diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
index 5a53ac6b1e02..02b071bf3732 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ convert_sfm_char(const __u16 src_char, char *target)
 	case SFM_SLASH:
 		*target = '\\';
 		break;
+	case SFM_SPACE:
+		*target = ' ';
+		break;
+	case SFM_PERIOD:
+		*target = '.';
+		break;
 	default:
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -404,7 +410,7 @@ static __le16 convert_to_sfu_char(char src_char)
 	return dest_char;
 }
 
-static __le16 convert_to_sfm_char(char src_char)
+static __le16 convert_to_sfm_char(char src_char, bool end_of_string)
 {
 	__le16 dest_char;
 
@@ -427,6 +433,18 @@ static __le16 convert_to_sfm_char(char src_char)
 	case '|':
 		dest_char = cpu_to_le16(SFM_PIPE);
 		break;
+	case '.':
+		if (end_of_string)
+			dest_char = cpu_to_le16(SFM_PERIOD);
+		else
+			dest_char = 0;
+		break;
+	case ' ':
+		if (end_of_string)
+			dest_char = cpu_to_le16(SFM_SPACE);
+		else
+			dest_char = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		dest_char = 0;
 	}
@@ -469,9 +487,16 @@ cifsConvertToUTF16(__le16 *target, const char *source, int srclen,
 		/* see if we must remap this char */
 		if (map_chars == SFU_MAP_UNI_RSVD)
 			dst_char = convert_to_sfu_char(src_char);
-		else if (map_chars == SFM_MAP_UNI_RSVD)
-			dst_char = convert_to_sfm_char(src_char);
-		else
+		else if (map_chars == SFM_MAP_UNI_RSVD) {
+			bool end_of_string;
+
+			if (i == srclen - 1)
+				end_of_string = true;
+			else
+				end_of_string = false;
+
+			dst_char = convert_to_sfm_char(src_char, end_of_string);
+		} else
 			dst_char = 0;
 		/*
 		 * FIXME: We can not handle remapping backslash (UNI_SLASH)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.h b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.h
index bdc52cb9a676..479bc0a941f3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 #define SFM_LESSTHAN    ((__u16) 0xF023)
 #define SFM_PIPE        ((__u16) 0xF027)
 #define SFM_SLASH       ((__u16) 0xF026)
+#define SFM_PERIOD	((__u16) 0xF028)
+#define SFM_SPACE	((__u16) 0xF029)
 
 /*
  * Mapping mechanism to use when one of the seven reserved characters is
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 5d8b7edf8a8f..5d841f39c4b7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern mempool_t *cifs_req_poolp;
 extern mempool_t *cifs_mid_poolp;
 
 struct workqueue_struct	*cifsiod_wq;
+__u32 cifs_lock_secret;
 
 /*
  * Bumps refcount for cifs super block.
@@ -1266,6 +1267,8 @@ init_cifs(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&cifs_file_list_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
+	get_random_bytes(&cifs_lock_secret, sizeof(cifs_lock_secret));
+
 	if (cifs_max_pending < 2) {
 		cifs_max_pending = 2;
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "cifs_max_pending set to min of 2\n");
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index bba106cdc43c..8f1d8c1e72be 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -1619,6 +1619,7 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work);
 
 extern const struct slow_work_ops cifs_oplock_break_ops;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *cifsiod_wq;
+extern __u32 cifs_lock_secret;
 
