27 files changed, 617 insertions, 741 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index 6e9ea4ee0f73..3d1d17256a91 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ config NFSD_SCSILAYOUT
 	depends on NFSD_V4 && BLOCK
 	select NFSD_PNFS
 	select EXPORTFS_BLOCK_OPS
-	select SCSI_COMMON
 	help
 	  This option enables support for the exporting pNFS SCSI layouts
 	  in the kernel's NFS server. The pNFS SCSI layout enables NFS
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
index c99dee99a3c1..e5c0982a381d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/pr.h>
 
 #include <linux/nfsd/debug.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_proto.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_common.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_request.h>
 
 #include "blocklayoutxdr.h"
 #include "pnfs.h"
@@ -211,109 +208,6 @@ const struct nfsd4_layout_ops bl_layout_ops = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_BLOCKLAYOUT */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_SCSILAYOUT
-static int nfsd4_scsi_identify_device(struct block_device *bdev,
-		struct pnfs_block_volume *b)
-{
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev->bd_disk->queue;
-	struct request *rq;
-	struct scsi_request *req;
-	/*
-	 * The allocation length (passed in bytes 3 and 4 of the INQUIRY
-	 * command descriptor block) specifies the number of bytes that have
-	 * been allocated for the data-in buffer.
-	 * 252 is the highest one-byte value that is a multiple of 4.
-	 * 65532 is the highest two-byte value that is a multiple of 4.
-	 */
-	size_t bufflen = 252, maxlen = 65532, len, id_len;
-	u8 *buf, *d, type, assoc;
-	int retries = 1, error;
-
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!blk_queue_scsi_passthrough(q)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-again:
-	buf = kzalloc(bufflen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rq = blk_get_request(q, REQ_OP_DRV_IN, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_free_buf;
-	}
-	req = scsi_req(rq);
-
-	error = blk_rq_map_kern(q, rq, buf, bufflen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_put_request;
-
-	req->cmd[0] = INQUIRY;
-	req->cmd[1] = 1;
-	req->cmd[2] = 0x83;
-	req->cmd[3] = bufflen >> 8;
-	req->cmd[4] = bufflen & 0xff;
-	req->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(INQUIRY);
-
-	blk_execute_rq(NULL, rq, 1);
-	if (req->result) {
-		pr_err("pNFS: INQUIRY 0x83 failed with: %x\n",
-			req->result);
-		error = -EIO;
-		goto out_put_request;
-	}
-
-	len = (buf[2] << 8) + buf[3] + 4;
-	if (len > bufflen) {
-		if (len <= maxlen && retries--) {
-			blk_put_request(rq);
-			kfree(buf);
-			bufflen = len;
-			goto again;
-		}
-		pr_err("pNFS: INQUIRY 0x83 response invalid (len = %zd)\n",
-			len);
-		goto out_put_request;
-	}
-
-	d = buf + 4;
-	for (d = buf + 4; d < buf + len; d += id_len + 4) {
-		id_len = d[3];
-		type = d[1] & 0xf;
-		assoc = (d[1] >> 4) & 0x3;
-
-		/*
-		 * We only care about a EUI-64 and NAA designator types
-		 * with LU association.
-		 */
-		if (assoc != 0x00)
-			continue;
-		if (type != 0x02 && type != 0x03)
-			continue;
-		if (id_len != 8 && id_len != 12 && id_len != 16)
-			continue;
-
-		b->scsi.code_set = PS_CODE_SET_BINARY;
-		b->scsi.designator_type = type == 0x02 ?
-			PS_DESIGNATOR_EUI64 : PS_DESIGNATOR_NAA;
-		b->scsi.designator_len = id_len;
-		memcpy(b->scsi.designator, d + 4, id_len);
-
-		/*
-		 * If we found a 8 or 12 byte descriptor continue on to
-		 * see if a 16 byte one is available.  If we find a
-		 * 16 byte descriptor we're done.
-		 */
-		if (id_len == 16)
-			break;
-	}
-
-out_put_request:
-	blk_put_request(rq);
-out_free_buf:
-	kfree(buf);
-	return error;
-}
-
 #define NFSD_MDS_PR_KEY		0x0100000000000000ULL
 
 /*
@@ -325,6 +219,31 @@ static u64 nfsd4_scsi_pr_key(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	return ((u64)clp->cl_clientid.cl_boot << 32) | clp->cl_clientid.cl_id;
 }
 
+static const u8 designator_types[] = {
+	PS_DESIGNATOR_EUI64,
+	PS_DESIGNATOR_NAA,
+};
+
+static int
+nfsd4_block_get_unique_id(struct gendisk *disk, struct pnfs_block_volume *b)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(designator_types); i++) {
+		u8 type = designator_types[i];
+
+		ret = disk->fops->get_unique_id(disk, b->scsi.designator, type);
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			b->scsi.code_set = PS_CODE_SET_BINARY;
+			b->scsi.designator_type = type;
+			b->scsi.designator_len = ret;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static int
 nfsd4_block_get_device_info_scsi(struct super_block *sb,
 		struct nfs4_client *clp,
@@ -333,7 +252,7 @@ nfsd4_block_get_device_info_scsi(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct pnfs_block_deviceaddr *dev;
 	struct pnfs_block_volume *b;
 	const struct pr_ops *ops;
-	int error;
+	int ret;
 
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnfs_block_deviceaddr) +
 		      sizeof(struct pnfs_block_volume), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -347,33 +266,38 @@ nfsd4_block_get_device_info_scsi(struct super_block *sb,
 	b->type = PNFS_BLOCK_VOLUME_SCSI;
 	b->scsi.pr_key = nfsd4_scsi_pr_key(clp);
 
-	error = nfsd4_scsi_identify_device(sb->s_bdev, b);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	ret = nfsd4_block_get_unique_id(sb->s_bdev->bd_disk, b);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_free_dev;
 
+	ret = -EINVAL;
 	ops = sb->s_bdev->bd_disk->fops->pr_ops;
 	if (!ops) {
 		pr_err("pNFS: device %s does not support PRs.\n",
 			sb->s_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_free_dev;
 	}
 
-	error = ops->pr_register(sb->s_bdev, 0, NFSD_MDS_PR_KEY, true);
-	if (error) {
+	ret = ops->pr_register(sb->s_bdev, 0, NFSD_MDS_PR_KEY, true);
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("pNFS: failed to register key for device %s.\n",
 			sb->s_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_free_dev;
 	}
 
