diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/acl.h b/fs/reiserfs/acl.h
index f096b80..4a211f5 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/acl.h
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/acl.h
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ static inline int reiserfs_acl_count(size_t size)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
 struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
+int reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode);
 int reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 				 struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				 struct inode *inode);
 int reiserfs_cache_default_acl(struct inode *dir);
-extern const struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_default_handler;
-extern const struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_access_handler;
 
 #else
 
 #define reiserfs_cache_default_acl(inode) 0
 #define reiserfs_get_acl NULL
+#define reiserfs_set_acl NULL
 
 static inline int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index dcaafcf..ed58d84 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -260,4 +260,5 @@ const struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr = reiserfs_removexattr,
 	.permission = reiserfs_permission,
 	.get_acl = reiserfs_get_acl,
+	.set_acl = reiserfs_set_acl,
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index dc5236f..e825f8b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,7 @@ const struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr = reiserfs_removexattr,
 	.permission = reiserfs_permission,
 	.get_acl = reiserfs_get_acl,
+	.set_acl = reiserfs_set_acl,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1538,8 +1539,6 @@ const struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr = reiserfs_listxattr,
 	.removexattr = reiserfs_removexattr,
 	.permission = reiserfs_permission,
-	.get_acl = reiserfs_get_acl,
-
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1553,4 +1552,5 @@ const struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr = reiserfs_removexattr,
 	.permission = reiserfs_permission,
 	.get_acl = reiserfs_get_acl,
+	.set_acl = reiserfs_set_acl,
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index 8a9e2dc..5cdfbd6 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/posix_acl_xattr.h>
 
 #define PRIVROOT_NAME ".reiserfs_priv"
 #define XAROOT_NAME   "xattrs"
@@ -904,8 +905,8 @@ static const struct xattr_handler *reiserfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&reiserfs_xattr_security_handler,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	&reiserfs_posix_acl_access_handler,
-	&reiserfs_posix_acl_default_handler,
+	&posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
 #endif
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index d95c959..a6ce532 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -11,35 +11,19 @@
 #include "acl.h"
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static int reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+static int __reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			    struct inode *inode, int type,
 			    struct posix_acl *acl);
 
-static int
-reiserfs_posix_acl_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
-		size_t size, int flags, int type)
+
+int
+reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	int error, error2;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
 	size_t jcreate_blocks;
-	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(inode))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if (value) {
-		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(&init_user_ns, value, size);
-		if (IS_ERR(acl)) {
-			return PTR_ERR(acl);
-		} else if (acl) {
-			error = posix_acl_valid(acl);
-			if (error)
-				goto release_and_out;
-		}
-	} else
-		acl = NULL;
+	int size = acl ? posix_acl_xattr_size(acl->a_count) : 0;
+
 
 	/* Pessimism: We can't assume that anything from the xattr root up
 	 * has been created. */
@@ -51,7 +35,7 @@ reiserfs_posix_acl_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *valu
 	error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jcreate_blocks);
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	if (error == 0) {
-		error = reiserfs_set_acl(&th, inode, type, acl);
+		error = __reiserfs_set_acl(&th, inode, type, acl);
 		reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 		error2 = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jcreate_blocks);
 		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
@@ -59,29 +43,6 @@ reiserfs_posix_acl_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *valu
 			error = error2;
 	}
 
-      release_and_out:
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-	return error;
-}
-
-static int
-reiserfs_posix_acl_get(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buffer,
-		size_t size, int type)
-{
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int error;
-
-	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(dentry->d_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(dentry->d_inode, type);
-	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-		return PTR_ERR(acl);
-	if (acl == NULL)
-		return -ENODATA;
-	error = posix_acl_to_xattr(&init_user_ns, acl, buffer, size);
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -221,10 +182,6 @@ struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 	int size;
 	int retval;
 
-	acl = get_cached_acl(inode, type);
-	if (acl != ACL_NOT_CACHED)
-		return acl;
-
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 		name = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS;
@@ -273,7 +230,7 @@ struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
  * BKL held [before 2.5.x]
  */
 static int
-reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
+__reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 		 int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
 	char *name;
@@ -281,9 +238,6 @@ reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 	size_t size = 0;
 	int error;
 
-	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 		name = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS;
@@ -343,7 +297,7 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			     struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			     struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
+	struct posix_acl *default_acl, *acl;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* ACLs only get applied to files and directories */
@@ -363,37 +317,28 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		goto apply_umask;
 	}
 
-	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(dir, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
-	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-		return PTR_ERR(acl);
+	err = posix_acl_create(dir, &inode->i_mode, &default_acl, &acl);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
+	if (default_acl) {
+		err = __reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+					 default_acl);
+		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
+	}
 	if (acl) {
-		/* Copy the default ACL to the default ACL of a new directory */
-		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-			err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-					       acl);
-			if (err)
-				goto cleanup;
-		}
-
-		/* Now we reconcile the new ACL and the mode,
-		   potentially modifying both */
-		err = __posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-
-		/* If we need an ACL.. */
-		if (err > 0)
-			err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
-	      cleanup:
+		if (!err)
+			err = __reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
+						 acl);
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
-	} else {
-	      apply_umask:
-		/* no ACL, apply umask */
-		inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 
 	return err;
+
+      apply_umask:
+	/* no ACL, apply umask */
+	inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* This is used to cache the default acl before a new object is created.
@@ -442,84 +387,11 @@ int reiserfs_cache_default_acl(struct inode *inode)
  */
 int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	size_t size;
-	int error;
-
 	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return 0;
-
-	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1 ||
-	    !reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb)) {
+	    !reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
-	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-	if (!acl)
-		return 0;
-	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-		return PTR_ERR(acl);
-	error = __posix_acl_chmod(&acl, GFP_NOFS, inode->i_mode);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	size = reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode, reiserfs_acl_size(acl->a_count));
-	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
-	error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, size * 2);
-	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-	if (!error) {
-		int error2;
-		error = reiserfs_set_acl(&th, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
-		reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
-		error2 = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, size * 2);
-		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-		if (error2)
-			error = error2;
-	}
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-	return error;
-}
-
-static size_t posix_acl_access_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
-				    size_t list_size, const char *name,
-				    size_t name_len, int type)
-{
-	const size_t size = sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS);
-	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(dentry->d_sb))
-		return 0;
-	if (list && size <= list_size)
-		memcpy(list, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS, size);
-	return size;
+	return posix_acl_chmod(inode, inode->i_mode);
 }
-
-const struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_access_handler = {
-	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,
-	.flags = ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-	.get = reiserfs_posix_acl_get,
-	.set = reiserfs_posix_acl_set,
-	.list = posix_acl_access_list,
-};
-
-static size_t posix_acl_default_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
-				     size_t list_size, const char *name,
-				     size_t name_len, int type)
-{
-	const size_t size = sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT);
-	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(dentry->d_sb))
-		return 0;
-	if (list && size <= list_size)
-		memcpy(list, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT, size);
-	return size;
-}
-
-const struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_default_handler = {
-	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT,
-	.flags = ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-	.get = reiserfs_posix_acl_get,
-	.set = reiserfs_posix_acl_set,
-	.list = posix_acl_default_list,
-};
