int xid, i;
        int rc = 0;
        struct vfsmount *mnt = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
 
        cFYI(1, "in %s", __func__);
        BUG_ON(IS_ROOT(dentry));
        dput(nd->path.dentry);
        nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
-       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
-       ses = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb)->ses;
-
-       if (!ses) {
-               rc = -EINVAL;
-               goto out_err;
-       }
-
        /*
         * The MSDFS spec states that paths in DFS referral requests and
         * responses must be prefixed by a single '\' character instead of
                goto out_err;
        }
 
-       rc = get_dfs_path(xid, ses , full_path + 1, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               goto out_err;
+       }
+       ses = tlink_tcon(tlink)->ses;
+
+       rc = get_dfs_path(xid, ses, full_path + 1, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                &num_referrals, &referrals,
                cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
+
        for (i = 0; i < num_referrals; i++) {
                int len;
                dump_referral(referrals+i);
 
 {
        struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd = NULL;
        int xid, rc;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return NULL;
 
        xid = GetXid();
-       rc = CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid, &pntsd, pacllen);
+       rc = CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), fid, &pntsd, pacllen);
        FreeXid(xid);
 
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
        cFYI(1, "GetCIFSACL rc = %d ACL len %d", rc, *pacllen);
        return pntsd;
        int oplock = 0;
        int xid, rc;
        __u16 fid;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return NULL;
 
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
        xid = GetXid();
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), path, FILE_OPEN, READ_CONTROL, 0,
+       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_OPEN, READ_CONTROL, 0,
                         &fid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                         cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
        if (rc) {
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid, &pntsd, pacllen);
+       rc = CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(xid, tcon, fid, &pntsd, pacllen);
        cFYI(1, "GetCIFSACL rc = %d ACL len %d", rc, *pacllen);
 
-       CIFSSMBClose(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid);
+       CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fid);
  out:
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        FreeXid(xid);
        return pntsd;
 }
                struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, u32 acllen)
 {
        int xid, rc;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
 
        xid = GetXid();
-       rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid, pnntsd, acllen);
+       rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), fid, pnntsd, acllen);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
        cFYI(DBG2, "SetCIFSACL rc = %d", rc);
        return rc;
        int oplock = 0;
        int xid, rc;
        __u16 fid;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
 
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
        xid = GetXid();
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), path, FILE_OPEN, WRITE_DAC, 0,
+       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_OPEN, WRITE_DAC, 0,
                         &fid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                         cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
        if (rc) {
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid, pnntsd, acllen);
+       rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, tcon, fid, pnntsd, acllen);
        cFYI(DBG2, "SetCIFSACL rc = %d", rc);
 
-       CIFSSMBClose(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), fid);
- out:
+       CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fid);
+out:
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
        /* BB add field for back pointer to sb struct(s)? */
 };
 
+/*
+ * This is a refcounted and timestamped container for a tcon pointer. The
+ * container holds a tcon reference. It is considered safe to free one of
+ * these when the tl_count goes to 0. The tl_time is the time of the last
+ * "get" on the container.
+ */
+struct tcon_link {
+       spinlock_t              tl_lock;
+       u32                     tl_count;
+       u64                     tl_time;
+       struct cifsTconInfo     *tl_tcon;
+};
+
+static inline struct tcon_link *
+cifs_sb_tlink(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+       return (struct tcon_link *)cifs_sb->ptcon;
+}
+
+static inline struct cifsTconInfo *
+tlink_tcon(struct tcon_link *tlink)
+{
+       return (struct cifsTconInfo *)tlink;
+}
+
+static inline void
+cifs_put_tlink(struct tcon_link *tlink)
+{
+       return;
+}
+
+/* This function is always expected to succeed */
+static inline struct cifsTconInfo *
+cifs_sb_master_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+       return cifs_sb->ptcon;
+}
+
 /*
  * This info hangs off the cifsFileInfo structure, pointed to by llist.
  * This is used to track byte stream locks on the file
        return sb->s_fs_info;
 }
 
