Merge branch 'linux-2.6' into for-linus

17 files changed, 687 insertions, 657 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index e13fa23bd10..f37df46d2ea 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -1148,12 +1148,12 @@ exp_find(struct auth_domain *clp, int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv,
  * for a given NFSv4 client.   The root is defined to be the
  * export point with fsid==0
  */
-int
+__be32
 exp_pseudoroot(struct auth_domain *clp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	       struct cache_req *creq)
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp;
-	int rv;
+	__be32 rv;
 	u32 fsidv[2];
 
 	mk_fsid_v1(fsidv, 0);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
index 7b889ff15ae..11fdaf7721b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/lockd.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 static u32
 nlm_fopen(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs_fh *f, struct file **filp)
 {
-	u32		nfserr;
+	__be32		nfserr;
 	struct svc_fh	fh;
 
 	/* must initialize before using! but maxsize doesn't matter */
@@ -39,18 +39,20 @@ nlm_fopen(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs_fh *f, struct file **filp)
 	fh_put(&fh);
 	rqstp->rq_client = NULL;
 	exp_readunlock();
- 	/* nlm and nfsd don't share error codes.
-	 * we invent: 0 = no error
-	 *            1 = stale file handle
-	 *	      2 = other error
+ 	/* We return nlm error codes as nlm doesn't know
+	 * about nfsd, but nfsd does know about nlm..
 	 */
 	switch (nfserr) {
 	case nfs_ok:
 		return 0;
+	case nfserr_dropit:
+		return nlm_drop_reply;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKD_V4
 	case nfserr_stale:
-		return 1;
+		return nlm4_stale_fh;
+#endif
 	default:
-		return 2;
+		return nlm_lck_denied;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 9187755661d..e3eca081698 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsacld_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 {
 	return nfs_ok;
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ nfsacld_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 /*
  * Get the Access and/or Default ACL of a file.
  */
-static int nfsacld_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclargs *argp, struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	svc_fh *fh;
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int nfserr = 0;
+	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETACL(2acl)   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ fail:
 /*
  * Set the Access and/or Default ACL of a file.
  */
-static int nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 		struct nfsd3_setaclargs *argp,
 		struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	svc_fh *fh;
-	int nfserr = 0;
+	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: SETACL(2acl)   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 /*
  * Check file attributes
  */
-static int nfsacld_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 		struct nfsd_fhandle *argp, struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR  %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ static int nfsacld_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 /*
  * Check file access
  */
-static int nfsacld_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_accessargs *argp,
+static __be32 nfsacld_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_accessargs *argp,
 		struct nfsd3_accessres *resp)
 {
-	int nfserr;
+	__be32 nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: ACCESS(2acl)   %s 0x%x\n",
 			SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int nfsacld_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_accessargs *
 /*
  * XDR decode functions
  */
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclargs *argp)
 {
 	if (!(p = nfs2svc_decode_fh(p, &argp->fh)))
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_setaclargs *argp)
 {
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 	return (n > 0);
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd_fhandle *argp)
 {
 	if (!(p = nfs2svc_decode_fh(p, &argp->fh)))
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_decode_fhandleargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_accessargs *argp)
 {
 	if (!(p = nfs2svc_decode_fh(p, &argp->fh)))
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
  */
 
 /* GETACL */
-static int nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = resp->fh.fh_dentry;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	p = nfs2svc_encode_fattr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_encode_attrstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 /* ACCESS */
-static int nfsaclsvc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_accessres *resp)
 {
 	p = nfs2svc_encode_fattr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 /*
  * XDR release functions
  */
-static int nfsaclsvc_release_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_release_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int nfsaclsvc_release_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int nfsaclsvc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfsaclsvc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd_fhandle *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index d4bdc00c116..fcad2895ddb 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 {
 	return nfs_ok;
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 /*
  * Get the Access and/or Default ACL of a file.
  */
-static int nfsd3_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsd3_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclargs *argp, struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	svc_fh *fh;
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int nfserr = 0;
+	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 	if ((nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP)))
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ fail:
 /*
  * Set the Access and/or Default ACL of a file.
  */
-static int nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 		struct nfsd3_setaclargs *argp,
 		struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	svc_fh *fh;
-	int nfserr = 0;
+	__be32 nfserr = 0;
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_SATTR);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 /*
  * XDR decode functions
  */
-static int nfs3svc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfs3svc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = nfs3svc_decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int nfs3svc_decode_getaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 
-static int nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_setaclargs *args)
 {
 	struct kvec *head = rqstp->rq_arg.head;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int nfs3svc_decode_setaclargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
  */
 
 /* GETACL */
-static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = resp->fh.fh_dentry;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int nfs3svc_encode_getaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 /* SETACL */
-static int nfs3svc_encode_setaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfs3svc_encode_setaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	p = nfs3svc_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int nfs3svc_encode_setaclres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 /*
  * XDR release functions
  */
-static int nfs3svc_release_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+static int nfs3svc_release_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 		struct nfsd3_getaclres *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index a5ebc7dbb38..7f5bad0393b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int	nfs3_ftypes[] = {
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 {
 	return nfs_ok;
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 /*
  * Get a file's attributes
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
-	int	err, nfserr;
+	int	err;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR(3)  %s\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
@@ -76,11 +77,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 /*
  * Set a file's attributes
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_sattrargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_attrstat  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: SETATTR(3)  %s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_sattrargs *argp,
 /*
  * Look up a path name component
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd3_diropres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: LOOKUP(3)   %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -118,11 +119,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 /*
  * Check file access
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_accessargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd3_accessres *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: ACCESS(3)   %s 0x%x\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -137,11 +138,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_accessargs *argp,
 /*
  * Read a symlink.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readlinkargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_readlinkres *resp)
 {
-	int nfserr;
+	__be32 nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READLINK(3) %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
@@ -155,11 +156,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readlinkargs *argp,
 /*
  * Read a portion of a file.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readargs *argp,
 				        struct nfsd3_readres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 	u32	max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READ(3) %s %lu bytes at %lu\n",
@@ -195,11 +196,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readargs *argp,
 /*
  * Write data to a file
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_writeargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd3_writeres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: WRITE(3)    %s %d bytes at %ld%s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -223,13 +224,13 @@ nfsd3_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_writeargs *argp,
  * At least in theory; we'll see how it fares in practice when the
  * first reports about SunOS compatibility problems start to pour in...
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd3_diropres   *resp)
 {
 	svc_fh		*dirfhp, *newfhp = NULL;
 	struct iattr	*attr;
-	u32		nfserr;
+	__be32		nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: CREATE(3)   %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 	/* Now create the file and set attributes */
 	nfserr = nfsd_create_v3(rqstp, dirfhp, argp->name, argp->len,
 				attr, newfhp,
-				argp->createmode, argp->verf, NULL);
+				argp->createmode, argp->verf, NULL, NULL);
 
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
@@ -265,11 +266,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 /*
  * Make directory. This operation is not idempotent.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_mkdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd3_diropres   *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: MKDIR(3)    %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -285,11 +286,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_mkdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_createargs *argp,
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_symlinkargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_diropres    *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: SYMLINK(3)  %s %.*s -> %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh),
@@ -307,11 +308,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_symlinkargs *argp,
 /*
  * Make socket/fifo/device.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_mknod(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_mknodargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd3_diropres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr, type;
+	__be32	nfserr;
+	int type;
 	dev_t	rdev = 0;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: MKNOD(3)    %s %.*s\n",
@@ -343,11 +345,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_mknod(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_mknodargs *argp,
 /*
  * Remove file/fifo/socket etc.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd3_attrstat  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: REMOVE(3)   %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -363,11 +365,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 /*
  * Remove a directory
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_rmdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd3_attrstat  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: RMDIR(3)    %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -379,11 +381,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_rmdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_diropargs *argp,
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_renameargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd3_renameres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: RENAME(3)   %s %.*s ->\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh),
@@ -401,11 +403,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_renameargs *argp,
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_linkargs *argp,
 					struct nfsd3_linkres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: LINK(3)     %s ->\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh));
@@ -424,11 +426,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_linkargs *argp,
 /*
  * Read a portion of a directory.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readdirargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_readdirres  *resp)
 {
-	int		nfserr, count;
+	__be32		nfserr;
+	int		count;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READDIR(3)  %s %d bytes at %d\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -459,11 +462,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readdirargs *argp,
  * Read a portion of a directory, including file handles and attrs.
  * For now, we choose to ignore the dircount parameter.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_readdirplus(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readdirargs *argp,
 					       struct nfsd3_readdirres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr, count = 0;
+	__be32	nfserr;
+	int	count = 0;
 	loff_t	offset;
 	int	i;
 	caddr_t	page_addr = NULL;
@@ -517,11 +521,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_readdirplus(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_readdirargs *argp,
 /*
  * Get file system stats
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_fsstat(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle    *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_fsstatres *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: FSSTAT(3)   %s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
@@ -534,11 +538,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_fsstat(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle    *argp,
 /*
  * Get file system info
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_fsinfo(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle    *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_fsinfores *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 	u32	max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: FSINFO(3)   %s\n",
@@ -576,11 +580,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_fsinfo(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle    *argp,
 /*
  * Get pathconf info for the specified file
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_pathconf(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle      *argp,
 					     struct nfsd3_pathconfres *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: PATHCONF(3) %s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
@@ -619,11 +623,11 @@ nfsd3_proc_pathconf(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle      *argp,
 /*
  * Commit a file (range) to stable storage.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd3_proc_commit(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd3_commitargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd3_commitres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: COMMIT(3)   %s %u@%Lu\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 247d518248b..b4baca3053c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ static u32	nfs3_ftypes[] = {
 /*
  * XDR functions for basic NFS types
  */
-static inline u32 *
-encode_time3(u32 *p, struct timespec *time)
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_time3(__be32 *p, struct timespec *time)
 {
 	*p++ = htonl((u32) time->tv_sec); *p++ = htonl(time->tv_nsec);
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-decode_time3(u32 *p, struct timespec *time)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_time3(__be32 *p, struct timespec *time)
 {
 	time->tv_sec = ntohl(*p++);
 	time->tv_nsec = ntohl(*p++);
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	unsigned int size;
 	fh_init(fhp, NFS3_FHSIZE);
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 }
 
 /* Helper function for NFSv3 ACL code */
-u32 *nfs3svc_decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 *nfs3svc_decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	return decode_fh(p, fhp);
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	unsigned int size = fhp->fh_handle.fh_size;
 	*p++ = htonl(size);
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ encode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * Decode a file name and make sure that the path contains
  * no slashes or null bytes.
  */
-static inline u32 *
-decode_filename(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_filename(__be32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 {
 	char		*name;
 	int		i;
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ decode_filename(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-decode_sattr3(u32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_sattr3(__be32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
 {
 	u32	tmp;
 
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ decode_sattr3(u32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_fattr3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_fattr3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	      struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ encode_fattr3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_saved_post_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_saved_post_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct inode	*inode = fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode;
 
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ encode_saved_post_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * The inode may be NULL if the call failed because of a stale file
  * handle. In this case, no attributes are returned.
  */
-static u32 *
-encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static __be32 *
+encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 	if (dentry && dentry->d_inode != NULL) {
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 }
 
