Merge branch 'master' into for-2.6.35

Conflicts:
	fs/ext3/fsync.c

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

25 files changed, 828 insertions, 552 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index a8766c4ef2e..7ec9b34a59f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ static int nfs_probe_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *mntfh, str
 	}
 
 	fsinfo.fattr = fattr;
-	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
 	error = clp->rpc_ops->fsinfo(server, mntfh, &fsinfo);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_error;
@@ -966,6 +965,8 @@ out_error:
 static void nfs_server_copy_userdata(struct nfs_server *target, struct nfs_server *source)
 {
 	target->flags = source->flags;
+	target->rsize = source->rsize;
+	target->wsize = source->wsize;
 	target->acregmin = source->acregmin;
 	target->acregmax = source->acregmax;
 	target->acdirmin = source->acdirmin;
@@ -1045,13 +1046,18 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 				     struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
 	int error;
 
 	server = nfs_alloc_server();
 	if (!server)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
 	/* Get a client representation */
 	error = nfs_init_server(server, data);
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -1062,7 +1068,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 	BUG_ON(!server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->file_inode_ops);
 
 	/* Probe the root fh to retrieve its FSID */
-	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, &fattr);
+	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, fattr);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 	if (server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->version == 3) {
@@ -1075,14 +1081,14 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 			server->namelen = NFS2_MAXNAMLEN;
 	}
 
-	if (!(fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR)) {
-		error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getattr(server, mntfh, &fattr);
+	if (!(fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR)) {
+		error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getattr(server, mntfh, fattr);
 		if (error < 0) {
 			dprintk("nfs_create_server: getattr error = %d\n", -error);
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	memcpy(&server->fsid, &fattr.fsid, sizeof(server->fsid));
+	memcpy(&server->fsid, &fattr->fsid, sizeof(server->fsid));
 
 	dprintk("Server FSID: %llx:%llx\n",
 		(unsigned long long) server->fsid.major,
@@ -1094,9 +1100,11 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 	spin_unlock(&nfs_client_lock);
 
 	server->mount_time = jiffies;
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	return server;
 
 error:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	nfs_free_server(server);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
@@ -1338,7 +1346,7 @@ error:
 struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 				      struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
 	struct nfs_server *server;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1348,6 +1356,11 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 	if (!server)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
 	/* set up the general RPC client */
 	error = nfs4_init_server(server, data);
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -1362,7 +1375,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 		goto error;
 
 	/* Probe the root fh to retrieve its FSID */
-	error = nfs4_path_walk(server, mntfh, data->nfs_server.export_path);
+	error = nfs4_get_rootfh(server, mntfh);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1373,7 +1386,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 
 	nfs4_session_set_rwsize(server);
 
-	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, &fattr);
+	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, fattr);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1387,9 +1400,11 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_server(const struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data,
 
 	server->mount_time = jiffies;
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_create_server() = %p\n", server);
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	return server;
 
 error:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	nfs_free_server(server);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_create_server() = error %d\n", error);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
@@ -1403,7 +1418,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_referral_server(struct nfs_clone_mount *data,
 {
 	struct nfs_client *parent_client;
 	struct nfs_server *server, *parent_server;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
 	int error;
 
 	dprintk("--> nfs4_create_referral_server()\n");
@@ -1412,6 +1427,11 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_referral_server(struct nfs_clone_mount *data,
 	if (!server)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
 	parent_server = NFS_SB(data->sb);
 	parent_client = parent_server->nfs_client;
 
@@ -1441,12 +1461,12 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_referral_server(struct nfs_clone_mount *data,
 	BUG_ON(!server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->file_inode_ops);
 
 	/* Probe the root fh to retrieve its FSID and filehandle */
-	error = nfs4_path_walk(server, mntfh, data->mnt_path);
+	error = nfs4_get_rootfh(server, mntfh);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	/* probe the filesystem info for this server filesystem */
-	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, &fattr);
+	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, mntfh, fattr);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1464,10 +1484,12 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs4_create_referral_server(struct nfs_clone_mount *data,
 
 	server->mount_time = jiffies;
 
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_create_referral_server() = %p\n", server);
 	return server;
 
 error:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	nfs_free_server(server);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_create_referral_server() = error %d\n", error);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
@@ -1483,7 +1505,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_clone_server(struct nfs_server *source,
 				    struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr_fsinfo;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr_fsinfo;
 	int error;
 
 	dprintk("--> nfs_clone_server(,%llx:%llx,)\n",
@@ -1494,6 +1516,11 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_clone_server(struct nfs_server *source,
 	if (!server)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr_fsinfo = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr_fsinfo == NULL)
+		goto out_free_server;
+
 	/* Copy data from the source */
 	server->nfs_client = source->nfs_client;
 	atomic_inc(&server->nfs_client->cl_count);
@@ -1510,7 +1537,7 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_clone_server(struct nfs_server *source,
 		nfs_init_server_aclclient(server);
 
 	/* probe the filesystem info for this server filesystem */
-	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, fh, &fattr_fsinfo);
+	error = nfs_probe_fsinfo(server, fh, fattr_fsinfo);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_free_server;
 
@@ -1532,10 +1559,12 @@ struct nfs_server *nfs_clone_server(struct nfs_server *source,
 
 	server->mount_time = jiffies;
 
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr_fsinfo);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_clone_server() = %p\n", server);
 	return server;
 
 out_free_server:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr_fsinfo);
 	nfs_free_server(server);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_clone_server() = error %d\n", error);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 15671245c6e..30163454397 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 static void nfs_do_free_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
+	if (delegation->cred)
+		put_rpccred(delegation->cred);
 	kfree(delegation);
 }
 
@@ -36,13 +38,7 @@ static void nfs_free_delegation_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 static void nfs_free_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
-	struct rpc_cred *cred;
-
-	cred = rcu_dereference(delegation->cred);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(delegation->cred, NULL);
 	call_rcu(&delegation->rcu, nfs_free_delegation_callback);
-	if (cred)
-		put_rpccred(cred);
 }
 
 void nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
@@ -129,21 +125,35 @@ again:
  */
 void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res)
 {
-	struct nfs_delegation *delegation = NFS_I(inode)->delegation;
-	struct rpc_cred *oldcred;
+	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
+	struct rpc_cred *oldcred = NULL;
 
-	if (delegation == NULL)
-		return;
-	memcpy(delegation->stateid.data, res->delegation.data,
-			sizeof(delegation->stateid.data));
-	delegation->type = res->delegation_type;
-	delegation->maxsize = res->maxsize;
-	oldcred = delegation->cred;
-	delegation->cred = get_rpccred(cred);
-	clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM, &delegation->flags);
-	NFS_I(inode)->delegation_state = delegation->type;
-	smp_wmb();
-	put_rpccred(oldcred);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	delegation = rcu_dereference(NFS_I(inode)->delegation);
+	if (delegation != NULL) {
+		spin_lock(&delegation->lock);
+		if (delegation->inode != NULL) {
+			memcpy(delegation->stateid.data, res->delegation.data,
+			       sizeof(delegation->stateid.data));
+			delegation->type = res->delegation_type;
+			delegation->maxsize = res->maxsize;
+			oldcred = delegation->cred;
+			delegation->cred = get_rpccred(cred);
+			clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM,
+				  &delegation->flags);
+			NFS_I(inode)->delegation_state = delegation->type;
+			spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
+			put_rpccred(oldcred);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+		} else {
+			/* We appear to have raced with a delegation return. */
+			spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			nfs_inode_set_delegation(inode, cred, res);
+		}
+	} else {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
 }
 
 static int nfs_do_return_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_delegation *delegation, int issync)
@@ -166,9 +176,13 @@ static struct inode *nfs_delegation_grab_inode(struct nfs_delegation *delegation
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static struct nfs_delegation *nfs_detach_delegation_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, const nfs4_stateid *stateid)
+static struct nfs_delegation *nfs_detach_delegation_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi,
+							   const nfs4_stateid *stateid,
+							   struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
-	struct nfs_delegation *delegation = rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation);
+	struct nfs_delegation *delegation =
+		rcu_dereference_protected(nfsi->delegation,
+					  lockdep_is_held(&clp->cl_lock));
 
 	if (delegation == NULL)
 		goto nomatch;
@@ -195,11 +209,11 @@ int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct
 {
 	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
+	struct nfs_delegation *delegation, *old_delegation;
 	struct nfs_delegation *freeme = NULL;
 	int status = 0;
 
-	delegation = kmalloc(sizeof(*delegation), GFP_KERNEL);
+	delegation = kmalloc(sizeof(*delegation), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (delegation == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	memcpy(delegation->stateid.data, res->delegation.data,
@@ -213,10 +227,12 @@ int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct
 	spin_lock_init(&delegation->lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
-		if (memcmp(&delegation->stateid, &nfsi->delegation->stateid,
-					sizeof(delegation->stateid)) == 0 &&
-				delegation->type == nfsi->delegation->type) {
+	old_delegation = rcu_dereference_protected(nfsi->delegation,
+						   lockdep_is_held(&clp->cl_lock));
+	if (old_delegation != NULL) {
+		if (memcmp(&delegation->stateid, &old_delegation->stateid,
+					sizeof(old_delegation->stateid)) == 0 &&
+				delegation->type == old_delegation->type) {
 			goto out;
 		}
 		/*
@@ -226,12 +242,12 @@ int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct
 		dfprintk(FILE, "%s: server %s handed out "
 				"a duplicate delegation!\n",
 				__func__, clp->cl_hostname);
-		if (delegation->type <= nfsi->delegation->type) {
+		if (delegation->type <= old_delegation->type) {
 			freeme = delegation;
 			delegation = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		freeme = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+		freeme = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
 	}
 	list_add_rcu(&delegation->super_list, &clp->cl_delegations);
 	nfsi->delegation_state = delegation->type;
@@ -301,7 +317,7 @@ restart:
 		if (inode == NULL)
 			continue;
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL);
+		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL, clp);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (delegation != NULL) {
@@ -330,9 +346,9 @@ void nfs_inode_return_delegation_noreclaim(struct inode *inode)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 
-	if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		if (delegation != NULL)
 			nfs_do_return_delegation(inode, delegation, 0);
@@ -346,9 +362,9 @@ int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		if (delegation != NULL) {
 			nfs_msync_inode(inode);
@@ -526,7 +542,7 @@ restart:
 		if (inode == NULL)
 			continue;
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL);
+		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL, clp);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (delegation != NULL)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index db3ad849a28..ee9a179ebdf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -530,9 +530,7 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	nfs_readdir_descriptor_t my_desc,
 			*desc = &my_desc;
 	struct nfs_entry my_entry;
-	struct nfs_fh	 fh;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	long		res;
+	int res = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) starting at cookie %llu\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
@@ -554,9 +552,11 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
 	my_entry.cookie = my_entry.prev_cookie = 0;
 	my_entry.eof = 0;
-	my_entry.fh = &fh;
-	my_entry.fattr = &fattr;
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	my_entry.fh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	my_entry.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (my_entry.fh == NULL || my_entry.fattr == NULL)
+		goto out_alloc_failed;
+
 	desc->entry = &my_entry;
 
 	nfs_block_sillyrename(dentry);
@@ -598,7 +598,10 @@ out:
 	nfs_unblock_sillyrename(dentry);
 	if (res > 0)
 		res = 0;
-	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) returns %ld\n",
+out_alloc_failed:
+	nfs_free_fattr(my_entry.fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(my_entry.fh);
+	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%s/%s) returns %d\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 			res);
 	return res;
@@ -776,9 +779,9 @@ static int nfs_lookup_revalidate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct inode *dir;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *parent;
+	struct nfs_fh *fhandle = NULL;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
 	int error;
-	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 
 	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	dir = parent->d_inode;
@@ -811,14 +814,22 @@ static int nfs_lookup_revalidate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (NFS_STALE(inode))
 		goto out_bad;
 
