diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000 by Hans Reiser, licensing governed by reiserfs/README
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/reiserfs_fs.h>
+#include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+
+extern struct reiserfs_key  MIN_KEY;
+
+static int reiserfs_readdir (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
+static int reiserfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync) ;
+
+struct file_operations reiserfs_dir_operations = {
+    .read	= generic_read_dir,
+    .readdir	= reiserfs_readdir,
+    .fsync	= reiserfs_dir_fsync,
+    .ioctl	= reiserfs_ioctl,
+};
+
+static int reiserfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync) {
+  struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+  int err;
+  reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+  err = reiserfs_commit_for_inode(inode) ;
+  reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb) ;
+  if (err < 0)
+      return err;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+#define store_ih(where,what) copy_item_head (where, what)
+
+//
+static int reiserfs_readdir (struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+    struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+    struct cpu_key pos_key;	/* key of current position in the directory (key of directory entry) */
+    INITIALIZE_PATH (path_to_entry);
+    struct buffer_head * bh;
+    int item_num, entry_num;
+    const struct reiserfs_key * rkey;
+    struct item_head * ih, tmp_ih;
+    int search_res;
+    char * local_buf;
+    loff_t next_pos;
+    char small_buf[32] ; /* avoid kmalloc if we can */
+    struct reiserfs_dir_entry de;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+
+    reiserfs_check_lock_depth(inode->i_sb, "readdir") ;
+
+    /* form key for search the next directory entry using f_pos field of
+       file structure */
+    make_cpu_key (&pos_key, inode, (filp->f_pos) ? (filp->f_pos) : DOT_OFFSET,
+		  TYPE_DIRENTRY, 3);
+    next_pos = cpu_key_k_offset (&pos_key);
+
+    /*  reiserfs_warning (inode->i_sb, "reiserfs_readdir 1: f_pos = %Ld", filp->f_pos);*/
+
+    path_to_entry.reada = PATH_READA;
+    while (1) {
+    research:
+	/* search the directory item, containing entry with specified key */
+	search_res = search_by_entry_key (inode->i_sb, &pos_key, &path_to_entry, &de);
+	if (search_res == IO_ERROR) {
+	    // FIXME: we could just skip part of directory which could
+	    // not be read
+	    ret = -EIO;
+	    goto out;
+	}
+	entry_num = de.de_entry_num;
+	bh = de.de_bh;
+	item_num = de.de_item_num;
+	ih = de.de_ih;
+	store_ih (&tmp_ih, ih);
+		
+	/* we must have found item, that is item of this directory, */
+	RFALSE( COMP_SHORT_KEYS (&(ih->ih_key), &pos_key),
+		"vs-9000: found item %h does not match to dir we readdir %K",
+		ih, &pos_key);
+	RFALSE( item_num > B_NR_ITEMS (bh) - 1,
+		"vs-9005 item_num == %d, item amount == %d", 
+		item_num, B_NR_ITEMS (bh));
+      
+	/* and entry must be not more than number of entries in the item */
+	RFALSE( I_ENTRY_COUNT (ih) < entry_num,
+		"vs-9010: entry number is too big %d (%d)", 
+		entry_num, I_ENTRY_COUNT (ih));
+
+	if (search_res == POSITION_FOUND || entry_num < I_ENTRY_COUNT (ih)) {
+	    /* go through all entries in the directory item beginning from the entry, that has been found */
+	    struct reiserfs_de_head * deh = B_I_DEH (bh, ih) + entry_num;
+
+	    for (; entry_num < I_ENTRY_COUNT (ih); entry_num ++, deh ++) {
+		int d_reclen;
+		char * d_name;
+		off_t d_off;
+		ino_t d_ino;
+
+		if (!de_visible (deh))
+		    /* it is hidden entry */
+		    continue;
+		d_reclen = entry_length (bh, ih, entry_num);
+		d_name = B_I_DEH_ENTRY_FILE_NAME (bh, ih, deh);
+		if (!d_name[d_reclen - 1])
+		    d_reclen = strlen (d_name);
+	
+		if (d_reclen > REISERFS_MAX_NAME(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize)){
+		    /* too big to send back to VFS */
+		    continue ;
+		}
+
+                /* Ignore the .reiserfs_priv entry */
+                if (reiserfs_xattrs (inode->i_sb) &&
+                    !old_format_only(inode->i_sb) &&
+                    filp->f_dentry == inode->i_sb->s_root &&
+                    REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root &&
+                    REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root->d_inode &&
+                    deh_objectid(deh) == le32_to_cpu (INODE_PKEY(REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root->d_inode)->k_objectid)) {
+                  continue;
+                }
+
+		d_off = deh_offset (deh);
+		filp->f_pos = d_off ;
+		d_ino = deh_objectid (deh);
