diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index 9defa12208f9..698c43dd5dc8 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -179,13 +179,16 @@ extern int v9fs_vfs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			   struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			   struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
 			   unsigned int flags);
-extern struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid);
+extern struct inode *v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+					 struct p9_fid *fid,
+					 struct super_block *sb, int new);
 extern const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl;
 extern const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
 extern const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl;
 extern const struct netfs_request_ops v9fs_req_ops;
-extern struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
-					struct p9_fid *fid);
+extern struct inode *v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
+					      struct p9_fid *fid,
+					      struct super_block *sb, int new);
 
 /* other default globals */
 #define V9FS_PORT	564
@@ -227,9 +230,27 @@ v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 			struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
-		return v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(sb, fid);
+		return v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(v9ses, fid, sb, 0);
 	else
-		return v9fs_fid_iget(sb, fid);
+		return v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, sb, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid - Helper routine to populate an inode by
+ * issuing a attribute request
+ * @v9ses: session information
+ * @fid: fid to issue attribute request for
+ * @sb: superblock on which to create inode
+ *
+ */
+static inline struct inode *
+v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+			    struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+		return v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(v9ses, fid, sb, 1);
+	else
+		return v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, sb, 1);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index 7923c3c347cb..d3aefbec4de6 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 void v9fs_free_inode(struct inode *inode);
 void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode);
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
-		    struct inode *inode, struct p9_qid *qid, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
+		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
 void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
 #if (BITS_PER_LONG == 32)
 #define QID2INO(q) ((ino_t) (((q)->path+2) ^ (((q)->path) >> 32)))
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 5e05ec7af42e..e9c052b35dd9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
-		    struct inode *inode, struct p9_qid *qid, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
+		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-
-	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, qid, sizeof(struct p9_qid));
 
 	inode_init_owner(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, NULL, mode);
 	inode->i_blocks = 0;
@@ -366,40 +363,80 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		clear_inode(inode);
 }
 
-struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid)
+static int v9fs_test_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	int umode;
+	dev_t rdev;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+
+	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
+	/* don't match inode of different type */
+	if (inode_wrong_type(inode, umode))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare qid details */
+	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
+		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.path != st->qid.path)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_test_new_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_set_inode(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
+				   struct p9_qid *qid,
+				   struct p9_wstat *st,
+				   int new)
 {
 	dev_t rdev;
 	int retval;
 	umode_t umode;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct p9_wstat *st;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+	int (*test)(struct inode *inode, void *data);
 
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, QID2INO(&fid->qid));
-	if (unlikely(!inode))
+	if (new)
+		test = v9fs_test_new_inode;
+	else
+		test = v9fs_test_inode;
+
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid), test, v9fs_set_inode, st);
+	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		return inode;
-
 	/*
 	 * initialize the inode with the stat info
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
-	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
-	if (IS_ERR(st)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(st);
-		goto error;
-	}
-
+	inode->i_ino = QID2INO(qid);
 	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
-	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, &fid->qid, umode, rdev);
-	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb, 0);
-	p9stat_free(st);
-	kfree(st);
+	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, umode, rdev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
+	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb, 0);
 	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
@@ -410,6 +447,23 @@ error:
 
 }
 
+struct inode *
+v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+		    struct super_block *sb, int new)
+{
+	struct p9_wstat *st;
+	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+
+	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
+	if (IS_ERR(st))
+		return ERR_CAST(st);
+
+	inode = v9fs_qid_iget(sb, &st->qid, st, new);
+	p9stat_free(st);
+	kfree(st);
+	return inode;
+}
+
 /**
  * v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags- convert Linux specific AT flags to
  * plan 9 AT flag.
@@ -556,7 +610,7 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 		/*
 		 * instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry
 		 */
-		inode = v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
@@ -684,8 +738,10 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		inode = NULL;
 	else if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		inode = ERR_CAST(fid);
-	else
+	else if (v9ses->cache & (CACHE_META|CACHE_LOOSE))
 		inode = v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+	else
+		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 	/*
 	 * If we had a rename on the server and a parallel lookup
 	 * for the new name, then make sure we instantiate with
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index ef9db3e03506..143ac03b7425 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -52,33 +52,76 @@ static kgid_t v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(struct inode *dir_inode)
 	return current_fsgid();
 }
 
-struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid)
+static int v9fs_test_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
+
+	/* don't match inode of different type */
+	if (inode_wrong_type(inode, st->st_mode))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (inode->i_generation != st->st_gen)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare qid details */
+	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
+		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.path != st->qid.path)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* Always get a new inode */
+static int v9fs_test_new_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_set_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
+	inode->i_generation = st->st_gen;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
+					struct p9_qid *qid,
+					struct p9_fid *fid,
+					struct p9_stat_dotl *st,
+					int new)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+	int (*test)(struct inode *inode, void *data);
 
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, QID2INO(&fid->qid));
-	if (unlikely(!inode))
+	if (new)
+		test = v9fs_test_new_inode_dotl;
+	else
+		test = v9fs_test_inode_dotl;
+
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid), test, v9fs_set_inode_dotl, st);
+	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		return inode;
-
 	/*
 	 * initialize the inode with the stat info
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
-	st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC | P9_STATS_GEN);
-	if (IS_ERR(st)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(st);
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, &fid->qid,
+	inode->i_ino = QID2INO(qid);
+	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode,
 				 st->st_mode, new_decode_dev(st->st_rdev));
-	kfree(st);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -90,7 +133,6 @@ struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid)
 		goto error;
 
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-
 	return inode;
 error:
 	iget_failed(inode);
@@ -98,6 +140,22 @@ error:
 
 }
 
+struct inode *
+v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
+			 struct super_block *sb, int new)
+{
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
+	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+
+	st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC | P9_STATS_GEN);
+	if (IS_ERR(st))
+		return ERR_CAST(st);
+
+	inode = v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(sb, &st->qid, fid, st, new);
+	kfree(st);
+	return inode;
+}
+
 struct dotl_openflag_map {
 	int open_flag;
 	int dotl_flag;
@@ -247,7 +305,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	inode = v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(dir->i_sb, fid);
+	inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
@@ -342,7 +400,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	}
 
 	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
-	inode = v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(dir->i_sb, fid);
+	inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n",
@@ -780,7 +838,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 			 err);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	inode = v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(dir->i_sb, fid);
+	inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n",
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 55e67e36ae68..489db161abc9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	else
 		sb->s_d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
 
-	inode = v9fs_get_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, sb);
+	inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto release_sb;