diff --git a/fs/cifs/CHANGES b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
index 412b6d2..de88580 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/CHANGES
+++ b/fs/cifs/CHANGES
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 different users from the same client to the same server. Fix oops in
 cifs_close. Add mount option for remapping reserved characters in
 filenames (also allow recognizing files with created by SFU which have any
-of these seven reserved characters to be recognized).
+of these seven reserved characters, except backslash, to be recognized).
 
 Version 1.31
 ------------
diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README
index 83e0545..93900fc 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/README
+++ b/fs/cifs/README
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@
 		attributes) to the server (default) e.g. via setfattr 
 		and getfattr utilities. 
   nouser_xattr  Do not allow getfattr/setfattr to get/set xattrs 
-  mapchars      Translate the seven reserved characters 
-			*?<>|:\	
+  mapchars      Translate six of the seven reserved characters (not backslash)
+			*?<>|:
 		to the remap range (above 0xF000), which also
 		allows the CIFS client to recognize files created with
 		such characters by Windows's POSIX emulation. This can
diff --git a/fs/cifs/TODO b/fs/cifs/TODO
index a692274..1e8490e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/TODO
+++ b/fs/cifs/TODO
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 
 r) Implement O_DIRECT flag on open (already supported on mount)
 
+s) Allow remapping of last remaining character (\) to +0xF000 which
+(this character is valid for POSIX but not for Windows)
+
 KNOWN BUGS (updated April 3, 2005)
 ====================================
 See http://bugzilla.samba.org - search on product "CifsVFS" for
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index ae48ef0..3d5365b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 /* BB we could add a second check for a QFS Unix capability bit */
     if (pTcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)
-	    rc = CIFSSMBQFSPosixInfo(xid, pTcon, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+	    rc = CIFSSMBQFSPosixInfo(xid, pTcon, buf);
 
     /* Only need to call the old QFSInfo if failed
     on newer one */
     if(rc)
 #endif /* CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
-	rc = CIFSSMBQFSInfo(xid, pTcon, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+	rc = CIFSSMBQFSInfo(xid, pTcon, buf);
 
 	/*     
 	   int f_type;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index b486ba7..0010511 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@
 extern int cifs_inet_pton(int, char * source, void *dst);
 extern int map_smb_to_linux_error(struct smb_hdr *smb);
 extern void header_assemble(struct smb_hdr *, char /* command */ ,
-			const struct cifsTconInfo *, int
-			/* length of fixed section (word count) in two byte units  */
+			const struct cifsTconInfo *, int /* specifies length
+			    of fixed section (word count) in two byte units */
 			);
-extern struct oplock_q_entry * AllocOplockQEntry(struct inode *, u16, struct cifsTconInfo *);
+extern struct oplock_q_entry * AllocOplockQEntry(struct inode *, u16, 
+						 struct cifsTconInfo *);
 extern void DeleteOplockQEntry(struct oplock_q_entry *);
 extern struct timespec cifs_NTtimeToUnix(u64 /* utc nanoseconds since 1601 */ );
 extern u64 cifs_UnixTimeToNT(struct timespec);
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
 
 extern int CIFSFindFirst(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
             const char *searchName, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
-            __u16 *searchHandle, struct cifs_search_info * psrch_inf);
+            __u16 *searchHandle, struct cifs_search_info * psrch_inf, int map);
 
 extern int CIFSFindNext(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
             __u16 searchHandle, struct cifs_search_info * psrch_inf);
@@ -99,42 +100,42 @@
 extern int CIFSSMBQPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const unsigned char *searchName,
 			FILE_ALL_INFO * findData,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 
 extern int CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(const int xid,
 			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const unsigned char *searchName,
 			FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO * pFindData,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 
 extern int CIFSGetDFSRefer(const int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 			const unsigned char *searchName,
 			unsigned char **targetUNCs,
 			unsigned int *number_of_UNC_in_array,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 
 extern int connect_to_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
 			const char *old_path,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 extern int get_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
-			const char *old_path, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
-			unsigned int *pnum_referrals, unsigned char ** preferrals);
+			const char *old_path, 
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			unsigned int *pnum_referrals, 
+			unsigned char ** preferrals,
+			int remap);
 extern int CIFSSMBQFSInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			struct kstatfs *FSData,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			struct kstatfs *FSData);
 extern int CIFSSMBQFSAttributeInfo(const int xid,
-			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
-extern int CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
-extern int CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon);
+extern int CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon);
+extern int CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon);
 extern int CIFSSMBQFSPosixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			struct kstatfs *FSData, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			struct kstatfs *FSData);
 
