Merge git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6

* git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6: (82 commits)
  NFSv4: Remove BKL from the nfsv4 state recovery
  SUNRPC: Remove the BKL from the callback functions
  NFS: Remove BKL from the readdir code
  NFS: Remove BKL from the symlink code
  NFS: Remove BKL from the sillydelete operations
  NFS: Remove the BKL from the rename, rmdir and unlink operations
  NFS: Remove BKL from NFS lookup code
  NFS: Remove the BKL from nfs_link()
  NFS: Remove the BKL from the inode creation operations
  NFS: Remove BKL usage from open()
  NFS: Remove BKL usage from the write path
  NFS: Remove the BKL from the permission checking code
  NFS: Remove attribute update related BKL references
  NFS: Remove BKL requirement from attribute updates
  NFS: Protect inode->i_nlink updates using inode->i_lock
  nfs: set correct fl_len in nlmclnt_test()
  SUNRPC: Support registering IPv6 interfaces with local rpcbind daemon
  SUNRPC: Refactor rpcb_register to make rpcbindv4 support easier
  SUNRPC: None of rpcb_create's callers wants a privileged source port
  SUNRPC: Introduce a specific rpcb_create for contacting localhost
  ...

39 files changed, 1944 insertions, 1245 deletions

diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 313b2e06ded..84ab76a206a 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1544,10 +1544,6 @@ config UFS_FS
           The recently released UFS2 variant (used in FreeBSD 5.x) is
           READ-ONLY supported.
 
-	  If you only intend to mount files from some other Unix over the
-	  network using NFS, you don't need the UFS file system support (but
-	  you need NFS file system support obviously).
-
 	  Note that this option is generally not needed for floppies, since a
 	  good portable way to transport files and directories between unixes
 	  (and even other operating systems) is given by the tar program ("man
@@ -1587,6 +1583,7 @@ menuconfig NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS
 	  Say Y here to get to see options for network filesystems and
 	  filesystem-related networking code, such as NFS daemon and
 	  RPCSEC security modules.
+
 	  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
 
 	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and
@@ -1595,76 +1592,92 @@ menuconfig NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS
 if NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS
 
 config NFS_FS
-	tristate "NFS file system support"
+	tristate "NFS client support"
 	depends on INET
 	select LOCKD
 	select SUNRPC
 	select NFS_ACL_SUPPORT if NFS_V3_ACL
 	help
-	  If you are connected to some other (usually local) Unix computer
-	  (using SLIP, PLIP, PPP or Ethernet) and want to mount files residing
-	  on that computer (the NFS server) using the Network File Sharing
-	  protocol, say Y. "Mounting files" means that the client can access
-	  the files with usual UNIX commands as if they were sitting on the
-	  client's hard disk. For this to work, the server must run the
-	  programs nfsd and mountd (but does not need to have NFS file system
-	  support enabled in its kernel). NFS is explained in the Network
-	  Administrator's Guide, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#guide>, on its man page: "man
-	  nfs", and in the NFS-HOWTO.
-
-	  A superior but less widely used alternative to NFS is provided by
-	  the Coda file system; see "Coda file system support" below.
+	  Choose Y here if you want to access files residing on other
+	  computers using Sun's Network File System protocol.  To compile
+	  this file system support as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called nfs.
 
-	  If you say Y here, you should have said Y to TCP/IP networking also.
-	  This option would enlarge your kernel by about 27 KB.
+	  To mount file systems exported by NFS servers, you also need to
+	  install the user space mount.nfs command which can be found in
+	  the Linux nfs-utils package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/.
+	  Information about using the mount command is available in the
+	  mount(8) man page.  More detail about the Linux NFS client
+	  implementation is available via the nfs(5) man page.
 
-	  To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the
-	  module will be called nfs.
+	  Below you can choose which versions of the NFS protocol are
+	  available in the kernel to mount NFS servers.  Support for NFS
+	  version 2 (RFC 1094) is always available when NFS_FS is selected.
 
