diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index 789e1188d5dc..791231b31b95 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *v9fs_inode_cache;
 struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 void v9fs_free_inode(struct inode *inode);
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
-		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
+		    struct inode *inode, struct p9_qid *qid, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
 void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
 #if (ULONG_MAX == 0xffffffffUL)
 #define QID2INO(q) (ino_t) (((q)->path+2) ^ (((q)->path) >> 32))
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index fe8cbcdf4b5f..766496579b28 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -253,9 +253,12 @@ static void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
-		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
+		    struct inode *inode, struct p9_qid *qid, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int err = 0;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, qid, sizeof(struct p9_qid));
 
 	inode_init_owner(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, NULL, mode);
 	inode->i_blocks = 0;
@@ -359,75 +362,33 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int v9fs_test_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
-{
-	int umode;
-	dev_t rdev;
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
-
-	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
-	/* don't match inode of different type */
-	if (inode_wrong_type(inode, umode))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* compare qid details */
-	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
-		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (v9inode->qid.path != st->qid.path)
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static int v9fs_test_new_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int v9fs_set_inode(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
-{
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
-
-	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct p9_qid *qid,
-				   struct p9_wstat *st,
-				   int new)
+				   struct p9_wstat *st)
 {
 	dev_t rdev;
 	int retval;
 	umode_t umode;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
-	int (*test)(struct inode *inode, void *data);
 
-	if (new)
-		test = v9fs_test_new_inode;
-	else
-		test = v9fs_test_inode;
-
-	inode = iget5_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid), test, v9fs_set_inode, st);
-	if (!inode)
+	inode = iget_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid));
+	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		return inode;
+	if (unlikely(st == NULL)) {
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+		
 	/*
 	 * initialize the inode with the stat info
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
 	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st, &rdev);
-	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, umode, rdev);
+	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, qid, umode, rdev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -452,7 +413,7 @@ v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
-	inode = v9fs_qid_iget(sb, &st->qid, st, new);
+	inode = v9fs_qid_iget(sb, &st->qid, st);
 	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 	return inode;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 2699d7b3b8e8..2200c5f77d58 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -52,75 +52,31 @@ static kgid_t v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(struct inode *dir_inode)
 	return current_fsgid();
 }
 
-static int v9fs_test_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode, void *data)
-{
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
-
-	/* don't match inode of different type */
-	if (inode_wrong_type(inode, st->st_mode))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (inode->i_generation != st->st_gen)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* compare qid details */
-	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
-		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (v9inode->qid.path != st->qid.path)
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/* Always get a new inode */
-static int v9fs_test_new_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode, void *data)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int v9fs_set_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
-{
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
-
-	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
-	inode->i_generation = st->st_gen;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 					struct p9_qid *qid,
 					struct p9_fid *fid,
-					struct p9_stat_dotl *st,
-					int new)
+					struct p9_stat_dotl *st)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
-	int (*test)(struct inode *inode, void *data);
-
-	if (new)
-		test = v9fs_test_new_inode_dotl;
-	else
-		test = v9fs_test_inode_dotl;
 
-	inode = iget5_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid), test, v9fs_set_inode_dotl, st);
-	if (!inode)
+	inode = iget_locked(sb, QID2INO(qid));
+	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		return inode;
+	if (unlikely(st == NULL)) {
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * initialize the inode with the stat info
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
-	inode->i_ino = QID2INO(qid);
-	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode,
+	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, qid,
 				 st->st_mode, new_decode_dev(st->st_rdev));
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
@@ -143,14 +99,15 @@ struct inode *
 v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 			 struct super_block *sb, int new)
 {
-	struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
 	st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC | P9_STATS_GEN);
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
-	inode = v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(sb, &st->qid, fid, st, new);
+	inode = v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(sb, &st->qid, fid, st);
+
 	kfree(st);
 	return inode;
 }
