int ecryptfs_read_and_validate_header_region(char *data,
                                             struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 int ecryptfs_read_and_validate_xattr_region(char *page_virt,
-                                           struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+                                           struct inode *inode);
 u8 ecryptfs_code_for_cipher_string(char *cipher_name, size_t key_bytes);
 int ecryptfs_cipher_code_to_string(char *str, u8 cipher_code);
 void ecryptfs_set_default_sizes(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat);
                             struct dentry *lower_dentry,
                             struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
                             const struct cred *cred);
-int ecryptfs_get_lower_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_get_lower_file(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode);
 void ecryptfs_put_lower_file(struct inode *inode);
 int
 ecryptfs_write_tag_70_packet(char *dest, size_t *remaining_bytes,
 
                                "context; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
                goto out;
        }
-       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry,
+                                    ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
        if (rc) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
                        "the lower file for the dentry with name "
                       __func__, rc);
                goto out;
        }
-       if (inode->i_state & I_NEW)
-               unlock_new_inode(inode);
-       d_add(ecryptfs_dentry, inode);
-       if (S_ISDIR(lower_inode->i_mode))
-               goto out;
-       if (S_ISLNK(lower_inode->i_mode))
-               goto out;
-       if (special_file(lower_inode->i_mode))
+       if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+               if (inode->i_state & I_NEW)
+                       unlock_new_inode(inode);
+               d_add(ecryptfs_dentry, inode);
                goto out;
+       }
        /* Released in this function */
        page_virt = kmem_cache_zalloc(ecryptfs_header_cache_2, GFP_USER);
        if (!page_virt) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot kmem_cache_zalloc() a page\n",
                       __func__);
                rc = -ENOMEM;
+               make_bad_inode(inode);
                goto out;
        }
-       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry, inode);
        if (rc) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
                        "the lower file for the dentry with name "
                        "[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
                        ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
+               make_bad_inode(inode);
                goto out_free_kmem;
        }
        put_lower = 1;
-       crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(
-                                       ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+       crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
        /* TODO: lock for crypt_stat comparison */
        if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED))
                        ecryptfs_set_default_sizes(crypt_stat);
-       rc = ecryptfs_read_and_validate_header_region(page_virt,
-                                                     ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+       rc = ecryptfs_read_and_validate_header_region(page_virt, inode);
        if (rc) {
                memset(page_virt, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
                rc = ecryptfs_read_and_validate_xattr_region(page_virt,
-                                                            ecryptfs_dentry);
+                                                            inode);
                if (rc) {
                        rc = 0;
-                       goto out_free_kmem;
+                       goto unlock_inode;
                }
                crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR;
        }
-       ecryptfs_i_size_init(page_virt, ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+       ecryptfs_i_size_init(page_virt, inode);
+unlock_inode:
+       if (inode->i_state & I_NEW)
+               unlock_new_inode(inode);
+       d_add(ecryptfs_dentry, inode);
 out_free_kmem:
        kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_header_cache_2, page_virt);
        goto out;
        d_drop(ecryptfs_dentry);
 out:
        if (put_lower)
-               ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+               ecryptfs_put_lower_file(inode);
        return rc;
 }
 
                lower_ia->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
                return 0;
        }
-       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry);
+       rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry, inode);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
        crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
 
                mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
                        dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
-               rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry);
+               rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(dentry, inode);
                if (rc) {
                        mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
                        goto out;