+			return result;
+		}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING
+	case NCP_IOC_SIGN_INIT:
+		{
+			struct ncp_sign_init sign;
+
+			if (argp)
+				if (copy_from_user(&sign, argp, sizeof(sign)))
+					return -EFAULT;
+			ncp_lock_server(server);
+			mutex_lock(&server->rcv.creq_mutex);
+			if (argp) {
+				if (server->sign_wanted) {
+					memcpy(server->sign_root,sign.sign_root,8);
+					memcpy(server->sign_last,sign.sign_last,16);
+					server->sign_active = 1;
+				}
+				/* ignore when signatures not wanted */
+			} else {
+				server->sign_active = 0;
+			}
+			mutex_unlock(&server->rcv.creq_mutex);
+			ncp_unlock_server(server);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING	
-	case NCP_IOC_SIGN_INIT:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-		    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-
-		if (argp) {
-			if (server->sign_wanted)
-			{
-				struct ncp_sign_init sign;
-
-				if (copy_from_user(&sign, argp, sizeof(sign)))
-					return -EFAULT;
-				memcpy(server->sign_root,sign.sign_root,8);
-				memcpy(server->sign_last,sign.sign_last,16);
-				server->sign_active = 1;
-			}
-			/* ignore when signatures not wanted */
-		} else {
-			server->sign_active = 0;
-		}
-		return 0;		
-		
         case NCP_IOC_SIGN_WANTED:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
-		    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-		
-                if (put_user(server->sign_wanted, (int __user *)argp))
-			return -EFAULT;
-                return 0;
+		{
+			int state;
+
+			ncp_lock_server(server);
+			state = server->sign_wanted;
+			ncp_unlock_server(server);
+			if (put_user(state, (int __user *)argp))
+				return -EFAULT;
+			return 0;
+		}
 
 	case NCP_IOC_SET_SIGN_WANTED:
 		{
 			int newstate;
 
-			if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-			    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-				return -EACCES;
-
 			/* get only low 8 bits... */
 			if (get_user(newstate, (unsigned char __user *)argp))
 				return -EFAULT;
+			result = 0;
+			ncp_lock_server(server);
 			if (server->sign_active) {
 				/* cannot turn signatures OFF when active */
-				if (!newstate) return -EINVAL;
+				if (!newstate)
+					result = -EINVAL;
 			} else {
 				server->sign_wanted = newstate != 0;
 			}
-			return 0;
+			ncp_unlock_server(server);
+			return result;
 		}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING
 	case NCP_IOC_LOCKUNLOCK:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
-		    && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-
 		{
 			struct ncp_lock_ioctl	 rqdata;
 
@@ -541,16 +544,13 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			{
 				return result;
 			}
-			result = -EIO;
-			if (!ncp_conn_valid(server))
-				goto outrel;
 			result = -EISDIR;
 			if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 				goto outrel;
 			if (rqdata.cmd == NCP_LOCK_CLEAR)
 			{
 				result = ncp_ClearPhysicalRecord(NCP_SERVER(inode),
-							NCP_FINFO(inode)->file_handle, 
+							NCP_FINFO(inode)->file_handle,
 							rqdata.offset,
 							rqdata.length);
 				if (result > 0) result = 0;	/* no such lock */
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 							rqdata.timeout);
 				if (result > 0) result = -EAGAIN;
 			}
-outrel:			
+outrel:
 			ncp_inode_close(inode);
 			return result;
 		}
@@ -581,60 +581,62 @@ outrel:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME_32:
-		if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
 		{
 			struct compat_ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
 			size_t outl;
 
 			if (copy_from_user(&user, argp, sizeof(user)))
 				return -EFAULT;
+			down_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			user.auth_type = server->auth.auth_type;
 			outl = user.object_name_len;
 			user.object_name_len = server->auth.object_name_len;
 			if (outl > user.object_name_len)
 				outl = user.object_name_len;
+			result = 0;
 			if (outl) {
 				if (copy_to_user(compat_ptr(user.object_name),
 						 server->auth.object_name,
-						 outl)) return -EFAULT;
+						 outl))
+					result = -EFAULT;
 			}
-			if (copy_to_user(argp, &user, sizeof(user)))
-				return -EFAULT;
-			return 0;
+			up_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
+			if (!result && copy_to_user(argp, &user, sizeof(user)))
+				result = -EFAULT;
+			return result;
 		}
 #endif
 