-static inline struct cifsTconInfo *
-cifs_sb_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
-{
-       return cifs_sb->ptcon;
-}
-
-/* This function is always expected to succeed */
-static inline struct cifsTconInfo *
-cifs_sb_master_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
-{
-       return cifs_sb->ptcon;
-}
-
 static inline char CIFS_DIR_SEP(const struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
        if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_POSIX_PATHS)
 
 {
        struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
-       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(mnt->mnt_sb);
 
        pCifsFile = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (pCifsFile == NULL)
        __u32 posix_flags = 0;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
        struct cifs_fattr fattr;
-       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 
        cFYI(1, "posix open %s", full_path);
 
                posix_flags |= SMB_O_DIRECT;
 
        mode &= ~current_umask();
+
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               goto posix_open_ret;
+       }
+
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
        rc = CIFSPOSIXCreate(xid, tcon, posix_flags, mode, pnetfid, presp_data,
                             poplock, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                             cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                        CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
+
        if (rc)
                goto posix_open_ret;
 
        int desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
        __u16 fileHandle;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        FILE_ALL_INFO *buf = NULL;
        xid = GetXid();
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
-
-       full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
-       if (full_path == NULL) {
-               rc = -ENOMEM;
-               goto cifs_create_out;
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               FreeXid(xid);
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
        }
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        if (oplockEnabled)
                oplock = REQ_OPLOCK;
        else
                oflags = FMODE_READ | SMB_O_CREAT;
 
+       full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
+       if (full_path == NULL) {
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto cifs_create_out;
+       }
+
        if (tcon->unix_ext && (tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) &&
            (CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATH_OPS_CAP &
                        le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))) {
 cifs_create_out:
        kfree(buf);
        kfree(full_path);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        FreeXid(xid);
        return rc;
 }
        int rc = -EPERM;
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        struct inode *newinode = NULL;
        if (!old_valid_dev(device_number))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       xid = GetXid();
-
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
        kfree(full_path);
        kfree(buf);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        __u16 fileHandle = 0;
        bool posix_open = false;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
        struct inode *newInode = NULL;
        /* check whether path exists */
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(parent_dir_inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               FreeXid(xid);
+               return (struct dentry *)tlink;
+       }
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        /*
         * Don't allow the separator character in a path component.
                for (i = 0; i < direntry->d_name.len; i++)
                        if (direntry->d_name.name[i] == '\\') {
                                cFYI(1, "Invalid file name");
-                               FreeXid(xid);
-                               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+                               rc = -EINVAL;
+                               goto lookup_out;
                        }
        }
 
         */
        if (nd && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_EXCL)) {
                d_instantiate(direntry, NULL);
-               return NULL;
+               rc = 0;
+               goto lookup_out;
        }
 
        /* can not grab the rename sem here since it would
        in which we already have the sb rename sem */
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto lookup_out;
        }
 
        if (direntry->d_inode != NULL) {
 
 lookup_out:
        kfree(full_path);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        FreeXid(xid);
        return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
        __u32 oplock;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
        struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile = NULL;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        xid = GetXid();
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               FreeXid(xid);
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       }
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        pCifsInode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 
        kfree(buf);
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
        FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO find_data;
        struct cifs_fattr fattr;
        struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
 
