diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 33fa3e5d38fd..9a76f8d8bf95 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ be able to use diff(1).
 prototypes:
 	int (*d_revalidate)(struct dentry *, int);
 	int (*d_hash) (struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-	int (*d_compare) (struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+	int (*d_compare)(const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 	int (*d_delete)(struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_release)(struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_iput)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
index 9e71c9ad3108..d44511e20828 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
@@ -326,3 +326,10 @@ to it.
 unreferenced dentries, and is now only called when the dentry refcount goes to
 0. Even on 0 refcount transition, it must be able to tolerate being called 0,
 1, or more times (eg. constant, idempotent).
+
+---
+[mandatory]
+
+	.d_compare() calling convention and locking rules are significantly
+changed. Read updated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt (and
+look at examples of other filesystems) for guidance.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 95c0a93f056c..250681b8c7cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -848,7 +848,9 @@ defined:
 struct dentry_operations {
 	int (*d_revalidate)(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 	int (*d_hash)(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-	int (*d_compare)(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+	int (*d_compare)(const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 	int (*d_delete)(const struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_release)(struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_iput)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
@@ -860,9 +862,27 @@ struct dentry_operations {
 	dcache. Most filesystems leave this as NULL, because all their
 	dentries in the dcache are valid
 
-  d_hash: called when the VFS adds a dentry to the hash table
+  d_hash: called when the VFS adds a dentry to the hash table. The first
+	dentry passed to d_hash is the parent directory that the name is
+	to be hashed into.
 
-  d_compare: called when a dentry should be compared with another
+  d_compare: called to compare a dentry name with a given name. The first
+	dentry is the parent of the dentry to be compared, the second is
+	the parent's inode, then the dentry and inode (may be NULL) of the
+	child dentry. len and name string are properties of the dentry to be
+	compared. qstr is the name to compare it with.
+
+	Must be constant and idempotent, and should not take locks if
+	possible, and should not or store into the dentry or inodes.
+	Should not dereference pointers outside the dentry or inodes without
+	lots of care (eg.  d_parent, d_inode, d_name should not be used).
+
+	However, our vfsmount is pinned, and RCU held, so the dentries and
+	inodes won't disappear, neither will our sb or filesystem module.
+	->i_sb and ->d_sb may be used.
+
+	It is a tricky calling convention because it needs to be called under
+	"rcu-walk", ie. without any locks or references on things.
 
   d_delete: called when the last reference to a dentry is dropped and the
 	dcache is deciding whether or not to cache it. Return 1 to delete
diff --git a/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
index 2270d4822c2f..bd63229f43f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ smb_dir_open(struct inode *dir, struct file *file)
  */
 static int smb_lookup_validate(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 static int smb_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-static int smb_compare_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+static int smb_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *,
+		const struct inode *,
+		const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+		unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 static int smb_delete_dentry(const struct dentry *);
 
 static const struct dentry_operations smbfs_dentry_operations =
@@ -347,14 +350,17 @@ smb_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *this)
 }
 
 static int
-smb_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+smb_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
 	int i, result = 1;
 
-	if (a->len != b->len)
+	if (len != name->len)
 		goto out;
-	for (i=0; i < a->len; i++) {
-		if (tolower(a->name[i]) != tolower(b->name[i]))
+	for (i=0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (tolower(str[i]) != tolower(name->name[i]))
 			goto out;
 	}
 	result = 0;
diff --git a/fs/adfs/dir.c b/fs/adfs/dir.c
index f4287e4de744..c8ed66162bd4 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/dir.c
@@ -237,17 +237,19 @@ adfs_hash(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *qstr)
  * requirements of the underlying filesystem.
  */
 static int
-adfs_compare(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *entry, struct qstr *name)
+adfs_compare(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (entry->len != name->len)
+	if (len != name->len)
 		return 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < name->len; i++) {
 		char a, b;
 
-		a = entry->name[i];
+		a = str[i];
 		b = name->name[i];
 
 		if (a >= 'A' && a <= 'Z')
diff --git a/fs/affs/namei.c b/fs/affs/namei.c
index 914d1c0bc07a..547d5deb0d42 100644
--- a/fs/affs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/affs/namei.c
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ typedef int (*toupper_t)(int);
 
 static int	 affs_toupper(int ch);
 static int	 affs_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-static int       affs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+static int       affs_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 static int	 affs_intl_toupper(int ch);
 static int	 affs_intl_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-static int       affs_intl_compare_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+static int       affs_intl_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 
 const struct dentry_operations affs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_hash		= affs_hash_dentry,
@@ -88,29 +94,29 @@ affs_intl_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 	return __affs_hash_dentry(dentry, qstr, affs_intl_toupper);
 }
 
