diff --git a/fs/minix/dir.c b/fs/minix/dir.c
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+/*
+ *  linux/fs/minix/dir.c
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
+ *
+ *  minix directory handling functions
+ */
+
+#include "minix.h"
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+
+typedef struct minix_dir_entry minix_dirent;
+
+static int minix_readdir(struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
+
+struct file_operations minix_dir_operations = {
+	.read		= generic_read_dir,
+	.readdir	= minix_readdir,
+	.fsync		= minix_sync_file,
+};
+
+static inline void dir_put_page(struct page *page)
+{
+	kunmap(page);
+	page_cache_release(page);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the offset into page `page_nr' of the last valid
+ * byte in that page, plus one.
+ */
+static unsigned
+minix_last_byte(struct inode *inode, unsigned long page_nr)
+{
+	unsigned last_byte = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+
+	if (page_nr == (inode->i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT))
+		last_byte = inode->i_size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
+	return last_byte;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long dir_pages(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return (inode->i_size+PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1)>>PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+}
+
+static int dir_commit_chunk(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
+{
+	struct inode *dir = (struct inode *)page->mapping->host;
+	int err = 0;
+	page->mapping->a_ops->commit_write(NULL, page, from, to);
+	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+	else
+		unlock_page(page);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static struct page * dir_get_page(struct inode *dir, unsigned long n)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
+	struct page *page = read_cache_page(mapping, n,
+				(filler_t*)mapping->a_ops->readpage, NULL);
+	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
+		wait_on_page_locked(page);
+		kmap(page);
+		if (!PageUptodate(page))
+			goto fail;
+	}
+	return page;
+
+fail:
+	dir_put_page(page);
+	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+}
+
+static inline void *minix_next_entry(void *de, struct minix_sb_info *sbi)
+{
+	return (void*)((char*)de + sbi->s_dirsize);
+}
+
+static int minix_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+	unsigned long pos = filp->f_pos;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	unsigned offset = pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
+	unsigned long n = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long npages = dir_pages(inode);
+	struct minix_sb_info *sbi = minix_sb(sb);
+	unsigned chunk_size = sbi->s_dirsize;
+
+	lock_kernel();
+
+	pos = (pos + chunk_size-1) & ~(chunk_size-1);
+	if (pos >= inode->i_size)
+		goto done;
+
+	for ( ; n < npages; n++, offset = 0) {
+		char *p, *kaddr, *limit;
+		struct page *page = dir_get_page(inode, n);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(page))
+			continue;
+		kaddr = (char *)page_address(page);
+		p = kaddr+offset;
+		limit = kaddr + minix_last_byte(inode, n) - chunk_size;
+		for ( ; p <= limit ; p = minix_next_entry(p, sbi)) {
+			minix_dirent *de = (minix_dirent *)p;
+			if (de->inode) {
+				int over;
+				unsigned l = strnlen(de->name,sbi->s_namelen);
+
+				offset = p - kaddr;
+				over = filldir(dirent, de->name, l,
+						(n<<PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) | offset,
+						de->inode, DT_UNKNOWN);
+				if (over) {
+					dir_put_page(page);
+					goto done;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		dir_put_page(page);
+	}
+
+done:
+	filp->f_pos = (n << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) | offset;
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int namecompare(int len, int maxlen,
+	const char * name, const char * buffer)
+{
+	if (len < maxlen && buffer[len])
+		return 0;
+	return !memcmp(name, buffer, len);
+}
+
+/*
+ *	minix_find_entry()
+ *
+ * finds an entry in the specified directory with the wanted name. It
+ * returns the cache buffer in which the entry was found, and the entry
+ * itself (as a parameter - res_dir). It does NOT read the inode of the
+ * entry - you'll have to do that yourself if you want to.
+ */
+minix_dirent *minix_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry, struct page **res_page)
+{
+	const char * name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+	struct inode * dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	struct super_block * sb = dir->i_sb;
+	struct minix_sb_info * sbi = minix_sb(sb);
+	unsigned long n;
+	unsigned long npages = dir_pages(dir);
+	struct page *page = NULL;
+	struct minix_dir_entry *de;
+
+	*res_page = NULL;
+
+	for (n = 0; n < npages; n++) {
+		char *kaddr;
+		page = dir_get_page(dir, n);
+		if (IS_ERR(page))
+			continue;
+
+		kaddr = (char*)page_address(page);
+		de = (struct minix_dir_entry *) kaddr;
+		kaddr += minix_last_byte(dir, n) - sbi->s_dirsize;
+		for ( ; (char *) de <= kaddr ; de = minix_next_entry(de,sbi)) {
+			if (!de->inode)
+				continue;
+			if (namecompare(namelen,sbi->s_namelen,name,de->name))
+				goto found;
+		}
+		dir_put_page(page);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+
+found:
+	*res_page = page;
+	return de;
+}
+
+int minix_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	const char * name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+	struct super_block * sb = dir->i_sb;
+	struct minix_sb_info * sbi = minix_sb(sb);
+	struct page *page = NULL;
+	struct minix_dir_entry * de;
+	unsigned long npages = dir_pages(dir);
+	unsigned long n;
+	char *kaddr;
+	unsigned from, to;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * We take care of directory expansion in the same loop
+	 * This code plays outside i_size, so it locks the page
+	 * to protect that region.
