diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 446e62c..083dfc5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ extern u64 cifs_UnixTimeToNT(struct timespec);
 extern __le64 cnvrtDosCifsTm(__u16 date, __u16 time);
 extern struct timespec cnvrtDosUnixTm(__u16 date, __u16 time);
 
+extern void posix_fill_in_inode(struct inode *tmp_inode,
+				FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *pData, int isNewInode);
 extern struct inode *cifs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, __u64 *inum);
 extern int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **pinode,
 			const unsigned char *search_path,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 964aad0..55eea50 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -152,11 +152,13 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 	int oplock = 0;
 	/* BB below access is too much for the mknod to request */
 	int desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+	__u32 posix_flags = SMB_O_CREAT | SMB_O_RDWR | SMB_O_TRUNC;
 	__u16 fileHandle;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
 	FILE_ALL_INFO *buf = NULL;
+	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *pinfo = NULL;
 	struct inode *newinode = NULL;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
 	int disposition = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF;
@@ -169,32 +171,47 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 
 	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
 	if (full_path == NULL) {
-		FreeXid(xid);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto cifs_create_out;
 	}
 
 	mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
 
+	/* convert lookup intent to flags for create */
 	if (nd && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)) {
 		int oflags = nd->intent.open.flags;
 
-		desiredAccess = 0;
-		if (oflags & FMODE_READ)
-			desiredAccess |= GENERIC_READ;
-		if (oflags & FMODE_WRITE) {
-			desiredAccess |= GENERIC_WRITE;
-			if (!(oflags & FMODE_READ))
-				write_only = true;
+		if ((oflags & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) ==
+			      (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) {
+			desiredAccess = (GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE);
+			posix_flags = SMB_O_CREAT | SMB_O_RDWR;
+		} else if (oflags & FMODE_READ) {
+			desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ;
+			posix_flags = SMB_O_CREAT | SMB_O_RDONLY;
+		} else if (oflags & FMODE_WRITE) {
+			desiredAccess = GENERIC_WRITE;
+			posix_flags = SMB_O_CREAT | SMB_O_WRONLY;
+			write_only = true;
 		}
 
-		if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
+		if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) {
 			disposition = FILE_CREATE;
-		else if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC)) == (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC))
+			posix_flags |= SMB_O_EXCL;
+		} else if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC)) ==
+			   (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC)) {
 			disposition = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF;
-		else if ((oflags & O_CREAT) == O_CREAT)
+			posix_flags |= SMB_O_TRUNC;
+		} else if ((oflags & O_CREAT) == O_CREAT)
 			disposition = FILE_OPEN_IF;
 		else
 			cFYI(1, ("Create flag not set in create function"));
+
+		if (oflags & O_APPEND)
+			posix_flags |= SMB_O_APPEND;
+		if (oflags & O_SYNC)
+			posix_flags |= SMB_O_SYNC;
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_DIRECT_IO)
+			posix_flags |= SMB_O_DIRECT;
 	}
 
 	/* BB add processing to set equivalent of mode - e.g. via CreateX with
@@ -202,11 +219,39 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 	if (oplockEnabled)
 		oplock = REQ_OPLOCK;
 
+	/* try POSIX create first */
+	if (tcon->unix_ext) {
+		pinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (pinfo == NULL) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto cifs_create_out;
+		}
+		rc = CIFSPOSIXCreate(xid, tcon, posix_flags, mode, &fileHandle,
+				     pinfo, &oplock, full_path,
+				     cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				     cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (!rc) {
+			/* check for valid pinfo */
+			if (pinfo->Type == cpu_to_le32(-1))
+				goto cifs_create_reval;
+			newinode = cifs_new_inode(inode->i_sb,
+						  &pinfo->UniqueId);
+			if (!newinode) {
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto cifs_create_out;
+			}
+
+			posix_fill_in_inode(newinode, pinfo, 1);
+			goto cifs_create_set_dentry;
+		} else if (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			goto cifs_create_out;
+	}
+
 	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (buf == NULL) {
-		kfree(full_path);
-		FreeXid(xid);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto cifs_create_out;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -231,123 +276,123 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 			&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));
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto cifs_create_out;
+
+	/*
+	 * If old-style Open reported that we actually created a file
+	 * then we now have to set the mode if possible
+	 */
+	if ((tcon->unix_ext) && (oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION)) {
+		struct cifs_unix_set_info_args args = {
+			.mode	= mode,
+			.ctime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
+			.atime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
+			.mtime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
+			.device	= 0,
+		};
+
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID) {
+			args.uid = (__u64) current_fsuid();
+			if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
+				args.gid = (__u64) inode->i_gid;
+			else
+				args.gid = (__u64) current_fsgid();
+		} else {
+			args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
+			args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
+		}
+		CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
+			cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else {
-		/* If Open reported that we actually created a file
-		then we now have to set the mode if possible */
-		if ((tcon->unix_ext) && (oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION)) {
-			struct cifs_unix_set_info_args args = {
-				.mode	= mode,
-				.ctime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
-				.atime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
-				.mtime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
-				.device	= 0,
-			};
-
-			if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID) {
-				args.uid = (__u64) current_fsuid();
+		/* BB implement mode setting via Windows security
+		   descriptors e.g. */
+		/* CIFSSMBWinSetPerms(xid,tcon,path,mode,-1,-1,nls);*/
+
+		/* Could set r/o dos attribute if mode & 0222 == 0 */
+	}
+
+	/* server might mask mode so we have to query for it */
+cifs_create_reval:
+	if (tcon->unix_ext)
+		rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newinode, full_path,
+					 inode->i_sb, xid);
+	else {
+		rc = cifs_get_inode_info(&newinode, full_path,
+					 buf, inode->i_sb, xid,
+					 &fileHandle);
+		if (newinode) {
+			if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_DYNPERM)
+				newinode->i_mode = mode;
+			if ((oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION) &&
+			    (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID)) {
+				newinode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
 				if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
-					args.gid = (__u64) inode->i_gid;
+					newinode->i_gid = inode->i_gid;
 				else
-					args.gid = (__u64) current_fsgid();
-			} else {
-				args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
-				args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
+					newinode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
 			}
-			CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
-		} else {
-			/* BB implement mode setting via Windows security
-			   descriptors e.g. */
-			/* CIFSSMBWinSetPerms(xid,tcon,path,mode,-1,-1,nls);*/
-
-			/* Could set r/o dos attribute if mode & 0222 == 0 */
 		}
+	}
 
