diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/misc.c
index 3eac3c0..6a19f4b 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/misc.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/misc.c
@@ -158,25 +158,21 @@
  * Return : windows path string or error
  */
 
-char *convert_to_nt_pathname(char *filename, char *sharepath)
+char *convert_to_nt_pathname(char *filename)
 {
 	char *ab_pathname;
-	int len, name_len;
 
-	name_len = strlen(filename);
-	ab_pathname = kmalloc(name_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ab_pathname)
-		return NULL;
+	if (strlen(filename) == 0) {
+		ab_pathname = kmalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
+		ab_pathname[0] = '\\';
+		ab_pathname[1] = '\0';
+	} else {
+		ab_pathname = kstrdup(filename, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ab_pathname)
+			return NULL;
 
-	ab_pathname[0] = '\\';
-	ab_pathname[1] = '\0';
-
-	len = strlen(sharepath);
-	if (!strncmp(filename, sharepath, len) && name_len != len) {
-		strscpy(ab_pathname, &filename[len], name_len);
 		ksmbd_conv_path_to_windows(ab_pathname);
 	}
-
 	return ab_pathname;
 }
 
@@ -191,77 +187,19 @@
 	return nlink;
 }
 
-char *ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(char *path)
+void ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(char *path)
 {
-	size_t path_len, remain_path_len, out_path_len;
-	char *out_path, *out_next;
-	int i, pre_dotdot_cnt = 0, slash_cnt = 0;
-	bool is_last;
-
 	strreplace(path, '\\', '/');
-	path_len = strlen(path);
-	remain_path_len = path_len;
-	if (path_len == 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+}
 
-	out_path = kzalloc(path_len + 2, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!out_path)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	out_path_len = 0;
-	out_next = out_path;
+void ksmbd_strip_last_slash(char *path)
+{
+	int len = strlen(path);
 
-	do {
-		char *name = path + path_len - remain_path_len;
-		char *next = strchrnul(name, '/');
-		size_t name_len = next - name;
-
-		is_last = !next[0];
-		if (name_len == 2 && name[0] == '.' && name[1] == '.') {
-			pre_dotdot_cnt++;
-			/* handle the case that path ends with "/.." */
-			if (is_last)
-				goto follow_dotdot;
-		} else {
-			if (pre_dotdot_cnt) {
-follow_dotdot:
-				slash_cnt = 0;
-				for (i = out_path_len - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-					if (out_path[i] == '/' &&
-					    ++slash_cnt == pre_dotdot_cnt + 1)
-						break;
-				}
-
-				if (i < 0 &&
-				    slash_cnt != pre_dotdot_cnt) {
-					kfree(out_path);
-					return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-				}
-
-				out_next = &out_path[i+1];
-				*out_next = '\0';
-				out_path_len = i + 1;
-
-			}
-
-			if (name_len != 0 &&
-			    !(name_len == 1 && name[0] == '.') &&
-			    !(name_len == 2 && name[0] == '.' && name[1] == '.')) {
-				next[0] = '\0';
-				sprintf(out_next, "%s/", name);
-				out_next += name_len + 1;
-				out_path_len += name_len + 1;
-				next[0] = '/';
-			}
-			pre_dotdot_cnt = 0;
-		}
-
-		remain_path_len -= name_len + 1;
-	} while (!is_last);
-
-	if (out_path_len > 0)
-		out_path[out_path_len-1] = '\0';
-	path[path_len] = '\0';
-	return out_path;
+	while (len && path[len - 1] == '/') {
+		path[len - 1] = '\0';
+		len--;
+	}
 }
 
 void ksmbd_conv_path_to_windows(char *path)
@@ -298,7 +236,7 @@
  *
  * Return:	converted name on success, otherwise NULL
  */
-char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, char *name)
+char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, const char *name)
 {
 	int no_slash = 0, name_len, path_len;
 	char *new_name;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/misc.h b/fs/ksmbd/misc.h
index b7b1013..253366b 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/misc.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/misc.h
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 int match_pattern(const char *str, size_t len, const char *pattern);
 int ksmbd_validate_filename(char *filename);
 int parse_stream_name(char *filename, char **stream_name, int *s_type);
-char *convert_to_nt_pathname(char *filename, char *sharepath);
+char *convert_to_nt_pathname(char *filename);
 int get_nlink(struct kstat *st);
-char *ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(char *path);
+void ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(char *path);
+void ksmbd_strip_last_slash(char *path);
 void ksmbd_conv_path_to_windows(char *path);
 char *ksmbd_extract_sharename(char *treename);
-char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, char *name);
+char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, const char *name);
 