 /* Helper for NFSv3 ACLs */
-u32 *
-nfs3svc_encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 *
+nfs3svc_encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	return encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, fhp);
 }
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ nfs3svc_encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 /*
  * Enocde weak cache consistency data
  */
-static u32 *
-encode_wcc_data(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static __be32 *
+encode_wcc_data(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ encode_wcc_data(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args)
+nfs3svc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
 		return 0;
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_sattrargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_diropargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_accessargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_accessargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readargs *args)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_writeargs *args)
 {
 	unsigned int len, v, hdr;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_createargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_createargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_mkdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_symlinkargs *args)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_mknodargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_mknodargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_renameargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->ffh))
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readlinkargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_linkargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->ffh))
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args)
 {
 	int len, pn;
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_commitargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -609,14 +609,14 @@ nfs3svc_decode_commitargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
  * will work properly.
  */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, void *dummy)
+nfs3svc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, void *dummy)
 {
 	return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
 /* GETATTR */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	if (resp->status == 0)
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* SETATTR, REMOVE, RMDIR */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_wcc_data(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_wccstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* LOOKUP */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_diropres *resp)
 {
 	if (resp->status == 0) {
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* ACCESS */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_accessres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_accessres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* READLINK */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readlinkres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* READ */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* WRITE */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_writeres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_wcc_data(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* CREATE, MKDIR, SYMLINK, MKNOD */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_diropres *resp)
 {
 	if (resp->status == 0) {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* RENAME */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_renameres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_wcc_data(rqstp, p, &resp->ffh);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_renameres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* LINK */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_linkres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_linkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* READDIR */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_readdirres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ nfs3svc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 		return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_entry_baggage(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, u32 *p, const char *name,
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_entry_baggage(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, __be32 *p, const char *name,
 	     int namlen, ino_t ino)
 {
 	*p++ = xdr_one;				 /* mark entry present */
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ encode_entry_baggage(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, u32 *p, const char *name,
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_entryplus_baggage(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, u32 *p,
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_entryplus_baggage(struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd, __be32 *p,
 		struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 		p = encode_post_op_attr(cd->rqstp, p, fhp);
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ encode_entry(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name,
 {
 	struct nfsd3_readdirres *cd = container_of(ccd, struct nfsd3_readdirres,
 		       					common);
-	u32		*p = cd->buffer;
+	__be32		*p = cd->buffer;
 	caddr_t		curr_page_addr = NULL;
 	int		pn;		/* current page number */
 	int		slen;		/* string (name) length */
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ encode_entry(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name,
 	} else if (cd->rqstp->rq_respages[pn+1] != NULL) {
 		/* temporarily encode entry into next page, then move back to
 		 * current and next page in rq_respages[] */
-		u32 *p1, *tmp;
+		__be32 *p1, *tmp;
 		int len1, len2;
 
 		/* grab next page for temporary storage of entry */
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_entry_plus(struct readdir_cd *cd, const char *name,
 
 /* FSSTAT */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_fsstatres *resp)
 {
 	struct kstatfs	*s = &resp->stats;
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_fsstatres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* FSINFO */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_fsinfores *resp)
 {
 	*p++ = xdr_zero;	/* no post_op_attr */
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_fsinfores(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* PATHCONF */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_pathconfres *resp)
 {
 	*p++ = xdr_zero;	/* no post_op_attr */
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_pathconfres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 
 /* COMMIT */
 int
-nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_commitres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_wcc_data(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ nfs3svc_encode_commitres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
  * XDR release functions
  */
 int
-nfs3svc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh);
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ nfs3svc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfs3svc_release_fhandle2(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfs3svc_release_fhandle2(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd3_fhandle_pair *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh1);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index f6ca9fb3fc6..f57655a7a2b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ enum nfs_cb_opnum4 {
 /*
 * Generic encode routines from fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
 */
-static inline u32 *
-xdr_writemem(u32 *p, const void *ptr, int nbytes)
+static inline __be32 *
+xdr_writemem(__be32 *p, const void *ptr, int nbytes)
 {
 	int tmp = XDR_QUADLEN(nbytes);
 	if (!tmp)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ nfs_cb_stat_to_errno(int stat)
 static int
 encode_cb_compound_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	u32 * p;
+	__be32 * p;
 
 	RESERVE_SPACE(16);
 	WRITE32(0);            /* tag length is always 0 */
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ encode_cb_compound_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr *hdr)
 static int
 encode_cb_recall(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_recall *cb_rec)
 {
-	u32 *p;
+	__be32 *p;
 	int len = cb_rec->cbr_fhlen;
 
 	RESERVE_SPACE(12+sizeof(cb_rec->cbr_stateid) + len);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ encode_cb_recall(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_recall *cb_rec)
 }
 
 static int
-nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_null(struct rpc_rqst *req, u32 *p)
+nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_null(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream xdrs, *xdr = &xdrs;
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_null(struct rpc_rqst *req, u32 *p)
 }
 
 static int
-nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *req, u32 *p, struct nfs4_cb_recall *args)
+nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs4_cb_recall *args)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream xdr;
 	struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr hdr = {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ nfs4_xdr_enc_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *req, u32 *p, struct nfs4_cb_recall *args
 
 static int
 decode_cb_compound_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr *hdr){
-        u32 *p;
+        __be32 *p;
 
         READ_BUF(8);
         READ32(hdr->status);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ decode_cb_compound_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr *hdr)
 static int
 decode_cb_op_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, enum nfs_opnum4 expected)
 {
-	u32 *p;
+	__be32 *p;
 	u32 op;
 	int32_t nfserr;
 
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ decode_cb_op_hdr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, enum nfs_opnum4 expected)
 }
 
 static int
-nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_null(struct rpc_rqst *req, u32 *p)
+nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_null(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p)
+nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream xdr;
 	struct nfs4_cb_compound_hdr hdr;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ nfsd4_probe_callback(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 
 	/* Create RPC client */
 	cb->cb_client = rpc_create(&args);
-	if (!cb->cb_client) {
+	if (IS_ERR(cb->cb_client)) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: couldn't create callback client\n");
 		goto out_err;
 	}
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ nfsd4_probe_callback(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 out_rpciod:
 	atomic_dec(&clp->cl_count);
 	rpciod_down();
-	cb->cb_client = NULL;
 out_clnt:
 	rpc_shutdown_client(cb->cb_client);
 out_err:
+	cb->cb_client = NULL;
 	dprintk("NFSD: warning: no callback path to client %.*s\n",
 		(int)clp->cl_name.len, clp->cl_name.data);
 }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ nfs4_cb_null(struct rpc_task *task, void *dummy)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = (struct nfs4_client *)task->tk_msg.rpc_argp;
 	struct nfs4_callback *cb = &clp->cl_callback;
-	u32 addr = htonl(cb->cb_addr);
+	__be32 addr = htonl(cb->cb_addr);
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_cb_null task->tk_status %d\n", task->tk_status);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 8333db12cac..50bc94243ca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -67,32 +67,33 @@ fh_dup2(struct svc_fh *dst, struct svc_fh *src)
 	*dst = *src;
 }
 
-static int
-do_open_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open)
+static __be32
+do_open_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open, int accmode)
 {
-	int accmode, status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	if (open->op_truncate &&
 		!(open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE))
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
-	accmode = MAY_NOP;
 	if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ)
-		accmode = MAY_READ;
-	if (open->op_share_deny & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE)
+		accmode |= MAY_READ;
+	if (open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE)
 		accmode |= (MAY_WRITE | MAY_TRUNC);
-	accmode |= MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
+	if (open->op_share_deny & NFS4_SHARE_DENY_WRITE)
+		accmode |= MAY_WRITE;
 
 	status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, S_IFREG, accmode);
 
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	struct svc_fh resfh;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
+	int created = 0;
 
 	fh_init(&resfh, NFS4_FHSIZE);
 	open->op_truncate = 0;
@@ -105,36 +106,35 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_o
 		status = nfsd_create_v3(rqstp, current_fh, open->op_fname.data,
 					open->op_fname.len, &open->op_iattr,
 					&resfh, open->op_createmode,
-					(u32 *)open->op_verf.data, &open->op_truncate);
-	}
-	else {
+					(u32 *)open->op_verf.data, &open->op_truncate, &created);
+	} else {
 		status = nfsd_lookup(rqstp, current_fh,
 				     open->op_fname.data, open->op_fname.len, &resfh);
 		fh_unlock(current_fh);
 	}
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
 
-	if (!status) {
-		set_change_info(&open->op_cinfo, current_fh);
+	set_change_info(&open->op_cinfo, current_fh);
 
-		/* set reply cache */
-		fh_dup2(current_fh, &resfh);
-		open->op_stateowner->so_replay.rp_openfh_len =
-			resfh.fh_handle.fh_size;
-		memcpy(open->op_stateowner->so_replay.rp_openfh,
-				&resfh.fh_handle.fh_base,
-				resfh.fh_handle.fh_size);
+	/* set reply cache */
+	fh_dup2(current_fh, &resfh);
+	open->op_stateowner->so_replay.rp_openfh_len = resfh.fh_handle.fh_size;
+	memcpy(open->op_stateowner->so_replay.rp_openfh,
+			&resfh.fh_handle.fh_base, resfh.fh_handle.fh_size);
 
-		status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open);
-	}
+	if (!created)
+		status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, MAY_NOP);
 
+out:
 	fh_put(&resfh);
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 do_open_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	/* Only reclaims from previously confirmed clients are valid */
 	if ((status = nfs4_check_open_reclaim(&open->op_clientid)))
@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ 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);
+	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 
 	return status;
 }
 
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_open filename %.*s op_stateowner %p\n",
 		(int)open->op_fname.len, open->op_fname.data,
 		open->op_stateowner);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open
 
 	/* check seqid for replay. set nfs4_owner */
 	status = nfsd4_process_open1(open);
-	if (status == NFSERR_REPLAY_ME) {
+	if (status == nfserr_replay_me) {
 		struct nfs4_replay *rp = &open->op_stateowner->so_replay;
 		fh_put(current_fh);
 		current_fh->fh_handle.fh_size = rp->rp_openfh_len;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open
 			dprintk("nfsd4_open: replay failed"
 				" restoring previous filehandle\n");
 		else
-			status = NFSERR_REPLAY_ME;
+			status = nfserr_replay_me;
 	}
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ out:
 /*
  * filehandle-manipulating ops.
  */
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_getfh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh **getfh)
 {
 	if (!current_fh->fh_dentry)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ nfsd4_getfh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh **getfh)
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_putfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh)
 {
 	fh_put(current_fh);
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ nfsd4_putfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_putf
 	return fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_putrootfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	fh_put(current_fh);
 	status = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp->rq_client, current_fh,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ nfsd4_putrootfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_restorefh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh *save_fh)
 {
 	if (!save_fh->fh_dentry)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ nfsd4_restorefh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh *save_fh)
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_savefh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh *save_fh)
 {
 	if (!current_fh->fh_dentry)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ nfsd4_savefh(struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct svc_fh *save_fh)
 /*
  * misc nfsv4 ops
  */
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_access *access)
 {
 	if (access->ac_req_access & ~NFS3_ACCESS_FULL)
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ nfsd4_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_acc
 	return nfsd_access(rqstp, current_fh, &access->ac_resp_access, &access->ac_supported);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_commit *commit)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	u32 *p = (u32 *)commit->co_verf.data;
 	*p++ = nfssvc_boot.tv_sec;
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@ nfsd4_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_com
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_create *create)
 {
 	struct svc_fh resfh;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 	dev_t rdev;
 
 	fh_init(&resfh, NFS4_FHSIZE);
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ nfsd4_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_cre
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_getattr *getattr)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
 	if (status)
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ nfsd4_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_ge
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh,
 	   struct svc_fh *save_fh, struct nfsd4_link *link)
 {
-	int status = nfserr_nofilehandle;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_nofilehandle;
 
