diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 11431ed..f49d684 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
 	if (!(oflags & FMODE_READ))
 		write_only = true;
 
+	mode &= ~current_umask();
 	rc = CIFSPOSIXCreate(xid, cifs_sb->tcon, posix_flags, mode,
 			pnetfid, presp_data, &oplock, full_path,
 			cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	mode &= ~current_umask();
 	if (oplockEnabled)
 		oplock = REQ_OPLOCK;
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 			else /* success, no need to query */
 				goto cifs_create_set_dentry;
 		} else if ((rc != -EIO) && (rc != -EREMOTE) &&
-			 (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP)) /* path not found or net err */
+			 (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP) && (rc != -EINVAL))
 			goto cifs_create_out;
 		/* else fallthrough to retry, using older open call, this is
 		   case where server does not support this SMB level, and
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@
 	int xid;
 	int rc = 0; /* to get around spurious gcc warning, set to zero here */
 	int oplock = 0;
-	int mode;
 	__u16 fileHandle = 0;
 	bool posix_open = false;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
@@ -660,13 +659,12 @@
 
 	if (pTcon->unix_ext) {
 		if (!(nd->flags & (LOOKUP_PARENT | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY)) &&
-				(nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)) {
+		     (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) && !pTcon->broken_posix_open) {
 			if (!((nd->intent.open.flags & O_CREAT) &&
 					(nd->intent.open.flags & O_EXCL))) {
-				mode = nd->intent.open.create_mode &
-						~current_umask();
 				rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newInode,
-					parent_dir_inode->i_sb, mode,
+					parent_dir_inode->i_sb,
+					nd->intent.open.create_mode,
 					nd->intent.open.flags, &oplock,
 					&fileHandle, xid);
 				/*
@@ -681,6 +679,8 @@
 				 */
 				if ((rc != -EINVAL) && (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP))
 					posix_open = true;
+				else
+					pTcon->broken_posix_open = true;
 			}
 		}
 		if (!posix_open)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 38c06f8..302ea15 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@
 			struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile, int oplock, u16 netfid)
 {
 
-	file->private_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cifsFileInfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (file->private_data == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	pCifsFile = cifs_init_private(file->private_data, inode, file, netfid);
 	write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
 
 	pCifsInode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
@@ -184,6 +180,38 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct cifsFileInfo *
+cifs_fill_filedata(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct list_head *tmp;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile = NULL;
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode = NULL;
+
+	/* search inode for this file and fill in file->private_data */
+	pCifsInode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	read_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+	list_for_each(tmp, &pCifsInode->openFileList) {
+		pCifsFile = list_entry(tmp, struct cifsFileInfo, flist);
+		if ((pCifsFile->pfile == NULL) &&
+		    (pCifsFile->pid == current->tgid)) {
+			/* mode set in cifs_create */
+
+			/* needed for writepage */
+			pCifsFile->pfile = file;
+			file->private_data = pCifsFile;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+
+	if (file->private_data != NULL) {
+		return pCifsFile;
+	} else if ((file->f_flags & O_CREAT) && (file->f_flags & O_EXCL))
+			cERROR(1, ("could not find file instance for "
+				   "new file %p", file));
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* all arguments to this function must be checked for validity in caller */
 static inline int cifs_open_inode_helper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode, struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile,
@@ -258,7 +286,6 @@
 	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
-	struct list_head *tmp;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
 	int desiredAccess;
 	int disposition;
@@ -270,32 +297,12 @@
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	tcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
 
-	/* search inode for this file and fill in file->private_data */
 	pCifsInode = CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	read_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
-	list_for_each(tmp, &pCifsInode->openFileList) {
-		pCifsFile = list_entry(tmp, struct cifsFileInfo,
-				       flist);
-		if ((pCifsFile->pfile == NULL) &&
-		    (pCifsFile->pid == current->tgid)) {
-			/* mode set in cifs_create */
-
-			/* needed for writepage */
-			pCifsFile->pfile = file;
-
-			file->private_data = pCifsFile;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
-
-	if (file->private_data != NULL) {
-		rc = 0;
+	pCifsFile = cifs_fill_filedata(file);
+	if (pCifsFile) {
 		FreeXid(xid);
-		return rc;
-	} else if ((file->f_flags & O_CREAT) && (file->f_flags & O_EXCL))
-			cERROR(1, ("could not find file instance for "
-				   "new file %p", file));
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(file->f_path.dentry);
 	if (full_path == NULL) {
@@ -325,6 +332,7 @@
 			/* no need for special case handling of setting mode
 			   on read only files needed here */
 
+			pCifsFile = cifs_fill_filedata(file);
 			cifs_posix_open_inode_helper(inode, file, pCifsInode,
 						     pCifsFile, oplock, netfid);
 			goto out;