-       tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
-
        cFYI(1, "Getting info on %s", full_path);
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        /* could have done a find first instead but this returns more info */
        rc = CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &find_data,
                                  cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                        CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
        if (!rc) {
                cifs_unix_basic_to_fattr(&fattr, &find_data, cifs_sb);
        int rc;
        int oplock = 0;
        __u16 netfid;
-       struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
        char buf[24];
        unsigned int bytes_read;
        char *pbuf;
                return -EINVAL;  /* EOPNOTSUPP? */
        }
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, path, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
                         CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
                         cifs_sb->local_nls,
                         cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
        if (rc == 0) {
                int buf_type = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
                        /* Read header */
-               rc = CIFSSMBRead(xid, pTcon, netfid,
+               rc = CIFSSMBRead(xid, tcon, netfid,
                                 24 /* length */, 0 /* offset */,
                                 &bytes_read, &pbuf, &buf_type);
                if ((rc == 0) && (bytes_read >= 8)) {
                        fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
                        rc = -EOPNOTSUPP; /* or some unknown SFU type */
                }
-               CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
+               CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
        }
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        ssize_t rc;
        char ea_value[4];
        __u32 mode;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 
-       rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid, cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb), path, "SETFILEBITS",
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid, tcon, path, "SETFILEBITS",
                            ea_value, 4 /* size of buf */, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                            cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        if (rc < 0)
                return (int)rc;
        else if (rc > 3) {
 {
        int rc = 0, tmprc;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
        char *buf = NULL;
        bool adjustTZ = false;
        struct cifs_fattr fattr;
 
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        cFYI(1, "Getting info on %s", full_path);
 
        if ((pfindData == NULL) && (*pinode != NULL)) {
                if (CIFS_I(*pinode)->clientCanCacheRead) {
                        cFYI(1, "No need to revalidate cached inode sizes");
-                       return rc;
+                       goto cgii_exit;
                }
        }
 
        /* if file info not passed in then get it from server */
        if (pfindData == NULL) {
                buf = kmalloc(sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (buf == NULL)
-                       return -ENOMEM;
+               if (buf == NULL) {
+                       rc = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto cgii_exit;
+               }
                pfindData = (FILE_ALL_INFO *)buf;
 
                /* could do find first instead but this returns more info */
 
 cgii_exit:
        kfree(buf);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        struct cifsFileInfo *open_file;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = NULL;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        FILE_BASIC_INFO info_buf;
 
                goto set_via_filehandle;
        }
 
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               tlink = NULL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        /*
         * NT4 apparently returns success on this call, but it doesn't
        else
                cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
 out:
+       if (tlink != NULL)
+               cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
        __u32 dosattr, origattr;
        FILE_BASIC_INFO *info_buf = NULL;
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN,
                         DELETE|FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, CREATE_NOT_DIR,
                         &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
        CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
 out:
        kfree(info_buf);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 
        /*
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode;
        struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
        struct iattr *attrs = NULL;
        __u32 dosattr = 0, origattr = 0;
 
        cFYI(1, "cifs_unlink, dir=0x%p, dentry=0x%p", dir, dentry);
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        xid = GetXid();
 
        /* Unlink can be called from rename so we can not take the
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(dentry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto unlink_out;
        }
 
        if ((tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) &&
        dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = current_fs_time(sb);
        cifs_inode = CIFS_I(dir);
        CIFS_I(dir)->time = 0;  /* force revalidate of dir as well */
-
+unlink_out:
        kfree(full_path);
        kfree(attrs);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        int rc = 0, tmprc;
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        struct inode *newinode = NULL;
 
        cFYI(1, "In cifs_mkdir, mode = 0x%x inode = 0x%p", mode, inode);
 
-       xid = GetXid();
-
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto mkdir_out;
        }
 
        if ((pTcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) &&
 mkdir_out:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        int rc = 0;
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode;
 
        xid = GetXid();
 
-       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
-
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto rmdir_exit;
+       }
+
+       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               goto rmdir_exit;
        }
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        rc = CIFSSMBRmDir(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                          cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
        if (!rc) {
                drop_nlink(inode);
        direntry->d_inode->i_ctime = inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime =
                current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 
+rmdir_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
        return rc;
                struct dentry *to_dentry, const char *toPath)
 {
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(from_dentry->d_sb);
-       struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        __u16 srcfid;
        int oplock, rc;
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        /* try path-based rename first */
        rc = CIFSSMBRename(xid, pTcon, fromPath, toPath, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                           cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
         * rename by filehandle to various Windows servers.
         */
        if (rc == 0 || rc != -ETXTBSY)
-               return rc;
+               goto do_rename_exit;
 
