diff -rub linux-2.6.33/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c linux-2.6.33.crtime/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
--- linux-2.6.33/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c	2010-03-05 16:20:12.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.33.crtime/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c	2010-03-08 07:52:06.000000000 -0800
@@ -5417,6 +5417,22 @@
 	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 		goto QAllEAsRetry;
 
+	/* Pseudo-xattr returns file creation time.
+	 * Samba bug 7175, CGN bug 5131 -GAP 3/3/10
+	 */
+	{
+		static const char *crtime_name = "user.crtime";
+		int crtime_len = strlen(crtime_name) + 1;
+		if (EAData != NULL && buf_size > crtime_len && rc >= 0) {
+			memcpy(EAData, crtime_name, crtime_len);
+			EAData += crtime_len;
+			rc += crtime_len;
+			buf_size -= crtime_len;
+		}
+		else if (buf_size == 0 && rc >= 0) {
+			rc += crtime_len;
+		}
+	}
 	return (ssize_t)rc;
 }
 
diff -rub linux-2.6.33/fs/cifs/xattr.c linux-2.6.33.crtime/fs/cifs/xattr.c
--- linux-2.6.33/fs/cifs/xattr.c	2010-03-05 16:20:12.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.33.crtime/fs/cifs/xattr.c	2010-03-08 07:52:06.000000000 -0800
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #define XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN 9
 /* BB need to add server (Samba e.g) support for security and trusted prefix */
 
+/* Pseudo-xattr returns file creation time.
+ * Samba bug 7175, CGN bug 5131 -GAP 3/3/10
+ */
+#define CIFS_XATTR_CRTIME "user.crtime"
 
 
 int cifs_removexattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name)
@@ -201,6 +205,45 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+
+/* Pseudo-xattr returns file creation time.
+ * Samba bug 7175, CGN bug 5131 -GAP 3/3/10
+ */
+static int cifs_get_crtime(const unsigned char *full_path, struct super_block *sb,
+	int xid, void *ea_value, size_t buf_size)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
+	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
+	FILE_ALL_INFO *pfindData = NULL;
+	struct timespec creation_time = {0};
+	u64 crtime = 0;
+
+	if (buf_size == 0)
+		return sizeof crtime;
+	if (buf_size < sizeof crtime)
+		return -ERANGE;
+	if (ea_value == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	pfindData = kmalloc(sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (pfindData == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rc = CIFSSMBQPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, pfindData,
+			0 /* not legacy */,
+			cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+
+	if (rc == 0) {
+		creation_time = cifs_NTtimeToUnix(le64_to_cpu(pfindData->CreationTime));
+		crtime = creation_time.tv_sec;  // discard the nanosecs
+		memcpy(ea_value, &crtime, sizeof crtime);
+		rc = sizeof crtime;
+	}
+	kfree(pfindData);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 ssize_t cifs_getxattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name,
 	void *ea_value, size_t buf_size)
 {
@@ -235,6 +278,14 @@
 	/* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
 	if (ea_name == NULL) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Null xattr names not supported"));
+	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_CRTIME, strlen(CIFS_XATTR_CRTIME)) == 0) {
+		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
+			goto get_ea_exit;
+		/* Pseudo-xattr returns file creation time.
+		 * Samba bug 7175, CGN bug 5131 -GAP 3/3/10
+		 */
+		rc = cifs_get_crtime(full_path, sb, xid, ea_value, buf_size);
+		cFYI(1, ("%s(%s), rc=%d", __FUNCTION__, full_path, rc));
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_USER_PREFIX, 5) == 0) {
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
 			goto get_ea_exit;