-	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, &dentry->d_name, &fhandle, &fattr);
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fhandle = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fhandle == NULL || fattr == NULL)
+		goto out_error;
+
+	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, &dentry->d_name, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bad;
-	if (nfs_compare_fh(NFS_FH(inode), &fhandle))
+	if (nfs_compare_fh(NFS_FH(inode), fhandle))
 		goto out_bad;
-	if ((error = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr)) != 0)
+	if ((error = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr)) != 0)
 		goto out_bad;
 
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 out_set_verifier:
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
  out_valid:
@@ -842,11 +853,21 @@ out_zap_parent:
 		shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
 	}
 	d_drop(dentry);
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 	dput(parent);
 	dfprintk(LOOKUPCACHE, "NFS: %s(%s/%s) is invalid\n",
 			__func__, dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
 			dentry->d_name.name);
 	return 0;
+out_error:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
+	dput(parent);
+	dfprintk(LOOKUPCACHE, "NFS: %s(%s/%s) lookup returned error %d\n",
+			__func__, dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
+			dentry->d_name.name, error);
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -911,9 +932,9 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, stru
 	struct dentry *res;
 	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct nfs_fh *fhandle = NULL;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
 	int error;
-	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 
 	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: lookup(%s/%s)\n",
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -923,7 +944,6 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, stru
 	if (dentry->d_name.len > NFS_SERVER(dir)->namelen)
 		goto out;
 
-	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	dentry->d_op = NFS_PROTO(dir)->dentry_ops;
 
 	/*
@@ -936,17 +956,23 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, stru
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	fhandle = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fhandle == NULL || fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;
 	/* Protect against concurrent sillydeletes */
 	nfs_block_sillyrename(parent);
-	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, &dentry->d_name, &fhandle, &fattr);
+	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, &dentry->d_name, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (error == -ENOENT)
 		goto no_entry;
 	if (error < 0) {
 		res = ERR_PTR(error);
 		goto out_unblock_sillyrename;
 	}
-	inode = nfs_fhget(dentry->d_sb, &fhandle, &fattr);
+	inode = nfs_fhget(dentry->d_sb, fhandle, fattr);
 	res = (struct dentry *)inode;
 	if (IS_ERR(res))
 		goto out_unblock_sillyrename;
@@ -962,6 +988,8 @@ no_entry:
 out_unblock_sillyrename:
 	nfs_unblock_sillyrename(parent);
 out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1052,7 +1080,7 @@ static int nfs_open_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct inode *dir;
 	int openflags, ret = 0;
 
-	if (!is_atomic_open(nd))
+	if (!is_atomic_open(nd) || d_mountpoint(dentry))
 		goto no_open;
 	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	dir = parent->d_inode;
@@ -1669,28 +1697,33 @@ static void nfs_access_free_entry(struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 	smp_mb__after_atomic_dec();
 }
 
+static void nfs_access_free_list(struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct nfs_access_entry *cache;
+
+	while (!list_empty(head)) {
+		cache = list_entry(head->next, struct nfs_access_entry, lru);
+		list_del(&cache->lru);
+		nfs_access_free_entry(cache);
+	}
+}
+
 int nfs_access_cache_shrinker(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi;
 	struct nfs_access_entry *cache;
 
-restart:
+	if ((gfp_mask & GFP_KERNEL) != GFP_KERNEL)
+		return (nr_to_scan == 0) ? 0 : -1;
+
 	spin_lock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(nfsi, &nfs_access_lru_list, access_cache_inode_lru) {
-		struct rw_semaphore *s_umount;
 		struct inode *inode;
 
 		if (nr_to_scan-- == 0)
 			break;
-		s_umount = &nfsi->vfs_inode.i_sb->s_umount;
-		if (!down_read_trylock(s_umount))
-			continue;
-		inode = igrab(&nfsi->vfs_inode);
-		if (inode == NULL) {
-			up_read(s_umount);
-			continue;
-		}
+		inode = &nfsi->vfs_inode;
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		if (list_empty(&nfsi->access_cache_entry_lru))
 			goto remove_lru_entry;
@@ -1704,61 +1737,47 @@ restart:
 		else {
 remove_lru_entry:
 			list_del_init(&nfsi->access_cache_inode_lru);
+			smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
 			clear_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &nfsi->flags);
+			smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
-		iput(inode);
-		up_read(s_umount);
-		goto restart;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&head)) {
-		cache = list_entry(head.next, struct nfs_access_entry, lru);
-		list_del(&cache->lru);
-		nfs_access_free_entry(cache);
-	}
+	nfs_access_free_list(&head);
 	return (atomic_long_read(&nfs_access_nr_entries) / 100) * sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure;
 }
 
-static void __nfs_access_zap_cache(struct inode *inode)
+static void __nfs_access_zap_cache(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, struct list_head *head)
 {
-	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct rb_root *root_node = &nfsi->access_cache;
-	struct rb_node *n, *dispose = NULL;
+	struct rb_node *n;
 	struct nfs_access_entry *entry;
 
 	/* Unhook entries from the cache */
 	while ((n = rb_first(root_node)) != NULL) {
 		entry = rb_entry(n, struct nfs_access_entry, rb_node);
 		rb_erase(n, root_node);
-		list_del(&entry->lru);
-		n->rb_left = dispose;
-		dispose = n;
+		list_move(&entry->lru, head);
 	}
 	nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-
-	/* Now kill them all! */
-	while (dispose != NULL) {
-		n = dispose;
-		dispose = n->rb_left;
-		nfs_access_free_entry(rb_entry(n, struct nfs_access_entry, rb_node));
-	}
 }
 
 void nfs_access_zap_cache(struct inode *inode)
 {
+	LIST_HEAD(head);
+
+	if (test_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags) == 0)
+		return;
 	/* Remove from global LRU init */
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags)) {
-		spin_lock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags))
 		list_del_init(&NFS_I(inode)->access_cache_inode_lru);
-		spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
-	}
 
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	/* This will release the spinlock */
-	__nfs_access_zap_cache(inode);
+	__nfs_access_zap_cache(NFS_I(inode), &head);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
+	nfs_access_free_list(&head);
 }
 
 static struct nfs_access_entry *nfs_access_search_rbtree(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred)
@@ -1809,8 +1828,8 @@ out_stale:
 	nfs_access_free_entry(cache);
 	return -ENOENT;
 out_zap:
-	/* This will release the spinlock */
-	__nfs_access_zap_cache(inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	nfs_access_zap_cache(inode);
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
@@ -1865,9 +1884,11 @@ static void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *s
 	smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
 
 	/* Add inode to global LRU list */
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags)) {
+	if (!test_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags)) {
 		spin_lock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
-		list_add_tail(&NFS_I(inode)->access_cache_inode_lru, &nfs_access_lru_list);
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_ACL_LRU_SET, &NFS_I(inode)->flags))
+			list_add_tail(&NFS_I(inode)->access_cache_inode_lru,
+					&nfs_access_lru_list);
 		spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 8d965bddb87..cac96bcc91e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -161,14 +161,17 @@ static int nfs_revalidate_file_size(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
-	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
-		goto force_reval;
+	if (nfs_have_delegated_attributes(inode))
+		goto out_noreval;
+
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
 		goto force_reval;
-	if (nfsi->npages != 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (!(nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE) && !nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
-		return 0;
+	if (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE)
+		goto force_reval;
+	if (nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
+		goto force_reval;
+out_noreval:
+	return 0;
 force_reval:
 	return __nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.c b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
index a6b16ed9322..ce153a6b3ae 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ int __nfs_readpages_from_fscache(struct nfs_open_context *ctx,
 				 struct list_head *pages,
 				 unsigned *nr_pages)
 {
-	int ret, npages = *nr_pages;
+	unsigned npages = *nr_pages;
+	int ret;
 
 	dfprintk(FSCACHE, "NFS: nfs_getpages_from_fscache (0x%p/%u/0x%p)\n",
 		 NFS_I(inode)->fscache, npages, inode);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/getroot.c b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
index b35d2a61606..7428f7d6273 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
@@ -78,159 +78,94 @@ struct dentry *nfs_get_root(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
 	struct nfs_fsinfo fsinfo;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct dentry *mntroot;
+	struct dentry *ret;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
 
 	/* get the actual root for this mount */
-	fsinfo.fattr = &fattr;
+	fsinfo.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fsinfo.fattr == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getroot(server, mntfh, &fsinfo);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: getattr error = %d\n", -error);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		ret = ERR_PTR(error);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	inode = nfs_fhget(sb, mntfh, fsinfo.fattr);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root inode failed\n");
-		return ERR_CAST(inode);
+		ret = ERR_CAST(inode);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	error = nfs_superblock_set_dummy_root(sb, inode);
-	if (error != 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		ret = ERR_PTR(error);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* root dentries normally start off anonymous and get spliced in later
 	 * if the dentry tree reaches them; however if the dentry already
 	 * exists, we'll pick it up at this point and use it as the root
 	 */
-	mntroot = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(mntroot)) {
+	ret = d_obtain_alias(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root dentry failed\n");
-		return mntroot;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	security_d_instantiate(mntroot, inode);
-
-	if (!mntroot->d_op)
-		mntroot->d_op = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->dentry_ops;
+	security_d_instantiate(ret, inode);
 