 extern int CIFSSMBSetTimes(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *fileName, const FILE_BASIC_INFO * data,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBSetFileTimes(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const FILE_BASIC_INFO * data, __u16 fid);
 #if 0
@@ -143,36 +144,49 @@
 			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
 #endif /* possibly unneeded function */
 extern int CIFSSMBSetEOF(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const char *fileName, __u64 size,int setAllocationSizeFlag,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const char *fileName, __u64 size,
+			int setAllocationSizeFlag,
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBSetFileSize(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			 __u64 size, __u16 fileHandle,__u32 opener_pid, int AllocSizeFlag);
+			 __u64 size, __u16 fileHandle,__u32 opener_pid, 
+			int AllocSizeFlag);
 extern int CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon,
 			char *full_path, __u64 mode, __u64 uid,
-			__u64 gid, dev_t dev, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			__u64 gid, dev_t dev, 
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 
 extern int CIFSSMBMkDir(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *newName,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBRmDir(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const char *name, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const char *name, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 
 extern int CIFSSMBDelFile(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *name,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBRename(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(const int xid,struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon,
-			int netfid, char * target_name, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			int netfid, char * target_name, 
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSCreateHardLink(const int xid,
 			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(const int xid,
 			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSUnixCreateSymLink(const int xid,
 			struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const char *fromName, const char *toName,
@@ -192,7 +206,7 @@
 			const char *fileName, const int disposition,
 			const int access_flags, const int omode,
 			__u16 * netfid, int *pOplock, FILE_ALL_INFO *,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap);
 extern int CIFSSMBClose(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const int smb_file_id);
 
@@ -211,10 +225,13 @@
 			const char __user *buf,const int long_op);
 extern int CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const unsigned char *searchName, __u64 * inode_number,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
+			int remap_special_chars);
+#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
 extern int cifs_convertUCSpath(char *target, const __u16 *source, int maxlen,
 			const struct nls_table * codepage);
-#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
+extern int cifsConvertToUCS(__le16 * target, const char *source, int maxlen,
+			const struct nls_table * cp, int mapChars);
 
 extern int CIFSSMBLock(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const __u16 netfid, const __u64 len,
@@ -243,29 +260,31 @@
 			const char *fromName,
 			const __u16 target_tid,
 			const char *toName, const int flags,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBNotify(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, 
-			const int notify_subdirs,const __u16 netfid,__u32 filter,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			const int notify_subdirs,const __u16 netfid,
+			__u32 filter, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
 extern ssize_t CIFSSMBQAllEAs(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const unsigned char *searchName, char * EAData,
-			size_t bufsize, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+			size_t bufsize, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+			int remap_special_chars);
 extern ssize_t CIFSSMBQueryEA(const int xid,struct cifsTconInfo * tcon,
 		const unsigned char * searchName,const unsigned char * ea_name,
 		unsigned char * ea_value, size_t buf_size, 
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBSetEA(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, 
 		const char *fileName, const char * ea_name, 
 		const void * ea_value, const __u16 ea_value_len, 
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		const unsigned char *searchName,
 		char *acl_inf, const int buflen,const int acl_type,
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		const unsigned char *fileName,
 		const char *local_acl, const int buflen, const int acl_type,
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage);
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap_special_chars);
 extern int CIFSGetExtAttr(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
                 const int netfid, __u64 * pExtAttrBits, __u64 *pMask);
 #endif			/* _CIFSPROTO_H */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 237e3bf..f7c4914 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBDelFile(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-	       const char *fileName, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBDelFile(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char *fileName,
+	       const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	DELETE_FILE_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	DELETE_FILE_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -555,9 +555,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->fileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->fileName, fileName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -589,8 +588,8 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBRmDir(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-	     const char *dirName, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBRmDir(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char *dirName, 
+	     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	DELETE_DIRECTORY_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	DELETE_DIRECTORY_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -606,9 +605,8 @@
 		return rc;
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
-		name_len = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->DirName, dirName, PATH_MAX
-				/* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				, nls_codepage);
+		name_len = cifsConvertToUCS((__le16 *) pSMB->DirName, dirName,
+					 PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -639,7 +637,7 @@
 
 int
 CIFSSMBMkDir(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-	     const char *name, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+	     const char *name, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	CREATE_DIRECTORY_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -655,9 +653,8 @@
 		return rc;
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
-		name_len = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->DirName, name, PATH_MAX
-					 /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-					 , nls_codepage);
+		name_len = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->DirName, name, 
+					    PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -690,7 +687,7 @@
 	    const char *fileName, const int openDisposition,
 	    const int access_flags, const int create_options, __u16 * netfid,
 	    int *pOplock, FILE_ALL_INFO * pfile_info, 
-	    const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+	    const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = -EACCES;
 	OPEN_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -710,10 +707,8 @@
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		count = 1;	/* account for one byte pad to word boundary */
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) (pSMB->fileName + 1),
-				  fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) (pSMB->fileName + 1),
+				     fileName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 		pSMB->NameLength = cpu_to_le16(name_len);
@@ -1108,7 +1103,7 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBRename(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 	      const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-	      const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+	      const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	RENAME_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -1131,18 +1126,16 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->OldFileName, fromName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->OldFileName, fromName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len] = 0x04;	/* pad */
 	/* protocol requires ASCII signature byte on Unicode string */
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 1] = 0x00;
 		name_len2 =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) & pSMB->
-				  OldFileName[name_len + 2], toName, PATH_MAX,
-				  nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) &pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 2],
+				     toName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len2 += 1 /* trailing null */  + 1 /* Signature word */ ;
 		name_len2 *= 2;	/* convert to bytes */
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -1182,7 +1175,8 @@
 }
 