 	if (!save_fh->fh_dentry)
 		return status;
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ nfsd4_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_lookupp(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh)
 {
 	struct svc_fh tmp_fh;
-	int ret;
+	__be32 ret;
 
 	fh_init(&tmp_fh, NFS4_FHSIZE);
 	if((ret = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp->rq_client, &tmp_fh,
@@ -474,16 +474,16 @@ nfsd4_lookupp(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh)
 	return nfsd_lookup(rqstp, current_fh, "..", 2, current_fh);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lookup *lookup)
 {
 	return nfsd_lookup(rqstp, current_fh, lookup->lo_name, lookup->lo_len, current_fh);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_read *read)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	/* no need to check permission - this will be done in nfsd_read() */
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_readdir *readdir)
 {
 	u64 cookie = readdir->rd_cookie;
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ nfsd4_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_re
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_readlink *readlink)
 {
 	readlink->rl_rqstp = rqstp;
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ nfsd4_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_r
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_remove *remove)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	if (nfs4_in_grace())
 		return nfserr_grace;
@@ -556,11 +556,11 @@ nfsd4_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_rem
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh,
 	     struct svc_fh *save_fh, struct nfsd4_rename *rename)
 {
-	int status = nfserr_nofilehandle;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_nofilehandle;
 
 	if (!save_fh->fh_dentry)
 		return status;
@@ -589,10 +589,10 @@ nfsd4_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_setattr *setattr)
 {
-	int status = nfs_ok;
+	__be32 status = nfs_ok;
 
 	if (setattr->sa_iattr.ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		nfs4_lock_state();
@@ -614,13 +614,13 @@ nfsd4_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_se
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 {
 	stateid_t *stateid = &write->wr_stateid;
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
 	u32 *p;
-	int status = nfs_ok;
+	__be32 status = nfs_ok;
 
 	/* no need to check permission - this will be done in nfsd_write() */
 
@@ -661,12 +661,12 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_writ
  * attributes matched.  VERIFY is implemented by mapping NFSERR_SAME
  * to NFS_OK after the call; NVERIFY by mapping NFSERR_NOT_SAME to NFS_OK.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_verify *verify)
 {
-	u32 *buf, *p;
+	__be32 *buf, *p;
 	int count;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
 	if (status)
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ out_kfree:
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 {
 	return nfs_ok;
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static inline void nfsd4_increment_op_stats(u32 opnum)
 /*
  * COMPOUND call.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		    struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args,
 		    struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	struct svc_fh	*save_fh = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_stateowner *replay_owner = NULL;
 	int		slack_space;    /* in words, not bytes! */
-	int		status;
+	__be32		status;
 
 	status = nfserr_resource;
 	current_fh = kmalloc(sizeof(*current_fh), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		}
 
 encode_op:
-		if (op->status == NFSERR_REPLAY_ME) {
+		if (op->status == nfserr_replay_me) {
 			op->replay = &replay_owner->so_replay;
 			nfsd4_encode_replay(resp, op);
 			status = op->status = op->replay->rp_status;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index 1cbd2e4ee12..81b8565d383 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ md5_to_hex(char *out, char *md5)
 	*out = '\0';
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfs4_make_rec_clidname(char *dname, struct xdr_netobj *clname)
 {
 	struct xdr_netobj cksum;
 	struct hash_desc desc;
 	struct scatterlist sg[1];
-	int status = nfserr_resource;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_resource;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_make_rec_clidname for %.*s\n",
 			clname->len, clname->data);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ nfsd4_build_dentrylist(void *arg, const char *name, int namlen,
 	struct dentry_list *child;
 
 	if (name && isdotent(name, namlen))
-		return nfs_ok;
+		return 0;
 	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, namlen);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ nfsd4_clear_clid_dir(struct dentry *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	 * any regular files anyway, just in case the directory was created by
 	 * a kernel from the future.... */
 	nfsd4_list_rec_dir(dentry, nfsd4_remove_clid_file);
-	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	status = vfs_rmdir(dir->d_inode, dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	return status;
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ purge_old(struct dentry *parent, struct dentry *child)
 	int status;
 
 	if (nfs4_has_reclaimed_state(child->d_name.name))
-		return nfs_ok;
+		return 0;
 
 	status = nfsd4_clear_clid_dir(parent, child);
 	if (status)
 		printk("failed to remove client recovery directory %s\n",
 				child->d_name.name);
 	/* Keep trying, success or failure: */
-	return nfs_ok;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ load_recdir(struct dentry *parent, struct dentry *child)
 		printk("nfsd4: illegal name %s in recovery directory\n",
 				child->d_name.name);
 		/* Keep trying; maybe the others are OK: */
-		return nfs_ok;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	nfs4_client_to_reclaim(child->d_name.name);
-	return nfs_ok;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index ebcf226a9e4..293b6495829 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -710,10 +710,10 @@ out_err:
  *		as described above.
  *
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_setclientid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_setclientid *setclid)
 {
-	u32 			ip_addr = rqstp->rq_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
+	__be32 			ip_addr = rqstp->rq_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	struct xdr_netobj 	clname = { 
 		.len = setclid->se_namelen,
 		.data = setclid->se_name,
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ nfsd4_setclientid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_setclientid *setclid)
 	nfs4_verifier		clverifier = setclid->se_verf;
 	unsigned int 		strhashval;
 	struct nfs4_client	*conf, *unconf, *new;
-	int 			status;
+	__be32 			status;
 	char                    dname[HEXDIR_LEN];
 	
 	if (!check_name(clname))
@@ -875,14 +875,14 @@ out:
  *
  * NOTE: callback information will be processed here in a future patch
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_setclientid_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_setclientid_confirm *setclientid_confirm)
 {
-	u32 ip_addr = rqstp->rq_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
+	__be32 ip_addr = rqstp->rq_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	struct nfs4_client *conf, *unconf;
 	nfs4_verifier confirm = setclientid_confirm->sc_confirm; 
 	clientid_t * clid = &setclientid_confirm->sc_clientid;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	if (STALE_CLIENTID(clid))
 		return nfserr_stale_clientid;
@@ -1280,13 +1280,13 @@ test_share(struct nfs4_stateid *stp, struct nfsd4_open *open) {
  * Called to check deny when READ with all zero stateid or
  * WRITE with all zero or all one stateid
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_share_conflict(struct svc_fh *current_fh, unsigned int deny_type)
 {
 	struct inode *ino = current_fh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct nfs4_file *fp;
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
-	int ret;
+	__be32 ret;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_share_conflict\n");
 
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static struct lock_manager_operations nfsd_lease_mng_ops = {
 };
 
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_process_open1(struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	clientid_t *clientid = &open->op_clientid;
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ nfsd4_process_open1(struct nfsd4_open *open)
 	}
 	if (open->op_seqid == sop->so_seqid - 1) {
 		if (sop->so_replay.rp_buflen)
-			return NFSERR_REPLAY_ME;
+			return nfserr_replay_me;
 		/* The original OPEN failed so spectacularly
 		 * that we don't even have replay data saved!
 		 * Therefore, we have no choice but to continue
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ renew:
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfs4_check_delegmode(struct nfs4_delegation *dp, int flags)
 {
 	if ((flags & WR_STATE) && (dp->dl_type == NFS4_OPEN_DELEGATE_READ))
@@ -1522,12 +1522,12 @@ find_delegation_file(struct nfs4_file *fp, stateid_t *stid)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_check_deleg(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 		struct nfs4_delegation **dp)
 {
 	int flags;
-	int status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 
 	*dp = find_delegation_file(fp, &open->op_delegate_stateid);
 	if (*dp == NULL)
@@ -1546,11 +1546,11 @@ out:
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_check_open(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_stateid **stpp)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateid *local;
-	int status = nfserr_share_denied;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_share_denied;
 	struct nfs4_stateowner *sop = open->op_stateowner;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(local, &fp->fi_stateids, st_perfile) {
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ nfs4_alloc_stateid(void)
 	return kmem_cache_alloc(stateid_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_new_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs4_stateid **stpp,
 		struct nfs4_delegation *dp,
 		struct svc_fh *cur_fh, int flags)
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ nfs4_new_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs4_stateid **stpp,
 		get_file(dp->dl_vfs_file);
 		stp->st_vfs_file = dp->dl_vfs_file;
 	} else {
-		int status;
+		__be32 status;
 		status = nfsd_open(rqstp, cur_fh, S_IFREG, flags,
 				&stp->st_vfs_file);
 		if (status) {
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ nfs4_new_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs4_stateid **stpp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_truncate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fh,
 		struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
@@ -1619,22 +1619,22 @@ nfsd4_truncate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fh,
 	return nfsd_setattr(rqstp, fh, &iattr, 0, (time_t)0);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_upgrade_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *cur_fh, struct nfs4_stateid *stp, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	struct file *filp = stp->st_vfs_file;
 	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	unsigned int share_access, new_writer;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	set_access(&share_access, stp->st_access_bmap);
 	new_writer = (~share_access) & open->op_share_access
 			& NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE;
 
 	if (new_writer) {
-		status = get_write_access(inode);
-		if (status)
-			return nfserrno(status);
+		int err = get_write_access(inode);
+		if (err)
+			return nfserrno(err);
 	}
 	status = nfsd4_truncate(rqstp, cur_fh, open);
 	if (status) {
@@ -1738,14 +1738,14 @@ out:
 /*
  * called with nfs4_lock_state() held.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_process_open2(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	struct nfs4_file *fp = NULL;
 	struct inode *ino = current_fh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_delegation *dp = NULL;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	status = nfserr_inval;
 	if (!access_valid(open->op_share_access)
@@ -1833,11 +1833,11 @@ static struct work_struct laundromat_work;
 static void laundromat_main(void *);
 static DECLARE_WORK(laundromat_work, laundromat_main, NULL);
 
-int 
+__be32
 nfsd4_renew(clientid_t *clid)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	nfs4_lock_state();
 	dprintk("process_renew(%08x/%08x): starting\n", 
@@ -1996,9 +1996,9 @@ access_permit_write(unsigned long access_bmap)
 }
 
 static
-int nfs4_check_openmode(struct nfs4_stateid *stp, int flags)
+__be32 nfs4_check_openmode(struct nfs4_stateid *stp, int flags)
 {
-        int status = nfserr_openmode;
+        __be32 status = nfserr_openmode;
 
 	if ((flags & WR_STATE) && (!access_permit_write(stp->st_access_bmap)))
                 goto out;
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 check_special_stateids(svc_fh *current_fh, stateid_t *stateid, int flags)
 {
 	/* Trying to call delegreturn with a special stateid? Yuch: */
@@ -2043,14 +2043,14 @@ io_during_grace_disallowed(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 /*
 * Checks for stateid operations
 */
-int
+__be32
 nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(struct svc_fh *current_fh, stateid_t *stateid, int flags, struct file **filpp)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_delegation *dp = NULL;
 	stateid_t *stidp;
 	struct inode *ino = current_fh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: preprocess_stateid_op: stateid = (%08x/%08x/%08x/%08x)\n",
 		stateid->si_boot, stateid->si_stateownerid, 
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ setlkflg (int type)
 /* 
  * Checks for sequence id mutating operations. 
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op(struct svc_fh *current_fh, u32 seqid, stateid_t *stateid, int flags, struct nfs4_stateowner **sopp, struct nfs4_stateid **stpp, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op(struct svc_fh *current_fh, u32 seqid, stateid_t *statei
 		clientid_t *lockclid = &lock->v.new.clientid;
 		struct nfs4_client *clp = sop->so_client;
 		int lkflg = 0;
-		int status;
+		__be32 status;
 
 		lkflg = setlkflg(lock->lk_type);
 