 	case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME:
-		if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
 		{
 			struct ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
 			size_t outl;
 
 			if (copy_from_user(&user, argp, sizeof(user)))
 				return -EFAULT;
+			down_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			user.auth_type = server->auth.auth_type;
 			outl = user.object_name_len;
 			user.object_name_len = server->auth.object_name_len;
 			if (outl > user.object_name_len)
 				outl = user.object_name_len;
+			result = 0;
 			if (outl) {
 				if (copy_to_user(user.object_name,
 						 server->auth.object_name,
-						 outl)) return -EFAULT;
+						 outl))
+					result = -EFAULT;
 			}
-			if (copy_to_user(argp, &user, sizeof(user)))
-				return -EFAULT;
-			return 0;
+			up_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
+			if (!result && copy_to_user(argp, &user, sizeof(user)))
+				result = -EFAULT;
+			return result;
 		}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME_32:
 #endif
 	case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME:
-		if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
 		{
 			struct ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
 			void* newname;
@@ -666,9 +668,7 @@ outrel:
 			} else {
 				newname = NULL;
 			}
-			/* enter critical section */
-			/* maybe that kfree can sleep so do that this way */
-			/* it is at least more SMP friendly (in future...) */
+			down_write(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			oldname = server->auth.object_name;
 			oldnamelen = server->auth.object_name_len;
 			oldprivate = server->priv.data;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ outrel:
 			server->auth.object_name = newname;
 			server->priv.len = 0;
 			server->priv.data = NULL;
-			/* leave critical section */
+			up_write(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			kfree(oldprivate);
 			kfree(oldname);
 			return 0;
@@ -688,8 +688,6 @@ outrel:
 	case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA_32:
 #endif
 	case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA:
-		if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
 		{
 			struct ncp_privatedata_ioctl user;
 			size_t outl;
@@ -706,14 +704,20 @@ outrel:
 			if (copy_from_user(&user, argp, sizeof(user)))
 				return -EFAULT;
 
+			down_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			outl = user.len;
 			user.len = server->priv.len;
 			if (outl > user.len) outl = user.len;
+			result = 0;
 			if (outl) {
 				if (copy_to_user(user.data,
 						 server->priv.data,
-						 outl)) return -EFAULT;
+						 outl))
+					result = -EFAULT;
 			}
+			up_read(&server->auth_rwsem);
+			if (result)
+				return result;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 			if (cmd == NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA_32) {
 				struct compat_ncp_privatedata_ioctl user32;
@@ -733,8 +737,6 @@ outrel:
 	case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA_32:
 #endif
 	case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA:
-		if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
 		{
 			struct ncp_privatedata_ioctl user;
 			void* new;
@@ -762,12 +764,12 @@ outrel:
 			} else {
 				new = NULL;
 			}
-			/* enter critical section */
+			down_write(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			old = server->priv.data;
 			oldlen = server->priv.len;
 			server->priv.len = user.len;
 			server->priv.data = new;
-			/* leave critical section */
+			up_write(&server->auth_rwsem);
 			kfree(old);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -775,17 +777,13 @@ outrel:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS
 	case NCP_IOC_SETCHARSETS:
 		return ncp_set_charsets(server, argp);
-		
+
 	case NCP_IOC_GETCHARSETS:
 		return ncp_get_charsets(server, argp);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
 	case NCP_IOC_SETDENTRYTTL:
-		if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0 &&
-		    uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
-			return -EACCES;
-
 		{
 			u_int32_t user;
 
