1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 52db9c8985c5..96c1b6ae7d96 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ struct svc_rqst {
         struct list_head        rq_list;        /* idle list */
         struct list_head        rq_all;         /* all threads list */
         struct svc_sock *       rq_sock;        /* socket */
-        struct sockaddr_in      rq_addr;        /* peer address */
-        int                     rq_addrlen;
+        struct sockaddr_storage rq_addr;        /* peer address */
+        size_t                  rq_addrlen;
 
         struct svc_serv *       rq_server;      /* RPC service definition */
         struct svc_pool *       rq_pool;        /* thread pool */
@@ -256,6 +256,19 @@ struct svc_rqst {
 };
 
 /*
+ * Rigorous type checking on sockaddr type conversions
+ */
+static inline struct sockaddr_in *svc_addr_in(struct svc_rqst *rqst)
+{
+        return (struct sockaddr_in *) &rqst->rq_addr;
+}
+
+static inline struct sockaddr *svc_addr(struct svc_rqst *rqst)
+{
+        return (struct sockaddr *) &rqst->rq_addr;
+}
+
+/*
  * Check buffer bounds after decoding arguments
  */
 static inline int