-	  If you are configuring a diskless machine which will mount its root
-	  file system over NFS at boot time, say Y here and to "Kernel
-	  level IP autoconfiguration" above and to "Root file system on NFS"
-	  below. You cannot compile this driver as a module in this case.
-	  There are two packages designed for booting diskless machines over
-	  the net: netboot, available from
-	  <http://ftp1.sourceforge.net/netboot/>, and Etherboot,
-	  available from <http://ftp1.sourceforge.net/etherboot/>.
+	  To configure a system which mounts its root file system via NFS
+	  at boot time, say Y here, select "Kernel level IP
+	  autoconfiguration" in the NETWORK menu, and select "Root file
+	  system on NFS" below.  You cannot compile this file system as a
+	  module in this case.
 
-	  If you don't know what all this is about, say N.
+	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config NFS_V3
-	bool "Provide NFSv3 client support"
+	bool "NFS client support for NFS version 3"
 	depends on NFS_FS
 	help
-	  Say Y here if you want your NFS client to be able to speak version
-	  3 of the NFS protocol.
+	  This option enables support for version 3 of the NFS protocol
+	  (RFC 1813) in the kernel's NFS client.
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config NFS_V3_ACL
-	bool "Provide client support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension"
+	bool "NFS client support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension"
 	depends on NFS_V3
 	help
-	  Implement the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension for manipulating POSIX
-	  Access Control Lists.  The server should also be compiled with
-	  the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension; see the CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL option.
+	  Some NFS servers support an auxiliary NFSv3 ACL protocol that
+	  Sun added to Solaris but never became an official part of the
+	  NFS version 3 protocol.  This protocol extension allows
+	  applications on NFS clients to manipulate POSIX Access Control
+	  Lists on files residing on NFS servers.  NFS servers enforce
+	  ACLs on local files whether this protocol is available or not.
+
+	  Choose Y here if your NFS server supports the Solaris NFSv3 ACL
+	  protocol extension and you want your NFS client to allow
+	  applications to access and modify ACLs on files on the server.
+
+	  Most NFS servers don't support the Solaris NFSv3 ACL protocol
+	  extension.  You can choose N here or specify the "noacl" mount
+	  option to prevent your NFS client from trying to use the NFSv3
+	  ACL protocol.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config NFS_V4
-	bool "Provide NFSv4 client support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "NFS client support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on NFS_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	help
-	  Say Y here if you want your NFS client to be able to speak the newer
-	  version 4 of the NFS protocol.
+	  This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol
+	  (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.
 
-	  Note: Requires auxiliary userspace daemons which may be found on
-		http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/
+	  To mount NFS servers using NFSv4, you also need to install user
+	  space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package,
+	  available from http://linux-nfs.org/.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config ROOT_NFS
+	bool "Root file system on NFS"
+	depends on NFS_FS=y && IP_PNP
+	help
+	  If you want your system to mount its root file system via NFS,
+	  choose Y here.  This is common practice for managing systems
+	  without local permanent storage.  For details, read
+	  <file:Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt>.
+
+	  Most people say N here.
+
 config NFSD
 	tristate "NFS server support"
 	depends on INET
@@ -1746,20 +1759,6 @@ config NFSD_V4
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config ROOT_NFS
-	bool "Root file system on NFS"
-	depends on NFS_FS=y && IP_PNP
-	help
-	  If you want your Linux box to mount its whole root file system (the
-	  one containing the directory /) from some other computer over the
-	  net via NFS (presumably because your box doesn't have a hard disk),
-	  say Y. Read <file:Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt> for
-	  details. It is likely that in this case, you also want to say Y to
-	  "Kernel level IP autoconfiguration" so that your box can discover
-	  its network address at boot time.
-
-	  Most people say N here.
-
 config LOCKD
 	tristate
 
@@ -1800,27 +1799,6 @@ config SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config SUNRPC_BIND34
-	bool "Support for rpcbind versions 3 & 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on SUNRPC && EXPERIMENTAL
-	default n
-	help
-	  RPC requests over IPv6 networks require support for larger
-	  addresses when performing an RPC bind.  Sun added support for
-	  IPv6 addressing by creating two new versions of the rpcbind
-	  protocol (RFC 1833).
-
-	  This option enables support in the kernel RPC client for
-	  querying rpcbind servers via versions 3 and 4 of the rpcbind
-	  protocol.  The kernel automatically falls back to version 2
-	  if a remote rpcbind service does not support versions 3 or 4.
-	  By themselves, these new versions do not provide support for
-	  RPC over IPv6, but the new protocol versions are necessary to
-	  support it.
-
-	  If unsure, say N to get traditional behavior (version 2 rpcbind
-	  requests only).
-
 config RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	tristate "Secure RPC: Kerberos V mechanism (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on SUNRPC && EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
index 5df517b81f3..1f6dc518505 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ void nlm_release_call(struct nlm_rqst *call)
 
 static void nlmclnt_rpc_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static int nlm_wait_on_grace(wait_queue_head_t *queue)
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ nlmclnt_test(struct nlm_rqst *req, struct file_lock *fl)
 			 * Report the conflicting lock back to the application.
 			 */
 			fl->fl_start = req->a_res.lock.fl.fl_start;
-			fl->fl_end = req->a_res.lock.fl.fl_start;
+			fl->fl_end = req->a_res.lock.fl.fl_end;
 			fl->fl_type = req->a_res.lock.fl.fl_type;
 			fl->fl_pid = 0;
 			break;
@@ -710,7 +712,9 @@ static void nlmclnt_unlock_callback(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 die:
 	return;
  retry_rebind:
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_rebind_host(req->a_host);
+	unlock_kernel();
  retry_unlock:
 	rpc_restart_call(task);
 }
@@ -788,7 +792,9 @@ retry_cancel:
 	/* Don't ever retry more than 3 times */
 	if (req->a_retries++ >= NLMCLNT_MAX_RETRIES)
 		goto die;
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_rebind_host(req->a_host);
+	unlock_kernel();
 	rpc_restart_call(task);
 	rpc_delay(task, 30 * HZ);
 }
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
index 385437e3387..2e27176ff42 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ static void nlm4svc_callback_exit(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 
 static void nlm4svc_callback_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlm4svc_callback_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 81aca859bfd..56a08ab9a4c 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ static void nlmsvc_grant_callback(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 
 	dprintk("lockd: GRANT_MSG RPC callback\n");
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	/* if the block is not on a list at this point then it has
 	 * been invalidated. Don't try to requeue it.
 	 *
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ static void nlmsvc_grant_callback(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	 * for nlm_blocked?
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&block->b_list))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Technically, we should down the file semaphore here. Since we
 	 * move the block towards the head of the queue only, no harm
@@ -818,13 +819,17 @@ static void nlmsvc_grant_callback(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	}
 	nlmsvc_insert_block(block, timeout);
 	svc_wake_up(block->b_daemon);
+out:
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static void nlmsvc_grant_release(void *data)
 {
 	struct nlm_rqst		*call = data;
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlmsvc_release_block(call->a_block);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlmsvc_grant_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
index 88379cc6e0b..ce6952b50a7 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ static void nlmsvc_callback_exit(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 
 static void nlmsvc_callback_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlmsvc_callback_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index c1e7c830062..f447f4b4476 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 struct nfs_callback_data {
 	unsigned int users;
-	struct svc_serv *serv;
+	struct svc_rqst *rqst;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 };
 
@@ -91,21 +91,17 @@ nfs_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 		svc_process(rqstp);
 	}
 	unlock_kernel();
-	nfs_callback_info.task = NULL;
-	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
- * Bring up the server process if it is not already up.
+ * Bring up the callback thread if it is not already up.
  */
 int nfs_callback_up(void)
 {
 	struct svc_serv *serv = NULL;
-	struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	mutex_lock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
 	if (nfs_callback_info.users++ || nfs_callback_info.task != NULL)
 		goto out;
@@ -121,22 +117,23 @@ int nfs_callback_up(void)
 	nfs_callback_tcpport = ret;
 	dprintk("Callback port = 0x%x\n", nfs_callback_tcpport);
 
-	rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
-	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
+	nfs_callback_info.rqst = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
+	if (IS_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
+		nfs_callback_info.rqst = NULL;
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
-	nfs_callback_info.serv = serv;
 
-	nfs_callback_info.task = kthread_run(nfs_callback_svc, rqstp,
+	nfs_callback_info.task = kthread_run(nfs_callback_svc,
+					     nfs_callback_info.rqst,
 					     "nfsv4-svc");
 	if (IS_ERR(nfs_callback_info.task)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(nfs_callback_info.task);
-		nfs_callback_info.serv = NULL;
+		svc_exit_thread(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
+		nfs_callback_info.rqst = NULL;
 		nfs_callback_info.task = NULL;
-		svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 out:
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ out:
 	if (serv)
 		svc_destroy(serv);
 	mutex_unlock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 out_err:
 	dprintk("Couldn't create callback socket or server thread; err = %d\n",
@@ -159,17 +155,19 @@ out_err:
 }
 