@@ -795,13 +793,13 @@ outrel:
 			if (user > 20000)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			user = (user * HZ) / 1000;
-			server->dentry_ttl = user;
+			atomic_set(&server->dentry_ttl, user);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		
+
 	case NCP_IOC_GETDENTRYTTL:
 		{
-			u_int32_t user = (server->dentry_ttl * 1000) / HZ;
+			u_int32_t user = (atomic_read(&server->dentry_ttl) * 1000) / HZ;
 			if (copy_to_user(argp, &user, sizeof(user)))
 				return -EFAULT;
 			return 0;
@@ -811,59 +809,103 @@ outrel:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int ncp_ioctl_need_write(unsigned int cmd)
-{
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO:
-	case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO_V2:
-	case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST:
-	case NCP_IOC_SETDENTRYTTL:
-	case NCP_IOC_SIGN_INIT:
-	case NCP_IOC_LOCKUNLOCK:
-	case NCP_IOC_SET_SIGN_WANTED:
-		return 1;
-	case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME:
-	case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA:
-	case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA:
-	case NCP_IOC_SETCHARSETS:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETCHARSETS:
-	case NCP_IOC_CONN_LOGGED_IN:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETDENTRYTTL:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID2:
-	case NCP_IOC_SIGN_WANTED:
-	case NCP_IOC_GETROOT:
-	case NCP_IOC_SETROOT:
-		return 0;
-	default:
-		/* unknown IOCTL command, assume write */
-		return 1;
-	}
-}
-
 long ncp_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct ncp_server *server = NCP_SERVER(inode);
+	uid_t uid = current_uid();
+	int need_drop_write = 0;
 	long ret;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (ncp_ioctl_need_write(cmd)) {
-		/*
-		 * inside the ioctl(), any failures which
-		 * are because of file_permission() are
-		 * -EACCESS, so it seems consistent to keep
-		 *  that here.
-		 */
-		if (mnt_want_write(filp->f_path.mnt)) {
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case NCP_IOC_SETCHARSETS:
+	case NCP_IOC_CONN_LOGGED_IN:
+	case NCP_IOC_SETROOT:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
 			ret = -EACCES;
 			goto out;
 		}
+		break;
 	}
-	ret = __ncp_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
-	if (ncp_ioctl_need_write(cmd))
+	if (server->m.mounted_uid != uid) {
+		switch (cmd) {
+		/*
+		 * Only mount owner can issue these ioctls.  Information
+		 * necessary to authenticate to other NDS servers are
+		 * stored here.
+		 */
+		case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA:
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME_32:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME_32:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA_32:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA_32:
+#endif
+			ret = -EACCES;
+			goto out;
+		/*
+		 * These require write access on the inode if user id
+		 * does not match.  Note that they do not write to the
+		 * file...  But old code did mnt_want_write, so I keep
+		 * it as is.  Of course not for mountpoint owner, as
+		 * that breaks read-only mounts altogether as ncpmount
+		 * needs working NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST and
+		 * NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO.  Some of these codes (setdentryttl,
+		 * signinit, setsignwanted) should be probably restricted
+		 * to owner only, or even more to CAP_SYS_ADMIN).
+		 */
+		case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO:
+		case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO_V2:
+		case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETDENTRYTTL:
+		case NCP_IOC_SIGN_INIT:
+		case NCP_IOC_LOCKUNLOCK:
+		case NCP_IOC_SET_SIGN_WANTED:
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		case NCP_IOC_GET_FS_INFO_V2_32:
+		case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST_32:
+#endif
+			ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+			need_drop_write = 1;
+			ret = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
+			if (ret)
+				goto outDropWrite;
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * Read access required.
+		 */
+		case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID16:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID32:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID64:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETROOT:
+		case NCP_IOC_SIGN_WANTED:
+			ret = inode_permission(inode, MAY_READ);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * Anybody can read these.
+		 */
+		case NCP_IOC_GETCHARSETS:
+		case NCP_IOC_GETDENTRYTTL:
+		default:
+		/* Three codes below are protected by CAP_SYS_ADMIN above. */
+		case NCP_IOC_SETCHARSETS:
+		case NCP_IOC_CONN_LOGGED_IN:
+		case NCP_IOC_SETROOT:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	ret = __ncp_ioctl(inode, cmd, arg);
+outDropWrite:
+	if (need_drop_write)
 		mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
-
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -872,10 +914,8 @@ long ncp_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	long ret;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	arg = (unsigned long) compat_ptr(arg);
 	ret = ncp_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
index 0ec6237a5970..a95615a0b6ac 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
@@ -107,17 +107,17 @@ ncp_reply_data(struct ncp_server *server, int offset)
 	return &(server->packet[sizeof(struct ncp_reply_header) + offset]);
 }
 
