diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
index 6fb3371c63cf..8cdc77b2e58d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ enum xfs_dacmp {
 typedef struct xfs_da_args {
 	const __uint8_t	*name;		/* string (maybe not NULL terminated) */
 	int		namelen;	/* length of string (maybe no NULL) */
+	__uint8_t	filetype;	/* filetype of inode for directories */
 	__uint8_t	*value;		/* set of bytes (maybe contain NULLs) */
 	int		valuelen;	/* length of value */
 	int		flags;		/* argument flags (eg: ATTR_NOCREATE) */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 841933c9e80f..f9825b125fcf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 
-struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = { (unsigned char *)"..", 2};
+struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = { (unsigned char *)"..", 2, XFS_DIR3_FT_DIR };
+
 
 /*
  * ASCII case-insensitive (ie. A-Z) support for directories that was
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ xfs_dir_replace(
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(xfs_da_args_t));
 	args.name = name->name;
 	args.namelen = name->len;
+	args.filetype = name->type;
 	args.hashval = dp->i_mount->m_dirnameops->hashname(name);
 	args.inumber = inum;
 	args.dp = dp;
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ xfs_dir_canenter(
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(xfs_da_args_t));
 	args.name = name->name;
 	args.namelen = name->len;
+	args.filetype = name->type;
 	args.hashval = dp->i_mount->m_dirnameops->hashname(name);
 	args.dp = dp;
 	args.whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.h
index 7fe2b8f0a9e3..768ddad41b84 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ extern int xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 extern xfs_ino_t xfs_dir2_sf_get_parent_ino(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *sfp);
 extern void xfs_dir2_sf_put_parent_ino(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *sfp,
 		xfs_ino_t ino);
-extern xfs_ino_t xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *sfp,
-		struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep);
+extern xfs_ino_t xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *sfp, struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep);
 extern void xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino( struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *,
 		struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep, xfs_ino_t ino);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_block.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
index becd69f6e4b8..1cd2f564e374 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ xfs_dir2_block_addname(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	len = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
+	len = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up pointers to parts of the block.
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ xfs_dir2_block_addname(
 	dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(args->inumber);
 	dep->namelen = args->namelen;
 	memcpy(dep->name, args->name, args->namelen);
-	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+	tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	/*
 	 * Clean up the bestfree array and log the header, tail, and entry.
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ xfs_dir2_block_removename(
 	needlog = needscan = 0;
 	xfs_dir2_data_make_free(tp, bp,
 		(xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t)((char *)dep - (char *)hdr),
-		xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
+		xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
 	/*
 	 * Fix up the block tail.
 	 */
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(
 	dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(dp->i_ino);
 	dep->namelen = 1;
 	dep->name[0] = '.';
-	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+	tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(tp, bp, dep);
 	blp[0].hashval = cpu_to_be32(xfs_dir_hash_dot);
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(
 	dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(xfs_dir2_sf_get_parent_ino(sfp));
 	dep->namelen = 2;
 	dep->name[0] = dep->name[1] = '.';
-	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+	tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(tp, bp, dep);
 	blp[1].hashval = cpu_to_be32(xfs_dir_hash_dotdot);
@@ -1217,10 +1217,10 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(
 		 * Copy a real entry.
 		 */
 		dep = (xfs_dir2_data_entry_t *)((char *)hdr + newoffset);
-		dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep));
+		dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(mp, sfp, sfep));
 		dep->namelen = sfep->namelen;
 		memcpy(dep->name, sfep->name, dep->namelen);
-		tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+		tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 		*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 		xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(tp, bp, dep);
 		name.name = sfep->name;
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(
 		if (++i == sfp->count)
 			sfep = NULL;
 		else
-			sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+			sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 	}
 	/* Done with the temporary buffer */
 	kmem_free(sfp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_data.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_data.c
index 98c23faa701c..1b59e43d97d9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_data.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_data.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ __xfs_dir3_data_check(
 		XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_RETURN(
 			!xfs_dir_ino_validate(mp, be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber)));
 		XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_RETURN(
-			be16_to_cpu(*xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep)) ==
+			be16_to_cpu(*xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep)) ==
 					       (char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 		count++;
 		lastfree = 0;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ __xfs_dir3_data_check(
 			}
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_RETURN(i < be32_to_cpu(btp->count));
 		}
-		p += xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+		p += xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Need to have seen all the entries and all the bestfree slots.
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ xfs_dir2_data_freescan(
 		else {
 			dep = (xfs_dir2_data_entry_t *)p;
 			ASSERT((char *)dep - (char *)hdr ==
-			       be16_to_cpu(*xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep)));
-			p += xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+			       be16_to_cpu(*xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep)));
+			p += xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	xfs_dir2_data_entry_t	*dep)		/* data entry pointer */
 {
-	xfs_dir2_data_hdr_t	*hdr = bp->b_addr;
+	struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr = bp->b_addr;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 
 	ASSERT(hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR2_DATA_MAGIC) ||
 	       hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_DATA_MAGIC) ||
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(
 	       hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_BLOCK_MAGIC));
 
