diff --git a/fs/cifs/CHANGES b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
index 0c77876..edd2483 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/CHANGES
+++ b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 and sync so that events like out of disk space get reported properly on
 cached files. Fix setxattr failure to certain Samba versions. Fix mount
 of second share to disconnected server session (autoreconnect on this).
+Add ability to modify cifs acls for handling chmod (when mounted with
+cifsacl flag).
 
 Version 1.51
 ------------
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index c312adc..a7035bd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -129,6 +129,54 @@
 	return (1); /* sids compare/match */
 }
 
+
+/* copy ntsd, owner sid, and group sid from a security descriptor to another */
+static void copy_sec_desc(const struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd,
+				struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, __u32 sidsoffset)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct cifs_sid *owner_sid_ptr, *group_sid_ptr;
+	struct cifs_sid *nowner_sid_ptr, *ngroup_sid_ptr;
+
+	/* copy security descriptor control portion */
+	pnntsd->revision = pntsd->revision;
+	pnntsd->type = pntsd->type;
+	pnntsd->dacloffset = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct cifs_ntsd));
+	pnntsd->sacloffset = 0;
+	pnntsd->osidoffset = cpu_to_le32(sidsoffset);
+	pnntsd->gsidoffset = cpu_to_le32(sidsoffset + sizeof(struct cifs_sid));
+
+	/* copy owner sid */
+	owner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->osidoffset));
+	nowner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pnntsd + sidsoffset);
+
+	nowner_sid_ptr->revision = owner_sid_ptr->revision;
+	nowner_sid_ptr->num_subauth = owner_sid_ptr->num_subauth;
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+		nowner_sid_ptr->authority[i] = owner_sid_ptr->authority[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+		nowner_sid_ptr->sub_auth[i] = owner_sid_ptr->sub_auth[i];
+
+	/* copy group sid */
+	group_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->gsidoffset));
+	ngroup_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pnntsd + sidsoffset +
+					sizeof(struct cifs_sid));
+
+	ngroup_sid_ptr->revision = group_sid_ptr->revision;
+	ngroup_sid_ptr->num_subauth = group_sid_ptr->num_subauth;
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+		ngroup_sid_ptr->authority[i] = group_sid_ptr->authority[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+		ngroup_sid_ptr->sub_auth[i] =
+				cpu_to_le32(group_sid_ptr->sub_auth[i]);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+
 /*
    change posix mode to reflect permissions
    pmode is the existing mode (we only want to overwrite part of this
@@ -220,6 +268,33 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+static __le16 fill_ace_for_sid(struct cifs_ace *pntace,
+			const struct cifs_sid *psid, __u64 nmode, umode_t bits)
+{
+	int i;
+	__u16 size = 0;
+	__u32 access_req = 0;
+
+	pntace->type = ACCESS_ALLOWED;
+	pntace->flags = 0x0;
+	mode_to_access_flags(nmode, bits, &access_req);
+	if (!access_req)
+		access_req = SET_MINIMUM_RIGHTS;
+	pntace->access_req = cpu_to_le32(access_req);
+
+	pntace->sid.revision = psid->revision;
+	pntace->sid.num_subauth = psid->num_subauth;
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+		pntace->sid.authority[i] = psid->authority[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < psid->num_subauth; i++)
+		pntace->sid.sub_auth[i] = psid->sub_auth[i];
+
+	size = 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + (psid->num_subauth * 4);
+	pntace->size = cpu_to_le16(size);
+
+	return (size);
+}
+
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
 static void dump_ace(struct cifs_ace *pace, char *end_of_acl)
@@ -243,7 +318,7 @@
 		int i;
 		cFYI(1, ("ACE revision %d num_auth %d type %d flags %d size %d",
 			pace->sid.revision, pace->sid.num_subauth, pace->type,
-			pace->flags, pace->size));
+			pace->flags, le16_to_cpu(pace->size)));
 		for (i = 0; i < num_subauth; ++i) {
 			cFYI(1, ("ACE sub_auth[%d]: 0x%x", i,
 				le32_to_cpu(pace->sid.sub_auth[i])));
@@ -346,6 +421,28 @@
 }
 
 
+static int set_chmod_dacl(struct cifs_acl *pndacl, struct cifs_sid *pownersid,
+			struct cifs_sid *pgrpsid, __u64 nmode)
+{
+	__le16 size = 0;
+	struct cifs_acl *pnndacl;
+
+	pnndacl = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pndacl + sizeof(struct cifs_acl));
+
+	size += fill_ace_for_sid((struct cifs_ace *) ((char *)pnndacl + size),
+					pownersid, nmode, S_IRWXU);
+	size += fill_ace_for_sid((struct cifs_ace *)((char *)pnndacl + size),
+					pgrpsid, nmode, S_IRWXG);
+	size += fill_ace_for_sid((struct cifs_ace *)((char *)pnndacl + size),
+					 &sid_everyone, nmode, S_IRWXO);
+
+	pndacl->size = cpu_to_le16(size + sizeof(struct cifs_acl));
+	pndacl->num_aces = 3;
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
+
 static int parse_sid(struct cifs_sid *psid, char *end_of_acl)
 {
 	/* BB need to add parm so we can store the SID BB */
@@ -432,6 +529,46 @@
 }
 