 int CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(const int xid,struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon, 
-		int netfid, char * target_name, const struct nls_table * nls_codepage) 
+		int netfid, char * target_name, 
+		const struct nls_table * nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_req *pSMB  = NULL;
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -1227,9 +1221,11 @@
 	/* unicode only call */
 	if(target_name == NULL) {
 		sprintf(dummy_string,"cifs%x",pSMB->hdr.Mid);
-	        len_of_str = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) rename_info->target_name, dummy_string, 24, nls_codepage);
+	        len_of_str = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *)rename_info->target_name,
+					dummy_string, 24, nls_codepage, remap);
 	} else {
-		len_of_str = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) rename_info->target_name, target_name, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage);
+		len_of_str = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *)rename_info->target_name,
+					target_name, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 	}
 	rename_info->target_name_len = cpu_to_le32(2 * len_of_str);
 	count = 12 /* sizeof(struct set_file_rename) */ + (2 * len_of_str) + 2;
@@ -1263,7 +1259,7 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBCopy(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char * fromName, 
             const __u16 target_tid, const char *toName, const int flags,
-            const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+            const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	COPY_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -1285,18 +1281,16 @@
 	pSMB->Flags = cpu_to_le16(flags & COPY_TREE);
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
-		name_len = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->OldFileName, 
-				fromName, 
-				PATH_MAX /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */,
-				nls_codepage);
+		name_len = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->OldFileName, 
+					    fromName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage,
+					    remap);
 		name_len++;     /* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len] = 0x04;     /* pad */
 		/* protocol requires ASCII signature byte on Unicode string */
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 1] = 0x00;
-		name_len2 = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) & pSMB->
-				OldFileName[name_len + 2], toName, PATH_MAX,
-				nls_codepage);
+		name_len2 = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *)&pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 2], 
+				toName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len2 += 1 /* trailing null */  + 1 /* Signature word */ ;
 		name_len2 *= 2; /* convert to bytes */
 	} else {                /* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -1425,7 +1419,7 @@
 int
 CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		       const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-		       const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		       const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -1444,9 +1438,8 @@
 		return rc;
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
-		name_len = cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, toName, PATH_MAX
-					 /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-					 , nls_codepage);
+		name_len = cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, toName,
+					    PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 
@@ -1468,9 +1461,8 @@
 	data_offset = (char *) (&pSMB->hdr.Protocol) + offset;
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len_target =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) data_offset, fromName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) data_offset, fromName, PATH_MAX,
+				     nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len_target++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len_target *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -1512,7 +1504,7 @@
 int
 CIFSCreateHardLink(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		   const char *fromName, const char *toName,
-		   const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		   const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	NT_RENAME_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -1539,17 +1531,15 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->OldFileName, fromName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->OldFileName, fromName,
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len] = 0;	/* pad */
 		pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 1] = 0x04; 
 		name_len2 =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) & pSMB->
-				  OldFileName[name_len + 2], toName, PATH_MAX,
-				  nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *)&pSMB->OldFileName[name_len + 2], 
+				     toName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len2 += 1 /* trailing null */  + 1 /* Signature word */ ;
 		name_len2 *= 2;	/* convert to bytes */
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -1659,6 +1649,7 @@
 				name_len = UniStrnlen((wchar_t *) ((char *)
 					&pSMBr->hdr.Protocol +data_offset),
 					min_t(const int, buflen,count) / 2);
+			/* BB FIXME investigate remapping reserved chars here */
 				cifs_strfromUCS_le(symlinkinfo,
 					(wchar_t *) ((char *)&pSMBr->hdr.Protocol +
 						data_offset),
@@ -1793,7 +1784,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Convert ACL from CIFS POSIX wire format to local Linux POSIX ACL xattr */
-static int cifs_copy_posix_acl(char * trgt,char * src, const int buflen,const int acl_type,const int size_of_data_area)
+static int cifs_copy_posix_acl(char * trgt,char * src, const int buflen,
+				const int acl_type,const int size_of_data_area)
 {
 	int size =  0;
 	int i;
@@ -1912,7 +1904,7 @@
 CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
                         const unsigned char *searchName,
                         char *acl_inf, const int buflen, const int acl_type,
-                        const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+                        const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 /* SMB_QUERY_POSIX_ACL */
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -1932,8 +1924,8 @@
                                                                                                                                              
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-			cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
-				, nls_codepage);
+			cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, 
+					 PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;     /* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 		pSMB->FileName[name_len] = 0;
@@ -1997,8 +1989,9 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
                         const unsigned char *fileName,
-                        const char *local_acl, const int buflen, const int acl_type,
-                        const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+                        const char *local_acl, const int buflen, 
+			const int acl_type,
+                        const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_req *pSMB = NULL;
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -2016,8 +2009,8 @@
 		return rc;
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-			cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				, nls_codepage);
+			cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, 
+				      PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;     /* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {                /* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -2161,7 +2154,7 @@
 CIFSSMBQPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		 const unsigned char *searchName,
 		 FILE_ALL_INFO * pFindData,
-		 const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		 const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 /* level 263 SMB_QUERY_FILE_ALL_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -2180,9 +2173,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -2243,7 +2235,7 @@
 CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		     const unsigned char *searchName,
 		     FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO * pFindData,
-		     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 /* SMB_QUERY_FILE_UNIX_BASIC */
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -2262,9 +2254,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, searchName,
+				  PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -2344,7 +2335,7 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
 				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
 				  , nls_codepage);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
@@ -2408,7 +2399,7 @@
 	      const char *searchName, 
 	      const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
 	      __u16 *	pnetfid,
-	      struct cifs_search_info * psrch_inf)
+	      struct cifs_search_info * psrch_inf, int remap)
 {
 /* level 257 SMB_ */
 	TRANSACTION2_FFIRST_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -2419,7 +2410,7 @@
 	int name_len;
 	__u16 params, byte_count;
 
