NFSD_Pool_Threads,
        NFSD_Versions,
        NFSD_Ports,
+       NFSD_MaxBlkSize,
        /*
         * The below MUST come last.  Otherwise we leave a hole in nfsd_files[]
         * with !CONFIG_NFSD_V4 and simple_fill_super() goes oops
 static ssize_t write_pool_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
 static ssize_t write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
 static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
+static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
 static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
        [NFSD_Pool_Threads] = write_pool_threads,
        [NFSD_Versions] = write_versions,
        [NFSD_Ports] = write_ports,
+       [NFSD_MaxBlkSize] = write_maxblksize,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
        [NFSD_Leasetime] = write_leasetime,
        [NFSD_RecoveryDir] = write_recoverydir,
        return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+int nfsd_max_blksize;
+
+static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+       char *mesg = buf;
+       if (size > 0) {
+               int bsize;
+               int rv = get_int(&mesg, &bsize);
+               if (rv)
+                       return rv;
+               /* force bsize into allowed range and
+                * required alignment.
+                */
+               if (bsize < 1024)
+                       bsize = 1024;
+               if (bsize > NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE)
+                       bsize = NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE;
+               bsize &= ~(1024-1);
+               lock_kernel();
+               if (nfsd_serv && nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads) {
+                       unlock_kernel();
+                       return -EBUSY;
+               }
+               nfsd_max_blksize = bsize;
+               unlock_kernel();
+       }
+       return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", nfsd_max_blksize);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 extern time_t nfs4_leasetime(void);
 
                [NFSD_Pool_Threads] = {"pool_threads", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
                [NFSD_Versions] = {"versions", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
                [NFSD_Ports] = {"portlist", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO},
+               [NFSD_MaxBlkSize] = {"max_block_size", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO},
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
                [NFSD_Leasetime] = {"nfsv4leasetime", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
                [NFSD_RecoveryDir] = {"nfsv4recoverydir", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
 
                unlock_kernel();
                return 0;
        }
+       if (nfsd_max_blksize == 0) {
+               /* choose a suitable default */
+               struct sysinfo i;
+               si_meminfo(&i);
+               /* Aim for 1/4096 of memory per thread
+                * This gives 1MB on 4Gig machines
+                * But only uses 32K on 128M machines.
+                * Bottom out at 8K on 32M and smaller.
+                * Of course, this is only a default.
+                */
+               nfsd_max_blksize = NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE;
+               i.totalram >>= 12;
+               while (nfsd_max_blksize > i.totalram &&
+                      nfsd_max_blksize >= 8*1024*2)
+                       nfsd_max_blksize /= 2;
+       }
 
        atomic_set(&nfsd_busy, 0);
-       nfsd_serv = svc_create_pooled(&nfsd_program, NFSD_BUFSIZE,
+       nfsd_serv = svc_create_pooled(&nfsd_program,
+                                     NFSD_BUFSIZE - NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE + nfsd_max_blksize,
                                      nfsd_last_thread,
                                      nfsd, SIG_NOCLEAN, THIS_MODULE);
        if (nfsd_serv == NULL)