-static inline u8 BVAL(void *data)
+static inline u8 BVAL(const void *data)
 {
-	return *(u8 *)data;
+	return *(const u8 *)data;
 }
 
 static u8 ncp_reply_byte(struct ncp_server *server, int offset)
 {
-	return *(u8 *)ncp_reply_data(server, offset);
+	return *(const u8 *)ncp_reply_data(server, offset);
 }
 
-static inline u16 WVAL_LH(void *data)
+static inline u16 WVAL_LH(const void *data)
 {
 	return get_unaligned_le16(data);
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ ncp_reply_be16(struct ncp_server *server, int offset)
 	return get_unaligned_be16(ncp_reply_data(server, offset));
 }
 
-static inline u32 DVAL_LH(void *data)
+static inline u32 DVAL_LH(const void *data)
 {
 	return get_unaligned_le32(data);
 }
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ int ncp_dirhandle_free(struct ncp_server* server, __u8 dirhandle) {
 	return result;
 }
 
-void ncp_extract_file_info(void *structure, struct nw_info_struct *target)
+void ncp_extract_file_info(const void *structure, struct nw_info_struct *target)
 {
-	__u8 *name_len;
+	const __u8 *name_len;
 	const int info_struct_size = offsetof(struct nw_info_struct, nameLen);
 
 	memcpy(target, structure, info_struct_size);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void ncp_extract_file_info(void *structure, struct nw_info_struct *target)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
-static inline void ncp_extract_nfs_info(unsigned char *structure,
+static inline void ncp_extract_nfs_info(const unsigned char *structure,
 				 struct nw_nfs_info *target)
 {
 	target->mode = DVAL_LH(structure);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int ncp_obtain_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *server,
  * Returns information for a (one-component) name relative to
  * the specified directory.
  */
-int ncp_obtain_info(struct ncp_server *server, struct inode *dir, char *path,
+int ncp_obtain_info(struct ncp_server *server, struct inode *dir, const char *path,
 			struct nw_info_struct *target)
 {
 	__u8  volnum = NCP_FINFO(dir)->volNumber;
@@ -452,16 +452,16 @@ out:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
 static int
 ncp_obtain_DOS_dir_base(struct ncp_server *server,
-		__u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
-		char *path, /* At most 1 component */
+		__u8 ns, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
+		const char *path, /* At most 1 component */
 		__le32 *DOS_dir_base)
 {
 	int result;
 
 	ncp_init_request(server);
 	ncp_add_byte(server, 6); /* subfunction */
-	ncp_add_byte(server, server->name_space[volnum]);
-	ncp_add_byte(server, server->name_space[volnum]);
+	ncp_add_byte(server, ns);
+	ncp_add_byte(server, ns);
 	ncp_add_word(server, cpu_to_le16(0x8006)); /* get all */
 	ncp_add_dword(server, RIM_DIRECTORY);
 	ncp_add_handle_path(server, volnum, dirent, 1, path);
@@ -523,10 +523,27 @@ ncp_get_known_namespace(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volume)
 #endif	/* defined(CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS) || defined(CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS) */
 }
 
+int
+ncp_update_known_namespace(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volume, int *ret_ns)
+{
+	int ns = ncp_get_known_namespace(server, volume);
+
+	if (ret_ns)
+		*ret_ns = ns;
+
+	DPRINTK("lookup_vol: namespace[%d] = %d\n",
+		volume, server->name_space[volume]);
+
+	if (server->name_space[volume] == ns)
+		return 0;
+	server->name_space[volume] = ns;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 ncp_ObtainSpecificDirBase(struct ncp_server *server,
 		__u8 nsSrc, __u8 nsDst, __u8 vol_num, __le32 dir_base,
-		char *path, /* At most 1 component */
+		const char *path, /* At most 1 component */
 		__le32 *dirEntNum, __le32 *DosDirNum)
 {
 	int result;
@@ -560,14 +577,13 @@ ncp_mount_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
 {
 	int dstNS;
 	int result;
-	
-	dstNS = ncp_get_known_namespace(server, volNumber);
+
+	ncp_update_known_namespace(server, volNumber, &dstNS);
 	if ((result = ncp_ObtainSpecificDirBase(server, srcNS, dstNS, volNumber, 
 				      dirEntNum, NULL, newDirEnt, newDosEnt)) != 0)
 	{
 		return result;
 	}
-	server->name_space[volNumber] = dstNS;
 	*volume = volNumber;
 	server->m.mounted_vol[1] = 0;
 	server->m.mounted_vol[0] = 'X';
@@ -575,11 +591,10 @@ ncp_mount_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
 }
 
 int 
-ncp_get_volume_root(struct ncp_server *server, const char *volname,
-		    __u32* volume, __le32* dirent, __le32* dosdirent)
+ncp_get_volume_root(struct ncp_server *server,
+		    const char *volname, __u32* volume, __le32* dirent, __le32* dosdirent)
 {
 	int result;
-	__u8 volnum;
 
 	DPRINTK("ncp_get_volume_root: looking up vol %s\n", volname);
 
@@ -601,21 +616,14 @@ ncp_get_volume_root(struct ncp_server *server, const char *volname,
 		return result;
 	}
 	*dirent = *dosdirent = ncp_reply_dword(server, 4);
-	volnum = ncp_reply_byte(server, 8);
+	*volume = ncp_reply_byte(server, 8);
 	ncp_unlock_server(server);
-	*volume = volnum;
-
-	server->name_space[volnum] = ncp_get_known_namespace(server, volnum);
-
-	DPRINTK("lookup_vol: namespace[%d] = %d\n",
-		volnum, server->name_space[volnum]);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int
-ncp_lookup_volume(struct ncp_server *server, const char *volname,
-		  struct nw_info_struct *target)
+ncp_lookup_volume(struct ncp_server *server,
+		  const char *volname, struct nw_info_struct *target)
 {
 	int result;
 
@@ -625,6 +633,7 @@ ncp_lookup_volume(struct ncp_server *server, const char *volname,
 	if (result) {
 		return result;
 	}
+	ncp_update_known_namespace(server, target->volNumber, NULL);
 	target->nameLen = strlen(volname);
 	memcpy(target->entryName, volname, target->nameLen+1);
 	target->attributes = aDIR;
@@ -676,8 +685,8 @@ int ncp_modify_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
 {
 	int result = 0;
 
+	ncp_init_request(server);
 	if (server->name_space[volnum] == NW_NS_NFS) {
-		ncp_init_request(server);
 		ncp_add_byte(server, 25);	/* subfunction */
 		ncp_add_byte(server, server->name_space[volnum]);
 		ncp_add_byte(server, NW_NS_NFS);
@@ -690,8 +699,8 @@ int ncp_modify_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
 		ncp_add_dword_lh(server, 1);	/* nlinks */
 		ncp_add_dword_lh(server, rdev);
 		result = ncp_request(server, 87);
-		ncp_unlock_server(server);
 	}
+	ncp_unlock_server(server);
 	return result;
 }
 #endif
@@ -700,7 +709,7 @@ int ncp_modify_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
 static int
 ncp_DeleteNSEntry(struct ncp_server *server,
 		  __u8 have_dir_base, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
-		  char* name, __u8 ns, __le16 attr)
+		  const char* name, __u8 ns, __le16 attr)
 {
 	int result;
 
@@ -734,23 +743,25 @@ ncp_del_file_or_subdir2(struct ncp_server *server,
 
 int
 ncp_del_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
-		       struct inode *dir, char *name)
+		       struct inode *dir, const char *name)
 {
 	__u8  volnum = NCP_FINFO(dir)->volNumber;
 	__le32 dirent = NCP_FINFO(dir)->dirEntNum;
+	int name_space;
 
+	name_space = server->name_space[volnum];
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
-	if (server->name_space[volnum]==NW_NS_NFS)
+	if (name_space == NW_NS_NFS)
  	{
  		int result;
  