 	xfs_trans_log_buf(tp, bp, (uint)((char *)dep - (char *)hdr),
-		(uint)((char *)(xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep) + 1) -
+		(uint)((char *)(xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep) + 1) -
 		       (char *)hdr - 1));
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
index 2095e17b75cb..a0961a61ac1a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@
 #define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_MAGIC	0x58444433	/* XDD3: multiblock dirs */
 #define	XFS_DIR3_FREE_MAGIC	0x58444633	/* XDF3: free index blocks */
 
+/*
+ * Dirents in version 3 directories have a file type field. Additions to this
+ * list are an on-disk format change, requiring feature bits. Valid values
+ * are as follows:
+ */
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN		0
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_REG_FILE		1
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_DIR			2
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_CHRDEV		3
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_BLKDEV		4
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_FIFO		5
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_SOCK		6
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_SYMLINK		7
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_WHT			8
+
+#define XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX			9
+
 /*
  * Byte offset in data block and shortform entry.
  */
@@ -138,6 +155,9 @@ typedef struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry {
 	xfs_dir2_sf_off_t	offset;		/* saved offset */
 	__u8			name[];		/* name, variable size */
 	/*
+	 * A single byte containing the file type field follows the inode
+	 * number for version 3 directory entries.
+	 *
 	 * A xfs_dir2_ino8_t or xfs_dir2_ino4_t follows here, at a
 	 * variable offset after the name.
 	 */
@@ -162,16 +182,6 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_put_offset(xfs_dir2_sf_entry_t *sfep, xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t off)
 	put_unaligned_be16(off, &sfep->offset.i);
 }
 
-static inline int
-xfs_dir2_sf_entsize(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *hdr, int len)
-{
-	return sizeof(struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry) +	/* namelen + offset */
-		len +					/* name */
-		(hdr->i8count ?				/* ino */
-		 sizeof(xfs_dir2_ino8_t) :
-		 sizeof(xfs_dir2_ino4_t));
-}
-
 static inline struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *
 xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *hdr)
 {
@@ -179,14 +189,78 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *hdr)
 		((char *)hdr + xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_size(hdr->i8count));
 }
 
-static inline struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *
-xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *hdr,
-		struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
+static inline int
+xfs_dir3_sf_entsize(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
+	int			len)
 {
-	return (struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *)
-		((char *)sfep + xfs_dir2_sf_entsize(hdr, sfep->namelen));
+	int count = sizeof(struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry); 	/* namelen + offset */
+
+	count += len;					/* name */
+	count += hdr->i8count ? sizeof(xfs_dir2_ino8_t) :
+				sizeof(xfs_dir2_ino4_t); /* ino # */
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		count += sizeof(__uint8_t);		/* file type */
+	return count;
 }
 
+static inline struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *
+xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
+{
+	return (struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *)
+		((char *)sfep + xfs_dir3_sf_entsize(mp, hdr, sfep->namelen));
+}
+
+/*
+ * in dir3 shortform directories, the file type field is stored at a variable
+ * offset after the inode number. Because it's only a single byte, endian
+ * conversion is not necessary.
+ */
+static inline __uint8_t *
+xfs_dir3_sfe_ftypep(
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
+{
+	return (__uint8_t *)&sfep->name[sfep->namelen];
+}
+
+static inline __uint8_t
+xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ftype(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
+{
+	__uint8_t	*ftp;
+
+	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		return XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN;
+
+	ftp = xfs_dir3_sfe_ftypep(hdr, sfep);
+	if (*ftp >= XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX)
+		return XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN;
+	return *ftp;
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ftype(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
+	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep,
+	__uint8_t		ftype)
+{
+	__uint8_t	*ftp;
+
+	ASSERT(ftype < XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX);
+
+	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		return;
+	ftp = xfs_dir3_sfe_ftypep(hdr, sfep);
+	*ftp = ftype;
+}
 
 /*
  * Data block structures.
@@ -286,12 +360,18 @@ xfs_dir3_data_bestfree_p(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
  * Active entry in a data block.
  *
  * Aligned to 8 bytes.  After the variable length name field there is a
- * 2 byte tag field, which can be accessed using xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p.
+ * 2 byte tag field, which can be accessed using xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p.
+ *
+ * For dir3 structures, there is file type field between the name and the tag.
+ * This can only be manipulated by helper functions. It is packed hard against
+ * the end of the name so any padding for rounding is between the file type and
+ * the tag.
  */
 typedef struct xfs_dir2_data_entry {
 	__be64			inumber;	/* inode number */
 	__u8			namelen;	/* name length */
 	__u8			name[];		/* name bytes, no null */
+     /* __u8			filetype; */	/* type of inode we point to */
      /*	__be16                  tag; */		/* starting offset of us */
 } xfs_dir2_data_entry_t;
 