-	error = ops->pr_reserve(sb->s_bdev, NFSD_MDS_PR_KEY,
+	ret = ops->pr_reserve(sb->s_bdev, NFSD_MDS_PR_KEY,
 			PR_EXCLUSIVE_ACCESS_REG_ONLY, 0);
-	if (error) {
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("pNFS: failed to reserve device %s.\n",
 			sb->s_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_free_dev;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_free_dev:
+	kfree(dev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static __be32
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 7629248fdd53..fdf89fcf1a0c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /**
- * nfsd_file_close_inode_sync - attempt to forcibly close a nfsd_file
+ * nfsd_file_close_inode - attempt a delayed close of a nfsd_file
  * @inode: inode of the file to attempt to remove
  *
  * Walk the whole hash bucket, looking for any files that correspond to "inode".
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, u32 mask,
 				struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
 				const struct qstr *name, u32 cookie)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode))
+		return 0;
+
 	trace_nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event(inode, mask);
 
 	/* Should be no marks on non-regular files */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
index db7ef07ae50c..2e2f1d5e9f62 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nfsd4_ff_proc_layoutget(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		goto out_error;
 
 	fl->fh.size = fhp->fh_handle.fh_size;
-	memcpy(fl->fh.data, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, fl->fh.size);
+	memcpy(fl->fh.data, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, fl->fh.size);
 
 	/* Give whole file layout segments */
 	seg->offset = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
index 606fa155c28a..46a7f9b813e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ nlm_fopen(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs_fh *f, struct file **filp,
 	/* must initialize before using! but maxsize doesn't matter */
 	fh_init(&fh,0);
 	fh.fh_handle.fh_size = f->size;
-	memcpy((char*)&fh.fh_handle.fh_base, f->data, f->size);
+	memcpy(&fh.fh_handle.fh_raw, f->data, f->size);
 	fh.fh_export = NULL;
 
 	access = (mode == O_WRONLY) ? NFSD_MAY_WRITE : NFSD_MAY_READ;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 4b43929c1f25..367551bddfc6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -188,51 +188,51 @@ out:
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfsaclsvc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_getaclargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &argp->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &argp->mask) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_setaclargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &argp->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &argp->mask) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (argp->mask & ~NFS_ACL_MASK)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (!nfs_stream_decode_acl(xdr, NULL, (argp->mask & NFS_ACL) ?
 				   &argp->acl_access : NULL))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (!nfs_stream_decode_acl(xdr, NULL, (argp->mask & NFS_DFACL) ?
 				   &argp->acl_default : NULL))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_accessargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->access) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
  */
 
 /* GETACL */
-static int nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct dentry *dentry = resp->fh.fh_dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 }
 
 /* ACCESS */
-static int nfsaclsvc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfsaclsvc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_accessres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index 5dfe7644a517..35b2ebda14da 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -127,38 +127,38 @@ out:
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 
-static int nfs3svc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfs3svc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_getaclargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->mask) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-static int nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_setaclargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &argp->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &argp->mask) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (argp->mask & ~NFS_ACL_MASK)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (!nfs_stream_decode_acl(xdr, NULL, (argp->mask & NFS_ACL) ?
 				   &argp->acl_access : NULL))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (!nfs_stream_decode_acl(xdr, NULL, (argp->mask & NFS_DFACL) ?
 				   &argp->acl_default : NULL))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ static int nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
  */
 
 /* GETACL */
-static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct dentry *dentry = resp->fh.fh_dentry;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_res.head;
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	int w;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		inode = d_inode(dentry);
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->mask) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 
 		base = (char *)xdr->p - (char *)head->iov_base;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 			(resp->mask & NFS_DFACL) ? resp->acl_default : NULL);
 		while (w > 0) {
 			if (!*(rqstp->rq_next_page++))
-				return 0;
+				return false;
 			w -= PAGE_SIZE;
 		}
 
@@ -207,20 +207,20 @@ static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 					  resp->mask & NFS_DFACL,
 					  NFS_ACL_DEFAULT);
 		if (n <= 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* SETACL */
-static int nfs3svc_encode_setaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+static bool
+nfs3svc_encode_setaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	return svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status) &&
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 17715a6c7a40..4418517f6f12 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 	resp->committed = argp->stable;
-	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, rqstp->rq_arg.pages,
-				      &argp->first, cnt);
+	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, &argp->payload);
 	if (!nvecs) {
 		resp->status = nfserr_io;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 0a5ebc52e6a9..c3ac1b6aa3aa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 		return false;
 	fh_init(fhp, NFS3_FHSIZE);
 	fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = size;
-	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, p, size);
+	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, p, size);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ svcxdr_encode_nfs_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(size);
 	if (size)
 		p[XDR_QUADLEN(size) - 1] = 0;
-	memcpy(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, size);
+	memcpy(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, size);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -556,19 +556,17 @@ void fill_post_wcc(struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_fhandle *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_sattrargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh) &&
@@ -576,96 +574,83 @@ nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 		svcxdr_decode_sattrguard3(xdr, args);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_diropargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->fh, &args->name, &args->len);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_accessargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->access) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(xdr, &args->offset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_writeargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	u32 max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
-	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
-	struct kvec *tail = rqstp->rq_arg.tail;
-	size_t remaining;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(xdr, &args->offset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->stable) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	/* opaque data */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->len) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	/* request sanity */
 	if (args->count != args->len)
-		return 0;
-	remaining = head->iov_len + rqstp->rq_arg.page_len + tail->iov_len;
-	remaining -= xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
-	if (remaining < xdr_align_size(args->len))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (args->count > max_blocksize) {
 		args->count = max_blocksize;
 		args->len = max_blocksize;
 	}
+	if (!xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->count))
+		return false;
 
-	args->first.iov_base = xdr->p;
-	args->first.iov_len = head->iov_len - xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
-
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_createargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->fh, &args->name, &args->len))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->createmode) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (args->createmode) {
 	case NFS3_CREATE_UNCHECKED:
 	case NFS3_CREATE_GUARDED:
@@ -673,18 +658,17 @@ nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	case NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE:
 		args->verf = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, NFS3_CREATEVERFSIZE);
 		if (!args->verf)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	}
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_createargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->fh,
@@ -692,44 +676,42 @@ nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 		svcxdr_decode_sattr3(rqstp, xdr, &args->attrs);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_symlinkargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
 	struct kvec *tail = rqstp->rq_arg.tail;
 	size_t remaining;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->ffh, &args->fname, &args->flen))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_sattr3(rqstp, xdr, &args->attrs))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->tlen) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	/* request sanity */
 	remaining = head->iov_len + rqstp->rq_arg.page_len + tail->iov_len;
 	remaining -= xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
 	if (remaining < xdr_align_size(args->tlen))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	args->first.iov_base = xdr->p;
 	args->first.iov_len = head->iov_len - xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_mknodargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->fh, &args->name, &args->len))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->ftype) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (args->ftype) {
 	case NF3CHR:
 	case NF3BLK:
@@ -743,16 +725,15 @@ nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 		/* Valid XDR but illegal file types */
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_renameargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs3(xdr, &args->ffh,
@@ -761,10 +742,9 @@ nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 					 &args->tname, &args->tlen);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_linkargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->ffh) &&
@@ -772,62 +752,59 @@ nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 					 &args->tname, &args->tlen);
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(xdr, &args->cookie) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	args->verf = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, NFS3_COOKIEVERFSIZE);
 	if (!args->verf)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	u32 dircount;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(xdr, &args->cookie) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	args->verf = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, NFS3_COOKIEVERFSIZE);
 	if (!args->verf)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	/* dircount is ignored */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &dircount) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_commitargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(xdr, &args->offset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -835,30 +812,28 @@ nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
  */
 