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ check_replay:
 	if (seqid == sop->so_seqid - 1) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: preprocess_seqid_op: retransmission?\n");
 		/* indicate replay to calling function */
-		return NFSERR_REPLAY_ME;
+		return nfserr_replay_me;
 	}
 	printk("NFSD: preprocess_seqid_op: bad seqid (expected %d, got %d)\n",
 			sop->so_seqid, seqid);
@@ -2241,10 +2241,10 @@ check_replay:
 	return nfserr_bad_seqid;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_open_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open_confirm *oc, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 	struct nfs4_stateowner *sop;
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
 
@@ -2310,10 +2310,10 @@ reset_union_bmap_deny(unsigned long deny, unsigned long *bmap)
 	}
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_open_downgrade(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open_downgrade *od, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
 	unsigned int share_access;
 
@@ -2365,10 +2365,10 @@ out:
 /*
  * nfs4_unlock_state() called after encode
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_close *close, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_close on file %.*s\n", 
@@ -2404,10 +2404,10 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_delegreturn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_delegreturn *dr)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	if ((status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, S_IFREG, 0)))
 		goto out;
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ check_lock_length(u64 offset, u64 length)
 /*
  *  LOCK operation 
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lock *lock, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateowner *open_sop = NULL;
@@ -2644,8 +2644,9 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lock
 	struct file *filp;
 	struct file_lock file_lock;
 	struct file_lock conflock;
-	int status = 0;
+	__be32 status = 0;
 	unsigned int strhashval;
+	int err;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_lock: start=%Ld length=%Ld\n",
 		(long long) lock->lk_offset,
@@ -2758,13 +2759,14 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lock
 	 * locks_copy_lock: */
 	conflock.fl_ops = NULL;
 	conflock.fl_lmops = NULL;
-	status = posix_lock_file_conf(filp, &file_lock, &conflock);
+	err = posix_lock_file_conf(filp, &file_lock, &conflock);
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_lock: posix_lock_file_conf status %d\n",status);
-	switch (-status) {
+	switch (-err) {
 	case 0: /* success! */
 		update_stateid(&lock_stp->st_stateid);
 		memcpy(&lock->lk_resp_stateid, &lock_stp->st_stateid, 
 				sizeof(stateid_t));
+		status = 0;
 		break;
 	case (EAGAIN):		/* conflock holds conflicting lock */
 		status = nfserr_denied;
@@ -2775,7 +2777,7 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lock
 		status = nfserr_deadlock;
 		break;
 	default:        
-		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_lock: posix_lock_file_conf() failed! status %d\n",status);
+		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_lock: posix_lock_file_conf() failed! status %d\n",err);
 		status = nfserr_resource;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2793,14 +2795,14 @@ out:
 /*
  * LOCKT operation
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_lockt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct file file;
 	struct file_lock file_lock;
 	struct file_lock conflock;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	if (nfs4_in_grace())
 		return nfserr_grace;
@@ -2873,13 +2875,14 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_locku *locku, struct nfs4_stateowner **replay_owner)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
 	struct file_lock file_lock;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
+	int err;
 						        
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_locku: start=%Ld length=%Ld\n",
 		(long long) locku->lu_offset,
@@ -2917,8 +2920,8 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_lock
 	/*
 	*  Try to unlock the file in the VFS.
 	*/
-	status = posix_lock_file(filp, &file_lock); 
-	if (status) {
+	err = posix_lock_file(filp, &file_lock);
+	if (err) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_locku: posix_lock_file failed!\n");
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
@@ -2937,7 +2940,7 @@ out:
 	return status;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	status = nfserrno(status);
+	status = nfserrno(err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -2965,7 +2968,7 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_release_lockowner(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_release_lockowner *rlockowner)
 {
 	clientid_t *clid = &rlockowner->rl_clientid;
@@ -2974,7 +2977,7 @@ nfsd4_release_lockowner(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_release_lockowner *
 	struct xdr_netobj *owner = &rlockowner->rl_owner;
 	struct list_head matches;
 	int i;
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd4_release_lockowner clientid: (%08x/%08x):\n",
 		clid->cl_boot, clid->cl_id);
@@ -3111,7 +3114,7 @@ nfs4_find_reclaim_client(clientid_t *clid)
 /*
 * Called from OPEN. Look for clientid in reclaim list.
 */
-int
+__be32
 nfs4_check_open_reclaim(clientid_t *clid)
 {
 	return nfs4_find_reclaim_client(clid) ? nfs_ok : nfserr_reclaim_bad;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 41fc241b729..f3f239db04b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
 #define NFS4_REFERRAL_FSID_MAJOR	0x8000000ULL
 #define NFS4_REFERRAL_FSID_MINOR	0x8000000ULL
 
-static int
-check_filename(char *str, int len, int err)
+static __be32
+check_filename(char *str, int len, __be32 err)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ check_filename(char *str, int len, int err)
  * consistent with the style used in NFSv2/v3...
  */
 #define DECODE_HEAD				\
-	u32 *p;					\
-	int status
+	__be32 *p;				\
+	__be32 status
 #define DECODE_TAIL				\
 	status = 0;				\
 out:						\
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ xdr_error:					\
 	}					\
 } while (0)
 
-static u32 *read_buf(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, int nbytes)
+static __be32 *read_buf(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, int nbytes)
 {
 	/* We want more bytes than seem to be available.
 	 * Maybe we need a new page, maybe we have just run out
 	 */
 	int avail = (char*)argp->end - (char*)argp->p;
-	u32 *p;
+	__be32 *p;
 	if (avail + argp->pagelen < nbytes)
 		return NULL;
 	if (avail + PAGE_SIZE < nbytes) /* need more than a page !! */
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ defer_free(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static char *savemem(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *p, int nbytes)
+static char *savemem(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, __be32 *p, int nbytes)
 {
 	void *new = NULL;
 	if (p == argp->tmp) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static char *savemem(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *p, int nbytes)
 }
 
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_bitmap(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval)
 {
 	u32 bmlen;
@@ -240,13 +240,14 @@ nfsd4_decode_bitmap(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *iattr,
     struct nfs4_acl **acl)
 {
 	int expected_len, len = 0;
 	u32 dummy32;
 	char *buf;
+	int host_err;
 
 	DECODE_HEAD;
 	iattr->ia_valid = 0;
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *ia
 
 		*acl = nfs4_acl_new();
 		if (*acl == NULL) {
-			status = -ENOMEM;
+			host_err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		}
 		defer_free(argp, (void (*)(const void *))nfs4_acl_free, *acl);
@@ -295,20 +296,20 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *ia
 			len += XDR_QUADLEN(dummy32) << 2;
 			READMEM(buf, dummy32);
 			ace.whotype = nfs4_acl_get_whotype(buf, dummy32);
-			status = 0;
+			host_err = 0;
 			if (ace.whotype != NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED)
 				ace.who = 0;
 			else if (ace.flag & NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP)
-				status = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp,
+				host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp,
 						buf, dummy32, &ace.who);
 			else
-				status = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp,
+				host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp,
 						buf, dummy32, &ace.who);
-			if (status)
+			if (host_err)
 				goto out_nfserr;
-			status = nfs4_acl_add_ace(*acl, ace.type, ace.flag,
+			host_err = nfs4_acl_add_ace(*acl, ace.type, ace.flag,
 				 ace.access_mask, ace.whotype, ace.who);
-			if (status)
+			if (host_err)
 				goto out_nfserr;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *ia
 		READ_BUF(dummy32);
 		len += (XDR_QUADLEN(dummy32) << 2);
 		READMEM(buf, dummy32);
-		if ((status = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_uid)))
+		if ((host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_uid)))
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		iattr->ia_valid |= ATTR_UID;
 	}
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *ia
 		READ_BUF(dummy32);
 		len += (XDR_QUADLEN(dummy32) << 2);
 		READMEM(buf, dummy32);
-		if ((status = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_gid)))
+		if ((host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_gid)))
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		iattr->ia_valid |= ATTR_GID;
 	}
@@ -414,11 +415,11 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval, struct iattr *ia
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	status = nfserrno(status);
+	status = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_access *access)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_access *access
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_close *close)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_close *close)
 }
 
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_commit *commit)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_commit *commit
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_create *create)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_create *create
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_decode_delegreturn(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_delegreturn *dr)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -508,13 +509,13 @@ nfsd4_decode_delegreturn(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_delegretu
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_decode_getattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_getattr *getattr)
 {
 	return nfsd4_decode_bitmap(argp, getattr->ga_bmval);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_link *link)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_link *link)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_lockt(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_lockt(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_lookup(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lookup *lookup)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_lookup(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lookup *lookup
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open_confirm *open_conf)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open_con
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open_downgrade *open_down)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_open_d
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_putfh(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -744,7 +745,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_putfh(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_read *read)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_read *read)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_readdir(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_readdir *readdir)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -774,7 +775,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_readdir(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_readdir *read
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_remove *remove)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -789,7 +790,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_remove *remove
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_rename *rename)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_rename *rename
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_renew(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, clientid_t *clientid)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -820,7 +821,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_renew(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, clientid_t *clientid)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setattr *setattr)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setattr *seta
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setclientid *setclientid)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setclient
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_setclientid_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setclientid_confirm *scd_c)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_setclientid_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_s
 }
 
 /* Also used for NVERIFY */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_verify(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_verify *verify)
 {
 #if 0
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_verify(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_verify *verify
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 {
 	int avail;
@@ -951,15 +952,15 @@ nfsd4_decode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 			argp->pagelen -= len;
 		}
 	}
-	argp->end = (u32*) (argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_base + argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_len);
-	argp->p = (u32*)  (argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_base + (XDR_QUADLEN(len) << 2));
+	argp->end = (__be32*) (argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_base + argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_len);
+	argp->p = (__be32*)  (argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_base + (XDR_QUADLEN(len) << 2));
 	argp->rqstp->rq_vec[v].iov_len = len;
 	write->wr_vlen = v+1;
 
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_release_lockowner(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_release_lockowner *rlockowner)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -973,7 +974,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_release_lockowner(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_rel
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
@@ -1179,7 +1180,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
  * task to translate them into Linux-specific versions which are more
  * consistent with the style used in NFSv2/v3...
  */
-#define ENCODE_HEAD              u32 *p
+#define ENCODE_HEAD              __be32 *p
 
 #define WRITE32(n)               *p++ = htonl(n)
 #define WRITE64(n)               do {				\
@@ -1209,8 +1210,8 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
  * Header routine to setup seqid operation replay cache
  */
 #define ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD					\
-	u32 *p;							\
-	u32 *save;						\
+	__be32 *p;						\
+	__be32 *save;						\
 								\
 	save = resp->p;
 
@@ -1234,11 +1235,11 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 /* Encode as an array of strings the string given with components
  * seperated @sep.
  */
-static int nfsd4_encode_components(char sep, char *components,
-				   u32 **pp, int *buflen)
+static __be32 nfsd4_encode_components(char sep, char *components,
+				   __be32 **pp, int *buflen)
 {
-	u32 *p = *pp;
-	u32 *countp = p;
+	__be32 *p = *pp;
+	__be32 *countp = p;
 	int strlen, count=0;
 	char *str, *end;
 
