diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs2xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs2xdr.c
index 5914a19..869e215 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs2xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs2xdr.c
@@ -61,6 +61,23 @@
 #define NFS_readdirres_sz	(1)
 #define NFS_statfsres_sz	(1+NFS_info_sz)
 
+
+/*
+ * While encoding arguments, set up the reply buffer in advance to
+ * receive reply data directly into the page cache.
+ */
+static void prepare_reply_buffer(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct page **pages,
+				 unsigned int base, unsigned int len,
+				 unsigned int bufsize)
+{
+	struct rpc_auth	*auth = req->rq_cred->cr_auth;
+	unsigned int replen;
+
+	replen = RPC_REPHDRSIZE + auth->au_rslack + bufsize;
+	xdr_inline_pages(&req->rq_rcv_buf, replen << 2, pages, base, len);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Common NFS XDR functions as inlines
  */
@@ -81,7 +98,7 @@ xdr_decode_fhandle(__be32 *p, struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
 }
 
 static inline __be32*
-xdr_encode_time(__be32 *p, struct timespec *timep)
+xdr_encode_time(__be32 *p, const struct timespec *timep)
 {
 	*p++ = htonl(timep->tv_sec);
 	/* Convert nanoseconds into microseconds */
@@ -90,7 +107,7 @@ xdr_encode_time(__be32 *p, struct timespec *timep)
 }
 
 static inline __be32*
-xdr_encode_current_server_time(__be32 *p, struct timespec *timep)
+xdr_encode_current_server_time(__be32 *p, const struct timespec *timep)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Passing the invalid value useconds=1000000 is a
@@ -174,6 +191,136 @@ xdr_encode_sattr(__be32 *p, struct iattr *attr)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Encode/decode NFSv2 basic data types
+ *
+ * Basic NFSv2 data types are defined in section 2.3 of RFC 1094:
+ * "NFS: Network File System Protocol Specification".
+ *
+ * Not all basic data types have their own encoding and decoding
+ * functions.  For run-time efficiency, some data types are encoded
+ * or decoded inline.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * 2.3.3.  fhandle
+ *
+ *	typedef opaque fhandle[FHSIZE];
+ */
+static void encode_fhandle(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs_fh *fh)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	BUG_ON(fh->size != NFS2_FHSIZE);
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, NFS2_FHSIZE);
+	memcpy(p, fh->data, NFS2_FHSIZE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * 2.3.6.  sattr
+ *
+ *	struct sattr {
+ *		unsigned int	mode;
+ *		unsigned int	uid;
+ *		unsigned int	gid;
+ *		unsigned int	size;
+ *		timeval		atime;
+ *		timeval		mtime;
+ *	};
+ */
+
+#define NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET	(0xffffffff)
+
+static __be32 *xdr_time_not_set(__be32 *p)
+{
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+	return p;
+}
+
+static void encode_sattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *attr)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, NFS_sattr_sz << 2);
+
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attr->ia_mode);
+	else
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attr->ia_uid);
+	else
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attr->ia_gid);
+	else
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32((u32)attr->ia_size);
+	else
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS2_SATTR_NOT_SET);
+
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME_SET)
+		p = xdr_encode_time(p, &attr->ia_atime);
+	else if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME)
+		p = xdr_encode_current_server_time(p, &attr->ia_atime);
+	else
+		p = xdr_time_not_set(p);
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME_SET)
+		xdr_encode_time(p, &attr->ia_mtime);
+	else if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME)
+		xdr_encode_current_server_time(p, &attr->ia_mtime);
+	else
+		xdr_time_not_set(p);
+}
+
+/*
+ * 2.3.7.  filename
+ *
+ *	typedef string filename<MAXNAMLEN>;
+ */
+static void encode_filename(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+			    const char *name, u32 length)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	BUG_ON(length > NFS2_MAXNAMLEN);
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4 + length);
+	xdr_encode_opaque(p, name, length);
+}
+
+/*
+ * 2.3.8.  path
+ *
+ *	typedef string path<MAXPATHLEN>;
+ */
+static void encode_path(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct page **pages, u32 length)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	BUG_ON(length > NFS2_MAXPATHLEN);
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4);
+	*p = cpu_to_be32(length);
+	xdr_write_pages(xdr, pages, 0, length);
+}
+
+/*
+ * 2.3.10.  diropargs
+ *
+ *	struct diropargs {
+ *		fhandle  dir;
+ *		filename name;
+ *	};
+ */
+static void encode_diropargs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs_fh *fh,
+			     const char *name, u32 length)
+{
+	encode_fhandle(xdr, fh);
+	encode_filename(xdr, name, length);
+}
+
+
+/*
  * NFS encode functions
  */
 /*
@@ -188,6 +335,16 @@ nfs_xdr_fhandle(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_fh *fh)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_fhandle(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				const struct nfs_fh *fh)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_fhandle(&xdr, fh);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Encode SETATTR arguments
  */
@@ -201,6 +358,25 @@ nfs_xdr_sattrargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_sattrargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.3.  sattrargs
+ *
+ *	struct sattrargs {
+ *		fhandle file;
+ *		sattr attributes;
+ *	};
+ */
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_sattrargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				  const struct nfs_sattrargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_fhandle(&xdr, args->fh);
+	encode_sattr(&xdr, args->sattr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode directory ops argument
  * LOOKUP, RMDIR
  */
@@ -213,6 +389,16 @@ nfs_xdr_diropargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_diropargs *args)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_diropargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				  const struct nfs_diropargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->fh, args->name, args->len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Encode REMOVE argument
  */
@@ -225,6 +411,18 @@ nfs_xdr_removeargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, const struct nfs_removeargs
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_readlinkargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				     const struct nfs_readlinkargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_fhandle(&xdr, args->fh);
+	prepare_reply_buffer(req, args->pages, args->pgbase,
+					args->pglen, NFS_readlinkres_sz);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Arguments to a READ call. Since we read data directly into the page
  * cache, we also set up the reply iovec here so that iov[1] points
@@ -253,6 +451,44 @@ nfs_xdr_readargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_readargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.7.  readargs
+ *
+ *	struct readargs {
+ *		fhandle file;
+ *		unsigned offset;
+ *		unsigned count;
+ *		unsigned totalcount;
+ *	};
+ */
+static void encode_readargs(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+			    const struct nfs_readargs *args)
+{
+	u32 offset = args->offset;
+	u32 count = args->count;
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	encode_fhandle(xdr, args->fh);
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4 + 4 + 4);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(offset);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(count);
+	*p = cpu_to_be32(count);
+}
+
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_readargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				 const struct nfs_readargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_readargs(&xdr, args);
+	prepare_reply_buffer(req, args->pages, args->pgbase,
+					args->count, NFS_readres_sz);
+	req->rq_rcv_buf.flags |= XDRBUF_READ;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Decode READ reply
  */
 static int
@@ -318,6 +554,47 @@ nfs_xdr_writeargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_writeargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.9.  writeargs
+ *
+ *	struct writeargs {
+ *		fhandle file;
+ *		unsigned beginoffset;
+ *		unsigned offset;
+ *		unsigned totalcount;
+ *		nfsdata data;
+ *	};
+ */
+static void encode_writeargs(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+			     const struct nfs_writeargs *args)
+{
+	u32 offset = args->offset;
+	u32 count = args->count;
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	encode_fhandle(xdr, args->fh);
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4 + 4 + 4 + 4);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(offset);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(offset);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(count);
+
+	/* nfsdata */
+	*p = cpu_to_be32(count);
+	xdr_write_pages(xdr, args->pages, args->pgbase, count);
+}
+
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_writeargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				  const struct nfs_writeargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_writeargs(&xdr, args);
+	xdr.buf->flags |= XDRBUF_WRITE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode create arguments
  * CREATE, MKDIR
  */
@@ -332,6 +609,35 @@ nfs_xdr_createargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_createargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.10.  createargs
+ *
+ *	struct createargs {
+ *		diropargs where;
+ *		sattr attributes;
+ *	};
+ */
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_createargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				   const struct nfs_createargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->fh, args->name, args->len);
+	encode_sattr(&xdr, args->sattr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_removeargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				   const struct nfs_removeargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->fh, args->name.name, args->name.len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode RENAME arguments
  */
 static int
@@ -346,6 +652,27 @@ nfs_xdr_renameargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_renameargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.12.  renameargs
+ *
+ *	struct renameargs {
+ *		diropargs from;
+ *		diropargs to;
+ *	};
+ */
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_renameargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				   const struct nfs_renameargs *args)
+{
+	const struct qstr *old = args->old_name;
+	const struct qstr *new = args->new_name;
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->old_dir, old->name, old->len);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->new_dir, new->name, new->len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode LINK arguments
  */
 static int
@@ -359,6 +686,25 @@ nfs_xdr_linkargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_linkargs *args)
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.13.  linkargs
+ *
+ *	struct linkargs {
+ *		fhandle from;
+ *		diropargs to;
+ *	};
+ */
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_linkargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				 const struct nfs_linkargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_fhandle(&xdr, args->fromfh);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->tofh, args->toname, args->tolen);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode SYMLINK arguments
  */
 static int
@@ -388,6 +734,27 @@ nfs_xdr_symlinkargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_symlinkargs *arg
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.14.  symlinkargs
+ *
+ *	struct symlinkargs {
+ *		diropargs from;
+ *		path to;
+ *		sattr attributes;
+ *	};
+ */
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_symlinkargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				    const struct nfs_symlinkargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_diropargs(&xdr, args->fromfh, args->fromname, args->fromlen);
+	encode_path(&xdr, args->pages, args->pathlen);
+	encode_sattr(&xdr, args->sattr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Encode arguments to readdir call
  */
 static int
@@ -409,6 +776,39 @@ nfs_xdr_readdirargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p, struct nfs_readdirargs *arg
 }
 