-	return mntroot;
+	if (ret->d_op == NULL)
+		ret->d_op = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->dentry_ops;
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fsinfo.fattr);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 
-/*
- * Do a simple pathwalk from the root FH of the server to the nominated target
- * of the mountpoint
- * - give error on symlinks
- * - give error on ".." occurring in the path
- * - follow traversals
- */
-int nfs4_path_walk(struct nfs_server *server,
-		   struct nfs_fh *mntfh,
-		   const char *path)
+int nfs4_get_rootfh(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 {
 	struct nfs_fsinfo fsinfo;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct nfs_fh lastfh;
-	struct qstr name;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	dprintk("--> nfs4_path_walk(,,%s)\n", path);
+	dprintk("--> nfs4_get_rootfh()\n");
 
-	fsinfo.fattr = &fattr;
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
-
-	/* Eat leading slashes */
-	while (*path == '/')
-		path++;
+	fsinfo.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fsinfo.fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Start by getting the root filehandle from the server */
 	ret = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getroot(server, mntfh, &fsinfo);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dprintk("nfs4_get_root: getroot error = %d\n", -ret);
-		return ret;
+		dprintk("nfs4_get_rootfh: getroot error = %d\n", -ret);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!S_ISDIR(fattr.mode)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_root:"
+	if (!(fsinfo.fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_MODE)
+			|| !S_ISDIR(fsinfo.fattr->mode)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_rootfh:"
 		       " getroot encountered non-directory\n");
-		return -ENOTDIR;
+		ret = -ENOTDIR;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: It is quite valid for the server to return a referral here */
-	if (fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_root:"
+	if (fsinfo.fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_rootfh:"
 		       " getroot obtained referral\n");
-		return -EREMOTE;
-	}
-
-next_component:
-	dprintk("Next: %s\n", path);
-
-	/* extract the next bit of the path */
-	if (!*path)
-		goto path_walk_complete;
-
-	name.name = path;
-	while (*path && *path != '/')
-		path++;
-	name.len = path - (const char *) name.name;
-
-	if (name.len > NFS4_MAXNAMLEN)
-		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-
-eat_dot_dir:
-	while (*path == '/')
-		path++;
-
-	if (path[0] == '.' && (path[1] == '/' || !path[1])) {
-		path += 2;
-		goto eat_dot_dir;
-	}
-
-	/* FIXME: Why shouldn't the user be able to use ".." in the path? */
-	if (path[0] == '.' && path[1] == '.' && (path[2] == '/' || !path[2])
-	    ) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_root:"
-		       " Mount path contains reference to \"..\"\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EREMOTE;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* lookup the next FH in the sequence */
-	memcpy(&lastfh, mntfh, sizeof(lastfh));
-
-	dprintk("LookupFH: %*.*s [%s]\n", name.len, name.len, name.name, path);
-
-	ret = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->lookupfh(server, &lastfh, &name,
-						    mntfh, &fattr);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dprintk("nfs4_get_root: getroot error = %d\n", -ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (!S_ISDIR(fattr.mode)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_root:"
-		       " lookupfh encountered non-directory\n");
-		return -ENOTDIR;
-	}
-
-	/* FIXME: Referrals are quite valid here too */
-	if (fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_root:"
-		       " lookupfh obtained referral\n");
-		return -EREMOTE;
-	}
-
-	goto next_component;
-
-path_walk_complete:
-	memcpy(&server->fsid, &fattr.fsid, sizeof(server->fsid));
-	dprintk("<-- nfs4_path_walk() = 0\n");
-	return 0;
+	memcpy(&server->fsid, &fsinfo.fattr->fsid, sizeof(server->fsid));
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fsinfo.fattr);
+	dprintk("<-- nfs4_get_rootfh() = %d\n", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -239,8 +174,8 @@ path_walk_complete:
 struct dentry *nfs4_get_root(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct dentry *mntroot;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
+	struct dentry *ret;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
 
@@ -254,40 +189,50 @@ struct dentry *nfs4_get_root(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 	}
 
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);;
+
 	/* get the actual root for this mount */
-	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getattr(server, mntfh, &fattr);
+	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getattr(server, mntfh, fattr);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: getattr error = %d\n", -error);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		ret = ERR_PTR(error);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	inode = nfs_fhget(sb, mntfh, &fattr);
+	inode = nfs_fhget(sb, mntfh, fattr);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root inode failed\n");
-		return ERR_CAST(inode);
+		ret = ERR_CAST(inode);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	error = nfs_superblock_set_dummy_root(sb, inode);
-	if (error != 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		ret = ERR_PTR(error);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* root dentries normally start off anonymous and get spliced in later
 	 * if the dentry tree reaches them; however if the dentry already
 	 * exists, we'll pick it up at this point and use it as the root
 	 */
-	mntroot = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(mntroot)) {
+	ret = d_obtain_alias(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root dentry failed\n");
-		return mntroot;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	security_d_instantiate(mntroot, inode);
+	security_d_instantiate(ret, inode);
 
-	if (!mntroot->d_op)
-		mntroot->d_op = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->dentry_ops;
+	if (ret->d_op == NULL)
+		ret->d_op = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->dentry_ops;
 
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_get_root()\n");
-	return mntroot;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4 */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 50a56edca0b..099b3518fee 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ int
 nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	int error;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSSETATTR);
 
@@ -417,14 +417,20 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
 		nfs_wb_all(inode);
 	}
+
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 	/*
 	 * Return any delegations if we're going to change ACLs
 	 */
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE|ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) != 0)
 		nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode);
-	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->setattr(dentry, &fattr, attr);
+	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->setattr(dentry, fattr, attr);
 	if (error == 0)
-		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+out:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -682,7 +688,7 @@ int
 __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	int		 status = -ESTALE;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
 	dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: revalidating (%s/%Ld)\n",
@@ -693,8 +699,13 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 	if (NFS_STALE(inode))
 		goto out;
 
+	status = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_INODEREVALIDATE);
-	status = NFS_PROTO(inode)->getattr(server, NFS_FH(inode), &fattr);
+	status = NFS_PROTO(inode)->getattr(server, NFS_FH(inode), fattr);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "nfs_revalidate_inode: (%s/%Ld) getattr failed, error=%d\n",
 			 inode->i_sb->s_id,
@@ -707,7 +718,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr);
 	if (status) {
 		dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "nfs_revalidate_inode: (%s/%Ld) refresh failed, error=%d\n",
 			 inode->i_sb->s_id,
@@ -723,6 +734,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 		(long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
 
  out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -730,9 +742,14 @@ int nfs_attribute_timeout(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
+	return !time_in_range_open(jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo);
+}
+
+static int nfs_attribute_cache_expired(struct inode *inode)
+{
 	if (nfs_have_delegated_attributes(inode))
 		return 0;
-	return !time_in_range_open(jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies, nfsi->read_cache_jiffies + nfsi->attrtimeo);
+	return nfs_attribute_timeout(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -745,7 +762,7 @@ int nfs_attribute_timeout(struct inode *inode)
 int nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!(NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR)
-			&& !nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
+			&& !nfs_attribute_cache_expired(inode))
 		return NFS_STALE(inode) ? -ESTALE : 0;
 	return __nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
 }
@@ -782,7 +799,8 @@ int nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE)
-			|| nfs_attribute_timeout(inode) || NFS_STALE(inode)) {
+			|| nfs_attribute_cache_expired(inode)
+			|| NFS_STALE(inode)) {
 		ret = __nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(inode), inode);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -916,6 +934,26 @@ void nfs_fattr_init(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 	fattr->gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
 }
 
+struct nfs_fattr *nfs_alloc_fattr(void)
+{
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
+
+	fattr = kmalloc(sizeof(*fattr), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (fattr != NULL)
+		nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
+	return fattr;
+}
+
+struct nfs_fh *nfs_alloc_fhandle(void)
+{
+	struct nfs_fh *fh;
+
+	fh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nfs_fh), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (fh != NULL)
+		fh->size = 0;
+	return fh;
+}
+
 /**
  * nfs_inode_attrs_need_update - check if the inode attributes need updating
  * @inode - pointer to inode
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 11f82f03c5d..d8bd619e386 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ extern struct dentry *nfs_get_root(struct super_block *, struct nfs_fh *);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 extern struct dentry *nfs4_get_root(struct super_block *, struct nfs_fh *);
 
-extern int nfs4_path_walk(struct nfs_server *server,
-			  struct nfs_fh *mntfh,
-			  const char *path);
+extern int nfs4_get_rootfh(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *mntfh);
 #endif
 
 /* read.c */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/iostat.h b/fs/nfs/iostat.h
index 1d8d5c813b0..c5832487c45 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/iostat.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/iostat.h
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ static inline void nfs_inc_stats(const struct inode *inode,
 
 static inline void nfs_add_server_stats(const struct nfs_server *server,
 					enum nfs_stat_bytecounters stat,
-					unsigned long addend)
+					long addend)
 {
 	this_cpu_add(server->io_stats->bytes[stat], addend);
 }
 
 static inline void nfs_add_stats(const struct inode *inode,
 				 enum nfs_stat_bytecounters stat,
-				 unsigned long addend)
+				 long addend)
 {
 	nfs_add_server_stats(NFS_SERVER(inode), stat, addend);
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline void nfs_add_stats(const struct inode *inode,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_FSCACHE
 static inline void nfs_add_fscache_stats(struct inode *inode,
 					 enum nfs_stat_fscachecounters stat,
-					 unsigned long addend)
+					 long addend)
 {
 	this_cpu_add(NFS_SERVER(inode)->io_stats->fscache[stat], addend);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 7888cf36022..db6aa3673cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static void * nfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(dentry->d_inode);
 	struct dentry *parent;
-	struct nfs_fh fh;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fh *fh = NULL;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	dprintk("--> nfs_follow_mountpoint()\n");
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ static void * nfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (IS_ROOT(dentry))
 		goto out_err;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	fh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fh == NULL || fattr == NULL)
+		goto out_err;
+
 	dprintk("%s: enter\n", __func__);
 	dput(nd->path.dentry);
 	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
@@ -123,16 +129,16 @@ static void * nfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	parent = dget_parent(nd->path.dentry);
 	err = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->lookup(parent->d_inode,
 						  &nd->path.dentry->d_name,
-						  &fh, &fattr);
+						  fh, fattr);
 	dput(parent);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	if (fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL)
+	if (fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL)
 		mnt = nfs_do_refmount(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry);
 	else
-		mnt = nfs_do_submount(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry, &fh,
-				      &fattr);
+		mnt = nfs_do_submount(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry, fh,
+				      fattr);
 	err = PTR_ERR(mnt);
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		goto out_err;
@@ -151,6 +157,8 @@ static void * nfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	nd->path.dentry = dget(mnt->mnt_root);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&nfs_automount_task, nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout);
 out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fh);
 	dprintk("%s: done, returned %d\n", __func__, err);
 