-static inline int
-__affs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b, toupper_t toupper)
+static inline int __affs_compare_dentry(unsigned int len,
+		const char *str, const struct qstr *name, toupper_t toupper)
 {
-	const u8 *aname = a->name;
-	const u8 *bname = b->name;
-	int len;
+	const u8 *aname = str;
+	const u8 *bname = name->name;
 
-	/* 'a' is the qstr of an already existing dentry, so the name
-	 * must be valid. 'b' must be validated first.
+	/*
+	 * 'str' is the name of an already existing dentry, so the name
+	 * must be valid. 'name' must be validated first.
 	 */
 
-	if (affs_check_name(b->name,b->len))
+	if (affs_check_name(name->name, name->len))
 		return 1;
 
-	/* If the names are longer than the allowed 30 chars,
+	/*
+	 * If the names are longer than the allowed 30 chars,
 	 * the excess is ignored, so their length may differ.
 	 */
-	len = a->len;
 	if (len >= 30) {
-		if (b->len < 30)
+		if (name->len < 30)
 			return 1;
 		len = 30;
-	} else if (len != b->len)
+	} else if (len != name->len)
 		return 1;
 
 	for (; len > 0; len--)
@@ -121,14 +127,18 @@ __affs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b, tou
 }
 
 static int
-affs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+affs_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return __affs_compare_dentry(dentry, a, b, affs_toupper);
+	return __affs_compare_dentry(len, str, name, affs_toupper);
 }
 static int
-affs_intl_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+affs_intl_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return __affs_compare_dentry(dentry, a, b, affs_intl_toupper);
+	return __affs_compare_dentry(len, str, name, affs_intl_toupper);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 521d841b1fd1..c60133f0d8e4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -715,13 +715,15 @@ static int cifs_ci_hash(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *q)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cifs_ci_compare(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a,
-			   struct qstr *b)
+static int cifs_ci_compare(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct nls_table *codepage = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_inode->i_sb)->local_nls;
+	struct nls_table *codepage = CIFS_SB(pinode->i_sb)->local_nls;
 
-	if ((a->len == b->len) &&
-	    (nls_strnicmp(codepage, a->name, b->name, a->len) == 0))
+	if ((name->len == len) &&
+	    (nls_strnicmp(codepage, name->name, str, len) == 0))
 		return 0;
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 814e5f491e9c..7075555fbb04 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,9 @@ struct dentry * __d_lookup(struct dentry * parent, struct qstr * name)
 		 */
 		qstr = &dentry->d_name;
 		if (parent->d_op && parent->d_op->d_compare) {
-			if (parent->d_op->d_compare(parent, qstr, name))
+			if (parent->d_op->d_compare(parent, parent->d_inode,
+						dentry, dentry->d_inode,
+						qstr->len, qstr->name, name))
 				goto next;
 		} else {
 			if (qstr->len != len)
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
index 3345aabd1dd7..99d3c7ac973c 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
@@ -164,16 +164,18 @@ static int msdos_hash(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
  * Compare two msdos names. If either of the names are invalid,
  * we fall back to doing the standard name comparison.
  */
-static int msdos_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+static int msdos_cmp(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct fat_mount_options *options = &MSDOS_SB(dentry->d_sb)->options;
+	struct fat_mount_options *options = &MSDOS_SB(parent->d_sb)->options;
 	unsigned char a_msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME], b_msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME];
 	int error;
 
-	error = msdos_format_name(a->name, a->len, a_msdos_name, options);
+	error = msdos_format_name(name->name, name->len, a_msdos_name, options);
 	if (error)
 		goto old_compare;
-	error = msdos_format_name(b->name, b->len, b_msdos_name, options);
+	error = msdos_format_name(str, len, b_msdos_name, options);
 	if (error)
 		goto old_compare;
 	error = memcmp(a_msdos_name, b_msdos_name, MSDOS_NAME);
@@ -182,8 +184,8 @@ out:
 
 old_compare:
 	error = 1;
-	if (a->len == b->len)
-		error = memcmp(a->name, b->name, a->len);
+	if (name->len == len)
+		error = memcmp(name->name, str, len);
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
index b936703b8924..95e00ab84c3f 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
@@ -85,15 +85,18 @@ static int vfat_revalidate_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 }
 