 
+/* Convert permission bits from mode to equivalent CIFS ACL */
+static int build_sec_desc(struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd,
+				int acl_len, struct inode *inode, __u64 nmode)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	__u32 dacloffset;
+	__u32 ndacloffset;
+	__u32 sidsoffset;
+	struct cifs_sid *owner_sid_ptr, *group_sid_ptr;
+	struct cifs_acl *dacl_ptr = NULL;  /* no need for SACL ptr */
+	struct cifs_acl *ndacl_ptr = NULL; /* no need for SACL ptr */
+
+	if ((inode == NULL) || (pntsd == NULL) || (pnntsd == NULL))
+		return (-EIO);
+
+	owner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->osidoffset));
+	group_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->gsidoffset));
+
+	dacloffset = le32_to_cpu(pntsd->dacloffset);
+	dacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pntsd + dacloffset);
+
+	ndacloffset = sizeof(struct cifs_ntsd);
+	ndacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pnntsd + ndacloffset);
+	ndacl_ptr->revision = dacl_ptr->revision;
+	ndacl_ptr->size = 0;
+	ndacl_ptr->num_aces = 0;
+
+	rc = set_chmod_dacl(ndacl_ptr, owner_sid_ptr, group_sid_ptr, nmode);
+
+	sidsoffset = ndacloffset + le16_to_cpu(ndacl_ptr->size);
+
+	/* copy security descriptor control portion and owner and group sid */
+	copy_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, sidsoffset);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
+
 /* Retrieve an ACL from the server */
 static struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl(u32 *pacllen, struct inode *inode,
 				       const char *path)
@@ -487,6 +624,64 @@
 	return pntsd;
 }
 
+/* Set an ACL on the server */
+static int set_cifs_acl(struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, __u32 acllen,
+				struct inode *inode, const char *path)
+{
+	struct cifsFileInfo *open_file;
+	int unlock_file = FALSE;
+	int xid;
+	int rc = -EIO;
+	__u16 fid;
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
+	cFYI(1, ("set ACL for %s from mode 0x%x", path, inode->i_mode));
+#endif
+
+	if (!inode)
+		return (rc);
+
+	sb = inode->i_sb;
+	if (sb == NULL)
+		return (rc);
+
+	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
+	xid = GetXid();
+
+	open_file = find_readable_file(CIFS_I(inode));
+	if (open_file) {
+		unlock_file = TRUE;
+		fid = open_file->netfid;
+	} else {
+		int oplock = FALSE;
+		/* open file */
+		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, cifs_sb->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 != 0) {
+			cERROR(1, ("Unable to open file to set ACL"));
+			FreeXid(xid);
+			return (rc);
+		}
+	}
+
+	rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, cifs_sb->tcon, fid, pnntsd, acllen);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
+	cFYI(1, ("SetCIFSACL rc = %d", rc));
+#endif
+	if (unlock_file == TRUE)
+		atomic_dec(&open_file->wrtPending);
+	else
+		CIFSSMBClose(xid, cifs_sb->tcon, fid);
+
+	FreeXid(xid);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 /* Translate the CIFS ACL (simlar to NTFS ACL) for a file into mode bits */
 void acl_to_uid_mode(struct inode *inode, const char *path)
 {
@@ -510,24 +705,53 @@
 }
 
 /* Convert mode bits to an ACL so we can update the ACL on the server */
-int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path)
+int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	__u32 acllen = 0;
-	struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd = NULL;
+	struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd = NULL; /* acl obtained from server */
+	struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd = NULL; /* modified acl to be sent to server */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
 	cFYI(1, ("set ACL from mode for %s", path));
+#endif
 
 	/* Get the security descriptor */
 	pntsd = get_cifs_acl(&acllen, inode, path);
 
-	/* Add/Modify the three ACEs for owner, group, everyone
-	   while retaining the other ACEs */
+	/* Add three ACEs for owner, group, everyone getting rid of
+	   other ACEs as chmod disables ACEs and set the security descriptor */
 
-	/* Set the security descriptor */
+	if (pntsd) {
+		/* allocate memory for the smb header,
+		   set security descriptor request security descriptor
+		   parameters, and secuirty descriptor itself */
 
+		pnntsd = kmalloc(acllen, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pnntsd) {
+			cERROR(1, ("Unable to allocate security descriptor"));
+			kfree(pntsd);
+			return (-ENOMEM);
+		}
 