        /* open-file renames don't work across directories */
        if (to_dentry->d_parent != from_dentry->d_parent)
-               return rc;
+               goto do_rename_exit;
 
        /* open the file to be renamed -- we need DELETE perms */
        rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, fromPath, FILE_OPEN, DELETE,
 
                CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, srcfid);
        }
-
+do_rename_exit:
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        char *fromName = NULL;
        char *toName = NULL;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
        FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *info_buf_source = NULL;
        FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *info_buf_target;
        int xid, rc, tmprc;
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(source_dir->i_sb);
-       tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        xid = GetXid();
 
        kfree(fromName);
        kfree(toName);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        struct cifsFileInfo *open_file;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = NULL;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = NULL;
 
        /*
                rc = -EINVAL;
 
        if (rc != 0) {
-               if (pTcon == NULL)
-                       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+               if (pTcon == NULL) {
+                       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+                       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+                               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+                       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+               }
 
                /* Set file size by pathname rather than by handle
                   either because no valid, writeable file handle for
                                CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
                        }
                }
+               if (tlink)
+                       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        }
 
        if (rc == 0) {
        struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct cifs_unix_set_info_args *args = NULL;
        struct cifsFileInfo *open_file;
                rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetFileInfo(xid, pTcon, args, nfid, npid);
                cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
        } else {
-               pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+               tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+               if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
                rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, args,
                                    cifs_sb->local_nls,
                                    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                        CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+               cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        }
 
        if (rc)
 
        int rc;
        int oplock = 0;
        __u16 netfid = 0;
-       struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        u8 *buf;
        char *pbuf;
        unsigned int bytes_read = 0;
                /* it's not a symlink */
                return 0;
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, path, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
                         CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock, &file_info,
                         cifs_sb->local_nls,
                         cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
        if (rc != 0)
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
 
        if (file_info.EndOfFile != CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE) {
                CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
                /* it's not a symlink */
-               return 0;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        buf = kmalloc(CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!buf)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (!buf) {
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out;
+       }
        pbuf = buf;
 
        rc = CIFSSMBRead(xid, pTcon, netfid,
        CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
        if (rc != 0) {
                kfree(buf);
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        rc = CIFSParseMFSymlink(buf, bytes_read, &link_len, NULL);
        kfree(buf);
-       if (rc == -EINVAL)
+       if (rc == -EINVAL) {
                /* it's not a symlink */
-               return 0;
+               rc = 0;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        if (rc != 0)
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
 
        /* it is a symlink */
        fattr->cf_eof = link_len;
        fattr->cf_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
        fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFLNK | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
        fattr->cf_dtype = DT_LNK;
-       return 0;
+out:
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 int
        int xid;
        char *fromName = NULL;
        char *toName = NULL;
-       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb_target;
+       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode;
 
-       xid = GetXid();
-
-       cifs_sb_target = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb_target);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
-/* No need to check for cross device links since server will do that
-   BB note DFS case in future though (when we may have to check) */
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        fromName = build_path_from_dentry(old_file);
        toName = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
 /*     if (cifs_sb_target->tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)*/
        if (pTcon->unix_ext)
                rc = CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(xid, pTcon, fromName, toName,
-                                           cifs_sb_target->local_nls,
-                                           cifs_sb_target->mnt_cifs_flags &
+                                           cifs_sb->local_nls,
+                                           cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                                CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
        else {
                rc = CIFSCreateHardLink(xid, pTcon, fromName, toName,
-                                       cifs_sb_target->local_nls,
-                                       cifs_sb_target->mnt_cifs_flags &
+                                       cifs_sb->local_nls,
+                                       cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                                CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
                if ((rc == -EIO) || (rc == -EINVAL))
                        rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
        kfree(fromName);
        kfree(toName);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
        char *full_path = NULL;
        char *target_path = NULL;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink = NULL;
+       struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 
        xid = GetXid();
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               tlink = NULL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+       tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        /*
         * For now, we just handle symlinks with unix extensions enabled.
         * Eventually we should handle NTFS reparse points, and MacOS
        }
 