-	cFYI(1, ("In FindFirst"));
+	cFYI(1, ("In FindFirst for %s",searchName));
 
 findFirstRetry:
 	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
@@ -2429,12 +2420,20 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName,searchName,
-				 PATH_MAX, nls_codepage);
-		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName,searchName,
+				 PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
+		/* We can not add the asterik earlier in case
+		it got remapped to 0xF03A as if it were part of the
+		directory name instead of a wildcard */
 		name_len *= 2;
+		pSMB->FileName[name_len] = '\\';
+		pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
+		pSMB->FileName[name_len+2] = '*';
+		pSMB->FileName[name_len+3] = 0;
+		name_len += 4; /* now the trailing null */
 		pSMB->FileName[name_len] = 0; /* null terminate just in case */
 		pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
+		name_len += 2;
 	} else {	/* BB add check for overrun of SMB buf BB */
 		name_len = strnlen(searchName, PATH_MAX);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
@@ -2691,7 +2690,7 @@
 CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
                 const unsigned char *searchName,
                 __u64 * inode_number,
-                const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+                const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -2712,8 +2711,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-			cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, 
-				PATH_MAX,nls_codepage);
+			cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, searchName,
+				PATH_MAX,nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;     /* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {                /* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -2787,7 +2786,7 @@
 		const unsigned char *searchName,
 		unsigned char **targetUNCs,
 		unsigned int *number_of_UNC_in_array,
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 /* TRANS2_GET_DFS_REFERRAL */
 	TRANSACTION2_GET_DFS_REFER_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -2823,10 +2822,8 @@
 	if (ses->capabilities & CAP_UNICODE) {
 		pSMB->hdr.Flags2 |= SMBFLG2_UNICODE;
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->RequestFileName,
-				  searchName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->RequestFileName,
+				     searchName, PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -2954,8 +2951,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBQFSInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-	       struct kstatfs *FSData, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBQFSInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, struct kstatfs *FSData)
 {
 /* level 0x103 SMB_QUERY_FILE_SYSTEM_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QFSI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3038,8 +3034,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBQFSAttributeInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBQFSAttributeInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon)
 {
 /* level 0x105  SMB_QUERY_FILE_SYSTEM_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QFSI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3107,8 +3102,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-		     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon)
 {
 /* level 0x104 SMB_QUERY_FILE_SYSTEM_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QFSI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3161,8 +3155,8 @@
 		else {
 			__u16 data_offset = le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.DataOffset);
 			response_data =
-			    (FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO
-			     *) (((char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol) +
+			    (FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO *)
+				(((char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol) +
 				 data_offset);
 			memcpy(&tcon->fsDevInfo, response_data,
 			       sizeof (FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO));
@@ -3177,8 +3171,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-		   const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon)
 {
 /* level 0x200  SMB_QUERY_CIFS_UNIX_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QFSI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3249,7 +3242,7 @@
 
 int
 CIFSSMBQFSPosixInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-		   struct kstatfs *FSData, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		   struct kstatfs *FSData)
 {
 /* level 0x201  SMB_QUERY_CIFS_POSIX_INFO */
 	TRANSACTION2_QFSI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3341,7 +3334,8 @@
 
 int
 CIFSSMBSetEOF(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char *fileName,
-	      __u64 size, int SetAllocation, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+	      __u64 size, int SetAllocation, 
+	      const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_req *pSMB = NULL;
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -3360,9 +3354,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, fileName,
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -3595,7 +3588,7 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBSetTimes(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char *fileName,
 		const FILE_BASIC_INFO * data, 
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -3615,9 +3608,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, fileName,
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -3697,7 +3689,7 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-			cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->fileName, fileName, 
+			ConvertToUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->fileName, fileName, 
 				PATH_MAX, nls_codepage);
 		name_len++;     /* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
@@ -3727,8 +3719,9 @@
 
 int
 CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
-		    char *fileName, __u64 mode, __u64 uid, __u64 gid,
-		    dev_t device, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		    char *fileName, __u64 mode, __u64 uid, __u64 gid, 
+		    dev_t device, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
+		    int remap)
 {
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -3747,9 +3740,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -3872,7 +3864,7 @@
 CIFSSMBQAllEAs(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		 const unsigned char *searchName,
 		 char * EAData, size_t buf_size,
-		 const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		 const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 		/* BB assumes one setup word */
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
@@ -3893,9 +3885,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {	/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -4017,7 +4008,7 @@
 ssize_t CIFSSMBQueryEA(const int xid,struct cifsTconInfo * tcon,
 		const unsigned char * searchName,const unsigned char * ea_name,
 		unsigned char * ea_value, size_t buf_size, 
-		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	TRANSACTION2_QPI_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -4037,9 +4028,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, searchName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {	/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
@@ -4165,7 +4155,8 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBSetEA(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, const char *fileName,
 		const char * ea_name, const void * ea_value, 
-		const __u16 ea_value_len, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		const __u16 ea_value_len, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+		int remap)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_req *pSMB = NULL;
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
@@ -4184,9 +4175,8 @@
 