 /* returns the length of a struct qstr, ignoring trailing dots */
-static unsigned int vfat_striptail_len(struct qstr *qstr)
+static unsigned int __vfat_striptail_len(unsigned int len, const char *name)
 {
-	unsigned int len = qstr->len;
-
-	while (len && qstr->name[len - 1] == '.')
+	while (len && name[len - 1] == '.')
 		len--;
 	return len;
 }
 
+static unsigned int vfat_striptail_len(const struct qstr *qstr)
+{
+	return __vfat_striptail_len(qstr->len, qstr->name);
+}
+
 /*
  * Compute the hash for the vfat name corresponding to the dentry.
  * Note: if the name is invalid, we leave the hash code unchanged so
@@ -133,16 +136,18 @@ static int vfat_hashi(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 /*
  * Case insensitive compare of two vfat names.
  */
-static int vfat_cmpi(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+static int vfat_cmpi(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct nls_table *t = MSDOS_SB(dentry->d_inode->i_sb)->nls_io;
+	struct nls_table *t = MSDOS_SB(parent->d_sb)->nls_io;
 	unsigned int alen, blen;
 
 	/* A filename cannot end in '.' or we treat it like it has none */
-	alen = vfat_striptail_len(a);
-	blen = vfat_striptail_len(b);
+	alen = vfat_striptail_len(name);
+	blen = __vfat_striptail_len(len, str);
 	if (alen == blen) {
-		if (nls_strnicmp(t, a->name, b->name, alen) == 0)
+		if (nls_strnicmp(t, name->name, str, alen) == 0)
 			return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -151,15 +156,17 @@ static int vfat_cmpi(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
 /*
  * Case sensitive compare of two vfat names.
  */
-static int vfat_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+static int vfat_cmp(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
 	unsigned int alen, blen;
 
 	/* A filename cannot end in '.' or we treat it like it has none */
-	alen = vfat_striptail_len(a);
-	blen = vfat_striptail_len(b);
+	alen = vfat_striptail_len(name);
+	blen = __vfat_striptail_len(len, str);
 	if (alen == blen) {
-		if (strncmp(a->name, b->name, alen) == 0)
+		if (strncmp(name->name, str, alen) == 0)
 			return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
diff --git a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
index c8cffb81e849..8cd876f0e961 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ extern const struct dentry_operations hfs_dentry_operations;
 extern int hfs_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
 extern int hfs_strcmp(const unsigned char *, unsigned int,
 		      const unsigned char *, unsigned int);
-extern int hfs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+extern int hfs_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 
 /* trans.c */
 extern void hfs_asc2mac(struct super_block *, struct hfs_name *, struct qstr *);
diff --git a/fs/hfs/string.c b/fs/hfs/string.c
index 927a5af79428..aaf90d0d6940 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/string.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/string.c
@@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ int hfs_strcmp(const unsigned char *s1, unsigned int len1,
  * Test for equality of two strings in the HFS filename character ordering.
  * return 1 on failure and 0 on success
  */
-int hfs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *s1, struct qstr *s2)
+int hfs_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
 	const unsigned char *n1, *n2;
-	int len;
 
-	len = s1->len;
 	if (len >= HFS_NAMELEN) {
-		if (s2->len < HFS_NAMELEN)
+		if (name->len < HFS_NAMELEN)
 			return 1;
 		len = HFS_NAMELEN;
-	} else if (len != s2->len)
+	} else if (len != name->len)
 		return 1;
 
