return NULL;
 }
 
+static void nfs4_shutdown_client(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
+       if (__test_and_clear_bit(NFS_CS_RENEWD, &clp->cl_res_state))
+               nfs4_kill_renewd(clp);
+       while (!list_empty(&clp->cl_unused)) {
+               struct nfs4_state_owner *sp;
+
+               sp = list_entry(clp->cl_unused.next,
+                               struct nfs4_state_owner,
+                               so_list);
+               list_del(&sp->so_list);
+               kfree(sp);
+       }
+       BUG_ON(!list_empty(&clp->cl_state_owners));
+       if (__test_and_clear_bit(NFS_CS_IDMAP, &clp->cl_res_state))
+               nfs_idmap_delete(clp);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Destroy a shared client record
  */
 {
        dprintk("--> nfs_free_client(%d)\n", clp->cl_nfsversion);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
-       if (__test_and_clear_bit(NFS_CS_IDMAP, &clp->cl_res_state)) {
-               while (!list_empty(&clp->cl_unused)) {
-                       struct nfs4_state_owner *sp;
-
-                       sp = list_entry(clp->cl_unused.next,
-                                       struct nfs4_state_owner,
-                                       so_list);
-                       list_del(&sp->so_list);
-                       kfree(sp);
-               }
-               BUG_ON(!list_empty(&clp->cl_state_owners));
-               nfs_idmap_delete(clp);
-       }
-#endif
+       nfs4_shutdown_client(clp);
 
        /* -EIO all pending I/O */
        if (!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient))
 
                        __FUNCTION__, (timeout + HZ - 1) / HZ);
        cancel_delayed_work(&clp->cl_renewd);
        schedule_delayed_work(&clp->cl_renewd, timeout);
+       set_bit(NFS_CS_RENEWD, &clp->cl_res_state);
        spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 }
 
 
                goto out_free;
        }
 
+       if (s->s_fs_info != server) {
+               nfs_free_server(server);
+               server = NULL;
+       }
+
        if (!s->s_root) {
                /* initial superblock/root creation */
                s->s_flags = flags;
-
                nfs4_fill_super(s);
-       } else {
-               nfs_free_server(server);
        }
 
        mntroot = nfs4_get_root(s, &mntfh);
 
 #define NFS_CS_RPCIOD          0               /* - rpciod started */
 #define NFS_CS_CALLBACK                1               /* - callback started */
 #define NFS_CS_IDMAP           2               /* - idmap started */
+#define NFS_CS_RENEWD          3               /* - renewd started */
        struct sockaddr_in      cl_addr;        /* server identifier */
        char *                  cl_hostname;    /* hostname of server */
        struct list_head        cl_share_link;  /* link in global client list */