 #define KSMBD_DIR_INFO_ALIGNMENT	8
 struct ksmbd_dir_info;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/server.c b/fs/ksmbd/server.c
index e6a9f6a..2a2b213 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/server.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/server.c
@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@
 	ret = ksmbd_workqueue_init();
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_crypto_destroy;
+
+	pr_warn_once("The ksmbd server is experimental, use at your own risk.\n");
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_crypto_destroy:
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 6304c9b..761e121 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
 		work->compound_pfid = KSMBD_NO_FID;
 	}
 	memset((char *)rsp_hdr + 4, 0, sizeof(struct smb2_hdr) + 2);
-	rsp_hdr->ProtocolId = rcv_hdr->ProtocolId;
+	rsp_hdr->ProtocolId = SMB2_PROTO_NUMBER;
 	rsp_hdr->StructureSize = SMB2_HEADER_STRUCTURE_SIZE;
 	rsp_hdr->Command = rcv_hdr->Command;
 
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
 smb2_get_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, const char *src,
 	      const int maxlen, struct nls_table *local_nls)
 {
-	char *name, *norm_name, *unixname;
+	char *name;
 
 	name = smb_strndup_from_utf16(src, maxlen, 1, local_nls);
 	if (IS_ERR(name)) {
@@ -642,23 +642,9 @@
 		return name;
 	}
 
-	/* change it to absolute unix name */
-	norm_name = ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(name);
-	if (IS_ERR(norm_name)) {
-		kfree(name);
-		return norm_name;
-	}
-	kfree(name);
-
-	unixname = convert_to_unix_name(share, norm_name);
-	kfree(norm_name);
-	if (!unixname) {
-		pr_err("can not convert absolute name\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-
-	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "absolute name = %s\n", unixname);
-	return unixname;
+	ksmbd_conv_path_to_unix(name);
+	ksmbd_strip_last_slash(name);
+	return name;
 }
 
 int setup_async_work(struct ksmbd_work *work, void (*fn)(void **), void **arg)
@@ -2352,7 +2338,7 @@
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(name, 0, path, 0);
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, name, 0, path, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("cannot get linux path (%s), err = %d\n",
 		       name, rc);
@@ -2427,7 +2413,7 @@
 	struct oplock_info *opinfo;
 	__le32 *next_ptr = NULL;
 	int req_op_level = 0, open_flags = 0, may_flags = 0, file_info = 0;
-	int rc = 0, len = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
 	int contxt_cnt = 0, query_disk_id = 0;
 	int maximal_access_ctxt = 0, posix_ctxt = 0;
 	int s_type = 0;
@@ -2499,17 +2485,11 @@
 			goto err_out1;
 		}
 	} else {
-		len = strlen(share->path);
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "share path len %d\n", len);
-		name = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		name = kstrdup("", GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!name) {
-			rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_out1;
 		}
-
-		memcpy(name, share->path, len);
-		*(name + len) = '\0';
 	}
 
 	req_op_level = req->RequestedOplockLevel;
@@ -2632,13 +2612,9 @@
 		goto err_out1;
 	}
 