- 		result=ncp_obtain_DOS_dir_base(server, volnum, dirent, name, &dirent);
+		result=ncp_obtain_DOS_dir_base(server, name_space, volnum, dirent, name, &dirent);
  		if (result) return result;
- 		return ncp_DeleteNSEntry(server, 1, volnum, dirent, NULL, NW_NS_DOS, cpu_to_le16(0x8006));
+		name = NULL;
+		name_space = NW_NS_DOS;
  	}
- 	else
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS */
- 		return ncp_DeleteNSEntry(server, 1, volnum, dirent, name, server->name_space[volnum], cpu_to_le16(0x8006));
+	return ncp_DeleteNSEntry(server, 1, volnum, dirent, name, name_space, cpu_to_le16(0x8006));
 }
 
 static inline void ConvertToNWfromDWORD(__u16 v0, __u16 v1, __u8 ret[6])
@@ -765,7 +776,7 @@ static inline void ConvertToNWfromDWORD(__u16 v0, __u16 v1, __u8 ret[6])
 /* If both dir and name are NULL, then in target there's already a
    looked-up entry that wants to be opened. */
 int ncp_open_create_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
-				   struct inode *dir, char *name,
+				   struct inode *dir, const char *name,
 				   int open_create_mode,
 				   __le32 create_attributes,
 				   __le16 desired_acc_rights,
@@ -890,8 +901,8 @@ int ncp_search_for_fileset(struct ncp_server *server,
 
 static int
 ncp_RenameNSEntry(struct ncp_server *server,
-		  struct inode *old_dir, char *old_name, __le16 old_type,
-		  struct inode *new_dir, char *new_name)
+		  struct inode *old_dir, const char *old_name, __le16 old_type,
+		  struct inode *new_dir, const char *new_name)
 {
 	int result = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -929,8 +940,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 int ncp_ren_or_mov_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
-				struct inode *old_dir, char *old_name,
-				struct inode *new_dir, char *new_name)
+				struct inode *old_dir, const char *old_name,
+				struct inode *new_dir, const char *new_name)
 {
         int result;
         __le16 old_type = cpu_to_le16(0x06);
@@ -958,7 +969,7 @@ int
 ncp_read_kernel(struct ncp_server *server, const char *file_id,
 	     __u32 offset, __u16 to_read, char *target, int *bytes_read)
 {
-	char *source;
+	const char *source;
 	int result;
 
 	ncp_init_request(server);
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
index 2441d1ab57dc..3c57eca634ce 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ static inline void ncp_inode_close(struct inode *inode) {
 	atomic_dec(&NCP_FINFO(inode)->opened);
 }
 
-void ncp_extract_file_info(void* src, struct nw_info_struct* target);
-int ncp_obtain_info(struct ncp_server *server, struct inode *, char *,
+void ncp_extract_file_info(const void* src, struct nw_info_struct* target);
+int ncp_obtain_info(struct ncp_server *server, struct inode *, const char *,
 		struct nw_info_struct *target);
 int ncp_obtain_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *server, struct nw_info_struct *target);
+int ncp_update_known_namespace(struct ncp_server *server, __u8 volume, int *ret_ns);
 int ncp_get_volume_root(struct ncp_server *server, const char *volname,
 			__u32 *volume, __le32 *dirent, __le32 *dosdirent);
 int ncp_lookup_volume(struct ncp_server *, const char *, struct nw_info_struct *);
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ int ncp_modify_nfs_info(struct ncp_server *, __u8 volnum, __le32 dirent,
 			__u32 mode, __u32 rdev);
 
 int ncp_del_file_or_subdir2(struct ncp_server *, struct dentry*);
-int ncp_del_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *, struct inode *, char *);
-int ncp_open_create_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *, struct inode *, char *,
+int ncp_del_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *, struct inode *, const char *);
+int ncp_open_create_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *, struct inode *, const char *,
 				int, __le32, __le16, struct ncp_entry_info *);
 
 int ncp_initialize_search(struct ncp_server *, struct inode *,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ int ncp_search_for_fileset(struct ncp_server *server,
 			   char** rbuf, size_t* rsize);
 
 int ncp_ren_or_mov_file_or_subdir(struct ncp_server *server,
-			      struct inode *, char *, struct inode *, char *);
+			      struct inode *, const char *, struct inode *, const char *);
 