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_follow_mountpoint() = %d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index d150ae0c5ec..9f88c5f4c7e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void nfs3_cache_acls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 	struct page *pages[NFSACL_MAXPAGES] = { };
 	struct nfs3_getaclargs args = {
 		.fh = NFS_FH(inode),
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 		.pages = pages,
 	};
 	struct nfs3_getaclres res = {
-		.fattr =	&fattr,
+		0
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &args,
@@ -228,7 +227,10 @@ struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 
 	dprintk("NFS call getacl\n");
 	msg.rpc_proc = &server->client_acl->cl_procinfo[ACLPROC3_GETACL];
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client_acl, &msg, 0);
 	dprintk("NFS reply getacl: %d\n", status);
 
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 
 	switch (status) {
 		case 0:
-			status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+			status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 			break;
 		case -EPFNOSUPPORT:
 		case -EPROTONOSUPPORT:
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 getout:
 	posix_acl_release(res.acl_access);
 	posix_acl_release(res.acl_default);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 
 	if (status != 0) {
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 		  struct posix_acl *dfacl)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
 	struct page *pages[NFSACL_MAXPAGES];
 	struct nfs3_setaclargs args = {
 		.inode = inode,
@@ -335,8 +338,13 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	}
 
 	dprintk("NFS call setacl\n");
+	status = -ENOMEM;
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto out_freepages;
+
 	msg.rpc_proc = &server->client_acl->cl_procinfo[ACLPROC3_SETACL];
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	msg.rpc_resp = fattr;
 	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client_acl, &msg, 0);
 	nfs_access_zap_cache(inode);
 	nfs_zap_acl_cache(inode);
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 
 	switch (status) {
 		case 0:
-			status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+			status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr);
 			nfs3_cache_acls(inode, acl, dfacl);
 			break;
 		case -EPFNOSUPPORT:
@@ -355,6 +363,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 		case -ENOTSUPP:
 			status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 out_freepages:
 	while (args.npages != 0) {
 		args.npages--;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index e701002694e..fabb4f2849a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -144,14 +144,12 @@ static int
 nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name,
 		 struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	dir_attr;
 	struct nfs3_diropargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
 		.name		= name->name,
 		.len		= name->len
 	};
 	struct nfs3_diropres	res = {
-		.dir_attr	= &dir_attr,
 		.fh		= fhandle,
 		.fattr		= fattr
 	};
@@ -163,29 +161,30 @@ nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name,
 	int			status;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  lookup %s\n", name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&dir_attr);
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_refresh_inode(dir, &dir_attr);
+	nfs_refresh_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
 	if (status >= 0 && !(fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR)) {
 		msg.rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_GETATTR];
 		msg.rpc_argp = fhandle;
 		msg.rpc_resp = fattr;
 		status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply lookup: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
 
 static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	fattr;
 	struct nfs3_accessargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(inode),
 	};
-	struct nfs3_accessres	res = {
-		.fattr		= &fattr,
-	};
+	struct nfs3_accessres	res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_ACCESS],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 		.rpc_cred	= entry->cred,
 	};
 	int mode = entry->mask;
-	int status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  access\n");
 
@@ -210,9 +209,13 @@ static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 		if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
 			arg.access |= NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	}
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(inode), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		entry->mask = 0;
 		if (res.access & NFS3_ACCESS_READ)
@@ -222,6 +225,8 @@ static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 		if (res.access & (NFS3_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
 			entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply access: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 static int nfs3_proc_readlink(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 		unsigned int pgbase, unsigned int pglen)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	fattr;
+	struct nfs_fattr	*fattr;
 	struct nfs3_readlinkargs args = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(inode),
 		.pgbase		= pgbase,
@@ -239,14 +244,19 @@ static int nfs3_proc_readlink(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_READLINK],
 		.rpc_argp	= &args,
-		.rpc_resp	= &fattr,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  readlink\n");
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	msg.rpc_resp = fattr;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(inode), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply readlink: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -396,12 +406,17 @@ nfs3_proc_remove(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name)
 		.rpc_argp = &arg,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  remove %s\n", name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&res.dir_attr);
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply remove: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -419,7 +434,7 @@ nfs3_proc_unlink_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct inode *dir)
 	if (nfs3_async_handle_jukebox(task, dir))
 		return 0;
 	res = task->tk_msg.rpc_resp;
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &res->dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res->dir_attr);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +442,6 @@ static int
 nfs3_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		 struct inode *new_dir, struct qstr *new_name)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	old_dir_attr, new_dir_attr;
 	struct nfs3_renameargs	arg = {
 		.fromfh		= NFS_FH(old_dir),
 		.fromname	= old_name->name,
@@ -436,23 +450,27 @@ nfs3_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		.toname		= new_name->name,
 		.tolen		= new_name->len
 	};
-	struct nfs3_renameres	res = {
-		.fromattr	= &old_dir_attr,
-		.toattr		= &new_dir_attr
-	};
+	struct nfs3_renameres res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_RENAME],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
 		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  rename %s -> %s\n", old_name->name, new_name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&old_dir_attr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&new_dir_attr);
+
+	res.fromattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.toattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fromattr == NULL || res.toattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(old_dir), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, &old_dir_attr);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, &new_dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, res.fromattr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, res.toattr);
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.toattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fromattr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply rename: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -460,30 +478,32 @@ nfs3_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 static int
 nfs3_proc_link(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	dir_attr, fattr;
 	struct nfs3_linkargs	arg = {
 		.fromfh		= NFS_FH(inode),
 		.tofh		= NFS_FH(dir),
 		.toname		= name->name,
 		.tolen		= name->len
 	};
-	struct nfs3_linkres	res = {
-		.dir_attr	= &dir_attr,
-		.fattr		= &fattr
-	};
+	struct nfs3_linkres	res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_LINK],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
 		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  link %s\n", name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&dir_attr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL || res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(inode), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &dir_attr);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(inode, res.fattr);
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply link: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -554,7 +574,7 @@ out:
 static int
 nfs3_proc_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	dir_attr;
+	struct nfs_fattr	*dir_attr;
 	struct nfs3_diropargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
 		.name		= name->name,
@@ -563,14 +583,19 @@ nfs3_proc_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name)
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_RMDIR],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
-		.rpc_resp	= &dir_attr,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  rmdir %s\n", name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&dir_attr);
+	dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	msg.rpc_resp = dir_attr;
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, dir_attr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(dir_attr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply rmdir: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -589,7 +614,6 @@ nfs3_proc_readdir(struct dentry *dentry, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 		  u64 cookie, struct page *page, unsigned int count, int plus)
 {
 	struct inode		*dir = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct nfs_fattr	dir_attr;
 	__be32			*verf = NFS_COOKIEVERF(dir);
 	struct nfs3_readdirargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
@@ -600,7 +624,6 @@ nfs3_proc_readdir(struct dentry *dentry, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 		.pages		= &page
 	};
 	struct nfs3_readdirres	res = {
-		.dir_attr	= &dir_attr,
 		.verf		= verf,
 		.plus		= plus
 	};
@@ -610,7 +633,7 @@ nfs3_proc_readdir(struct dentry *dentry, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 		.rpc_cred	= cred
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (plus)
 		msg.rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_READDIRPLUS];
@@ -618,12 +641,17 @@ nfs3_proc_readdir(struct dentry *dentry, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 	dprintk("NFS call  readdir%s %d\n",
 			plus? "plus" : "", (unsigned int) cookie);
 
-	nfs_fattr_init(&dir_attr);
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 
 	nfs_invalidate_atime(dir);
+	nfs_refresh_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
 
-	nfs_refresh_inode(dir, &dir_attr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply readdir: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
index 56a86f6ac8b..75dcfc7da36 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ nfs3_xdr_wccstat(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 static int
 nfs3_xdr_removeres(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_removeres *res)
 {
-	return nfs3_xdr_wccstat(req, p, &res->dir_attr);
+	return nfs3_xdr_wccstat(req, p, res->dir_attr);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index a187200a7aa..c538c6106e1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ extern ssize_t nfs4_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 
 
 /* nfs4proc.c */
-extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *, u32, unsigned short, struct rpc_cred *);
-extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
+extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *, u32, unsigned short, struct rpc_cred *, struct nfs4_setclientid_res *);
+extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *, struct nfs4_setclientid_res *arg, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred);
 extern int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs41_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
-extern int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, int wait);
+extern int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait);
 extern struct dentry *nfs4_atomic_open(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 extern int nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, struct nameidata *);
 extern int nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ extern void nfs4_put_lock_state(struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp);
 extern int nfs4_set_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, struct file_lock *fl);
 extern void nfs4_copy_stateid(nfs4_stateid *, struct nfs4_state *, fl_owner_t);
 
-extern struct nfs_seqid *nfs_alloc_seqid(struct nfs_seqid_counter *counter);
+extern struct nfs_seqid *nfs_alloc_seqid(struct nfs_seqid_counter *counter, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern int nfs_wait_on_sequence(struct nfs_seqid *seqid, struct rpc_task *task);
 extern void nfs_increment_open_seqid(int status, struct nfs_seqid *seqid);
 extern void nfs_increment_lock_seqid(int status, struct nfs_seqid *seqid);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4namespace.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4namespace.c
index f071d12c613..3c2a1724fbd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4namespace.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *try_location(struct nfs_clone_mount *mountdata,
 				     char *page, char *page2,
 				     const struct nfs4_fs_location *location)
 {
+	const size_t addr_bufsize = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	char *mnt_path;
 	unsigned int maxbuflen;
@@ -126,9 +127,12 @@ static struct vfsmount *try_location(struct nfs_clone_mount *mountdata,
 	mountdata->mnt_path = mnt_path;
 	maxbuflen = mnt_path - 1 - page2;
 
