diff --git a/fs/fuse/acl.c b/fs/fuse/acl.c
index 3d192b80a561..549b5a1da7ff 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/acl.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/acl.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static struct posix_acl *__fuse_get_acl(struct fuse_conn *fc,
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 
-	if (fc->no_getxattr)
+	if (fc->flags.no_getxattr)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct posix_acl *__fuse_get_acl(struct fuse_conn *fc,
 	if (size > 0)
 		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(fc->user_ns, value, size);
 	else if ((size == 0) || (size == -ENODATA) ||
-		 (size == -EOPNOTSUPP && fc->no_getxattr))
+		 (size == -EOPNOTSUPP && fc->flags.no_getxattr))
 		acl = NULL;
 	else if (size == -ERANGE)
 		acl = ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int fuse_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (fc->no_setxattr || fuse_no_acl(fc, inode))
+	if (fc->flags.no_setxattr || fuse_no_acl(fc, inode))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 2e7cd60b685e..b4501a10c379 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void request_wait_answer(struct fuse_req *req)
 	struct fuse_iqueue *fiq = &fc->iq;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!fc->no_interrupt) {
+	if (!fc->flags.no_interrupt) {
 		/* Any signal may interrupt this */
 		err = wait_event_interruptible(req->waitq,
 					test_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags));
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_do_write(struct fuse_dev *fud,
 		if (nbytes != sizeof(struct fuse_out_header))
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else if (oh.error == -ENOSYS)
-			fc->no_interrupt = 1;
+			fc->flags.no_interrupt = 1;
 		else if (oh.error == -EAGAIN)
 			err = queue_interrupt(req);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 7e308a655191..bfbe59e8fce2 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static int fuse_create_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 	} else {
 		file->private_data = ff;
 		fuse_finish_open(inode, file);
-		if (fm->fc->atomic_o_trunc && trunc)
+		if (fm->fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc && trunc)
 			truncate_pagecache(inode, 0);
 		else if (!(ff->open_flags & FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE))
 			invalidate_inode_pages2(inode->i_mapping);
@@ -748,12 +748,12 @@ static int fuse_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 	/* Only creates */
 	file->f_mode |= FMODE_CREATED;
 
-	if (fc->no_create)
+	if (fc->flags.no_create)
 		goto mknod;
 
 	err = fuse_create_open(dir, entry, file, flags, mode, FUSE_CREATE);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_create = 1;
+		fc->flags.no_create = 1;
 		goto mknod;
 	}
 out_dput:
@@ -1078,14 +1078,14 @@ static int fuse_rename2(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *olddir,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (flags) {
-		if (fc->no_rename2 || fc->minor < 23)
+		if (fc->flags.no_rename2 || fc->minor < 23)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		err = fuse_rename_common(olddir, oldent, newdir, newent, flags,
 					 FUSE_RENAME2,
 					 sizeof(struct fuse_rename2_in));
 		if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-			fc->no_rename2 = 1;
+			fc->flags.no_rename2 = 1;
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 
 	BUG_ON(mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK);
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_access)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_access)
 		return 0;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	args.in_args[0].value = &inarg;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_access = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_access = 1;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ static const char *fuse_get_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		goto out_err;
 
-	if (fc->cache_symlinks)
+	if (fc->flags.cache_symlinks)
 		return page_get_link(dentry, inode, callback);
 
