diff --git a/fs/9p/cache.c b/fs/9p/cache.c
index 5b335c5086a1..945aa5f02f9b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/cache.c
+++ b/fs/9p/cache.c
@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ static uint16_t v9fs_cache_inode_get_key(const void *cookie_netfs_data,
 					 void *buffer, uint16_t bufmax)
 {
 	const struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = cookie_netfs_data;
-	memcpy(buffer, &v9inode->fscache_key->path,
-	       sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->path));
+	memcpy(buffer, &v9inode->qid.path, sizeof(v9inode->qid.path));
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_FSC, "inode %p get key %llu", &v9inode->vfs_inode,
-		   v9inode->fscache_key->path);
-	return sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->path);
+		   v9inode->qid.path);
+	return sizeof(v9inode->qid.path);
 }
 
 static void v9fs_cache_inode_get_attr(const void *cookie_netfs_data,
@@ -129,11 +128,10 @@ static uint16_t v9fs_cache_inode_get_aux(const void *cookie_netfs_data,
 					 void *buffer, uint16_t buflen)
 {
 	const struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = cookie_netfs_data;
-	memcpy(buffer, &v9inode->fscache_key->version,
-	       sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->version));
+	memcpy(buffer, &v9inode->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version));
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_FSC, "inode %p get aux %u", &v9inode->vfs_inode,
-		   v9inode->fscache_key->version);
-	return sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->version);
+		   v9inode->qid.version);
+	return sizeof(v9inode->qid.version);
 }
 
 static enum
@@ -143,11 +141,11 @@ fscache_checkaux v9fs_cache_inode_check_aux(void *cookie_netfs_data,
 {
 	const struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = cookie_netfs_data;
 
-	if (buflen != sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->version))
+	if (buflen != sizeof(v9inode->qid.version))
 		return FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OBSOLETE;
 
-	if (memcmp(buffer, &v9inode->fscache_key->version,
-		   sizeof(v9inode->fscache_key->version)))
+	if (memcmp(buffer, &v9inode->qid.version,
+		   sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
 		return FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OBSOLETE;
 
 	return FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OKAY;
diff --git a/fs/9p/cache.h b/fs/9p/cache.h
index 049507a5b01c..40cc54ced5d9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/cache.h
+++ b/fs/9p/cache.h
@@ -93,15 +93,6 @@ static inline void v9fs_uncache_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 	BUG_ON(PageFsCache(page));
 }
 
-static inline void v9fs_fscache_set_key(struct inode *inode,
-					struct p9_qid *qid)
-{
-	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	spin_lock(&v9inode->fscache_lock);
-	v9inode->fscache_key = qid;
-	spin_unlock(&v9inode->fscache_lock);
-}
-
 static inline void v9fs_fscache_wait_on_page_write(struct inode *inode,
 						   struct page *page)
 {
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index c82b017f51f3..8b7c6be2450b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ static void v9fs_inode_init_once(void *foo)
 	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = (struct v9fs_inode *)foo;
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9inode->fscache = NULL;
-	v9inode->fscache_key = NULL;
 #endif
+	memset(&v9inode->qid, 0, sizeof(v9inode->qid));
 	inode_init_once(&v9inode->vfs_inode);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index e5ebedfc5ed8..5d7392ead24b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ struct v9fs_inode {
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	spinlock_t fscache_lock;
 	struct fscache_cookie *fscache;
-	struct p9_qid *fscache_key;
 #endif
+	struct p9_qid qid;
 	unsigned int cache_validity;
 	struct p9_fid *writeback_fid;
 	struct mutex v_mutex;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index a5a95372cd68..3d8a18ee78e6 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 		return NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9inode->fscache = NULL;
-	v9inode->fscache_key = NULL;
 	spin_lock_init(&v9inode->fscache_lock);
 #endif
 	v9inode->writeback_fid = NULL;
@@ -433,6 +432,37 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 }
 
+static int v9fs_test_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	int umode;
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+
+	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st->mode);
+	/* don't match inode of different type */
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (umode & S_IFMT))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare qid details */
+	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
+		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_set_inode(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_wstat *st = (struct p9_wstat *)data;
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct p9_qid *qid,
 				   struct p9_wstat *st)
@@ -443,7 +473,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(qid);
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, i_ino);
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, i_ino, v9fs_test_inode, v9fs_set_inode, st);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
@@ -453,6 +483,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
+	inode->i_ino = i_ino;
 	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st->mode);
 	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, umode);
 	if (retval)
@@ -460,7 +491,6 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
-	v9fs_fscache_set_key(inode, &st->qid);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 #endif
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 32bbbe5aa689..dc9e7de38202 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -86,6 +86,38 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	return dentry;
 }
 
+static int v9fs_test_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode, void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
+
+	/* don't match inode of different type */
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (st->st_mode & S_IFMT))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (inode->i_generation != st->st_gen)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare qid details */
+	if (memcmp(&v9inode->qid.version,
+		   &st->qid.version, sizeof(v9inode->qid.version)))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (v9inode->qid.type != st->qid.type)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int v9fs_set_inode_dotl(struct inode *inode,  void *data)
+{
+	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+	struct p9_stat_dotl *st = (struct p9_stat_dotl *)data;
+
+	memcpy(&v9inode->qid, &st->qid, sizeof(st->qid));
+	inode->i_generation = st->st_gen;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 					struct p9_qid *qid,
 					struct p9_fid *fid,
@@ -97,7 +129,8 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(qid);
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, i_ino);
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, i_ino, v9fs_test_inode_dotl,
+			     v9fs_set_inode_dotl, st);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
@@ -107,13 +140,13 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 	 * FIXME!! we may need support for stale inodes
 	 * later.
 	 */
+	inode->i_ino = i_ino;
 	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, st->st_mode);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode);
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
-	v9fs_fscache_set_key(inode, &st->qid);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 #endif
 	retval = v9fs_get_acl(inode, fid);
@@ -136,7 +169,7 @@ v9fs_inode_from_fid_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct p9_fid *fid,
 	struct p9_stat_dotl *st;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-	st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC);
+	st = p9_client_getattr_dotl(fid, P9_STATS_BASIC | P9_STATS_GEN);
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
@@ -547,7 +580,7 @@ v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(struct p9_stat_dotl *stat, struct inode *inode)
 			inode->i_blocks = stat->st_blocks;
 	}
 	if (stat->st_result_mask & P9_STATS_GEN)
-			inode->i_generation = stat->st_gen;
+		inode->i_generation = stat->st_gen;
 
 	/* Currently we don't support P9_STATS_BTIME and P9_STATS_DATA_VERSION
 	 * because the inode structure does not have fields for them.