@@ -311,20 +391,67 @@ typedef struct xfs_dir2_data_unused {
 /*
  * Size of a data entry.
  */
-static inline int xfs_dir2_data_entsize(int n)
+static inline int
+__xfs_dir3_data_entsize(
+	bool	ftype,
+	int	n)
 {
-	return (int)roundup(offsetof(struct xfs_dir2_data_entry, name[0]) + n +
-		 (uint)sizeof(xfs_dir2_data_off_t), XFS_DIR2_DATA_ALIGN);
+	int	size = offsetof(struct xfs_dir2_data_entry, name[0]);
+
+	size += n;
+	size += sizeof(xfs_dir2_data_off_t);
+	if (ftype)
+		size += sizeof(__uint8_t);
+	return roundup(size, XFS_DIR2_DATA_ALIGN);
+}
+static inline int
+xfs_dir3_data_entsize(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	int			n)
+{
+	bool ftype = xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb) ? true : false;
+	return __xfs_dir3_data_entsize(ftype, n);
+}
+
+static inline __uint8_t
+xfs_dir3_dirent_get_ftype(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_data_entry *dep)
+{
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb)) {
+		__uint8_t	type = dep->name[dep->namelen];
+
+		ASSERT(type < XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX);
+		if (type < XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX)
+			return type;
+
+	}
+	return XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_dir3_dirent_put_ftype(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_data_entry *dep,
+	__uint8_t		type)
+{
+	ASSERT(type < XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX);
+	ASSERT(dep->namelen != 0);
+
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		dep->name[dep->namelen] = type;
 }
 
 /*
  * Pointer to an entry's tag word.
  */
 static inline __be16 *
-xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(struct xfs_dir2_data_entry *dep)
+xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_dir2_data_entry *dep)
 {
 	return (__be16 *)((char *)dep +
-		xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen) - sizeof(__be16));
+		xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen) - sizeof(__be16));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -375,13 +502,17 @@ xfs_dir3_data_unused_p(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
  * data block header because the sfe embeds the block offset of the entry into
  * it so that it doesn't change when format conversion occurs. Bad Things Happen
  * if we don't follow this rule.
+ *
+ * XXX: there is scope for significant optimisation of the logic here. Right
+ * now we are checking for "dir3 format" over and over again. Ideally we should
+ * only do it once for each operation.
  */
 #define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp)	\
 	xfs_dir3_data_hdr_size(xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&(mp)->m_sb))
 #define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp)	\
-	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(1))
+	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, 1))
 #define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp)		\
-	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(2))
+	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, 2))
 
 static inline xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t
 xfs_dir3_data_dot_offset(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
@@ -392,13 +523,19 @@ xfs_dir3_data_dot_offset(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
 static inline xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t
 xfs_dir3_data_dotdot_offset(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	return xfs_dir3_data_dot_offset(hdr) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(1);
+	bool dir3 = hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_DATA_MAGIC) ||
+		    hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_BLOCK_MAGIC);
+	return xfs_dir3_data_dot_offset(hdr) +
+		__xfs_dir3_data_entsize(dir3, 1);
 }
 
 static inline xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t
 xfs_dir3_data_first_offset(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	return xfs_dir3_data_dotdot_offset(hdr) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(2);
+	bool dir3 = hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_DATA_MAGIC) ||
+		    hdr->magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_BLOCK_MAGIC);
+	return xfs_dir3_data_dotdot_offset(hdr) +
+		__xfs_dir3_data_entsize(dir3, 2);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index 591eaf235919..887b1bdec6dd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_addname(
 	ents = xfs_dir3_leaf_ents_p(leaf);
 	xfs_dir3_leaf_hdr_from_disk(&leafhdr, leaf);
 	bestsp = xfs_dir2_leaf_bests_p(ltp);
-	length = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
+	length = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen);
 