 	err = -ECHILD;
@@ -1549,13 +1549,13 @@ static int fuse_dir_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (fc->no_fsyncdir)
+	if (fc->flags.no_fsyncdir)
 		return 0;
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
 	err = fuse_fsync_common(file, start, end, datasync, FUSE_FSYNCDIR);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_fsyncdir = 1;
+		fc->flags.no_fsyncdir = 1;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	inode_unlock(inode);
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ int fuse_do_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr,
 	struct fuse_setattr_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_attr_out outarg;
 	bool is_truncate = false;
-	bool is_wb = fc->writeback_cache && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode);
+	bool is_wb = fc->flags.writeback_cache && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode);
 	loff_t oldsize;
 	int err;
 	bool trust_local_cmtime = is_wb;
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ int fuse_do_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr,
 		/* This is coming from open(..., ... | O_TRUNC); */
 		WARN_ON(!(attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE));
 		WARN_ON(attr->ia_size != 0);
-		if (fc->atomic_o_trunc) {
+		if (fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc) {
 			/*
 			 * No need to send request to userspace, since actual
 			 * truncation has already been done by OPEN.  But still
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ static int fuse_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *entry,
 		 *
 		 * This should be done on write(), truncate() and chown().
 		 */
-		if (!fc->handle_killpriv && !fc->handle_killpriv_v2) {
+		if (!fc->flags.handle_killpriv && !fc->handle_killpriv_v2) {
 			/*
 			 * ia_mode calculation may have used stale i_mode.
 			 * Refresh and recalculate.
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 1e36cd9490c6..742f90b4e638 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int fuse_send_open(struct fuse_mount *fm, u64 nodeid,
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.flags = open_flags & ~(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_NOCTTY);
-	if (!fm->fc->atomic_o_trunc)
+	if (!fm->fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc)
 		inarg.flags &= ~O_TRUNC;
 
 	if (fm->fc->handle_killpriv_v2 &&
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void fuse_file_put(struct fuse_file *ff, bool sync, bool isdir)
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ff->count)) {
 		struct fuse_args *args = &ff->release_args->args;
 
-		if (isdir ? ff->fm->fc->no_opendir : ff->fm->fc->no_open) {
+		if (isdir ? ff->fm->fc->flags.no_opendir : ff->fm->fc->flags.no_open) {
 			/* Do nothing when client does not implement 'open' */
 			fuse_release_end(ff->fm, args, 0);
 		} else if (sync) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_open(struct fuse_mount *fm, u64 nodeid,
 	ff->fh = 0;
 	/* Default for no-open */
 	ff->open_flags = FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE | (isdir ? FOPEN_CACHE_DIR : 0);
-	if (isdir ? !fc->no_opendir : !fc->no_open) {
+	if (isdir ? !fc->flags.no_opendir : !fc->flags.no_open) {
 		struct fuse_open_out outarg;
 		int err;
 
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_open(struct fuse_mount *fm, u64 nodeid,
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 		} else {
 			if (isdir)
-				fc->no_opendir = 1;
+				fc->flags.no_opendir = 1;
 			else
-				fc->no_open = 1;
+				fc->flags.no_open = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void fuse_finish_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	else if (ff->open_flags & FOPEN_NONSEEKABLE)
 		nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
-	if (fc->atomic_o_trunc && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)) {
+	if (fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)) {
 		struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
 
 		spin_lock(&fi->lock);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void fuse_finish_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		file_update_time(file);
 		fuse_invalidate_attr_mask(inode, FUSE_STATX_MODSIZE);
 	}
-	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && fc->writeback_cache)
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && fc->flags.writeback_cache)
 		fuse_link_write_file(file);
 }
 
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ int fuse_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool isdir)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = fm->fc;
 	int err;
 	bool is_wb_truncate = (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC) &&
-			  fc->atomic_o_trunc &&
-			  fc->writeback_cache;
+			  fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc &&
+			  fc->flags.writeback_cache;
 	bool dax_truncate = (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC) &&
-			  fc->atomic_o_trunc && FUSE_IS_DAX(inode);
+			  fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc && FUSE_IS_DAX(inode);
 
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int fuse_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool isdir)
 	if (!err) {
 		struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
 
