diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 4143c9dec463..a4e3c6c5aa64 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ extern int SendReceive2(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifs_ses *,
 			struct kvec *, int /* nvec to send */,
 			int * /* type of buf returned */, const int flags,
 			struct kvec * /* resp vec */);
+extern int SendReceive3(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifs_ses *,
+			struct kvec *, int /* nvec to send */,
+			int * /* type of buf returned */, const int flags,
+			struct kvec * /* resp vec */);
 extern int SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid,
 			struct cifs_tcon *ptcon,
 			struct smb_hdr *in_buf ,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index 7b08a1446a7f..76d03abaa38c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ smb2_is_valid_lease_break(char *buffer)
 bool
 smb2_is_valid_oplock_break(char *buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
-	struct smb2_oplock_break *rsp = (struct smb2_oplock_break *)buffer;
+	struct smb2_oplock_break_rsp *rsp = (struct smb2_oplock_break_rsp *)buffer;
 	struct list_head *tmp, *tmp1, *tmp2;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 5331631386a2..66499511dca0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -319,41 +319,6 @@ fill_small_buf(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, void *buf,
 	*total_len = parmsize + sizeof(struct smb2_sync_hdr);
 }
 
-/* init request without RFC1001 length at the beginning */
-static int
-smb2_plain_req_init(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		    void **request_buf, unsigned int *total_len)
-{
-	int rc;
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
-
-	rc = smb2_reconnect(smb2_command, tcon);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
-	/* BB eventually switch this to SMB2 specific small buf size */
-	*request_buf = cifs_small_buf_get();
-	if (*request_buf == NULL) {
-		/* BB should we add a retry in here if not a writepage? */
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)(*request_buf);
-
-	fill_small_buf(smb2_command, tcon, shdr, total_len);
-
-	if (tcon != NULL) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2
-		uint16_t com_code = le16_to_cpu(smb2_command);
-
-		cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->stats.smb2_stats.smb2_com_sent[com_code]);
-#endif
-		cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_smbs_sent);
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate and return pointer to an SMB request hdr, and set basic
  * SMB information in the SMB header. If the return code is zero, this
@@ -362,11 +327,9 @@ smb2_plain_req_init(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
  */
 static int
 small_smb2_init(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		void **request_buf)
+		void **request_buf, unsigned int *total_len)
 {
 	int rc;
-	unsigned int total_len;
-	struct smb2_pdu *pdu;
 
 	rc = smb2_reconnect(smb2_command, tcon);
 	if (rc)
@@ -379,12 +342,9 @@ small_smb2_init(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	pdu = (struct smb2_pdu *)(*request_buf);
-
-	fill_small_buf(smb2_command, tcon, get_sync_hdr(pdu), &total_len);
-
-	/* Note this is only network field converted to big endian */
-	pdu->hdr.smb2_buf_length = cpu_to_be32(total_len);
+	fill_small_buf(smb2_command, tcon,
+		       (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)(*request_buf),
+		       total_len);
 
 	if (tcon != NULL) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2
@@ -398,8 +358,8 @@ small_smb2_init(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB311
-/* offset is sizeof smb2_negotiate_req - 4 but rounded up to 8 bytes */
-#define OFFSET_OF_NEG_CONTEXT 0x68  /* sizeof(struct smb2_negotiate_req) - 4 */
+/* offset is sizeof smb2_negotiate_req but rounded up to 8 bytes */
+#define OFFSET_OF_NEG_CONTEXT 0x68  /* sizeof(struct smb2_negotiate_req) */
 
 
 #define SMB2_PREAUTH_INTEGRITY_CAPABILITIES	cpu_to_le16(1)
@@ -429,9 +389,7 @@ build_encrypt_ctxt(struct smb2_encryption_neg_context *pneg_ctxt)
 static void
 assemble_neg_contexts(struct smb2_negotiate_req *req)
 {
-
-	/* +4 is to account for the RFC1001 len field */
-	char *pneg_ctxt = (char *)req + OFFSET_OF_NEG_CONTEXT + 4;
+	char *pneg_ctxt = (char *)req + OFFSET_OF_NEG_CONTEXT;
 
