static LIST_HEAD(nfs_client_list);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(nfs_client_active_wq);
 
+/*
+ * RPC cruft for NFS
+ */
+static struct rpc_version *nfs_version[5] = {
+       [2]                     = &nfs_version2,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
+       [3]                     = &nfs_version3,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
+       [4]                     = &nfs_version4,
+#endif
+};
+
+struct rpc_program nfs_program = {
+       .name                   = "nfs",
+       .number                 = NFS_PROGRAM,
+       .nrvers                 = ARRAY_SIZE(nfs_version),
+       .version                = nfs_version,
+       .stats                  = &nfs_rpcstat,
+       .pipe_dir_name          = "/nfs",
+};
+
+struct rpc_stat nfs_rpcstat = {
+       .program                = &nfs_program
+};
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL
+static struct rpc_stat         nfsacl_rpcstat = { &nfsacl_program };
+static struct rpc_version *    nfsacl_version[] = {
+       [3]                     = &nfsacl_version3,
+};
+
+struct rpc_program             nfsacl_program = {
+       .name                   = "nfsacl",
+       .number                 = NFS_ACL_PROGRAM,
+       .nrvers                 = ARRAY_SIZE(nfsacl_version),
+       .version                = nfsacl_version,
+       .stats                  = &nfsacl_rpcstat,
+};
+#endif  /* CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL */
+
 /*
  * Allocate a shared client record
  *
        clp->cl_cons_state = state;
        wake_up_all(&nfs_client_active_wq);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Initialise the timeout values for a connection
+ */
+static void nfs_init_timeout_values(struct rpc_timeout *to, int proto,
+                                   unsigned int timeo, unsigned int retrans)
+{
+       to->to_initval = timeo * HZ / 10;
+       to->to_retries = retrans;
+       if (!to->to_retries)
+               to->to_retries = 2;
+
+       switch (proto) {
+       case IPPROTO_TCP:
+               if (!to->to_initval)
+                       to->to_initval = 60 * HZ;
+               if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT)
+                       to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT;
+               to->to_increment = to->to_initval;
+               to->to_maxval = to->to_initval + (to->to_increment * to->to_retries);
+               to->to_exponential = 0;
+               break;
+       case IPPROTO_UDP:
+       default:
+               if (!to->to_initval)
+                       to->to_initval = 11 * HZ / 10;
+               if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT)
+                       to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
+               to->to_maxval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
+               to->to_exponential = 1;
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create an RPC client handle
+ */
+int nfs_create_rpc_client(struct nfs_client *clp, int proto,
+                         unsigned int timeo,
+                         unsigned int retrans,
+                         rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
+{
+       struct rpc_timeout      timeparms;
+       struct rpc_xprt         *xprt = NULL;
+       struct rpc_clnt         *clnt = NULL;
+
+       if (!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient))
+               return 0;
+
+       nfs_init_timeout_values(&timeparms, proto, timeo, retrans);
+       clp->retrans_timeo = timeparms.to_initval;
+       clp->retrans_count = timeparms.to_retries;
+
+       /* create transport and client */
+       xprt = xprt_create_proto(proto, &clp->cl_addr, &timeparms);
+       if (IS_ERR(xprt)) {
+               dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC transport. Error = %ld\n",
+                               __FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(xprt));
+               return PTR_ERR(xprt);
+       }
+
+       /* Bind to a reserved port! */
+       xprt->resvport = 1;
+       /* Create the client RPC handle */
+       clnt = rpc_create_client(xprt, clp->cl_hostname, &nfs_program,
+                                clp->rpc_ops->version, RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
+       if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
+               dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC client. Error = %ld\n",
+                               __FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(clnt));
+               return PTR_ERR(clnt);
+       }
+
+       clnt->cl_intr     = 1;
+       clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
+       clp->cl_rpcclient = clnt;
+       return 0;
+}
 
  */
 #define NFS_MAX_READAHEAD      (RPC_DEF_SLOT_TABLE - 1)
 
-/*
- * RPC cruft for NFS
- */
-static struct rpc_version * nfs_version[] = {
-       NULL,
-       NULL,
-       &nfs_version2,
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3)
-       &nfs_version3,
-#elif defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
-       NULL,
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
-       &nfs_version4,
-#endif
-};
-
-static struct rpc_program nfs_program = {
-       .name                   = "nfs",
-       .number                 = NFS_PROGRAM,
-       .nrvers                 = ARRAY_SIZE(nfs_version),
-       .version                = nfs_version,
-       .stats                  = &nfs_rpcstat,
-       .pipe_dir_name          = "/nfs",
-};
-
-struct rpc_stat nfs_rpcstat = {
-       .program                = &nfs_program
-};
-
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL
-static struct rpc_stat         nfsacl_rpcstat = { &nfsacl_program };
-static struct rpc_version *    nfsacl_version[] = {
-       [3]                     = &nfsacl_version3,
-};
-
-struct rpc_program             nfsacl_program = {
-       .name =                 "nfsacl",
-       .number =               NFS_ACL_PROGRAM,
-       .nrvers =               ARRAY_SIZE(nfsacl_version),
-       .version =              nfsacl_version,
-       .stats =                &nfsacl_rpcstat,
-};
-#endif  /* CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL */
-
 static void nfs_umount_begin(struct vfsmount *, int);
 static int  nfs_statfs(struct dentry *, struct kstatfs *);
 static int  nfs_show_options(struct seq_file *, struct vfsmount *);
                        proto = buf;
        }
        seq_printf(m, ",proto=%s", proto);
-       seq_printf(m, ",timeo=%lu", 10U * nfss->retrans_timeo / HZ);
-       seq_printf(m, ",retrans=%u", nfss->retrans_count);
+       seq_printf(m, ",timeo=%lu", 10U * clp->retrans_timeo / HZ);
+       seq_printf(m, ",retrans=%u", clp->retrans_count);
        seq_printf(m, ",sec=%s", nfs_pseudoflavour_to_name(nfss->client->cl_auth->au_flavor));
 }
 
        return no_root_error;
 }
 
-/*
- * Initialise the timeout values for a connection
- */
-static void nfs_init_timeout_values(struct rpc_timeout *to, int proto, unsigned int timeo, unsigned int retrans)
-{
-       to->to_initval = timeo * HZ / 10;
-       to->to_retries = retrans;
-       if (!to->to_retries)
-               to->to_retries = 2;
-
-       switch (proto) {
-       case IPPROTO_TCP:
-               if (!to->to_initval)
-                       to->to_initval = 60 * HZ;
-               if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT)
-                       to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_TCP_TIMEOUT;
-               to->to_increment = to->to_initval;
-               to->to_maxval = to->to_initval + (to->to_increment * to->to_retries);
-               to->to_exponential = 0;
-               break;
-       case IPPROTO_UDP:
-       default:
-               if (!to->to_initval)
-                       to->to_initval = 11 * HZ / 10;
-               if (to->to_initval > NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT)
-                       to->to_initval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
-               to->to_maxval = NFS_MAX_UDP_TIMEOUT;
-               to->to_exponential = 1;
-               break;
-       }
-}
-
 /*
  * Create an RPC client handle.
  */
 nfs_create_client(struct nfs_server *server, const struct nfs_mount_data *data)
 {
        struct nfs_client       *clp;
-       struct rpc_timeout      timeparms;
-       struct rpc_xprt         *xprt = NULL;
-       struct rpc_clnt         *clnt = NULL;
+       struct rpc_clnt         *clnt;
        int                     proto = (data->flags & NFS_MOUNT_TCP) ? IPPROTO_TCP : IPPROTO_UDP;
        int                     nfsversion = 2;
+       int                     err;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
        if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_VER3)
                return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(clp));
        }
 
-       nfs_init_timeout_values(&timeparms, proto, data->timeo, data->retrans);
-
-       server->retrans_timeo = timeparms.to_initval;
-       server->retrans_count = timeparms.to_retries;
-
-       /* Check NFS protocol revision and initialize RPC op vector
-        * and file handle pool. */
+       if (clp->cl_cons_state == NFS_CS_INITING) {
+               /* Check NFS protocol revision and initialize RPC op
+                * vector and file handle pool. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
-       if (nfsversion == 3) {
-               clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v3_clientops;
-               server->caps |= NFS_CAP_READDIRPLUS;
-       } else {
-               clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v2_clientops;
-       }
+               if (nfsversion == 3) {
+                       clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v3_clientops;
+                       server->caps |= NFS_CAP_READDIRPLUS;
+               } else {
+                       clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v2_clientops;
+               }
 #else
-       clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v2_clientops;
+               clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v2_clientops;
 #endif
 
-       /* create transport and client */
-       xprt = xprt_create_proto(proto, &server->addr, &timeparms);
-       if (IS_ERR(xprt)) {
-               dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC transport. Error = %ld\n",
-                               __FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(xprt));
-               nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, PTR_ERR(xprt));
-               nfs_put_client(clp);
-               return (struct rpc_clnt *)xprt;
+               /* create transport and client */
+               err = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, proto, data->timeo,
+                                           data->retrans, RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       goto client_init_error;
+
+               nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, 0);
        }
-       clnt = rpc_create_client(xprt, server->hostname, &nfs_program,
-                                clp->cl_nfsversion, data->pseudoflavor);
+
+       /* create an nfs_server-specific client */
+       clnt = rpc_clone_client(clp->cl_rpcclient);
        if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
-               dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC client. Error = %ld\n",
-                               __FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(xprt));
-               goto out_fail;
+               dprintk("%s: couldn't create rpc_client!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+               nfs_put_client(clp);
+               return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(clnt));
        }
 
-       clnt->cl_intr     = 1;
-       clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
+       if (data->pseudoflavor != clp->cl_rpcclient->cl_auth->au_flavor) {
+               struct rpc_auth *auth;
+
+               auth = rpcauth_create(data->pseudoflavor, server->client);
+               if (IS_ERR(auth)) {
+                       dprintk("%s: couldn't create credcache!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+                       return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(auth));
+               }
+       }
 
-       nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, 0);
        server->nfs_client = clp;
        return clnt;
 
-out_fail:
-       nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, PTR_ERR(xprt));
+client_init_error:
+       nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, err);
        nfs_put_client(clp);
-       return clnt;
+       return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /*
        sb->s_blocksize_bits = data->sb->s_blocksize_bits;
        sb->s_maxbytes = data->sb->s_maxbytes;
 
-       server->client_sys = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        server->io_stats = nfs_alloc_iostats();
        if (server->io_stats == NULL)
                goto out;
        if (IS_ERR((err = server->client)))
                goto out;
 
-       if (!IS_ERR(parent->client_sys)) {
-               server->client_sys = rpc_clone_client(parent->client_sys);
-               if (IS_ERR((err = server->client_sys)))
-                       goto out;
-       }
        if (!IS_ERR(parent->client_acl)) {
                server->client_acl = rpc_clone_client(parent->client_acl);
                if (IS_ERR((err = server->client_acl)))
                error = PTR_ERR(sb);
                goto kill_rpciod;
        }
-               
+
        if (sb->s_root)
                goto out_rpciod_down;
 
                return PTR_ERR(server->client);
 
        /* RFC 2623, sec 2.3.2 */
-       if (authflavor != RPC_AUTH_UNIX) {
-               struct rpc_auth *auth;
-
-               server->client_sys = rpc_clone_client(server->client);
-               if (IS_ERR(server->client_sys))
-                       return PTR_ERR(server->client_sys);
-               auth = rpcauth_create(RPC_AUTH_UNIX, server->client_sys);
-               if (IS_ERR(auth))
-                       return PTR_ERR(auth);
-       } else {
-               atomic_inc(&server->client->cl_count);
-               server->client_sys = server->client;
-       }
        if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_VER3) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL
                if (!(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOACL)) {
                goto out_err_noserver;
        /* Zero out the NFS state stuff */
        init_nfsv4_state(server);
-       server->client = server->client_sys = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       server->client = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
        root = &server->fh;
        if (data->flags & NFS_MOUNT_VER3)
 
