Merge branch 'for-2.6.27' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux

* 'for-2.6.27' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux: (51 commits)
  nfsd: nfs4xdr.c do-while is not a compound statement
  nfsd: Use C99 initializers in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
  lockd: Pass "struct sockaddr *" to new failover-by-IP function
  lockd: get host reference in nlmsvc_create_block() instead of callers
  lockd: minor svclock.c style fixes
  lockd: eliminate duplicate nlmsvc_lookup_host call from nlmsvc_lock
  lockd: eliminate duplicate nlmsvc_lookup_host call from nlmsvc_testlock
  lockd: nlm_release_host() checks for NULL, caller needn't
  file lock: reorder struct file_lock to save space on 64 bit builds
  nfsd: take file and mnt write in nfs4_upgrade_open
  nfsd: document open share bit tracking
  nfsd: tabulate nfs4 xdr encoding functions
  nfsd: dprint operation names
  svcrdma: Change WR context get/put to use the kmem cache
  svcrdma: Create a kmem cache for the WR contexts
  svcrdma: Add flush_scheduled_work to module exit function
  svcrdma: Limit ORD based on client's advertised IRD
  svcrdma: Remove unused wait q from svcrdma_xprt structure
  svcrdma: Remove unneeded spin locks from __svc_rdma_free
  svcrdma: Add dma map count and WARN_ON
  ...

12 files changed, 544 insertions, 441 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
index 9e4a568a501..6b6225ac492 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ nlm_fopen(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs_fh *f, struct file **filp)
 	fh.fh_export = NULL;
 
 	exp_readlock();
-	nfserr = nfsd_open(rqstp, &fh, S_IFREG, MAY_LOCK, filp);
+	nfserr = nfsd_open(rqstp, &fh, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_LOCK, filp);
 	fh_put(&fh);
 	rqstp->rq_client = NULL;
 	exp_readunlock();
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 1c3b7654e96..4e3219e8411 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETACL(2acl)   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	if ((nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP)))
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
+	if (nfserr)
 		RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 
 	if (argp->mask & ~(NFS_ACL|NFS_ACLCNT|NFS_DFACL|NFS_DFACLCNT))
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: SETACL(2acl)   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_SATTR);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_SATTR);
 
 	if (!nfserr) {
 		nfserr = nfserrno( nfsd_set_posix_acl(
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR  %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	return fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	return fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index b647f2f872d..9981dbb377a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ static __be32 nfsd3_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	if ((nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP)))
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
+	if (nfserr)
 		RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 
 	if (argp->mask & ~(NFS_ACL|NFS_ACLCNT|NFS_DFACL|NFS_DFACLCNT))
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_SATTR);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_SATTR);
 
 	if (!nfserr) {
 		nfserr = nfserrno( nfsd_set_posix_acl(
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index c721a1e6e9d..4d617ea28cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (nfserr)
 		RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 	attr   = &argp->attrs;
 
 	/* Get the directory inode */
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, dirfhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, dirfhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (nfserr)
 		RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_fsinfo(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle    *argp,
 	resp->f_maxfilesize = ~(u32) 0;
 	resp->f_properties = NFS3_FSF_DEFAULT;
 
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &argp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &argp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 
 	/* Check special features of the file system. May request
 	 * different read/write sizes for file systems known to have
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_pathconf(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle      *argp,
 	resp->p_case_insensitive = 0;
 	resp->p_case_preserving = 1;
 
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &argp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &argp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 
 	if (nfserr == 0) {
 		struct super_block *sb = argp->fh.fh_dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index c309c881bd4..eef1629806f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ do_open_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfs
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
 	if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ)
-		accmode |= MAY_READ;
+		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_READ;
 	if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE)
-		accmode |= (MAY_WRITE | MAY_TRUNC);
+		accmode |= (NFSD_MAY_WRITE | NFSD_MAY_TRUNC);
 	if (open->op_share_deny & NFS4_SHARE_DENY_WRITE)
-		accmode |= MAY_WRITE;
+		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_WRITE;
 
 	status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, S_IFREG, accmode);
 
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_o
 			&resfh.fh_handle.fh_base, resfh.fh_handle.fh_size);
 
 	if (!created)
-		status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, MAY_NOP);
+		status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open,
+					    NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 
 out:
 	fh_put(&resfh);
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ do_open_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_
 	open->op_truncate = (open->op_iattr.ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
 		(open->op_iattr.ia_size == 0);
 
-	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open,
+				    NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_size = rp->rp_openfh_len;
 		memcpy(&cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_base, rp->rp_openfh,
 				rp->rp_openfh_len);
-		status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+		status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 		if (status)
 			dprintk("nfsd4_open: replay failed"
 				" restoring previous filehandle\n");
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ nfsd4_putfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_size = putfh->pf_fhlen;
 	memcpy(&cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_base, putfh->pf_fhval,
 	       putfh->pf_fhlen);
-	return fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	return fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 }
 
 static __be32
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@ nfsd4_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	fh_init(&resfh, NFS4_FHSIZE);
 
-	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, S_IFDIR,
+			   NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (status == nfserr_symlink)
 		status = nfserr_notdir;
 	if (status)
@@ -445,7 +448,7 @@ nfsd4_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 {
 	__be32 status;
 
-	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
@@ -730,7 +733,7 @@ _nfsd4_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	int count;
 	__be32 status;
 
-	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
@@ -843,10 +846,13 @@ struct nfsd4_operation {
 #define ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH 1
 /* GETATTR and ops not listed as returning NFS4ERR_MOVED: */
 #define ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS 2
+	char *op_name;
 };
 
 static struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[];
 
+static inline char *nfsd4_op_name(unsigned opnum);
+
 /*
  * COMPOUND call.
  */
@@ -888,7 +894,9 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	while (!status && resp->opcnt < args->opcnt) {
 		op = &args->ops[resp->opcnt++];
 
-		dprintk("nfsv4 compound op #%d: %d\n", resp->opcnt, op->opnum);
+		dprintk("nfsv4 compound op #%d/%d: %d (%s)\n",
+			resp->opcnt, args->opcnt, op->opnum,
+			nfsd4_op_name(op->opnum));
 