 /*
- * Kill the server process if it is not already down.
+ * Kill the callback thread if it's no longer being used.
  */
 void nfs_callback_down(void)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
 	mutex_lock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
 	nfs_callback_info.users--;
-	if (nfs_callback_info.users == 0 && nfs_callback_info.task != NULL)
+	if (nfs_callback_info.users == 0 && nfs_callback_info.task != NULL) {
 		kthread_stop(nfs_callback_info.task);
+		svc_exit_thread(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
+		nfs_callback_info.rqst = NULL;
+		nfs_callback_info.task = NULL;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static int nfs_callback_authenticate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index f2a092ca69b..5ee23e7058b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ static void nfs_init_timeout_values(struct rpc_timeout *to, int proto,
 {
 	to->to_initval = timeo * HZ / 10;
 	to->to_retries = retrans;
-	if (!to->to_retries)
-		to->to_retries = 2;
 
 	switch (proto) {
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA:
+		if (to->to_retries == 0)
+			to->to_retries = NFS_DEF_TCP_RETRANS;
 		if (to->to_initval == 0)
-			to->to_initval = 60 * HZ;
+			to->to_initval = NFS_DEF_TCP_TIMEO * HZ / 10;
 		if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT)
 			to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT;
 		to->to_increment = to->to_initval;
@@ -450,14 +450,17 @@ static void nfs_init_timeout_values(struct rpc_timeout *to, int proto,
 		to->to_exponential = 0;
 		break;
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP:
-	default:
+		if (to->to_retries == 0)
+			to->to_retries = NFS_DEF_UDP_RETRANS;
 		if (!to->to_initval)
-			to->to_initval = 11 * HZ / 10;
+			to->to_initval = NFS_DEF_UDP_TIMEO * HZ / 10;
 		if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT)
 			to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
 		to->to_maxval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
 		to->to_exponential = 1;
 		break;
+	default:
+		BUG();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 982a2064fe4..28a238dab23 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ nfs_opendir(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: opendir(%s/%ld)\n",
-			inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: open dir(%s/%s)\n",
+			filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
+			filp->f_path.dentry->d_name.name);
+
+	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSOPEN);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	/* Call generic open code in order to cache credentials */
 	res = nfs_open(inode, filp);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -528,13 +529,11 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 	long		res;
 
-	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) starting at cookie %Lu\n",
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) starting at cookie %llu\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 			(long long)filp->f_pos);
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSGETDENTS);
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	/*
 	 * filp->f_pos points to the dirent entry number.
 	 * *desc->dir_cookie has the cookie for the next entry. We have
@@ -592,10 +591,9 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	}
 out:
 	nfs_unblock_sillyrename(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	if (res > 0)
 		res = 0;
-	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) returns %ld\n",
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) returns %ld\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 			res);
 	return res;
@@ -603,7 +601,15 @@ out:
 
 static loff_t nfs_llseek_dir(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: llseek dir(%s/%s, %lld, %d)\n",
+			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
+			dentry->d_name.name,
+			offset, origin);
+
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	switch (origin) {
 		case 1:
 			offset += filp->f_pos;
@@ -619,7 +625,7 @@ static loff_t nfs_llseek_dir(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int origin)
 		nfs_file_open_context(filp)->dir_cookie = 0;
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	return offset;
 }
 
@@ -629,10 +635,11 @@ out:
  */
 static int nfs_fsync_dir(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 {
-	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: fsync_dir(%s/%s) datasync %d\n",
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: fsync dir(%s/%s) datasync %d\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 			datasync);
 
