[PATCH] nfsd: vfs.c endianness annotations

don't use the same variable to store NFS and host error values

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Acked-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
Acked-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

2 files changed, 176 insertions, 161 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 1141bd29e4e3..f21e917bb8ed 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);
@@ -1173,22 +1180,22 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
         err = nfserr_perm;
         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;
 }
 
@@ -1226,7 +1233,7 @@ 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,
@@ -1234,7 +1241,8 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 {
         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;
 
@@ -1320,8 +1328,8 @@ 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 (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export)) {
@@ -1350,7 +1358,7 @@ 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 +1376,7 @@ 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 +1386,14 @@ 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 +1412,18 @@ 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 +1431,7 @@ 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 +1439,8 @@ 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 +1456,7 @@ 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 +1468,21 @@ 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 +1492,7 @@ out:
         return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-        err = nfserrno(err);
+        err = nfserrno(host_err);
         goto out;
 }
 
@@ -1490,13 +1500,14 @@ 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 +1528,25 @@ 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 +1556,7 @@ out:
         return err;
 
 out_nfserr:
-        err = nfserrno(err);
+        err = nfserrno(host_err);
         goto out_unlock;
 }
 
@@ -1552,13 +1564,14 @@ 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 +1602,22 @@ 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 +1625,14 @@ 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 +1640,7 @@ 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 +1659,14 @@ 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 +1680,7 @@ 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 +1697,23 @@ 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 +1722,12 @@ 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 +1749,10 @@ 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 +1769,10 @@ 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 +1781,7 @@ 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;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 2f75160a5824..19a3c83d496e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -72,57 +72,57 @@ int		nfsd_racache_init(int);
 void            nfsd_racache_shutdown(void);
 int             nfsd_cross_mnt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct dentry **dpp,
                                 struct svc_export **expp);
-int             nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 const char *, int, struct svc_fh *);
-int             nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 struct iattr *, int, time_t);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
-int             nfsd4_set_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd4_set_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                     struct nfs4_acl *);
 int             nfsd4_get_nfs4_acl(struct svc_rqst *, struct dentry *, struct nfs4_acl **);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V4 */
-int             nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 char *name, int len, struct iattr *attrs,
                                 int type, dev_t rdev, struct svc_fh *res);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V3
-int             nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, u32 *, u32 *);
-int             nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, u32 *, u32 *);
+__be32          nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 char *name, int len, struct iattr *attrs,
                                 struct svc_fh *res, int createmode,
                                 u32 *verifier, int *truncp);
-int             nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 loff_t, unsigned long);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
-int             nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, int,
+__be32          nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, int,
                                 int, struct file **);
 void            nfsd_close(struct file *);
-int             nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, struct file *,
+__be32          nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, struct file *,
                                 loff_t, struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *);
-int             nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,struct file *,
+__be32          nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,struct file *,
                                 loff_t, struct kvec *,int, unsigned long, int *);
-int             nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 char *, int *);
-int             nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 char *name, int len, char *path, int plen,
                                 struct svc_fh *res, struct iattr *);
-int             nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 char *, int, struct svc_fh *);
-int             nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *,
+__be32          nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *,
                                 struct svc_fh *, char *, int,
                                 struct svc_fh *, char *, int);
-int             nfsd_remove(struct svc_rqst *,
+__be32          nfsd_remove(struct svc_rqst *,
                                 struct svc_fh *, char *, int);
-int             nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, int type,
+__be32          nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, int type,
                                 char *name, int len);
 int             nfsd_truncate(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 unsigned long size);
-int             nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                              loff_t *, struct readdir_cd *, encode_dent_fn);
-int             nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
+__be32          nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
                                 struct kstatfs *);
 
 int             nfsd_notify_change(struct inode *, struct iattr *);
-int             nfsd_permission(struct svc_export *, struct dentry *, int);
+__be32          nfsd_permission(struct svc_export *, struct dentry *, int);
 int             nfsd_sync_dir(struct dentry *dp);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V2_ACL) || defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL)