diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index b5808fe3469a..e5eec6d38d02 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 	/* Check for STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT */
 	bool (*is_status_io_timeout)(char *buf);
 	/* Check for STATUS_NETWORK_NAME_DELETED */
-	void (*is_network_name_deleted)(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *srv);
+	bool (*is_network_name_deleted)(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *srv);
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values {
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index 19f7385abeec..9dee267f1893 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ int cifs_do_set_acl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	param_offset = offsetof(struct smb_com_transaction2_spi_req,
 				InformationLevel) - 4;
 	offset = param_offset + params;
-	parm_data = ((char *) &pSMB->hdr.Protocol) + offset;
+	parm_data = ((char *)pSMB) + sizeof(pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length) + offset;
 	pSMB->ParameterOffset = cpu_to_le16(param_offset);
 
 	/* convert to on the wire format for POSIX ACL */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 85dd1b373974..9280e253bf09 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern bool disable_legacy_dialects;
 #define TLINK_IDLE_EXPIRE	(600 * HZ)
 
 /* Drop the connection to not overload the server */
-#define NUM_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT   5
+#define MAX_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT   5
 
 static int ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
 static int generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
@@ -1117,6 +1117,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 	struct mid_q_entry *mids[MAX_COMPOUND];
 	char *bufs[MAX_COMPOUND];
 	unsigned int noreclaim_flag, num_io_timeout = 0;
+	bool pending_reconnect = false;
 
 	noreclaim_flag = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Demultiplex PID: %d\n", task_pid_nr(current));
@@ -1156,6 +1157,8 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "RFC1002 header 0x%x\n", pdu_length);
 		if (!is_smb_response(server, buf[0]))
 			continue;
+
+		pending_reconnect = false;
 next_pdu:
 		server->pdu_size = pdu_length;
 
@@ -1213,10 +1216,13 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		if (server->ops->is_status_io_timeout &&
 		    server->ops->is_status_io_timeout(buf)) {
 			num_io_timeout++;
-			if (num_io_timeout > NUM_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT) {
-				cifs_reconnect(server, false);
+			if (num_io_timeout > MAX_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT) {
+				cifs_server_dbg(VFS,
+						"Number of request timeouts exceeded %d. Reconnecting",
+						MAX_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT);
+
+				pending_reconnect = true;
 				num_io_timeout = 0;
-				continue;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1226,9 +1232,14 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 			if (mids[i] != NULL) {
 				mids[i]->resp_buf_size = server->pdu_size;
 
-				if (bufs[i] && server->ops->is_network_name_deleted)
-					server->ops->is_network_name_deleted(bufs[i],
-									server);
+				if (bufs[i] != NULL) {
+					if (server->ops->is_network_name_deleted &&
+					    server->ops->is_network_name_deleted(bufs[i],
+										 server)) {
+						cifs_server_dbg(FYI,
+								"Share deleted. Reconnect needed");
+					}
+				}
 
 				if (!mids[i]->multiRsp || mids[i]->multiEnd)
 					mids[i]->callback(mids[i]);
@@ -1263,6 +1274,11 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 			buf = server->smallbuf;
 			goto next_pdu;
 		}
+
+		/* do this reconnect at the very end after processing all MIDs */
+		if (pending_reconnect)
+			cifs_reconnect(server, true);
+
 	} /* end while !EXITING */
 
 	/* buffer usually freed in free_mid - need to free it here on exit */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
index 1403a2d1ab17..df3fd3b720da 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ static int get_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, const char *full_path)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Track individual DFS referral servers used by new DFS mount.
+ *
+ * On success, their lifetime will be shared by final tcon (dfs_ses_list).
+ * Otherwise, they will be put by dfs_put_root_smb_sessions() in cifs_mount().
+ */
 static int add_root_smb_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 {
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
@@ -80,11 +86,12 @@ static int add_root_smb_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&root_ses->list);
 
 		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-		ses->ses_count++;
+		cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount(ses);
 		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 		root_ses->ses = ses;
 		list_add_tail(&root_ses->list, &mnt_ctx->dfs_ses_list);
 	}
+	/* Select new DFS referral server so that new referrals go through it */
 	ctx->dfs_root_ses = ses;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -242,7 +249,6 @@ static int __dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs)
 {
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
-	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	bool nodfs = ctx->nodfs;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -276,20 +282,8 @@ int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs)
 	}
 
 	*isdfs = true;
-	/*
-	 * Prevent DFS root session of being put in the first call to
-	 * cifs_mount_put_conns().  If another DFS root server was not found
-	 * while chasing the referrals (@ctx->dfs_root_ses == @ses), then we
-	 * can safely put extra refcount of @ses.
-	 */
-	ses = mnt_ctx->ses;
-	mnt_ctx->ses = NULL;
-	mnt_ctx->server = NULL;
-	rc = __dfs_mount_share(mnt_ctx);
-	if (ses == ctx->dfs_root_ses)
-		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
-
-	return rc;
+	add_root_smb_session(mnt_ctx);
+	return __dfs_mount_share(mnt_ctx);
 }
 
 /* Update dfs referral path of superblock */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 879bc8e6555c..fc5acc95cd13 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -1080,8 +1080,8 @@ int cifs_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		cfile = file->private_data;
 		file->private_data = NULL;
 		dclose = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cifs_deferred_close), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if ((cinode->oplock == CIFS_CACHE_RHW_FLG) &&
-		    cinode->lease_granted &&
+		if ((cifs_sb->ctx->closetimeo && cinode->oplock == CIFS_CACHE_RHW_FLG)
+		    && cinode->lease_granted &&
 		    !test_bit(CIFS_INO_CLOSE_ON_LOCK, &cinode->flags) &&
 		    dclose) {
 			if (test_and_clear_bit(CIFS_INO_MODIFIED_ATTR, &cinode->flags)) {
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 87abce010974..0f62bc373ad0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ smb2_is_status_io_timeout(char *buf)
 		return false;
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 smb2_is_network_name_deleted(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	struct smb2_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)buf;
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ smb2_is_network_name_deleted(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 
 	if (shdr->Status != STATUS_NETWORK_NAME_DELETED)
-		return;
+		return false;
 
 	/* If server is a channel, select the primary channel */
 	pserver = CIFS_SERVER_IS_CHAN(server) ? server->primary_server : server;
@@ -2419,11 +2419,13 @@ smb2_is_network_name_deleted(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 				spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 				pr_warn_once("Server share %s deleted.\n",
 					     tcon->tree_name);
-				return;
+				return true;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
index c6db898dab7c..7676091b3e77 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ smb2_find_smb_ses_unlocked(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, __u64 ses_id)
 			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
-		++ses->ses_count;
+		cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount(ses);
 		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 		return ses;
 	}