 	/*
 	 * See if there are any entries with the same hash value
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_addname(
 	dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(args->inumber);
 	dep->namelen = args->namelen;
 	memcpy(dep->name, args->name, dep->namelen);
-	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+	tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	/*
 	 * Need to scan fix up the bestfree table.
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_removename(
 	 */
 	xfs_dir2_data_make_free(tp, dbp,
 		(xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t)((char *)dep - (char *)hdr),
-		xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
+		xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
 	/*
 	 * We just mark the leaf entry stale by putting a null in it.
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index 18e287deee66..49f1e9ed492c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leafn_lookup_for_addname(
 		ASSERT(free->hdr.magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR2_FREE_MAGIC) ||
 		       free->hdr.magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_FREE_MAGIC));
 	}
-	length = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
+	length = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen);
 	/*
 	 * Loop over leaf entries with the right hash value.
 	 */
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leafn_remove(
 	longest = be16_to_cpu(bf[0].length);
 	needlog = needscan = 0;
 	xfs_dir2_data_make_free(tp, dbp, off,
-		xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
+		xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen), &needlog, &needscan);
 	/*
 	 * Rescan the data block freespaces for bestfree.
 	 * Log the data block header if needed.
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ xfs_dir2_node_addname_int(
 	dp = args->dp;
 	mp = dp->i_mount;
 	tp = args->trans;
-	length = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
+	length = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen);
 	/*
 	 * If we came in with a freespace block that means that lookup
 	 * found an entry with our hash value.  This is the freespace
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ xfs_dir2_node_addname_int(
 	dep->inumber = cpu_to_be64(args->inumber);
 	dep->namelen = args->namelen;
 	memcpy(dep->name, args->name, dep->namelen);
-	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dep);
+	tagp = xfs_dir3_data_entry_tag_p(mp, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(tp, dbp, dep);
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
index 6d2a99c224b7..1bad84c40829 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_DIR2_PRIV_H__
 #define __XFS_DIR2_PRIV_H__
 
+struct dir_context;
+
 /* xfs_dir2.c */
 extern int xfs_dir_ino_validate(struct xfs_mount *mp, xfs_ino_t ino);
 extern int xfs_dir2_grow_inode(struct xfs_da_args *args, int space,
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ extern int xfs_dir2_grow_inode(struct xfs_da_args *args, int space,
 extern int xfs_dir_cilookup_result(struct xfs_da_args *args,
 				const unsigned char *name, int len);
 
+#define S_SHIFT 12
+extern const unsigned char xfs_mode_to_ftype[];
+
+extern unsigned char xfs_dir3_get_dtype(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+					__uint8_t filetype);
+
+
 /* xfs_dir2_block.c */
 extern int xfs_dir3_block_read(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 			       struct xfs_buf **bpp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
index 5f4f705eebbb..8993ec17452c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
@@ -36,6 +36,44 @@
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 #include "xfs_bmap.h"
 
+/*
+ * Directory file type support functions
+ */
+static unsigned char xfs_dir3_filetype_table[] = {
+	DT_UNKNOWN, DT_REG, DT_DIR, DT_CHR, DT_BLK,
+	DT_FIFO, DT_SOCK, DT_LNK, DT_WHT,
+};
+
+unsigned char
+xfs_dir3_get_dtype(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	__uint8_t		filetype)
+{
+	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		return DT_UNKNOWN;
+
+	if (filetype >= XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX)
+		return DT_UNKNOWN;
+
+	return xfs_dir3_filetype_table[filetype];
+}
+/*
+ * @mode, if set, indicates that the type field needs to be set up.
+ * This uses the transformation from file mode to DT_* as defined in linux/fs.h
+ * for file type specification. This will be propagated into the directory
+ * structure if appropriate for the given operation and filesystem config.
+ */
+const unsigned char xfs_mode_to_ftype[S_IFMT >> S_SHIFT] = {
+	[0]			= XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN,
+	[S_IFREG >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_REG_FILE,
+	[S_IFDIR >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_DIR,
+	[S_IFCHR >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_CHRDEV,
+	[S_IFBLK >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_BLKDEV,
+	[S_IFIFO >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_FIFO,
+	[S_IFSOCK >> S_SHIFT]   = XFS_DIR3_FT_SOCK,
+	[S_IFLNK >> S_SHIFT]    = XFS_DIR3_FT_SYMLINK,
+};
+
 STATIC int
 xfs_dir2_sf_getdents(
 	xfs_inode_t		*dp,		/* incore directory inode */
@@ -109,20 +147,23 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_getdents(
 	 */
 	sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp);
 	for (i = 0; i < sfp->count; i++) {
+		__uint8_t filetype;
+
 		off = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(mp, mp->m_dirdatablk,
 				xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(sfep));
 
 		if (ctx->pos > off) {
-			sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+			sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ino = xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep);
+		ino = xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(mp, sfp, sfep);
+		filetype = xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ftype(mp, sfp, sfep);
 		ctx->pos = off & 0x7fffffff;
-		if (!dir_emit(ctx, (char *)sfep->name, sfep->namelen,
-			    ino, DT_UNKNOWN))
+		if (!dir_emit(ctx, (char *)sfep->name, sfep->namelen, ino,
+			    xfs_dir3_get_dtype(mp, filetype)))
 			return 0;
-		sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+		sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 	}
 