 		/*
 		 * The XDR decode routines may have pre-set op->status;
@@ -952,126 +960,170 @@ encode_op:
 out:
 	nfsd4_release_compoundargs(args);
 	cstate_free(cstate);
+	dprintk("nfsv4 compound returned %d\n", ntohl(status));
 	return status;
 }
 
 static struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER+1] = {
 	[OP_ACCESS] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_access,
+		.op_name = "OP_ACCESS",
 	},
 	[OP_CLOSE] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_close,
+		.op_name = "OP_CLOSE",
 	},
 	[OP_COMMIT] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_commit,
+		.op_name = "OP_COMMIT",
 	},
 	[OP_CREATE] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_create,
+		.op_name = "OP_CREATE",
 	},
 	[OP_DELEGRETURN] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_delegreturn,
+		.op_name = "OP_DELEGRETURN",
 	},
 	[OP_GETATTR] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_getattr,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_GETATTR",
 	},
 	[OP_GETFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_getfh,
+		.op_name = "OP_GETFH",
 	},
 	[OP_LINK] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_link,
+		.op_name = "OP_LINK",
 	},
 	[OP_LOCK] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_lock,
+		.op_name = "OP_LOCK",
 	},
 	[OP_LOCKT] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_lockt,
+		.op_name = "OP_LOCKT",
 	},
 	[OP_LOCKU] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_locku,
+		.op_name = "OP_LOCKU",
 	},
 	[OP_LOOKUP] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_lookup,
+		.op_name = "OP_LOOKUP",
 	},
 	[OP_LOOKUPP] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_lookupp,
+		.op_name = "OP_LOOKUPP",
 	},
 	[OP_NVERIFY] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_nverify,
+		.op_name = "OP_NVERIFY",
 	},
 	[OP_OPEN] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_open,
+		.op_name = "OP_OPEN",
 	},
 	[OP_OPEN_CONFIRM] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_open_confirm,
+		.op_name = "OP_OPEN_CONFIRM",
 	},
 	[OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_open_downgrade,
+		.op_name = "OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE",
 	},
 	[OP_PUTFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_putfh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_PUTFH",
 	},
 	[OP_PUTPUBFH] = {
-		/* unsupported; just for future reference: */
+		/* unsupported, just for future reference: */
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_PUTPUBFH",
 	},
 	[OP_PUTROOTFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_putrootfh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_PUTROOTFH",
 	},
 	[OP_READ] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_read,
+		.op_name = "OP_READ",
 	},
 	[OP_READDIR] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_readdir,
+		.op_name = "OP_READDIR",
 	},
 	[OP_READLINK] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_readlink,
+		.op_name = "OP_READLINK",
 	},
 	[OP_REMOVE] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_remove,
+		.op_name = "OP_REMOVE",
 	},
 	[OP_RENAME] = {
+		.op_name = "OP_RENAME",
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_rename,
 	},
 	[OP_RENEW] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_renew,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_RENEW",
 	},
 	[OP_RESTOREFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_restorefh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_RESTOREFH",
 	},
 	[OP_SAVEFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_savefh,
+		.op_name = "OP_SAVEFH",
 	},
 	[OP_SECINFO] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_secinfo,
+		.op_name = "OP_SECINFO",
 	},
 	[OP_SETATTR] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_setattr,
+		.op_name = "OP_SETATTR",
 	},
 	[OP_SETCLIENTID] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_setclientid,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_SETCLIENTID",
 	},
 	[OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_setclientid_confirm,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM",
 	},
 	[OP_VERIFY] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_verify,
+		.op_name = "OP_VERIFY",
 	},
 	[OP_WRITE] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_write,
+		.op_name = "OP_WRITE",
 	},
 	[OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_release_lockowner,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS,
+		.op_name = "OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER",
 	},
 };
 
+static inline char *
+nfsd4_op_name(unsigned opnum)
+{
+	if (opnum < ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd4_ops))
+		return nfsd4_ops[opnum].op_name;
+	return "unknown_operation";
+}
+
 #define nfs4svc_decode_voidargs		NULL
 #define nfs4svc_release_void		NULL
 #define nfsd4_voidres			nfsd4_voidargs
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 8799b870818..1578d7a2667 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,24 @@ static inline int deny_valid(u32 x)
 	return x <= NFS4_SHARE_DENY_BOTH;
 }
 
+/*
+ * We store the NONE, READ, WRITE, and BOTH bits separately in the
+ * st_{access,deny}_bmap field of the stateid, in order to track not
+ * only what share bits are currently in force, but also what
+ * combinations of share bits previous opens have used.  This allows us
+ * to enforce the recommendation of rfc 3530 14.2.19 that the server
+ * return an error if the client attempt to downgrade to a combination
+ * of share bits not explicable by closing some of its previous opens.
+ *
+ * XXX: This enforcement is actually incomplete, since we don't keep
+ * track of access/deny bit combinations; so, e.g., we allow:
+ *
+ *	OPEN allow read, deny write
+ *	OPEN allow both, deny none
+ *	DOWNGRADE allow read, deny none
+ *
+ * which we should reject.
+ */
 static void
 set_access(unsigned int *access, unsigned long bmap) {
 	int i;
@@ -1570,6 +1588,10 @@ nfs4_upgrade_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *cur_fh, struct nfs4_sta
 		int err = get_write_access(inode);
 		if (err)
 			return nfserrno(err);
+		err = mnt_want_write(cur_fh->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+		if (err)
+			return nfserrno(err);
+		file_take_write(filp);
 	}
 	status = nfsd4_truncate(rqstp, cur_fh, open);
 	if (status) {
@@ -1579,8 +1601,8 @@ nfs4_upgrade_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *cur_fh, struct nfs4_sta
 	}
 	/* remember the open */
 	filp->f_mode |= open->op_share_access;
-	set_bit(open->op_share_access, &stp->st_access_bmap);
-	set_bit(open->op_share_deny, &stp->st_deny_bmap);
+	__set_bit(open->op_share_access, &stp->st_access_bmap);
+	__set_bit(open->op_share_deny, &stp->st_deny_bmap);
 
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
@@ -1722,9 +1744,9 @@ nfsd4_process_open2(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nf
 		/* Stateid was not found, this is a new OPEN */
 		int flags = 0;
 		if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ)
-			flags |= MAY_READ;
+			flags |= NFSD_MAY_READ;
 		if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE)
-			flags |= MAY_WRITE;
+			flags |= NFSD_MAY_WRITE;
 		status = nfs4_new_open(rqstp, &stp, dp, current_fh, flags);
 		if (status)
 			goto out;
@@ -2610,7 +2632,7 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		 return nfserr_inval;
 
 	if ((status = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh,
-				S_IFREG, MAY_LOCK))) {
+				S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_LOCK))) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_lock: permission denied!\n");
 		return status;
 	}
@@ -3249,12 +3271,14 @@ nfs4_state_shutdown(void)
 	nfs4_unlock_state();
 }
 
+/*
+ * user_recovery_dirname is protected by the nfsd_mutex since it's only
+ * accessed when nfsd is starting.
+ */
 static void
 nfs4_set_recdir(char *recdir)
 {
-	nfs4_lock_state();
 	strcpy(user_recovery_dirname, recdir);
-	nfs4_unlock_state();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3278,6 +3302,12 @@ nfs4_reset_recoverydir(char *recdir)
 	return status;
 }
 