@@ -1271,11 +1272,11 @@ static int nfsd4_encode_components(char sep, char *components,
 /*
  * encode a location element of a fs_locations structure
  */
-static int nfsd4_encode_fs_location4(struct nfsd4_fs_location *location,
-				    u32 **pp, int *buflen)
+static __be32 nfsd4_encode_fs_location4(struct nfsd4_fs_location *location,
+				    __be32 **pp, int *buflen)
 {
-	int status;
-	u32 *p = *pp;
+	__be32 status;
+	__be32 *p = *pp;
 
 	status = nfsd4_encode_components(':', location->hosts, &p, buflen);
 	if (status)
@@ -1292,16 +1293,15 @@ static int nfsd4_encode_fs_location4(struct nfsd4_fs_location *location,
  * Returned string is safe to use as long as the caller holds a reference
  * to @exp.
  */
-static char *nfsd4_path(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
+static char *nfsd4_path(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp, __be32 *stat)
 {
 	struct svc_fh tmp_fh;
 	char *path, *rootpath;
-	int stat;
 
 	fh_init(&tmp_fh, NFS4_FHSIZE);
-	stat = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp->rq_client, &tmp_fh, &rqstp->rq_chandle);
-	if (stat)
-		return ERR_PTR(stat);
+	*stat = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp->rq_client, &tmp_fh, &rqstp->rq_chandle);
+	if (*stat)
+		return NULL;
 	rootpath = tmp_fh.fh_export->ex_path;
 
 	path = exp->ex_path;
@@ -1309,7 +1309,8 @@ static char *nfsd4_path(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
 	if (strncmp(path, rootpath, strlen(rootpath))) {
 		printk("nfsd: fs_locations failed;"
 			"%s is not contained in %s\n", path, rootpath);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+		*stat = nfserr_notsupp;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	return path + strlen(rootpath);
@@ -1318,17 +1319,18 @@ static char *nfsd4_path(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
 /*
  *  encode a fs_locations structure
  */
-static int nfsd4_encode_fs_locations(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+static __be32 nfsd4_encode_fs_locations(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 				     struct svc_export *exp,
-				     u32 **pp, int *buflen)
+				     __be32 **pp, int *buflen)
 {
-	int status, i;
-	u32 *p = *pp;
+	__be32 status;
+	int i;
+	__be32 *p = *pp;
 	struct nfsd4_fs_locations *fslocs = &exp->ex_fslocs;
-	char *root = nfsd4_path(rqstp, exp);
+	char *root = nfsd4_path(rqstp, exp, &status);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(root))
-		return PTR_ERR(root);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
 	status = nfsd4_encode_components('/', root, &p, buflen);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
@@ -1352,9 +1354,9 @@ static u32 nfs4_ftypes[16] = {
         NF4SOCK, NF4BAD,  NF4LNK, NF4BAD,
 };
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_name(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int whotype, uid_t id, int group,
-			u32 **p, int *buflen)
+			__be32 **p, int *buflen)
 {
 	int status;
 
@@ -1374,21 +1376,21 @@ nfsd4_encode_name(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int whotype, uid_t id, int group,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int
-nfsd4_encode_user(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, uid_t uid, u32 **p, int *buflen)
+static inline __be32
+nfsd4_encode_user(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, uid_t uid, __be32 **p, int *buflen)
 {
 	return nfsd4_encode_name(rqstp, NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, uid, 0, p, buflen);
 }
 
-static inline int
-nfsd4_encode_group(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, uid_t gid, u32 **p, int *buflen)
+static inline __be32
+nfsd4_encode_group(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, uid_t gid, __be32 **p, int *buflen)
 {
 	return nfsd4_encode_name(rqstp, NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, gid, 1, p, buflen);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd4_encode_aclname(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int whotype, uid_t id, int group,
-		u32 **p, int *buflen)
+		__be32 **p, int *buflen)
 {
 	return nfsd4_encode_name(rqstp, whotype, id, group, p, buflen);
 }
@@ -1397,7 +1399,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_aclname(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int whotype, uid_t id, int group,
 			      FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR)
 #define WORD1_ABSENT_FS_ATTRS FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID
 
-static int fattr_handle_absent_fs(u32 *bmval0, u32 *bmval1, u32 *rdattr_err)
+static __be32 fattr_handle_absent_fs(u32 *bmval0, u32 *bmval1, u32 *rdattr_err)
 {
 	/* As per referral draft:  */
 	if (*bmval0 & ~WORD0_ABSENT_FS_ATTRS ||
@@ -1420,9 +1422,9 @@ static int fattr_handle_absent_fs(u32 *bmval0, u32 *bmval1, u32 *rdattr_err)
  * @countp is the buffer size in _words_; upon successful return this becomes
  * replaced with the number of words written.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
-		struct dentry *dentry, u32 *buffer, int *countp, u32 *bmval,
+		struct dentry *dentry, __be32 *buffer, int *countp, u32 *bmval,
 		struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	u32 bmval0 = bmval[0];
@@ -1431,12 +1433,13 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	struct svc_fh tempfh;
 	struct kstatfs statfs;
 	int buflen = *countp << 2;
-	u32 *attrlenp;
+	__be32 *attrlenp;
 	u32 dummy;
 	u64 dummy64;
 	u32 rdattr_err = 0;
-	u32 *p = buffer;
-	int status;
+	__be32 *p = buffer;
+	__be32 status;
+	int err;
 	int aclsupport = 0;
 	struct nfs4_acl *acl = NULL;
 
@@ -1450,14 +1453,14 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	status = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_mnt, dentry, &stat);
-	if (status)
+	err = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_mnt, dentry, &stat);
+	if (err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	if ((bmval0 & (FATTR4_WORD0_FILES_FREE | FATTR4_WORD0_FILES_TOTAL)) ||
 	    (bmval1 & (FATTR4_WORD1_SPACE_AVAIL | FATTR4_WORD1_SPACE_FREE |
 		       FATTR4_WORD1_SPACE_TOTAL))) {
-		status = vfs_statfs(dentry, &statfs);
-		if (status)
+		err = vfs_statfs(dentry, &statfs);
+		if (err)
 			goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 	if ((bmval0 & (FATTR4_WORD0_FILEHANDLE | FATTR4_WORD0_FSID)) && !fhp) {
@@ -1469,15 +1472,15 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	}
 	if (bmval0 & (FATTR4_WORD0_ACL | FATTR4_WORD0_ACLSUPPORT
 			| FATTR4_WORD0_SUPPORTED_ATTRS)) {
-		status = nfsd4_get_nfs4_acl(rqstp, dentry, &acl);
-		aclsupport = (status == 0);
+		err = nfsd4_get_nfs4_acl(rqstp, dentry, &acl);
+		aclsupport = (err == 0);
 		if (bmval0 & FATTR4_WORD0_ACL) {
-			if (status == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 				bmval0 &= ~FATTR4_WORD0_ACL;
-			else if (status == -EINVAL) {
+			else if (err == -EINVAL) {
 				status = nfserr_attrnotsupp;
 				goto out;
-			} else if (status != 0)
+			} else if (err != 0)
 				goto out_nfserr;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1817,7 +1820,7 @@ out:
 		fh_put(&tempfh);
 	return status;
 out_nfserr:
-	status = nfserrno(status);
+	status = nfserrno(err);
 	goto out;
 out_resource:
 	*countp = 0;
@@ -1828,13 +1831,13 @@ out_serverfault:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_dirent_fattr(struct nfsd4_readdir *cd,
-		const char *name, int namlen, u32 *p, int *buflen)
+		const char *name, int namlen, __be32 *p, int *buflen)
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp = cd->rd_fhp->fh_export;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	int nfserr;
+	__be32 nfserr;
 
 	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, cd->rd_fhp->fh_dentry, namlen);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
@@ -1863,10 +1866,10 @@ out_put:
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static u32 *
-nfsd4_encode_rdattr_error(u32 *p, int buflen, int nfserr)
+static __be32 *
+nfsd4_encode_rdattr_error(__be32 *p, int buflen, __be32 nfserr)
 {
-	u32 *attrlenp;
+	__be32 *attrlenp;
 
 	if (buflen < 6)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1886,8 +1889,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_dirent(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name, int namlen,
 {
 	struct nfsd4_readdir *cd = container_of(ccd, struct nfsd4_readdir, common);
 	int buflen;
-	u32 *p = cd->buffer;
-	int nfserr = nfserr_toosmall;
+	__be32 *p = cd->buffer;
+	__be32 nfserr = nfserr_toosmall;
 
 	/* In nfsv4, "." and ".." never make it onto the wire.. */
 	if (name && isdotent(name, namlen)) {
@@ -1943,7 +1946,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_access *access)
+nfsd4_encode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_access *access)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -1956,7 +1959,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_access(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_acc
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_close *close)
+nfsd4_encode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_close *close)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 
@@ -1971,7 +1974,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_close(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_clos
 
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_commit *commit)
+nfsd4_encode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_commit *commit)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -1983,7 +1986,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_commit(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_com
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_create *create)
+nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_create *create)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -1997,8 +2000,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_cre
 	}
 }
 
-static int
-nfsd4_encode_getattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_getattr *getattr)
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_getattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_getattr *getattr)
 {
 	struct svc_fh *fhp = getattr->ga_fhp;
 	int buflen;
@@ -2016,7 +2019,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_getattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_ge
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+nfsd4_encode_getfh(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
@@ -2056,7 +2059,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_lock_denied(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_lock_denie
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
+nfsd4_encode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_lock *lock)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 
@@ -2072,14 +2075,14 @@ nfsd4_encode_lock(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_lock
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_lockt(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
+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);
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
+nfsd4_encode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 
@@ -2095,7 +2098,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_locku(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_lock
 
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_link *link)
+nfsd4_encode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_link *link)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2108,7 +2111,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_link(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_link
 
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_open *open)
+nfsd4_encode_open(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 
@@ -2173,7 +2176,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_confirm *oc)
+nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_confirm *oc)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 				        
@@ -2188,7 +2191,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_open_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfs
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_downgrade *od)
+nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_open_downgrade *od)
 {
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_HEAD;
 				        
@@ -2202,8 +2205,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_open_downgrade(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct n
 	ENCODE_SEQID_OP_TAIL(od->od_stateowner);
 }
 
-static int
-nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr,
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 		  struct nfsd4_read *read)
 {
 	u32 eof;
@@ -2267,8 +2270,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-nfsd4_encode_readlink(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_readlink *readlink)
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_readlink(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_readlink *readlink)
 {
 	int maxcount;
 	char *page;
@@ -2315,12 +2318,12 @@ nfsd4_encode_readlink(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_r
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-nfsd4_encode_readdir(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_readdir *readdir)
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_readdir(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_readdir *readdir)
 {
 	int maxcount;
 	loff_t offset;
-	u32 *page, *savep, *tailbase;
+	__be32 *page, *savep, *tailbase;
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
 	if (nfserr)
@@ -2395,7 +2398,7 @@ err_no_verf:
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_remove *remove)
+nfsd4_encode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_remove *remove)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2407,7 +2410,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_remove(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_rem
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_rename *rename)
+nfsd4_encode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_rename *rename)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2424,7 +2427,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_rename(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_ren
  * regardless of the error status.
  */
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_setattr *setattr)
+nfsd4_encode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_setattr *setattr)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2443,7 +2446,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_se
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_setclientid *scd)
+nfsd4_encode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_setclientid *scd)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2462,7 +2465,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_setclientid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd
 }
 
 static void
-nfsd4_encode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_write *write)
+nfsd4_encode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 {
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
@@ -2478,7 +2481,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, int nfserr, struct nfsd4_writ
 void
 nfsd4_encode_operation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
 {
-	u32 *statp;
+	__be32 *statp;
 	ENCODE_HEAD;
 
 	RESERVE_SPACE(8);
@@ -2616,7 +2619,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_replay(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
  */
 
 int
-nfs4svc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, void *dummy)
+nfs4svc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, void *dummy)
 {
         return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
@@ -2638,9 +2641,9 @@ void nfsd4_release_compoundargs(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args)
 }
 
 int
-nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args)
+nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args)
 {
-	int status;
+	__be32 status;
 
 	args->p = p;
 	args->end = rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base + rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len;
@@ -2659,7 +2662,7 @@ nfs4svc_decode_compoundargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd4_compoun
 }
 
 int
-nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
+nfs4svc_encode_compoundres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
 {
 	/*
 	 * All that remains is to write the tag and operation count...
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
index fdf7cf3dfad..6100bbe2743 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 #define CACHESIZE		1024
 #define HASHSIZE		64
-#define REQHASH(xid)		((((xid) >> 24) ^ (xid)) & (HASHSIZE-1))
+#define REQHASH(xid)		(((((__force __u32)xid) >> 24) ^ ((__force __u32)xid)) & (HASHSIZE-1))
 
 static struct hlist_head *	hash_list;
 static struct list_head 	lru_head;
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ nfsd_cache_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int type)
 	struct hlist_node	*hn;
 	struct hlist_head 	*rh;
 	struct svc_cacherep	*rp;
-	u32			xid = rqstp->rq_xid,
-				proto =  rqstp->rq_prot,
+	__be32			xid = rqstp->rq_xid;
+	u32			proto =  rqstp->rq_prot,
 				vers = rqstp->rq_vers,
 				proc = rqstp->rq_proc;
 	unsigned long		age;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ found_entry:
  * In this case, nfsd_cache_update is called with statp == NULL.
  */
 void
-nfsd_cache_update(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int cachetype, u32 *statp)
+nfsd_cache_update(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int cachetype, __be32 *statp)
 {
 	struct svc_cacherep *rp;
 	struct kvec	*resv = &rqstp->rq_res.head[0], *cachv;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 501d8388453..727ab3bd450 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int nfsd_acceptable(void *expv, struct dentry *dentry)
  * comment in the NFSv3 spec says this is incorrect (implementation notes for
  * the write call).
  */
-static inline int
+static inline __be32
 nfsd_mode_check(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, umode_t mode, int type)
 {
 	/* Type can be negative when creating hardlinks - not to a dir */
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ nfsd_mode_check(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, umode_t mode, int type)
  * This is only called at the start of an nfsproc call, so fhp points to
  * a svc_fh which is all 0 except for the over-the-wire file handle.
  */
-u32
+__be32
 fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 {
 	struct knfsd_fh	*fh = &fhp->fh_handle;
 	struct svc_export *exp = NULL;
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
-	u32		error = 0;
+	__be32		error = 0;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: fh_verify(%s)\n", SVCFH_fmt(fhp));
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static inline void _fh_update_old(struct dentry *dentry,
 		fh->ofh_dirino = 0;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, struct svc_fh *ref_fh)
 {
 	/* ref_fh is a reference file handle.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, st
  * Update file handle information after changing a dentry.
  * This is only called by nfsd_create, nfsd_create_v3 and nfsd_proc_create
  */
-int
+__be32
 fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 9ee1dab5d44..ec983b77768 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -30,22 +30,22 @@ typedef struct svc_buf	svc_buf;
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY		NFSDDBG_PROC
 
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_null(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp)
 {
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
-static int
-nfsd_return_attrs(int err, struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
+static __be32
+nfsd_return_attrs(__be32 err, struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	if (err) return err;
 	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
 				    resp->fh.fh_dentry,
 				    &resp->stat));
 }
-static int
-nfsd_return_dirop(int err, struct nfsd_diropres *resp)
+static __be32
+nfsd_return_dirop(__be32 err, struct nfsd_diropres *resp)
 {
 	if (err) return err;
 	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ nfsd_return_dirop(int err, struct nfsd_diropres *resp)
  * Get a file's attributes
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 					  struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
-	int nfserr;
+	__be32 nfserr;
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR  %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ nfsd_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
  * Set a file's attributes
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_sattrargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd_attrstat  *resp)
 {
-	int nfserr;
+	__be32 nfserr;
 	dprintk("nfsd: SETATTR  %s, valid=%x, size=%ld\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 		argp->attrs.ia_valid, (long) argp->attrs.ia_size);
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ nfsd_proc_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_sattrargs *argp,
  * doesn't exist yet.
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd_diropres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: LOOKUP   %s %.*s\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh), argp->len, argp->name);
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ nfsd_proc_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 /*
  * Read a symlink.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readlinkargs *argp,
 					   struct nfsd_readlinkres *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READLINK %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ nfsd_proc_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readlinkargs *argp,
  * Read a portion of a file.
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readargs *argp,
 				       struct nfsd_readres  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READ    %s %d bytes at %d\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readargs *argp,
  * Write data to a file
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_writeargs *argp,
 					struct nfsd_attrstat  *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 	int	stable = 1;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: WRITE    %s %d bytes at %d\n",
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ nfsd_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_writeargs *argp,
  * and the actual create() call in compliance with VFS protocols.
  * N.B. After this call _both_ argp->fh and resp->fh need an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 					 struct nfsd_diropres   *resp)
 {
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 	struct iattr	*attr = &argp->attrs;
 	struct inode	*inode;
 	struct dentry	*dchild;
-	int		nfserr, type, mode;
+	int		type, mode;
+	__be32		nfserr;
 	dev_t		rdev = 0, wanted = new_decode_dev(attr->ia_size);
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: CREATE   %s %.*s\n",
@@ -348,11 +349,11 @@ done:
 	return nfsd_return_dirop(nfserr, resp);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 					 void		       *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: REMOVE   %s %.*s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 		argp->len, argp->name);
@@ -363,11 +364,11 @@ nfsd_proc_remove(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_renameargs *argp,
 				  	 void		        *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: RENAME   %s %.*s -> \n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh), argp->flen, argp->fname);
@@ -381,11 +382,11 @@ nfsd_proc_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_renameargs *argp,
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_linkargs *argp,
 				void			    *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: LINK     %s ->\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh));
@@ -401,12 +402,12 @@ nfsd_proc_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_linkargs *argp,
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_symlinkargs *argp,
 				          void			  *resp)
 {
 	struct svc_fh	newfh;
-	int		nfserr;
+	__be32		nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: SYMLINK  %s %.*s -> %.*s\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->ffh), argp->flen, argp->fname,
@@ -430,11 +431,11 @@ nfsd_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_symlinkargs *argp,
  * Make directory. This operation is not idempotent.
  * N.B. After this call resp->fh needs an fh_put
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_mkdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 					struct nfsd_diropres   *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: MKDIR    %s %.*s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh), argp->len, argp->name);
 
@@ -454,11 +455,11 @@ nfsd_proc_mkdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 /*
  * Remove a directory
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_rmdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 				 	void		      *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: RMDIR    %s %.*s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh), argp->len, argp->name);
 
@@ -470,11 +471,12 @@ nfsd_proc_rmdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_diropargs *argp,
 /*
  * Read a portion of a directory.
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readdirargs *argp,
 					  struct nfsd_readdirres  *resp)
 {
-	int		nfserr, count;
+	int		count;
+	__be32		nfserr;
 	loff_t		offset;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READDIR  %s %d bytes at %d\n",
@@ -509,11 +511,11 @@ nfsd_proc_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readdirargs *argp,
 /*
  * Get file system info
  */
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_proc_statfs(struct svc_rqst * rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle   *argp,
 					  struct nfsd_statfsres *resp)
 {
-	int	nfserr;
+	__be32	nfserr;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: STATFS   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
@@ -579,11 +581,11 @@ struct svc_version	nfsd_version2 = {
 /*
  * Map errnos to NFS errnos.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfserrno (int errno)
 {
 	static struct {
-		int	nfserr;
+		__be32	nfserr;
 		int	syserr;
 	} nfs_errtbl[] = {
 		{ nfs_ok, 0 },
@@ -615,11 +617,10 @@ nfserrno (int errno)
 		{ nfserr_badname, -ESRCH },
 		{ nfserr_io, -ETXTBSY },
 		{ nfserr_notsupp, -EOPNOTSUPP },
-		{ -1, -EIO }
 	};
 	int	i;
 
-	for (i = 0; nfs_errtbl[i].nfserr != -1; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(nfs_errtbl); i++) {
 		if (nfs_errtbl[i].syserr == errno)
 			return nfs_errtbl[i].nfserr;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 013b38996e6..0aaccb03bf7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -491,12 +491,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 int
-nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *statp)
+nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 {
 	struct svc_procedure	*proc;
 	kxdrproc_t		xdr;
-	u32			nfserr;
-	u32			*nfserrp;
+	__be32			nfserr;
+	__be32			*nfserrp;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd_dispatch: vers %d proc %d\n",
 				rqstp->rq_vers, rqstp->rq_proc);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *statp)
 
 	/* Decode arguments */
 	xdr = proc->pc_decode;
-	if (xdr && !xdr(rqstp, (u32*)rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base,
+	if (xdr && !xdr(rqstp, (__be32*)rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base,
 			rqstp->rq_argp)) {
 		dprintk("nfsd: failed to decode arguments!\n");
 		nfsd_cache_update(rqstp, RC_NOCACHE, NULL);
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *statp)
 	 */
 	nfserrp = rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_base
 		+ rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len;
-	rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len += sizeof(u32);
+	rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len += sizeof(__be32);
 
 	/* Now call the procedure handler, and encode NFS status. */
 	nfserr = proc->pc_func(rqstp, rqstp->rq_argp, rqstp->rq_resp);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
index 1135c0d1455..56ebb1443e0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ static u32	nfs_ftypes[] = {
 /*
  * XDR functions for basic NFS types
  */
-static u32 *
-decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static __be32 *
+decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	fh_init(fhp, NFS_FHSIZE);
 	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, p, NFS_FHSIZE);
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 }
 
 /* Helper function for NFSv2 ACL code */
-u32 *nfs2svc_decode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 *nfs2svc_decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	return decode_fh(p, fhp);
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-encode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+static inline __be32 *
+encode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	memcpy(p, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, NFS_FHSIZE);
 	return p + (NFS_FHSIZE>> 2);
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ encode_fh(u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * Decode a file name and make sure that the path contains
  * no slashes or null bytes.
  */
-static inline u32 *
-decode_filename(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_filename(__be32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 {
 	char		*name;
 	int		i;
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ decode_filename(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-decode_pathname(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_pathname(__be32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 {
 	char		*name;
 	int		i;
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ decode_pathname(u32 *p, char **namp, int *lenp)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline u32 *
-decode_sattr(u32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
+static inline __be32 *
+decode_sattr(__be32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
 {
 	u32	tmp, tmp1;
 
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ decode_sattr(u32 *p, struct iattr *iap)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static u32 *
-encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+static __be32 *
+encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	     struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 }
 