 	ctx->pos = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(mp, mp->m_dirdatablk + 1, 0) &
@@ -180,6 +221,8 @@ xfs_dir2_block_getdents(
 	 * Each object is a real entry (dep) or an unused one (dup).
 	 */
 	while (ptr < endptr) {
+		__uint8_t filetype;
+
 		dup = (xfs_dir2_data_unused_t *)ptr;
 		/*
 		 * Unused, skip it.
@@ -194,7 +237,7 @@ xfs_dir2_block_getdents(
 		/*
 		 * Bump pointer for the next iteration.
 		 */
-		ptr += xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+		ptr += xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
 		/*
 		 * The entry is before the desired starting point, skip it.
 		 */
@@ -205,11 +248,13 @@ xfs_dir2_block_getdents(
 					    (char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 
 		ctx->pos = cook & 0x7fffffff;
+		filetype = xfs_dir3_dirent_get_ftype(mp, dep);
 		/*
 		 * If it didn't fit, set the final offset to here & return.
 		 */
 		if (!dir_emit(ctx, (char *)dep->name, dep->namelen,
-			    be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber), DT_UNKNOWN)) {
+			    be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber),
+			    xfs_dir3_get_dtype(mp, filetype))) {
 			xfs_trans_brelse(NULL, bp);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -500,6 +545,8 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_getdents(
 	 * Get more blocks and readahead as necessary.
 	 */
 	while (curoff < XFS_DIR2_LEAF_OFFSET) {
+		__uint8_t filetype;
+
 		/*
 		 * If we have no buffer, or we're off the end of the
 		 * current buffer, need to get another one.
@@ -554,7 +601,7 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_getdents(
 					}
 					dep = (xfs_dir2_data_entry_t *)ptr;
 					length =
-					   xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+					   xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
 					ptr += length;
 				}
 				/*
@@ -585,11 +632,13 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_getdents(
 		}
 
 		dep = (xfs_dir2_data_entry_t *)ptr;
-		length = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+		length = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
+		filetype = xfs_dir3_dirent_get_ftype(mp, dep);
 
 		ctx->pos = xfs_dir2_byte_to_dataptr(mp, curoff) & 0x7fffffff;
 		if (!dir_emit(ctx, (char *)dep->name, dep->namelen,
-			    be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber), DT_UNKNOWN))
+			    be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber),
+			    xfs_dir3_get_dtype(mp, filetype)))
 			break;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
index 65b65c5f8c3c..bd14e1a72c62 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
@@ -105,31 +105,38 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_put_parent_ino(
 
 /*
  * In short-form directory entries the inode numbers are stored at variable
- * offset behind the entry name.  The inode numbers may only be accessed
- * through the helpers below.
+ * offset behind the entry name. If the entry stores a filetype value, then it
+ * sits between the name and the inode number. Hence the inode numbers may only
+ * be accessed through the helpers below.
  */
 static xfs_dir2_inou_t *
-xfs_dir2_sfe_inop(
+xfs_dir3_sfe_inop(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
 {
-	return (xfs_dir2_inou_t *)&sfep->name[sfep->namelen];
+	__uint8_t	*ptr = &sfep->name[sfep->namelen];
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb))
+		ptr++;
+	return (xfs_dir2_inou_t *)ptr;
 }
 
 xfs_ino_t
-xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(
+xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
 	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep)
 {
-	return xfs_dir2_sf_get_ino(hdr, xfs_dir2_sfe_inop(sfep));
+	return xfs_dir2_sf_get_ino(hdr, xfs_dir3_sfe_inop(mp, sfep));
 }
 
 void
-xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(
+xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr	*hdr,
 	struct xfs_dir2_sf_entry *sfep,
 	xfs_ino_t		ino)
 {
-	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ino(hdr, xfs_dir2_sfe_inop(sfep), ino);
+	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ino(hdr, xfs_dir3_sfe_inop(mp, sfep), ino);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -157,9 +164,16 @@ xfs_dir2_block_sfsize(
 	int			namelen;	/* total name bytes */
 	xfs_ino_t		parent = 0;	/* parent inode number */
 	int			size=0;		/* total computed size */
+	int			has_ftype;
 
 	mp = dp->i_mount;
 
+	/*
+	 * if there is a filetype field, add the extra byte to the namelen
+	 * for each entry that we see.
+	 */
+	has_ftype = xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb) ? 1 : 0;
+
 	count = i8count = namelen = 0;
 	btp = xfs_dir2_block_tail_p(mp, hdr);
 	blp = xfs_dir2_block_leaf_p(btp);
@@ -188,9 +202,10 @@ xfs_dir2_block_sfsize(
 		if (!isdot)
 			i8count += be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber) > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM;
 #endif
+		/* take into account the file type field */
 		if (!isdot && !isdotdot) {
 			count++;
-			namelen += dep->namelen;
+			namelen += dep->namelen + has_ftype;
 		} else if (isdotdot)
 			parent = be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber);
 		/*
@@ -316,12 +331,12 @@ xfs_dir2_block_to_sf(
 				(xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t)
 				((char *)dep - (char *)hdr));
 			memcpy(sfep->name, dep->name, dep->namelen);
-			xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep,
+			xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(mp, sfp, sfep,
 					     be64_to_cpu(dep->inumber));
 
