diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 9bc32af4e2da..cea68d8411ac 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -172,13 +172,8 @@ nfsd3_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	nfserr = nfsd_read(rqstp, &resp->fh,
 				  argp->offset,
 			   	  rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen,
-				  &resp->count);
-	if (nfserr == 0) {
-		struct inode	*inode = d_inode(resp->fh.fh_dentry);
-		resp->eof = nfsd_eof_on_read(cnt, resp->count, argp->offset,
-							inode->i_size);
-	}
-
+				  &resp->count,
+				  &resp->eof);
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 565d2169902c..6eb660c61b73 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_encode_splice_read(
 
 	len = maxcount;
 	nfserr = nfsd_splice_read(read->rd_rqstp, read->rd_fhp,
-				  file, read->rd_offset, &maxcount);
+				  file, read->rd_offset, &maxcount, &eof);
 	read->rd_length = maxcount;
 	if (nfserr) {
 		/*
@@ -3472,9 +3472,6 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_encode_splice_read(
 		return nfserr;
 	}
 
-	eof = nfsd_eof_on_read(len, maxcount, read->rd_offset,
-				d_inode(read->rd_fhp->fh_dentry)->i_size);
-
 	*(p++) = htonl(eof);
 	*(p++) = htonl(maxcount);
 
@@ -3545,15 +3542,13 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_encode_readv(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp,
 
 	len = maxcount;
 	nfserr = nfsd_readv(resp->rqstp, read->rd_fhp, file, read->rd_offset,
-			    resp->rqstp->rq_vec, read->rd_vlen, &maxcount);
+			    resp->rqstp->rq_vec, read->rd_vlen, &maxcount,
+			    &eof);
 	read->rd_length = maxcount;
 	if (nfserr)
 		return nfserr;
 	xdr_truncate_encode(xdr, starting_len + 8 + ((maxcount+3)&~3));
 
-	eof = nfsd_eof_on_read(len, maxcount, read->rd_offset,
-				d_inode(read->rd_fhp->fh_dentry)->i_size);
-
 	tmp = htonl(eof);
 	write_bytes_to_xdr_buf(xdr->buf, starting_len    , &tmp, 4);
 	tmp = htonl(maxcount);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 0d20fd161225..c83ddac22f38 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	struct nfsd_readargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct nfsd_readres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	__be32	nfserr;
+	u32 eof;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: READ    %s %d bytes at %d\n",
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	nfserr = nfsd_read(rqstp, fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh),
 				  argp->offset,
 			   	  rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen,
-				  &resp->count);
+				  &resp->count,
+				  &eof);
 
 	if (nfserr) return nfserr;
 	return fh_getattr(&resp->fh, &resp->stat);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 84e87772c2b8..5419826a70cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -834,12 +834,23 @@ static int nfsd_direct_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 	return __splice_from_pipe(pipe, sd, nfsd_splice_actor);
 }
 
+static u32 nfsd_eof_on_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset, ssize_t len,
+		size_t expected)
+{
+	if (expected != 0 && len == 0)
+		return 1;
+	if (offset+len >= i_size_read(file_inode(file)))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __be32 nfsd_finish_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 			       struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-			       unsigned long *count, int host_err)
+			       unsigned long *count, u32 *eof, ssize_t host_err)
 {
 	if (host_err >= 0) {
 		nfsdstats.io_read += host_err;
+		*eof = nfsd_eof_on_read(file, offset, host_err, *count);
 		*count = host_err;
 		fsnotify_access(file);
 		trace_nfsd_read_io_done(rqstp, fhp, offset, *count);
@@ -851,7 +862,8 @@ static __be32 nfsd_finish_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 }
 
 __be32 nfsd_splice_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
-			struct file *file, loff_t offset, unsigned long *count)
+			struct file *file, loff_t offset, unsigned long *count,
+			u32 *eof)
 {
 	struct splice_desc sd = {
 		.len		= 0,
@@ -859,25 +871,27 @@ __be32 nfsd_splice_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		.pos		= offset,
 		.u.data		= rqstp,
 	};
-	int host_err;
+	ssize_t host_err;
 
 	trace_nfsd_read_splice(rqstp, fhp, offset, *count);
 	rqstp->rq_next_page = rqstp->rq_respages + 1;
 	host_err = splice_direct_to_actor(file, &sd, nfsd_direct_splice_actor);
-	return nfsd_finish_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, host_err);
+	return nfsd_finish_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, eof, host_err);
 }
 
 __be32 nfsd_readv(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		  struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-		  struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *count)
+		  struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *count,
+		  u32 *eof)
 {
 	struct iov_iter iter;
-	int host_err;
+	loff_t ppos = offset;
+	ssize_t host_err;
 
 	trace_nfsd_read_vector(rqstp, fhp, offset, *count);
 	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, READ, vec, vlen, *count);
-	host_err = vfs_iter_read(file, &iter, &offset, 0);
-	return nfsd_finish_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, host_err);
+	host_err = vfs_iter_read(file, &iter, &ppos, 0);
+	return nfsd_finish_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, eof, host_err);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -980,7 +994,8 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
 __be32 nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
-	loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *count)
+	loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *count,
+	u32 *eof)
 {
 	struct nfsd_file	*nf;
 	struct file *file;
@@ -993,9 +1008,9 @@ __be32 nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 
 	file = nf->nf_file;
 	if (file->f_op->splice_read && test_bit(RQ_SPLICE_OK, &rqstp->rq_flags))
-		err = nfsd_splice_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count);
+		err = nfsd_splice_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, eof);
 	else
-		err = nfsd_readv(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, count);
+		err = nfsd_readv(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, count, eof);
 
 	nfsd_file_put(nf);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index e0f7792165a6..a13fd9d7e1f5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -80,13 +80,16 @@ __be32		nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
 				int, struct file **);
 __be32		nfsd_splice_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-				unsigned long *count);
+				unsigned long *count,
+				u32 *eof);
 __be32		nfsd_readv(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 				struct kvec *vec, int vlen,
-				unsigned long *count);
+				unsigned long *count,
+				u32 *eof);
 __be32 		nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
-				loff_t, struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *);
+				loff_t, struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *,
+				u32 *eof);
 __be32 		nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, loff_t,
 				struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *, int);
 __be32		nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
@@ -149,23 +152,4 @@ static inline int nfsd_create_is_exclusive(int createmode)
 	       || createmode == NFS4_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE4_1;
 }
 
-static inline bool nfsd_eof_on_read(long requested, long read,
-				loff_t offset, loff_t size)
-{
-	/* We assume a short read means eof: */
-	if (requested > read)
-		return true;
-	/*
-	 * A non-short read might also reach end of file.  The spec
-	 * still requires us to set eof in that case.
-	 *
-	 * Further operations may have modified the file size since
-	 * the read, so the following check is not atomic with the read.
-	 * We've only seen that cause a problem for a client in the case
-	 * where the read returned a count of 0 without setting eof.
-	 * That case was fixed by the addition of the above check.
-	 */
-	return (offset + read >= size);
-}
-
 #endif /* LINUX_NFSD_VFS_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
index 2cb29e961a76..99ff9f403ff1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct nfsd3_readres {
 	__be32			status;
 	struct svc_fh		fh;
 	unsigned long		count;
-	int			eof;
+	__u32			eof;
 };
 
 struct nfsd3_writeres {
