diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index c9f583d..e64d1a3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -111,6 +111,23 @@ config NFSD_SCSILAYOUT
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
+	bool "NFSv4.1 server support for pNFS Flex File layouts"
+	depends on NFSD_V4
+	select NFSD_PNFS
+	help
+	  This option enables support for the exporting pNFS Flex File
+	  layouts in the kernel's NFS server. The pNFS Flex File  layout
+	  enables NFS clients to directly perform I/O to NFSv3 devices
+	  accesible to both the server and the clients.  See
+	  draft-ietf-nfsv4-flex-files for more details.
+
+	  Warning, this server implements the bare minimum functionality
+	  to be a flex file server - it is for testing the client,
+	  not for use in production.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 	bool "Provide Security Label support for NFSv4 server"
 	depends on NFSD_V4 && SECURITY
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Makefile b/fs/nfsd/Makefile
index 3ae5f3c..5f5d3a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Makefile
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Makefile
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_V4)	+= nfs4proc.o nfs4xdr.o nfs4state.o nfs4idmap.o \
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS) += nfs4layouts.o
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_BLOCKLAYOUT) += blocklayout.o blocklayoutxdr.o
 nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_SCSILAYOUT) += blocklayout.o blocklayoutxdr.o
+nfsd-$(CONFIG_NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT) += flexfilelayout.o flexfilelayoutxdr.o
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df880e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Tom Haynes <loghyr@primarydata.com>
+ *
+ * The following implements a super-simple flex-file server
+ * where the NFSv4.1 mds is also the ds. And the storage is
+ * the same. I.e., writing to the mds via a NFSv4.1 WRITE
+ * goes to the same location as the NFSv3 WRITE.
+ */
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <linux/nfsd/debug.h>
+
+#include <linux/sunrpc/addr.h>
+
+#include "flexfilelayoutxdr.h"
+#include "pnfs.h"
+
+#define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_PNFS
+
+static __be32
+nfsd4_ff_proc_layoutget(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
+		struct nfsd4_layoutget *args)
+{
+	struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg = &args->lg_seg;
+	u32 device_generation = 0;
+	int error;
+	uid_t u;
+
+	struct pnfs_ff_layout *fl;
+
+	/*
+	 * The super simple flex file server has 1 mirror, 1 data server,
+	 * and 1 file handle. So instead of 4 allocs, do 1 for now.
+	 * Zero it out for the stateid - don't want junk in there!
+	 */
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	fl = kzalloc(sizeof(*fl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fl)
+		goto out_error;
+	args->lg_content = fl;
+
+	/*
+	 * Avoid layout commit, try to force the I/O to the DS,
+	 * and for fun, cause all IOMODE_RW layout segments to
+	 * effectively be WRITE only.
+	 */
+	fl->flags = FF_FLAGS_NO_LAYOUTCOMMIT | FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS |
+		    FF_FLAGS_NO_READ_IO;
+
+	/* Do not allow a IOMODE_READ segment to have write pemissions */
+	if (seg->iomode == IOMODE_READ) {
+		u = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, inode->i_uid) + 1;
+		fl->uid = make_kuid(&init_user_ns, u);
+	} else
+		fl->uid = inode->i_uid;
+	fl->gid = inode->i_gid;
+
+	error = nfsd4_set_deviceid(&fl->deviceid, fhp, device_generation);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_error;
+
+	fl->fh.size = fhp->fh_handle.fh_size;
+	memcpy(fl->fh.data, &fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, fl->fh.size);
+
+	/* Give whole file layout segments */
+	seg->offset = 0;
+	seg->length = NFS4_MAX_UINT64;
+
+	dprintk("GET: 0x%llx:0x%llx %d\n", seg->offset, seg->length,
+		seg->iomode);
+	return 0;
+
+out_error:
+	seg->length = 0;
+	return nfserrno(error);
+}
+
+static __be32
+nfsd4_ff_proc_getdeviceinfo(struct super_block *sb, struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+		struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfsd4_getdeviceinfo *gdp)
+{
+	struct pnfs_ff_device_addr *da;
+
+	u16 port;
+	char addr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+	da = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnfs_ff_device_addr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!da)
+		return nfserrno(-ENOMEM);
+
+	gdp->gd_device = da;