 /* Helper function for NFSv2 ACL code */
-u32 *nfs2svc_encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 *nfs2svc_encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt, fhp->fh_dentry, &stat);
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ u32 *nfs2svc_encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * XDR decode functions
  */
 int
-nfssvc_decode_void(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, void *dummy)
+nfssvc_decode_void(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, void *dummy)
 {
 	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args)
+nfssvc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
 		return 0;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_fhandle *args)
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_sattrargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_sattrargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_diropargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_diropargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_readargs *args)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_readargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_writeargs *args)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_createargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh))
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_createargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_renameargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->ffh))
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_renameargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_readlinkargs *args)
+nfssvc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct nfsd_readlinkargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
 		return 0;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_readlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nfsd_readlinka
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_linkargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->ffh))
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_linkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_symlinkargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->ffh))
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ nfssvc_decode_symlinkargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_readdirargs *args)
 {
 	if (!(p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh)))
@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ nfssvc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
  * XDR encode functions
  */
 int
-nfssvc_encode_void(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, void *dummy)
+nfssvc_encode_void(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, void *dummy)
 {
 	return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_fattr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh, &resp->stat);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_attrstat(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_diropres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_fh(p, &resp->fh);
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_diropres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_readlinkres *resp)
 {
 	*p++ = htonl(resp->len);
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_readlinkres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_readres *resp)
 {
 	p = encode_fattr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh, &resp->stat);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_readres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_readdirres *resp)
 {
 	xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_readdirres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
 }
 
 int
-nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_encode_statfsres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_statfsres *resp)
 {
 	struct kstatfs	*stat = &resp->stats;
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_entry(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name,
 		    int namlen, loff_t offset, ino_t ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct nfsd_readdirres *cd = container_of(ccd, struct nfsd_readdirres, common);
-	u32	*p = cd->buffer;
+	__be32	*p = cd->buffer;
 	int	buflen, slen;
 
 	/*
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_entry(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name,
 	*p++ = htonl((u32) ino);		/* file id */
 	p    = xdr_encode_array(p, name, namlen);/* name length & name */
 	cd->offset = p;			/* remember pointer */
-	*p++ = ~(u32) 0;		/* offset of next entry */
+	*p++ = htonl(~0U);		/* offset of next entry */
 
 	cd->buflen = buflen;
 	cd->buffer = p;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ nfssvc_encode_entry(struct readdir_cd *ccd, const char *name,
  * XDR release functions
  */
 int
-nfssvc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p,
+nfssvc_release_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 					struct nfsd_fhandle *resp)
 {
 	fh_put(&resp->fh);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 1141bd29e4e..bb4d926e448 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ nfsd_cross_mnt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct dentry **dpp,
 	struct dentry *dentry = *dpp;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = mntget(exp->ex_mnt);
 	struct dentry *mounts = dget(dentry);
-	int err = nfs_ok;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	while (follow_down(&mnt,&mounts)&&d_mountpoint(mounts));
 
@@ -148,14 +148,15 @@ out:
  *   clients and is explicitly disallowed for NFSv3
  *      NeilBrown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, const char *name,
 					int len, struct svc_fh *resfh)
 {
 	struct svc_export	*exp;
 	struct dentry		*dparent;
 	struct dentry		*dentry;
-	int			err;
+	__be32			err;
+	int			host_err;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: nfsd_lookup(fh %s, %.*s)\n", SVCFH_fmt(fhp), len,name);
 
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, const char *name,
 			exp2 = exp_parent(exp->ex_client, mnt, dentry,
 					  &rqstp->rq_chandle);
 			if (IS_ERR(exp2)) {
-				err = PTR_ERR(exp2);
+				host_err = PTR_ERR(exp2);
 				dput(dentry);
 				mntput(mnt);
 				goto out_nfserr;
@@ -210,14 +211,14 @@ nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, const char *name,
 	} else {
 		fh_lock(fhp);
 		dentry = lookup_one_len(name, dparent, len);
-		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		host_err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		/*
 		 * check if we have crossed a mount point ...
 		 */
 		if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
-			if ((err = nfsd_cross_mnt(rqstp, &dentry, &exp))) {
+			if ((host_err = nfsd_cross_mnt(rqstp, &dentry, &exp))) {
 				dput(dentry);
 				goto out_nfserr;
 			}
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ out_nfserr:
  * Set various file attributes.
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 	     int check_guard, time_t guardtime)
 {
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 	int		accmode = MAY_SATTR;
 	int		ftype = 0;
 	int		imode;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 	int		size_change = 0;
 
 	if (iap->ia_valid & (ATTR_ATIME | ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_SIZE))
@@ -319,19 +321,19 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 		 * If we are changing the size of the file, then
 		 * we need to break all leases.
 		 */
-		err = break_lease(inode, FMODE_WRITE | O_NONBLOCK);
-		if (err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
-			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		if (err) /* ENOMEM or EWOULDBLOCK */
+		host_err = break_lease(inode, FMODE_WRITE | O_NONBLOCK);
+		if (host_err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
+			host_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		if (host_err) /* ENOMEM or EWOULDBLOCK */
 			goto out_nfserr;
 
-		err = get_write_access(inode);
-		if (err)
+		host_err = get_write_access(inode);
+		if (host_err)
 			goto out_nfserr;
 
 		size_change = 1;
-		err = locks_verify_truncate(inode, NULL, iap->ia_size);
-		if (err) {
+		host_err = locks_verify_truncate(inode, NULL, iap->ia_size);
+		if (host_err) {
 			put_write_access(inode);
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		}
@@ -357,8 +359,8 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 	err = nfserr_notsync;
 	if (!check_guard || guardtime == inode->i_ctime.tv_sec) {
 		fh_lock(fhp);
-		err = notify_change(dentry, iap);
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+		host_err = notify_change(dentry, iap);
+		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 		fh_unlock(fhp);
 	}
 	if (size_change)
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -420,11 +422,12 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd4_set_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
     struct nfs4_acl *acl)
 {
-	int error;
+	__be32 error;
+	int host_error;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct posix_acl *pacl = NULL, *dpacl = NULL;
@@ -440,20 +443,20 @@ nfsd4_set_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		flags = NFS4_ACL_DIR;
 
-	error = nfs4_acl_nfsv4_to_posix(acl, &pacl, &dpacl, flags);
-	if (error == -EINVAL) {
+	host_error = nfs4_acl_nfsv4_to_posix(acl, &pacl, &dpacl, flags);
+	if (host_error == -EINVAL) {
 		error = nfserr_attrnotsupp;
 		goto out;
-	} else if (error < 0)
+	} else if (host_error < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	error = set_nfsv4_acl_one(dentry, pacl, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS);
-	if (error < 0)
+	host_error = set_nfsv4_acl_one(dentry, pacl, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS);
+	if (host_error < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		error = set_nfsv4_acl_one(dentry, dpacl, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT);
-		if (error < 0)
+		host_error = set_nfsv4_acl_one(dentry, dpacl, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT);
+		if (host_error < 0)
 			goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ out:
 	posix_acl_release(dpacl);
 	return (error);
 out_nfserr:
-	error = nfserrno(error);
+	error = nfserrno(host_error);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -571,14 +574,14 @@ static struct accessmap	nfs3_anyaccess[] = {
     {	0,			0				}
 };
 
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *supported)
 {
 	struct accessmap	*map;
 	struct svc_export	*export;
 	struct dentry		*dentry;
 	u32			query, result = 0, sresult = 0;
-	unsigned int		error;
+	__be32			error;
 
 	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, MAY_NOP);
 	if (error)
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *suppor
 	query = *access;
 	for  (; map->access; map++) {
 		if (map->access & query) {
-			unsigned int err2;
+			__be32 err2;
 
 			sresult |= map->access;
 
@@ -637,13 +640,15 @@ nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *suppor
  * The access argument indicates the type of open (read/write/lock)
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 			int access, struct file **filp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode;
-	int		flags = O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE, err;
+	int		flags = O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we get here, then the client has already done an "open",
@@ -673,10 +678,10 @@ 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.
 	 */
-	err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & MAY_WRITE) ? FMODE_WRITE : 0));
-	if (err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
-		err = -ETIMEDOUT;
-	if (err) /* NOMEM or WOULDBLOCK */
+	host_err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & 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) {
@@ -689,10 +694,9 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	}
 	*filp = dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt), flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(*filp))
-		err = PTR_ERR(*filp);
+		host_err = PTR_ERR(*filp);
 out_nfserr:
-	if (err)
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -830,14 +834,15 @@ nfsd_read_actor(read_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page, unsigned long offset
 	return size;
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_vfs_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
               loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *count)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct raparms	*ra;
 	mm_segment_t	oldfs;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = nfserr_perm;
 	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
@@ -855,12 +860,12 @@ nfsd_vfs_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	if (file->f_op->sendfile && rqstp->rq_sendfile_ok) {
 		rqstp->rq_resused = 1;
-		err = file->f_op->sendfile(file, &offset, *count,
+		host_err = file->f_op->sendfile(file, &offset, *count,
 						 nfsd_read_actor, rqstp);
 	} else {
 		oldfs = get_fs();
 		set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-		err = vfs_readv(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
+		host_err = vfs_readv(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
 		set_fs(oldfs);
 	}
 
@@ -874,13 +879,13 @@ nfsd_vfs_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		spin_unlock(&rab->pb_lock);
 	}
 
-	if (err >= 0) {
-		nfsdstats.io_read += err;
-		*count = err;
+	if (host_err >= 0) {
+		nfsdstats.io_read += host_err;
+		*count = host_err;
 		err = 0;
 		fsnotify_access(file->f_dentry);
 	} else 
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -895,7 +900,7 @@ static void kill_suid(struct dentry *dentry)
 	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 }
 
-static int
+static __be32
 nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 				loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen,
 	   			unsigned long cnt, int *stablep)
@@ -904,7 +909,8 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	struct dentry		*dentry;
 	struct inode		*inode;
 	mm_segment_t		oldfs;
-	int			err = 0;
+	__be32			err = 0;
+	int			host_err;
 	int			stable = *stablep;
 
 #ifdef MSNFS
@@ -940,18 +946,18 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	/* Write the data. */
 	oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
+	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
-	if (err >= 0) {
+	if (host_err >= 0) {
 		nfsdstats.io_write += cnt;
 		fsnotify_modify(file->f_dentry);
 	}
 
 	/* clear setuid/setgid flag after write */
-	if (err >= 0 && (inode->i_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID)))
+	if (host_err >= 0 && (inode->i_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID)))
 		kill_suid(dentry);
 
-	if (err >= 0 && stable) {
+	if (host_err >= 0 && stable) {
 		static ino_t	last_ino;
 		static dev_t	last_dev;
 
@@ -977,7 +983,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 			if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
 				dprintk("nfsd: write sync %d\n", current->pid);
-				err=nfsd_sync(file);
+				host_err=nfsd_sync(file);
 			}
 #if 0
 			wake_up(&inode->i_wait);
@@ -987,11 +993,11 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		last_dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 	}
 
