nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
        desc->entry = &my_entry;
 
+       nfs_block_sillyrename(dentry);
        while(!desc->entry->eof) {
                res = readdir_search_pagecache(desc);
 
                        break;
                }
        }
+       nfs_unblock_sillyrename(dentry);
        unlock_kernel();
        if (res > 0)
                res = 0;
 static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
        struct dentry *res;
+       struct dentry *parent;
        struct inode *inode = NULL;
        int error;
        struct nfs_fh fhandle;
                goto out_unlock;
        }
 
+       parent = dentry->d_parent;
+       /* Protect against concurrent sillydeletes */
+       nfs_block_sillyrename(parent);
        error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, &dentry->d_name, &fhandle, &fattr);
        if (error == -ENOENT)
                goto no_entry;
        if (error < 0) {
                res = ERR_PTR(error);
-               goto out_unlock;
+               goto out_unblock_sillyrename;
        }
        inode = nfs_fhget(dentry->d_sb, &fhandle, &fattr);
        res = (struct dentry *)inode;
        if (IS_ERR(res))
-               goto out_unlock;
+               goto out_unblock_sillyrename;
 
 no_entry:
        res = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
        if (res != NULL) {
                if (IS_ERR(res))
-                       goto out_unlock;
+                       goto out_unblock_sillyrename;
                dentry = res;
        }
        nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
+out_unblock_sillyrename:
+       nfs_unblock_sillyrename(parent);
 out_unlock:
        unlock_kernel();
 out:
 
 struct dentry *
 nfs4_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+       struct dentry *parent;
        struct path path = {
                .mnt = nd->mnt,
                .dentry = dentry,
        cred = rpcauth_lookupcred(NFS_CLIENT(dir)->cl_auth, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(cred))
                return (struct dentry *)cred;
+       parent = dentry->d_parent;
+       /* Protect against concurrent sillydeletes */
+       nfs_block_sillyrename(parent);
        state = nfs4_do_open(dir, &path, nd->intent.open.flags, &attr, cred);
        put_rpccred(cred);
        if (IS_ERR(state)) {
                        d_add(dentry, NULL);
                        nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
                }
+               nfs_unblock_sillyrename(parent);
                return (struct dentry *)state;
        }
        res = d_add_unique(dentry, igrab(state->inode));
        if (res != NULL)
                path.dentry = res;
        nfs_set_verifier(path.dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
+       nfs_unblock_sillyrename(parent);
        nfs4_intent_set_file(nd, &path, state);
        return res;
 }
 
 
 
 struct nfs_unlinkdata {
+       struct hlist_node list;
        struct nfs_removeargs args;
        struct nfs_removeres res;
        struct inode *dir;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void nfs_free_dname(struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)
+{
+       kfree(data->args.name.name);
+       data->args.name.name = NULL;
+       data->args.name.len = 0;
+}
+
+static void nfs_dec_sillycount(struct inode *dir)
+{
+       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dir);
+       if (atomic_dec_return(&nfsi->silly_count) == 1)
+               wake_up(&nfsi->waitqueue);
+}
+
 /**
  * nfs_async_unlink_init - Initialize the RPC info
  * task: rpc_task of the sillydelete
 static void nfs_async_unlink_release(void *calldata)
 {
        struct nfs_unlinkdata   *data = calldata;
+
+       nfs_dec_sillycount(data->dir);
        nfs_free_unlinkdata(data);
 }
 
        .rpc_release = nfs_async_unlink_release,
 };
 
-static int nfs_call_unlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)
+static int nfs_do_call_unlink(struct dentry *parent, struct inode *dir, struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)
 {
        struct rpc_task *task;
+       struct dentry *alias;
+
+       alias = d_lookup(parent, &data->args.name);
+       if (alias != NULL) {
+               int ret = 0;
+               /*
+                * Hey, we raced with lookup... See if we need to transfer
+                * the sillyrename information to the aliased dentry.
+                */
+               nfs_free_dname(data);
+               spin_lock(&alias->d_lock);
+               if (!(alias->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED)) {
+                       alias->d_fsdata = data;
+                       alias->d_flags ^= DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED;
+                       ret = 1;
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
+               nfs_dec_sillycount(dir);
+               dput(alias);
+               return ret;
+       }
+       data->dir = igrab(dir);
+       if (!data->dir) {
+               nfs_dec_sillycount(dir);
+               return 0;
+       }
+       data->args.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
+       nfs_fattr_init(&data->res.dir_attr);
+
+       task = rpc_run_task(NFS_CLIENT(dir), RPC_TASK_ASYNC, &nfs_unlink_ops, data);
+       if (!IS_ERR(task))
+               rpc_put_task(task);
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static int nfs_call_unlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)
+{
        struct dentry *parent;
        struct inode *dir;
+       int ret = 0;
 
-       if (nfs_copy_dname(dentry, data) < 0)
-               goto out_free;
 
        parent = dget_parent(dentry);
        if (parent == NULL)
                goto out_free;
-       dir = igrab(parent->d_inode);
+       dir = parent->d_inode;
+       if (nfs_copy_dname(dentry, data) == 0)
+               goto out_dput;
+       /* Non-exclusive lock protects against concurrent lookup() calls */
+       spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
+       if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&NFS_I(dir)->silly_count) == 0) {
+               /* Deferred delete */
+               hlist_add_head(&data->list, &NFS_I(dir)->silly_list);
+               spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
+               ret = 1;
+               goto out_dput;
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
+       ret = nfs_do_call_unlink(parent, dir, data);
+out_dput:
        dput(parent);
-       if (dir == NULL)
-               goto out_free;
+out_free:
+       return ret;
+}
 
-       data->dir = dir;
-       data->args.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
-       nfs_fattr_init(&data->res.dir_attr);
+void nfs_block_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 
-       task = rpc_run_task(NFS_CLIENT(dir), RPC_TASK_ASYNC, &nfs_unlink_ops, data);
-       if (!IS_ERR(task))
-               rpc_put_task(task);
-       return 1;
-out_free:
-       return 0;
+       wait_event(nfsi->waitqueue, atomic_cmpxchg(&nfsi->silly_count, 1, 0) == 1);
+}
+
+void nfs_unblock_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+       struct inode *dir = dentry->d_inode;
+       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dir);
+       struct nfs_unlinkdata *data;
+
+       atomic_inc(&nfsi->silly_count);
+       spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
+       while (!hlist_empty(&nfsi->silly_list)) {
+               if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&nfsi->silly_count))
+                       break;
+               data = hlist_entry(nfsi->silly_list.first, struct nfs_unlinkdata, list);
+               hlist_del(&data->list);
+               spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
+               if (nfs_do_call_unlink(dentry, dir, data) == 0)
+                       nfs_free_unlinkdata(data);
+               spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
 }
 
 /**