+
+	da->version = 3;
+	da->minor_version = 0;
+
+	da->rsize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
+	da->wsize = da->rsize;
+
+	rpc_ntop((struct sockaddr *)&rqstp->rq_daddr,
+		 addr, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+	if (rqstp->rq_daddr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+		struct sockaddr_in *sin;
+
+		sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)&rqstp->rq_daddr;
+		port = ntohs(sin->sin_port);
+		snprintf(da->netaddr.netid, FF_NETID_LEN + 1, "tcp");
+		da->netaddr.netid_len = 3;
+	} else {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6;
+
+		sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&rqstp->rq_daddr;
+		port = ntohs(sin6->sin6_port);
+		snprintf(da->netaddr.netid, FF_NETID_LEN + 1, "tcp6");
+		da->netaddr.netid_len = 4;
+	}
+
+	da->netaddr.addr_len =
+		snprintf(da->netaddr.addr, FF_ADDR_LEN + 1,
+			 "%s.%hhu.%hhu", addr, port >> 8, port & 0xff);
+
+	da->tightly_coupled = false;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+const struct nfsd4_layout_ops ff_layout_ops = {
+	.notify_types		=
+			NOTIFY_DEVICEID4_DELETE | NOTIFY_DEVICEID4_CHANGE,
+	.proc_getdeviceinfo	= nfsd4_ff_proc_getdeviceinfo,
+	.encode_getdeviceinfo	= nfsd4_ff_encode_getdeviceinfo,
+	.proc_layoutget		= nfsd4_ff_proc_layoutget,
+	.encode_layoutget	= nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget,
+};
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a241f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Tom Haynes <loghyr@primarydata.com>
+ */
+#include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
+#include <linux/nfs4.h>
+
+#include "nfsd.h"
+#include "flexfilelayoutxdr.h"
+
+#define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_PNFS
+
+struct ff_idmap {
+	char buf[11];
+	int len;
+};
+
+__be32
+nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+		struct nfsd4_layoutget *lgp)
+{
+	struct pnfs_ff_layout *fl = lgp->lg_content;
+	int len, mirror_len, ds_len, fh_len;
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	/*
+	 * Unlike nfsd4_encode_user, we know these will
+	 * always be stringified.
+	 */
+	struct ff_idmap uid;
+	struct ff_idmap gid;
+
+	fh_len = 4 + fl->fh.size;
+
+	uid.len = sprintf(uid.buf, "%u", from_kuid(&init_user_ns, fl->uid));
+	gid.len = sprintf(gid.buf, "%u", from_kgid(&init_user_ns, fl->gid));
+
+	/* 8 + len for recording the length, name, and padding */
+	ds_len = 20 + sizeof(stateid_opaque_t) + 4 + fh_len +
+		 8 + uid.len + 8 + gid.len;
+
+	mirror_len = 4 + ds_len;
+
+	/* The layout segment */
+	len = 20 + mirror_len;
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, sizeof(__be32) + len);
+	if (!p)
+		return nfserr_toosmall;
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(len);
+	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, 1);		/* stripe unit of 1 */
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* single mirror */
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* single data server */
+
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque_fixed(p, &fl->deviceid,
+			sizeof(struct nfsd4_deviceid));
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* efficiency */
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(fl->stateid.si_generation);
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque_fixed(p, &fl->stateid.si_opaque,
+				    sizeof(stateid_opaque_t));
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* single file handle */
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, fl->fh.data, fl->fh.size);
+
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, uid.buf, uid.len);
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, gid.buf, gid.len);
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(fl->flags);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(0);			/* No stats collect hint */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__be32
+nfsd4_ff_encode_getdeviceinfo(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+		struct nfsd4_getdeviceinfo *gdp)
+{
+	struct pnfs_ff_device_addr *da = gdp->gd_device;
+	int len;
+	int ver_len;
+	int addr_len;
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	/* len + padding for two strings */
+	addr_len = 16 + da->netaddr.netid_len + da->netaddr.addr_len;
+	ver_len = 20;
+
+	len = 4 + ver_len + 4 + addr_len;
+
+	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, len + sizeof(__be32));
+	if (!p)
+		return nfserr_resource;
+
+	/*
+	 * Fill in the overall length and number of volumes at the beginning
+	 * of the layout.