+char *
+nfs4_recoverydir(void)
+{
+	return user_recovery_dirname;
+}
+
 /*
  * Called when leasetime is changed.
  *
@@ -3286,11 +3316,12 @@ nfs4_reset_recoverydir(char *recdir)
  * we start to register any changes in lease time.  If the administrator
  * really wants to change the lease time *now*, they can go ahead and bring
  * nfsd down and then back up again after changing the lease time.
+ *
+ * user_lease_time is protected by nfsd_mutex since it's only really accessed
+ * when nfsd is starting
  */
 void
 nfs4_reset_lease(time_t leasetime)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
 	user_lease_time = leasetime;
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index c513bbdf2d3..14ba4d9b285 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -986,10 +986,74 @@ nfsd4_decode_release_lockowner(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_rel
 }
 
 static __be32
+nfsd4_decode_noop(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, void *p)
+{
+	return nfs_ok;
+}
+
+static __be32
+nfsd4_decode_notsupp(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, void *p)
+{
+	return nfserr_opnotsupp;
+}
+
+typedef __be32(*nfsd4_dec)(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, void *);
+
+static nfsd4_dec nfsd4_dec_ops[] = {
+	[OP_ACCESS]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_access,
+	[OP_CLOSE]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_close,
+	[OP_COMMIT]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_commit,
+	[OP_CREATE]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_create,
+	[OP_DELEGPURGE]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_notsupp,
+	[OP_DELEGRETURN]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_delegreturn,
+	[OP_GETATTR]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_getattr,
+	[OP_GETFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_LINK]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_link,
+	[OP_LOCK]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_lock,
+	[OP_LOCKT]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_lockt,
+	[OP_LOCKU]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_locku,
+	[OP_LOOKUP]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_lookup,
+	[OP_LOOKUPP]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_NVERIFY]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_verify,
+	[OP_OPEN]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_open,
+	[OP_OPENATTR]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_notsupp,
+	[OP_OPEN_CONFIRM]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_open_confirm,
+	[OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_open_downgrade,
+	[OP_PUTFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_putfh,
+	[OP_PUTPUBFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_notsupp,
+	[OP_PUTROOTFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_READ]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_read,
+	[OP_READDIR]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_readdir,
+	[OP_READLINK]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_REMOVE]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_remove,
+	[OP_RENAME]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_rename,
+	[OP_RENEW]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_renew,
+	[OP_RESTOREFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_SAVEFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
+	[OP_SECINFO]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_secinfo,
+	[OP_SETATTR]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_setattr,
+	[OP_SETCLIENTID]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_setclientid,
+	[OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM] = (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_setclientid_confirm,
+	[OP_VERIFY]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_verify,
+	[OP_WRITE]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_write,
+	[OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_release_lockowner,
+};
+
+struct nfsd4_minorversion_ops {
+	nfsd4_dec *decoders;
+	int nops;
+};
+
+static struct nfsd4_minorversion_ops nfsd4_minorversion[] = {
+	[0] = { nfsd4_dec_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd4_dec_ops) },
+};
+
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
 	struct nfsd4_op *op;
+	struct nfsd4_minorversion_ops *ops;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
@@ -1019,6 +1083,10 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (argp->minorversion >= ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd4_minorversion))
+		argp->opcnt = 0;
+
+	ops = &nfsd4_minorversion[argp->minorversion];
 	for (i = 0; i < argp->opcnt; i++) {
 		op = &argp->ops[i];
 		op->replay = NULL;
@@ -1056,120 +1124,11 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 		}
 		op->opnum = ntohl(*argp->p++);
 
-		switch (op->opnum) {
-		case 2: /* Reserved operation */
-			op->opnum = OP_ILLEGAL;
-			if (argp->minorversion == 0)
-				op->status = nfserr_op_illegal;
-			else
-				op->status = nfserr_minor_vers_mismatch;
-			break;
-		case OP_ACCESS:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_access(argp, &op->u.access);
-			break;
-		case OP_CLOSE:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_close(argp, &op->u.close);
-			break;
-		case OP_COMMIT:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_commit(argp, &op->u.commit);
-			break;
-		case OP_CREATE:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_create(argp, &op->u.create);
-			break;
-		case OP_DELEGRETURN:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_delegreturn(argp, &op->u.delegreturn);
-			break;
-		case OP_GETATTR:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_getattr(argp, &op->u.getattr);
-			break;
-		case OP_GETFH:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_LINK:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_link(argp, &op->u.link);
-			break;
-		case OP_LOCK:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_lock(argp, &op->u.lock);
-			break;
-		case OP_LOCKT:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_lockt(argp, &op->u.lockt);
-			break;
-		case OP_LOCKU:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_locku(argp, &op->u.locku);
-			break;
-		case OP_LOOKUP:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_lookup(argp, &op->u.lookup);
-			break;
-		case OP_LOOKUPP:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_NVERIFY:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_verify(argp, &op->u.nverify);
-			break;
-		case OP_OPEN:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_open(argp, &op->u.open);
-			break;
-		case OP_OPEN_CONFIRM:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_open_confirm(argp, &op->u.open_confirm);
-			break;
-		case OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_open_downgrade(argp, &op->u.open_downgrade);
-			break;
-		case OP_PUTFH:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_putfh(argp, &op->u.putfh);
-			break;
-		case OP_PUTROOTFH:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_READ:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_read(argp, &op->u.read);
-			break;
-		case OP_READDIR:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_readdir(argp, &op->u.readdir);
-			break;
-		case OP_READLINK:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_REMOVE:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_remove(argp, &op->u.remove);
-			break;
-		case OP_RENAME:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_rename(argp, &op->u.rename);
-			break;
-		case OP_RESTOREFH:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_RENEW:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_renew(argp, &op->u.renew);
-			break;
-		case OP_SAVEFH:
-			op->status = nfs_ok;
-			break;
-		case OP_SECINFO:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_secinfo(argp, &op->u.secinfo);
-			break;
-		case OP_SETATTR:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_setattr(argp, &op->u.setattr);
-			break;
-		case OP_SETCLIENTID:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_setclientid(argp, &op->u.setclientid);
-			break;
-		case OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_setclientid_confirm(argp, &op->u.setclientid_confirm);
-			break;
-		case OP_VERIFY:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_verify(argp, &op->u.verify);
-			break;
-		case OP_WRITE:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_write(argp, &op->u.write);
-			break;
-		case OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER:
-			op->status = nfsd4_decode_release_lockowner(argp, &op->u.release_lockowner);
-			break;
-		default:
+		if (op->opnum >= OP_ACCESS && op->opnum < ops->nops)
+			op->status = ops->decoders[op->opnum](argp, &op->u);
+		else {
 			op->opnum = OP_ILLEGAL;
 			op->status = nfserr_op_illegal;
-			break;
 		}
 
 		if (op->status) {
@@ -1201,11 +1160,11 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 	*p++ = htonl((u32)((n) >> 32));				\
 	*p++ = htonl((u32)(n));					\
 } while (0)
-#define WRITEMEM(ptr,nbytes)     do {				\
+#define WRITEMEM(ptr,nbytes)     do { if (nbytes > 0) {		\
 	*(p + XDR_QUADLEN(nbytes) -1) = 0;                      \
 	memcpy(p, ptr, nbytes);					\
 	p += XDR_QUADLEN(nbytes);				\
-} while (0)
+}} while (0)
 #define WRITECINFO(c)		do {				\
 	*p++ = htonl(c.atomic);					\
 	*p++ = htonl(c.before_ctime_sec);				\
@@ -1991,7 +1950,7 @@ fail:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_access *access)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2002,9 +1961,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 		WRITE32(access->ac_resp_access);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_close *close)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2016,10 +1976,11 @@ nfsd4_encode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_c
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(close->cl_stateowner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_commit *commit)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2029,9 +1990,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 		WRITEMEM(commit->co_verf.data, 8);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_create *create)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2044,6 +2006,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 		WRITE32(create->cr_bmval[1]);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 static __be32
@@ -2064,9 +2027,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_getattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
-nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct svc_fh **fhpp)
 {
+	struct svc_fh *fhp = *fhpp;
 	unsigned int len;
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2077,6 +2041,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct svc_fh
 		WRITEMEM(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, len);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2104,7 +2069,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_lock_denied(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_lock_denie
 	ADJUST_ARGS();
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2118,16 +2083,18 @@ nfsd4_encode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_lo
 		nfsd4_encode_lock_denied(resp, &lock->lk_denied);
 
