diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/fs/dcache.c linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/fs/dcache.c
--- linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/fs/dcache.c	2006-05-01 00:53:05 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/fs/dcache.c	2006-05-02 02:11:32 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
+#include <linux/vs_limit.h>
 
 /* #define DCACHE_DEBUG 1 */
 
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ repeat:
 		return;
 	}
 
+	vx_dentry_dec(dentry);
+
 	/*
 	 * AV: ->d_delete() is _NOT_ allowed to block now.
 	 */
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@ static inline struct dentry * __dget_loc
 	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
 		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
 		list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
+		vx_dentry_inc(dentry);
 	}
 	return dentry;
 
@@ -716,6 +720,9 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * p
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	char *dname;
 
+	if (!vx_dentry_avail(1))
+		return NULL;
+
 	dentry = kmem_cache_alloc(dentry_cache, GFP_KERNEL); 
 	if (!dentry)
 		return NULL;
@@ -764,6 +771,7 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * p
 	if (parent)
 		list_add(&dentry->d_u.d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
 	dentry_stat.nr_dentry++;
+	vx_dentry_inc(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	return dentry;
@@ -1091,6 +1099,7 @@ struct dentry * __d_lookup(struct dentry
 
 		if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 			atomic_inc(&dentry->d_count);
+			vx_dentry_inc(dentry);
 			found = dentry;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/include/linux/vs_limit.h linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/include/linux/vs_limit.h
--- linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/include/linux/vs_limit.h	2006-04-26 19:07:00 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/include/linux/vs_limit.h	2006-05-02 02:10:17 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define vx_openfd_dec(f) \
 	vx_acc_cres(current->vx_info,-1, (void *)(long)(f), VLIMIT_OPENFD)
 
+
 #define vx_cres_avail(v,n,r) \
 	__vx_cres_avail(v, r, n, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
@@ -67,6 +68,22 @@
 	vx_cres_avail(current->vx_info, n, VLIMIT_OPENFD)
 
 
+/* dentry limits */
+
+#define vx_dentry_inc(d) do {						\
+	if (atomic_read(&d->d_count) == 1)				\
+		vx_acc_cres(current->vx_info, 1, d, VLIMIT_DENTRY); 	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define vx_dentry_dec(d) do {						\
+	if (atomic_read(&d->d_count) == 0)				\
+		vx_acc_cres(current->vx_info,-1, d, VLIMIT_DENTRY);	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define vx_dentry_avail(n) \
+	vx_cres_avail(current->vx_info, n, VLIMIT_DENTRY)
+
+
 /* socket limits */
 
 #define vx_sock_inc(s) \
diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/include/linux/vserver/limit.h linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/include/linux/vserver/limit.h
--- linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/include/linux/vserver/limit.h	2006-04-26 19:07:00 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/include/linux/vserver/limit.h	2006-05-02 02:06:16 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define VLIMIT_SHMEM	19
 #define VLIMIT_SEMARY	20
 #define VLIMIT_NSEMS	21
+#define VLIMIT_DENTRY	22
 
 #ifdef	__KERNEL__
 
diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/kernel/vserver/limit.c linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/kernel/vserver/limit.c
--- linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/kernel/vserver/limit.c	2006-04-29 02:58:07 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/kernel/vserver/limit.c	2006-05-02 02:12:38 +0200
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const char *vlimit_name[NUM_LIMITS] = {
 	[VLIMIT_OPENFD]		= "OPENFD",
 	[VLIMIT_ANON]		= "ANON",
 	[VLIMIT_SHMEM]		= "SHMEM",
+	[VLIMIT_DENTRY]		= "DENTRY",
 };
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vlimit_name);
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ static int is_valid_rlimit(int id)
 	case VLIMIT_OPENFD:
 	case VLIMIT_ANON:
 	case VLIMIT_SHMEM:
+	case VLIMIT_DENTRY:
 		valid = 1;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ int vc_get_rlimit_mask(uint32_t id, void
 		(1 << RLIMIT_LOCKS) |
 		(1 << RLIMIT_AS) |
 		(1 << VLIMIT_ANON) |
+		(1 << VLIMIT_DENTRY) |
 		0
 		};
 
diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/kernel/vserver/limit_proc.h linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/kernel/vserver/limit_proc.h
--- linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.8.1/kernel/vserver/limit_proc.h	2006-04-26 19:07:00 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16.11-vs2.1.1-rc18.9.1/kernel/vserver/limit_proc.h	2006-05-02 02:06:16 +0200
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static inline int vx_info_proc_limit(str
 		"SHM"	VX_LIMIT_FMT
 		"SEMA"	VX_LIMIT_FMT
 		"SEMS"	VX_LIMIT_FMT
+		"DENT"	VX_LIMIT_FMT
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(RLIMIT_NPROC)
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(RLIMIT_AS)
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK)
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ static inline int vx_info_proc_limit(str
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(VLIMIT_SHMEM)
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(VLIMIT_SEMARY)
 		VX_LIMIT_ARG(VLIMIT_NSEMS)
+		VX_LIMIT_ARG(VLIMIT_DENTRY)
 		);
 }