 	if (pSMB->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) {
 		name_len =
-		    cifs_strtoUCS((wchar_t *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, PATH_MAX
-				  /* find define for this maxpathcomponent */
-				  , nls_codepage);
+		    cifsConvertToUCS((__u16 *) pSMB->FileName, fileName, 
+				     PATH_MAX, nls_codepage, remap);
 		name_len++;	/* trailing null */
 		name_len *= 2;
 	} else {		/* BB improve the check for buffer overruns BB */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 3d036bf..1f22b85 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -924,14 +924,15 @@
 
 int
 connect_to_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
-		    const char *old_path, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage)
+		    const char *old_path, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
+		    int remap)
 {
 	unsigned char *referrals = NULL;
 	unsigned int num_referrals;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	rc = get_dfs_path(xid, pSesInfo,old_path, nls_codepage, 
-			&num_referrals, &referrals);
+			&num_referrals, &referrals, remap);
 
 	/* BB Add in code to: if valid refrl, if not ip address contact
 		the helper that resolves tcp names, mount to it, try to 
@@ -946,7 +947,8 @@
 int
 get_dfs_path(int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *pSesInfo,
 			const char *old_path, const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, 
-			unsigned int *pnum_referrals, unsigned char ** preferrals)
+			unsigned int *pnum_referrals, 
+			unsigned char ** preferrals, int remap)
 {
 	char *temp_unc;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -971,7 +973,7 @@
 	}
 	if (rc == 0)
 		rc = CIFSGetDFSRefer(xid, pSesInfo, old_path, preferrals,
-				     pnum_referrals, nls_codepage);
+				     pnum_referrals, nls_codepage, remap);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1456,11 +1458,10 @@
 				if ((strchr(volume_info.UNC + 3, '\\') == NULL)
 				    && (strchr(volume_info.UNC + 3, '/') ==
 					NULL)) {
-					rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid,
-								 pSesInfo,
-								 "",
-								 cifs_sb->
-								 local_nls);
+					rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid, pSesInfo,
+							"", cifs_sb->local_nls,
+							cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+							  CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 					if(volume_info.UNC)
 						kfree(volume_info.UNC);
 					FreeXid(xid);
@@ -1523,10 +1524,10 @@
 		tcon->ses = pSesInfo;
 
 		/* do not care if following two calls succeed - informational only */
-		CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(xid, tcon, cifs_sb->local_nls);
-		CIFSSMBQFSAttributeInfo(xid, tcon, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+		CIFSSMBQFSDeviceInfo(xid, tcon);
+		CIFSSMBQFSAttributeInfo(xid, tcon);
 		if (tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) {
-			if(!CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(xid, tcon, cifs_sb->local_nls)) {
+			if(!CIFSSMBQFSUnixInfo(xid, tcon)) {
 				if(!volume_info.no_psx_acl) {
 					if(CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_ACL_CAP & 
 					   le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 12ba81d..e3137aa 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -101,68 +101,15 @@
 	return full_path;
 }
 
-/* Note: caller must free return buffer */
-char *
-build_wildcard_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry)
+/* char * build_wildcard_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry)
 {
-	struct dentry *temp;
-	int namelen = 0;
-	char *full_path;
-
-	if(direntry == NULL)
-		return NULL;  /* not much we can do if dentry is freed and
-		we need to reopen the file after it was closed implicitly
-		when the server crashed */
-
-cifs_bwp_rename_retry:
-	for (temp = direntry; !IS_ROOT(temp);) {
-		namelen += (1 + temp->d_name.len);
-		temp = temp->d_parent;
-		if(temp == NULL) {
-			cERROR(1,("corrupt dentry"));
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	full_path = kmalloc(namelen+3, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(full_path == NULL)
 		return full_path;
 
 	full_path[namelen] = '\\';
 	full_path[namelen+1] = '*';
-	full_path[namelen+2] = 0;  /* trailing null */
-
-	for (temp = direntry; !IS_ROOT(temp);) {
-		namelen -= 1 + temp->d_name.len;
-		if (namelen < 0) {
-			break;
-		} else {
-			full_path[namelen] = '\\';
-			strncpy(full_path + namelen + 1, temp->d_name.name,
-				temp->d_name.len);
-			cFYI(0, (" name: %s ", full_path + namelen));
-		}
-		temp = temp->d_parent;
-		if(temp == NULL) {
-			cERROR(1,("corrupt dentry"));
-			kfree(full_path);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	if (namelen != 0) {
-		cERROR(1,
-		       ("We did not end path lookup where we expected namelen is %d",
-			namelen));
-		/* presumably this is only possible if we were racing with a rename 
-		of one of the parent directories  (we can not lock the dentries
-		above us to prevent this, but retrying should be harmless) */
-		kfree(full_path);
-		namelen = 0;
-		goto cifs_bwp_rename_retry;
-	}
-
-	return full_path;
-}
+	full_path[namelen+2] = 0;
+BB remove above eight lines BB */
 
 /* Inode operations in similar order to how they appear in the Linux file fs.h */
 