-	dprintk("nfsd: write complete err=%d\n", err);
-	if (err >= 0)
+	dprintk("nfsd: write complete host_err=%d\n", host_err);
+	if (host_err >= 0)
 		err = 0;
 	else 
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1001,12 +1007,12 @@ out:
  * on entry. On return, *count contains the number of bytes actually read.
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen,
 		unsigned long *count)
 {
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
 
 	if (file) {
 		err = nfsd_permission(fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
@@ -1030,12 +1036,12 @@ out:
  * The stable flag requests synchronous writes.
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long cnt,
 		int *stablep)
 {
-	int			err = 0;
+	__be32			err = 0;
 
 	if (file) {
 		err = nfsd_permission(fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
@@ -1067,12 +1073,12 @@ out:
  * Unfortunately we cannot lock the file to make sure we return full WCC
  * data to the client, as locking happens lower down in the filesystem.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
                loff_t offset, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct file	*file;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
 
 	if ((u64)count > ~(u64)offset)
 		return nfserr_inval;
@@ -1100,14 +1106,15 @@ nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
  *
  * N.B. Every call to nfsd_create needs an fh_put for _both_ fhp and resfhp
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		char *fname, int flen, struct iattr *iap,
 		int type, dev_t rdev, struct svc_fh *resfhp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry, *dchild = NULL;
 	struct inode	*dirp;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = nfserr_perm;
 	if (!flen)
@@ -1134,7 +1141,7 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		/* called from nfsd_proc_mkdir, or possibly nfsd3_proc_create */
 		fh_lock_nested(fhp, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 		dchild = lookup_one_len(fname, dentry, flen);
-		err = PTR_ERR(dchild);
+		host_err = PTR_ERR(dchild);
 		if (IS_ERR(dchild))
 			goto out_nfserr;
 		err = fh_compose(resfhp, fhp->fh_export, dchild, fhp);
@@ -1170,25 +1177,25 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	/*
 	 * Get the dir op function pointer.
 	 */
-	err = nfserr_perm;
+	err = 0;
 	switch (type) {
 	case S_IFREG:
-		err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
+		host_err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
 		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
-		err = vfs_mkdir(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode);
+		host_err = vfs_mkdir(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode);
 		break;
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFIFO:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		err = vfs_mknod(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, rdev);
+		host_err = vfs_mknod(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, rdev);
 		break;
 	default:
 	        printk("nfsd: bad file type %o in nfsd_create\n", type);
-		err = -EINVAL;
+		host_err = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (host_err < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
 	if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export)) {
@@ -1203,7 +1210,7 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	 * directories via NFS.
 	 */
 	if ((iap->ia_valid &= ~(ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID|ATTR_MODE)) != 0) {
-		int err2 = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap, 0, (time_t)0);
+		__be32 err2 = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap, 0, (time_t)0);
 		if (err2)
 			err = err2;
 	}
@@ -1218,7 +1225,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -1226,15 +1233,16 @@ out_nfserr:
 /*
  * NFSv3 version of nfsd_create
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		char *fname, int flen, struct iattr *iap,
 		struct svc_fh *resfhp, int createmode, u32 *verifier,
-	        int *truncp)
+	        int *truncp, int *created)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry, *dchild = NULL;
 	struct inode	*dirp;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 	__u32		v_mtime=0, v_atime=0;
 	int		v_mode=0;
 
@@ -1264,7 +1272,7 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	 * Compose the response file handle.
 	 */
 	dchild = lookup_one_len(fname, dentry, flen);
-	err = PTR_ERR(dchild);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(dchild);
 	if (IS_ERR(dchild))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
@@ -1320,9 +1328,11 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
-	if (err < 0)
+	host_err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
+	if (host_err < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
+	if (created)
+		*created = 1;
 
 	if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export)) {
 		err = nfserrno(nfsd_sync_dir(dentry));
@@ -1350,7 +1360,7 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	 */
  set_attr:
 	if ((iap->ia_valid &= ~(ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) != 0) {
- 		int err2 = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap, 0, (time_t)0);
+ 		__be32 err2 = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap, 0, (time_t)0);
 		if (err2)
 			err = err2;
 	}
@@ -1368,7 +1378,7 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
  	return err;
  
  out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
@@ -1378,13 +1388,14 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
  * fits into the buffer. On return, it contains the true length.
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode;
 	mm_segment_t	oldfs;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFLNK, MAY_NOP);
 	if (err)
@@ -1403,18 +1414,18 @@ nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 	 */
 
 	oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	err = inode->i_op->readlink(dentry, buf, *lenp);
+	host_err = inode->i_op->readlink(dentry, buf, *lenp);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (host_err < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
-	*lenp = err;
+	*lenp = host_err;
 	err = 0;
 out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -1422,7 +1433,7 @@ out_nfserr:
  * Create a symlink and look up its inode
  * N.B. After this call _both_ fhp and resfhp need an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				char *fname, int flen,
 				char *path,  int plen,
@@ -1430,7 +1441,8 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				struct iattr *iap)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry, *dnew;
-	int		err, cerr;
+	__be32		err, cerr;
+	int		host_err;
 	umode_t		mode;
 
 	err = nfserr_noent;
@@ -1446,7 +1458,7 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	fh_lock(fhp);
 	dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 	dnew = lookup_one_len(fname, dentry, flen);
-	err = PTR_ERR(dnew);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(dnew);
 	if (IS_ERR(dnew))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
@@ -1458,21 +1470,21 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (unlikely(path[plen] != 0)) {
 		char *path_alloced = kmalloc(plen+1, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (path_alloced == NULL)
-			err = -ENOMEM;
+			host_err = -ENOMEM;
 		else {
 			strncpy(path_alloced, path, plen);
 			path_alloced[plen] = 0;
-			err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced, mode);
+			host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced, mode);
 			kfree(path_alloced);
 		}
 	} else
-		err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path, mode);
+		host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path, mode);
 
-	if (!err)
+	if (!host_err) {
 		if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export))
-			err = nfsd_sync_dir(dentry);
-	if (err)
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+			host_err = nfsd_sync_dir(dentry);
+	}
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	fh_unlock(fhp);
 
 	cerr = fh_compose(resfhp, fhp->fh_export, dnew, fhp);
@@ -1482,7 +1494,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -1490,13 +1502,14 @@ out_nfserr:
  * Create a hardlink
  * N.B. After this call _both_ ffhp and tfhp need an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp,
 				char *name, int len, struct svc_fh *tfhp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*ddir, *dnew, *dold;
 	struct inode	*dirp, *dest;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
@@ -1517,24 +1530,25 @@ nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp,
 	dirp = ddir->d_inode;
 
 	dnew = lookup_one_len(name, ddir, len);
-	err = PTR_ERR(dnew);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(dnew);
 	if (IS_ERR(dnew))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
 	dold = tfhp->fh_dentry;
 	dest = dold->d_inode;
 
-	err = vfs_link(dold, dirp, dnew);
-	if (!err) {
+	host_err = vfs_link(dold, dirp, dnew);
+	if (!host_err) {
 		if (EX_ISSYNC(ffhp->fh_export)) {
 			err = nfserrno(nfsd_sync_dir(ddir));
 			write_inode_now(dest, 1);
 		}
+		err = 0;
 	} else {
-		if (err == -EXDEV && rqstp->rq_vers == 2)
+		if (host_err == -EXDEV && rqstp->rq_vers == 2)
 			err = nfserr_acces;
 		else
-			err = nfserrno(err);
+			err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	}
 
 	dput(dnew);
@@ -1544,7 +1558,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	goto out_unlock;
 }
 
@@ -1552,13 +1566,14 @@ out_nfserr:
  * Rename a file
  * N.B. After this call _both_ ffhp and tfhp need an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 			    struct svc_fh *tfhp, char *tname, int tlen)
 {
 	struct dentry	*fdentry, *tdentry, *odentry, *ndentry, *trap;
 	struct inode	*fdir, *tdir;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = fh_verify(rqstp, ffhp, S_IFDIR, MAY_REMOVE);
 	if (err)
@@ -1589,22 +1604,22 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	fill_pre_wcc(tfhp);
 
 	odentry = lookup_one_len(fname, fdentry, flen);
-	err = PTR_ERR(odentry);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(odentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(odentry))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	err = -ENOENT;
+	host_err = -ENOENT;
 	if (!odentry->d_inode)
 		goto out_dput_old;
-	err = -EINVAL;
+	host_err = -EINVAL;
 	if (odentry == trap)
 		goto out_dput_old;
 
 	ndentry = lookup_one_len(tname, tdentry, tlen);
-	err = PTR_ERR(ndentry);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(ndentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(ndentry))
 		goto out_dput_old;
-	err = -ENOTEMPTY;
+	host_err = -ENOTEMPTY;
 	if (ndentry == trap)
 		goto out_dput_new;
 
@@ -1612,14 +1627,14 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	if ((ffhp->fh_export->ex_flags & NFSEXP_MSNFS) &&
 		((atomic_read(&odentry->d_count) > 1)
 		 || (atomic_read(&ndentry->d_count) > 1))) {
-			err = -EPERM;
+			host_err = -EPERM;
 	} else
 #endif
-	err = vfs_rename(fdir, odentry, tdir, ndentry);
-	if (!err && EX_ISSYNC(tfhp->fh_export)) {
-		err = nfsd_sync_dir(tdentry);
-		if (!err)
-			err = nfsd_sync_dir(fdentry);
+	host_err = vfs_rename(fdir, odentry, tdir, ndentry);
+	if (!host_err && EX_ISSYNC(tfhp->fh_export)) {
+		host_err = nfsd_sync_dir(tdentry);
+		if (!host_err)
+			host_err = nfsd_sync_dir(fdentry);
 	}
 
  out_dput_new:
@@ -1627,8 +1642,7 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
  out_dput_old:
 	dput(odentry);
  out_nfserr:
-	if (err)
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 
 	/* we cannot reply on fh_unlock on the two filehandles,
 	 * as that would do the wrong thing if the two directories
@@ -1647,13 +1661,14 @@ out:
  * Unlink a file or directory
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 				char *fname, int flen)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry, *rdentry;
 	struct inode	*dirp;
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int		host_err;
 
 	err = nfserr_acces;
 	if (!flen || isdotent(fname, flen))
@@ -1667,7 +1682,7 @@ nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	dirp = dentry->d_inode;
 
 	rdentry = lookup_one_len(fname, dentry, flen);
-	err = PTR_ERR(rdentry);
+	host_err = PTR_ERR(rdentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(rdentry))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
@@ -1684,22 +1699,23 @@ nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 #ifdef MSNFS
 		if ((fhp->fh_export->ex_flags & NFSEXP_MSNFS) &&
 			(atomic_read(&rdentry->d_count) > 1)) {
-			err = -EPERM;
+			host_err = -EPERM;
 		} else
 #endif
-		err = vfs_unlink(dirp, rdentry);
+		host_err = vfs_unlink(dirp, rdentry);
 	} else { /* It's RMDIR */
-		err = vfs_rmdir(dirp, rdentry);
+		host_err = vfs_rmdir(dirp, rdentry);
 	}
 
 	dput(rdentry);
 
-	if (err == 0 &&
-	    EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export))
-			err = nfsd_sync_dir(dentry);
+	if (host_err)
+		goto out_nfserr;
+	if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export))
+		host_err = nfsd_sync_dir(dentry);
 
 out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(err);
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1708,11 +1724,12 @@ out:
  * Read entries from a directory.
  * The  NFSv3/4 verifier we ignore for now.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, loff_t *offsetp, 
 	     struct readdir_cd *cdp, encode_dent_fn func)
 {
-	int		err;
+	__be32		err;
+	int 		host_err;
 	struct file	*file;
 	loff_t		offset = *offsetp;
 
@@ -1734,10 +1751,10 @@ nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, loff_t *offsetp,
 
 	do {
 		cdp->err = nfserr_eof; /* will be cleared on successful read */
-		err = vfs_readdir(file, (filldir_t) func, cdp);
-	} while (err >=0 && cdp->err == nfs_ok);
-	if (err)
-		err = nfserrno(err);
+		host_err = vfs_readdir(file, (filldir_t) func, cdp);
+	} while (host_err >=0 && cdp->err == nfs_ok);
+	if (host_err)
+		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	else
 		err = cdp->err;
 	*offsetp = vfs_llseek(file, 0, 1);
@@ -1754,10 +1771,10 @@ out:
  * Get file system stats
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct kstatfs *stat)
 {
-	int err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	__be32 err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, MAY_NOP);
 	if (!err && vfs_statfs(fhp->fh_dentry,stat))
 		err = nfserr_io;
 	return err;
@@ -1766,7 +1783,7 @@ nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct kstatfs *stat)
 /*
  * Check for a user's access permissions to this inode.
  */
-int
+__be32
 nfsd_permission(struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, int acc)
 {
 	struct inode	*inode = dentry->d_inode;