-	if (req->CreateOptions & FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE_LE) {
-		/*
-		 * On delete request, instead of following up, need to
-		 * look the current entity
-		 */
-		rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(name, 0, &path, 1);
-		if (!rc) {
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path, 1);
+	if (!rc) {
+		if (req->CreateOptions & FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE_LE) {
 			/*
 			 * If file exists with under flags, return access
 			 * denied error.
@@ -2657,34 +2633,16 @@
 				path_put(&path);
 				goto err_out;
 			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
-					   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS)) {
-			/*
-			 * Use LOOKUP_FOLLOW to follow the path of
-			 * symlink in path buildup
-			 */
-			rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path, 1);
-			if (rc) { /* Case for broken link ?*/
-				rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(name, 0, &path, 1);
-			}
-		} else {
-			rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(name, 0, &path, 1);
-			if (!rc && d_is_symlink(path.dentry)) {
-				rc = -EACCES;
-				path_put(&path);
-				goto err_out;
-			}
+		} else if (d_is_symlink(path.dentry)) {
+			rc = -EACCES;
+			path_put(&path);
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (rc) {
-		if (rc == -EACCES) {
-			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-				    "User does not have right permission\n");
+		if (rc != -ENOENT)
 			goto err_out;
-		}
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "can not get linux path for %s, rc = %d\n",
 			    name, rc);
 		rc = 0;
@@ -3180,7 +3138,7 @@
 			rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 		else if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-		else if (rc == -EACCES || rc == -ESTALE)
+		else if (rc == -EACCES || rc == -ESTALE || rc == -EXDEV)
 			rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
 		else if (rc == -ENOENT)
 			rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_INVALID;
@@ -4296,8 +4254,7 @@
 		return -EACCES;
 	}
 
-	filename = convert_to_nt_pathname(fp->filename,
-					  work->tcon->share_conf->path);
+	filename = convert_to_nt_pathname(fp->filename);
 	if (!filename)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -4428,17 +4385,15 @@
 		file_info->NextEntryOffset = cpu_to_le32(next);
 	}
 
-	if (nbytes) {
+	if (!S_ISDIR(stat.mode)) {
 		file_info = (struct smb2_file_stream_info *)
 			&rsp->Buffer[nbytes];
 		streamlen = smbConvertToUTF16((__le16 *)file_info->StreamName,
 					      "::$DATA", 7, conn->local_nls, 0);
 		streamlen *= 2;
 		file_info->StreamNameLength = cpu_to_le32(streamlen);
-		file_info->StreamSize = S_ISDIR(stat.mode) ? 0 :
-			cpu_to_le64(stat.size);
-		file_info->StreamAllocationSize = S_ISDIR(stat.mode) ? 0 :
-			cpu_to_le64(stat.size);
+		file_info->StreamSize = 0;
+		file_info->StreamAllocationSize = 0;
 		nbytes += sizeof(struct smb2_file_stream_info) + streamlen;
 	}
 
@@ -4753,12 +4708,8 @@
 	struct path path;
 	int rc = 0, len;
 	int fs_infoclass_size = 0;
-	int lookup_flags = 0;
 
-	if (test_share_config_flag(share, KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS))
-		lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(share->path, lookup_flags, &path, 0);
+	rc = kern_path(share->path, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path);
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("cannot create vfs path\n");
 		return -EIO;
@@ -5307,7 +5258,7 @@
 			goto out;
 
 		len = strlen(new_name);
-		if (new_name[len - 1] != '/') {
+		if (len > 0 && new_name[len - 1] != '/') {
 			pr_err("not allow base filename in rename\n");
 			rc = -ESHARE;
 			goto out;
@@ -5335,11 +5286,14 @@
 	}
 
 	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "new name %s\n", new_name);
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(new_name, 0, &path, 1);
-	if (rc)
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, new_name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path, 1);
+	if (rc) {
+		if (rc != -ENOENT)
+			goto out;
 		file_present = false;
-	else
+	} else {
 		path_put(&path);
+	}
 
 	if (ksmbd_share_veto_filename(share, new_name)) {
 		rc = -ENOENT;
@@ -5409,11 +5363,14 @@
 	}
 
