--- linux-2.6.27.i686/fs/nfs/inode.c.org
+++ linux-2.6.27.i686/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -712,14 +735,7 @@ int nfs_attribute_timeout(struct inode *
 
 	if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
 		return 0;
-	/*
-	 * Special case: if the attribute timeout is set to 0, then always
-	 * 		 treat the cache as having expired (unless holding
-	 * 		 a delegation).
-	 */
-	if (nfsi->attrtimeo == 0)
-		return 1;
-	return !time_in_range(jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo);
+	return !time_in_range_open(jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1182,7 +1198,7 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode
 		nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp = now;
 		nfsi->attr_gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
 	} else {
-		if (!time_in_range(now, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp + nfsi->attrtimeo)) {
+		if (!time_in_range_open(now, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp + nfsi->attrtimeo)) {
 			if ((nfsi->attrtimeo <<= 1) > NFS_MAXATTRTIMEO(inode))
 				nfsi->attrtimeo = NFS_MAXATTRTIMEO(inode);
 			nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp = now;
--- linux-2.6.27.i686/fs/nfs/dir.c.org
+++ linux-2.6.27.i686/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ static int nfs_access_get_cached(struct 
 	cache = nfs_access_search_rbtree(inode, cred);
 	if (cache == NULL)
 		goto out;
-	if (!time_in_range(jiffies, cache->jiffies, cache->jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo))
+	if (!time_in_range_open(jiffies, cache->jiffies, cache->jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo))
 		goto out_stale;
 	res->jiffies = cache->jiffies;
 	res->cred = cache->cred;
--- linux-2.6.27.i686/include/linux/nfs_fs.h.org
+++ linux-2.6.27.i686/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ struct nfs_inode {
 	 *
 	 * We need to revalidate the cached attrs for this inode if
 	 *
-	 *	jiffies - read_cache_jiffies > attrtimeo
+	 *	jiffies - read_cache_jiffies >= attrtimeo
+	 *
+	 * Please note the comparison is greater than or equal
+	 * so that zero timeout values can be specified.
 	 */
 	unsigned long		read_cache_jiffies;
 	unsigned long		attrtimeo;
--- linux-2.6.27.i686/include/linux/jiffies.h.org
+++ linux-2.6.27.i686/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -115,10 +115,20 @@ static inline u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
 	 ((long)(a) - (long)(b) >= 0))
 #define time_before_eq(a,b)	time_after_eq(b,a)
 
+/*
+ * Calculate whether a is in the range of [b, c].
+ */
 #define time_in_range(a,b,c) \
 	(time_after_eq(a,b) && \
 	 time_before_eq(a,c))
 
+/*
+ * Calculate whether a is in the range of [b, c).
+ */
+#define time_in_range_open(a,b,c) \
+	(time_after_eq(a,b) && \
+	 time_before(a,c))
+
 /* Same as above, but does so with platform independent 64bit types.
  * These must be used when utilizing jiffies_64 (i.e. return value of
  * get_jiffies_64() */
--- linux-2.6.27.i686/net/sunrpc/auth.c.org
+++ linux-2.6.27.i686/net/sunrpc/auth.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ rpcauth_prune_expired(struct list_head *
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cred, next, &cred_unused, cr_lru) {
 
 		/* Enforce a 60 second garbage collection moratorium */
-		if (time_in_range(cred->cr_expire, expired, jiffies) &&
+		if (time_in_range_open(cred->cr_expire, expired, jiffies) &&
 		    test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_HASHED, &cred->cr_flags) != 0)
 			continue;