@@ -235,7 +182,8 @@
 
 	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, disposition,
 			 desiredAccess, CREATE_NOT_DIR,
-			 &fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			 &fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("cifs_create returned 0x%x ", rc));
 	} else {
@@ -248,13 +196,17 @@
 					(__u64)current->euid,
 					(__u64)current->egid,
 					0 /* dev */,
-					cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			} else {
 				CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path, mode,
 					(__u64)-1,
 					(__u64)-1,
 					0 /* dev */,
-					cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			}
 		else {
 			/* BB implement via Windows security descriptors */
@@ -356,11 +308,15 @@
 		if(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID) {
 			rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				mode,(__u64)current->euid,(__u64)current->egid,
-				device_number, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				device_number, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		} else {
 			rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon,
 				full_path, mode, (__u64)-1, (__u64)-1,
-				device_number, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				device_number, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		}
 
 		if(!rc) {
@@ -447,36 +403,6 @@
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
-int
-cifs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{				/* NB: currently unused since searches are opened in readdir */
-	int rc = 0;
-	int xid;
-	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
-	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
-	char *full_path = NULL;
-
-	xid = GetXid();
-
-	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
-
-	if(file->f_dentry) {
-		down(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_sem);
-		full_path = build_wildcard_path_from_dentry(file->f_dentry);
-		up(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_sem);
-	} else {
-		FreeXid(xid);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	cFYI(1, ("inode = 0x%p and full path is %s", inode, full_path));
-
-	kfree(full_path);
-	FreeXid(xid);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static int
 cifs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/fcntl.c b/fs/cifs/fcntl.c
index 9d24c40..7d2a920 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/fcntl.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
 		cERROR(1,("cifs dir notify on file %s with arg 0x%lx",full_path,arg)); /* BB removeme BB */
 		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN, 
 			GENERIC_READ | SYNCHRONIZE, 0 /* create options */,
-			&netfid, &oplock,NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			&netfid, &oplock,NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		/* BB fixme - add this handle to a notify handle list */
 		if(rc) {
 			cERROR(1,("Could not open directory for notify"));  /* BB remove BB */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 9c77550..1df26dd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@
 	}
 	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, disposition, desiredAccess,
 			 CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock, buf,
-			 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			 cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags
+				 & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("cifs_open returned 0x%x ", rc));
 		goto out;
@@ -287,7 +288,9 @@
 			CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 					    inode->i_mode,
 					    (__u64)-1, (__u64)-1, 0 /* dev */,
-					    cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					    cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		} else {
 			/* BB implement via Windows security descriptors eg
 			   CIFSSMBWinSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path, mode,
@@ -387,7 +390,8 @@
 	} */
 	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, disposition, desiredAccess,
 			 CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
-			 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			 cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
 		up(&pCifsFile->fh_sem);
 		cFYI(1, ("cifs_open returned 0x%x ", rc));
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index d73b0aa..6709472 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 	cFYI(1, (" Getting info on %s ", search_path));
 	/* could have done a find first instead but this returns more info */
 	rc = CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, search_path, &findData,
-				  cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				  cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 /*	dump_mem("\nUnixQPathInfo return data", &findData,
 		 sizeof(findData)); */
 	if (rc) {
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@
 			strncat(tmp_path, search_path, MAX_PATHCONF);
 			rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid, pTcon->ses,
 						 /* treename + */ tmp_path,
-						 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						 cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+						 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			kfree(tmp_path);
 
 			/* BB fix up inode etc. */
@@ -210,7 +213,8 @@
 		pfindData = (FILE_ALL_INFO *)buf;
 		/* could do find first instead but this returns more info */
 		rc = CIFSSMBQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, search_path, pfindData,
-			      cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			      cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	}
 	/* dump_mem("\nQPathInfo return data",&findData, sizeof(findData)); */
 	if (rc) {
@@ -230,7 +234,9 @@
 			strncat(tmp_path, search_path, MAX_PATHCONF);
 			rc = connect_to_dfs_path(xid, pTcon->ses,
 						 /* treename + */ tmp_path,
-						 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						 cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+						 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						   CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			kfree(tmp_path);
 			/* BB fix up inode etc. */
 		} else if (rc) {
@@ -268,7 +274,9 @@
 
 				rc1 = CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber(xid, pTcon, 
 					search_path, &inode_num, 
-					cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 				if(rc1) {
 					cFYI(1,("GetSrvInodeNum rc %d", rc1));
 					/* BB EOPNOSUPP disable SERVER_INUM? */
@@ -410,7 +418,8 @@
 		FreeXid(xid);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	rc = CIFSSMBDelFile(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+	rc = CIFSSMBDelFile(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
 	if (!rc) {
 		direntry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
@@ -422,10 +431,14 @@
 