-		if (fc->atomic_o_trunc && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC))
+		if (fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC))
 			truncate_pagecache(inode, 0);
 		else if (!(ff->open_flags & FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE))
 			invalidate_inode_pages2(inode->i_mapping);
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 * Dirty pages might remain despite write_inode_now() call from
 	 * fuse_flush() due to writes racing with the close.
 	 */
-	if (fc->writeback_cache)
+	if (fc->flags.writeback_cache)
 		write_inode_now(inode, 1);
 
 	fuse_release_common(file, false);
@@ -506,12 +506,12 @@ static int fuse_do_flush(struct fuse_flush_args *fa)
 		goto out;
 
 	err = 0;
-	if (fm->fc->no_flush)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_flush)
 		goto inval_attr_out;
 
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &fa->args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_flush = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_flush = 1;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int fuse_do_flush(struct fuse_flush_args *fa)
 	 * In memory i_blocks is not maintained by fuse, if writeback cache is
 	 * enabled, i_blocks from cached attr may not be accurate.
 	 */
-	if (!err && fm->fc->writeback_cache)
+	if (!err && fm->fc->flags.writeback_cache)
 		fuse_invalidate_attr_mask(inode, STATX_BLOCKS);
 
 out:
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int fuse_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (ff->open_flags & FOPEN_NOFLUSH && !fm->fc->writeback_cache)
+	if (ff->open_flags & FOPEN_NOFLUSH && !fm->fc->flags.writeback_cache)
 		return 0;
 
 	fa = kzalloc(sizeof(*fa), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -629,12 +629,12 @@ static int fuse_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (fc->no_fsync)
+	if (fc->flags.no_fsync)
 		goto out;
 
 	err = fuse_fsync_common(file, start, end, datasync, FUSE_FSYNC);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_fsync = 1;
+		fc->flags.no_fsync = 1;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 out:
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static void fuse_short_read(struct inode *inode, u64 attr_ver, size_t num_read,
 	 * the file.  Some data after the hole is in page cache, but has not
 	 * reached the client fs yet.  So the hole is not present there.
 	 */
-	if (!fc->writeback_cache) {
+	if (!fc->flags.writeback_cache) {
 		loff_t pos = page_offset(ap->pages[0]) + num_read;
 		fuse_read_update_size(inode, pos, attr_ver);
 	}
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static void fuse_send_readpages(struct fuse_io_args *ia, struct file *file)
 
 	fuse_read_args_fill(ia, file, pos, count, FUSE_READ);
 	ia->read.attr_ver = fuse_get_attr_version(fm->fc);
-	if (fm->fc->async_read) {
+	if (fm->fc->flags.async_read) {
 		ia->ff = fuse_file_get(ff);
 		ap->args.end = fuse_readpages_end;
 		err = fuse_simple_background(fm, &ap->args, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_cache_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	 * Otherwise, only update if we attempt to read past EOF (to ensure
 	 * i_size is up to date).
 	 */
-	if (fc->auto_inval_data ||
+	if (fc->flags.auto_inval_data ||
 	    (iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(to) > i_size_read(inode))) {
 		int err;
 		err = fuse_update_attributes(inode, iocb->ki_filp, STATX_SIZE);
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_fill_write_pages(struct fuse_io_args *ia,
 			ia->write.page_locked = true;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (!fc->big_writes)
+		if (!fc->flags.big_writes)
 			break;
 	} while (iov_iter_count(ii) && count < fc->max_write &&
 		 ap->num_pages < max_pages && offset == 0);
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_cache_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	loff_t endbyte = 0;
 
-	if (fc->writeback_cache) {
+	if (fc->flags.writeback_cache) {
 		/* Update size (EOF optimization) and mode (SUID clearing) */
 		err = fuse_update_attributes(mapping->host, file,
 					     STATX_SIZE | STATX_MODE);
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ static void fuse_writepage_end(struct fuse_mount *fm, struct fuse_args *args,
 	 * Do this only if writeback_cache is not enabled.  If writeback_cache
 	 * is enabled, we trust local ctime/mtime.
 	 */
-	if (!fc->writeback_cache)
+	if (!fc->flags.writeback_cache)
 		fuse_invalidate_attr_mask(inode, FUSE_STATX_MODIFY);
 	spin_lock(&fi->lock);
 	rb_erase(&wpa->writepages_entry, &fi->writepages);
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ static int fuse_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	loff_t fsize;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	WARN_ON(!fc->writeback_cache);
+	WARN_ON(!fc->flags.writeback_cache);
 