 /* GETATTR */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_getattrres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_getattrres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		lease_get_mtime(d_inode(resp->fh.fh_dentry), &resp->stat.mtime);
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fattr3(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh, &resp->stat))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* SETATTR, REMOVE, RMDIR */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	return svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status) &&
@@ -866,174 +841,168 @@ nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 }
 
 /* LOOKUP */
-int nfs3svc_encode_lookupres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_lookupres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_diropres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_nfs_fh3(xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* ACCESS */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_accessres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->access) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* READLINK */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readlinkres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_res.head;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->len) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, resp->pages, 0, resp->len);
 		if (svc_encode_result_payload(rqstp, head->iov_len, resp->len) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* READ */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_res.head;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_bool(xdr, resp->eof) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, resp->pages, rqstp->rq_res.page_base,
 				resp->count);
 		if (svc_encode_result_payload(rqstp, head->iov_len, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* WRITE */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_writeres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->committed) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_writeverf3(xdr, resp->verf))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* CREATE, MKDIR, SYMLINK, MKNOD */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_diropres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_fh3(xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* RENAME */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_renameres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	return svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status) &&
@@ -1042,10 +1011,9 @@ nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 }
 
 /* LINK */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_linkres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	return svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status) &&
@@ -1054,34 +1022,33 @@ nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 }
 
 /* READDIR */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_readdirres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct xdr_buf *dirlist = &resp->dirlist;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_cookieverf3(xdr, resp->verf))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, dirlist->pages, 0, dirlist->len);
 		/* no more entries */
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_item_absent(xdr) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_bool(xdr, resp->common.err == nfserr_eof) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static __be32
@@ -1308,27 +1275,26 @@ svcxdr_encode_fsstat3resok(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 }
 
 /* FSSTAT */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_fsstatres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fsstat3resok(xdr, resp))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -1355,27 +1321,26 @@ svcxdr_encode_fsinfo3resok(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 }
 
 /* FSINFO */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_fsinfores *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fsinfo3resok(xdr, resp))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -1398,51 +1363,49 @@ svcxdr_encode_pathconf3resok(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 }
 
 /* PATHCONF */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_pathconfres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_pathconf3resok(xdr, resp))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &nfs3svc_null_fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* COMMIT */
-int
-nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_commitres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_writeverf3(xdr, resp->verf))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 0f8b10f363e7..11f8715d92d6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void encode_nfs_fh4(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 
 	BUG_ON(length > NFS4_FHSIZE);
 	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4 + length);
-	xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fh->fh_base, length);
+	xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fh->fh_raw, length);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index a97873f2d22b..6d1b5bb051c5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ void nfsd4_setup_layout_type(struct svc_export *exp)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_SCSILAYOUT
 	if (sb->s_export_op->map_blocks &&
 	    sb->s_export_op->commit_blocks &&
-	    sb->s_bdev && sb->s_bdev->bd_disk->fops->pr_ops &&
-		blk_queue_scsi_passthrough(sb->s_bdev->bd_disk->queue))
+	    sb->s_bdev &&
+	    sb->s_bdev->bd_disk->fops->pr_ops &&
+	    sb->s_bdev->bd_disk->fops->get_unique_id)
 		exp->ex_layout_types |= 1 << LAYOUT_SCSI;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 486c5dba4b65..a36261f89bdf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ nfsd4_putfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	fh_put(&cstate->current_fh);
 	cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_size = putfh->pf_fhlen;
-	memcpy(&cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_base, putfh->pf_fhval,
+	memcpy(&cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_raw, putfh->pf_fhval,
 	       putfh->pf_fhlen);
 	ret = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_2_INTER_SSC
@@ -1033,8 +1033,7 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	write->wr_how_written = write->wr_stable_how;
 
-	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, write->wr_payload.pages,
-				      write->wr_payload.head, write->wr_buflen);
+	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, &write->wr_payload);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(nvecs > ARRAY_SIZE(rqstp->rq_vec));
 
 	status = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, nf,
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@ extern void nfs_sb_deactive(struct super_block *sb);
 static __be32 nfsd4_ssc_setup_dul(struct nfsd_net *nn, char *ipaddr,
 		struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item **retwork, struct vfsmount **ss_mnt)
 {
-	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *ni = 0;
+	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *ni = NULL;
 	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *work = NULL;
 	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *tmp;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
@@ -1383,7 +1382,7 @@ nfsd4_setup_inter_ssc(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	s_fh = &cstate->save_fh;
 
 	copy->c_fh.size = s_fh->fh_handle.fh_size;
-	memcpy(copy->c_fh.data, &s_fh->fh_handle.fh_base, copy->c_fh.size);
+	memcpy(copy->c_fh.data, &s_fh->fh_handle.fh_raw, copy->c_fh.size);
 	copy->stateid.seqid = cpu_to_be32(s_stid->si_generation);
 	memcpy(copy->stateid.other, (void *)&s_stid->si_opaque,
 	       sizeof(stateid_opaque_t));
@@ -2462,11 +2461,11 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	__be32		status;
 
 	resp->xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
+	resp->statusp = resp->xdr->p;
 
 	/* reserve space for: NFS status code */
 	xdr_reserve_space(resp->xdr, XDR_UNIT);
 
-	resp->tagp = resp->xdr->p;
 	/* reserve space for: taglen, tag, and opcnt */
 	xdr_reserve_space(resp->xdr, XDR_UNIT * 2 + args->taglen);
 	resp->taglen = args->taglen;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 42356416f0a0..bfad94c70b84 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ static int delegation_blocked(struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&blocked_delegations_lock);
 	}
-	hash = jhash(&fh->fh_base, fh->fh_size, 0);
+	hash = jhash(&fh->fh_raw, fh->fh_size, 0);
 	if (test_bit(hash&255, bd->set[0]) &&
 	    test_bit((hash>>8)&255, bd->set[0]) &&
 	    test_bit((hash>>16)&255, bd->set[0]))
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ static void block_delegations(struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 	u32 hash;
 	struct bloom_pair *bd = &blocked_delegations;
 