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(lock->lk_replay_owner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_lockt(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
 {
 	if (nfserr == nfserr_denied)
 		nfsd4_encode_lock_denied(resp, &lockt->lt_denied);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2140,10 +2107,11 @@ nfsd4_encode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_l
 	}
 				        
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(locku->lu_stateowner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_link *link)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2153,10 +2121,11 @@ nfsd4_encode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_li
 		WRITECINFO(link->li_cinfo);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2219,9 +2188,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_op
 	/* XXX save filehandle here */
 out:
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(open->op_stateowner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_confirm *oc)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2234,9 +2204,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct
 	}
 
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(oc->oc_stateowner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_downgrade *od)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
@@ -2249,6 +2220,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struc
 	}
 
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(od->od_stateowner);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 static __be32
@@ -2443,7 +2415,7 @@ err_no_verf:
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_remove *remove)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2453,9 +2425,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 		WRITECINFO(remove->rm_cinfo);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_rename *rename)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2466,9 +2439,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 		WRITECINFO(rename->rn_tinfo);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_secinfo(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 		     struct nfsd4_secinfo *secinfo)
 {
@@ -2532,13 +2506,14 @@ nfsd4_encode_secinfo(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 out:
 	if (exp)
 		exp_put(exp);
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
 /*
  * The SETATTR encode routine is special -- it always encodes a bitmap,
  * regardless of the error status.
  */
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_setattr *setattr)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2555,9 +2530,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4
 		WRITE32(setattr->sa_bmval[1]);
 	}
 	ADJUST_ARGS();
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_setclientid *scd)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2574,9 +2550,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct n
 		WRITE32(0);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static void
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2588,8 +2565,56 @@ nfsd4_encode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_w
 		WRITEMEM(write->wr_verifier.data, 8);
 		ADJUST_ARGS();
 	}
+	return nfserr;
 }
 
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_noop(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, void *p)
+{
+	return nfserr;
+}
+
+typedef __be32(* nfsd4_enc)(struct nfsd4_compoundres *, __be32, void *);
+
+static nfsd4_enc nfsd4_enc_ops[] = {
+	[OP_ACCESS]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_access,
+	[OP_CLOSE]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_close,
+	[OP_COMMIT]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_commit,
+	[OP_CREATE]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_create,
+	[OP_DELEGPURGE]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_DELEGRETURN]	= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_GETATTR]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_getattr,
+	[OP_GETFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_getfh,
+	[OP_LINK]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_link,
+	[OP_LOCK]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_lock,
+	[OP_LOCKT]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_lockt,
+	[OP_LOCKU]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_locku,
+	[OP_LOOKUP]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_LOOKUPP]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_NVERIFY]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_OPEN]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_open,
+	[OP_OPEN_CONFIRM]	= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_open_confirm,
+	[OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE]	= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade,
+	[OP_PUTFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_PUTPUBFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_PUTROOTFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_READ]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_read,
+	[OP_READDIR]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_readdir,
+	[OP_READLINK]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_readlink,
+	[OP_REMOVE]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_remove,
+	[OP_RENAME]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_rename,
+	[OP_RENEW]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_RESTOREFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_SAVEFH]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_SECINFO]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_secinfo,
+	[OP_SETATTR]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_setattr,
+	[OP_SETCLIENTID]	= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_setclientid,
+	[OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM] = (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_VERIFY]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_WRITE]		= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_write,
+	[OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER]	= (nfsd4_enc)nfsd4_encode_noop,
+};
+
 void
 nfsd4_encode_operation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
 {
@@ -2601,101 +2626,12 @@ nfsd4_encode_operation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
 	statp = p++;	/* to be backfilled at the end */
 	ADJUST_ARGS();
 
-	switch (op->opnum) {
-	case OP_ACCESS:
-		nfsd4_encode_access(resp, op->status, &op->u.access);
-		break;
-	case OP_CLOSE:
-		nfsd4_encode_close(resp, op->status, &op->u.close);
-		break;
-	case OP_COMMIT:
-		nfsd4_encode_commit(resp, op->status, &op->u.commit);
-		break;
-	case OP_CREATE:
-		nfsd4_encode_create(resp, op->status, &op->u.create);
-		break;
-	case OP_DELEGRETURN:
-		break;
-	case OP_GETATTR:
-		op->status = nfsd4_encode_getattr(resp, op->status, &op->u.getattr);
-		break;
-	case OP_GETFH:
-		nfsd4_encode_getfh(resp, op->status, op->u.getfh);
-		break;
-	case OP_LINK:
-		nfsd4_encode_link(resp, op->status, &op->u.link);
-		break;
-	case OP_LOCK:
-		nfsd4_encode_lock(resp, op->status, &op->u.lock);
-		break;
-	case OP_LOCKT:
-		nfsd4_encode_lockt(resp, op->status, &op->u.lockt);
-		break;
-	case OP_LOCKU:
-		nfsd4_encode_locku(resp, op->status, &op->u.locku);
-		break;
-	case OP_LOOKUP:
-		break;
-	case OP_LOOKUPP:
-		break;
-	case OP_NVERIFY:
-		break;
-	case OP_OPEN:
-		nfsd4_encode_open(resp, op->status, &op->u.open);
-		break;
-	case OP_OPEN_CONFIRM:
-		nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(resp, op->status, &op->u.open_confirm);
-		break;
-	case OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE:
-		nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(resp, op->status, &op->u.open_downgrade);
-		break;
-	case OP_PUTFH:
-		break;
-	case OP_PUTROOTFH:
-		break;
-	case OP_READ:
-		op->status = nfsd4_encode_read(resp, op->status, &op->u.read);
-		break;
-	case OP_READDIR:
-		op->status = nfsd4_encode_readdir(resp, op->status, &op->u.readdir);
-		break;
-	case OP_READLINK:
-		op->status = nfsd4_encode_readlink(resp, op->status, &op->u.readlink);
-		break;
-	case OP_REMOVE:
-		nfsd4_encode_remove(resp, op->status, &op->u.remove);
-		break;
-	case OP_RENAME:
-		nfsd4_encode_rename(resp, op->status, &op->u.rename);
-		break;
-	case OP_RENEW:
-		break;
-	case OP_RESTOREFH:
-		break;
-	case OP_SAVEFH:
-		break;
-	case OP_SECINFO:
-		nfsd4_encode_secinfo(resp, op->status, &op->u.secinfo);
-		break;
-	case OP_SETATTR:
-		nfsd4_encode_setattr(resp, op->status, &op->u.setattr);
-		break;
-	case OP_SETCLIENTID:
-		nfsd4_encode_setclientid(resp, op->status, &op->u.setclientid);
-		break;
-	case OP_SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM:
-		break;
-	case OP_VERIFY:
-		break;
-	case OP_WRITE:
-		nfsd4_encode_write(resp, op->status, &op->u.write);
-		break;
-	case OP_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER:
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
+	if (op->opnum == OP_ILLEGAL)
+		goto status;
+	BUG_ON(op->opnum < 0 || op->opnum >= ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd4_enc_ops) ||
+	       !nfsd4_enc_ops[op->opnum]);
+	op->status = nfsd4_enc_ops[op->opnum](resp, op->status, &op->u);
+status:
 	/*
 	 * Note: We write the status directly, instead of using WRITE32(),
 	 * since it is already in network byte order.
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 5ac00c4fee9..1955a2702e6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -310,9 +310,12 @@ static ssize_t write_getfd(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 
 static ssize_t failover_unlock_ip(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	__be32 server_ip;
-	char *fo_path, c;
+	struct sockaddr_in sin = {
+		.sin_family	= AF_INET,
+	};
 	int b1, b2, b3, b4;
+	char c;
+	char *fo_path;
 