 	page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index);
 	if (!page)
@@ -2643,13 +2643,13 @@ static int fuse_file_lock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	if (cmd == F_CANCELLK) {
 		err = 0;
 	} else if (cmd == F_GETLK) {
-		if (fc->no_lock) {
+		if (fc->flags.no_lock) {
 			posix_test_lock(file, fl);
 			err = 0;
 		} else
 			err = fuse_getlk(file, fl);
 	} else {
-		if (fc->no_lock)
+		if (fc->flags.no_lock)
 			err = posix_lock_file(file, fl, NULL);
 		else
 			err = fuse_setlk(file, fl, 0);
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ static int fuse_file_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	int err;
 
-	if (fc->no_flock) {
+	if (fc->flags.no_flock) {
 		err = locks_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
 	} else {
 		struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ static sector_t fuse_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)
 	struct fuse_bmap_out outarg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!inode->i_sb->s_bdev || fm->fc->no_bmap)
+	if (!inode->i_sb->s_bdev || fm->fc->flags.no_bmap)
 		return 0;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ static sector_t fuse_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)
 	args.out_args[0].value = &outarg;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS)
-		fm->fc->no_bmap = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_bmap = 1;
 
 	return err ? 0 : outarg.block;
 }
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ static loff_t fuse_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 	struct fuse_lseek_out outarg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_lseek)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_lseek)
 		goto fallback;
 
 	args.opcode = FUSE_LSEEK;
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ static loff_t fuse_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-			fm->fc->no_lseek = 1;
+			fm->fc->flags.no_lseek = 1;
 			goto fallback;
 		}
 		return err;
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ __poll_t fuse_file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	FUSE_ARGS(args);
 	int err;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_poll)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_poll)
 		return DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 
 	poll_wait(file, &ff->poll_wait, wait);
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ __poll_t fuse_file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	if (!err)
 		return demangle_poll(outarg.revents);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_poll = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_poll = 1;
 		return DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 	}
 	return EPOLLERR;
@@ -2955,7 +2955,7 @@ fuse_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	 * By default, we want to optimize all I/Os with async request
 	 * submission to the client filesystem if supported.
 	 */
-	io->async = ff->fm->fc->async_dio;
+	io->async = ff->fm->fc->flags.async_dio;
 	io->iocb = iocb;
 	io->blocking = is_sync_kiocb(iocb);
 
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ static long fuse_file_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 		     FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_fallocate)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_fallocate)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ static long fuse_file_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	args.in_args[0].value = &inarg;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_fallocate = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_fallocate = 1;
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	if (err)
@@ -3144,10 +3144,10 @@ static ssize_t __fuse_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	ssize_t err;
 	/* mark unstable when write-back is not used, and file_out gets
 	 * extended */
-	bool is_unstable = (!fc->writeback_cache) &&
+	bool is_unstable = (!fc->flags.writeback_cache) &&
 			   ((pos_out + len) > inode_out->i_size);
 