-	n1 = s1->name;
-	n2 = s2->name;
+	n1 = str;
+	n2 = name->name;
 	while (len--) {
 		if (caseorder[*n1++] != caseorder[*n2++])
 			return 1;
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
index cb3653efb57a..7aa96eefe483 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
@@ -380,7 +380,10 @@ int hfsplus_strcmp(const struct hfsplus_unistr *, const struct hfsplus_unistr *)
 int hfsplus_uni2asc(struct super_block *, const struct hfsplus_unistr *, char *, int *);
 int hfsplus_asc2uni(struct super_block *, struct hfsplus_unistr *, const char *, int);
 int hfsplus_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *str);
-int hfsplus_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *s1, struct qstr *s2);
+int hfsplus_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 
 /* wrapper.c */
 int hfsplus_read_wrapper(struct super_block *);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/unicode.c b/fs/hfsplus/unicode.c
index b66d67de882c..b178c997efa8 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/unicode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/unicode.c
@@ -363,9 +363,12 @@ int hfsplus_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *str)
  * Composed unicode characters are decomposed and case-folding is performed
  * if the appropriate bits are (un)set on the superblock.
  */
-int hfsplus_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *s1, struct qstr *s2)
+int hfsplus_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = parent->d_sb;
 	int casefold, decompose, size;
 	int dsize1, dsize2, len1, len2;
 	const u16 *dstr1, *dstr2;
@@ -375,10 +378,10 @@ int hfsplus_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *s1, struct qstr *
 
 	casefold = test_bit(HFSPLUS_SB_CASEFOLD, &HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->flags);
 	decompose = !test_bit(HFSPLUS_SB_NODECOMPOSE, &HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->flags);
-	astr1 = s1->name;
-	len1 = s1->len;
-	astr2 = s2->name;
-	len2 = s2->len;
+	astr1 = str;
+	len1 = len;
+	astr2 = name->name;
+	len2 = name->len;
 	dsize1 = dsize2 = 0;
 	dstr1 = dstr2 = NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
index 67d9d36b3d5f..dd9b1e74a734 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
@@ -34,19 +34,25 @@ static int hpfs_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hpfs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+static int hpfs_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	unsigned al=a->len;
-	unsigned bl=b->len;
-	hpfs_adjust_length(a->name, &al);
+	unsigned al = len;
+	unsigned bl = name->len;
+
+	hpfs_adjust_length(str, &al);
 	/*hpfs_adjust_length(b->name, &bl);*/
-	/* 'a' is the qstr of an already existing dentry, so the name
-	 * must be valid. 'b' must be validated first.
+
+	/*
+	 * 'str' is the nane of an already existing dentry, so the name
+	 * must be valid. 'name' must be validated first.
 	 */
 
-	if (hpfs_chk_name(b->name, &bl))
+	if (hpfs_chk_name(name->name, &bl))
 		return 1;
-	if (hpfs_compare_names(dentry->d_sb, a->name, al, b->name, bl, 0))
+	if (hpfs_compare_names(parent->d_sb, str, al, name->name, bl, 0))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index bfdeb82a53be..7b0fbc61af81 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -28,14 +28,26 @@
 
 static int isofs_hashi(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *qstr);
 static int isofs_hash(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *qstr);
-static int isofs_dentry_cmpi(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b);
-static int isofs_dentry_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b);
+static int isofs_dentry_cmpi(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
+static int isofs_dentry_cmp(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOLIET
 static int isofs_hashi_ms(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *qstr);
 static int isofs_hash_ms(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *qstr);
-static int isofs_dentry_cmpi_ms(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b);
-static int isofs_dentry_cmp_ms(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b);
+static int isofs_dentry_cmpi_ms(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
+static int isofs_dentry_cmp_ms(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name);
 #endif
 
 static void isofs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -206,49 +218,31 @@ isofs_hashi_common(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr, int ms)
 }
 
 /*
- * Case insensitive compare of two isofs names.
+ * Compare of two isofs names.
  */
-static int isofs_dentry_cmpi_common(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a,
-				struct qstr *b, int ms)
+static int isofs_dentry_cmp_common(
+		unsigned int len, const char *str,
+		const struct qstr *name, int ms, int ci)
 {
 	int alen, blen;
 
 	/* A filename cannot end in '.' or we treat it like it has none */
-	alen = a->len;
-	blen = b->len;
+	alen = name->len;
+	blen = len;
 	if (ms) {
-		while (alen && a->name[alen-1] == '.')
+		while (alen && name->name[alen-1] == '.')
 			alen--;
-		while (blen && b->name[blen-1] == '.')
+		while (blen && str[blen-1] == '.')
 			blen--;
 	}
 	if (alen == blen) {
-		if (strnicmp(a->name, b->name, alen) == 0)
-			return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Case sensitive compare of two isofs names.
- */
-static int isofs_dentry_cmp_common(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a,
-					struct qstr *b, int ms)
-{
-	int alen, blen;
-
-	/* A filename cannot end in '.' or we treat it like it has none */
-	alen = a->len;
-	blen = b->len;
-	if (ms) {
-		while (alen && a->name[alen-1] == '.')
-			alen--;
-		while (blen && b->name[blen-1] == '.')
-			blen--;
-	}
-	if (alen == blen) {
-		if (strncmp(a->name, b->name, alen) == 0)
-			return 0;
+		if (ci) {
+			if (strnicmp(name->name, str, alen) == 0)
+				return 0;
+		} else {
+			if (strncmp(name->name, str, alen) == 0)
+				return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -266,15 +260,19 @@ isofs_hashi(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 }
 
