diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 4ce6b97b31ad..0f8cd2458a58 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ nfsd4_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 {
 	__be32 status;
 
-	read->rd_filp = NULL;
+	read->rd_nf = NULL;
 	if (read->rd_offset >= OFFSET_MAX)
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ nfsd4_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	/* check stateid */
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate, &read->rd_stateid,
-			RD_STATE, &read->rd_filp, &read->rd_tmp_file);
+			RD_STATE, &read->rd_nf);
 	if (status) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_read: couldn't process stateid!\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ nfsd4_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	if (setattr->sa_iattr.ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate,
-			&setattr->sa_stateid, WR_STATE, NULL, NULL);
+			&setattr->sa_stateid, WR_STATE, NULL);
 		if (status) {
 			dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_setattr: couldn't process stateid!\n");
 			return status;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	    struct nfsd4_write *write)
 {
 	stateid_t *stateid = &write->wr_stateid;
-	struct file *filp = NULL;
+	struct nfsd_file *nf = NULL;
 	__be32 status = nfs_ok;
 	unsigned long cnt;
 	int nvecs;
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate, stateid, WR_STATE,
-			&filp, NULL);
+			&nf);
 	if (status) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_write: couldn't process stateid!\n");
 		return status;
@@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	nvecs = fill_in_write_vector(rqstp->rq_vec, write);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(nvecs > ARRAY_SIZE(rqstp->rq_vec));
 
-	status = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, filp,
+	status = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, nf->nf_file,
 				write->wr_offset, rqstp->rq_vec, nvecs, &cnt,
 				&write->wr_how_written);
-	fput(filp);
+	nfsd_file_put(nf);
 
 	write->wr_bytes_written = cnt;
 
@@ -1014,21 +1014,21 @@ nfsd4_fallocate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		struct nfsd4_fallocate *fallocate, int flags)
 {
 	__be32 status = nfserr_notsupp;
-	struct file *file;
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
 
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate,
 					    &fallocate->falloc_stateid,
-					    WR_STATE, &file, NULL);
+					    WR_STATE, &nf);
 	if (status != nfs_ok) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_fallocate: couldn't process stateid!\n");
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	status = nfsd4_vfs_fallocate(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, file,
+	status = nfsd4_vfs_fallocate(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, nf->nf_file,
 				     fallocate->falloc_offset,
 				     fallocate->falloc_length,
 				     flags);
-	fput(file);
+	nfsd_file_put(nf);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -1053,11 +1053,11 @@ nfsd4_seek(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 {
 	int whence;
 	__be32 status;
-	struct file *file;
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
 
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate,
 					    &seek->seek_stateid,
-					    RD_STATE, &file, NULL);
+					    RD_STATE, &nf);
 	if (status) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_seek: couldn't process stateid!\n");
 		return status;
@@ -1079,14 +1079,14 @@ nfsd4_seek(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	 * Note:  This call does change file->f_pos, but nothing in NFSD
 	 *        should ever file->f_pos.
 	 */
-	seek->seek_pos = vfs_llseek(file, seek->seek_offset, whence);
+	seek->seek_pos = vfs_llseek(nf->nf_file, seek->seek_offset, whence);
 	if (seek->seek_pos < 0)
 		status = nfserrno(seek->seek_pos);
-	else if (seek->seek_pos >= i_size_read(file_inode(file)))
+	else if (seek->seek_pos >= i_size_read(file_inode(nf->nf_file)))
 		seek->seek_eof = true;
 
 out:
-	fput(file);
+	nfsd_file_put(nf);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 3616c735f256..eb2f7f2d73e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4638,7 +4638,7 @@ nfs4_check_olstateid(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *ols, int flags)
 
 static __be32
 nfs4_check_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfs4_stid *s,
-		struct file **filpp, bool *tmp_file, int flags)
+		struct nfsd_file **nfp, int flags)
 {
 	int acc = (flags & RD_STATE) ? NFSD_MAY_READ : NFSD_MAY_WRITE;
 	struct nfsd_file *nf;
@@ -4648,20 +4648,18 @@ nfs4_check_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfs4_stid *s,
 	if (nf) {
 		status = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
 				acc | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
-		if (status)
+		if (status) {
+			nfsd_file_put(nf);
 			goto out;
+		}
 	} else {
 		status = nfsd_file_acquire(rqstp, fhp, acc, &nf);
 		if (status)
 			return status;
-
-		if (tmp_file)
-			*tmp_file = true;
 	}
 