-	hash = jhash(&fh->fh_base, fh->fh_size, 0);
+	hash = jhash(&fh->fh_raw, fh->fh_size, 0);
 
 	spin_lock(&blocked_delegations_lock);
 	__set_bit(hash&255, bd->set[bd->new]);
@@ -3570,7 +3570,7 @@ static struct nfsd4_conn *__nfsd4_find_conn(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct nfsd4_s
 }
 
 static __be32 nfsd4_match_existing_connection(struct svc_rqst *rqst,
-				struct nfsd4_session *session, u32 req)
+		struct nfsd4_session *session, u32 req, struct nfsd4_conn **conn)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = session->se_client;
 	struct svc_xprt *xpt = rqst->rq_xprt;
@@ -3593,6 +3593,8 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_match_existing_connection(struct svc_rqst *rqst,
 	else
 		status = nfserr_inval;
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+	if (status == nfs_ok && conn)
+		*conn = c;
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -3617,8 +3619,16 @@ __be32 nfsd4_bind_conn_to_session(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = nfserr_wrong_cred;
 	if (!nfsd4_mach_creds_match(session->se_client, rqstp))
 		goto out;
-	status = nfsd4_match_existing_connection(rqstp, session, bcts->dir);
-	if (status == nfs_ok || status == nfserr_inval)
+	status = nfsd4_match_existing_connection(rqstp, session,
+			bcts->dir, &conn);
+	if (status == nfs_ok) {
+		if (bcts->dir == NFS4_CDFC4_FORE_OR_BOTH ||
+				bcts->dir == NFS4_CDFC4_BACK)
+			conn->cn_flags |= NFS4_CDFC4_BACK;
+		nfsd4_probe_callback(session->se_client);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (status == nfserr_inval)
 		goto out;
 	status = nfsd4_map_bcts_dir(&bcts->dir);
 	if (status)
@@ -5531,7 +5541,7 @@ static void nfsd4_ssc_shutdown_umount(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 static void nfsd4_ssc_expire_umount(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 {
 	bool do_wakeup = false;
-	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *ni = 0;
+	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *ni = NULL;
 	struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item *tmp;
 
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfsd_ssc_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 7abeccb975b2..b2a1d969a172 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ nfsd4_opnum_in_range(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int
+static bool
 nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_op *op;
@@ -2335,25 +2335,25 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 	int i;
 
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(argp->xdr, &argp->taglen) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	max_reply += XDR_UNIT;
 	argp->tag = NULL;
 	if (unlikely(argp->taglen)) {
 		if (argp->taglen > NFSD4_MAX_TAGLEN)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		p = xdr_inline_decode(argp->xdr, argp->taglen);
 		if (!p)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		argp->tag = svcxdr_savemem(argp, p, argp->taglen);
 		if (!argp->tag)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		max_reply += xdr_align_size(argp->taglen);
 	}
 
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(argp->xdr, &argp->minorversion) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(argp->xdr, &argp->opcnt) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * NFS4ERR_RESOURCE is a more helpful error than GARBAGE_ARGS
@@ -2361,14 +2361,14 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 	 * nfsd4_proc can handle this is an NFS-level error.
 	 */
 	if (argp->opcnt > NFSD_MAX_OPS_PER_COMPOUND)
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 
 	if (argp->opcnt > ARRAY_SIZE(argp->iops)) {
 		argp->ops = kzalloc(argp->opcnt * sizeof(*argp->ops), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!argp->ops) {
 			argp->ops = argp->iops;
 			dprintk("nfsd: couldn't allocate room for COMPOUND\n");
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 		op->replay = NULL;
 
 		if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(argp->xdr, &op->opnum) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (nfsd4_opnum_in_range(argp, op)) {
 			op->status = nfsd4_dec_ops[op->opnum](argp, &op->u);
 			if (op->status != nfs_ok)
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 	if (readcount > 1 || max_reply > PAGE_SIZE - auth_slack)
 		clear_bit(RQ_SPLICE_OK, &argp->rqstp->rq_flags);
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static __be32 *encode_change(__be32 *p, struct kstat *stat, struct inode *inode,
@@ -3110,7 +3110,7 @@ out_acl:
 		p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, fhp->fh_handle.fh_size + 4);
 		if (!p)
 			goto out_resource;
-		p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base,
+		p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw,
 					fhp->fh_handle.fh_size);
 	}
 	if (bmval0 & FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID) {
@@ -3544,15 +3544,18 @@ nfsd4_encode_dirent(void *ccdv, const char *name, int namlen,
 		goto fail;
 	cd->rd_maxcount -= entry_bytes;
 	/*
-	 * RFC 3530 14.2.24 describes rd_dircount as only a "hint", so
-	 * let's always let through the first entry, at least:
+	 * RFC 3530 14.2.24 describes rd_dircount as only a "hint", and
+	 * notes that it could be zero. If it is zero, then the server
+	 * should enforce only the rd_maxcount value.
 	 */
-	if (!cd->rd_dircount)
-		goto fail;
-	name_and_cookie = 4 + 4 * XDR_QUADLEN(namlen) + 8;
-	if (name_and_cookie > cd->rd_dircount && cd->cookie_offset)
-		goto fail;
-	cd->rd_dircount -= min(cd->rd_dircount, name_and_cookie);
+	if (cd->rd_dircount) {
+		name_and_cookie = 4 + 4 * XDR_QUADLEN(namlen) + 8;
+		if (name_and_cookie > cd->rd_dircount && cd->cookie_offset)
+			goto fail;
+		cd->rd_dircount -= min(cd->rd_dircount, name_and_cookie);
+		if (!cd->rd_dircount)
+			cd->rd_maxcount = 0;
+	}
 
 	cd->cookie_offset = cookie_offset;
 skip_entry:
@@ -3667,7 +3670,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct svc_fh
 	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len + 4);
 	if (!p)
 		return nfserr_resource;
-	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, len);
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, len);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5411,40 +5414,46 @@ void nfsd4_release_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	}
 }
 
-int
-nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	/* svcxdr_tmp_alloc */
 	args->to_free = NULL;
 
-	args->xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
+	args->xdr = xdr;
 	args->ops = args->iops;
 	args->rqstp = rqstp;
 
 	return nfsd4_decode_compound(args);
 }
 
-int
-nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
-	struct xdr_buf *buf = resp->xdr->buf;
+	struct xdr_buf *buf = xdr->buf;
+	__be32 *p;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(buf->len != buf->head[0].iov_len + buf->page_len +
 				 buf->tail[0].iov_len);
 