 	/* sanity check */
 	if (size == 0)
@@ -326,11 +329,13 @@ static ssize_t failover_unlock_ip(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* get ipv4 address */
-	if (sscanf(fo_path, "%u.%u.%u.%u%c", &b1, &b2, &b3, &b4, &c) != 4)
+	if (sscanf(fo_path, NIPQUAD_FMT "%c", &b1, &b2, &b3, &b4, &c) != 4)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	server_ip = htonl((((((b1<<8)|b2)<<8)|b3)<<8)|b4);
+	if (b1 > 255 || b2 > 255 || b3 > 255 || b4 > 255)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl((b1 << 24) | (b2 << 16) | (b3 << 8) | b4);
 
-	return nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip(server_ip);
+	return nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip((struct sockaddr *)&sin);
 }
 
 static ssize_t failover_unlock_fs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
@@ -450,22 +455,26 @@ static ssize_t write_pool_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	int i;
 	int rv;
 	int len;
-    	int npools = nfsd_nrpools();
+	int npools;
 	int *nthreads;
 
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	npools = nfsd_nrpools();
 	if (npools == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * NFS is shut down.  The admin can start it by
 		 * writing to the threads file but NOT the pool_threads
 		 * file, sorry.  Report zero threads.
 		 */
+		mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 		strcpy(buf, "0\n");
 		return strlen(buf);
 	}
 
 	nthreads = kcalloc(npools, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	rv = -ENOMEM;
 	if (nthreads == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free;
 
 	if (size > 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < npools; i++) {
@@ -496,14 +505,16 @@ static ssize_t write_pool_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		mesg += len;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	return (mesg-buf);
 
 out_free:
 	kfree(nthreads);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Format:
@@ -566,14 +577,23 @@ static ssize_t write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	return len;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t rv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	rv = __write_versions(file, buf, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+static ssize_t __write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	if (size == 0) {
 		int len = 0;
-		lock_kernel();
+
 		if (nfsd_serv)
 			len = svc_xprt_names(nfsd_serv, buf, 0);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return len;
 	}
 	/* Either a single 'fd' number is written, in which
@@ -603,9 +623,7 @@ static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 			/* Decrease the count, but don't shutdown the
 			 * the service
 			 */
-			lock_kernel();
 			nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads--;
-			unlock_kernel();
 		}
 		return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 	}
@@ -614,10 +632,8 @@ static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		int len = 0;
 		if (!toclose)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		lock_kernel();
 		if (nfsd_serv)
 			len = svc_sock_names(buf, nfsd_serv, toclose);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		if (len >= 0)
 			lockd_down();
 		kfree(toclose);
@@ -655,7 +671,6 @@ static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		if (sscanf(&buf[1], "%15s %4d", transport, &port) == 2) {
 			if (port == 0)
 				return -EINVAL;
-			lock_kernel();
 			if (nfsd_serv) {
 				xprt = svc_find_xprt(nfsd_serv, transport,
 						     AF_UNSPEC, port);
@@ -666,13 +681,23 @@ static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 				} else
 					err = -ENOTCONN;
 			}
-			unlock_kernel();
 			return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t rv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	rv = __write_ports(file, buf, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+
 int nfsd_max_blksize;
 
 static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
@@ -691,13 +716,13 @@ static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		if (bsize > NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE)
 			bsize = NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE;
 		bsize &= ~(1024-1);
-		lock_kernel();
+		mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 		if (nfsd_serv && nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads) {
-			unlock_kernel();
+			mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 		nfsd_max_blksize = bsize;
-		unlock_kernel();
+		mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	}
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", nfsd_max_blksize);
 }
@@ -705,16 +730,17 @@ static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 extern time_t nfs4_leasetime(void);
 
-static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t __write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	/* if size > 10 seconds, call
 	 * nfs4_reset_lease() then write out the new lease (seconds) as reply
 	 */
 	char *mesg = buf;
-	int rv;
+	int rv, lease;
 
 	if (size > 0) {
-		int lease;
+		if (nfsd_serv)
+			return -EBUSY;
 		rv = get_int(&mesg, &lease);
 		if (rv)
 			return rv;
@@ -726,24 +752,52 @@ static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	return strlen(buf);
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t rv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	rv = __write_leasetime(file, buf, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+extern char *nfs4_recoverydir(void);
+
+static ssize_t __write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	char *mesg = buf;
 	char *recdir;
 	int len, status;
 
-	if (size == 0 || size > PATH_MAX || buf[size-1] != '\n')
-		return -EINVAL;
-	buf[size-1] = 0;
+	if (size > 0) {
+		if (nfsd_serv)
+			return -EBUSY;
+		if (size > PATH_MAX || buf[size-1] != '\n')
+			return -EINVAL;
+		buf[size-1] = 0;
 
-	recdir = mesg;
-	len = qword_get(&mesg, recdir, size);
-	if (len <= 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		recdir = mesg;
+		len = qword_get(&mesg, recdir, size);
+		if (len <= 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	status = nfs4_reset_recoverydir(recdir);
+		status = nfs4_reset_recoverydir(recdir);
+	}
+	sprintf(buf, "%s\n", nfs4_recoverydir());
 	return strlen(buf);
 }
+
+static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	ssize_t rv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	rv = __write_recoverydir(file, buf, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	return rv;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 100ae564116..f45451eb1e3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -176,9 +176,24 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
 		return nfserrno(PTR_ERR(exp));
 