-	*filpp = get_file(nf->nf_file);
+	*nfp = nf;
 out:
-	nfsd_file_put(nf);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -4671,7 +4669,7 @@ out:
 __be32
 nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, stateid_t *stateid,
-		int flags, struct file **filpp, bool *tmp_file)
+		int flags, struct nfsd_file **nfp)
 {
 	struct svc_fh *fhp = &cstate->current_fh;
 	struct inode *ino = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
@@ -4680,10 +4678,8 @@ nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	struct nfs4_stid *s = NULL;
 	__be32 status;
 
-	if (filpp)
-		*filpp = NULL;
-	if (tmp_file)
-		*tmp_file = false;
+	if (nfp)
+		*nfp = NULL;
 
 	if (grace_disallows_io(net, ino))
 		return nfserr_grace;
@@ -4720,8 +4716,8 @@ nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = nfs4_check_fh(fhp, s);
 
 done:
-	if (!status && filpp)
-		status = nfs4_check_file(rqstp, fhp, s, filpp, tmp_file, flags);
+	if (status == nfs_ok && nfp)
+		status = nfs4_check_file(rqstp, fhp, s, nfp, flags);
 out:
 	if (s)
 		nfs4_put_stid(s);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 325521ce389a..92e5e8f884d0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "netns.h"
 #include "pnfs.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 #include <linux/security.h>
@@ -3460,14 +3461,14 @@ nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 {
 	unsigned long maxcount;
 	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &resp->xdr;
-	struct file *file = read->rd_filp;
+	struct file *file;
 	int starting_len = xdr->buf->len;
-	struct raparms *ra = NULL;
 	__be32 *p;
 
 	if (nfserr)
 		goto out;
 
+	file = read->rd_nf->nf_file;
 	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 8); /* eof flag and byte count */
 	if (!p) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(RQ_SPLICE_OK, &resp->rqstp->rq_flags));
@@ -3487,24 +3488,17 @@ nfsd4_encode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 			 (xdr->buf->buflen - xdr->buf->len));
 	maxcount = min_t(unsigned long, maxcount, read->rd_length);
 
-	if (read->rd_tmp_file)
-		ra = nfsd_init_raparms(file);
-
 	if (file->f_op->splice_read &&
 	    test_bit(RQ_SPLICE_OK, &resp->rqstp->rq_flags))
 		nfserr = nfsd4_encode_splice_read(resp, read, file, maxcount);
 	else
 		nfserr = nfsd4_encode_readv(resp, read, file, maxcount);
 
-	if (ra)
-		nfsd_put_raparams(file, ra);
-
 	if (nfserr)
 		xdr_truncate_encode(xdr, starting_len);
-
 out:
-	if (file)
-		fput(file);
+	if (read->rd_nf)
+		nfsd_file_put(read->rd_nf);
 	return nfserr;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 8a317de773b9..cf7e27199507 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ struct nfsd_net;
 
 extern __be32 nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, stateid_t *stateid,
-		int flags, struct file **filp, bool *tmp_file);
+		int flags, struct nfsd_file **filp);
 __be32 nfsd4_lookup_stateid(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		     stateid_t *stateid, unsigned char typemask,
 		     struct nfs4_stid **s, struct nfsd_net *nn);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 9f991007a578..ea016fb24675 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -268,15 +268,14 @@ struct nfsd4_open_downgrade {
 
 
 struct nfsd4_read {
-	stateid_t	rd_stateid;         /* request */
-	u64		rd_offset;          /* request */
-	u32		rd_length;          /* request */
-	int		rd_vlen;
-	struct file     *rd_filp;
-	bool		rd_tmp_file;
+	stateid_t		rd_stateid;         /* request */
+	u64			rd_offset;          /* request */
+	u32			rd_length;          /* request */
+	int			rd_vlen;
+	struct nfsd_file	*rd_nf;
 	
-	struct svc_rqst *rd_rqstp;          /* response */
-	struct svc_fh * rd_fhp;             /* response */
+	struct svc_rqst		*rd_rqstp;          /* response */
+	struct svc_fh		*rd_fhp;             /* response */
 };
 
 struct nfsd4_readdir {
