diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index fb7bcf3..525770e 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
 	__releases(dentry->d_inode->i_lock)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	__d_clear_type(dentry);
 	dentry->d_inode = NULL;
 	hlist_del_init(&dentry->d_alias);
 	dentry_rcuwalk_barrier(dentry);
@@ -1648,14 +1649,42 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_set_d_op);
 
+static unsigned d_flags_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	unsigned add_flags = DCACHE_FILE_TYPE;
+
+	if (!inode)
+		return DCACHE_MISS_TYPE;
+
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+		add_flags = DCACHE_DIRECTORY_TYPE;
+		if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_LOOKUP))) {
+			if (unlikely(!inode->i_op->lookup))
+				add_flags = DCACHE_AUTODIR_TYPE;
+			else
+				inode->i_opflags |= IOP_LOOKUP;
+		}
+	} else if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_NOFOLLOW))) {
+		if (unlikely(inode->i_op->follow_link))
+			add_flags = DCACHE_SYMLINK_TYPE;
+		else
+			inode->i_opflags |= IOP_NOFOLLOW;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)))
+		add_flags |= DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;
+	return add_flags;
+}
+
 static void __d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
+	unsigned add_flags = d_flags_for_inode(inode);
+
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	if (inode) {
-		if (unlikely(IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)))
-			dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;
+	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE;
+	dentry->d_flags |= add_flags;
+	if (inode)
 		hlist_add_head(&dentry->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
-	}
 	dentry->d_inode = inode;
 	dentry_rcuwalk_barrier(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
@@ -1860,6 +1889,7 @@
 	static const struct qstr anonstring = QSTR_INIT("/", 1);
 	struct dentry *tmp;
 	struct dentry *res;
+	unsigned add_flags;
 
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
@@ -1885,9 +1915,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/* attach a disconnected dentry */
+	add_flags = d_flags_for_inode(inode) | DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
+
 	spin_lock(&tmp->d_lock);
 	tmp->d_inode = inode;
-	tmp->d_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
+	tmp->d_flags |= add_flags;
 	hlist_add_head(&tmp->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
 	hlist_bl_lock(&tmp->d_sb->s_anon);
 	hlist_bl_add_head(&tmp->d_hash, &tmp->d_sb->s_anon);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e5c0118..e1fa433 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1501,18 +1501,9 @@
  * so we keep a cache of "no, this doesn't need follow_link"
  * for the common case.
  */
-static inline int should_follow_link(struct inode *inode, int follow)
+static inline int should_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, int follow)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_NOFOLLOW))) {
-		if (likely(inode->i_op->follow_link))
-			return follow;
-
-		/* This gets set once for the inode lifetime */
-		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		inode->i_opflags |= IOP_NOFOLLOW;
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return unlikely(d_is_symlink(dentry)) ? follow : 0;
 }
 
 static inline int walk_component(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
@@ -1542,7 +1533,7 @@
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out_path_put;
 
-	if (should_follow_link(inode, follow)) {
+	if (should_follow_link(path->dentry, follow)) {
 		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
 			if (unlikely(unlazy_walk(nd, path->dentry))) {
 				err = -ECHILD;
@@ -1601,26 +1592,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * We really don't want to look at inode->i_op->lookup
- * when we don't have to. So we keep a cache bit in
- * the inode ->i_opflags field that says "yes, we can
- * do lookup on this inode".
- */
-static inline int can_lookup(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	if (likely(inode->i_opflags & IOP_LOOKUP))
-		return 1;
-	if (likely(!inode->i_op->lookup))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* We do this once for the lifetime of the inode */
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	inode->i_opflags |= IOP_LOOKUP;
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
  * We can do the critical dentry name comparison and hashing
  * operations one word at a time, but we are limited to:
  *
@@ -1823,7 +1794,7 @@
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
-		if (!can_lookup(nd->inode)) {
+		if (!d_is_directory(nd->path.dentry)) {
 			err = -ENOTDIR; 
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1841,9 +1812,10 @@
 	nd->flags = flags | LOOKUP_JUMPED;
 	nd->depth = 0;
 	if (flags & LOOKUP_ROOT) {
-		struct inode *inode = nd->root.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct dentry *root = nd->root.dentry;
+		struct inode *inode = root->d_inode;
 		if (*name) {
-			if (!can_lookup(inode))
+			if (!d_is_directory(root))
 				return -ENOTDIR;
 			retval = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
 			if (retval)
@@ -1899,7 +1871,7 @@
 		dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
 
 		if (*name) {
-			if (!can_lookup(dentry->d_inode)) {
+			if (!d_is_directory(dentry)) {
 				fdput(f);
 				return -ENOTDIR;
 			}
@@ -1981,7 +1953,7 @@
 		err = complete_walk(nd);
 
 	if (!err && nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) {
-		if (!can_lookup(nd->inode)) {
+		if (!d_is_directory(nd->path.dentry)) {
 			path_put(&nd->path);
 			err = -ENOTDIR;
 		}
@@ -2273,7 +2245,7 @@
 	}
 	path->dentry = dentry;
 	path->mnt = mntget(nd->path.mnt);
-	if (should_follow_link(dentry->d_inode, nd->flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW))
+	if (should_follow_link(dentry, nd->flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW))
 		return 1;
 	follow_mount(path);
 	error = 0;
@@ -2417,12 +2389,14 @@
  * 10. We don't allow removal of NFS sillyrenamed files; it's handled by
  *     nfs_async_unlink().
  */
-static int may_delete(struct inode *dir,struct dentry *victim,int isdir)
+static int may_delete(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *victim, bool isdir)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = victim->d_inode;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!victim->d_inode)
+	if (d_is_negative(victim))
 		return -ENOENT;
+	BUG_ON(!inode);
 