-	if (fc->no_copy_file_range)
+	if (fc->flags.no_copy_file_range)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (file_inode(file_in)->i_sb != file_inode(file_out)->i_sb)
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@ static ssize_t __fuse_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	args.out_args[0].value = &outarg;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_copy_file_range = 1;
+		fc->flags.no_copy_file_range = 1;
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	if (err)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index be5d5d3fe6f5..943d5011dfa0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -543,6 +543,125 @@ struct fuse_sync_bucket {
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
+/**
+ * A Fuse connection flags.
+ *
+ * This structure describes fuse connection capabilities, depending on the
+ * userspace daemon implementation.
+ * Most of this flags are calculated during the processing of reply to FUSE_INIT request,
+ * but some flags values are determined after connection initialization, for example,
+ * no_flush, no_setxattr, etc. These flags are safe to clear, because they always can be
+ * restored with a proper values in runtime.
+ */
+struct fuse_conn_flags {
+	/** Do readahead asynchronously?  Only set in INIT */
+	unsigned async_read:1;
+
+	/** Do not send separate SETATTR request before open(O_TRUNC)  */
+	unsigned atomic_o_trunc:1;
+
+	/** Filesystem supports NFS exporting.  Only set in INIT */
+	unsigned export_support:1;
+
+	/** write-back cache policy (default is write-through) */
+	unsigned writeback_cache:1;
+
+	/** allow parallel lookups and readdir (default is serialized) */
+	unsigned parallel_dirops:1;
+
+	/** handle fs handles killing suid/sgid/cap on write/chown/trunc */
+	unsigned handle_killpriv:1;
+
+	/** cache READLINK responses in page cache */
+	unsigned cache_symlinks:1;
+
+	/*
+	 * The following bitfields are only for optimization purposes
+	 * and hence races in setting them will not cause malfunction
+	 */
+
+	/** Is open/release not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_open:1;
+
+	/** Is opendir/releasedir not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_opendir:1;
+
+	/** Is fsync not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_fsync:1;
+
+	/** Is fsyncdir not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_fsyncdir:1;
+
+	/** Is flush not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_flush:1;
+
+	/** Is setxattr not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_setxattr:1;
+
+	/** Does file server support extended setxattr */
+	unsigned setxattr_ext:1;
+
+	/** Is getxattr not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_getxattr:1;
+
+	/** Is listxattr not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_listxattr:1;
+
+	/** Is removexattr not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_removexattr:1;
+
+	/** Are posix file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_lock:1;
+
+	/** Is access not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_access:1;
+
+	/** Is create not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_create:1;
+
+	/** Is interrupt not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_interrupt:1;
+
+	/** Is bmap not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_bmap:1;
+
+	/** Is poll not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_poll:1;
+
+	/** Do multi-page cached writes */
+	unsigned big_writes:1;
+
+	/** Are BSD file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_flock:1;
+
+	/** Is fallocate not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_fallocate:1;
+
+	/** Is rename with flags implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_rename2:1;
+
+	/** Use enhanced/automatic page cache invalidation. */
+	unsigned auto_inval_data:1;
+
+	/** Filesystem is fully responsible for page cache invalidation. */
+	unsigned explicit_inval_data:1;
+
+	/** Does the filesystem support readdirplus? */
+	unsigned do_readdirplus:1;
+
+	/** Does the filesystem want adaptive readdirplus? */
+	unsigned readdirplus_auto:1;
+
+	/** Does the filesystem support asynchronous direct-IO submission? */
+	unsigned async_dio:1;
+
+	/** Is lseek not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_lseek:1;
+
+	/** Does the filesystem support copy_file_range? */
+	unsigned no_copy_file_range:1;
+};
+
 /**
  * A Fuse connection.
  *
@@ -641,30 +760,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** Connection successful.  Only set in INIT */
 	unsigned conn_init:1;
 
-	/** Do readahead asynchronously?  Only set in INIT */
-	unsigned async_read:1;
-
 	/** Return an unique read error after abort.  Only set in INIT */
 	unsigned abort_err:1;
 
-	/** Do not send separate SETATTR request before open(O_TRUNC)  */
-	unsigned atomic_o_trunc:1;
-
-	/** Filesystem supports NFS exporting.  Only set in INIT */
-	unsigned export_support:1;
-
-	/** write-back cache policy (default is write-through) */
-	unsigned writeback_cache:1;
-
-	/** allow parallel lookups and readdir (default is serialized) */
-	unsigned parallel_dirops:1;
-
-	/** handle fs handles killing suid/sgid/cap on write/chown/trunc */
-	unsigned handle_killpriv:1;
-
-	/** cache READLINK responses in page cache */
-	unsigned cache_symlinks:1;
-
 	/* show legacy mount options */
 	unsigned int legacy_opts_show:1;
 