-	kfree(pntsd);
-	return rc;
+		rc = build_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, acllen, inode, nmode);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
+		cFYI(1, ("build_sec_desc rc: %d", rc));
+#endif
+
+		if (!rc) {
+			/* Set the security descriptor */
+			rc = set_cifs_acl(pnntsd, acllen, inode, path);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
+			cFYI(1, ("set_cifs_acl rc: %d", rc));
+#endif
+		}
+
+		kfree(pnntsd);
+		kfree(pntsd);
+	}
+
+	return (rc);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h b/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
index dbe6b84..47f7950 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
 				| DELETE | READ_CONTROL | WRITE_DAC \
 				| WRITE_OWNER | SYNCHRONIZE)
 
+#define SET_MINIMUM_RIGHTS (FILE_READ_EA | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES \
+				| READ_CONTROL | SYNCHRONIZE)
+
 
 /*
  * Invalid readdir handle
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 8350eec..7093cb4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 			const unsigned char *search_path,
 			struct super_block *sb, int xid);
 extern void acl_to_uid_mode(struct inode *inode, const char *search_path);
-extern int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path);
+extern int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64);
 
 extern int cifs_mount(struct super_block *, struct cifs_sb_info *, char *,
 			const char *);
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@
 		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			__u16 fid, struct cifs_ntsd **acl_inf, __u32 *buflen);
+extern int CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(const int, struct cifsTconInfo *, __u16,
+			struct cifs_ntsd *, __u32);
 extern int CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		const unsigned char *searchName,
 		char *acl_inf, const int buflen, const int acl_type,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 618542b..9409524 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3156,6 +3156,71 @@
 /*	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB); */ /* Freed earlier now in SendReceive2 */
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int
+CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, __u16 fid,
+			struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, __u32 acllen)
+{
+	__u16 byte_count, param_count, data_count, param_offset, data_offset;
+	int rc = 0;
+	int bytes_returned = 0;
+	SET_SEC_DESC_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
+	NTRANSACT_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
+
+setCifsAclRetry:
+	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_NT_TRANSACT, 19, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
+			(void **) &pSMBr);
+	if (rc)
+			return (rc);
+
+	pSMB->MaxSetupCount = 0;
+	pSMB->Reserved = 0;
+
+	param_count = 8;
+	param_offset = offsetof(struct smb_com_transaction_ssec_req, Fid) - 4;
+	data_count = acllen;
+	data_offset = param_offset + param_count;
+	byte_count = 3 /* pad */  + param_count;
+
+	pSMB->DataCount = cpu_to_le32(data_count);
+	pSMB->TotalDataCount = pSMB->DataCount;
+	pSMB->MaxParameterCount = cpu_to_le32(4);
+	pSMB->MaxDataCount = cpu_to_le32(16384);
+	pSMB->ParameterCount = cpu_to_le32(param_count);
+	pSMB->ParameterOffset = cpu_to_le32(param_offset);
+	pSMB->TotalParameterCount = pSMB->ParameterCount;
+	pSMB->DataOffset = cpu_to_le32(data_offset);
+	pSMB->SetupCount = 0;
+	pSMB->SubCommand = cpu_to_le16(NT_TRANSACT_SET_SECURITY_DESC);
+	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(byte_count+data_count);
+
+	pSMB->Fid = fid; /* file handle always le */
+	pSMB->Reserved2 = 0;
+	pSMB->AclFlags = cpu_to_le32(CIFS_ACL_DACL);
+
+	if (pntsd && acllen) {
+		memcpy((char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol + data_offset,
+			(char *) pntsd,
+			acllen);
+		pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += (byte_count + data_count);
+
+	} else
+		pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += byte_count;
+
+	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
+		(struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+
+	cFYI(1, ("SetCIFSACL bytes_returned: %d, rc: %d", bytes_returned, rc));
+	if (rc)
+		cFYI(1, ("Set CIFS ACL returned %d", rc));
+	cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
+
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+		goto setCifsAclRetry;
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
 
 /* Legacy Query Path Information call for lookup to old servers such
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index e915eb1..fdc0fe1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,13 @@
 						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	else if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
 		rc = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL)
+			rc = mode_to_acl(direntry->d_inode, full_path, mode);
+		else if ((mode & S_IWUGO) == 0) /* not writeable */ {
+#else
 		if ((mode & S_IWUGO) == 0) /* not writeable */ {
+#endif
 			if ((cifsInode->cifsAttrs & ATTR_READONLY) == 0) {
 				set_dosattr = TRUE;
 				time_buf.Attributes =
@@ -1626,10 +1632,10 @@
 			if (time_buf.Attributes == 0)
 				time_buf.Attributes |= cpu_to_le32(ATTR_NORMAL);
 		}
-		/* BB to be implemented -
-		   via Windows security descriptors or streams */
-		/* CIFSSMBWinSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path, mode, uid, gid,
-				      cifs_sb->local_nls); */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL)
+			mode_to_acl(direntry->d_inode, full_path, mode);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME) {