 	BUG_ON(victim->d_parent->d_inode != dir);
 	audit_inode_child(dir, victim, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE);
@@ -2432,15 +2406,16 @@
 		return error;
 	if (IS_APPEND(dir))
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (check_sticky(dir, victim->d_inode)||IS_APPEND(victim->d_inode)||
-	    IS_IMMUTABLE(victim->d_inode) || IS_SWAPFILE(victim->d_inode))
+
+	if (check_sticky(dir, inode) || IS_APPEND(inode) ||
+	    IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_SWAPFILE(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (isdir) {
-		if (!S_ISDIR(victim->d_inode->i_mode))
+		if (!d_is_directory(victim) && !d_is_autodir(victim))
 			return -ENOTDIR;
 		if (IS_ROOT(victim))
 			return -EBUSY;
-	} else if (S_ISDIR(victim->d_inode->i_mode))
+	} else if (d_is_directory(victim) || d_is_autodir(victim))
 		return -EISDIR;
 	if (IS_DEADDIR(dir))
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -2974,7 +2949,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * create/update audit record if it already exists.
 	 */
-	if (path->dentry->d_inode)
+	if (d_is_positive(path->dentry))
 		audit_inode(name, path->dentry, 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -3003,12 +2978,12 @@
 finish_lookup:
 	/* we _can_ be in RCU mode here */
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (!inode) {
+	if (d_is_negative(path->dentry)) {
 		path_to_nameidata(path, nd);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (should_follow_link(inode, !symlink_ok)) {
+	if (should_follow_link(path->dentry, !symlink_ok)) {
 		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
 			if (unlikely(unlazy_walk(nd, path->dentry))) {
 				error = -ECHILD;
@@ -3037,10 +3012,11 @@
 	}
 	audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 	error = -EISDIR;
-	if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) && S_ISDIR(nd->inode->i_mode))
+	if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) &&
+	    (d_is_directory(nd->path.dentry) || d_is_autodir(nd->path.dentry)))
 		goto out;
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
-	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !can_lookup(nd->inode))
+	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !d_is_directory(nd->path.dentry))
 		goto out;
 	if (!S_ISREG(nd->inode->i_mode))
 		will_truncate = false;
@@ -3266,7 +3242,7 @@
 	nd.root.mnt = mnt;
 	nd.root.dentry = dentry;
 
-	if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link && op->intent & LOOKUP_OPEN)
+	if (d_is_symlink(dentry) && op->intent & LOOKUP_OPEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
 
 	file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
@@ -3316,8 +3292,9 @@
 		goto unlock;
 
 	error = -EEXIST;
-	if (dentry->d_inode)
+	if (d_is_positive(dentry))
 		goto fail;
+
 	/*
 	 * Special case - lookup gave negative, but... we had foo/bar/
 	 * From the vfs_mknod() POV we just have a negative dentry -
@@ -3706,7 +3683,7 @@
 		if (nd.last.name[nd.last.len])
 			goto slashes;
 		inode = dentry->d_inode;
-		if (!inode)
+		if (d_is_negative(dentry))
 			goto slashes;
 		ihold(inode);
 		error = security_path_unlink(&nd.path, dentry);
@@ -3731,8 +3708,12 @@
 	return error;
 
 slashes:
-	error = !dentry->d_inode ? -ENOENT :
-		S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode) ? -EISDIR : -ENOTDIR;
+	if (d_is_negative(dentry))
+		error = -ENOENT;
+	else if (d_is_directory(dentry) || d_is_autodir(dentry))
+		error = -EISDIR;
+	else
+		error = -ENOTDIR;
 	goto exit2;
 }
 
@@ -4046,7 +4027,7 @@
 	       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
 	int error;
-	int is_dir = S_ISDIR(old_dentry->d_inode->i_mode);
+	int is_dir = d_is_directory(old_dentry) || d_is_autodir(old_dentry);
 	const unsigned char *old_name;
 
 	if (old_dentry->d_inode == new_dentry->d_inode)
@@ -4134,10 +4115,10 @@
 		goto exit3;
 	/* source must exist */
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (!old_dentry->d_inode)
+	if (d_is_negative(old_dentry))
 		goto exit4;
 	/* unless the source is a directory trailing slashes give -ENOTDIR */
-	if (!S_ISDIR(old_dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (!d_is_directory(old_dentry) && !d_is_autodir(old_dentry)) {
 		error = -ENOTDIR;
 		if (oldnd.last.name[oldnd.last.len])
 			goto exit4;
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 716c376..57e87e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@
  */
 
 /* d_flags entries */
-#define DCACHE_OP_HASH		0x0001
-#define DCACHE_OP_COMPARE	0x0002
-#define DCACHE_OP_REVALIDATE	0x0004
-#define DCACHE_OP_DELETE	0x0008
-#define DCACHE_OP_PRUNE         0x0010
+#define DCACHE_OP_HASH			0x00000001
+#define DCACHE_OP_COMPARE		0x00000002
+#define DCACHE_OP_REVALIDATE		0x00000004
+#define DCACHE_OP_DELETE		0x00000008
+#define DCACHE_OP_PRUNE			0x00000010
 
-#define	DCACHE_DISCONNECTED	0x0020
+#define	DCACHE_DISCONNECTED		0x00000020
      /* This dentry is possibly not currently connected to the dcache tree, in
       * which case its parent will either be itself, or will have this flag as
       * well.  nfsd will not use a dentry with this bit set, but will first
@@ -186,30 +186,38 @@
       * dentry into place and return that dentry rather than the passed one,
       * typically using d_splice_alias. */
 
-#define DCACHE_REFERENCED	0x0040  /* Recently used, don't discard. */
-#define DCACHE_RCUACCESS	0x0080	/* Entry has ever been RCU-visible */
+#define DCACHE_REFERENCED		0x00000040 /* Recently used, don't discard. */
+#define DCACHE_RCUACCESS		0x00000080 /* Entry has ever been RCU-visible */
 
-#define DCACHE_CANT_MOUNT	0x0100
-#define DCACHE_GENOCIDE		0x0200
-#define DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST	0x0400
+#define DCACHE_CANT_MOUNT		0x00000100
+#define DCACHE_GENOCIDE			0x00000200
+#define DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST		0x00000400
 
-#define DCACHE_OP_WEAK_REVALIDATE	0x0800
+#define DCACHE_OP_WEAK_REVALIDATE	0x00000800
 
-#define DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED	0x1000
+#define DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED		0x00001000
      /* this dentry has been "silly renamed" and has to be deleted on the last
       * dput() */
-#define DCACHE_COOKIE		0x2000	/* For use by dcookie subsystem */
-#define DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED 0x4000
+#define DCACHE_COOKIE			0x00002000 /* For use by dcookie subsystem */
+#define DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED	0x00004000
      /* Parent inode is watched by some fsnotify listener */
 
-#define DCACHE_MOUNTED		0x10000	/* is a mountpoint */
-#define DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT	0x20000	/* handle automount on this dir */
-#define DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT	0x40000	/* manage transit from this dirent */
+#define DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED		0x00008000
+
+#define DCACHE_MOUNTED			0x00010000 /* is a mountpoint */
+#define DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT		0x00020000 /* handle automount on this dir */
+#define DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT		0x00040000 /* manage transit from this dirent */
 #define DCACHE_MANAGED_DENTRY \
 	(DCACHE_MOUNTED|DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT|DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT)
 
-#define DCACHE_LRU_LIST		0x80000
-#define DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED	0x100000
+#define DCACHE_LRU_LIST			0x00080000
+
+#define DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE		0x00700000
+#define DCACHE_MISS_TYPE		0x00000000 /* Negative dentry */
+#define DCACHE_DIRECTORY_TYPE		0x00100000 /* Normal directory */
+#define DCACHE_AUTODIR_TYPE		0x00200000 /* Lookupless directory (presumed automount) */
+#define DCACHE_SYMLINK_TYPE		0x00300000 /* Symlink */
+#define DCACHE_FILE_TYPE		0x00400000 /* Other file type */
 
 extern seqlock_t rename_lock;
 
@@ -394,6 +402,61 @@
 	return dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_MOUNTED;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Directory cache entry type accessor functions.
+ */
+static inline void __d_set_type(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned type)
+{
+	dentry->d_flags = (dentry->d_flags & ~DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE) | type;
+}
+
+static inline void __d_clear_type(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	__d_set_type(dentry, DCACHE_MISS_TYPE);
+}
+
+static inline void d_set_type(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned type)
+{
+	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	__d_set_type(dentry, type);
+	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned __d_entry_type(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_directory(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return __d_entry_type(dentry) == DCACHE_DIRECTORY_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_autodir(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return __d_entry_type(dentry) == DCACHE_AUTODIR_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_symlink(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return __d_entry_type(dentry) == DCACHE_SYMLINK_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_file(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return __d_entry_type(dentry) == DCACHE_FILE_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_negative(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return __d_entry_type(dentry) == DCACHE_MISS_TYPE;
+}
+
+static inline bool d_is_positive(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return !d_is_negative(dentry);
+}
+
 extern int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure;
 
 static inline unsigned long vfs_pressure_ratio(unsigned long val)