diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index be38b57..c8e48c2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -69,21 +69,28 @@
 
 static struct nfs_open_dir_context *alloc_nfs_open_dir_context(struct inode *dir, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dir);
 	struct nfs_open_dir_context *ctx;
 	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ctx != NULL) {
 		ctx->duped = 0;
-		ctx->attr_gencount = NFS_I(dir)->attr_gencount;
+		ctx->attr_gencount = nfsi->attr_gencount;
 		ctx->dir_cookie = 0;
 		ctx->dup_cookie = 0;
 		ctx->cred = get_rpccred(cred);
+		spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
+		list_add(&ctx->list, &nfsi->open_files);
+		spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
 		return ctx;
 	}
 	return  ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
-static void put_nfs_open_dir_context(struct nfs_open_dir_context *ctx)
+static void put_nfs_open_dir_context(struct inode *dir, struct nfs_open_dir_context *ctx)
 {
+	spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
+	list_del(&ctx->list);
+	spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
 	put_rpccred(ctx->cred);
 	kfree(ctx);
 }
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@
 static int
 nfs_closedir(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	put_nfs_open_dir_context(filp->private_data);
+	put_nfs_open_dir_context(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode, filp->private_data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -437,6 +444,22 @@
 	set_bit(NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &NFS_I(dir)->flags);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function is mainly for use by nfs_getattr().
+ *
+ * If this is an 'ls -l', we want to force use of readdirplus.
+ * Do this by checking if there is an active file descriptor
+ * and calling nfs_advise_use_readdirplus, then forcing a
+ * cache flush.
+ */
+void nfs_force_use_readdirplus(struct inode *dir)
+{
+	if (!list_empty(&NFS_I(dir)->open_files)) {
+		nfs_advise_use_readdirplus(dir);
+		nfs_zap_mapping(dir, dir->i_mapping);
+	}
+}
+
 static
 void nfs_prime_dcache(struct dentry *parent, struct nfs_entry *entry)
 {
@@ -815,6 +838,17 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
+static bool nfs_dir_mapping_need_revalidate(struct inode *dir)
+{
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dir);
+
+	if (nfs_attribute_cache_expired(dir))
+		return true;
+	if (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* The file offset position represents the dirent entry number.  A
    last cookie cache takes care of the common case of reading the
    whole directory.
@@ -847,7 +881,7 @@
 	desc->plus = nfs_use_readdirplus(inode, ctx) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	nfs_block_sillyrename(dentry);
-	if (ctx->pos == 0 || nfs_attribute_cache_expired(inode))
+	if (ctx->pos == 0 || nfs_dir_mapping_need_revalidate(inode))
 		res = nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, file->f_mapping);
 	if (res < 0)
 		goto out;