 static int
-isofs_dentry_cmp(struct dentry *dentry,struct qstr *a,struct qstr *b)
+isofs_dentry_cmp(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(dentry, a, b, 0);
+	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(len, str, name, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static int
-isofs_dentry_cmpi(struct dentry *dentry,struct qstr *a,struct qstr *b)
+isofs_dentry_cmpi(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return isofs_dentry_cmpi_common(dentry, a, b, 0);
+	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(len, str, name, 0, 1);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOLIET
@@ -291,15 +289,19 @@ isofs_hashi_ms(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 }
 
 static int
-isofs_dentry_cmp_ms(struct dentry *dentry,struct qstr *a,struct qstr *b)
+isofs_dentry_cmp_ms(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(dentry, a, b, 1);
+	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(len, str, name, 1, 0);
 }
 
 static int
-isofs_dentry_cmpi_ms(struct dentry *dentry,struct qstr *a,struct qstr *b)
+isofs_dentry_cmpi_ms(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	return isofs_dentry_cmpi_common(dentry, a, b, 1);
+	return isofs_dentry_cmp_common(len, str, name, 1, 1);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/isofs/namei.c b/fs/isofs/namei.c
index 0d23abfd4280..715f7d318046 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/namei.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ isofs_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, const char *compare, int dlen)
 
 	qstr.name = compare;
 	qstr.len = dlen;
-	return dentry->d_op->d_compare(dentry, &dentry->d_name, &qstr);
+	return dentry->d_op->d_compare(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name, &qstr);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 2da1546161fa..92129016cd79 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -1587,14 +1587,17 @@ static int jfs_ci_hash(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *this)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int jfs_ci_compare(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+static int jfs_ci_compare(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
 	int i, result = 1;
 
-	if (a->len != b->len)
+	if (len != name->len)
 		goto out;
-	for (i=0; i < a->len; i++) {
-		if (tolower(a->name[i]) != tolower(b->name[i]))
+	for (i=0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (tolower(str[i]) != tolower(name->name[i]))
 			goto out;
 	}
 	result = 0;
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index e80ea4e37c48..3bcc68aed416 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ const struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations =
  */
 static int ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 static int ncp_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-static int ncp_compare_dentry (struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+static int ncp_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+		const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+		unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 static int ncp_delete_dentry(const struct dentry *);
 
 static const struct dentry_operations ncp_dentry_operations =
@@ -113,10 +115,10 @@ static inline int ncp_preserve_entry_case(struct inode *i, __u32 nscreator)
 
 #define ncp_preserve_case(i)	(ncp_namespace(i) != NW_NS_DOS)
 
-static inline int ncp_case_sensitive(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline int ncp_case_sensitive(const struct inode *i)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS
-	return ncp_namespace(dentry->d_inode) == NW_NS_NFS;
+	return ncp_namespace(i) == NW_NS_NFS;
 #else
 	return 0;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS */
@@ -129,12 +131,13 @@ static inline int ncp_case_sensitive(struct dentry *dentry)
 static int 
 ncp_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *this)
 {
-	if (!ncp_case_sensitive(dentry)) {
+	if (!ncp_case_sensitive(dentry->d_inode)) {
+		struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 		struct nls_table *t;
 		unsigned long hash;
 		int i;
 
-		t = NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry);
+		t = NCP_IO_TABLE(sb);
 		hash = init_name_hash();
 		for (i=0; i<this->len ; i++)
 			hash = partial_name_hash(ncp_tolower(t, this->name[i]),
@@ -145,15 +148,17 @@ ncp_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *this)
 }
 
 static int
-ncp_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
+ncp_compare_dentry(const struct dentry *parent, const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	if (a->len != b->len)
+	if (len != name->len)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (ncp_case_sensitive(dentry))
-		return strncmp(a->name, b->name, a->len);
+	if (ncp_case_sensitive(pinode))
+		return strncmp(str, name->name, len);
 
-	return ncp_strnicmp(NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry), a->name, b->name, a->len);
+	return ncp_strnicmp(NCP_IO_TABLE(pinode->i_sb), str, name->name, len);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
index 3c57eca634ce..244d1b73fda7 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int ncp__vol2io(struct ncp_server *, unsigned char *, unsigned int *,
 				const unsigned char *, unsigned int, int);
 
 #define NCP_ESC			':'
-#define NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry)	(NCP_SERVER((dentry)->d_inode)->nls_io)
+#define NCP_IO_TABLE(sb)	(NCP_SBP(sb)->nls_io)
 #define ncp_tolower(t, c)	nls_tolower(t, c)
 #define ncp_toupper(t, c)	nls_toupper(t, c)
 #define ncp_strnicmp(t, s1, s2, len) \
@@ -150,15 +150,15 @@ int ncp__io2vol(unsigned char *, unsigned int *,
 int ncp__vol2io(unsigned char *, unsigned int *,
 				const unsigned char *, unsigned int, int);
 
-#define NCP_IO_TABLE(dentry)	NULL
+#define NCP_IO_TABLE(sb)	NULL
 #define ncp_tolower(t, c)	tolower(c)
 #define ncp_toupper(t, c)	toupper(c)
 #define ncp_io2vol(S,m,i,n,k,U)	ncp__io2vol(m,i,n,k,U)
 #define ncp_vol2io(S,m,i,n,k,U)	ncp__vol2io(m,i,n,k,U)
 
 
-static inline int ncp_strnicmp(struct nls_table *t, const unsigned char *s1,
-		const unsigned char *s2, int len)
+static inline int ncp_strnicmp(const struct nls_table *t,
+		const unsigned char *s1, const unsigned char *s2, int len)
 {
 	while (len--) {
 		if (tolower(*s1++) != tolower(*s2++))
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index a256d770ea18..ae4b0fd9033f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -397,15 +397,16 @@ static int proc_sys_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 	return !!PROC_I(dentry->d_inode)->sysctl->unregistering;
 }
 
-static int proc_sys_compare(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *qstr,
-			    struct qstr *name)
+static int proc_sys_compare(const struct dentry *parent,
+		const struct inode *pinode,
+		const struct dentry *dentry, const struct inode *inode,
+		unsigned int len, const char *str, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = container_of(qstr, struct dentry, d_name);
-	if (qstr->len != name->len)
+	if (name->len != len)
 		return 1;
-	if (memcmp(qstr->name, name->name, name->len))
+	if (memcmp(name->name, str, len))
 		return 1;
-	return !sysctl_is_seen(PROC_I(dentry->d_inode)->sysctl);
+	return !sysctl_is_seen(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl);
 }
 
 static const struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations = {
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 6cdf4995c90a..75a072bf2a34 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ enum dentry_d_lock_class
 struct dentry_operations {
 	int (*d_revalidate)(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 	int (*d_hash)(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
-	int (*d_compare)(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
+	int (*d_compare)(const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			const struct dentry *, const struct inode *,
+			unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 	int (*d_delete)(const struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_release)(struct dentry *);
 	void (*d_iput)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
@@ -145,12 +147,8 @@ struct dentry_operations {
  * Locking rules for dentry_operations callbacks are to be found in
  * Documentation/filesystems/Locking. Keep it updated!
  *
- * the dentry parameter passed to d_hash and d_compare is the parent
- * directory of the entries to be compared. It is used in case these
- * functions need any directory specific information for determining
- * equivalency classes.  Using the dentry itself might not work, as it
- * might be a negative dentry which has no information associated with
- * it.
+ * FUrther descriptions are found in Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt.
+ * Keep it updated too!
  */
 
 /* d_flags entries */
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index ef663061d5ac..1c27f201c856 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ struct ncp_entry_info {
 	__u8			file_handle[6];
 };
 
-static inline struct ncp_server *NCP_SBP(struct super_block *sb)
+static inline struct ncp_server *NCP_SBP(const struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	return sb->s_fs_info;
 }
 
 #define NCP_SERVER(inode)	NCP_SBP((inode)->i_sb)
-static inline struct ncp_inode_info *NCP_FINFO(struct inode *inode)
+static inline struct ncp_inode_info *NCP_FINFO(const struct inode *inode)
 {
 	return container_of(inode, struct ncp_inode_info, vfs_inode);
 }