        if (!IS_ERR(server->client))
                rpc_shutdown_client(server->client);
-       if (!IS_ERR(server->client_sys))
-               rpc_shutdown_client(server->client_sys);
        if (!IS_ERR(server->client_acl))
                rpc_shutdown_client(server->client_acl);
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 static struct rpc_clnt *nfs4_create_client(struct nfs_server *server,
-       struct rpc_timeout *timeparms, int proto, rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
+       int timeo, int retrans, int proto, rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
 {
        struct nfs_client *clp;
-       struct rpc_xprt *xprt = NULL;
        struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NULL;
        int err = -EIO;
 
        if (clp->cl_cons_state == NFS_CS_INITING) {
                clp->rpc_ops = &nfs_v4_clientops;
 
-               xprt = xprt_create_proto(proto, &server->addr, timeparms);
-               if (IS_ERR(xprt)) {
-                       err = PTR_ERR(xprt);
-                       dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC transport. Error = %d\n",
-                                       __FUNCTION__, err);
+               err = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, proto, timeo, retrans, flavor);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto client_init_error;
-               }
-               /* Bind to a reserved port! */
-               xprt->resvport = 1;
-               clnt = rpc_create_client(xprt, server->hostname, &nfs_program,
-                               clp->cl_nfsversion, flavor);
-               if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
-                       err = PTR_ERR(clnt);
-                       dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC client. Error = %d\n",
-                                       __FUNCTION__, err);
-                       goto client_init_error;
-               }
-               clnt->cl_intr     = 1;
-               clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-               clp->cl_rpcclient = clnt;
+
                memcpy(clp->cl_ipaddr, server->ip_addr, sizeof(clp->cl_ipaddr));
                err = nfs_idmap_new(clp);
                if (err < 0) {
 static int nfs4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs4_mount_data *data, int silent)
 {
        struct nfs_server *server;
-       struct rpc_timeout timeparms;
        rpc_authflavor_t authflavour;
        int err = -EIO;
 
        server->acdirmin = data->acdirmin*HZ;
        server->acdirmax = data->acdirmax*HZ;
 
-       nfs_init_timeout_values(&timeparms, data->proto, data->timeo, data->retrans);
-
-       server->retrans_timeo = timeparms.to_initval;
-       server->retrans_count = timeparms.to_retries;
-
        /* Now create transport and client */
        authflavour = RPC_AUTH_UNIX;
        if (data->auth_flavourlen != 0) {
                }
        }
 
-       server->client = nfs4_create_client(server, &timeparms, data->proto, authflavour);
+       server->client = nfs4_create_client(server, data->timeo, data->retrans,
+                                           data->proto, authflavour);
        if (IS_ERR(server->client)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(server->client);
                        dprintk("%s: cannot create RPC client. Error = %d\n",
                return -ENOMEM;
        /* Zero out the NFS state stuff */
        init_nfsv4_state(server);
-       server->client = server->client_sys = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       server->client = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
        p = nfs_copy_user_string(NULL, &data->hostname, 256);
        if (IS_ERR(p))
 static struct nfs_server *nfs4_referral_server(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_clone_mount *data)
 {
        struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
-       struct rpc_timeout timeparms;
        int proto, timeo, retrans;
        void *err;
 
           set the timeouts and retries to low values */
        timeo = 2;
        retrans = 1;
-       nfs_init_timeout_values(&timeparms, proto, timeo, retrans);
 
        nfs_put_client(server->nfs_client);
        server->nfs_client = NULL;
-       server->client = nfs4_create_client(server, &timeparms, proto, data->authflavor);
+       server->client = nfs4_create_client(server, timeo, retrans, proto,
+                                           data->authflavor);
        if (IS_ERR((err = server->client)))
                goto out_err;