{
        int retval, use_dentry = 0;
        struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
-       struct p9_iattr_dotl p9attr;
+       struct p9_iattr_dotl p9attr = {
+               .uid = INVALID_UID,
+               .gid = INVALID_GID,
+       };
        struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 
        p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
                return retval;
 
        p9attr.valid = v9fs_mapped_iattr_valid(iattr->ia_valid);
-       p9attr.mode = iattr->ia_mode;
-       p9attr.uid = iattr->ia_uid;
-       p9attr.gid = iattr->ia_gid;
-       p9attr.size = iattr->ia_size;
-       p9attr.atime_sec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_sec;
-       p9attr.atime_nsec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_nsec;
-       p9attr.mtime_sec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
-       p9attr.mtime_nsec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_nsec;
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
+               p9attr.mode = iattr->ia_mode;
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+               p9attr.uid = iattr->ia_uid;
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+               p9attr.gid = iattr->ia_gid;
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
+               p9attr.size = iattr->ia_size;
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME_SET) {
+               p9attr.atime_sec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_sec;
+               p9attr.atime_nsec = iattr->ia_atime.tv_nsec;
+       }
+       if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME_SET) {
+               p9attr.mtime_sec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
+               p9attr.mtime_nsec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_nsec;
+       }
 
        if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_FILE) {
                fid = iattr->ia_file->private_data;