@@ -676,92 +774,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	 */
 	unsigned handle_killpriv_v2:1;
 
-	/*
-	 * The following bitfields are only for optimization purposes
-	 * and hence races in setting them will not cause malfunction
-	 */
-
-	/** Is open/release not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_open:1;
-
-	/** Is opendir/releasedir not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_opendir:1;
-
-	/** Is fsync not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_fsync:1;
-
-	/** Is fsyncdir not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_fsyncdir:1;
-
-	/** Is flush not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_flush:1;
-
-	/** Is setxattr not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_setxattr:1;
-
-	/** Does file server support extended setxattr */
-	unsigned setxattr_ext:1;
-
-	/** Is getxattr not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_getxattr:1;
-
-	/** Is listxattr not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_listxattr:1;
-
-	/** Is removexattr not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_removexattr:1;
-
-	/** Are posix file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_lock:1;
-
-	/** Is access not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_access:1;
-
-	/** Is create not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_create:1;
-
-	/** Is interrupt not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_interrupt:1;
-
-	/** Is bmap not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_bmap:1;
-
-	/** Is poll not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_poll:1;
-
-	/** Do multi-page cached writes */
-	unsigned big_writes:1;
-
 	/** Don't apply umask to creation modes */
 	unsigned dont_mask:1;
 
-	/** Are BSD file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_flock:1;
-
-	/** Is fallocate not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_fallocate:1;
-
-	/** Is rename with flags implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_rename2:1;
-
-	/** Use enhanced/automatic page cache invalidation. */
-	unsigned auto_inval_data:1;
-
-	/** Filesystem is fully responsible for page cache invalidation. */
-	unsigned explicit_inval_data:1;
-
-	/** Does the filesystem support readdirplus? */
-	unsigned do_readdirplus:1;
-
-	/** Does the filesystem want adaptive readdirplus? */
-	unsigned readdirplus_auto:1;
-
-	/** Does the filesystem support asynchronous direct-IO submission? */
-	unsigned async_dio:1;
-
-	/** Is lseek not implemented by fs? */
-	unsigned no_lseek:1;
-
 	/** Does the filesystem support posix acls? */
 	unsigned posix_acl:1;
 
@@ -771,9 +786,6 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** Allow other than the mounter user to access the filesystem ? */
 	unsigned allow_other:1;
 
-	/** Does the filesystem support copy_file_range? */
-	unsigned no_copy_file_range:1;
-
 	/* Send DESTROY request */
 	unsigned int destroy:1;
 
@@ -804,6 +816,8 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/* Is tmpfile not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned int no_tmpfile:1;
 
+	struct fuse_conn_flags flags;
+
 	/** The number of requests waiting for completion */
 	atomic_t num_waiting;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index e5ad5d4c215a..389bea6e4a69 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ u32 fuse_get_cache_mask(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
-	if (!fc->writeback_cache || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+	if (!fc->flags.writeback_cache || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return 0;
 
 	return STATX_MTIME | STATX_CTIME | STATX_SIZE;
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ void fuse_change_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_attr *attr,
 
 		if (oldsize != attr->size) {
 			truncate_pagecache(inode, attr->size);
-			if (!fc->explicit_inval_data)
+			if (!fc->flags.explicit_inval_data)
 				inval = true;
-		} else if (fc->auto_inval_data) {
+		} else if (fc->flags.auto_inval_data) {
 			struct timespec64 new_mtime = {
 				.tv_sec = attr->mtime,
 				.tv_nsec = attr->mtimensec,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ struct inode *fuse_iget(struct super_block *sb, u64 nodeid,
 
 	if ((inode->i_state & I_NEW)) {
 		inode->i_flags |= S_NOATIME;
-		if (!fc->writeback_cache || !S_ISREG(attr->mode))
+		if (!fc->flags.writeback_cache || !S_ISREG(attr->mode))
 			inode->i_flags |= S_NOCMTIME;
 		inode->i_generation = generation;
 		fuse_init_inode(inode, attr, fc);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ bool fuse_lock_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	bool locked = false;
 