 	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "target name is %s\n", target_name);
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(link_name, 0, &path, 0);
-	if (rc)
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, link_name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path, 0);
+	if (rc) {
+		if (rc != -ENOENT)
+			goto out;
 		file_present = false;
-	else
+	} else {
 		path_put(&path);
+	}
 
 	if (file_info->ReplaceIfExists) {
 		if (file_present) {
@@ -5573,7 +5530,7 @@
 		 * inode size is retained by backup inode size.
 		 */
 		size = i_size_read(inode);
-		rc = ksmbd_vfs_truncate(work, NULL, fp, alloc_blks * 512);
+		rc = ksmbd_vfs_truncate(work, fp, alloc_blks * 512);
 		if (rc) {
 			pr_err("truncate failed! filename : %s, err %d\n",
 			       fp->filename, rc);
@@ -5610,7 +5567,7 @@
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_magic != MSDOS_SUPER_MAGIC) {
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "filename : %s truncated to newsize %lld\n",
 			    fp->filename, newsize);
-		rc = ksmbd_vfs_truncate(work, NULL, fp, newsize);
+		rc = ksmbd_vfs_truncate(work, fp, newsize);
 		if (rc) {
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "truncate failed! filename : %s err %d\n",
 				    fp->filename, rc);
@@ -5887,7 +5844,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 err_out:
-	if (rc == -EACCES || rc == -EPERM)
+	if (rc == -EACCES || rc == -EPERM || rc == -EXDEV)
 		rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
 	else if (rc == -EINVAL)
 		rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
index 43d3123..40f4faf 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
@@ -129,16 +129,22 @@
  *
  * check for valid smb signature and packet direction(request/response)
  *
- * Return:      0 on success, otherwise 1
+ * Return:      0 on success, otherwise -EINVAL
  */
 int ksmbd_verify_smb_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 {
-	struct smb2_hdr *smb2_hdr = work->request_buf;
+	struct smb2_hdr *smb2_hdr = work->request_buf + work->next_smb2_rcv_hdr_off;
+	struct smb_hdr *hdr;
 
 	if (smb2_hdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_PROTO_NUMBER)
 		return ksmbd_smb2_check_message(work);
 
-	return 0;
+	hdr = work->request_buf;
+	if (*(__le32 *)hdr->Protocol == SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER &&
+	    hdr->Command == SMB_COM_NEGOTIATE)
+		return 0;
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -265,7 +271,6 @@
 	return BAD_PROT_ID;
 }
 
-#define SMB_COM_NEGOTIATE	0x72
 int ksmbd_init_smb_server(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->conn;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
index 57c667c..0a6af44 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 		FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES)
 
 #define SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER		cpu_to_le32(0x424d53ff)
+#define SMB_COM_NEGOTIATE		0x72
 
 #define SMB1_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE		(16)
 struct smb_hdr {
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index b047f29..b419542 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/sched/xacct.h>
 #include <linux/crc32c.h>
 
+#include "../internal.h"	/* for vfs_path_lookup */
+
 #include "glob.h"
 #include "oplock.h"
 #include "connection.h"
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@
 		p++;
 	} else {
 		p = NULL;
-		pr_err("Invalid path %s\n", path);
 	}
 	return p;
 }
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_create() - vfs helper for smb create file
  * @work:	work
- * @name:	file name
+ * @name:	file name that is relative to share
  * @mode:	file create mode
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int err;
 
-	dentry = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, name, &path, 0);
+	dentry = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(work, name,
+					    LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		if (err != -ENOENT)
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_mkdir() - vfs helper for smb create directory
  * @work:	work
- * @name:	directory name
+ * @name:	directory name that is relative to share
  * @mode:	directory create mode
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
@@ -203,7 +205,9 @@
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int err;
 
-	dentry = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, name, &path, LOOKUP_DIRECTORY);
+	dentry = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(work, name,
+					    LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY,
+					    &path);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		if (err != -EEXIST)
@@ -578,7 +582,7 @@
 
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_remove_file() - vfs helper for smb rmdir or unlink
- * @name:	absolute directory or file name
+ * @name:	directory or file name that is relative to share
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
  */
@@ -588,16 +592,11 @@
 	struct path path;
 	struct dentry *parent;
 	int err;
-	int flags = 0;
 
 	if (ksmbd_override_fsids(work))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
-				   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS))
-		flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-
-	err = kern_path(name, flags, &path);
+	err = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path, false);
 	if (err) {
 		ksmbd_debug(VFS, "can't get %s, err %d\n", name, err);
 		ksmbd_revert_fsids(work);
@@ -642,7 +641,7 @@
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_link() - vfs helper for creating smb hardlink
  * @oldname:	source file name
- * @newname:	hardlink name
+ * @newname:	hardlink name that is relative to share
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
  */
@@ -652,24 +651,20 @@
 	struct path oldpath, newpath;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int err;
-	int flags = 0;
 
 	if (ksmbd_override_fsids(work))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
-				   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS))
-		flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-
-	err = kern_path(oldname, flags, &oldpath);
+	err = kern_path(oldname, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &oldpath);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("cannot get linux path for %s, err = %d\n",
 		       oldname, err);
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
-	dentry = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, newname, &newpath,
-				  flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
+	dentry = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(work, newname,
+					    LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS | LOOKUP_REVAL,
+					    &newpath);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		pr_err("path create err for %s, err %d\n", newname, err);
@@ -788,21 +783,19 @@
 	struct dentry *src_dent, *trap_dent, *src_child;
 	char *dst_name;
 	int err;
-	int flags;
 
 	dst_name = extract_last_component(newname);
-	if (!dst_name)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!dst_name) {
+		dst_name = newname;
+		newname = "";
+	}
 
 	src_dent_parent = dget_parent(fp->filp->f_path.dentry);
 	src_dent = fp->filp->f_path.dentry;
 
-	flags = LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
-	if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
-				   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS))
-		flags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-
-	err = kern_path(newname, flags, &dst_path);
+	err = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(work, newname,
+				  LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY,
+				  &dst_path, false);
 	if (err) {
 		ksmbd_debug(VFS, "Cannot get path for %s [%d]\n", newname, err);
 		goto out;
@@ -848,61 +841,43 @@
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_truncate() - vfs helper for smb file truncate
  * @work:	work
- * @name:	old filename
  * @fid:	file id of old file
  * @size:	truncate to given size
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
  */
-int ksmbd_vfs_truncate(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name,
+int ksmbd_vfs_truncate(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 		       struct ksmbd_file *fp, loff_t size)
 {
-	struct path path;
 	int err = 0;
+	struct file *filp;
 
-	if (name) {
-		err = kern_path(name, 0, &path);
+	filp = fp->filp;
+
+	/* Do we need to break any of a levelII oplock? */
+	smb_break_all_levII_oplock(work, fp, 1);
+
+	if (!work->tcon->posix_extensions) {
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
+
+		if (size < inode->i_size) {
+			err = check_lock_range(filp, size,
+					       inode->i_size - 1, WRITE);
+		} else {
+			err = check_lock_range(filp, inode->i_size,
+					       size - 1, WRITE);
+		}
+
 		if (err) {
-			pr_err("cannot get linux path for %s, err %d\n",
-			       name, err);
-			return err;
+			pr_err("failed due to lock\n");
+			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
-		err = vfs_truncate(&path, size);
-		if (err)
-			pr_err("truncate failed for %s err %d\n",
-			       name, err);
-		path_put(&path);
-	} else {
-		struct file *filp;
-
-		filp = fp->filp;
-
-		/* Do we need to break any of a levelII oplock? */
-		smb_break_all_levII_oplock(work, fp, 1);
-
-		if (!work->tcon->posix_extensions) {
-			struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
-
-			if (size < inode->i_size) {
-				err = check_lock_range(filp, size,
-						       inode->i_size - 1, WRITE);
-			} else {
-				err = check_lock_range(filp, inode->i_size,
-						       size - 1, WRITE);
-			}
-
-			if (err) {
-				pr_err("failed due to lock\n");
-				return -EAGAIN;
-			}
-		}
-
-		err = vfs_truncate(&filp->f_path, size);
-		if (err)
-			pr_err("truncate failed for filename : %s err %d\n",
-			       fp->filename, err);
 	}
 
