diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
index 56c48c884a24..163da0f31d2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
@@ -242,6 +242,177 @@ extern unsigned int xdr_read_pages(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int len);
 extern void xdr_enter_page(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int len);
 extern int xdr_process_buf(struct xdr_buf *buf, unsigned int offset, unsigned int len, int (*actor)(struct scatterlist *, void *), void *data);
 
+/**
+ * xdr_align_size - Calculate padded size of an object
+ * @n: Size of an object being XDR encoded (in bytes)
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ *   Size (in bytes) of the object including xdr padding
+ */
+static inline size_t
+xdr_align_size(size_t n)
+{
+	const size_t mask = sizeof(__u32) - 1;
+
+	return (n + mask) & ~mask;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_encode_u32 - Encode a 32-bit integer
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @n: integer to encode
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns length in bytes of XDR buffer consumed
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_encode_u32(struct xdr_stream *xdr, __u32 n)
+{
+	const size_t len = sizeof(n);
+	__be32 *p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len);
+
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	*p = cpu_to_be32(n);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_encode_u64 - Encode a 64-bit integer
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @n: 64-bit integer to encode
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns length in bytes of XDR buffer consumed
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_encode_u64(struct xdr_stream *xdr, __u64 n)
+{
+	const size_t len = sizeof(n);
+	__be32 *p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len);
+
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	xdr_encode_hyper(p, n);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_encode_opaque_fixed - Encode fixed length opaque xdr data
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @ptr: pointer to opaque data object
+ * @len: size of object pointed to by @ptr
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns length in bytes of XDR buffer consumed
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_encode_opaque_fixed(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+	__be32 *p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len);
+
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	xdr_encode_opaque_fixed(p, ptr, len);
+	return xdr_align_size(len);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_encode_opaque - Encode variable length opaque xdr data
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @ptr: pointer to opaque data object
+ * @len: size of object pointed to by @ptr
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns length in bytes of XDR buffer consumed
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_encode_opaque(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+	__be32 *p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len);
+
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	xdr_encode_opaque(p, ptr, len);
+	return xdr_align_size(len);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_decode_u32 - Decode a 32-bit integer
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @ptr: location to store integer
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns a positive value
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_decode_u32(struct xdr_stream *xdr, __u32 *ptr)
+{
+	const size_t len = sizeof(*ptr);
+	__be32 *p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, len);
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	*ptr = be32_to_cpup(p);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_decode_opaque_fixed - Decode fixed length opaque xdr data
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @ptr: location to store data
+ * @len: size of buffer pointed to by @ptr
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns size of object stored in @ptr
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_decode_opaque_fixed(struct xdr_stream *xdr, void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+	__be32 *p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, len);
+
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	xdr_decode_opaque_fixed(p, ptr, len);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xdr_stream_decode_opaque_inline - Decode variable length opaque xdr data
+ * @xdr: pointer to xdr_stream
+ * @ptr: location to store pointer to opaque data
+ *
+ * Note: the pointer stored in @ptr cannot be assumed valid after the XDR
+ * buffer has been destroyed, or even after calling xdr_inline_decode()
+ * on @xdr. It is therefore expected that the object it points to should
+ * be processed immediately.
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   On success, returns size of object stored in *@ptr
+ *   %-ENOBUFS on XDR buffer overflow
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+xdr_stream_decode_opaque_inline(struct xdr_stream *xdr, void **ptr)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+	__u32 len;
+
+	if (unlikely(xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &len) < 0))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	if (len != 0) {
+		p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, len);
+		if (unlikely(!p))
+			return -ENOBUFS;
+		*ptr = p;
+	} else
+		*ptr = NULL;
+	return len;
+}
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* _SUNRPC_XDR_H_ */