+	mountdata->addr = kmalloc(addr_bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mountdata->addr == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
 	for (s = 0; s < location->nservers; s++) {
 		const struct nfs4_string *buf = &location->servers[s];
-		struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 
 		if (buf->len <= 0 || buf->len >= maxbuflen)
 			continue;
@@ -137,11 +141,10 @@ static struct vfsmount *try_location(struct nfs_clone_mount *mountdata,
 			continue;
 
 		mountdata->addrlen = nfs_parse_server_name(buf->data, buf->len,
-				(struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+				mountdata->addr, addr_bufsize);
 		if (mountdata->addrlen == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		mountdata->addr = (struct sockaddr *)&addr;
 		rpc_set_port(mountdata->addr, NFS_PORT);
 
 		memcpy(page2, buf->data, buf->len);
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *try_location(struct nfs_clone_mount *mountdata,
 		if (!IS_ERR(mnt))
 			break;
 	}
+	kfree(mountdata->addr);
 	return mnt;
 }
 
@@ -221,8 +225,8 @@ out:
 
 /*
  * nfs_do_refmount - handle crossing a referral on server
+ * @mnt_parent - mountpoint of referral
  * @dentry - dentry of referral
- * @nd - nameidata info
  *
  */
 struct vfsmount *nfs_do_refmount(const struct vfsmount *mnt_parent, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 638067007c6..70015dd60a9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ static int nfs4_do_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *, struct nfs_fsinf
 static int nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *, const struct nfs_server *, struct nfs4_state *);
 static int _nfs4_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name, struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 static int _nfs4_proc_getattr(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
+static int nfs4_do_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred,
+			    struct nfs_fattr *fattr, struct iattr *sattr,
+			    struct nfs4_state *state);
 
 /* Prevent leaks of NFSv4 errors into userland */
 static int nfs4_map_errors(int err)
@@ -714,17 +717,18 @@ static void nfs4_init_opendata_res(struct nfs4_opendata *p)
 
 static struct nfs4_opendata *nfs4_opendata_alloc(struct path *path,
 		struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, fmode_t fmode, int flags,
-		const struct iattr *attrs)
+		const struct iattr *attrs,
+		gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent = dget_parent(path->dentry);
 	struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(dir);
 	struct nfs4_opendata *p;
 
-	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), gfp_mask);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		goto err;
-	p->o_arg.seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&sp->so_seqid);
+	p->o_arg.seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&sp->so_seqid, gfp_mask);
 	if (p->o_arg.seqid == NULL)
 		goto err_free;
 	path_get(path);
@@ -1060,7 +1064,7 @@ static struct nfs4_opendata *nfs4_open_recoverdata_alloc(struct nfs_open_context
 {
 	struct nfs4_opendata *opendata;
 
-	opendata = nfs4_opendata_alloc(&ctx->path, state->owner, 0, 0, NULL);
+	opendata = nfs4_opendata_alloc(&ctx->path, state->owner, 0, 0, NULL, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (opendata == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	opendata->state = state;
@@ -1648,7 +1652,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir, struct path *path, fmode_t fmode, in
 	if (path->dentry->d_inode != NULL)
 		nfs4_return_incompatible_delegation(path->dentry->d_inode, fmode);
 	status = -ENOMEM;
-	opendata = nfs4_opendata_alloc(path, sp, fmode, flags, sattr);
+	opendata = nfs4_opendata_alloc(path, sp, fmode, flags, sattr, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (opendata == NULL)
 		goto err_put_state_owner;
 
@@ -1659,15 +1663,24 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir, struct path *path, fmode_t fmode, in
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto err_opendata_put;
 
-	if (opendata->o_arg.open_flags & O_EXCL)
-		nfs4_exclusive_attrset(opendata, sattr);
-
 	state = nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(opendata);
 	status = PTR_ERR(state);
 	if (IS_ERR(state))
 		goto err_opendata_put;
 	if (server->caps & NFS_CAP_POSIX_LOCK)
 		set_bit(NFS_STATE_POSIX_LOCKS, &state->flags);
+
+	if (opendata->o_arg.open_flags & O_EXCL) {
+		nfs4_exclusive_attrset(opendata, sattr);
+
+		nfs_fattr_init(opendata->o_res.f_attr);
+		status = nfs4_do_setattr(state->inode, cred,
+				opendata->o_res.f_attr, sattr,
+				state);
+		if (status == 0)
+			nfs_setattr_update_inode(state->inode, sattr);
+		nfs_post_op_update_inode(state->inode, opendata->o_res.f_attr);
+	}
 	nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
 	nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
 	*res = state;
@@ -1914,7 +1927,7 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_close_ops = {
  *
  * NOTE: Caller must be holding the sp->so_owner semaphore!
  */
-int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, int wait)
+int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(state->inode);
 	struct nfs4_closedata *calldata;
@@ -1933,7 +1946,7 @@ int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, int wait)
 	};
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
-	calldata = kzalloc(sizeof(*calldata), GFP_KERNEL);
+	calldata = kzalloc(sizeof(*calldata), gfp_mask);
 	if (calldata == NULL)
 		goto out;
 	calldata->inode = state->inode;
@@ -1941,7 +1954,7 @@ int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, int wait)
 	calldata->arg.fh = NFS_FH(state->inode);
 	calldata->arg.stateid = &state->open_stateid;
 	/* Serialization for the sequence id */
-	calldata->arg.seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&state->owner->so_seqid);
+	calldata->arg.seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&state->owner->so_seqid, gfp_mask);
 	if (calldata->arg.seqid == NULL)
 		goto out_free_calldata;
 	calldata->arg.fmode = 0;
@@ -2404,14 +2417,12 @@ static int nfs4_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name, struct nfs_fh
 static int _nfs4_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 	struct nfs4_accessargs args = {
 		.fh = NFS_FH(inode),
 		.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask,
 	};
 	struct nfs4_accessres res = {
 		.server = server,
-		.fattr = &fattr,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_ACCESS],
@@ -2438,7 +2449,11 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry
 		if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
 			args.access |= NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	}
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &args, &res, 0);
 	if (!status) {
 		entry->mask = 0;
@@ -2448,8 +2463,9 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry
 			entry->mask |= MAY_WRITE;
 		if (res.access & (NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
 			entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
-		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2562,13 +2578,6 @@ nfs4_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 	}
 	d_add(dentry, igrab(state->inode));
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
-	if (flags & O_EXCL) {
-		struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-		status = nfs4_do_setattr(state->inode, cred, &fattr, sattr, state);
-		if (status == 0)
-			nfs_setattr_update_inode(state->inode, sattr);
-		nfs_post_op_update_inode(state->inode, &fattr);
-	}
 	if (status == 0 && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0)
 		status = nfs4_intent_set_file(nd, &path, state, fmode);
 	else
@@ -2596,14 +2605,19 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_remove(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *name)
 		.rpc_argp = &args,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
+
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
-	nfs_fattr_init(&res.dir_attr);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &args, &res, 1);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		update_changeattr(dir, &res.cinfo);
-		nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &res.dir_attr);
+		nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
+out:
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2638,7 +2652,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_unlink_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct inode *dir)
 	if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, res->server, NULL) == -EAGAIN)
 		return 0;
 	update_changeattr(dir, &res->cinfo);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &res->dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res->dir_attr);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2653,29 +2667,31 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		.new_name = new_name,
 		.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask,
 	};
-	struct nfs_fattr old_fattr, new_fattr;
 	struct nfs4_rename_res res = {
 		.server = server,
-		.old_fattr = &old_fattr,
-		.new_fattr = &new_fattr,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_RENAME],
 		.rpc_argp = &arg,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 	
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.old_fattr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.new_fattr);
-	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &arg, &res, 1);
+	res.old_fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.new_fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.old_fattr == NULL || res.new_fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
+	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &arg, &res, 1);
 	if (!status) {
 		update_changeattr(old_dir, &res.old_cinfo);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, res.old_fattr);
 		update_changeattr(new_dir, &res.new_cinfo);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, res.new_fattr);
 	}
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.new_fattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.old_fattr);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2702,28 +2718,30 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_link(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir, struct qstr *
 		.name   = name,
 		.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask,
 	};
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr, dir_attr;
 	struct nfs4_link_res res = {
 		.server = server,
-		.fattr = &fattr,
-		.dir_attr = &dir_attr,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_LINK],
 		.rpc_argp = &arg,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL || res.dir_attr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.fattr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.dir_attr);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &arg, &res, 1);
 	if (!status) {
 		update_changeattr(dir, &res.cinfo);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	}
-
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -3146,23 +3164,31 @@ static void nfs4_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_messa
 	msg->rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_COMMIT];
 }
 
+struct nfs4_renewdata {
+	struct nfs_client	*client;
+	unsigned long		timestamp;
+};
+
 /*
  * nfs4_proc_async_renew(): This is not one of the nfs_rpc_ops; it is a special
  * standalone procedure for queueing an asynchronous RENEW.
  */
-static void nfs4_renew_release(void *data)
+static void nfs4_renew_release(void *calldata)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = data;
+	struct nfs4_renewdata *data = calldata;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = data->client;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&clp->cl_count) > 1)
 		nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(clp);
 	nfs_put_client(clp);
+	kfree(data);
 }
 
-static void nfs4_renew_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
+static void nfs4_renew_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = data;
-	unsigned long timestamp = task->tk_start;
+	struct nfs4_renewdata *data = calldata;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = data->client;
+	unsigned long timestamp = data->timestamp;
 
 	if (task->tk_status < 0) {
 		/* Unless we're shutting down, schedule state recovery! */
@@ -3188,11 +3214,17 @@ int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 		.rpc_argp	= clp,
 		.rpc_cred	= cred,
 	};
+	struct nfs4_renewdata *data;
 
 	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&clp->cl_count))
 		return -EIO;
+	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	data->client = clp;
+	data->timestamp = jiffies;
 	return rpc_call_async(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_SOFT,
-			&nfs4_renew_ops, clp);
+			&nfs4_renew_ops, data);
 }
 
 int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
@@ -3494,7 +3526,9 @@ nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server,
 	return _nfs4_async_handle_error(task, server, server->nfs_client, state);
 }
 