-			sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+			sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 		}
-		ptr += xfs_dir2_data_entsize(dep->namelen);
+		ptr += xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, dep->namelen);
 	}
 	ASSERT((char *)sfep - (char *)sfp == size);
 	xfs_dir2_sf_check(args);
@@ -372,7 +387,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname(
 	/*
 	 * Compute entry (and change in) size.
 	 */
-	add_entsize = xfs_dir2_sf_entsize(sfp, args->namelen);
+	add_entsize = xfs_dir3_sf_entsize(dp->i_mount, sfp, args->namelen);
 	incr_isize = add_entsize;
 	objchange = 0;
 #if XFS_BIG_INUMS
@@ -466,8 +481,9 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_easy(
 	/*
 	 * Grow the in-inode space.
 	 */
-	xfs_idata_realloc(dp, xfs_dir2_sf_entsize(sfp, args->namelen),
-		XFS_DATA_FORK);
+	xfs_idata_realloc(dp,
+			  xfs_dir3_sf_entsize(dp->i_mount, sfp, args->namelen),
+			  XFS_DATA_FORK);
 	/*
 	 * Need to set up again due to realloc of the inode data.
 	 */
@@ -479,7 +495,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_easy(
 	sfep->namelen = args->namelen;
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_offset(sfep, offset);
 	memcpy(sfep->name, args->name, sfep->namelen);
-	xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
+	xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
 	/*
 	 * Update the header and inode.
 	 */
@@ -519,11 +535,13 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t	*oldsfp;	/* original shortform dir */
 	xfs_dir2_sf_entry_t	*sfep;		/* entry in new dir */
 	xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t	*sfp;		/* new shortform dir */
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp;
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy the old directory to the stack buffer.
 	 */
 	dp = args->dp;
+	mp = dp->i_mount;
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
 	old_isize = (int)dp->i_d.di_size;
@@ -535,13 +553,13 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	 * to insert the new entry.
 	 * If it's going to end up at the end then oldsfep will point there.
 	 */
-	for (offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(dp->i_mount),
+	for (offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp),
 	      oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(oldsfp),
-	      add_datasize = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen),
+	      add_datasize = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen),
 	      eof = (char *)oldsfep == &buf[old_isize];
 	     !eof;
-	     offset = new_offset + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(oldsfep->namelen),
-	      oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(oldsfp, oldsfep),
+	     offset = new_offset + xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, oldsfep->namelen),
+	      oldsfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, oldsfp, oldsfep),
 	      eof = (char *)oldsfep == &buf[old_isize]) {
 		new_offset = xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(oldsfep);
 		if (offset + add_datasize <= new_offset)
@@ -570,7 +588,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	sfep->namelen = args->namelen;
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_offset(sfep, offset);
 	memcpy(sfep->name, args->name, sfep->namelen);
-	xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
+	xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(mp, sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
 	sfp->count++;
 #if XFS_BIG_INUMS
 	if (args->inumber > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM && !objchange)
@@ -580,7 +598,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	 * If there's more left to copy, do that.
 	 */
 	if (!eof) {
-		sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+		sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 		memcpy(sfep, oldsfep, old_isize - nbytes);
 	}
 	kmem_free(buf);
@@ -616,7 +634,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_pick(
 	mp = dp->i_mount;
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
-	size = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
+	size = xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, args->namelen);
 	offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp);
 	sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp);
 	holefit = 0;
@@ -629,8 +647,8 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_pick(
 		if (!holefit)
 			holefit = offset + size <= xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(sfep);
 		offset = xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(sfep) +
-			 xfs_dir2_data_entsize(sfep->namelen);
-		sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep);
+			 xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, sfep->namelen);
+		sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Calculate data bytes used excluding the new entry, if this
@@ -684,31 +702,34 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_check(
 	int			offset;		/* data offset */
 	xfs_dir2_sf_entry_t	*sfep;		/* shortform dir entry */
 	xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t	*sfp;		/* shortform structure */
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp;
 
 	dp = args->dp;
+	mp = dp->i_mount;
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
-	offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(dp->i_mount);
+	offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp);
 	ino = xfs_dir2_sf_get_parent_ino(sfp);
 	i8count = ino > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM;
 
