diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 592a6cea2b79..be206744407c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ extern struct cifsFileInfo *find_writable_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *, bool);
 extern int cifs_get_writable_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode,
 				  bool fsuid_only,
 				  struct cifsFileInfo **ret_file);
+extern int cifs_get_writable_path(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
+				  struct cifsFileInfo **ret_file);
 extern struct cifsFileInfo *find_readable_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *, bool);
 extern unsigned int smbCalcSize(void *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
 extern int decode_negTokenInit(unsigned char *security_blob, int length,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 1ed449f4a8ec..c5dc8265b671 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ build_unc_path_to_root(const struct smb_vol *vol,
 	unsigned int unc_len = strnlen(vol->UNC, MAX_TREE_SIZE + 1);
 
 	if (unc_len > MAX_TREE_SIZE)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	full_path = kmalloc(unc_len + pplen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index be424e81e3ad..dd5ac841aefa 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix(struct dentry *direntry, bool prefix)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	full_path = kmalloc(namelen+1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	full_path = kmalloc(namelen+1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
 		return full_path;
 	full_path[namelen] = 0;	/* trailing null */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 97090693d182..885740496dae 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1980,6 +1980,41 @@ find_writable_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode, bool fsuid_only)
 	return cfile;
 }
 
+int
+cifs_get_writable_path(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
+		       struct cifsFileInfo **ret_file)
+{
+	struct list_head *tmp;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode;
+	char *full_path;
+
+	*ret_file = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+	list_for_each(tmp, &tcon->openFileList) {
+		cfile = list_entry(tmp, struct cifsFileInfo,
+			     tlist);
+		full_path = build_path_from_dentry(cfile->dentry);
+		if (full_path == NULL) {
+			spin_unlock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		if (strcmp(full_path, name)) {
+			kfree(full_path);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		kfree(full_path);
+		cinode = CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry));
+		spin_unlock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+		return cifs_get_writable_file(cinode, 0, ret_file);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 static int cifs_partialpagewrite(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index d8d9cdfa30b6..939fc7b2234c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ static int
 smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *full_path,
 		 __u32 desired_access, __u32 create_disposition,
-		 __u32 create_options, void *ptr, int command)
+		 __u32 create_options, void *ptr, int command,
+		 struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 {
 	int rc;
 	__le16 *utf16_path = NULL;
@@ -83,10 +84,16 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	resp_buftype[0] = resp_buftype[1] = resp_buftype[2] = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 	memset(rsp_iov, 0, sizeof(rsp_iov));
 
+	/* We already have a handle so we can skip the open */
+	if (cfile)
+		goto after_open;
+
 	/* Open */
 	utf16_path = cifs_convert_path_to_utf16(full_path, cifs_sb);
-	if (!utf16_path)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!utf16_path) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto finished;
+	}
 
 	oparms.tcon = tcon;
 	oparms.desired_access = desired_access;
@@ -106,7 +113,10 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (rc)
 		goto finished;
 
-	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst++]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+ after_open:
+	num_rqst++;
+	rc = 0;
 
 	/* Operation */
 	switch (command) {
@@ -210,14 +220,23 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		size[1] = len + 2 /* null */;
 		data[1] = (__le16 *)ptr;
 
-		rc = SMB2_set_info_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], COMPOUND_FID,
-					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
-					FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
+		if (cfile)
+			rc = SMB2_set_info_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst],
+						cfile->fid.persistent_fid,
+						cfile->fid.volatile_fid,
+					current->tgid, FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
+					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
+		else {
+			rc = SMB2_set_info_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst],
+					COMPOUND_FID, COMPOUND_FID,
+					current->tgid, FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
+			smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+			smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst]);
+		}
 		if (rc)
 			goto finished;
-		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
-		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
+		num_rqst++;
 		trace_smb3_rename_enter(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid, full_path);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_HARDLINK:
@@ -254,20 +273,36 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (rc)
 		goto finished;
 