+	 */
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(len);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* 1 netaddr */
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, da->netaddr.netid, da->netaddr.netid_len);
+	p = xdr_encode_opaque(p, da->netaddr.addr, da->netaddr.addr_len);
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);			/* 1 versions */
+
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(da->version);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(da->minor_version);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(da->rsize);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(da->wsize);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(da->tightly_coupled);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.h b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b77275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayoutxdr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Tom Haynes <loghyr@primarydata.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUTXDR_H
+#define _NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUTXDR_H 1
+
+#include <linux/inet.h>
+#include "xdr4.h"
+
+#define FF_FLAGS_NO_LAYOUTCOMMIT 1
+#define FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS  2
+#define FF_FLAGS_NO_READ_IO      4
+
+struct xdr_stream;
+
+#define FF_NETID_LEN		(4)
+#define FF_ADDR_LEN		(INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1)
+struct pnfs_ff_netaddr {
+	char				netid[FF_NETID_LEN + 1];
+	char				addr[FF_ADDR_LEN + 1];
+	u32				netid_len;
+	u32				addr_len;
+};
+
+struct pnfs_ff_device_addr {
+	struct pnfs_ff_netaddr		netaddr;
+	u32				version;
+	u32				minor_version;
+	u32				rsize;
+	u32				wsize;
+	bool				tightly_coupled;
+};
+
+struct pnfs_ff_layout {
+	u32				flags;
+	u32				stats_collect_hint;
+	kuid_t				uid;
+	kgid_t				gid;
+	struct nfsd4_deviceid		deviceid;
+	stateid_t			stateid;
+	struct nfs_fh			fh;
+};
+
+__be32 nfsd4_ff_encode_getdeviceinfo(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+		struct nfsd4_getdeviceinfo *gdp);
+__be32 nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+		struct nfsd4_layoutget *lgp);
+
+#endif /* _NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUTXDR_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index 825c7bc..8fee9bf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ static const struct nfsd4_callback_ops nfsd4_cb_layout_ops;
 static const struct lock_manager_operations nfsd4_layouts_lm_ops;
 
 const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *nfsd4_layout_ops[LAYOUT_TYPE_MAX] =  {
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
+	[LAYOUT_FLEX_FILES]	= &ff_layout_ops,
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_BLOCKLAYOUT
 	[LAYOUT_BLOCK_VOLUME]	= &bl_layout_ops,
 #endif
@@ -122,17 +125,24 @@ nfsd4_set_deviceid(struct nfsd4_deviceid *id, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
 
 void nfsd4_setup_layout_type(struct svc_export *exp)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFSD_BLOCKLAYOUT) || defined(CONFIG_NFSD_SCSILAYOUT)
 	struct super_block *sb = exp->ex_path.mnt->mnt_sb;
+#endif
 
 	if (!(exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_PNFS))
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * Check if the file system supports exporting a block-like layout.
+	 * If flex file is configured, use it by default. Otherwise
+	 * check if the file system supports exporting a block-like layout.
 	 * If the block device supports reservations prefer the SCSI layout,
 	 * otherwise advertise the block layout.
 	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
+	exp->ex_layout_type = LAYOUT_FLEX_FILES;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_BLOCKLAYOUT
+	/* overwrite flex file layout selection if needed */
 	if (sb->s_export_op->get_uuid &&
 	    sb->s_export_op->map_blocks &&
 	    sb->s_export_op->commit_blocks)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h b/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
index e855677..0c2a716 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ extern const struct nfsd4_layout_ops bl_layout_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_SCSILAYOUT
 extern const struct nfsd4_layout_ops scsi_layout_ops;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
+extern const struct nfsd4_layout_ops ff_layout_ops;
+#endif
 
 __be32 nfsd4_preprocess_layout_stateid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, stateid_t *stateid,