-	error = nfsd_setuser_and_check_port(rqstp, exp);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
+	if (exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_NOSUBTREECHECK) {
+		/* Elevate privileges so that the lack of 'r' or 'x'
+		 * permission on some parent directory will
+		 * not stop exportfs_decode_fh from being able
+		 * to reconnect a directory into the dentry cache.
+		 * The same problem can affect "SUBTREECHECK" exports,
+		 * but as nfsd_acceptable depends on correct
+		 * access control settings being in effect, we cannot
+		 * fix that case easily.
+		 */
+		current->cap_effective =
+			cap_raise_nfsd_set(current->cap_effective,
+					   current->cap_permitted);
+	} else {
+		error = nfsd_setuser_and_check_port(rqstp, exp);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Look up the dentry using the NFS file handle.
@@ -215,6 +230,14 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_NOSUBTREECHECK) {
+		error = nfsd_setuser_and_check_port(rqstp, exp);
+		if (error) {
+			dput(dentry);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode) &&
 			(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
 		printk("nfsd: find_fh_dentry returned a DISCONNECTED directory: %s/%s\n",
@@ -279,7 +302,7 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!(access & MAY_LOCK)) {
+	if (!(access & NFSD_MAY_LOCK)) {
 		/*
 		 * pseudoflavor restrictions are not enforced on NLM,
 		 * which clients virtually always use auth_sys for,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 6cfc96a1248..0766f95d236 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ nfsd_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR  %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	return nfsd_return_attrs(nfserr, resp);
 }
 
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 		SVCFH_fmt(dirfhp), argp->len, argp->name);
 
 	/* First verify the parent file handle */
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, dirfhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_EXEC);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, dirfhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_EXEC);
 	if (nfserr)
 		goto done; /* must fh_put dirfhp even on error */
 
-	/* Check for MAY_WRITE in nfsd_create if necessary */
+	/* Check for NFSD_MAY_WRITE in nfsd_create if necessary */
 
 	nfserr = nfserr_acces;
 	if (!argp->len)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 					nfserr = nfsd_permission(rqstp,
 								 newfhp->fh_export,
 								 newfhp->fh_dentry,
-								 MAY_WRITE|MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS);
+								 NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS);
 					if (nfserr && nfserr != nfserr_rofs)
 						goto out_unlock;
 				}
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ nfserrno (int errno)
 #endif
 		{ nfserr_stale, -ESTALE },
 		{ nfserr_jukebox, -ETIMEDOUT },
+		{ nfserr_jukebox, -ERESTARTSYS },
 		{ nfserr_dropit, -EAGAIN },
 		{ nfserr_dropit, -ENOMEM },
 		{ nfserr_badname, -ESRCH },
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 941041f4b13..80292ff5e92 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/types.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/stats.h>
@@ -36,28 +37,38 @@
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_SVC
 
-/* these signals will be delivered to an nfsd thread 
- * when handling a request
- */
-#define ALLOWED_SIGS	(sigmask(SIGKILL))
-/* these signals will be delivered to an nfsd thread
- * when not handling a request. i.e. when waiting
- */
-#define SHUTDOWN_SIGS	(sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGHUP) | sigmask(SIGINT) | sigmask(SIGQUIT))
-/* if the last thread dies with SIGHUP, then the exports table is
- * left unchanged ( like 2.4-{0-9} ).  Any other signal will clear
- * the exports table (like 2.2).
- */
-#define	SIG_NOCLEAN	SIGHUP
-
 extern struct svc_program	nfsd_program;
-static void			nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
+static int			nfsd(void *vrqstp);
 struct timeval			nfssvc_boot;
-       struct svc_serv 		*nfsd_serv;
 static atomic_t			nfsd_busy;
 static unsigned long		nfsd_last_call;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nfsd_call_lock);
 
+/*
+ * nfsd_mutex protects nfsd_serv -- both the pointer itself and the members
+ * of the svc_serv struct. In particular, ->sv_nrthreads but also to some
+ * extent ->sv_temp_socks and ->sv_permsocks. It also protects nfsdstats.th_cnt
+ *
+ * If (out side the lock) nfsd_serv is non-NULL, then it must point to a
+ * properly initialised 'struct svc_serv' with ->sv_nrthreads > 0. That number
+ * of nfsd threads must exist and each must listed in ->sp_all_threads in each
+ * entry of ->sv_pools[].
+ *
+ * Transitions of the thread count between zero and non-zero are of particular
+ * interest since the svc_serv needs to be created and initialized at that
+ * point, or freed.
+ *
+ * Finally, the nfsd_mutex also protects some of the global variables that are
+ * accessed when nfsd starts and that are settable via the write_* routines in
+ * nfsctl.c. In particular:
+ *
+ *	user_recovery_dirname
+ *	user_lease_time
+ *	nfsd_versions
+ */
+DEFINE_MUTEX(nfsd_mutex);
+struct svc_serv 		*nfsd_serv;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V2_ACL) || defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL)
 static struct svc_stat	nfsd_acl_svcstats;
 static struct svc_version *	nfsd_acl_version[] = {
@@ -145,13 +156,14 @@ int nfsd_vers(int vers, enum vers_op change)
 
 int nfsd_nrthreads(void)
 {
-	if (nfsd_serv == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	else
-		return nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads;
+	int rv = 0;
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	if (nfsd_serv)
+		rv = nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads;
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	return rv;
 }
 
-static int killsig;	/* signal that was used to kill last nfsd */
 static void nfsd_last_thread(struct svc_serv *serv)
 {
 	/* When last nfsd thread exits we need to do some clean-up */
@@ -162,11 +174,9 @@ static void nfsd_last_thread(struct svc_serv *serv)
 	nfsd_racache_shutdown();
 	nfs4_state_shutdown();
 
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: last server has exited\n");
-	if (killsig != SIG_NOCLEAN) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: unexporting all filesystems\n");
-		nfsd_export_flush();
-	}
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: last server has exited, flushing export "
+			    "cache\n");
+	nfsd_export_flush();
 }
 
 void nfsd_reset_versions(void)
@@ -190,13 +200,14 @@ void nfsd_reset_versions(void)
 	}
 }
 
+
 int nfsd_create_serv(void)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	lock_kernel();
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&nfsd_mutex));
 	if (nfsd_serv) {
 		svc_get(nfsd_serv);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (nfsd_max_blksize == 0) {
@@ -217,13 +228,11 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(void)
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&nfsd_busy, 0);
-	nfsd_serv = svc_create_pooled(&nfsd_program,
-				      nfsd_max_blksize,
-				      nfsd_last_thread,
-				      nfsd, SIG_NOCLEAN, THIS_MODULE);
+	nfsd_serv = svc_create_pooled(&nfsd_program, nfsd_max_blksize,
+				      nfsd_last_thread, nfsd, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (nfsd_serv == NULL)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-	unlock_kernel();
+
 	do_gettimeofday(&nfssvc_boot);		/* record boot time */
 	return err;
 }
@@ -282,6 +291,8 @@ int nfsd_set_nrthreads(int n, int *nthreads)
 	int tot = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&nfsd_mutex));
+
 	if (nfsd_serv == NULL || n <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -316,7 +327,6 @@ int nfsd_set_nrthreads(int n, int *nthreads)
 		nthreads[0] = 1;
 