-	if (!get_fuse_conn(inode)->parallel_dirops) {
+	if (!get_fuse_conn(inode)->flags.parallel_dirops) {
 		mutex_lock(&get_fuse_inode(inode)->mutex);
 		locked = true;
 	}
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static struct dentry *fuse_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 		struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
 		const struct qstr name = QSTR_INIT(".", 1);
 
-		if (!fc->export_support)
+		if (!fc->flags.export_support)
 			goto out_err;
 
 		err = fuse_lookup_name(sb, handle->nodeid, &name, &outarg,
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static struct dentry *fuse_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!fc->export_support)
+	if (!fc->flags.export_support)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 
 	err = fuse_lookup_name(child_inode->i_sb, get_node_id(child_inode),
@@ -1134,44 +1134,44 @@ static void process_init_reply(struct fuse_mount *fm, struct fuse_args *args,
 
 			ra_pages = arg->max_readahead / PAGE_SIZE;
 			if (flags & FUSE_ASYNC_READ)
-				fc->async_read = 1;
+				fc->flags.async_read = 1;
 			if (!(flags & FUSE_POSIX_LOCKS))
-				fc->no_lock = 1;
+				fc->flags.no_lock = 1;
 			if (arg->minor >= 17) {
 				if (!(flags & FUSE_FLOCK_LOCKS))
-					fc->no_flock = 1;
+					fc->flags.no_flock = 1;
 			} else {
 				if (!(flags & FUSE_POSIX_LOCKS))
-					fc->no_flock = 1;
+					fc->flags.no_flock = 1;
 			}
 			if (flags & FUSE_ATOMIC_O_TRUNC)
-				fc->atomic_o_trunc = 1;
+				fc->flags.atomic_o_trunc = 1;
 			if (arg->minor >= 9) {
 				/* LOOKUP has dependency on proto version */
 				if (flags & FUSE_EXPORT_SUPPORT)
-					fc->export_support = 1;
+					fc->flags.export_support = 1;
 			}
 			if (flags & FUSE_BIG_WRITES)
-				fc->big_writes = 1;
+				fc->flags.big_writes = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_DONT_MASK)
 				fc->dont_mask = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_AUTO_INVAL_DATA)
-				fc->auto_inval_data = 1;
+				fc->flags.auto_inval_data = 1;
 			else if (flags & FUSE_EXPLICIT_INVAL_DATA)
-				fc->explicit_inval_data = 1;
+				fc->flags.explicit_inval_data = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_DO_READDIRPLUS) {
-				fc->do_readdirplus = 1;
+				fc->flags.do_readdirplus = 1;
 				if (flags & FUSE_READDIRPLUS_AUTO)
-					fc->readdirplus_auto = 1;
+					fc->flags.readdirplus_auto = 1;
 			}
 			if (flags & FUSE_ASYNC_DIO)
-				fc->async_dio = 1;
+				fc->flags.async_dio = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_WRITEBACK_CACHE)
-				fc->writeback_cache = 1;
+				fc->flags.writeback_cache = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_PARALLEL_DIROPS)
-				fc->parallel_dirops = 1;
+				fc->flags.parallel_dirops = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_HANDLE_KILLPRIV)
-				fc->handle_killpriv = 1;
+				fc->flags.handle_killpriv = 1;
 			if (arg->time_gran && arg->time_gran <= 1000000000)
 				fm->sb->s_time_gran = arg->time_gran;
 			if ((flags & FUSE_POSIX_ACL)) {
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static void process_init_reply(struct fuse_mount *fm, struct fuse_args *args,
 				fc->posix_acl = 1;
 			}
 			if (flags & FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS)
-				fc->cache_symlinks = 1;
+				fc->flags.cache_symlinks = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_ABORT_ERROR)
 				fc->abort_err = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_MAX_PAGES) {
@@ -1200,15 +1200,15 @@ static void process_init_reply(struct fuse_mount *fm, struct fuse_args *args,
 				fm->sb->s_flags |= SB_NOSEC;
 			}
 			if (flags & FUSE_SETXATTR_EXT)
-				fc->setxattr_ext = 1;
+				fc->flags.setxattr_ext = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_SECURITY_CTX)
 				fc->init_security = 1;
 			if (flags & FUSE_CREATE_SUPP_GROUP)
 				fc->create_supp_group = 1;
 		} else {
 			ra_pages = fc->max_read / PAGE_SIZE;
-			fc->no_lock = 1;
-			fc->no_flock = 1;
+			fc->flags.no_lock = 1;
+			fc->flags.no_flock = 1;
 		}
 
