--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ngx_open_cached_file(ngx_open_file_cache
     time_t                          now;
     uint32_t                        hash;
     ngx_int_t                       rc;
+    ngx_file_info_t                 fi;
     ngx_pool_cleanup_t             *cln;
     ngx_cached_open_file_t         *file;
     ngx_pool_cleanup_file_t        *clnf;
@@ -140,6 +141,25 @@ ngx_open_cached_file(ngx_open_file_cache
 
     if (cache == NULL) {
 
+        if (of->test_only) {
+
+            if (ngx_file_info(name->data, &fi) == -1) {
+                of->err = ngx_errno;
+                of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
+                return NGX_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            of->uniq = ngx_file_uniq(&fi);
+            of->mtime = ngx_file_mtime(&fi);
+            of->size = ngx_file_size(&fi);
+            of->is_dir = ngx_is_dir(&fi);
+            of->is_file = ngx_is_file(&fi);
+            of->is_link = ngx_is_link(&fi);
+            of->is_exec = ngx_is_exec(&fi);
+
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+
         cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(pool, sizeof(ngx_pool_cleanup_file_t));
         if (cln == NULL) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
@@ -444,6 +464,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     if (of->fd != NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
 
         if (ngx_file_info(name, &fi) == -1) {
+            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
             goto failed;
         }
 
@@ -454,6 +475,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     } else if (of->test_dir) {
 
         if (ngx_file_info(name, &fi) == -1) {
+            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
             goto failed;
         }
 
@@ -471,6 +493,7 @@ ngx_open_and_stat_file(u_char *name, ngx
     }
 
     if (fd == NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
+        of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
         goto failed;
     }
 

--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ typedef struct {
     time_t                   mtime;
     off_t                    size;
     off_t                    directio;
+
     ngx_err_t                err;
+    char                    *failed;
 
     time_t                   valid;
 
     ngx_uint_t               min_uses;
 
     unsigned                 test_dir:1;
+    unsigned                 test_only:1;
     unsigned                 log:1;
     unsigned                 errors:1;
     unsigned                 events:1;

--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ngx_http_flv_handler(ngx_http_request_t 
 
         if (rc != NGX_HTTP_NOT_FOUND || clcf->log_not_found) {
             ngx_log_error(level, log, of.err,
-                          ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+                          "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
         }
 
         return rc;

--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ngx_http_gzip_static_handler(ngx_http_re
         }
 
         ngx_log_error(level, log, of.err,
-                      ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+                      "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
 
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }

--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ ngx_module_t  ngx_http_index_module = {
 
 
 /*
- * Try to open the first index file before the test of the directory existence
- * because the valid requests should be many more than invalid ones.
- * If open() would fail, then stat() should be more quickly because some data
- * is already cached in the kernel.
- * Besides, Win32 has ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND (NGX_ENOTDIR).
- * Unix has ENOTDIR error, although it less helpfull - it points only
- * that path contains the usual file in place of the directory.
+ * Try to open/test the first index file before the test of directory
+ * existence because valid requests should be much more than invalid ones.
+ * If the file open()/stat() would fail, then the directory stat() should
+ * be more quickly because some data is already cached in the kernel.
+ * Besides, Win32 may return ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND (NGX_ENOTDIR) at once.
+ * Unix has ENOTDIR error, however, it's less helpful than Win32's one:
+ * it only indicates that path contains an usual file in place of directory.
  */
 
 static ngx_int_t
@@ -208,14 +208,15 @@ ngx_http_index_handler(ngx_http_request_
         of.directio = clcf->directio;
         of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
         of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
+        of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
         {
-            ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, of.err,
-                           ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+            ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, of.err,
+                           "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
 
             if (of.err == 0) {
                 return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ ngx_http_index_handler(ngx_http_request_
                 continue;
             }
 
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, of.err,
-                          ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, of.err,
+                          "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
 
             return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
         }
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
     of.test_dir = 1;
+    of.test_only = 1;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
 
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request
             }
 
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, of.err,
-                          ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", dir.data);
+                          "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, dir.data);
         }
 
         return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;

--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
 
         of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
         of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
+        of.test_dir = 1;
+        of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
 
@@ -439,7 +441,7 @@ ngx_http_log_script_write(ngx_http_reque
         != NGX_OK)
     {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, ngx_errno,
-                      ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", log.data);
+                      "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, log.data);
         /* simulate successfull logging */
         return len;
     }

--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ ngx_http_static_handler(ngx_http_request
 
         if (rc != NGX_HTTP_NOT_FOUND || clcf->log_not_found) {
             ngx_log_error(level, log, of.err,
-                          ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+                          "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
         }
 
         return rc;

--- a/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
+++ b/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ sendfile(r, filename, offset = -1, bytes
         }
 
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, ngx_errno,
-                      ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", filename);
+                      "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, filename);
         XSRETURN_EMPTY;
     }
 

--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ ngx_http_core_try_files_phase(ngx_http_r
         of.directio = clcf->directio;
         of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
         of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
+        of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
 
@@ -1177,7 +1178,7 @@ ngx_http_core_try_files_phase(ngx_http_r
         {
             if (of.err != NGX_ENOENT && of.err != NGX_ENOTDIR) {
                 ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, of.err,
-                              ngx_open_file_n " \"%s\" failed", path.data);
+                              "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, path.data);
             }
 
             continue;

--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
@@ -1413,6 +1413,7 @@ ngx_http_script_file_code(ngx_http_scrip
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
+    of.test_only = 1;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
 
@@ -1421,7 +1422,7 @@ ngx_http_script_file_code(ngx_http_scrip
     {
         if (of.err != NGX_ENOENT && of.err != NGX_ENOTDIR) {
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, of.err,
-                          ngx_file_info_n " \"%s\" failed", value->data);
+                          "%s \"%s\" failed", of.failed, value->data);
         }
 
         switch (code->op) {