-int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 program, unsigned short port, struct rpc_cred *cred)
+int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 program,
+		unsigned short port, struct rpc_cred *cred,
+		struct nfs4_setclientid_res *res)
 {
 	nfs4_verifier sc_verifier;
 	struct nfs4_setclientid setclientid = {
@@ -3504,7 +3538,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 program, unsigned short po
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_SETCLIENTID],
 		.rpc_argp = &setclientid,
-		.rpc_resp = clp,
+		.rpc_resp = res,
 		.rpc_cred = cred,
 	};
 	__be32 *p;
@@ -3547,12 +3581,14 @@ int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 program, unsigned short po
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int _nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
+static int _nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *clp,
+		struct nfs4_setclientid_res *arg,
+		struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct nfs_fsinfo fsinfo;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM],
-		.rpc_argp = clp,
+		.rpc_argp = arg,
 		.rpc_resp = &fsinfo,
 		.rpc_cred = cred,
 	};
@@ -3570,12 +3606,14 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cre
 	return status;
 }
 
-int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
+int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *clp,
+		struct nfs4_setclientid_res *arg,
+		struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	long timeout = 0;
 	int err;
 	do {
-		err = _nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(clp, cred);
+		err = _nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(clp, arg, cred);
 		switch (err) {
 			case 0:
 				return err;
@@ -3667,7 +3705,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, co
 	};
 	int status = 0;
 
-	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	data->args.fhandle = &data->fh;
@@ -3823,7 +3861,7 @@ static struct nfs4_unlockdata *nfs4_alloc_unlockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	struct nfs4_unlockdata *p;
 	struct inode *inode = lsp->ls_state->inode;
 
-	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	p->arg.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
@@ -3961,7 +3999,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *
 	if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags))
 		goto out;
 	lsp = request->fl_u.nfs4_fl.owner;
-	seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_seqid);
+	seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_seqid, GFP_KERNEL);
 	status = -ENOMEM;
 	if (seqid == NULL)
 		goto out;
@@ -3989,22 +4027,23 @@ struct nfs4_lockdata {
 };
 
 static struct nfs4_lockdata *nfs4_alloc_lockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
-		struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp)
+		struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp,
+		gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct nfs4_lockdata *p;
 	struct inode *inode = lsp->ls_state->inode;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 
-	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), gfp_mask);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	p->arg.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
 	p->arg.fl = &p->fl;
-	p->arg.open_seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_state->owner->so_seqid);
+	p->arg.open_seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_state->owner->so_seqid, gfp_mask);
 	if (p->arg.open_seqid == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
-	p->arg.lock_seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_seqid);
+	p->arg.lock_seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_seqid, gfp_mask);
 	if (p->arg.lock_seqid == NULL)
 		goto out_free_seqid;
 	p->arg.lock_stateid = &lsp->ls_stateid;
@@ -4158,7 +4197,8 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *f
 
 	dprintk("%s: begin!\n", __func__);
 	data = nfs4_alloc_lockdata(fl, nfs_file_open_context(fl->fl_file),
-			fl->fl_u.nfs4_fl.owner);
+			fl->fl_u.nfs4_fl.owner,
+			recovery_type == NFS_LOCK_NEW ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_NOFS);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (IS_SETLKW(cmd))
@@ -4647,7 +4687,7 @@ static int nfs4_reset_slot_table(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl, u32 max_reqs,
 	if (max_reqs != tbl->max_slots) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		new = kmalloc(max_reqs * sizeof(struct nfs4_slot),
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
+			      GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!new)
 			goto out;
 		ret = 0;
@@ -4712,7 +4752,7 @@ static int nfs4_init_slot_table(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl,
 
 	dprintk("--> %s: max_reqs=%u\n", __func__, max_slots);
 
-	slot = kcalloc(max_slots, sizeof(struct nfs4_slot), GFP_KERNEL);
+	slot = kcalloc(max_slots, sizeof(struct nfs4_slot), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!slot)
 		goto out;
 	ret = 0;
@@ -4761,7 +4801,7 @@ struct nfs4_session *nfs4_alloc_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	struct nfs4_session *session;
 	struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl;
 
-	session = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nfs4_session), GFP_KERNEL);
+	session = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nfs4_session), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -5105,8 +5145,8 @@ static int nfs41_proc_async_sequence(struct nfs_client *clp,
 
 	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&clp->cl_count))
 		return -EIO;
-	args = kzalloc(sizeof(*args), GFP_KERNEL);
-	res = kzalloc(sizeof(*res), GFP_KERNEL);
+	args = kzalloc(sizeof(*args), GFP_NOFS);
+	res = kzalloc(sizeof(*res), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!args || !res) {
 		kfree(args);
 		kfree(res);
@@ -5207,7 +5247,7 @@ static int nfs41_proc_reclaim_complete(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
-	calldata = kzalloc(sizeof(*calldata), GFP_KERNEL);
+	calldata = kzalloc(sizeof(*calldata), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (calldata == NULL)
 		goto out;
 	calldata->clp = clp;
@@ -5218,9 +5258,12 @@ static int nfs41_proc_reclaim_complete(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	msg.rpc_resp = &calldata->res;
 	task_setup_data.callback_data = calldata;
 	task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
-	if (IS_ERR(task))
+	if (IS_ERR(task)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(task);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	rpc_put_task(task);
+	return 0;
 out:
 	dprintk("<-- %s status=%d\n", __func__, status);
 	return status;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 6c5ed51f105..34acf5926fd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nfs4_clientid_list);
 
 int nfs4_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
+	struct nfs4_setclientid_res clid;
 	unsigned short port;
 	int status;
 
@@ -69,11 +70,15 @@ int nfs4_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	if (clp->cl_addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 		port = nfs_callback_tcpport6;
 
-	status = nfs4_proc_setclientid(clp, NFS4_CALLBACK, port, cred);
-	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(clp, cred);
-	if (status == 0)
-		nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(clp);
+	status = nfs4_proc_setclientid(clp, NFS4_CALLBACK, port, cred, &clid);
+	if (status != 0)
+		goto out;
+	status = nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(clp, &clid, cred);
+	if (status != 0)
+		goto out;
+	clp->cl_clientid = clid.clientid;
+	nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(clp);
+out:
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ nfs4_alloc_state_owner(void)
 {
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp;
 
-	sp = kzalloc(sizeof(*sp),GFP_KERNEL);
+	sp = kzalloc(sizeof(*sp),GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!sp)
 		return NULL;
 	spin_lock_init(&sp->so_lock);
@@ -435,7 +440,7 @@ nfs4_alloc_open_state(void)
 {
 	struct nfs4_state *state;
 
-	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!state)
 		return NULL;
 	atomic_set(&state->count, 1);
@@ -537,7 +542,8 @@ void nfs4_put_open_state(struct nfs4_state *state)
 /*
  * Close the current file.
  */
-static void __nfs4_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode, int wait)
+static void __nfs4_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state,
+		fmode_t fmode, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait)
 {
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *owner = state->owner;
 	int call_close = 0;
@@ -578,17 +584,17 @@ static void __nfs4_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fm
 		nfs4_put_open_state(state);
 		nfs4_put_state_owner(owner);
 	} else
-		nfs4_do_close(path, state, wait);
+		nfs4_do_close(path, state, gfp_mask, wait);
 }
 
 void nfs4_close_state(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
 {
-	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, 0);
+	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, GFP_NOFS, 0);
 }
 
 void nfs4_close_sync(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
 {
-	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, 1);
+	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, GFP_KERNEL, 1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -618,7 +624,7 @@ static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_alloc_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, f
 	struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp;
 	struct nfs_client *clp = state->owner->so_client;
 
-	lsp = kzalloc(sizeof(*lsp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lsp = kzalloc(sizeof(*lsp), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (lsp == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	rpc_init_wait_queue(&lsp->ls_sequence.wait, "lock_seqid_waitqueue");
@@ -754,11 +760,11 @@ void nfs4_copy_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t f
 	nfs4_put_lock_state(lsp);
 }
 
-struct nfs_seqid *nfs_alloc_seqid(struct nfs_seqid_counter *counter)
+struct nfs_seqid *nfs_alloc_seqid(struct nfs_seqid_counter *counter, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct nfs_seqid *new;
 
-	new = kmalloc(sizeof(*new), GFP_KERNEL);
+	new = kmalloc(sizeof(*new), gfp_mask);
 	if (new != NULL) {
 		new->sequence = counter;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->list);
@@ -1347,7 +1353,7 @@ static int nfs4_recall_slot(struct nfs_client *clp)
 
 	nfs4_begin_drain_session(clp);
 	new = kmalloc(fc_tbl->target_max_slots * sizeof(struct nfs4_slot),
-		      GFP_KERNEL);
+		      GFP_NOFS);
         if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 38f3b582e7c..6bdef28efa3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1504,14 +1504,14 @@ static void encode_setclientid(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_setclie
 	hdr->replen += decode_setclientid_maxsz;
 }
 
-static void encode_setclientid_confirm(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs_client *client_state, struct compound_hdr *hdr)
+static void encode_setclientid_confirm(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_setclientid_res *arg, struct compound_hdr *hdr)
 {
 	__be32 *p;
 
 	p = reserve_space(xdr, 12 + NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM);
-	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, client_state->cl_clientid);
-	xdr_encode_opaque_fixed(p, client_state->cl_confirm.data, NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
+	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, arg->clientid);
+	xdr_encode_opaque_fixed(p, arg->confirm.data, NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
 	hdr->nops++;
 	hdr->replen += decode_setclientid_confirm_maxsz;
 }
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_enc_setclientid(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs4
 /*
  * a SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM request
  */
-static int nfs4_xdr_enc_setclientid_confirm(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_client *clp)
+static int nfs4_xdr_enc_setclientid_confirm(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs4_setclientid_res *arg)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream xdr;
 	struct compound_hdr hdr = {
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_enc_setclientid_confirm(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, str
 
 	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
 	encode_compound_hdr(&xdr, req, &hdr);
-	encode_setclientid_confirm(&xdr, clp, &hdr);
+	encode_setclientid_confirm(&xdr, arg, &hdr);
 	encode_putrootfh(&xdr, &hdr);
 	encode_fsinfo(&xdr, lease_bitmap, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
@@ -4397,7 +4397,7 @@ out_overflow:
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int decode_setclientid(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_client *clp)
+static int decode_setclientid(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_setclientid_res *res)
 {
 	__be32 *p;
 	uint32_t opnum;
@@ -4417,8 +4417,8 @@ static int decode_setclientid(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_client *clp)
 		p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 8 + NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
 		if (unlikely(!p))
 			goto out_overflow;
-		p = xdr_decode_hyper(p, &clp->cl_clientid);
-		memcpy(clp->cl_confirm.data, p, NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
+		p = xdr_decode_hyper(p, &res->clientid);
+		memcpy(res->confirm.data, p, NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE);
 	} else if (nfserr == NFSERR_CLID_INUSE) {
 		uint32_t len;
 
