diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 2c676bd44acd..af9a4c6bbadf 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static int autofs4_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static int autofs4_dir_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir);
 static int autofs4_root_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir);
 static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup(struct inode *,struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
-static int autofs4_dcache_readdir(struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
 
 struct file_operations autofs4_root_operations = {
 	.open		= dcache_dir_open,
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ static int autofs4_root_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent,
 
 	DPRINTK("needs_reghost = %d", sbi->needs_reghost);
 
-	return autofs4_dcache_readdir(file, dirent, filldir);
+	return dcache_readdir(file, dirent, filldir);
 }
 
 /* Update usage from here to top of tree, so that scan of
@@ -103,75 +102,21 @@ static void autofs4_update_usage(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
-/*
- * From 2.4 kernel readdir.c
- */
-static int autofs4_dcache_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
-{
-	int i;
-	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
-
-	i = filp->f_pos;
-	switch (i) {
-		case 0:
-			if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, i, dentry->d_inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
-				break;
-			i++;
-			filp->f_pos++;
-			/* fallthrough */
-		case 1:
-			if (filldir(dirent, "..", 2, i, dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
-				break;
-			i++;
-			filp->f_pos++;
-			/* fallthrough */
-		default: {
-			struct list_head *list;
-			int j = i-2;
-
-			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-			list = dentry->d_subdirs.next;
-
-			for (;;) {
-				if (list == &dentry->d_subdirs) {
-					spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-					return 0;
-				}
-				if (!j)
-					break;
-				j--;
-				list = list->next;
-			}
-
-			while(1) {
-				struct dentry *de = list_entry(list,
-						struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
-
-				if (!d_unhashed(de) && de->d_inode) {
-					spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-					if (filldir(dirent, de->d_name.name, de->d_name.len, filp->f_pos, de->d_inode->i_ino, DT_UNKNOWN) < 0)
-						break;
-					spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-				}
-				filp->f_pos++;
-				list = list->next;
-				if (list != &dentry->d_subdirs)
-					continue;
-				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = file->f_vfsmnt;
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct dentry *cursor;
 	int status;
 
+	status = dcache_dir_open(inode, file);
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
+
+	cursor = file->private_data;
+	cursor->d_fsdata = NULL;
+
 	DPRINTK("file=%p dentry=%p %.*s",
 		file, dentry, dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
 
@@ -180,12 +125,15 @@ static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (autofs4_ispending(dentry)) {
 		DPRINTK("dentry busy");
-		return -EBUSY;
+		dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+		status = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	status = -ENOENT;
 	if (!d_mountpoint(dentry) && dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_revalidate) {
 		struct nameidata nd;
-		int empty;
+		int empty, ret;
 
 		/* In case there are stale directory dentrys from a failed mount */
 		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
@@ -195,13 +143,13 @@ static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		if (!empty)
 			d_invalidate(dentry);
 
-		nd.dentry = dentry;
-		nd.mnt = mnt;
 		nd.flags = LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
-		status = (dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)(dentry, &nd);
+		ret = (dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)(dentry, &nd);
 
-		if (!status)
-			return -ENOENT;
+		if (!ret) {
+			dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
@@ -212,25 +160,29 @@ static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		if (!autofs4_follow_mount(&fp_mnt, &fp_dentry)) {
 			dput(fp_dentry);
 			mntput(fp_mnt);
-			return -ENOENT;
+			dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+			goto out;
 		}
 
 		fp = dentry_open(fp_dentry, fp_mnt, file->f_flags);
 		status = PTR_ERR(fp);
 		if (IS_ERR(fp)) {
-			file->private_data = NULL;
-			return status;
+			dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+			goto out;
 		}
-		file->private_data = fp;
+		cursor->d_fsdata = fp;
 	}
-out:
 	return 0;
+out:
+	return status;
 }
 
 static int autofs4_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	DPRINTK("file=%p dentry=%p %.*s",
 		file, dentry, dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -240,26 +192,28 @@ static int autofs4_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (autofs4_ispending(dentry)) {
 		DPRINTK("dentry busy");
-		return -EBUSY;
+		status = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
-		struct file *fp = file->private_data;
-
-		if (!fp)
-			return -ENOENT;
-
+		struct file *fp = cursor->d_fsdata;
+		if (!fp) {
+			status = -ENOENT;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		filp_close(fp, current->files);
-		file->private_data = NULL;
 	}
 out:
-	return 0;
+	dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+	return status;
 }
 
 static int autofs4_dir_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
 	int status;
 
 	DPRINTK("file=%p dentry=%p %.*s",
@@ -274,7 +228,7 @@ static int autofs4_dir_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldi
 	}
 
 	if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
-		struct file *fp = file->private_data;
+		struct file *fp = cursor->d_fsdata;
 
 		if (!fp)
 			return -ENOENT;
@@ -289,7 +243,7 @@ static int autofs4_dir_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldi
 		return status;
 	}
 out:
-	return autofs4_dcache_readdir(file, dirent, filldir);
+	return dcache_readdir(file, dirent, filldir);
 }
 
 static int try_to_fill_dentry(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, int flags)