 extern mempool_t *cifs_mid_poolp;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 66736f57b5ab..7d2b15c06090 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ cifs_echo_request(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * server->ops->need_neg() == true. Also, no need to ping if
 	 * we got a response recently.
 	 */
-	if (!server->ops->need_neg || server->ops->need_neg(server) ||
+
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect ||
+	    server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting || server->tcpStatus == CifsNew ||
 	    (server->ops->can_echo && !server->ops->can_echo(server)) ||
 	    time_before(jiffies, server->lstrp + echo_interval - HZ))
 		goto requeue_echo;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 9793ae0bcaa2..d4890b6dc22d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1112,6 +1112,12 @@ cifs_push_mandatory_locks(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static __u32
+hash_lockowner(fl_owner_t owner)
+{
+	return cifs_lock_secret ^ hash32_ptr((const void *)owner);
+}
+
 struct lock_to_push {
 	struct list_head llist;
 	__u64 offset;
@@ -1178,7 +1184,7 @@ cifs_push_posix_locks(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 		else
 			type = CIFS_WRLCK;
 		lck = list_entry(el, struct lock_to_push, llist);
-		lck->pid = flock->fl_pid;
+		lck->pid = hash_lockowner(flock->fl_owner);
 		lck->netfid = cfile->fid.netfid;
 		lck->length = length;
 		lck->type = type;
@@ -1305,7 +1311,8 @@ cifs_getlk(struct file *file, struct file_lock *flock, __u32 type,
 			posix_lock_type = CIFS_RDLCK;
 		else
 			posix_lock_type = CIFS_WRLCK;
-		rc = CIFSSMBPosixLock(xid, tcon, netfid, current->tgid,
+		rc = CIFSSMBPosixLock(xid, tcon, netfid,
+				      hash_lockowner(flock->fl_owner),
 				      flock->fl_start, length, flock,
 				      posix_lock_type, wait_flag);
 		return rc;
@@ -1505,7 +1512,8 @@ cifs_setlk(struct file *file, struct file_lock *flock, __u32 type,
 			posix_lock_type = CIFS_UNLCK;
 
 		rc = CIFSSMBPosixLock(xid, tcon, cfile->fid.netfid,
-				      current->tgid, flock->fl_start, length,
+				      hash_lockowner(flock->fl_owner),
+				      flock->fl_start, length,
 				      NULL, posix_lock_type, wait_flag);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/ntlmssp.h b/fs/cifs/ntlmssp.h
index 848249fa120f..3079b38f0afb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/ntlmssp.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/ntlmssp.h
@@ -133,6 +133,6 @@ typedef struct _AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE {
 
 int decode_ntlmssp_challenge(char *bcc_ptr, int blob_len, struct cifs_ses *ses);
 void build_ntlmssp_negotiate_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer, struct cifs_ses *ses);
-int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer, u16 *buflen,
+int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char **pbuffer, u16 *buflen,
 			struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			const struct nls_table *nls_cp);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index af0ec2d5ad0e..538d9b55699a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -364,19 +364,43 @@ void build_ntlmssp_negotiate_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 	sec_blob->DomainName.MaximumLength = 0;
 }
 
-/* We do not malloc the blob, it is passed in pbuffer, because its
-   maximum possible size is fixed and small, making this approach cleaner.
-   This function returns the length of the data in the blob */
-int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
+static int size_of_ntlmssp_blob(struct cifs_ses *ses)
+{
+	int sz = sizeof(AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE) + ses->auth_key.len
+		- CIFS_SESS_KEY_SIZE + CIFS_CPHTXT_SIZE + 2;
+
+	if (ses->domainName)
+		sz += 2 * strnlen(ses->domainName, CIFS_MAX_DOMAINNAME_LEN);
+	else
+		sz += 2;
+
+	if (ses->user_name)
+		sz += 2 * strnlen(ses->user_name, CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN);
+	else
+		sz += 2;
+
+	return sz;
+}
+
+int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char **pbuffer,
 					u16 *buflen,
 				   struct cifs_ses *ses,
 				   const struct nls_table *nls_cp)
 {
 	int rc;
-	AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE *sec_blob = (AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE *)pbuffer;
+	AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE *sec_blob;
 	__u32 flags;
 	unsigned char *tmp;
 