 	for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp);
 	     i < sfp->count;
-	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep)) {
+	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(mp, sfp, sfep)) {
 		ASSERT(xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(sfep) >= offset);
-		ino = xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep);
+		ino = xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(mp, sfp, sfep);
 		i8count += ino > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM;
 		offset =
 			xfs_dir2_sf_get_offset(sfep) +
-			xfs_dir2_data_entsize(sfep->namelen);
+			xfs_dir3_data_entsize(mp, sfep->namelen);
+		ASSERT(xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ftype(mp, sfp, sfep) <
+							XFS_DIR3_FT_MAX);
 	}
 	ASSERT(i8count == sfp->i8count);
 	ASSERT(XFS_BIG_INUMS || i8count == 0);
 	ASSERT((char *)sfep - (char *)sfp == dp->i_d.di_size);
 	ASSERT(offset +
 	       (sfp->count + 2) * (uint)sizeof(xfs_dir2_leaf_entry_t) +
-	       (uint)sizeof(xfs_dir2_block_tail_t) <=
-	       dp->i_mount->m_dirblksize);
+	       (uint)sizeof(xfs_dir2_block_tail_t) <= mp->m_dirblksize);
 }
 #endif	/* DEBUG */
 
@@ -820,7 +841,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_lookup(
 	 */
 	ci_sfep = NULL;
 	for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp); i < sfp->count;
-				i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep)) {
+	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep)) {
 		/*
 		 * Compare name and if it's an exact match, return the inode
 		 * number. If it's the first case-insensitive match, store the
@@ -830,7 +851,8 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_lookup(
 								sfep->namelen);
 		if (cmp != XFS_CMP_DIFFERENT && cmp != args->cmpresult) {
 			args->cmpresult = cmp;
-			args->inumber = xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep);
+			args->inumber = xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(dp->i_mount,
+							     sfp, sfep);
 			if (cmp == XFS_CMP_EXACT)
 				return XFS_ERROR(EEXIST);
 			ci_sfep = sfep;
@@ -886,10 +908,10 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_removename(
 	 * Find the one we're deleting.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp); i < sfp->count;
-				i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep)) {
+	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep)) {
 		if (xfs_da_compname(args, sfep->name, sfep->namelen) ==
 								XFS_CMP_EXACT) {
-			ASSERT(xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep) ==
+			ASSERT(xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep) ==
 			       args->inumber);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -903,7 +925,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_removename(
 	 * Calculate sizes.
 	 */
 	byteoff = (int)((char *)sfep - (char *)sfp);
-	entsize = xfs_dir2_sf_entsize(sfp, args->namelen);
+	entsize = xfs_dir3_sf_entsize(dp->i_mount, sfp, args->namelen);
 	newsize = oldsize - entsize;
 	/*
 	 * Copy the part if any after the removed entry, sliding it down.
@@ -1019,16 +1041,17 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_replace(
 	 * Normal entry, look for the name.
 	 */
 	else {
-		for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp);
-				i < sfp->count;
-				i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep)) {
+		for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp); i < sfp->count;
+		     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep)) {
 			if (xfs_da_compname(args, sfep->name, sfep->namelen) ==
 								XFS_CMP_EXACT) {
 #if XFS_BIG_INUMS || defined(DEBUG)
-				ino = xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(sfp, sfep);
+				ino = xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(dp->i_mount,
+							   sfp, sfep);
 				ASSERT(args->inumber != ino);
 #endif
-				xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
+				xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep,
+						     args->inumber);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1136,13 +1159,13 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_toino4(
 	for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp),
 		    oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(oldsfp);
 	     i < sfp->count;
-	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep),
-		  oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(oldsfp, oldsfep)) {
+	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep),
+		  oldsfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, oldsfp, oldsfep)) {
 		sfep->namelen = oldsfep->namelen;
 		sfep->offset = oldsfep->offset;
 		memcpy(sfep->name, oldsfep->name, sfep->namelen);
-		xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep,
-			xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(oldsfp, oldsfep));
+		xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep,
+			xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(dp->i_mount, oldsfp, oldsfep));
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Clean up the inode.
@@ -1211,13 +1234,13 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_toino8(
 	for (i = 0, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp),
 		    oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(oldsfp);
 	     i < sfp->count;
-	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(sfp, sfep),
-		  oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(oldsfp, oldsfep)) {
+	     i++, sfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep),
+		  oldsfep = xfs_dir3_sf_nextentry(dp->i_mount, oldsfp, oldsfep)) {
 		sfep->namelen = oldsfep->namelen;
 		sfep->offset = oldsfep->offset;
 		memcpy(sfep->name, oldsfep->name, sfep->namelen);
-		xfs_dir2_sfe_put_ino(sfp, sfep,
-			xfs_dir2_sfe_get_ino(oldsfp, oldsfep));
+		xfs_dir3_sfe_put_ino(dp->i_mount, sfp, sfep,
+			xfs_dir3_sfe_get_ino(dp->i_mount, oldsfp, oldsfep));
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Clean up the inode.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index 6d7e9e2d7651..2b8952d9199b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 #include "xfs_icache.h"
 #include "xfs_symlink.h"
+#include "xfs_da_btree.h"
+#include "xfs_dir2_format.h"
+#include "xfs_dir2_priv.h"
 