        FreeXid(xid);
+       if (tlink)
+               cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        nd_set_link(nd, target_path);
        return NULL;
 }
 {
        int rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
        int xid;
-       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        char *full_path = NULL;
        struct inode *newinode = NULL;
 
        xid = GetXid();
 
-       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
+               goto symlink_exit;
+       }
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
-
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto symlink_exit;
        }
 
        cFYI(1, "Full path: %s", full_path);
                        d_instantiate(direntry, newinode);
                }
        }
-
+symlink_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        FreeXid(xid);
        return rc;
 }
 
 static int initiate_cifs_search(const int xid, struct file *file)
 {
        int rc = 0;
-       char *full_path;
+       char *full_path = NULL;
        struct cifsFileInfo *cifsFile;
-       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
 
-       cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
-       if (cifs_sb == NULL)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 
        if (file->private_data == NULL)
                file->private_data =
                        kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (file->private_data == NULL) {
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto error_exit;
+       }
 
-       if (file->private_data == NULL)
-               return -ENOMEM;
        cifsFile = file->private_data;
        cifsFile->invalidHandle = true;
        cifsFile->srch_inf.endOfSearch = false;
-       cifsFile->tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
-       pTcon = cifsFile->tcon;
-       if (pTcon == NULL)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       cifsFile->tcon = pTcon;
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(file->f_path.dentry);
-
-       if (full_path == NULL)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (full_path == NULL) {
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto error_exit;
+       }
 
        cFYI(1, "Full path: %s start at: %lld", full_path, file->f_pos);
 
                cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &= ~CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM;
                goto ffirst_retry;
        }
+error_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct super_block *sb;
-       char *full_path;
+       char *full_path = NULL;
 
        if (direntry == NULL)
                return -EIO;
        sb = direntry->d_inode->i_sb;
        if (sb == NULL)
                return -EIO;
-       xid = GetXid();
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto remove_ea_exit;
        }
        if (ea_name == NULL) {
                cFYI(1, "Null xattr names not supported");
 remove_ea_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 #endif
        return rc;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct super_block *sb;
        char *full_path;
        sb = direntry->d_inode->i_sb;
        if (sb == NULL)
                return -EIO;
-       xid = GetXid();
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto set_ea_exit;
        }
        /* return dos attributes as pseudo xattr */
        /* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
                returns as xattrs */
        if (value_size > MAX_EA_VALUE_SIZE) {
                cFYI(1, "size of EA value too large");
-               kfree(full_path);
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               goto set_ea_exit;
        }
 
        if (ea_name == NULL) {
 set_ea_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 #endif
        return rc;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct super_block *sb;
        char *full_path;
        if (sb == NULL)
                return -EIO;
 
-       xid = GetXid();
-
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
+       xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto get_ea_exit;
        }
        /* return dos attributes as pseudo xattr */
        /* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
 get_ea_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 #endif
        return rc;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
        int xid;
        struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+       struct tcon_link *tlink;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
        struct super_block *sb;
        char *full_path;
                return -EIO;
 
        cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
-       pTcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
-
        if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(tlink))
+               return PTR_ERR(tlink);
+       pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
+
        xid = GetXid();
 
        full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
        if (full_path == NULL) {
                rc = -ENOMEM;
-               FreeXid(xid);
-               return rc;
+               goto list_ea_exit;
        }
        /* return dos attributes as pseudo xattr */
        /* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
                                cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                        CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
+list_ea_exit:
        kfree(full_path);
        FreeXid(xid);
+       cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 #endif
        return rc;
 }