 	build_preauth_ctxt((struct smb2_preauth_neg_context *)pneg_ctxt);
 	/* Add 2 to size to round to 8 byte boundary */
@@ -439,8 +397,6 @@ assemble_neg_contexts(struct smb2_negotiate_req *req)
 	build_encrypt_ctxt((struct smb2_encryption_neg_context *)pneg_ctxt);
 	req->NegotiateContextOffset = cpu_to_le32(OFFSET_OF_NEG_CONTEXT);
 	req->NegotiateContextCount = cpu_to_le16(2);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, 4 + sizeof(struct smb2_preauth_neg_context)
-			+ sizeof(struct smb2_encryption_neg_context)); /* calculate hash */
 }
 #else
 static void assemble_neg_contexts(struct smb2_negotiate_req *req)
@@ -477,6 +433,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	int blob_offset, blob_length;
 	char *security_blob;
 	int flags = CIFS_NEG_OP;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Negotiate protocol\n");
 
@@ -485,30 +442,30 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_NEGOTIATE, NULL, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_NEGOTIATE, NULL, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
+	req->sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
 
 	if (strcmp(ses->server->vals->version_string,
 		   SMB3ANY_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
 		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
 		req->Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
 		req->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(2);
-		inc_rfc1001_len(req, 4);
+		total_len += 4;
 	} else if (strcmp(ses->server->vals->version_string,
 		   SMBDEFAULT_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
 		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB21_PROT_ID);
 		req->Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
 		req->Dialects[2] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
 		req->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(3);
-		inc_rfc1001_len(req, 6);
+		total_len += 6;
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise send specific dialect */
 		req->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(ses->server->vals->protocol_id);
 		req->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
-		inc_rfc1001_len(req, 2);
+		total_len += 2;
 	}
 
 	/* only one of SMB2 signing flags may be set in SMB2 request */
@@ -531,10 +488,9 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 			assemble_neg_contexts(req);
 	}
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_negotiate_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 	/*
@@ -806,20 +762,22 @@ SMB2_sess_alloc_buffer(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = sess_data->ses;
 	struct smb2_sess_setup_req *req;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_SESSION_SETUP, NULL, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_SESSION_SETUP, NULL, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* First session, not a reauthenticate */
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
+	req->sync_hdr.SessionId = 0;
 
 	/* if reconnect, we need to send previous sess id, otherwise it is 0 */
 	req->PreviousSessionId = sess_data->previous_session;
 
 	req->Flags = 0; /* MBZ */
 	/* to enable echos and oplocks */
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(3);
+	req->sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(3);
 
 	/* only one of SMB2 signing flags may be set in SMB2 request */
 	if (server->sign)
@@ -833,8 +791,8 @@ SMB2_sess_alloc_buffer(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	req->Channel = 0; /* MBZ */
 
 	sess_data->iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and 1 for pad */
-	sess_data->iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - 1;
+	/* 1 for pad */
+	sess_data->iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 	/*
 	 * This variable will be used to clear the buffer
 	 * allocated above in case of any error in the calling function.
@@ -860,18 +818,15 @@ SMB2_sess_sendreceive(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 
 	/* Testing shows that buffer offset must be at location of Buffer[0] */
 	req->SecurityBufferOffset =
-		cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_sess_setup_req) -
-			1 /* pad */ - 4 /* rfc1001 len */);
+		cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_sess_setup_req) - 1 /* pad */);
 	req->SecurityBufferLength = cpu_to_le16(sess_data->iov[1].iov_len);
 
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, sess_data->iov[1].iov_len - 1 /* pad */);
-
 	/* BB add code to build os and lm fields */
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(sess_data->xid, sess_data->ses,
-				sess_data->iov, 2,
-				&sess_data->buf0_type,
-				CIFS_LOG_ERROR | CIFS_NEG_OP, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(sess_data->xid, sess_data->ses,
+			  sess_data->iov, 2,
+			  &sess_data->buf0_type,
+			  CIFS_LOG_ERROR | CIFS_NEG_OP, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(sess_data->iov[0].iov_base);
 	memcpy(&sess_data->iov[0], &rsp_iov, sizeof(struct kvec));
 
@@ -1092,7 +1047,7 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_authenticate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 		goto out;
 
 	req = (struct smb2_sess_setup_req *) sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
+	req->sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
 
 	rc = build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(&ntlmssp_blob, &blob_length, ses,
 					sess_data->nls_cp);
@@ -1202,6 +1157,10 @@ SMB2_logoff(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
+	struct kvec rsp_iov;
+	int resp_buf_type;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "disconnect session %p\n", ses);
 
@@ -1214,19 +1173,24 @@ SMB2_logoff(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	if (ses->need_reconnect)
 		goto smb2_session_already_dead;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_LOGOFF, NULL, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_LOGOFF, NULL, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	 /* since no tcon, smb2_init can not do this, so do here */
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
+	req->sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
 
 	if (ses->session_flags & SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA)
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 	else if (server->sign)
-		req->hdr.sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+		req->sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+
+	flags |= CIFS_NO_RESP;
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, ses, (char *) req, flags);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buf_type, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	/*
 	 * No tcon so can't do
@@ -1265,6 +1229,7 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	int unc_path_len;
 	__le16 *unc_path = NULL;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "TCON\n");
 
@@ -1286,7 +1251,8 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	if (tcon)
 		tcon->tid = 0;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_TREE_CONNECT, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_TREE_CONNECT, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(unc_path);
 		return rc;
@@ -1297,26 +1263,24 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 			flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
 		/* since no tcon, smb2_init can not do this, so do here */
-		req->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
+		req->sync_hdr.SessionId = ses->Suid;
 		if (ses->server->sign)
-			req->hdr.sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+			req->sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
 	} else if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and 1 for pad */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - 1;
+	/* 1 for pad */
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 
 	/* Testing shows that buffer offset must be at location of Buffer[0] */
 	req->PathOffset = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_tree_connect_req)
-			- 1 /* pad */ - 4 /* do not count rfc1001 len field */);
+			- 1 /* pad */);
 	req->PathLength = cpu_to_le16(unc_path_len - 2);
 	iov[1].iov_base = unc_path;
 	iov[1].iov_len = unc_path_len;
 
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, unc_path_len - 1 /* pad */);
-
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 2, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 2, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_tree_connect_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -1389,6 +1353,10 @@ SMB2_tdis(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
+	struct kvec rsp_iov;
+	int resp_buf_type;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Tree Disconnect\n");
 
@@ -1398,14 +1366,20 @@ SMB2_tdis(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	if ((tcon->need_reconnect) || (tcon->ses->need_reconnect))
 		return 0;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, ses, (char *)req, flags);
+	flags |= CIFS_NO_RESP;
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
+
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buf_type, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	if (rc)
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT_HE);
@@ -1505,11 +1479,10 @@ add_lease_context(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct kvec *iov,
 	req->RequestedOplockLevel = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_LEASE;
 	if (!req->CreateContextsOffset)
 		req->CreateContextsOffset = cpu_to_le32(
-				sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) - 4 +
+				sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) +
 				iov[num - 1].iov_len);
 	le32_add_cpu(&req->CreateContextsLength,
 		     server->vals->create_lease_size);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(&req->hdr, server->vals->create_lease_size);
 	*num_iovec = num + 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1589,10 +1562,9 @@ add_durable_v2_context(struct kvec *iov, unsigned int *num_iovec,
 	iov[num].iov_len = sizeof(struct create_durable_v2);
 	if (!req->CreateContextsOffset)
 		req->CreateContextsOffset =
-			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) - 4 +
+			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) +
 								iov[1].iov_len);
 	le32_add_cpu(&req->CreateContextsLength, sizeof(struct create_durable_v2));
-	inc_rfc1001_len(&req->hdr, sizeof(struct create_durable_v2));
 	*num_iovec = num + 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1613,12 +1585,10 @@ add_durable_reconnect_v2_context(struct kvec *iov, unsigned int *num_iovec,
 	iov[num].iov_len = sizeof(struct create_durable_handle_reconnect_v2);
 	if (!req->CreateContextsOffset)
 		req->CreateContextsOffset =
-			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) - 4 +
+			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) +
 								iov[1].iov_len);
 	le32_add_cpu(&req->CreateContextsLength,
 			sizeof(struct create_durable_handle_reconnect_v2));
-	inc_rfc1001_len(&req->hdr,
-			sizeof(struct create_durable_handle_reconnect_v2));
 	*num_iovec = num + 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1649,10 +1619,9 @@ add_durable_context(struct kvec *iov, unsigned int *num_iovec,
 	iov[num].iov_len = sizeof(struct create_durable);
 	if (!req->CreateContextsOffset)
 		req->CreateContextsOffset =
-			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) - 4 +
+			cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) +
 								iov[1].iov_len);
 	le32_add_cpu(&req->CreateContextsLength, sizeof(struct create_durable));
-	inc_rfc1001_len(&req->hdr, sizeof(struct create_durable));
 	*num_iovec = num + 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1723,6 +1692,7 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 	__u32 file_attributes = 0;
 	char *dhc_buf = NULL, *lc_buf = NULL;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "create/open\n");
 