+	rc = setup_ntlmv2_rsp(ses, nls_cp);
+	if (rc) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Error %d during NTLMSSP authentication\n", rc);
+		*buflen = 0;
+		goto setup_ntlmv2_ret;
+	}
+	*pbuffer = kmalloc(size_of_ntlmssp_blob(ses), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sec_blob = (AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE *)*pbuffer;
+
 	memcpy(sec_blob->Signature, NTLMSSP_SIGNATURE, 8);
 	sec_blob->MessageType = NtLmAuthenticate;
 
@@ -391,7 +415,7 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 			flags |= NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_XCH;
 	}
 
-	tmp = pbuffer + sizeof(AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE);
+	tmp = *pbuffer + sizeof(AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE);
 	sec_blob->NegotiateFlags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
 
 	sec_blob->LmChallengeResponse.BufferOffset =
@@ -399,13 +423,9 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 	sec_blob->LmChallengeResponse.Length = 0;
 	sec_blob->LmChallengeResponse.MaximumLength = 0;
 
-	sec_blob->NtChallengeResponse.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+	sec_blob->NtChallengeResponse.BufferOffset =
+				cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 	if (ses->user_name != NULL) {
-		rc = setup_ntlmv2_rsp(ses, nls_cp);
-		if (rc) {
-			cifs_dbg(VFS, "Error %d during NTLMSSP authentication\n", rc);
-			goto setup_ntlmv2_ret;
-		}
 		memcpy(tmp, ses->auth_key.response + CIFS_SESS_KEY_SIZE,
 				ses->auth_key.len - CIFS_SESS_KEY_SIZE);
 		tmp += ses->auth_key.len - CIFS_SESS_KEY_SIZE;
@@ -423,23 +443,23 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 	}
 
 	if (ses->domainName == NULL) {
-		sec_blob->DomainName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->DomainName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->DomainName.Length = 0;
 		sec_blob->DomainName.MaximumLength = 0;
 		tmp += 2;
 	} else {
 		int len;
 		len = cifs_strtoUTF16((__le16 *)tmp, ses->domainName,
-				      CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN, nls_cp);
+				      CIFS_MAX_DOMAINNAME_LEN, nls_cp);
 		len *= 2; /* unicode is 2 bytes each */
-		sec_blob->DomainName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->DomainName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->DomainName.Length = cpu_to_le16(len);
 		sec_blob->DomainName.MaximumLength = cpu_to_le16(len);
 		tmp += len;
 	}
 
 	if (ses->user_name == NULL) {
-		sec_blob->UserName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->UserName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->UserName.Length = 0;
 		sec_blob->UserName.MaximumLength = 0;
 		tmp += 2;
@@ -448,13 +468,13 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 		len = cifs_strtoUTF16((__le16 *)tmp, ses->user_name,
 				      CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN, nls_cp);
 		len *= 2; /* unicode is 2 bytes each */
-		sec_blob->UserName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->UserName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->UserName.Length = cpu_to_le16(len);
 		sec_blob->UserName.MaximumLength = cpu_to_le16(len);
 		tmp += len;
 	}
 
-	sec_blob->WorkstationName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+	sec_blob->WorkstationName.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 	sec_blob->WorkstationName.Length = 0;
 	sec_blob->WorkstationName.MaximumLength = 0;
 	tmp += 2;
@@ -463,19 +483,19 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char *pbuffer,
 		(ses->ntlmssp->server_flags & NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_EXTENDED_SEC))
 			&& !calc_seckey(ses)) {
 		memcpy(tmp, ses->ntlmssp->ciphertext, CIFS_CPHTXT_SIZE);
-		sec_blob->SessionKey.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->SessionKey.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->SessionKey.Length = cpu_to_le16(CIFS_CPHTXT_SIZE);
 		sec_blob->SessionKey.MaximumLength =
 				cpu_to_le16(CIFS_CPHTXT_SIZE);
 		tmp += CIFS_CPHTXT_SIZE;
 	} else {
-		sec_blob->SessionKey.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - pbuffer);
+		sec_blob->SessionKey.BufferOffset = cpu_to_le32(tmp - *pbuffer);
 		sec_blob->SessionKey.Length = 0;
 		sec_blob->SessionKey.MaximumLength = 0;
 	}
 