+	 */
+	for (n = 0; n <= npages; n++) {
+		char *dir_end;
+
+		page = dir_get_page(dir, n);
+		err = PTR_ERR(page);
+		if (IS_ERR(page))
+			goto out;
+		lock_page(page);
+		kaddr = (char*)page_address(page);
+		dir_end = kaddr + minix_last_byte(dir, n);
+		de = (minix_dirent *)kaddr;
+		kaddr += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - sbi->s_dirsize;
+		while ((char *)de <= kaddr) {
+			if ((char *)de == dir_end) {
+				/* We hit i_size */
+				de->inode = 0;
+				goto got_it;
+			}
+			if (!de->inode)
+				goto got_it;
+			err = -EEXIST;
+			if (namecompare(namelen,sbi->s_namelen,name,de->name))
+				goto out_unlock;
+			de = minix_next_entry(de, sbi);
+		}
+		unlock_page(page);
+		dir_put_page(page);
+	}
+	BUG();
+	return -EINVAL;
+
+got_it:
+	from = (char*)de - (char*)page_address(page);
+	to = from + sbi->s_dirsize;
+	err = page->mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, from, to);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock;
+	memcpy (de->name, name, namelen);
+	memset (de->name + namelen, 0, sbi->s_dirsize - namelen - 2);
+	de->inode = inode->i_ino;
+	err = dir_commit_chunk(page, from, to);
+	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
+out_put:
+	dir_put_page(page);
+out:
+	return err;
+out_unlock:
+	unlock_page(page);
+	goto out_put;
+}
+
+int minix_delete_entry(struct minix_dir_entry *de, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
+	struct inode *inode = (struct inode*)mapping->host;
+	char *kaddr = page_address(page);
+	unsigned from = (char*)de - kaddr;
+	unsigned to = from + minix_sb(inode->i_sb)->s_dirsize;
+	int err;
+
+	lock_page(page);
+	err = mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, from, to);
+	if (err == 0) {
+		de->inode = 0;
+		err = dir_commit_chunk(page, from, to);
+	} else {
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+	dir_put_page(page);
+	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int minix_make_empty(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
+	struct page *page = grab_cache_page(mapping, 0);
+	struct minix_sb_info * sbi = minix_sb(inode->i_sb);
+	struct minix_dir_entry * de;
+	char *kaddr;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!page)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, 0, 2 * sbi->s_dirsize);
+	if (err) {
+		unlock_page(page);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
+	memset(kaddr, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+
+	de = (struct minix_dir_entry *)kaddr;
+	de->inode = inode->i_ino;
+	strcpy(de->name,".");
+	de = minix_next_entry(de, sbi);
+	de->inode = dir->i_ino;
+	strcpy(de->name,"..");
+	kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
+
+	err = dir_commit_chunk(page, 0, 2 * sbi->s_dirsize);
+fail:
+	page_cache_release(page);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * routine to check that the specified directory is empty (for rmdir)
+ */
+int minix_empty_dir(struct inode * inode)
+{
+	struct page *page = NULL;
+	unsigned long i, npages = dir_pages(inode);
+	struct minix_sb_info *sbi = minix_sb(inode->i_sb);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++) {
+		char *kaddr;
+		minix_dirent * de;
+		page = dir_get_page(inode, i);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(page))
+			continue;
+
+		kaddr = (char *)page_address(page);
+		de = (minix_dirent *)kaddr;
+		kaddr += minix_last_byte(inode, i) - sbi->s_dirsize;
+
+		while ((char *)de <= kaddr) {
+			if (de->inode != 0) {
+				/* check for . and .. */
+				if (de->name[0] != '.')
+					goto not_empty;
+				if (!de->name[1]) {
+					if (de->inode != inode->i_ino)
+						goto not_empty;
+				} else if (de->name[1] != '.')
+					goto not_empty;
+				else if (de->name[2])
+					goto not_empty;
+			}
+			de = minix_next_entry(de, sbi);
+		}
+		dir_put_page(page);
+	}
+	return 1;
+
+not_empty:
+	dir_put_page(page);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Releases the page */
+void minix_set_link(struct minix_dir_entry *de, struct page *page,
+	struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct inode *dir = (struct inode*)page->mapping->host;
+	struct minix_sb_info *sbi = minix_sb(dir->i_sb);
+	unsigned from = (char *)de-(char*)page_address(page);
+	unsigned to = from + sbi->s_dirsize;
+	int err;
+
+	lock_page(page);
+	err = page->mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, from, to);
+	if (err == 0) {
+		de->inode = inode->i_ino;
+		err = dir_commit_chunk(page, from, to);
+	} else {
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+	dir_put_page(page);
+	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
+}
+
+struct minix_dir_entry * minix_dotdot (struct inode *dir, struct page **p)
+{
+	struct page *page = dir_get_page(dir, 0);
+	struct minix_sb_info *sbi = minix_sb(dir->i_sb);
+	struct minix_dir_entry *de = NULL;
+
+	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
+		de = minix_next_entry(page_address(page), sbi);
+		*p = page;
+	}
+	return de;
+}
+
+ino_t minix_inode_by_name(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	struct minix_dir_entry *de = minix_find_entry(dentry, &page);
+	ino_t res = 0;
+
+	if (de) {
+		res = de->inode;
+		dir_put_page(page);
+	}
+	return res;
+}