 		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN, DELETE,
 				 CREATE_NOT_DIR | CREATE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE,
-				 &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				 &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		if (rc==0) {
 			CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(xid, pTcon, netfid, NULL,
-					      cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					      cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+					      cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
 			direntry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
 		}
@@ -439,7 +452,9 @@
 			if (!(pTcon->ses->flags & CIFS_SES_NT4))
 				rc = CIFSSMBSetTimes(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 						     pinfo_buf,
-						     cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						     cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						     cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+							CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			else
 				rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -461,7 +476,9 @@
 						 FILE_OPEN, SYNCHRONIZE |
 						 FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, 0,
 						 &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
-						 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						 cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 				if (rc==0) {
 					rc = CIFSSMBSetFileTimes(xid, pTcon,
 								 pinfo_buf,
@@ -472,8 +489,10 @@
 			kfree(pinfo_buf);
 		}
 		if (rc==0) {
-			rc = CIFSSMBDelFile(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-					    cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			rc = CIFSSMBDelFile(xid, pTcon, full_path, 
+					    cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+					    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			if (!rc) {
 				direntry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
 			} else if (rc == -ETXTBSY) {
@@ -485,11 +504,15 @@
 						 CREATE_NOT_DIR |
 						 CREATE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE,
 						 &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
-						 cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						 cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+						 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 				if (rc==0) {
 					CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(xid, pTcon,
 						netfid, NULL,
-						cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 					CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
 		                        direntry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
 				}
@@ -534,7 +557,8 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	/* BB add setting the equivalent of mode via CreateX w/ACLs */
-	rc = CIFSSMBMkDir(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+	rc = CIFSSMBMkDir(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			  cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("cifs_mkdir returned 0x%x ", rc));
 		d_drop(direntry);
@@ -558,12 +582,16 @@
 						    (__u64)current->euid,
 						    (__u64)current->egid,
 						    0 /* dev_t */,
-						    cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						    cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			} else {
 				CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 						    mode, (__u64)-1,
 						    (__u64)-1, 0 /* dev_t */,
-						    cifs_sb->local_nls);
+						    cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			}
 		else {
 			/* BB to be implemented via Windows secrty descriptors
@@ -600,7 +628,8 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	rc = CIFSSMBRmDir(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+	rc = CIFSSMBRmDir(xid, pTcon, full_path, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			  cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
 	if (!rc) {
 		inode->i_nlink--;
@@ -653,7 +682,9 @@
 	}
 
 	rc = CIFSSMBRename(xid, pTcon, fromName, toName,
-			   cifs_sb_source->local_nls);
+			   cifs_sb_source->local_nls,
+			   cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags &
+				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc == -EEXIST) {
 		/* check if they are the same file because rename of hardlinked
 		   files is a noop */
@@ -665,11 +696,16 @@
 		if (info_buf_source != NULL) {
 			info_buf_target = info_buf_source + 1;
 			rc = CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, fromName,
-				info_buf_source, cifs_sb_source->local_nls);
+				info_buf_source, cifs_sb_source->local_nls, 
+				cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			if (rc == 0) {
 				rc = CIFSSMBUnixQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, toName,
 						info_buf_target,
-						cifs_sb_target->local_nls);
+						cifs_sb_target->local_nls,
+						/* remap based on source sb */
+						cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			}
 			if ((rc == 0) &&
 			    (info_buf_source->UniqueId ==
@@ -685,7 +721,9 @@
 				cifs_unlink(target_inode, target_direntry);
 				rc = CIFSSMBRename(xid, pTcon, fromName,
 						   toName,
-						   cifs_sb_source->local_nls);
+						   cifs_sb_source->local_nls,
+						   cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags
+						   & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			}
 			kfree(info_buf_source);
 		} /* if we can not get memory just leave rc as EEXIST */
@@ -705,10 +743,14 @@
 		   might not right be right access to request */
 		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, fromName, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
 				 CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock, NULL,
-				 cifs_sb_source->local_nls);
+				 cifs_sb_source->local_nls, 
+				 cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		if (rc==0) {
 			CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(xid, pTcon, netfid, toName,
-					      cifs_sb_source->local_nls);
+					      cifs_sb_source->local_nls, 
+					      cifs_sb_source->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
 		}
 	}
@@ -962,7 +1004,9 @@
 			   it by handle */
 			rc = CIFSSMBSetEOF(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 					   attrs->ia_size, FALSE,
-					   cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					   cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+					   cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			cFYI(1, (" SetEOF by path (setattrs) rc = %d", rc));
 		}
 
@@ -999,7 +1043,9 @@
 	if ((cifs_sb->tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)
 	    && (attrs->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_GID | ATTR_UID)))
 		rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPerms(xid, pTcon, full_path, mode, uid, gid,
-					 0 /* dev_t */, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					 0 /* dev_t */, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	else if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
 		if ((mode & S_IWUGO) == 0) /* not writeable */ {
 			if ((cifsInode->cifsAttrs & ATTR_READONLY) == 0)
@@ -1048,7 +1094,9 @@
 		   via Handle (SetFileInfo) instead of by path */
 		if (!(pTcon->ses->flags & CIFS_SES_NT4))
 			rc = CIFSSMBSetTimes(xid, pTcon, full_path, &time_buf,
-					     cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					     cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					     cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		else
 			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -1063,7 +1111,9 @@
 			rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN,
 					 SYNCHRONIZE | FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES,
 					 CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid, &oplock,
-					 NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					 NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			if (rc==0) {
 				rc = CIFSSMBSetFileTimes(xid, pTcon, &time_buf,
 							 netfid);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 1455810..bde0fab 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -59,10 +59,14 @@
 