 
 int
@@ -170,13 +171,13 @@ static inline int ncp_strnicmp(struct nls_table *t, const unsigned char *s1,
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
 #define NCP_GET_AGE(dentry)	(jiffies - (dentry)->d_time)
-#define NCP_MAX_AGE(server)	((server)->dentry_ttl)
+#define NCP_MAX_AGE(server)	atomic_read(&(server)->dentry_ttl)
 #define NCP_TEST_AGE(server,dentry)	(NCP_GET_AGE(dentry) < NCP_MAX_AGE(server))
 
 static inline void
 ncp_age_dentry(struct ncp_server* server, struct dentry* dentry)
 {
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies - server->dentry_ttl;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies - NCP_MAX_AGE(server);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c b/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
index 7c0b5c21e6cf..d8b2d7e6910b 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@
 
 /* i386: 32-bit, little endian, handles mis-alignment */
 #ifdef __i386__
-#define GET_LE32(p) (*(int *)(p))
+#define GET_LE32(p) (*(const int *)(p))
 #define PUT_LE32(p,v) { *(int *)(p)=v; }
 #else
 /* from include/ncplib.h */
-#define BVAL(buf,pos) (((__u8 *)(buf))[pos])
+#define BVAL(buf,pos) (((const __u8 *)(buf))[pos])
 #define PVAL(buf,pos) ((unsigned)BVAL(buf,pos))
-#define BSET(buf,pos,val) (BVAL(buf,pos) = (val))
+#define BSET(buf,pos,val) (((__u8 *)(buf))[pos] = (val))
 
 static inline __u16
-WVAL_LH(__u8 * buf, int pos)
+WVAL_LH(const __u8 * buf, int pos)
 {
 	return PVAL(buf, pos) | PVAL(buf, pos + 1) << 8;
 }
 static inline __u32
-DVAL_LH(__u8 * buf, int pos)
+DVAL_LH(const __u8 * buf, int pos)
 {
 	return WVAL_LH(buf, pos) | WVAL_LH(buf, pos + 2) << 16;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/sock.c b/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
index c7ff6c700a6e..668bd267346e 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ static int ncp_do_request(struct ncp_server *server, int size,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (!ncp_conn_valid(server)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "ncpfs: Connection invalid!\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	{
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index 4522aed00906..ef663061d5ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -241,34 +241,6 @@ int ncp_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c */
 int ncp_make_closed(struct inode *);
 
-#define ncp_namespace(i)	(NCP_SERVER(i)->name_space[NCP_FINFO(i)->volNumber])
-
-static inline int ncp_preserve_entry_case(struct inode *i, __u32 nscreator)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS
-	int ns = ncp_namespace(i);
-
-	if ((ns == NW_NS_DOS)
-#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS
-		|| ((ns == NW_NS_OS2) && (nscreator == NW_NS_DOS))
-#endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS */
-				)
-		return 0;
-#endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS */
-	return 1;
-}
-
-#define ncp_preserve_case(i)	(ncp_namespace(i) != NW_NS_DOS)
-
-static inline int ncp_case_sensitive(struct inode *i)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
-	return ncp_namespace(i) == NW_NS_NFS;
-#else
-	return 0;
-#endif	/* CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS */
-} 
-
 #endif				/* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif				/* _LINUX_NCP_FS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs_sb.h
index 8da05bc098ca..d64b0e894336 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs_sb.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct ncp_server {
 	int ncp_reply_size;
 
 	int root_setuped;
+	struct mutex root_setup_lock;
 
 	/* info for packet signing */
 	int sign_wanted;	/* 1=Server needs signed packets */
@@ -81,13 +82,14 @@ struct ncp_server {
 		size_t	len;
 		void*	data;
 	} priv;
+	struct rw_semaphore auth_rwsem;
 
 	/* nls info: codepage for volume and charset for I/O */
 	struct nls_table *nls_vol;
 	struct nls_table *nls_io;
 
 	/* maximum age in jiffies */
-	int dentry_ttl;
+	atomic_t dentry_ttl;
 
 	/* miscellaneous */
 	unsigned int flags;