 /*
+ * 2.2.17.  readdirargs
+ *
+ *	struct readdirargs {
+ *		fhandle dir;
+ *		nfscookie cookie;
+ *		unsigned count;
+ *	};
+ */
+static void encode_readdirargs(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+			       const struct nfs_readdirargs *args)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	encode_fhandle(xdr, args->fh);
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4 + 4);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(args->cookie);
+	*p = cpu_to_be32(args->count);
+}
+
+static int nfs2_xdr_enc_readdirargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
+				    const struct nfs_readdirargs *args)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream xdr;
+
+	xdr_init_encode(&xdr, &req->rq_snd_buf, p);
+	encode_readdirargs(&xdr, args);
+	prepare_reply_buffer(req, args->pages, 0,
+					args->count, NFS_readdirres_sz);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Decode the result of a readdir call.
  * We're not really decoding anymore, we just leave the buffer untouched
  * and only check that it is syntactically correct.
@@ -698,7 +1098,7 @@ nfs_stat_to_errno(int stat)
 #define PROC(proc, argtype, restype, timer)				\
 [NFSPROC_##proc] = {							\
 	.p_proc	    =  NFSPROC_##proc,					\
-	.p_encode   =  (kxdrproc_t) nfs_xdr_##argtype,			\
+	.p_encode   =  (kxdrproc_t)nfs2_xdr_enc_##argtype,		\
 	.p_decode   =  (kxdrproc_t) nfs_xdr_##restype,			\
 	.p_arglen   =  NFS_##argtype##_sz,				\
 	.p_replen   =  NFS_##restype##_sz,				\