+	*buflen = tmp - *pbuffer;
 setup_ntlmv2_ret:
-	*buflen = tmp - pbuffer;
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -690,6 +710,8 @@ sess_auth_lanman(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 		rc = calc_lanman_hash(ses->password, ses->server->cryptkey,
 				      ses->server->sec_mode & SECMODE_PW_ENCRYPT ?
 				      true : false, lnm_session_key);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
 
 		memcpy(bcc_ptr, (char *)lnm_session_key, CIFS_AUTH_RESP_SIZE);
 		bcc_ptr += CIFS_AUTH_RESP_SIZE;
@@ -1266,7 +1288,7 @@ sess_auth_rawntlmssp_authenticate(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = sess_data->ses;
 	__u16 bytes_remaining;
 	char *bcc_ptr;
-	char *ntlmsspblob = NULL;
+	unsigned char *ntlmsspblob = NULL;
 	u16 blob_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "rawntlmssp session setup authenticate phase\n");
@@ -1279,19 +1301,7 @@ sess_auth_rawntlmssp_authenticate(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 	/* Build security blob before we assemble the request */
 	pSMB = (SESSION_SETUP_ANDX *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
 	smb_buf = (struct smb_hdr *)pSMB;
-	/*
-	 * 5 is an empirical value, large enough to hold
-	 * authenticate message plus max 10 of av paris,
-	 * domain, user, workstation names, flags, etc.
-	 */
-	ntlmsspblob = kzalloc(5*sizeof(struct _AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE),
-				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ntlmsspblob) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(ntlmsspblob,
+	rc = build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(&ntlmsspblob,
 					&blob_len, ses, sess_data->nls_cp);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_free_ntlmsspblob;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 8f38e33d365b..29e06db5f187 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ SMB2_sess_setup(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	u16 blob_length = 0;
 	struct key *spnego_key = NULL;
 	char *security_blob = NULL;
-	char *ntlmssp_blob = NULL;
+	unsigned char *ntlmssp_blob = NULL;
 	bool use_spnego = false; /* else use raw ntlmssp */
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Session Setup\n");
@@ -713,13 +713,7 @@ ssetup_ntlmssp_authenticate:
 		iov[1].iov_len = blob_length;
 	} else if (phase == NtLmAuthenticate) {
 		req->hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
-		ntlmssp_blob = kzalloc(sizeof(struct _NEGOTIATE_MESSAGE) + 500,
-				       GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ntlmssp_blob == NULL) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto ssetup_exit;
-		}
-		rc = build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(ntlmssp_blob, &blob_length, ses,
+		rc = build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(&ntlmssp_blob, &blob_length, ses,
 					     nls_cp);
 		if (rc) {
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "build_ntlmssp_auth_blob failed %d\n",
@@ -1818,6 +1812,33 @@ SMB2_echo(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "In echo request\n");
 
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate) {
+		struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
+		struct cifs_ses *ses;
+		struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
+
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Need negotiate, reconnecting tcons\n");
+		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		list_for_each(tmp, &server->smb_ses_list) {
+			ses = list_entry(tmp, struct cifs_ses, smb_ses_list);
+			list_for_each(tmp2, &ses->tcon_list) {
+				tcon = list_entry(tmp2, struct cifs_tcon,
+						  tcon_list);
+				/* add check for persistent handle reconnect */
+				if (tcon && tcon->need_reconnect) {
+					spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+					rc = smb2_reconnect(SMB2_ECHO, tcon);
+					spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	}
+
+	/* if no session, renegotiate failed above */
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_ECHO, NULL, (void **)&req);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;