 	/* apply the new numbers */
-	lock_kernel();
 	svc_get(nfsd_serv);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		err = svc_set_num_threads(nfsd_serv, &nfsd_serv->sv_pools[i],
@@ -325,7 +335,6 @@ int nfsd_set_nrthreads(int n, int *nthreads)
 			break;
 	}
 	svc_destroy(nfsd_serv);
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -334,8 +343,8 @@ int
 nfsd_svc(unsigned short port, int nrservs)
 {
 	int	error;
-	
-	lock_kernel();
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	dprintk("nfsd: creating service\n");
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (nrservs <= 0)
@@ -363,7 +372,7 @@ nfsd_svc(unsigned short port, int nrservs)
  failure:
 	svc_destroy(nfsd_serv);		/* Release server */
  out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -391,18 +400,17 @@ update_thread_usage(int busy_threads)
 /*
  * This is the NFS server kernel thread
  */
-static void
-nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+static int
+nfsd(void *vrqstp)
 {
+	struct svc_rqst *rqstp = (struct svc_rqst *) vrqstp;
 	struct fs_struct *fsp;
-	int		err;
-	sigset_t shutdown_mask, allowed_mask;
+	int err, preverr = 0;
 
 	/* Lock module and set up kernel thread */
-	lock_kernel();
-	daemonize("nfsd");
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 
-	/* After daemonize() this kernel thread shares current->fs
+	/* At this point, the thread shares current->fs
 	 * with the init process. We need to create files with a
 	 * umask of 0 instead of init's umask. */
 	fsp = copy_fs_struct(current->fs);
@@ -414,14 +422,17 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	current->fs = fsp;
 	current->fs->umask = 0;
 
-	siginitsetinv(&shutdown_mask, SHUTDOWN_SIGS);
-	siginitsetinv(&allowed_mask, ALLOWED_SIGS);
+	/*
+	 * thread is spawned with all signals set to SIG_IGN, re-enable
+	 * the ones that will bring down the thread
+	 */
+	allow_signal(SIGKILL);
+	allow_signal(SIGHUP);
+	allow_signal(SIGINT);
+	allow_signal(SIGQUIT);
 
 	nfsdstats.th_cnt++;
-
-	rqstp->rq_task = current;
-
-	unlock_kernel();
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * We want less throttling in balance_dirty_pages() so that nfs to
@@ -435,26 +446,30 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	 * The main request loop
 	 */
 	for (;;) {
-		/* Block all but the shutdown signals */
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &shutdown_mask, NULL);
-
 		/*
 		 * Find a socket with data available and call its
 		 * recvfrom routine.
 		 */
 		while ((err = svc_recv(rqstp, 60*60*HZ)) == -EAGAIN)
 			;
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err == -EINTR)
 			break;
+		else if (err < 0) {
+			if (err != preverr) {
+				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: unexpected error "
+					"from svc_recv (%d)\n", __func__, -err);
+				preverr = err;
+			}
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		update_thread_usage(atomic_read(&nfsd_busy));
 		atomic_inc(&nfsd_busy);
 
 		/* Lock the export hash tables for reading. */
 		exp_readlock();
 
-		/* Process request with signals blocked.  */
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &allowed_mask, NULL);
-
 		svc_process(rqstp);
 
 		/* Unlock export hash tables */
@@ -463,22 +478,10 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		atomic_dec(&nfsd_busy);
 	}
 
-	if (err != -EINTR) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: terminating on error %d\n", -err);
-	} else {
-		unsigned int	signo;
-
-		for (signo = 1; signo <= _NSIG; signo++)
-			if (sigismember(&current->pending.signal, signo) &&
-			    !sigismember(&current->blocked, signo))
-				break;
-		killsig = signo;
-	}
 	/* Clear signals before calling svc_exit_thread() */
 	flush_signals(current);
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	nfsdstats.th_cnt --;
 
 out:
@@ -486,8 +489,9 @@ out:
 	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
 
 	/* Release module */
-	unlock_kernel();
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	module_put_and_exit(0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static __be32 map_new_errors(u32 vers, __be32 nfserr)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index a3a291f771f..0f4481e0502 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ nfsd_lookup_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: nfsd_lookup(fh %s, %.*s)\n", SVCFH_fmt(fhp), len,name);
 
 	/* Obtain dentry and export. */
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_EXEC);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_EXEC);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode;
-	int		accmode = MAY_SATTR;
+	int		accmode = NFSD_MAY_SATTR;
 	int		ftype = 0;
 	__be32		err;
 	int		host_err;
 	int		size_change = 0;
 
 	if (iap->ia_valid & (ATTR_ATIME | ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_SIZE))
-		accmode |= MAY_WRITE|MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
+		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
 		ftype = S_IFREG;
 
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 	 */
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		if (iap->ia_size < inode->i_size) {
-			err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, dentry, MAY_TRUNC|MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+			err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, dentry,
+					NFSD_MAY_TRUNC|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 		}
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ nfsd4_set_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
 
 	/* Get inode */
-	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0 /* S_IFREG */, MAY_SATTR);
+	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0 /* S_IFREG */, NFSD_MAY_SATTR);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -563,20 +564,20 @@ struct accessmap {
 	int		how;
 };
 static struct accessmap	nfs3_regaccess[] = {
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	MAY_READ			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE,	MAY_EXEC			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	MAY_WRITE|MAY_TRUNC		},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	MAY_WRITE			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	NFSD_MAY_READ			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE,	NFSD_MAY_EXEC			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_TRUNC	},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	NFSD_MAY_WRITE			},
 
     {	0,			0				}
 };
 
 static struct accessmap	nfs3_diraccess[] = {
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	MAY_READ			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_LOOKUP,	MAY_EXEC			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	MAY_EXEC|MAY_WRITE|MAY_TRUNC	},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	MAY_EXEC|MAY_WRITE		},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_DELETE,	MAY_REMOVE			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	NFSD_MAY_READ			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_LOOKUP,	NFSD_MAY_EXEC			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	NFSD_MAY_EXEC|NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_TRUNC},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	NFSD_MAY_EXEC|NFSD_MAY_WRITE	},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_DELETE,	NFSD_MAY_REMOVE			},
 
     {	0,			0				}
 };
@@ -589,10 +590,10 @@ static struct accessmap	nfs3_anyaccess[] = {
 	 * mainly at mode bits, and we make sure to ignore read-only
 	 * filesystem checks
 	 */
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	MAY_READ			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE,	MAY_EXEC			},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	MAY_WRITE|MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS	},
-    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	MAY_WRITE|MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS	},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_READ,	NFSD_MAY_READ			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE,	NFSD_MAY_EXEC			},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_MODIFY,	NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS	},
+    {	NFS3_ACCESS_EXTEND,	NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS	},
 
     {	0,			0				}
 };
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *suppor
 	u32			query, result = 0, sresult = 0;
 	__be32			error;
 