-	*p = resp->cstate.status;
+	/*
+	 * Send buffer space for the following items is reserved
+	 * at the top of nfsd4_proc_compound().
+	 */
+	p = resp->statusp;
 
-	rqstp->rq_next_page = resp->xdr->page_ptr + 1;
+	*p++ = resp->cstate.status;
+
+	rqstp->rq_next_page = xdr->page_ptr + 1;
 
-	p = resp->tagp;
 	*p++ = htonl(resp->taglen);
 	memcpy(p, resp->tag, resp->taglen);
 	p += XDR_QUADLEN(resp->taglen);
 	*p++ = htonl(resp->opcnt);
 
 	nfsd4_sequence_done(resp);
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
index 96cdf77925f3..6e0b6f3148dc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ lru_put_end(struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b, struct svc_cacherep *rp)
 	list_move_tail(&rp->c_lru, &b->lru_head);
 }
 
-static long
-prune_bucket(struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b, struct nfsd_net *nn)
+static long prune_bucket(struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b, struct nfsd_net *nn,
+			 unsigned int max)
 {
 	struct svc_cacherep *rp, *tmp;
 	long freed = 0;
@@ -258,11 +258,17 @@ prune_bucket(struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b, struct nfsd_net *nn)
 		    time_before(jiffies, rp->c_timestamp + RC_EXPIRE))
 			break;
 		nfsd_reply_cache_free_locked(b, rp, nn);
-		freed++;
+		if (max && freed++ > max)
+			break;
 	}
 	return freed;
 }
 
+static long nfsd_prune_bucket(struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b, struct nfsd_net *nn)
+{
+	return prune_bucket(b, nn, 3);
+}
+
 /*
  * Walk the LRU list and prune off entries that are older than RC_EXPIRE.
  * Also prune the oldest ones when the total exceeds the max number of entries.
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ prune_cache_entries(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 		if (list_empty(&b->lru_head))
 			continue;
 		spin_lock(&b->cache_lock);
-		freed += prune_bucket(b, nn);
+		freed += prune_bucket(b, nn, 0);
 		spin_unlock(&b->cache_lock);
 	}
 	return freed;
@@ -453,8 +459,7 @@ int nfsd_cache_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	atomic_inc(&nn->num_drc_entries);
 	nfsd_stats_drc_mem_usage_add(nn, sizeof(*rp));
 
-	/* go ahead and prune the cache */
-	prune_bucket(b, nn);
+	nfsd_prune_bucket(b, nn);
 
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&b->cache_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index c2c3d9077dc5..af8531c3854a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	auth_domain_put(dom);
 	if (len)
 		return len;
-	
+
 	mesg = buf;
 	len = SIMPLE_TRANSACTION_LIMIT;
-	qword_addhex(&mesg, &len, (char*)&fh.fh_base, fh.fh_size);
+	qword_addhex(&mesg, &len, fh.fh_raw, fh.fh_size);
 	mesg[-1] = '\n';
-	return mesg - buf;	
+	return mesg - buf;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -793,7 +793,10 @@ out_close:
 		svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 	}
 out_err:
-	nfsd_destroy(net);
+	if (!list_empty(&nn->nfsd_serv->sv_permsocks))
+		nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads--;
+	 else
+		nfsd_destroy(net);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1545,7 +1548,7 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 		goto out_free_all;
 	return 0;
 out_free_all:
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
+	unregister_filesystem(&nfsd_fs_type);
 out_free_exports:
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs/exports", NULL);
 	remove_proc_entry("fs/nfs", NULL);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 9664303afdaf..498e5a489826 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ extern const struct seq_operations nfs_exports_op;
  */
 struct nfsd_voidargs { };
 struct nfsd_voidres { };
-int		nfssvc_decode_voidarg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p);
-int		nfssvc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p);
+bool		nfssvc_decode_voidarg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+				      struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool		nfssvc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+				      struct xdr_stream *xdr);
 
 /*
  * Function prototypes.
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index c475d2271f9c..f3779fa72c89 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -154,11 +154,12 @@ static inline __be32 check_pseudo_root(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct knfsd_fh	*fh = &fhp->fh_handle;
-	struct fid *fid = NULL, sfid;
+	struct fid *fid = NULL;
 	struct svc_export *exp;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int fileid_type;
 	int data_left = fh->fh_size/4;
+	int len;
 	__be32 error;
 
 	error = nfserr_stale;
@@ -167,48 +168,35 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (rqstp->rq_vers == 4 && fh->fh_size == 0)
 		return nfserr_nofilehandle;
 
-	if (fh->fh_version == 1) {
-		int len;
-
-		if (--data_left < 0)
-			return error;
-		if (fh->fh_auth_type != 0)
-			return error;
-		len = key_len(fh->fh_fsid_type) / 4;
-		if (len == 0)
-			return error;
-		if  (fh->fh_fsid_type == FSID_MAJOR_MINOR) {
-			/* deprecated, convert to type 3 */
-			len = key_len(FSID_ENCODE_DEV)/4;
-			fh->fh_fsid_type = FSID_ENCODE_DEV;
-			/*
-			 * struct knfsd_fh uses host-endian fields, which are
-			 * sometimes used to hold net-endian values. This
-			 * confuses sparse, so we must use __force here to
-			 * keep it from complaining.
-			 */
-			fh->fh_fsid[0] = new_encode_dev(MKDEV(ntohl((__force __be32)fh->fh_fsid[0]),
-							ntohl((__force __be32)fh->fh_fsid[1])));
-			fh->fh_fsid[1] = fh->fh_fsid[2];
-		}
-		data_left -= len;
-		if (data_left < 0)
-			return error;
-		exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, fh->fh_fsid_type, fh->fh_fsid);
-		fid = (struct fid *)(fh->fh_fsid + len);
-	} else {
-		__u32 tfh[2];
-		dev_t xdev;
-		ino_t xino;
-
-		if (fh->fh_size != NFS_FHSIZE)
-			return error;
-		/* assume old filehandle format */
-		xdev = old_decode_dev(fh->ofh_xdev);
-		xino = u32_to_ino_t(fh->ofh_xino);
-		mk_fsid(FSID_DEV, tfh, xdev, xino, 0, NULL);
-		exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, FSID_DEV, tfh);
+	if (fh->fh_version != 1)
+		return error;
+
+	if (--data_left < 0)
+		return error;
+	if (fh->fh_auth_type != 0)
+		return error;
+	len = key_len(fh->fh_fsid_type) / 4;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return error;
+	if (fh->fh_fsid_type == FSID_MAJOR_MINOR) {
+		/* deprecated, convert to type 3 */
+		len = key_len(FSID_ENCODE_DEV)/4;
+		fh->fh_fsid_type = FSID_ENCODE_DEV;
+		/*
+		 * struct knfsd_fh uses host-endian fields, which are
+		 * sometimes used to hold net-endian values. This
+		 * confuses sparse, so we must use __force here to
+		 * keep it from complaining.
+		 */
+		fh->fh_fsid[0] = new_encode_dev(MKDEV(ntohl((__force __be32)fh->fh_fsid[0]),
+						      ntohl((__force __be32)fh->fh_fsid[1])));
+		fh->fh_fsid[1] = fh->fh_fsid[2];
 	}
+	data_left -= len;
+	if (data_left < 0)
+		return error;
+	exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, fh->fh_fsid_type, fh->fh_fsid);
+	fid = (struct fid *)(fh->fh_fsid + len);
 
 	error = nfserr_stale;
 	if (IS_ERR(exp)) {
@@ -253,18 +241,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (rqstp->rq_vers > 2)
 		error = nfserr_badhandle;
 
-	if (fh->fh_version != 1) {
-		sfid.i32.ino = fh->ofh_ino;
-		sfid.i32.gen = fh->ofh_generation;
-		sfid.i32.parent_ino = fh->ofh_dirino;
-		fid = &sfid;
-		data_left = 3;
-		if (fh->ofh_dirino == 0)
-			fileid_type = FILEID_INO32_GEN;
-		else
-			fileid_type = FILEID_INO32_GEN_PARENT;
-	} else
-		fileid_type = fh->fh_fileid_type;
+	fileid_type = fh->fh_fileid_type;
 
 	if (fileid_type == FILEID_ROOT)
 		dentry = dget(exp->ex_path.dentry);
@@ -452,20 +429,6 @@ static void _fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * for composing old style file handles
- */
-static inline void _fh_update_old(struct dentry *dentry,
-				  struct svc_export *exp,
-				  struct knfsd_fh *fh)
-{
-	fh->ofh_ino = ino_t_to_u32(d_inode(dentry)->i_ino);
-	fh->ofh_generation = d_inode(dentry)->i_generation;
-	if (d_is_dir(dentry) ||
-	    (exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_NOSUBTREECHECK))
-		fh->ofh_dirino = 0;
-}
-
 static bool is_root_export(struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	return exp->ex_path.dentry == exp->ex_path.dentry->d_sb->s_root;
@@ -562,9 +525,6 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 	/* ref_fh is a reference file handle.
 	 * if it is non-null and for the same filesystem, then we should compose
 	 * a filehandle which is of the same version, where possible.
-	 * Currently, that means that if ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_version == 0xca
-	 * Then create a 32byte filehandle using nfs_fhbase_old
-	 *
 	 */
 
 	struct inode * inode = d_inode(dentry);
@@ -600,35 +560,21 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 	fhp->fh_dentry = dget(dentry); /* our internal copy */
 	fhp->fh_export = exp_get(exp);
 
-	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_version == 0xca) {
-		/* old style filehandle please */
-		memset(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, 0, NFS_FHSIZE);
-		fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = NFS_FHSIZE;
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dcookie = 0xfeebbaca;
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev =  old_encode_dev(ex_dev);
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xdev = fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev;
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xino =
-			ino_t_to_u32(d_inode(exp->ex_path.dentry)->i_ino);
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dirino = ino_t_to_u32(parent_ino(dentry));
-		if (inode)
-			_fh_update_old(dentry, exp, &fhp->fh_handle);
-	} else {
-		fhp->fh_handle.fh_size =
-			key_len(fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type) + 4;
-		fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth_type = 0;
-
-		mk_fsid(fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type,
-			fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid,
-			ex_dev,
-			d_inode(exp->ex_path.dentry)->i_ino,
-			exp->ex_fsid, exp->ex_uuid);
-
-		if (inode)
-			_fh_update(fhp, exp, dentry);
-		if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID) {
-			fh_put(fhp);
-			return nfserr_opnotsupp;
-		}
+	fhp->fh_handle.fh_size =
+		key_len(fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type) + 4;
+	fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth_type = 0;
+
+	mk_fsid(fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type,
+		fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid,
+		ex_dev,
+		d_inode(exp->ex_path.dentry)->i_ino,
+		exp->ex_fsid, exp->ex_uuid);
+
+	if (inode)
+		_fh_update(fhp, exp, dentry);
+	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID) {
+		fh_put(fhp);
+		return nfserr_opnotsupp;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -649,16 +595,12 @@ fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
 		goto out_negative;
-	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_version != 1) {
-		_fh_update_old(dentry, fhp->fh_export, &fhp->fh_handle);
-	} else {
-		if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type != FILEID_ROOT)
-			return 0;
+	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type != FILEID_ROOT)
+		return 0;
 
-		_fh_update(fhp, fhp->fh_export, dentry);
-		if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID)
-			return nfserr_opnotsupp;
-	}
+	_fh_update(fhp, fhp->fh_export, dentry);
+	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID)
+		return nfserr_opnotsupp;
 	return 0;
 out_bad:
 	printk(KERN_ERR "fh_update: fh not verified!\n");
@@ -698,16 +640,11 @@ fh_put(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 char * SVCFH_fmt(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct knfsd_fh *fh = &fhp->fh_handle;
+	static char buf[2+1+1+64*3+1];
 
-	static char buf[80];
-	sprintf(buf, "%d: %08x %08x %08x %08x %08x %08x",
-		fh->fh_size,
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[0],
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[1],
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[2],
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[3],
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[4],
-		fh->fh_base.fh_pad[5]);
+	if (fh->fh_size < 0 || fh->fh_size> 64)
+		return "bad-fh";
+	sprintf(buf, "%d: %*ph", fh->fh_size, fh->fh_size, fh->fh_raw);
 	return buf;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 6106697adc04..d11e4b6870d6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -10,9 +10,56 @@
 