+	nfs_inc_stats(dentry->d_inode, NFSIOS_VFSFSYNC);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -767,7 +774,6 @@ static int nfs_lookup_revalidate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 
 	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-	lock_kernel();
 	dir = parent->d_inode;
 	nfs_inc_stats(dir, NFSIOS_DENTRYREVALIDATE);
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -805,7 +811,6 @@ static int nfs_lookup_revalidate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
  out_valid:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	dput(parent);
 	dfprintk(LOOKUPCACHE, "NFS: %s(%s/%s) is valid\n",
 			__func__, dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
@@ -824,7 +829,6 @@ out_zap_parent:
 		shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
 	}
 	d_drop(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	dput(parent);
 	dfprintk(LOOKUPCACHE, "NFS: %s(%s/%s) is invalid\n",
 			__func__, dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
@@ -858,6 +862,14 @@ static int nfs_dentry_delete(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 }
 
+static void nfs_drop_nlink(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (inode->i_nlink > 0)
+		drop_nlink(inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * Called when the dentry loses inode.
  * We use it to clean up silly-renamed files.
@@ -869,10 +881,8 @@ static void nfs_dentry_iput(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 
 	if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED) {
-		lock_kernel();
 		drop_nlink(inode);
 		nfs_complete_unlink(dentry, inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
 	}
 	iput(inode);
 }
@@ -903,8 +913,6 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, stru
 	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	dentry->d_op = NFS_PROTO(dir)->dentry_ops;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	/*
 	 * If we're doing an exclusive create, optimize away the lookup
 	 * but don't hash the dentry.
@@ -912,7 +920,7 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, stru
 	if (nfs_is_exclusive_create(dir, nd)) {
 		d_instantiate(dentry, NULL);
 		res = NULL;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;
@@ -940,8 +948,6 @@ no_entry:
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
 out_unblock_sillyrename:
 	nfs_unblock_sillyrename(parent);
-out_unlock:
-	unlock_kernel();
 out:
 	return res;
 }
@@ -999,9 +1005,7 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_atomic_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry
 	}
 
 	/* Open the file on the server */
-	lock_kernel();
 	res = nfs4_atomic_open(dir, dentry, nd);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	if (IS_ERR(res)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(res);
 		switch (error) {
@@ -1063,9 +1067,7 @@ static int nfs_open_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	 * operations that change the directory. We therefore save the
 	 * change attribute *before* we do the RPC call.
 	 */
-	lock_kernel();
 	ret = nfs4_open_revalidate(dir, dentry, openflags, nd);
-	unlock_kernel();
 out:
 	dput(parent);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1218,14 +1220,11 @@ static int nfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_CREATE) != 0)
 		open_flags = nd->intent.open.flags;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->create(dir, dentry, &attr, open_flags, nd);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto out_err;
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 out_err:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1248,14 +1247,11 @@ nfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 	attr.ia_mode = mode;
 	attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	status = NFS_PROTO(dir)->mknod(dir, dentry, &attr, rdev);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out_err;
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 out_err:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -1274,15 +1270,12 @@ static int nfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 	attr.ia_mode = mode | S_IFDIR;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->mkdir(dir, dentry, &attr);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto out_err;
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 out_err:
 	d_drop(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1299,14 +1292,12 @@ static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: rmdir(%s/%ld), %s\n",
 			dir->i_sb->s_id, dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	/* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
 	if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
 		clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
 	else if (error == -ENOENT)
 		nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1408,7 +1399,7 @@ static int nfs_safe_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->remove(dir, &dentry->d_name);
 		/* The VFS may want to delete this inode */
 		if (error == 0)
-			drop_nlink(inode);
+			nfs_drop_nlink(inode);
 		nfs_mark_for_revalidate(inode);
 	} else
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->remove(dir, &dentry->d_name);
@@ -1431,7 +1422,6 @@ static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: unlink(%s/%ld, %s)\n", dir->i_sb->s_id,
 		dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&dentry->d_count) > 1) {
@@ -1440,7 +1430,6 @@ static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		/* Start asynchronous writeout of the inode */
 		write_inode_now(dentry->d_inode, 0);
 		error = nfs_sillyrename(dir, dentry);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return error;
 	}
 	if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
@@ -1454,7 +1443,6 @@ static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
 	} else if (need_rehash)
 		d_rehash(dentry);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1491,13 +1479,9 @@ static int nfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *sym
 	attr.ia_mode = S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO;
 	attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	page = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER);
-	if (!page) {
-		unlock_kernel();
+	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 	memcpy(kaddr, symname, pathlen);
@@ -1512,7 +1496,6 @