@@ -1731,7 +1701,8 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 	else
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_CREATE, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_CREATE, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
+
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -1752,12 +1723,10 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 	req->CreateOptions = cpu_to_le32(oparms->create_options & CREATE_OPTIONS_MASK);
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
 	/* -1 since last byte is buf[0] which is sent below (path) */
-	iov[0].iov_len--;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 
-	req->NameOffset = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req) - 4);
+	req->NameOffset = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_create_req));
 
 	/* [MS-SMB2] 2.2.13 NameOffset:
 	 * If SMB2_FLAGS_DFS_OPERATIONS is set in the Flags field of
@@ -1770,7 +1739,7 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 	if (tcon->share_flags & SHI1005_FLAGS_DFS) {
 		int name_len;
 
-		req->hdr.sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_DFS_OPERATIONS;
+		req->sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_DFS_OPERATIONS;
 		rc = alloc_path_with_tree_prefix(&copy_path, &copy_size,
 						 &name_len,
 						 tcon->treeName, path);
@@ -1797,8 +1766,6 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 
 	iov[1].iov_len = uni_path_len;
 	iov[1].iov_base = path;
-	/* -1 since last byte is buf[0] which was counted in smb2_buf_len */
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, uni_path_len - 1);
 
 	if (!server->oplocks)
 		*oplock = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
@@ -1836,7 +1803,7 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 		dhc_buf = iov[n_iov-1].iov_base;
 	}
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, n_iov, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, n_iov, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_create_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -1891,6 +1858,7 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	int n_iov;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "SMB2 IOCTL\n");
 
@@ -1909,7 +1877,7 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	if (!ses || !(ses->server))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_IOCTL, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_IOCTL, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -1920,8 +1888,8 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 		}
 
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "replacing tid 0x%x with IPC tid 0x%x\n",
-			 req->hdr.sync_hdr.TreeId, ses->ipc_tid);
-		req->hdr.sync_hdr.TreeId = ses->ipc_tid;
+			 req->sync_hdr.TreeId, ses->ipc_tid);
+		req->sync_hdr.TreeId = ses->ipc_tid;
 	}
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
@@ -1934,7 +1902,7 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 		req->InputCount = cpu_to_le32(indatalen);
 		/* do not set InputOffset if no input data */
 		req->InputOffset =
-		       cpu_to_le32(offsetof(struct smb2_ioctl_req, Buffer) - 4);
+		       cpu_to_le32(offsetof(struct smb2_ioctl_req, Buffer));
 		iov[1].iov_base = in_data;
 		iov[1].iov_len = indatalen;
 		n_iov = 2;
@@ -1969,21 +1937,19 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	 * but if input data passed to ioctl, we do not
 	 * want to double count this, so we do not send
 	 * the dummy one byte of data in iovec[0] if sending
-	 * input data (in iovec[1]). We also must add 4 bytes
-	 * in first iovec to allow for rfc1002 length field.
+	 * input data (in iovec[1]).
 	 */
 
 	if (indatalen) {
-		iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - 1;
-		inc_rfc1001_len(req, indatalen - 1);
+		iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 	} else
-		iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+		iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
 	/* validate negotiate request must be signed - see MS-SMB2 3.2.5.5 */
 	if (opcode == FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO)
-		req->hdr.sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+		req->sync_hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, n_iov, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, n_iov, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_ioctl_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -2073,13 +2039,14 @@ SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int resp_buftype;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Close\n");
 
 	if (!ses || !(ses->server))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_CLOSE, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_CLOSE, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2090,10 +2057,9 @@ SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_close_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -2180,13 +2146,15 @@ query_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int resp_buftype;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Query Info\n");
 
 	if (!ses || !(ses->server))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2203,15 +2171,13 @@ query_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	 * We do not use the input buffer (do not send extra byte)
 	 */
 	req->InputBufferOffset = 0;
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, -1);
 
 	req->OutputBufferLength = cpu_to_le32(output_len);
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_query_info_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -2376,6 +2342,8 @@ SMB2_echo(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	struct kvec iov[2];
 	struct smb_rqst rqst = { .rq_iov = iov,
 				 .rq_nvec = 2 };
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	__be32 rfc1002_marker;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "In echo request\n");
 
@@ -2385,17 +2353,17 @@ SMB2_echo(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_ECHO, NULL, (void **)&req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_ECHO, NULL, (void **)&req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
+	req->sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
 
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
 	iov[0].iov_len = 4;
-	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	iov[1].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req);
-	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)req + 4;
+	rfc1002_marker = cpu_to_be32(total_len);
+	iov[0].iov_base = &rfc1002_marker;
+	iov[1].iov_len = total_len;
+	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)req;
 
 	rc = cifs_call_async(server, &rqst, NULL, smb2_echo_callback, NULL,
 			     server, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
@@ -2417,13 +2385,14 @@ SMB2_flush(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	int resp_buftype;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Flush\n");
 
 	if (!ses || !(ses->server))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_FLUSH, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_FLUSH, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2434,10 +2403,9 @@ SMB2_flush(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 
 	if (rc != 0)
@@ -2460,8 +2428,8 @@ smb2_new_read_req(void **buf, unsigned int *total_len,
 	struct smb2_read_plain_req *req = NULL;
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
 
-	rc = smb2_plain_req_init(SMB2_READ, io_parms->tcon, (void **) &req,
-				 total_len);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_READ, io_parms->tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	if (io_parms->tcon->ses->server == NULL)
@@ -2671,7 +2639,7 @@ SMB2_read(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = &req_len;
 	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(__be32);
-	iov[1].iov_base = req;
+	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)req;
 	iov[1].iov_len = total_len;
 
 	rc = cifs_send_recv(xid, ses, &rqst, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
@@ -2776,8 +2744,10 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
 	struct kvec iov[2];
 	struct smb_rqst rqst = { };
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	__be32 rfc1002_marker;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_WRITE, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_WRITE, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc == -EAGAIN && wdata->credits) {
 			/* credits was reset by reconnect */
@@ -2793,7 +2763,7 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	shdr = get_sync_hdr(req);
+	shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)req;
 	shdr->ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(wdata->cfile->pid);
 
 	req->PersistentFileId = wdata->cfile->fid.persistent_fid;
@@ -2802,16 +2772,16 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 	req->WriteChannelInfoLength = 0;
 	req->Channel = 0;
 	req->Offset = cpu_to_le64(wdata->offset);
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
 	req->DataOffset = cpu_to_le16(
-				offsetof(struct smb2_write_req, Buffer) - 4);
+				offsetof(struct smb2_write_req, Buffer));
 	req->RemainingBytes = 0;
 
 	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and 1 for Buffer */
 	iov[0].iov_len = 4;
-	iov[0].iov_base = req;
-	iov[1].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) - 1;
-	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)req + 4;
+	rfc1002_marker = cpu_to_be32(total_len - 1 + wdata->bytes);
+	iov[0].iov_base = &rfc1002_marker;
+	iov[1].iov_len = total_len - 1;
+	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)req;
 
 	rqst.rq_iov = iov;
 	rqst.rq_nvec = 2;
@@ -2825,8 +2795,6 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 
 	req->Length = cpu_to_le32(wdata->bytes);
 
-	inc_rfc1001_len(&req->hdr, wdata->bytes - 1 /* Buffer */);
-
 	if (wdata->credits) {
 		shdr->CreditCharge = cpu_to_le16(DIV_ROUND_UP(wdata->bytes,
 						    SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
@@ -2869,13 +2837,15 @@ SMB2_write(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	int resp_buftype;
 	struct kvec rsp_iov;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	*nbytes = 0;
 
 	if (n_vec < 1)
 		return rc;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_WRITE, io_parms->tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_WRITE, io_parms->tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2885,7 +2855,7 @@ SMB2_write(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	if (encryption_required(io_parms->tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(io_parms->pid);
+	req->sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(io_parms->pid);
 
 	req->PersistentFileId = io_parms->persistent_fid;
 	req->VolatileFileId = io_parms->volatile_fid;
@@ -2894,20 +2864,16 @@ SMB2_write(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	req->Channel = 0;
 	req->Length = cpu_to_le32(io_parms->length);
 	req->Offset = cpu_to_le64(io_parms->offset);
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
 	req->DataOffset = cpu_to_le16(
-				offsetof(struct smb2_write_req, Buffer) - 4);
+				offsetof(struct smb2_write_req, Buffer));
 	req->RemainingBytes = 0;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and 1 for Buffer */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - 1;
+	/* 1 for Buffer */
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 
-	/* length of entire message including data to be written */
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, io_parms->length - 1 /* Buffer */);
-
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, io_parms->tcon->ses, iov, n_vec + 1,
-			  &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, io_parms->tcon->ses, iov, n_vec + 1,
+			      &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_write_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -2984,13 +2950,15 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	unsigned int output_size = CIFSMaxBufSize;
 	size_t info_buf_size;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	if (ses && (ses->server))
 		server = ses->server;
 	else
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_DIRECTORY, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_DIRECTORY, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -3022,7 +2990,7 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	memcpy(bufptr, &asteriks, len);
 
 	req->FileNameOffset =
-		cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_query_directory_req) - 1 - 4);
+		cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_query_directory_req) - 1);
 	req->FileNameLength = cpu_to_le16(len);
 	/*
 	 * BB could be 30 bytes or so longer if we used SMB2 specific
@@ -3033,15 +3001,13 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	req->OutputBufferLength = cpu_to_le32(output_size);
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for RFC1001 length and 1 for Buffer */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - 1;
+	/* 1 for Buffer */
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len - 1;
 
 	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)(req->Buffer);
 	iov[1].iov_len = len;
 
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, len - 1 /* Buffer */);
-
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 2, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 2, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_query_directory_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -3110,6 +3076,7 @@ send_set_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	if (!ses || !(ses->server))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -3121,7 +3088,7 @@ send_set_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (!iov)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_SET_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_SET_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(iov);
 		return rc;
@@ -3130,7 +3097,7 @@ send_set_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(pid);
+	req->sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(pid);
 
 	req->InfoType = info_type;
 	req->FileInfoClass = info_class;
@@ -3138,27 +3105,24 @@ send_set_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
 	req->AdditionalInformation = cpu_to_le32(additional_info);
 
-	/* 4 for RFC1001 length and 1 for Buffer */
+	/* 1 for Buffer */
 	req->BufferOffset =
-			cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_set_info_req) - 1 - 4);
+			cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_set_info_req) - 1);
 	req->BufferLength = cpu_to_le32(*size);
 
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, *size - 1 /* Buffer */);
-
 	memcpy(req->Buffer, *data, *size);
+	total_len += *size;
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for RFC1001 length */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < num; i++) {
-		inc_rfc1001_len(req, size[i]);
 		le32_add_cpu(&req->BufferLength, size[i]);
 		iov[i].iov_base = (char *)data[i];
 		iov[i].iov_len = size[i];
 	}
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, num, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, num, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	rsp = (struct smb2_set_info_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
@@ -3310,11 +3274,17 @@ SMB2_oplock_break(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		  __u8 oplock_level)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct smb2_oplock_break *req = NULL;
+	struct smb2_oplock_break_req *req = NULL;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
 	int flags = CIFS_OBREAK_OP;
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
+	struct kvec rsp_iov;
+	int resp_buf_type;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "SMB2_oplock_break\n");
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -3324,9 +3294,14 @@ SMB2_oplock_break(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	req->VolatileFid = volatile_fid;
 	req->PersistentFid = persistent_fid;
 	req->OplockLevel = oplock_level;
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
+	req->sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
+
+	flags |= CIFS_NO_RESP;
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 
-	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (char *) req, flags);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buf_type, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 
 	if (rc) {
@@ -3355,13 +3330,15 @@ build_qfs_info_req(struct kvec *iov, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int level,
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct smb2_query_info_req *req;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Query FSInfo level %d\n", level);
 
 	if ((tcon->ses == NULL) || (tcon->ses->server == NULL))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_QUERY_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -3369,15 +3346,14 @@ build_qfs_info_req(struct kvec *iov, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int level,
 	req->FileInfoClass = level;
 	req->PersistentFileId = persistent_fid;
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and 1 for pad */
+	/* 1 for pad */
 	req->InputBufferOffset =
-			cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_req) - 1 - 4);
+			cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_req) - 1);
 	req->OutputBufferLength = cpu_to_le32(
 		outbuf_len + sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_rsp) - 1 - 4);
 
 	iov->iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field */
-	iov->iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4;
+	iov->iov_len = total_len;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3403,7 +3379,7 @@ SMB2_QFS_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, &iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, &iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(iov.iov_base);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_QUERY_INFO_HE);
@@ -3459,7 +3435,7 @@ SMB2_QFS_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, &iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, &iov, 1, &resp_buftype, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(iov.iov_base);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_QUERY_INFO_HE);
@@ -3505,33 +3481,32 @@ smb2_lockv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int resp_buf_type;
 	unsigned int count;
 	int flags = CIFS_NO_RESP;
+	unsigned int total_len;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "smb2_lockv num lock %d\n", num_lock);
 
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_LOCK, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_LOCK, tcon, (void **) &req, &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(pid);
+	req->sync_hdr.ProcessId = cpu_to_le32(pid);
 	req->LockCount = cpu_to_le16(num_lock);
 
 	req->PersistentFileId = persist_fid;
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
 
 	count = num_lock * sizeof(struct smb2_lock_element);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, count - sizeof(struct smb2_lock_element));
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
-	/* 4 for rfc1002 length field and count for all locks */
-	iov[0].iov_len = get_rfc1002_length(req) + 4 - count;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
 	iov[1].iov_base = (char *)buf;
 	iov[1].iov_len = count;
 
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->stats.cifs_stats.num_locks);
-	rc = SendReceive2(xid, tcon->ses, iov, 2, &resp_buf_type, flags,
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, tcon->ses, iov, 2, &resp_buf_type, flags,
 			  &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -3565,24 +3540,34 @@ SMB2_lease_break(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct smb2_lease_ack *req = NULL;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
 	int flags = CIFS_OBREAK_OP;
+	unsigned int total_len;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
+	struct kvec rsp_iov;
+	int resp_buf_type;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "SMB2_lease_break\n");
-	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK, tcon, (void **) &req);
+	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK, tcon, (void **) &req,
+			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	if (encryption_required(tcon))
 		flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-	req->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
+	req->sync_hdr.CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(1);
 	req->StructureSize = cpu_to_le16(36);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(req, 12);
 
 	memcpy(req->LeaseKey, lease_key, 16);
 	req->LeaseState = lease_state;
 
-	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (char *) req, flags);
+	flags |= CIFS_NO_RESP;
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;
+	iov[0].iov_len = total_len;
+
+	rc = SendReceive3(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buf_type, flags, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(req);
 
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
index c2ec934be968..19d34881815f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp {
 #define SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE 16
 
 struct smb2_negotiate_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 36 */
 	__le16 DialectCount;
 	__le16 SecurityMode;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct smb2_negotiate_rsp {
 #define SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA	0x04
 
 struct smb2_sess_setup_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 25 */
 	__u8   Flags;
 	__u8   SecurityMode;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_logoff_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ struct smb2_logoff_rsp {
 #define SMB2_SHAREFLAG_CLUSTER_RECONNECT	0x0001
 
 struct smb2_tree_connect_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 9 */
 	__le16 Reserved; /* Flags in SMB3.1.1 */
 	__le16 PathOffset;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct smb2_tree_connect_rsp {
 #define SMB2_SHARE_CAP_ASYMMETRIC cpu_to_le32(0x00000080) /* 3.02 */
 
 struct smb2_tree_disconnect_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ struct smb2_tree_disconnect_rsp {
 #define SVHDX_OPEN_DEVICE_CONTEXT	0x83CE6F1AD851E0986E34401CC9BCFCE9
 
 struct smb2_create_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 57 */
 	__u8   SecurityFlags;
 	__u8   RequestedOplockLevel;
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ struct duplicate_extents_to_file {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_ioctl_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 57 */
 	__u16 Reserved;
 	__le32 CtlCode;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ struct smb2_ioctl_rsp {
 /* Currently defined values for close flags */
 #define SMB2_CLOSE_FLAG_POSTQUERY_ATTRIB	cpu_to_le16(0x0001)
 struct smb2_close_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 24 */
 	__le16 Flags;
 	__le32 Reserved;
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ struct smb2_close_rsp {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_flush_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 24 */
 	__le16 Reserved1;
 	__le32 Reserved2;
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ struct smb2_read_rsp {
 #define SMB2_WRITEFLAG_WRITE_UNBUFFERED	0x00000002	/* SMB3.02 or later */
 
 struct smb2_write_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 49 */
 	__le16 DataOffset; /* offset from start of SMB2 header to write data */
 	__le32 Length;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ struct smb2_lock_element {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_lock_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 48 */
 	__le16 LockCount;
 	__le32 Reserved;
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ struct smb2_lock_rsp {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_echo_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__u16  Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ struct smb2_echo_rsp {
 #define SMB2_REOPEN			0x10
 
 struct smb2_query_directory_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 33 */
 	__u8   FileInformationClass;
 	__u8   Flags;
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ struct smb2_query_directory_rsp {
 #define SL_INDEX_SPECIFIED	0x00000004
 
 struct smb2_query_info_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 41 */
 	__u8   InfoType;
 	__u8   FileInfoClass;
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ struct smb2_query_info_rsp {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_set_info_req {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 33 */
 	__u8   InfoType;
 	__u8   FileInfoClass;
@@ -1031,7 +1031,19 @@ struct smb2_set_info_rsp {
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 2 */
 } __packed;
 
-struct smb2_oplock_break {
+/* oplock break without an rfc1002 header */
+struct smb2_oplock_break_req {
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
+	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 24 */
+	__u8   OplockLevel;
+	__u8   Reserved;
+	__le32 Reserved2;
+	__u64  PersistentFid;
+	__u64  VolatileFid;
+} __packed;
+
+/* oplock break with an rfc1002 header */
+struct smb2_oplock_break_rsp {
 	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 24 */
 	__u8   OplockLevel;
@@ -1057,7 +1069,7 @@ struct smb2_lease_break {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_lease_ack {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 36 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 	__le32 Flags;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 7efbab013957..3f16adec3df5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -827,6 +827,44 @@ SendReceive2(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/* Like SendReceive2 but iov[0] does not contain an rfc1002 header */
+int
+SendReceive3(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
+	     struct kvec *iov, int n_vec, int *resp_buf_type /* ret */,
+	     const int flags, struct kvec *resp_iov)
+{
+	struct smb_rqst rqst;
+	struct kvec *new_iov;
+	int rc;
+	int i;
+	__u32 count;
+	__be32 rfc1002_marker;
+
+	new_iov = kmalloc(sizeof(struct kvec) * (n_vec + 1), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new_iov)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* 1st iov is an RFC1002 Session Message length */
+	memcpy(new_iov + 1, iov, (sizeof(struct kvec) * n_vec));
+
+	count = 0;
+	for (i = 1; i < n_vec + 1; i++)
+		count += new_iov[i].iov_len;
+
+	rfc1002_marker = cpu_to_be32(count);
+
+	new_iov[0].iov_base = &rfc1002_marker;
+	new_iov[0].iov_len = 4;
+
+	memset(&rqst, 0, sizeof(struct smb_rqst));
+	rqst.rq_iov = new_iov;
+	rqst.rq_nvec = n_vec + 1;
+
+	rc = cifs_send_recv(xid, ses, &rqst, resp_buf_type, flags, resp_iov);
+	kfree(new_iov);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int
 SendReceive(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	    struct smb_hdr *in_buf, struct smb_hdr *out_buf,