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
-#include <uapi/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h>
 #include <linux/iversion.h>
 #include <linux/exportfs.h>
+#include <linux/nfs4.h>
+
+/*
+ * The file handle starts with a sequence of four-byte words.
+ * The first word contains a version number (1) and three descriptor bytes
+ * that tell how the remaining 3 variable length fields should be handled.
+ * These three bytes are auth_type, fsid_type and fileid_type.
+ *
+ * All four-byte values are in host-byte-order.
+ *
+ * The auth_type field is deprecated and must be set to 0.
+ *
+ * The fsid_type identifies how the filesystem (or export point) is
+ *    encoded.
+ *  Current values:
+ *     0  - 4 byte device id (ms-2-bytes major, ls-2-bytes minor), 4byte inode number
+ *        NOTE: we cannot use the kdev_t device id value, because kdev_t.h
+ *              says we mustn't.  We must break it up and reassemble.
+ *     1  - 4 byte user specified identifier
+ *     2  - 4 byte major, 4 byte minor, 4 byte inode number - DEPRECATED
+ *     3  - 4 byte device id, encoded for user-space, 4 byte inode number
+ *     4  - 4 byte inode number and 4 byte uuid
+ *     5  - 8 byte uuid
+ *     6  - 16 byte uuid
+ *     7  - 8 byte inode number and 16 byte uuid
+ *
+ * The fileid_type identifies how the file within the filesystem is encoded.
+ *   The values for this field are filesystem specific, exccept that
+ *   filesystems must not use the values '0' or '0xff'. 'See enum fid_type'
+ *   in include/linux/exportfs.h for currently registered values.
+ */
+
+struct knfsd_fh {
+	unsigned int	fh_size;	/*
+					 * Points to the current size while
+					 * building a new file handle.
+					 */
+	union {
+		char			fh_raw[NFS4_FHSIZE];
+		struct {
+			u8		fh_version;	/* == 1 */
+			u8		fh_auth_type;	/* deprecated */
+			u8		fh_fsid_type;
+			u8		fh_fileid_type;
+			u32		fh_fsid[]; /* flexible-array member */
+		};
+	};
+};
 
 static inline __u32 ino_t_to_u32(ino_t ino)
 {
@@ -188,7 +235,7 @@ static inline void
 fh_copy_shallow(struct knfsd_fh *dst, struct knfsd_fh *src)
 {
 	dst->fh_size = src->fh_size;
-	memcpy(&dst->fh_base, &src->fh_base, src->fh_size);
+	memcpy(&dst->fh_raw, &src->fh_raw, src->fh_size);
 }
 
 static __inline__ struct svc_fh *
@@ -203,7 +250,7 @@ static inline bool fh_match(struct knfsd_fh *fh1, struct knfsd_fh *fh2)
 {
 	if (fh1->fh_size != fh2->fh_size)
 		return false;
-	if (memcmp(fh1->fh_base.fh_pad, fh2->fh_base.fh_pad, fh1->fh_size) != 0)
+	if (memcmp(fh1->fh_raw, fh2->fh_raw, fh1->fh_size) != 0)
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }
@@ -227,7 +274,7 @@ static inline bool fh_fsid_match(struct knfsd_fh *fh1, struct knfsd_fh *fh2)
  */
 static inline u32 knfsd_fh_hash(const struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 {
-	return ~crc32_le(0xFFFFFFFF, (unsigned char *)&fh->fh_base, fh->fh_size);
+	return ~crc32_le(0xFFFFFFFF, fh->fh_raw, fh->fh_size);
 }
 #else
 static inline u32 knfsd_fh_hash(const struct knfsd_fh *fh)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 90fcd6178823..eea5b59b6a6c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ nfsd_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 		argp->len, argp->offset);
 
-	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, rqstp->rq_arg.pages,
-				      &argp->first, cnt);
+	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, &argp->payload);
 	if (!nvecs) {
 		resp->status = nfserr_io;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index ccb59e91011b..80431921e5d7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -1004,9 +1004,6 @@ out:
 int nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 {
 	const struct svc_procedure *proc = rqstp->rq_procinfo;
-	struct kvec *argv = &rqstp->rq_arg.head[0];
-	struct kvec *resv = &rqstp->rq_res.head[0];
-	__be32 *p;
 
 	/*
 	 * Give the xdr decoder a chance to change this if it wants
@@ -1015,7 +1012,7 @@ int nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 	rqstp->rq_cachetype = proc->pc_cachetype;
 
 	svcxdr_init_decode(rqstp);
-	if (!proc->pc_decode(rqstp, argv->iov_base))
+	if (!proc->pc_decode(rqstp, &rqstp->rq_arg_stream))
 		goto out_decode_err;
 
 	switch (nfsd_cache_lookup(rqstp)) {
@@ -1031,14 +1028,13 @@ int nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 	 * Need to grab the location to store the status, as
 	 * NFSv4 does some encoding while processing
 	 */
-	p = resv->iov_base + resv->iov_len;
 	svcxdr_init_encode(rqstp);
 
 	*statp = proc->pc_func(rqstp);
 	if (*statp == rpc_drop_reply || test_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags))
 		goto out_update_drop;
 
-	if (!proc->pc_encode(rqstp, p))
+	if (!proc->pc_encode(rqstp, &rqstp->rq_res_stream))
 		goto out_encode_err;
 
 	nfsd_cache_update(rqstp, rqstp->rq_cachetype, statp + 1);
@@ -1065,29 +1061,29 @@ out_encode_err:
 /**
  * nfssvc_decode_voidarg - Decode void arguments
  * @rqstp: Server RPC transaction context
- * @p: buffer containing arguments to decode
+ * @xdr: XDR stream positioned at arguments to decode
  *
  * Return values:
- *   %0: Arguments were not valid
- *   %1: Decoding was successful
+ *   %false: Arguments were not valid
+ *   %true: Decoding was successful
  */
-int nfssvc_decode_voidarg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool nfssvc_decode_voidarg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
  * nfssvc_encode_voidres - Encode void results
  * @rqstp: Server RPC transaction context
- * @p: buffer in which to encode results
+ * @xdr: XDR stream into which to encode results
  *
  * Return values:
- *   %0: Local error while encoding
- *   %1: Encoding was successful
+ *   %false: Local error while encoding
+ *   %true: Encoding was successful
  */
-int nfssvc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool nfssvc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 int nfsd_pool_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
index a06c05fe3b42..aba8520b4b8b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ svcxdr_decode_fhandle(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (!p)
 		return false;
 	fh_init(fhp, NFS_FHSIZE);
-	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, p, NFS_FHSIZE);
+	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, p, NFS_FHSIZE);
 	fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = NFS_FHSIZE;
 