+	err = vfs_truncate(&filp->f_path, size);
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("truncate failed for filename : %s err %d\n",
+		       fp->filename, err);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1220,22 +1195,25 @@
 
 /**
  * ksmbd_vfs_kern_path() - lookup a file and get path info
- * @name:	name of file for lookup
+ * @name:	file path that is relative to share
  * @flags:	lookup flags
  * @path:	if lookup succeed, return path info
  * @caseless:	caseless filename lookup
  *
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
  */
-int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(char *name, unsigned int flags, struct path *path,
-			bool caseless)
+int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
+			unsigned int flags, struct path *path, bool caseless)
 {
+	struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf = work->tcon->share_conf;
 	int err;
 
-	if (name[0] != '/')
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	err = kern_path(name, flags, path);
+	flags |= LOOKUP_BENEATH;
+	err = vfs_path_lookup(share_conf->vfs_path.dentry,
+			      share_conf->vfs_path.mnt,
+			      name,
+			      flags,
+			      path);
 	if (!err)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1249,11 +1227,10 @@
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		path_len = strlen(filepath);
-		remain_len = path_len - 1;
+		remain_len = path_len;
 
-		err = kern_path("/", flags, &parent);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
+		parent = share_conf->vfs_path;
+		path_get(&parent);
 
 		while (d_can_lookup(parent.dentry)) {
 			char *filename = filepath + path_len - remain_len;
@@ -1266,21 +1243,21 @@
 
 			err = ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(&parent, filename,
 						      filename_len);
-			if (err) {
-				path_put(&parent);
-				goto out;
-			}
-
 			path_put(&parent);
-			next[0] = '\0';
-
-			err = kern_path(filepath, flags, &parent);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
-			if (is_last) {
-				path->mnt = parent.mnt;
-				path->dentry = parent.dentry;
+			next[0] = '\0';
+
+			err = vfs_path_lookup(share_conf->vfs_path.dentry,
+					      share_conf->vfs_path.mnt,
+					      filepath,
+					      flags,
+					      &parent);
+			if (err)
+				goto out;
+			else if (is_last) {
+				*path = parent;
 				goto out;
 			}
 
@@ -1296,6 +1273,23 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+struct dentry *ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(struct ksmbd_work *work,
+					  const char *name,
+					  unsigned int flags,
+					  struct path *path)
+{
+	char *abs_name;
+	struct dentry *dent;
+
+	abs_name = convert_to_unix_name(work->tcon->share_conf, name);
+	if (!abs_name)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	dent = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, abs_name, path, flags);
+	kfree(abs_name);
+	return dent;
+}
+
 int ksmbd_vfs_remove_acl_xattrs(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 				struct dentry *dentry)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
index 85db50a..7b1dcaa 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 int ksmbd_vfs_getattr(struct path *path, struct kstat *stat);
 int ksmbd_vfs_fp_rename(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 			char *newname);
-int ksmbd_vfs_truncate(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name,
+int ksmbd_vfs_truncate(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 		       struct ksmbd_file *fp, loff_t size);
 struct srv_copychunk;
 int ksmbd_vfs_copy_file_ranges(struct ksmbd_work *work,
@@ -152,8 +152,13 @@
 				size_t *xattr_stream_name_size, int s_type);
 int ksmbd_vfs_remove_xattr(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 			   struct dentry *dentry, char *attr_name);
-int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(char *name, unsigned int flags, struct path *path,
+int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(struct ksmbd_work *work,
+			char *name, unsigned int flags, struct path *path,
 			bool caseless);
+struct dentry *ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(struct ksmbd_work *work,
+					  const char *name,
+					  unsigned int flags,
+					  struct path *path);
 int ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(struct ksmbd_file *fp);
 void ksmbd_vfs_set_fadvise(struct file *filp, __le32 option);
 int ksmbd_vfs_zero_data(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,