@@ -4815,7 +4815,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_remove(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfs_rem
 		goto out;
 	if ((status = decode_remove(&xdr, &res->cinfo)) != 0)
 		goto out;
-	decode_getfattr(&xdr, &res->dir_attr, res->server,
+	decode_getfattr(&xdr, res->dir_attr, res->server,
 			!RPC_IS_ASYNC(rqstp->rq_task));
 out:
 	return status;
@@ -5498,7 +5498,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_renew(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, void *dummy)
  * Decode SETCLIENTID response
  */
 static int nfs4_xdr_dec_setclientid(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
-		struct nfs_client *clp)
+		struct nfs4_setclientid_res *res)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream xdr;
 	struct compound_hdr hdr;
@@ -5507,7 +5507,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_setclientid(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
 	xdr_init_decode(&xdr, &req->rq_rcv_buf, p);
 	status = decode_compound_hdr(&xdr, &hdr);
 	if (!status)
-		status = decode_setclientid(&xdr, clp);
+		status = decode_setclientid(&xdr, res);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
index 8c55b27c0de..6bd19d843af 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ static int __init root_nfs_ports(void)
  */
 static int __init root_nfs_get_handle(void)
 {
-	struct nfs_fh fh;
 	struct sockaddr_in sin;
 	unsigned int auth_flav_len = 0;
 	struct nfs_mount_request request = {
@@ -499,21 +498,24 @@ static int __init root_nfs_get_handle(void)
 					NFS_MNT3_VERSION : NFS_MNT_VERSION,
 		.protocol	= (nfs_data.flags & NFS_MOUNT_TCP) ?
 					XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP : XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP,
-		.fh		= &fh,
 		.auth_flav_len	= &auth_flav_len,
 	};
-	int status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
+	request.fh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	if (!request.fh)
+		goto out;
 	set_sockaddr(&sin, servaddr, htons(mount_port));
 	status = nfs_mount(&request);
 	if (status < 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Root-NFS: Server returned error %d "
 				"while mounting %s\n", status, nfs_export_path);
 	else {
-		nfs_data.root.size = fh.size;
-		memcpy(nfs_data.root.data, fh.data, fh.size);
+		nfs_data.root.size = request.fh->size;
+		memcpy(&nfs_data.root.data, request.fh->data, request.fh->size);
 	}
-
+	nfs_free_fhandle(request.fh);
+out:
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 29d9d36cd5f..a3654e57b58 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -60,16 +60,10 @@ nfs_create_request(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
 {
 	struct nfs_page		*req;
 
-	for (;;) {
-		/* try to allocate the request struct */
-		req = nfs_page_alloc();
-		if (req != NULL)
-			break;
-
-		if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
-			return ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
-		yield();
-	}
+	/* try to allocate the request struct */
+	req = nfs_page_alloc();
+	if (req == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	/* Initialize the request struct. Initially, we assume a
 	 * long write-back delay. This will be adjusted in
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 0288be80444..611bec22f55 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -224,35 +224,60 @@ static int nfs_proc_readlink(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 	return status;
 }
 
+struct nfs_createdata {
+	struct nfs_createargs arg;
+	struct nfs_diropok res;
+	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
+	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+};
+
+static struct nfs_createdata *nfs_alloc_createdata(struct inode *dir,
+		struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr)
+{
+	struct nfs_createdata *data;
+
+	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (data != NULL) {
+		data->arg.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
+		data->arg.name = dentry->d_name.name;
+		data->arg.len = dentry->d_name.len;
+		data->arg.sattr = sattr;
+		nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
+		data->fhandle.size = 0;
+		data->res.fh = &data->fhandle;
+		data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
+	}
+	return data;
+};
+
+static void nfs_free_createdata(const struct nfs_createdata *data)
+{
+	kfree(data);
+}
+
 static int
 nfs_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	struct nfs_fh		fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr	fattr;
-	struct nfs_createargs	arg = {
-		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
-		.name		= dentry->d_name.name,
-		.len		= dentry->d_name.len,
-		.sattr		= sattr
-	};
-	struct nfs_diropok	res = {
-		.fh		= &fhandle,
-		.fattr		= &fattr
-	};
+	struct nfs_createdata *data;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_CREATE],
-		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
-		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
 	dprintk("NFS call  create %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	data = nfs_alloc_createdata(dir, dentry, sattr);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	msg.rpc_argp = &data->arg;
+	msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, &fhandle, &fattr);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
+	nfs_free_createdata(data);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply create: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -264,24 +289,12 @@ static int
 nfs_proc_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 	       dev_t rdev)
 {
-	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct nfs_createargs	arg = {
-		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
-		.name		= dentry->d_name.name,
-		.len		= dentry->d_name.len,
-		.sattr		= sattr
-	};
-	struct nfs_diropok	res = {
-		.fh		= &fhandle,
-		.fattr		= &fattr
-	};
+	struct nfs_createdata *data;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_CREATE],
-		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
-		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int status, mode;
+	umode_t mode;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  mknod %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 
@@ -294,17 +307,24 @@ nfs_proc_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		sattr->ia_size = new_encode_dev(rdev);/* get out your barf bag */
 	}
 
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	data = nfs_alloc_createdata(dir, dentry, sattr);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	msg.rpc_argp = &data->arg;
+	msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 
 	if (status == -EINVAL && S_ISFIFO(mode)) {
 		sattr->ia_mode = mode;
-		nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+		nfs_fattr_init(data->res.fattr);
 		status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	}
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, &fhandle, &fattr);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
+	nfs_free_createdata(data);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply mknod: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -398,8 +418,8 @@ static int
 nfs_proc_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct page *page,
 		 unsigned int len, struct iattr *sattr)
 {
-	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
+	struct nfs_fh *fh;
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
 	struct nfs_symlinkargs	arg = {
 		.fromfh		= NFS_FH(dir),
 		.fromname	= dentry->d_name.name,
@@ -412,12 +432,18 @@ nfs_proc_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct page *page,
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_SYMLINK],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENAMETOOLONG;
+
+	dprintk("NFS call  symlink %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	if (len > NFS2_MAXPATHLEN)
-		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+		goto out;
 
-	dprintk("NFS call  symlink %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
+	fh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	status = -ENOMEM;
+	if (fh == NULL || fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
@@ -427,12 +453,12 @@ nfs_proc_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct page *page,
 	 * filehandle size to zero indicates to nfs_instantiate that it
 	 * should fill in the data with a LOOKUP call on the wire.
 	 */
-	if (status == 0) {
-		nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
-		fhandle.size = 0;
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, &fhandle, &fattr);
-	}
+	if (status == 0)
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, fh, fattr);
 
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fh);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply symlink: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -440,31 +466,25 @@ nfs_proc_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct page *page,
 static int
 nfs_proc_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr)
 {
-	struct nfs_fh fhandle;
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct nfs_createargs	arg = {
-		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
-		.name		= dentry->d_name.name,
-		.len		= dentry->d_name.len,
-		.sattr		= sattr
-	};
-	struct nfs_diropok	res = {
-		.fh		= &fhandle,
-		.fattr		= &fattr
-	};
+	struct nfs_createdata *data;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_MKDIR],
-		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
-		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  mkdir %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+	data = nfs_alloc_createdata(dir, dentry, sattr);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	msg.rpc_argp = &data->arg;
+	msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, &fhandle, &fattr);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
+	nfs_free_createdata(data);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply mkdir: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index db9b360ae19..6e2b06e6ca7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static mempool_t *nfs_rdata_mempool;
 
 struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 {
-	struct nfs_read_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_rdata_mempool, GFP_NOFS);
+	struct nfs_read_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_rdata_mempool, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (p) {
 		memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 		if (pagecount <= ARRAY_SIZE(p->page_array))
 			p->pagevec = p->page_array;
 		else {
-			p->pagevec = kcalloc(pagecount, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_NOFS);
+			p->pagevec = kcalloc(pagecount, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!p->pagevec) {
 				mempool_free(p, nfs_rdata_mempool);
 				p = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index e01637240ee..2f8b1157daa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static const match_table_t nfs_mount_option_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_resvport, "resvport" },
 	{ Opt_noresvport, "noresvport" },
 	{ Opt_fscache, "fsc" },
-	{ Opt_fscache_uniq, "fsc=%s" },
 	{ Opt_nofscache, "nofsc" },
 
 	{ Opt_port, "port=%s" },
@@ -171,6 +170,7 @@ static const match_table_t nfs_mount_option_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_mountaddr, "mountaddr=%s" },
 
 	{ Opt_lookupcache, "lookupcache=%s" },
+	{ Opt_fscache_uniq, "fsc=%s" },
 
 	{ Opt_err, NULL }
 };
@@ -423,15 +423,19 @@ static int nfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	unsigned char blockbits;
 	unsigned long blockres;
 	struct nfs_fh *fh = NFS_FH(dentry->d_inode);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct nfs_fsstat res = {
-			.fattr = &fattr,
-	};
-	int error;
+	struct nfs_fsstat res;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		goto out_err;
 
 	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->statfs(server, fh, &res);
+
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_err;
+
 	buf->f_type = NFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
 
 	/*
@@ -1046,14 +1050,6 @@ static int nfs_parse_mount_options(char *raw,
 			kfree(mnt->fscache_uniq);
 			mnt->fscache_uniq = NULL;
 			break;
-		case Opt_fscache_uniq:
-			string = match_strdup(args);
-			if (!string)
-				goto out_nomem;
-			kfree(mnt->fscache_uniq);
-			mnt->fscache_uniq = string;
-			mnt->options |= NFS_OPTION_FSCACHE;
-			break;
 
 		/*
 		 * options that take numeric values
@@ -1384,6 +1380,14 @@ static int nfs_parse_mount_options(char *raw,
 					return 0;
 			};
 			break;
+		case Opt_fscache_uniq:
+			string = match_strdup(args);
+			if (string == NULL)
+				goto out_nomem;
+			kfree(mnt->fscache_uniq);
+			mnt->fscache_uniq = string;
+			mnt->options |= NFS_OPTION_FSCACHE;
+			break;
 
