I applied the whole set of four patches mentioned above to a kernel 3.13.0-44.73, and can say that the problem resolved.
The behaviour became the same as with kernel 3.13.0-36 (with Windows 2008R2 as a host), and no changes in behaviour noticed with Windows 8.1 as a host.
I applied the whole set of four patches mentioned above to a kernel 3.13.0-44.73, and can say that the problem resolved.
The behaviour became the same as with kernel 3.13.0-36 (with Windows 2008R2 as a host), and no changes in behaviour noticed with Windows 8.1 as a host.