+		if (d_reclen <= 32) {
+		  local_buf = small_buf ;
+		} else {
+		    local_buf = reiserfs_kmalloc(d_reclen, GFP_NOFS, inode->i_sb) ;
+		    if (!local_buf) {
+			pathrelse (&path_to_entry);
+			ret = -ENOMEM ;
+			goto out;
+		    }
+		    if (item_moved (&tmp_ih, &path_to_entry)) {
+			reiserfs_kfree(local_buf, d_reclen, inode->i_sb) ;
+			goto research;
+		    }
+		}
+		// Note, that we copy name to user space via temporary
+		// buffer (local_buf) because filldir will block if
+		// user space buffer is swapped out. At that time
+		// entry can move to somewhere else
+		memcpy (local_buf, d_name, d_reclen);
+		if (filldir (dirent, local_buf, d_reclen, d_off, d_ino, 
+		             DT_UNKNOWN) < 0) {
+		    if (local_buf != small_buf) {
+			reiserfs_kfree(local_buf, d_reclen, inode->i_sb) ;
+		    }
+		    goto end;
+		}
+		if (local_buf != small_buf) {
+		    reiserfs_kfree(local_buf, d_reclen, inode->i_sb) ;
+		}
+
+		// next entry should be looked for with such offset
+		next_pos = deh_offset (deh) + 1;
+
+		if (item_moved (&tmp_ih, &path_to_entry)) {
+		    goto research;
+		}
+	    } /* for */
+	}
+
+	if (item_num != B_NR_ITEMS (bh) - 1)
+	    // end of directory has been reached
+	    goto end;
+
+	/* item we went through is last item of node. Using right
+	   delimiting key check is it directory end */
+	rkey = get_rkey (&path_to_entry, inode->i_sb);
+	if (! comp_le_keys (rkey, &MIN_KEY)) {
+	    /* set pos_key to key, that is the smallest and greater
+	       that key of the last entry in the item */
+	    set_cpu_key_k_offset (&pos_key, next_pos);
+	    continue;
+	}
+
+	if ( COMP_SHORT_KEYS (rkey, &pos_key)) {
+	    // end of directory has been reached
+	    goto end;
+	}
+	
+	/* directory continues in the right neighboring block */
+	set_cpu_key_k_offset (&pos_key, le_key_k_offset (KEY_FORMAT_3_5, rkey));
+
+    } /* while */
+
+
+ end:
+    filp->f_pos = next_pos;
+    pathrelse (&path_to_entry);
+    reiserfs_check_path(&path_to_entry) ;
+ out:
+    reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* compose directory item containing "." and ".." entries (entries are
+   not aligned to 4 byte boundary) */
+/* the last four params are LE */
+void make_empty_dir_item_v1 (char * body, __u32 dirid, __u32 objid,
+			     __u32 par_dirid, __u32 par_objid)
+{
+    struct reiserfs_de_head * deh;
+
+    memset (body, 0, EMPTY_DIR_SIZE_V1);
+    deh = (struct reiserfs_de_head *)body;
+    
+    /* direntry header of "." */
+    put_deh_offset( &(deh[0]), DOT_OFFSET );
+    /* these two are from make_le_item_head, and are are LE */
+    deh[0].deh_dir_id = dirid;
+    deh[0].deh_objectid = objid;
+    deh[0].deh_state = 0; /* Endian safe if 0 */
+    put_deh_location( &(deh[0]), EMPTY_DIR_SIZE_V1 - strlen( "." ));
+    mark_de_visible(&(deh[0]));
+  
+    /* direntry header of ".." */
+    put_deh_offset( &(deh[1]), DOT_DOT_OFFSET);
+    /* key of ".." for the root directory */
+    /* these two are from the inode, and are are LE */
+    deh[1].deh_dir_id = par_dirid;
+    deh[1].deh_objectid = par_objid;
+    deh[1].deh_state = 0; /* Endian safe if 0 */
+    put_deh_location( &(deh[1]), deh_location( &(deh[0]) ) - strlen( ".." ) );
+    mark_de_visible(&(deh[1]));
+
+    /* copy ".." and "." */
+    memcpy (body + deh_location( &(deh[0]) ), ".", 1);
+    memcpy (body + deh_location( &(deh[1]) ), "..", 2);
+}
+
+/* compose directory item containing "." and ".." entries */
+void make_empty_dir_item (char * body, __u32 dirid, __u32 objid,
+			  __u32 par_dirid, __u32 par_objid)
+{
+    struct reiserfs_de_head * deh;
+
+    memset (body, 0, EMPTY_DIR_SIZE);
+    deh = (struct reiserfs_de_head *)body;
+    
+    /* direntry header of "." */
+    put_deh_offset( &(deh[0]), DOT_OFFSET );
+    /* these two are from make_le_item_head, and are are LE */
+    deh[0].deh_dir_id = dirid;
+    deh[0].deh_objectid = objid;
+    deh[0].deh_state = 0; /* Endian safe if 0 */
+    put_deh_location( &(deh[0]), EMPTY_DIR_SIZE - ROUND_UP( strlen( "." ) ) );
+    mark_de_visible(&(deh[0]));
+  
+    /* direntry header of ".." */
+    put_deh_offset( &(deh[1]), DOT_DOT_OFFSET );
+    /* key of ".." for the root directory */
+    /* these two are from the inode, and are are LE */
+    deh[1].deh_dir_id = par_dirid;
+    deh[1].deh_objectid = par_objid;
+    deh[1].deh_state = 0; /* Endian safe if 0 */
+    put_deh_location( &(deh[1]), deh_location( &(deh[0])) - ROUND_UP( strlen( ".." ) ) );
+    mark_de_visible(&(deh[1]));
+
+    /* copy ".." and "." */
+    memcpy (body + deh_location( &(deh[0]) ), ".", 1);
+    memcpy (body + deh_location( &(deh[1]) ), "..", 2);
+}