 		/*
 		 * Special options
@@ -2172,7 +2176,7 @@ static int nfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	data = nfs_alloc_parsed_mount_data(3);
-	mntfh = kzalloc(sizeof(*mntfh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	mntfh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
 	if (data == NULL || mntfh == NULL)
 		goto out_free_fh;
 
@@ -2187,6 +2191,7 @@ static int nfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	if (data->version == 4) {
 		error = nfs4_try_mount(flags, dev_name, data, mnt);
 		kfree(data->client_address);
+		kfree(data->nfs_server.export_path);
 		goto out;
 	}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NFS_V4 */
@@ -2246,7 +2251,7 @@ out:
 	kfree(data->fscache_uniq);
 	security_free_mnt_opts(&data->lsm_opts);
 out_free_fh:
-	kfree(mntfh);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(mntfh);
 	kfree(data);
 	return error;
 
@@ -2555,7 +2560,7 @@ static int nfs4_remote_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	};
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
-	mntfh = kzalloc(sizeof(*mntfh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	mntfh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
 	if (data == NULL || mntfh == NULL)
 		goto out_free_fh;
 
@@ -2613,7 +2618,7 @@ static int nfs4_remote_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 out:
 	security_free_mnt_opts(&data->lsm_opts);
 out_free_fh:
-	kfree(mntfh);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(mntfh);
 	return error;
 
 out_free:
@@ -2657,7 +2662,7 @@ static void nfs_fix_devname(const struct path *path, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	devname = nfs_path(path->mnt->mnt_devname,
 			path->mnt->mnt_root, path->dentry,
 			page, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (devname == NULL)
+	if (IS_ERR(devname))
 		goto out_freepage;
 	tmp = kstrdup(devname, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tmp == NULL)
@@ -2668,41 +2673,120 @@ out_freepage:
 	free_page((unsigned long)page);
 }
 
+struct nfs_referral_count {
+	struct list_head list;
+	const struct task_struct *task;
+	unsigned int referral_count;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(nfs_referral_count_list);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nfs_referral_count_list_lock);
+
+static struct nfs_referral_count *nfs_find_referral_count(void)
+{
+	struct nfs_referral_count *p;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &nfs_referral_count_list, list) {
+		if (p->task == current)
+			return p;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#define NFS_MAX_NESTED_REFERRALS 2
+
+static int nfs_referral_loop_protect(void)
+{
+	struct nfs_referral_count *p, *new;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+	new = kmalloc(sizeof(*new), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new)
+		goto out;
+	new->task = current;
+	new->referral_count = 1;
+
+	ret = 0;
+	spin_lock(&nfs_referral_count_list_lock);
+	p = nfs_find_referral_count();
+	if (p != NULL) {
+		if (p->referral_count >= NFS_MAX_NESTED_REFERRALS)
+			ret = -ELOOP;
+		else
+			p->referral_count++;
+	} else {
+		list_add(&new->list, &nfs_referral_count_list);
+		new = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&nfs_referral_count_list_lock);
+	kfree(new);
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void nfs_referral_loop_unprotect(void)
+{
+	struct nfs_referral_count *p;
+
+	spin_lock(&nfs_referral_count_list_lock);
+	p = nfs_find_referral_count();
+	p->referral_count--;
+	if (p->referral_count == 0)
+		list_del(&p->list);
+	else
+		p = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&nfs_referral_count_list_lock);
+	kfree(p);
+}
+
 static int nfs_follow_remote_path(struct vfsmount *root_mnt,
 		const char *export_path, struct vfsmount *mnt_target)
 {
+	struct nameidata *nd = NULL;
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns_private;
-	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct super_block *s;
 	int ret;
 
+	nd = kmalloc(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (nd == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	ns_private = create_mnt_ns(root_mnt);
 	ret = PTR_ERR(ns_private);
 	if (IS_ERR(ns_private))
 		goto out_mntput;
 
+	ret = nfs_referral_loop_protect();
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto out_put_mnt_ns;
+
 	ret = vfs_path_lookup(root_mnt->mnt_root, root_mnt,
-			export_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+			export_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, nd);
 
+	nfs_referral_loop_unprotect();
 	put_mnt_ns(ns_private);
 
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	s = nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb;
+	s = nd->path.mnt->mnt_sb;
 	atomic_inc(&s->s_active);
 	mnt_target->mnt_sb = s;
-	mnt_target->mnt_root = dget(nd.path.dentry);
+	mnt_target->mnt_root = dget(nd->path.dentry);
 
 	/* Correct the device pathname */
-	nfs_fix_devname(&nd.path, mnt_target);
+	nfs_fix_devname(&nd->path, mnt_target);
 
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
+	kfree(nd);
 	down_write(&s->s_umount);
 	return 0;
+out_put_mnt_ns:
+	put_mnt_ns(ns_private);
 out_mntput:
 	mntput(root_mnt);
 out_err:
+	kfree(nd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2873,17 +2957,21 @@ static int nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	struct super_block *s;
 	struct nfs_server *server;
 	struct dentry *mntroot;
-	struct nfs_fh mntfh;
+	struct nfs_fh *mntfh;
 	int (*compare_super)(struct super_block *, void *) = nfs_compare_super;
 	struct nfs_sb_mountdata sb_mntdata = {
 		.mntflags = flags,
 	};
-	int error;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("--> nfs4_referral_get_sb()\n");
 
+	mntfh = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
+	if (mntfh == NULL)
+		goto out_err_nofh;
+
 	/* create a new volume representation */
-	server = nfs4_create_referral_server(data, &mntfh);
+	server = nfs4_create_referral_server(data, mntfh);
 	if (IS_ERR(server)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(server);
 		goto out_err_noserver;
@@ -2915,7 +3003,7 @@ static int nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		nfs_fscache_get_super_cookie(s, NULL, data);
 	}
 
-	mntroot = nfs4_get_root(s, &mntfh);
+	mntroot = nfs4_get_root(s, mntfh);
 	if (IS_ERR(mntroot)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(mntroot);
 		goto error_splat_super;
@@ -2932,12 +3020,15 @@ static int nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 	security_sb_clone_mnt_opts(data->sb, s);
 
+	nfs_free_fhandle(mntfh);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_referral_get_sb() = 0\n");
 	return 0;
 
 out_err_nosb:
 	nfs_free_server(server);
 out_err_noserver:
+	nfs_free_fhandle(mntfh);
+out_err_nofh:
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_referral_get_sb() = %d [error]\n", error);
 	return error;
 
@@ -2946,6 +3037,7 @@ error_splat_super:
 		bdi_unregister(&server->backing_dev_info);
 error_splat_bdi:
 	deactivate_locked_super(s);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(mntfh);
 	dprintk("<-- nfs4_referral_get_sb() = %d [splat]\n", error);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/unlink.c b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
index 6da3d3ff6ed..a2242af6a17 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/unlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct nfs_unlinkdata {
 	struct nfs_removeres res;
 	struct inode *dir;
 	struct rpc_cred	*cred;
+	struct nfs_fattr dir_attr;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int nfs_do_call_unlink(struct dentry *parent, struct inode *dir, struct n
 	}
 	nfs_sb_active(dir->i_sb);
 	data->args.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&data->res.dir_attr);
+	nfs_fattr_init(data->res.dir_attr);
 
 	NFS_PROTO(dir)->unlink_setup(&msg, dir);
 
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ nfs_async_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 	data->res.seq_res.sr_slotid = NFS4_MAX_SLOT_TABLE;
+	data->res.dir_attr = &data->dir_attr;
 
 	status = -EBUSY;
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index de38d63aa92..3aea3ca98ab 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,25 @@ int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
+static int nfs_commit_set_lock(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, int may_wait)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_COMMIT, &nfsi->flags))
+		return 1;
+	if (may_wait && !out_of_line_wait_on_bit_lock(&nfsi->flags,
+				NFS_INO_COMMIT, nfs_wait_bit_killable,
+				TASK_KILLABLE))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfs_commit_clear_lock(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
+{
+	clear_bit(NFS_INO_COMMIT, &nfsi->flags);
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+	wake_up_bit(&nfsi->flags, NFS_INO_COMMIT);
+}
+
+
 static void nfs_commitdata_release(void *data)
 {
 	struct nfs_write_data *wdata = data;
@@ -1262,8 +1281,6 @@ static int nfs_commit_rpcsetup(struct list_head *head,
 	task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		return PTR_ERR(task);
-	if (how & FLUSH_SYNC)
-		rpc_wait_for_completion_task(task);
 	rpc_put_task(task);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1294,6 +1311,7 @@ nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
 				BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
 		nfs_clear_page_tag_locked(req);
 	}
+	nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(inode));
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -1349,6 +1367,7 @@ static void nfs_commit_release(void *calldata)
 	next:
 		nfs_clear_page_tag_locked(req);
 	}
+	nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(data->inode));
 	nfs_commitdata_release(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -1363,8 +1382,11 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops = {
 static int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
-	int res;
+	int may_wait = how & FLUSH_SYNC;
+	int res = 0;
 
+	if (!nfs_commit_set_lock(NFS_I(inode), may_wait))
+		goto out;
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	res = nfs_scan_commit(inode, &head, 0, 0);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
@@ -1372,7 +1394,13 @@ static int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 		int error = nfs_commit_list(inode, &head, how);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
-	}
+		if (may_wait)
+			wait_on_bit(&NFS_I(inode)->flags, NFS_INO_COMMIT,
+					nfs_wait_bit_killable,
+					TASK_KILLABLE);
+	} else
+		nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(inode));
+out:
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1444,6 +1472,7 @@ int nfs_wb_page_cancel(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 	for (;;) {
+		wait_on_page_writeback(page);
 		req = nfs_page_find_request(page);
 		if (req == NULL)
 			break;
@@ -1478,30 +1507,18 @@ int nfs_wb_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 		.range_start = range_start,
 		.range_end = range_end,
 	};
-	struct nfs_page *req;
-	int need_commit;
 	int ret;
 
 	while(PagePrivate(page)) {
+		wait_on_page_writeback(page);
 		if (clear_page_dirty_for_io(page)) {
 			ret = nfs_writepage_locked(page, &wbc);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out_error;
 		}
-		req = nfs_find_and_lock_request(page);
-		if (!req)
-			break;
-		if (IS_ERR(req)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(req);
+		ret = sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_error;
-		}
-		need_commit = test_bit(PG_CLEAN, &req->wb_flags);
-		nfs_clear_page_tag_locked(req);
-		if (need_commit) {
-			ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode, FLUSH_SYNC);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				goto out_error;
-		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 out_error: