diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
index 66c53b642a88..6c2d136561cb 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ int reiserfs_readdir_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, void *dirent,
 				next_pos = deh_offset(deh) + 1;
 
 				if (item_moved(&tmp_ih, &path_to_entry)) {
+					set_cpu_key_k_offset(&pos_key,
+							     next_pos);
 					goto research;
 				}
 			}	/* for */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 77d6d47abc83..f844533792ee 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1811,11 +1811,16 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 				  TYPE_STAT_DATA, SD_SIZE, MAX_US_INT);
 	memcpy(INODE_PKEY(inode), &(ih.ih_key), KEY_SIZE);
 	args.dirid = le32_to_cpu(ih.ih_key.k_dir_id);
-	if (insert_inode_locked4(inode, args.objectid,
-			     reiserfs_find_actor, &args) < 0) {
+
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+	err = insert_inode_locked4(inode, args.objectid,
+			     reiserfs_find_actor, &args);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+	if (err) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_bad_inode;
 	}
+
 	if (old_format_only(sb))
 		/* not a perfect generation count, as object ids can be reused, but
 		 ** this is as good as reiserfs can do right now.
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index 4cce1d9552fb..821bcf70e467 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -318,7 +318,19 @@ static int delete_one_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, void *data)
 static int chown_one_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, void *data)
 {
 	struct iattr *attrs = data;
-	return reiserfs_setattr(dentry, attrs);
+	int ia_valid = attrs->ia_valid;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * We only want the ownership bits. Otherwise, we'll do
+	 * things like change a directory to a regular file if
+	 * ATTR_MODE is set.
+	 */
+	attrs->ia_valid &= (ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID);
+	err = reiserfs_setattr(dentry, attrs);
+	attrs->ia_valid = ia_valid;
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* No i_mutex, but the inode is unconnected. */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index d7c01ef64eda..6c8767fdfc6a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 	int depth;
 	int error;
 
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;