-	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	 * and (hopefully) checked permission - so allow OWNER_OVERRIDE
 	 * in case a chmod has now revoked permission.
 	 */
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type, access | MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type, access | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	 * or any access when mandatory locking enabled
 	 */
 	err = nfserr_perm;
-	if (IS_APPEND(inode) && (access & MAY_WRITE))
+	if (IS_APPEND(inode) && (access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE))
 		goto out;
 	/*
 	 * We must ignore files (but only files) which might have mandatory
@@ -706,14 +707,14 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	 * Check to see if there are any leases on this file.
 	 * This may block while leases are broken.
 	 */
-	host_err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & MAY_WRITE) ? FMODE_WRITE : 0));
+	host_err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) ? FMODE_WRITE : 0));
 	if (host_err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 		host_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	if (host_err) /* NOMEM or WOULDBLOCK */
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	if (access & MAY_WRITE) {
-		if (access & MAY_READ)
+	if (access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) {
+		if (access & NFSD_MAY_READ)
 			flags = O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE;
 		else
 			flags = O_WRONLY|O_LARGEFILE;
@@ -1069,12 +1070,12 @@ nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	if (file) {
 		err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
-				MAY_READ|MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+				NFSD_MAY_READ|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		err = nfsd_vfs_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, count);
 	} else {
-		err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, MAY_READ, &file);
+		err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_READ, &file);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		err = nfsd_vfs_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, count);
@@ -1098,13 +1099,13 @@ nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	if (file) {
 		err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
-				MAY_WRITE|MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+				NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		err = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, cnt,
 				stablep);
 	} else {
-		err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, MAY_WRITE, &file);
+		err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_WRITE, &file);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -1136,7 +1137,8 @@ nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if ((u64)count > ~(u64)offset)
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
-	if ((err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, MAY_WRITE, &file)) != 0)
+	err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_WRITE, &file);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
 	if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export)) {
 		if (file->f_op && file->f_op->fsync) {
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (isdotent(fname, flen))
 		goto out;
 
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1248,36 +1250,34 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		iap->ia_mode = 0;
 	iap->ia_mode = (iap->ia_mode & S_IALLUGO) | type;
 
+	err = nfserr_inval;
+	if (!S_ISREG(type) && !S_ISDIR(type) && !special_file(type)) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: bad file type %o in nfsd_create\n",
+		       type);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	if (host_err)
+		goto out_nfserr;
+
 	/*
 	 * Get the dir op function pointer.
 	 */
 	err = 0;
 	switch (type) {
 	case S_IFREG:
-		host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
-		if (host_err)
-			goto out_nfserr;
 		host_err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
 		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
-		host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
-		if (host_err)
-			goto out_nfserr;
 		host_err = vfs_mkdir(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode);
 		break;
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFIFO:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
-		if (host_err)
-			goto out_nfserr;
 		host_err = vfs_mknod(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, rdev);
 		break;
-	default:
-	        printk("nfsd: bad file type %o in nfsd_create\n", type);
-		host_err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 	if (host_err < 0) {
 		mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		write_inode_now(dchild->d_inode, 1);
 	}
 
-
 	err2 = nfsd_create_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap);
 	if (err2)
 		err = err2;
@@ -1334,7 +1333,7 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		goto out;
 	if (!(iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
 		iap->ia_mode = 0;
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1471,7 +1470,7 @@ nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 	__be32		err;
 	int		host_err;
 
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFLNK, MAY_NOP);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFLNK, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1526,7 +1525,7 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (isdotent(fname, flen))
 		goto out;
 
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	fh_lock(fhp);
@@ -1591,10 +1590,10 @@ nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp,
 	__be32		err;
 	int		host_err;
 
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, tfhp, -S_IFDIR, MAY_NOP);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, tfhp, -S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1661,10 +1660,10 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	__be32		err;
 	int		host_err;
 
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_REMOVE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_REMOVE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, tfhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, tfhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1768,7 +1767,7 @@ nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	err = nfserr_acces;
 	if (!flen || isdotent(fname, flen))
 		goto out;
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_REMOVE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_REMOVE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1834,7 +1833,7 @@ nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, loff_t *offsetp,
 	struct file	*file;
 	loff_t		offset = *offsetp;
 
-	err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_READ, &file);
+	err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFDIR, NFSD_MAY_READ, &file);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1875,7 +1874,7 @@ out:
 __be32
 nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct kstatfs *stat)
 {
-	__be32 err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	__be32 err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
 	if (!err && vfs_statfs(fhp->fh_dentry,stat))
 		err = nfserr_io;
 	return err;
@@ -1896,18 +1895,18 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	struct inode	*inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int		err;
 
-	if (acc == MAY_NOP)
+	if (acc == NFSD_MAY_NOP)
 		return 0;
 #if 0
 	dprintk("nfsd: permission 0x%x%s%s%s%s%s%s%s mode 0%o%s%s%s\n",
 		acc,
-		(acc & MAY_READ)?	" read"  : "",
-		(acc & MAY_WRITE)?	" write" : "",
-		(acc & MAY_EXEC)?	" exec"  : "",
-		(acc & MAY_SATTR)?	" sattr" : "",
-		(acc & MAY_TRUNC)?	" trunc" : "",
-		(acc & MAY_LOCK)?	" lock"  : "",
-		(acc & MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE)? " owneroverride" : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_READ)?	" read"  : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_WRITE)?	" write" : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_EXEC)?	" exec"  : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_SATTR)?	" sattr" : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_TRUNC)?	" trunc" : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_LOCK)?	" lock"  : "",
+		(acc & NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE)? " owneroverride" : "",
 		inode->i_mode,
 		IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)?	" immut" : "",
 		IS_APPEND(inode)?	" append" : "",
@@ -1920,18 +1919,18 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	 * system.  But if it is IRIX doing check on write-access for a 
 	 * device special file, we ignore rofs.
 	 */
-	if (!(acc & MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS))
-		if (acc & (MAY_WRITE | MAY_SATTR | MAY_TRUNC)) {
+	if (!(acc & NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS))
+		if (acc & (NFSD_MAY_WRITE | NFSD_MAY_SATTR | NFSD_MAY_TRUNC)) {
 			if (exp_rdonly(rqstp, exp) ||
 			    __mnt_is_readonly(exp->ex_path.mnt))
 				return nfserr_rofs;
-			if (/* (acc & MAY_WRITE) && */ IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
+			if (/* (acc & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) && */ IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
 				return nfserr_perm;
 		}
-	if ((acc & MAY_TRUNC) && IS_APPEND(inode))
+	if ((acc & NFSD_MAY_TRUNC) && IS_APPEND(inode))
 		return nfserr_perm;
 
-	if (acc & MAY_LOCK) {
+	if (acc & NFSD_MAY_LOCK) {
 		/* If we cannot rely on authentication in NLM requests,
 		 * just allow locks, otherwise require read permission, or
 		 * ownership
@@ -1939,7 +1938,7 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 		if (exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_NOAUTHNLM)
 			return 0;
 		else
-			acc = MAY_READ | MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
+			acc = NFSD_MAY_READ | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * The file owner always gets access permission for accesses that
@@ -1955,15 +1954,16 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	 * We must trust the client to do permission checking - using "ACCESS"
 	 * with NFSv3.
 	 */
-	if ((acc & MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE) &&
+	if ((acc & NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE) &&
 	    inode->i_uid == current->fsuid)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* This assumes  NFSD_MAY_{READ,WRITE,EXEC} == MAY_{READ,WRITE,EXEC} */
 	err = permission(inode, acc & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC), NULL);
 
 	/* Allow read access to binaries even when mode 111 */
 	if (err == -EACCES && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
-	    acc == (MAY_READ | MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE))
+	    acc == (NFSD_MAY_READ | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE))
 		err = permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
 
 	return err? nfserrno(err) : 0;