 	return true;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ svcxdr_encode_fhandle(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, NFS_FHSIZE);
 	if (!p)
 		return false;
-	memcpy(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, NFS_FHSIZE);
+	memcpy(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_raw, NFS_FHSIZE);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -272,94 +272,81 @@ svcxdr_encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_fhandle *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_sattrargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh) &&
 		svcxdr_decode_sattr(rqstp, xdr, &args->attrs);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_diropargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs(xdr, &args->fh, &args->name, &args->len);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_readargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	u32 totalcount;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->offset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	/* totalcount is ignored */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &totalcount) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_writeargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
-	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
-	struct kvec *tail = rqstp->rq_arg.tail;
 	u32 beginoffset, totalcount;
-	size_t remaining;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	/* beginoffset is ignored */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &beginoffset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->offset) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	/* totalcount is ignored */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &totalcount) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	/* opaque data */
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->len) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (args->len > NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE_V2)
-		return 0;
-	remaining = head->iov_len + rqstp->rq_arg.page_len + tail->iov_len;
-	remaining -= xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
-	if (remaining < xdr_align_size(args->len))
-		return 0;
-	args->first.iov_base = xdr->p;
-	args->first.iov_len = head->iov_len - xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
+		return false;
+	if (!xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->len))
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_createargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs(xdr, &args->fh,
@@ -367,10 +354,9 @@ nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 		svcxdr_decode_sattr(rqstp, xdr, &args->attrs);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_renameargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_diropargs(xdr, &args->ffh,
@@ -379,10 +365,9 @@ nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 					&args->tname, &args->tlen);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_linkargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	return svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->ffh) &&
@@ -390,178 +375,170 @@ nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 					&args->tname, &args->tlen);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_symlinkargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_diropargs(xdr, &args->ffh, &args->fname, &args->flen))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->tlen) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (args->tlen == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	args->first.iov_len = head->iov_len - xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
 	args->first.iov_base = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, args->tlen);
 	if (!args->first.iov_base)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	return svcxdr_decode_sattr(rqstp, xdr, &args->attrs);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
 	struct nfsd_readdirargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_decode_fhandle(xdr, &args->fh))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->cookie) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &args->count) < 0)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
  * XDR encode functions
  */
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_statres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_statres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_stat *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	return svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status);
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_attrstat *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fattr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh, &resp->stat))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_diropres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fhandle(xdr, &resp->fh))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fattr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh, &resp->stat))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_readlinkres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_res.head;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->len) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, &resp->page, 0, resp->len);
 		if (svc_encode_result_payload(rqstp, head->iov_len, resp->len) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_readres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_res.head;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		if (!svcxdr_encode_fattr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh, &resp->stat))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, resp->pages, rqstp->rq_res.page_base,
 				resp->count);
 		if (svc_encode_result_payload(rqstp, head->iov_len, resp->count) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_readdirres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct xdr_buf *dirlist = &resp->dirlist;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		xdr_write_pages(xdr, dirlist->pages, 0, dirlist->len);
 		/* no more entries */
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_item_absent(xdr) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		if (xdr_stream_encode_bool(xdr, resp->common.err == nfserr_eof) < 0)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int
-nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+bool
+nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
-	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd_statfsres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct kstatfs	*stat = &resp->stats;
+	__be32 *p;
 
 	if (!svcxdr_encode_stat(xdr, resp->status))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	switch (resp->status) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, XDR_UNIT * 5);
 		if (!p)
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE_V2);
 		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(stat->f_bsize);
 		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(stat->f_blocks);
@@ -570,7 +547,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index 538520957a81..f1e0d3c51bc2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define _NFSD_TRACE_H
 
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+
 #include "export.h"
 #include "nfsfh.h"
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 738d564ca4ce..c99857689e2c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ out_nfserr:
  * returned. Otherwise the covered directory is returned.
  * NOTE: this mountpoint crossing is not supported properly by all
  *   clients and is explicitly disallowed for NFSv3
+ *      NeilBrown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
  */
 __be32
 nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, const char *name,
@@ -729,9 +730,6 @@ __nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 	path.dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 	inode = d_inode(path.dentry);
 
-	/* Disallow write access to files with the append-only bit set
-	 * or any access when mandatory locking enabled
-	 */
 	err = nfserr_perm;
 	if (IS_APPEND(inode) && (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE))
 		goto out;
@@ -1410,7 +1408,8 @@ do_nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 
 	if (nfsd_create_is_exclusive(createmode)) {
 		/* solaris7 gets confused (bugid 4218508) if these have
-		 * the high bit set, so just clear the high bits. If this is
+		 * the high bit set, as do xfs filesystems without the
+		 * "bigtime" feature.  So just clear the high bits. If this is
 		 * ever changed to use different attrs for storing the
 		 * verifier, then do_open_lookup() will also need to be fixed
 		 * accordingly.
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr.h
index f45b4bc93f52..528fb299430e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct nfsd_writeargs {
 	svc_fh			fh;
 	__u32			offset;
 	int			len;
-	struct kvec		first;
+	struct xdr_buf		payload;
 };
 
 struct nfsd_createargs {
@@ -141,23 +141,24 @@ union nfsd_xdrstore {
 #define NFS2_SVC_XDRSIZE	sizeof(union nfsd_xdrstore)
 
 
-int nfssvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_statres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
+bool nfssvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+
+bool nfssvc_encode_statres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
 
 void nfssvc_encode_nfscookie(struct nfsd_readdirres *resp, u32 offset);
 int nfssvc_encode_entry(void *data, const char *name, int namlen,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
index 933008382bbe..03fe4e21306c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct nfsd3_writeargs {
 	__u32			count;
 	int			stable;
 	__u32			len;
-	struct kvec		first;
+	struct xdr_buf		payload;
 };
 
 struct nfsd3_createargs {
@@ -265,36 +265,37 @@ union nfsd3_xdrstore {
 
 #define NFS3_SVC_XDRSIZE		sizeof(union nfsd3_xdrstore)
 
-int nfs3svc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_getattrres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_lookupres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+
+bool nfs3svc_encode_getattrres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_lookupres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
 
 void nfs3svc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *);
 void nfs3svc_release_fhandle2(struct svc_rqst *);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 3e4052e3bd50..846ab6df9d48 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -702,10 +702,11 @@ struct nfsd4_compoundres {
 	struct xdr_stream		*xdr;
 	struct svc_rqst *		rqstp;
 
+	__be32				*statusp;
 	u32				taglen;
 	char *				tag;
 	u32				opcnt;
-	__be32 *			tagp; /* tag, opcount encode location */
+
 	struct nfsd4_compound_state	cstate;
 };
 
@@ -756,8 +757,8 @@ set_change_info(struct nfsd4_change_info *cinfo, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 
 
 bool nfsd4_mach_creds_match(struct nfs4_client *cl, struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
-int nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
-int nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *);
+bool nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+bool nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
 __be32 nfsd4_check_resp_size(struct nfsd4_compoundres *, u32);
 void nfsd4_encode_operation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *, struct nfsd4_op *);
 void nfsd4_encode_replay(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfsd4_op *op);