 		fm->sb->s_bdi->ra_pages =
diff --git a/fs/fuse/readdir.c b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
index dc603479b30e..2a5bfb52ebf3 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ static bool fuse_use_readdirplus(struct inode *dir, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(dir);
 
-	if (!fc->do_readdirplus)
+	if (!fc->flags.do_readdirplus)
 		return false;
-	if (!fc->readdirplus_auto)
+	if (!fc->flags.readdirplus_auto)
 		return true;
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(FUSE_I_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &fi->state))
 		return true;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int fuse_direntplus_link(struct file *file,
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	}
-	if (fc->readdirplus_auto)
+	if (fc->flags.readdirplus_auto)
 		set_bit(FUSE_I_INIT_RDPLUS, &get_fuse_inode(inode)->state);
 	fuse_change_entry_timeout(dentry, o);
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int fuse_readdir_cached(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	 * We're just about to start reading into the cache or reading the
 	 * cache; both cases require an up-to-date mtime value.
 	 */
-	if (!ctx->pos && fc->auto_inval_data) {
+	if (!ctx->pos && fc->flags.auto_inval_data) {
 		int err = fuse_update_attributes(inode, file, STATX_MTIME);
 
 		if (err)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/xattr.c b/fs/fuse/xattr.c
index 49c01559580f..5d8603f9c355 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/xattr.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int fuse_setxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value,
 	struct fuse_setxattr_in inarg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_setxattr)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_setxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int fuse_setxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value,
 	args.opcode = FUSE_SETXATTR;
 	args.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	args.in_numargs = 3;
-	args.in_args[0].size = fm->fc->setxattr_ext ?
+	args.in_args[0].size = fm->fc->flags.setxattr_ext ?
 		sizeof(inarg) : FUSE_COMPAT_SETXATTR_IN_SIZE;
 	args.in_args[0].value = &inarg;
 	args.in_args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int fuse_setxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *value,
 	args.in_args[2].value = value;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_setxattr = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_setxattr = 1;
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	if (!err)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *value,
 	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_getxattr)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_getxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *value,
 	if (!ret && !size)
 		ret = min_t(ssize_t, outarg.size, XATTR_SIZE_MAX);
 	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_getxattr = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_getxattr = 1;
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size)
 	if (!fuse_allow_current_process(fm->fc))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_listxattr)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_listxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size)
 	if (ret > 0 && size)
 		ret = fuse_verify_xattr_list(list, ret);
 	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_listxattr = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_listxattr = 1;
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int fuse_removexattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
 	FUSE_ARGS(args);
 	int err;
 
-	if (fm->fc->no_removexattr)
+	if (fm->fc->flags.no_removexattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	args.opcode = FUSE_REMOVEXATTR;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int fuse_removexattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
 	args.in_args[0].value = name;
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fm->fc->no_removexattr = 1;
+		fm->fc->flags.no_removexattr = 1;
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	if (!err)