 	if (cifs_sb_target->tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX)
 		rc = CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(xid, pTcon, fromName, toName,
-					    cifs_sb_target->local_nls);
+					    cifs_sb_target->local_nls, 
+					    cifs_sb_target->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	else {
 		rc = CIFSCreateHardLink(xid, pTcon, fromName, toName,
-					cifs_sb_target->local_nls);
+					cifs_sb_target->local_nls, 
+					cifs_sb_target->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		if(rc == -EIO)
 			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;  
 	}
@@ -260,7 +264,10 @@
 				cifs_sb->local_nls);
 	else {
 		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN, GENERIC_READ,
-				OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,&fid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,&fid, &oplock, NULL, 
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, 
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		if(!rc) {
 			rc = CIFSSMBQueryReparseLinkInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				tmpbuffer,
@@ -279,7 +286,10 @@
 					strncpy(tmp_path, pTcon->treeName, MAX_TREE_SIZE);
 					strncat(tmp_path, full_path, MAX_PATHCONF);
 					rc = get_dfs_path(xid, pTcon->ses, tmp_path,
-						cifs_sb->local_nls, &num_referrals, &referrals);
+						cifs_sb->local_nls,
+						&num_referrals, &referrals,
+						cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 					cFYI(1,("Get DFS for %s rc = %d ",tmp_path, rc));
 					if((num_referrals == 0) && (rc == 0))
 						rc = -EACCES;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 4a33add..7ca876b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	down(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_sem);
-	full_path = build_wildcard_path_from_dentry(file->f_dentry);
+	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(file->f_dentry);
 	up(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_sem);
 
 	if(full_path == NULL) {
@@ -333,8 +333,9 @@
 		cifsFile->srch_inf.info_level = SMB_FIND_FILE_DIRECTORY_INFO;
 	}
 
-	rc = CIFSFindFirst(xid, pTcon,full_path,cifs_sb->local_nls, 
-		&cifsFile->netfid, &cifsFile->srch_inf); 
+	rc = CIFSFindFirst(xid, pTcon,full_path,cifs_sb->local_nls,
+		&cifsFile->netfid, &cifsFile->srch_inf,
+		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if(rc == 0)
 		cifsFile->invalidHandle = FALSE;
 	if((rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) && 
@@ -600,12 +601,10 @@
 	if(unicode) {
 		/* BB fixme - test with long names */
 		/* Note converted filename can be longer than in unicode */
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 		if(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR)
 			pqst->len = cifs_convertUCSpath((char *)pqst->name,
 					(__le16 *)filename, len/2, nlt);
 		else
-#endif /* CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
 			pqst->len = cifs_strfromUCS_le((char *)pqst->name,
 					(wchar_t *)filename,len/2,nlt);
 	} else {
@@ -849,19 +848,6 @@
 				break;
 			}
 
-			/* BB FIXME - need to enable the below code BB */
-
-		/* if((!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM)) ||
-			   (cifsFile->srch_inf.info_level != 
-				   something that supports server inodes)) {
-				create dentry
-				create inode
-				fill in inode new_inode (getting local i_ino)
-			}
-			also create local inode for performance reasons (so we 
-			have a cache of inode metadata) unless this new mount 
-			parm says otherwise */
-
 			rc = cifs_filldir(current_entry, file, 
 					filldir, direntry,tmp_buf);
 			file->f_pos++;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 9a41bee..c1e02ef 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
 
 		ea_name+=5; /* skip past user. prefix */
 		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid,pTcon,full_path,ea_name,NULL,
-			(__u16)0, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			(__u16)0, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	}
 remove_ea_exit:
 	if (full_path)
@@ -147,14 +148,16 @@
 		}
 		ea_name += 5; /* skip past user. prefix */
 		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid,pTcon,full_path,ea_name,ea_value,
-			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if(strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_OS2_PREFIX,4) == 0) {
 		if(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
 			goto set_ea_exit;
 
 		ea_name += 4; /* skip past os2. prefix */
 		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid,pTcon,full_path,ea_name,ea_value,
-			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else {
 		int temp; 
 		temp = strncmp(ea_name,POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,
@@ -164,7 +167,9 @@
 			if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
 				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,
 					ea_value, (const int)value_size, 
-					ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX ACL rc %d",rc));
 #else
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX ACL not supported"));
@@ -174,7 +179,9 @@
 			if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
 				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,
 					ea_value, (const int)value_size, 
-					ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+					ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX default ACL rc %d",rc));
 #else
 			cFYI(1,("set default POSIX ACL not supported"));
@@ -240,20 +247,24 @@
 		} /* BB add else when above is implemented */
 		ea_name += 5; /* skip past user. prefix */
 		rc = CIFSSMBQueryEA(xid,pTcon,full_path,ea_name,ea_value,
-			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if(strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_OS2_PREFIX,4) == 0) {
 		if(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
 			goto get_ea_exit;
 
 		ea_name += 4; /* skip past os2. prefix */
 		rc = CIFSSMBQueryEA(xid,pTcon,full_path,ea_name,ea_value,
-			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if(strncmp(ea_name,POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
 		if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
 			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, 
-				cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 #else 
 		cFYI(1,("query POSIX ACL not supported yet"));
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
@@ -262,7 +273,9 @@
 		if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
 			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, 
-				cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 #else 
 		cFYI(1,("query POSIX default ACL not supported yet"));
 #endif
@@ -328,7 +341,9 @@
 		search server for EAs or streams to 
 		returns as xattrs */
 	rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid,pTcon,full_path,data,buf_size,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls);
+				cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & 
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
 	if (full_path)
 		kfree(full_path);