-		/* server might mask mode so we have to query for it */
-		if (tcon->unix_ext)
-			rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newinode, full_path,
-						 inode->i_sb, xid);
-		else {
-			rc = cifs_get_inode_info(&newinode, full_path,
-						 buf, inode->i_sb, xid,
-						 &fileHandle);
-			if (newinode) {
-				if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-				    CIFS_MOUNT_DYNPERM)
-					newinode->i_mode = mode;
-				if ((oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION) &&
-				    (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-				     CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID)) {
-					newinode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
-					if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
-						newinode->i_gid =
-							inode->i_gid;
-					else
-						newinode->i_gid =
-							current_fsgid();
-				}
-			}
-		}
+cifs_create_set_dentry:
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Create worked, get_inode_info failed rc = %d", rc));
+	} else {
+		setup_cifs_dentry(tcon, direntry, newinode);
+	}
 
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Create worked, get_inode_info failed rc = %d",
-				 rc));
-		} else
-			setup_cifs_dentry(tcon, direntry, newinode);
-
-		if ((nd == NULL /* nfsd case - nfs srv does not set nd */) ||
-			(!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN))) {
-			/* mknod case - do not leave file open */
-			CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
-		} else if (newinode) {
-			struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile =
-			   kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-			if (pCifsFile == NULL)
-				goto cifs_create_out;
-			pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
-			pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
-			pCifsFile->pInode = newinode;
-			pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
-			pCifsFile->closePend     = false;
-			init_MUTEX(&pCifsFile->fh_sem);
-			mutex_init(&pCifsFile->lock_mutex);
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pCifsFile->llist);
-			atomic_set(&pCifsFile->wrtPending, 0);
-
-			/* set the following in open now
-				pCifsFile->pfile = file; */
-			write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
-			list_add(&pCifsFile->tlist, &tcon->openFileList);
-			pCifsInode = CIFS_I(newinode);
-			if (pCifsInode) {
-				/* if readable file instance put first in list*/
-				if (write_only) {
-					list_add_tail(&pCifsFile->flist,
-						&pCifsInode->openFileList);
-				} else {
-					list_add(&pCifsFile->flist,
-						&pCifsInode->openFileList);
-				}
-				if ((oplock & 0xF) == OPLOCK_EXCLUSIVE) {
-					pCifsInode->clientCanCacheAll = true;
-					pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = true;
-					cFYI(1, ("Exclusive Oplock inode %p",
-						newinode));
-				} else if ((oplock & 0xF) == OPLOCK_READ)
-					pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = true;
-			}
-			write_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+	/* if nd is NULL nfsd case - nfs srv does not set nd */
+	if (nd == NULL || (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN))) {
+		/* mknod case - do not leave file open */
+		CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
+	} else if (newinode) {
+		struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile =
+		   kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+		if (pCifsFile == NULL)
+			goto cifs_create_out;
+		pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
+		pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
+		pCifsFile->pInode = newinode;
+		pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
+		pCifsFile->closePend     = false;
+		init_MUTEX(&pCifsFile->fh_sem);
+		mutex_init(&pCifsFile->lock_mutex);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pCifsFile->llist);
+		atomic_set(&pCifsFile->wrtPending, 0);
+
+		write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+		list_add(&pCifsFile->tlist, &tcon->openFileList);
+		pCifsInode = CIFS_I(newinode);
+		if (pCifsInode) {
+			/* if readable file instance put first in list*/
+			if (write_only)
+				list_add_tail(&pCifsFile->flist,
+					&pCifsInode->openFileList);
+			else
+				list_add(&pCifsFile->flist,
+					&pCifsInode->openFileList);
+
+			if ((oplock & 0xF) == OPLOCK_EXCLUSIVE) {
+				pCifsInode->clientCanCacheAll = true;
+				pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = true;
+				cFYI(1, ("Exclusive Oplock inode %p",
+					newinode));
+			} else if ((oplock & 0xF) == OPLOCK_READ)
+				pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = true;
 		}
+		write_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
 	}
 cifs_create_out:
 	kfree(buf);
+	kfree(pinfo);
 	kfree(full_path);
 	FreeXid(xid);
+	cFYI(1, ("cifs_create returned %d", rc));
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 91d63f3..9c688af 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ out_reval:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void posix_fill_in_inode(struct inode *tmp_inode,
+void posix_fill_in_inode(struct inode *tmp_inode,
 	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *pData, int isNewInode)
 {
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInfo = CIFS_I(tmp_inode);