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
@@ -88,10 +91,12 @@ xfs_init_security(
 static void
 xfs_dentry_to_name(
 	struct xfs_name	*namep,
-	struct dentry	*dentry)
+	struct dentry	*dentry,
+	int		mode)
 {
 	namep->name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	namep->len = dentry->d_name.len;
+	namep->type = xfs_mode_to_ftype[(mode & S_IFMT) >> S_SHIFT];
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ xfs_cleanup_inode(
 	 * xfs_init_security we must back out.
 	 * ENOSPC can hit here, among other things.
 	 */
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&teardown, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&teardown, dentry, 0);
 
 	xfs_remove(XFS_I(dir), &teardown, XFS_I(inode));
 	iput(inode);
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ xfs_vn_mknod(
 			mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry, mode);
 	error = xfs_create(XFS_I(dir), &name, mode, rdev, &ip);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out_free_acl;
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ xfs_vn_lookup(
 	if (dentry->d_name.len >= MAXNAMELEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry, 0);
 	error = xfs_lookup(XFS_I(dir), &name, &cip, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		if (unlikely(error != ENOENT))
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ xfs_vn_ci_lookup(
 	if (dentry->d_name.len >= MAXNAMELEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&xname, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&xname, dentry, 0);
 	error = xfs_lookup(XFS_I(dir), &xname, &ip, &ci_name);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		if (unlikely(error != ENOENT))
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ xfs_vn_link(
 	struct xfs_name	name;
 	int		error;
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 
 	error = xfs_link(XFS_I(dir), XFS_I(inode), &name);
 	if (unlikely(error))
@@ -289,7 +294,7 @@ xfs_vn_unlink(
 	struct xfs_name	name;
 	int		error;
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry, 0);
 
 	error = -xfs_remove(XFS_I(dir), &name, XFS_I(dentry->d_inode));
 	if (error)
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ xfs_vn_symlink(
 
 	mode = S_IFLNK |
 		(irix_symlink_mode ? 0777 & ~current_umask() : S_IRWXUGO);
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&name, dentry, mode);
 
 	error = xfs_symlink(XFS_I(dir), &name, symname, mode, &cip);
 	if (unlikely(error))
@@ -351,12 +356,12 @@ xfs_vn_rename(
 	struct xfs_name	oname;
 	struct xfs_name	nname;
 
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&oname, odentry);
-	xfs_dentry_to_name(&nname, ndentry);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&oname, odentry, 0);
+	xfs_dentry_to_name(&nname, ndentry, odentry->d_inode->i_mode);
 
 	return -xfs_rename(XFS_I(odir), &oname, XFS_I(odentry->d_inode),
 			   XFS_I(ndir), &nname, new_inode ?
-			   			XFS_I(new_inode) : NULL);
+						XFS_I(new_inode) : NULL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
index db7593f4bc7e..3c297a451622 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
@@ -555,12 +555,6 @@ static inline void xfs_sb_version_addprojid32bit(xfs_sb_t *sbp)
 	sbp->sb_bad_features2 |= XFS_SB_VERSION2_PROJID32BIT;
 }
 
-static inline int xfs_sb_version_hascrc(xfs_sb_t *sbp)
-{
-	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Extended v5 superblock feature masks. These are to be used for new v5
  * superblock features only.
@@ -599,7 +593,9 @@ xfs_sb_has_ro_compat_feature(
 	return (sbp->sb_features_ro_compat & feature) != 0;
 }
 
+#define XFS_SB_FEAT_INCOMPAT_FTYPE	(1 << 0)	/* filetype in dirent */
 #define XFS_SB_FEAT_INCOMPAT_ALL 0
+
 #define XFS_SB_FEAT_INCOMPAT_UNKNOWN	~XFS_SB_FEAT_INCOMPAT_ALL
 static inline bool
 xfs_sb_has_incompat_feature(
@@ -619,11 +615,25 @@ xfs_sb_has_incompat_log_feature(
 	return (sbp->sb_features_log_incompat & feature) != 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * V5 superblock specific feature checks
+ */
+static inline int xfs_sb_version_hascrc(xfs_sb_t *sbp)
+{
+	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5;
+}
+
 static inline int xfs_sb_version_has_pquotino(xfs_sb_t *sbp)
 {
 	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5;
 }
 
+static inline int xfs_sb_version_hasftype(struct xfs_sb *sbp)
+{
+	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5 &&
+		xfs_sb_has_incompat_feature(sbp, XFS_SB_FEAT_INCOMPAT_FTYPE);
+}
+
 /*
  * end of superblock version macros
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
index ce44b182821f..82bbc34d54a3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ typedef enum {
 struct xfs_name {
 	const unsigned char	*name;
 	int			len;
+	int			type;
 };
 
 /*