+	/* We already have a handle so we can skip the close */
+	if (cfile)
+		goto after_close;
 	/* Close */
 	memset(&close_iov, 0, sizeof(close_iov));
 	rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = close_iov;
 	rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 	rc = SMB2_close_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], COMPOUND_FID,
 			     COMPOUND_FID);
-	smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
+	smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst]);
 	if (rc)
 		goto finished;
-
-	rc = compound_send_recv(xid, ses, flags, num_rqst, rqst,
-				resp_buftype, rsp_iov);
+ after_close:
+	num_rqst++;
+
+	if (cfile) {
+		cifsFileInfo_put(cfile);
+		cfile = NULL;
+		rc = compound_send_recv(xid, ses, flags, num_rqst - 2,
+					&rqst[1], &resp_buftype[1],
+					&rsp_iov[1]);
+	} else
+		rc = compound_send_recv(xid, ses, flags, num_rqst,
+					rqst, resp_buftype,
+					rsp_iov);
 
  finished:
+	if (cfile)
+		cifsFileInfo_put(cfile);
+
 	SMB2_open_free(&rqst[0]);
 	switch (command) {
 	case SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO:
@@ -404,7 +439,7 @@ smb2_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	rc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
 			      FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN, create_options,
-			      smb2_data, SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO);
+			      smb2_data, SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO, NULL);
 	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 		*symlink = true;
 		create_options |= OPEN_REPARSE_POINT;
@@ -413,7 +448,7 @@ smb2_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		rc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
 				      FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN,
 				      create_options, smb2_data,
-				      SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO);
+				      SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO, NULL);
 	}
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
@@ -430,7 +465,7 @@ smb2_mkdir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
 {
 	return smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, name,
 				FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_CREATE,
-				CREATE_NOT_FILE, NULL, SMB2_OP_MKDIR);
+				CREATE_NOT_FILE, NULL, SMB2_OP_MKDIR, NULL);
 }
 
 void
@@ -449,7 +484,8 @@ smb2_mkdir_setinfo(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	data.Attributes = cpu_to_le32(dosattrs);
 	tmprc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, name,
 				 FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_CREATE,
-				 CREATE_NOT_FILE, &data, SMB2_OP_SET_INFO);
+				 CREATE_NOT_FILE, &data, SMB2_OP_SET_INFO,
+				 NULL);
 	if (tmprc == 0)
 		cifs_i->cifsAttrs = dosattrs;
 }
@@ -460,7 +496,7 @@ smb2_rmdir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
 {
 	return smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, name, DELETE, FILE_OPEN,
 				CREATE_NOT_FILE,
-				NULL, SMB2_OP_RMDIR);
+				NULL, SMB2_OP_RMDIR, NULL);
 }
 
 int
@@ -469,13 +505,14 @@ smb2_unlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
 {
 	return smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, name, DELETE, FILE_OPEN,
 				CREATE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE | OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,
-				NULL, SMB2_OP_DELETE);
+				NULL, SMB2_OP_DELETE, NULL);
 }
 
 static int
 smb2_set_path_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		   const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
-		   struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, __u32 access, int command)
+		   struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, __u32 access, int command,
+		   struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 {
 	__le16 *smb2_to_name = NULL;
 	int rc;
@@ -486,7 +523,7 @@ smb2_set_path_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		goto smb2_rename_path;
 	}
 	rc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, from_name, access,
-			      FILE_OPEN, 0, smb2_to_name, command);
+			      FILE_OPEN, 0, smb2_to_name, command, cfile);
 smb2_rename_path:
 	kfree(smb2_to_name);
 	return rc;
@@ -497,8 +534,12 @@ smb2_rename_path(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		 const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
 		 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
-	return smb2_set_path_attr(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name, cifs_sb,
-				  DELETE, SMB2_OP_RENAME);
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
+
+	cifs_get_writable_path(tcon, from_name, &cfile);
+
+	return smb2_set_path_attr(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name,
+				  cifs_sb, DELETE, SMB2_OP_RENAME, cfile);
 }
 
 int
@@ -507,7 +548,8 @@ smb2_create_hardlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	return smb2_set_path_attr(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name, cifs_sb,
-				  FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, SMB2_OP_HARDLINK);
+				  FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, SMB2_OP_HARDLINK,
+				  NULL);
 }
 
 int
@@ -519,7 +561,7 @@ smb2_set_path_size(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	return smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
 				FILE_WRITE_DATA, FILE_OPEN, 0, &eof,
-				SMB2_OP_SET_EOF);
+				SMB2_OP_SET_EOF, NULL);
 }
 
 int
@@ -541,7 +583,7 @@ smb2_set_file_info(struct inode *inode, const char *full_path,
 
 	rc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), cifs_sb, full_path,
 			      FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN, 0, buf,
-			      SMB2_OP_SET_INFO);
+			      SMB2_OP_SET_INFO, NULL);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 	return rc;
 }
