diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 08248e8..845b18e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@
 			unsigned int *number_of_UNC_in_array,
 			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 
-extern int connect_to_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
-			const char *old_path,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 extern int get_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
 			const char *old_path,
 			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 7c2e5ea..d5747e3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1419,27 +1419,6 @@
 }
 
 int
-connect_to_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
-		    const char *old_path, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
-		    int remap)
-{
-	struct dfs_info3_param *referrals = NULL;
-	unsigned int num_referrals;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	rc = get_dfs_path(xid, pSesInfo, old_path, nls_codepage,
-			&num_referrals, &referrals, remap);
-
-	/* BB Add in code to: if valid refrl, if not ip address contact
-		the helper that resolves tcp names, mount to it, try to
-		tcon to it unmount it if fail */
-
-	kfree(referrals);
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-int
 get_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo, const char *old_path,
 	     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, unsigned int *pnum_referrals,
 	     struct dfs_info3_param **preferrals, int remap)
@@ -2161,10 +2140,11 @@
 				if ((strchr(volume_info.UNC + 3, '\\') == NULL)
 				    && (strchr(volume_info.UNC + 3, '/') ==
 					NULL)) {
-					rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid, pSesInfo,
+/*					rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid, pSesInfo,
 						"", cifs_sb->local_nls,
 						cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-						  CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+						  CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);*/
+					cFYI(1, ("DFS root not supported"));
 					rc = -ENODEV;
 					goto out;
 				} else {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index e4e0078..05afe33 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -49,18 +49,25 @@
 	struct dentry *temp;
 	int namelen;
 	int pplen;
+	int dfsplen;
 	char *full_path;
 	char dirsep;
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 
 	if (direntry == NULL)
 		return NULL;  /* not much we can do if dentry is freed and
 		we need to reopen the file after it was closed implicitly
 		when the server crashed */
 
-	dirsep = CIFS_DIR_SEP(CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb));
-	pplen = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb)->prepathlen;
+	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb);
+	dirsep = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
+	pplen = cifs_sb->prepathlen;
+	if (cifs_sb->tcon && (cifs_sb->tcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS))
+		dfsplen = strnlen(cifs_sb->tcon->treeName, MAX_TREE_SIZE + 1);
+	else
+		dfsplen = 0;
 cifs_bp_rename_retry:
-	namelen = pplen;
+	namelen = pplen + dfsplen;
 	for (temp = direntry; !IS_ROOT(temp);) {
 		namelen += (1 + temp->d_name.len);
 		temp = temp->d_parent;
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	if (namelen != pplen) {
+	if (namelen != pplen + dfsplen) {
 		cERROR(1,
 		       ("did not end path lookup where expected namelen is %d",
 			namelen));
@@ -107,7 +114,18 @@
 	   since the '\' is a valid posix character so we can not switch
 	   those safely to '/' if any are found in the middle of the prepath */
 	/* BB test paths to Windows with '/' in the midst of prepath */
-	strncpy(full_path, CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb)->prepath, pplen);
+
+	if (dfsplen) {
+		strncpy(full_path, cifs_sb->tcon->treeName, dfsplen);
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_POSIX_PATHS) {
+			int i;
+			for (i = 0; i < dfsplen; i++) {
+				if (full_path[i] == '\\')
+					full_path[i] = '/';
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	strncpy(full_path + dfsplen, CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb)->prepath, pplen);
 	return full_path;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 2d53b43..9d9b56a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -161,52 +161,18 @@
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
-static const unsigned char *cifs_get_search_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
-						const char *search_path)
-{
-	int tree_len;
-	int path_len;
-	int i;
-	char *tmp_path;
-	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
-
-	if (!(pTcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS))
-		return search_path;
-
-	/* use full path name for working with DFS */
-	tree_len = strnlen(pTcon->treeName, MAX_TREE_SIZE + 1);
-	path_len = strnlen(search_path, MAX_PATHCONF);
-
-	tmp_path = kmalloc(tree_len+path_len+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (tmp_path == NULL)
-		return search_path;
-
-	strncpy(tmp_path, pTcon->treeName, tree_len);
-	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_POSIX_PATHS)
-		for (i = 0; i < tree_len; i++) {
-			if (tmp_path[i] == '\\')
-				tmp_path[i] = '/';
-		}
-	strncpy(tmp_path+tree_len, search_path, path_len);
-	tmp_path[tree_len+path_len] = 0;
-	return tmp_path;
-}
-
 int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
-	const unsigned char *search_path, struct super_block *sb, int xid)
+	const unsigned char *full_path, struct super_block *sb, int xid)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO findData;
 	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-	const unsigned char *full_path;
 	bool is_dfs_referral = false;
 
 	pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
-	cFYI(1, ("Getting info on %s", search_path));
-
-	full_path = cifs_get_search_path(cifs_sb, search_path);
+	cFYI(1, ("Getting info on %s", full_path));
 
 try_again_CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo:
 	/* could have done a find first instead but this returns more info */
@@ -218,10 +184,6 @@
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc == -EREMOTE && !is_dfs_referral) {
 			is_dfs_referral = true;
-			if (full_path != search_path) {
-				kfree(full_path);
-				full_path = search_path;
-			}
 			goto try_again_CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo;
 		}
 		goto cgiiu_exit;
@@ -271,8 +233,6 @@
 		cifs_set_ops(inode, is_dfs_referral);
 	}
 cgiiu_exit:
-	if (full_path != search_path)
-		kfree(full_path);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -380,20 +340,19 @@
 }
 
 int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **pinode,
-	const unsigned char *search_path, FILE_ALL_INFO *pfindData,
+	const unsigned char *full_path, FILE_ALL_INFO *pfindData,
 	struct super_block *sb, int xid, const __u16 *pfid)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-	const unsigned char *full_path = NULL;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	bool adjustTZ = false;
 	bool is_dfs_referral = false;
 
 	pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
-	cFYI(1, ("Getting info on %s", search_path));
+	cFYI(1, ("Getting info on %s", full_path));
 
 	if ((pfindData == NULL) && (*pinode != NULL)) {
 		if (CIFS_I(*pinode)->clientCanCacheRead) {
@@ -409,8 +368,6 @@
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		pfindData = (FILE_ALL_INFO *)buf;
 
-		full_path = cifs_get_search_path(cifs_sb, search_path);
-
 try_again_CIFSSMBQPathInfo:
 		/* could do find first instead but this returns more info */
 		rc = CIFSSMBQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, pfindData,
@@ -432,10 +389,6 @@
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc == -EREMOTE && !is_dfs_referral) {
 			is_dfs_referral = true;
-			if (full_path != search_path) {
-				kfree(full_path);
-				full_path = search_path;
-			}
 			goto try_again_CIFSSMBQPathInfo;
 		}
 		goto cgii_exit;
@@ -470,7 +423,7 @@
 				__u64 inode_num;
 
 				rc1 = CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber(xid, pTcon,
-					search_path, &inode_num,
+					full_path, &inode_num,
 					cifs_sb->local_nls,
 					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
@@ -539,7 +492,7 @@
 			   (cifsInfo->cifsAttrs & ATTR_SYSTEM)) {
 			if (decode_sfu_inode(inode,
 					 le64_to_cpu(pfindData->EndOfFile),
-					 search_path,
+					 full_path,
 					 cifs_sb, xid))
 				cFYI(1, ("Unrecognized sfu inode type"));
 
@@ -582,12 +535,12 @@
 		/* fill in 0777 bits from ACL */
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL) {
 			cFYI(1, ("Getting mode bits from ACL"));
-			acl_to_uid_mode(inode, search_path, pfid);
+			acl_to_uid_mode(inode, full_path, pfid);
 		}
 #endif
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_UNX_EMUL) {
 			/* fill in remaining high mode bits e.g. SUID, VTX */
-			get_sfu_mode(inode, search_path, cifs_sb, xid);
+			get_sfu_mode(inode, full_path, cifs_sb, xid);
 		} else if (atomic_read(&cifsInfo->inUse) == 0) {
 			inode->i_uid = cifs_sb->mnt_uid;
 			inode->i_gid = cifs_sb->mnt_gid;
@@ -599,8 +552,6 @@
 		cifs_set_ops(inode, is_dfs_referral);
 	}
 cgii_exit:
-	if (full_path != search_path)
-		kfree(full_path);
 	kfree(buf);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 1c2c3ce..316f983 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -295,45 +295,9 @@
 				cFYI(1, ("Error closing junction point "
 					 "(open for ioctl)"));
 			}
-			/* BB unwind this long, nested function, or remove BB */
-			if (rc == -EIO) {
-				/* Query if DFS Junction */
-				unsigned int num_referrals = 0;
-				struct dfs_info3_param *refs = NULL;
-				tmp_path =
-					kmalloc(MAX_TREE_SIZE + MAX_PATHCONF + 1,
-						GFP_KERNEL);
-				if (tmp_path) {
-					strncpy(tmp_path, pTcon->treeName,
-						MAX_TREE_SIZE);
-					strncat(tmp_path, full_path,
-						MAX_PATHCONF);
-					rc = get_dfs_path(xid, pTcon->ses,
-						tmp_path,
-						cifs_sb->local_nls,
-						&num_referrals, &refs,
-						cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
-					cFYI(1, ("Get DFS for %s rc = %d ",
-						tmp_path, rc));
-					if ((num_referrals == 0) && (rc == 0))
-						rc = -EACCES;
-					else {
-						cFYI(1, ("num referral: %d",
-							num_referrals));
-						if (refs && refs->path_name) {
-							strncpy(tmpbuffer,
-								refs->path_name,
-								len-1);
-						}
-					}
-					kfree(refs);
-					kfree(tmp_path);
-}
-				/* BB add code like else decode referrals
-				then memcpy to tmpbuffer and free referrals
-				string array BB */
-			}
+			/* If it is a DFS junction earlier we would have gotten
+			   PATH_NOT_COVERED returned from server so we do
+			   not need to request the DFS info here */
 		}
 	}
 	/* BB Anything else to do to handle recursive links? */