diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 989c30c98511..eef39a4ec114 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "nfs.h"
 #include "netns.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
+#include "nfs42.h"
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_CLIENT
 
@@ -748,7 +749,7 @@ static int nfs_init_server(struct nfs_server *server,
 static void nfs_server_set_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server,
 				  struct nfs_fsinfo *fsinfo)
 {
-	unsigned long max_rpc_payload;
+	unsigned long max_rpc_payload, raw_max_rpc_payload;
 
 	/* Work out a lot of parameters */
 	if (server->rsize == 0)
@@ -761,7 +762,9 @@ static void nfs_server_set_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server,
 	if (fsinfo->wtmax >= 512 && server->wsize > fsinfo->wtmax)
 		server->wsize = nfs_block_size(fsinfo->wtmax, NULL);
 
-	max_rpc_payload = nfs_block_size(rpc_max_payload(server->client), NULL);
+	raw_max_rpc_payload = rpc_max_payload(server->client);
+	max_rpc_payload = nfs_block_size(raw_max_rpc_payload, NULL);
+
 	if (server->rsize > max_rpc_payload)
 		server->rsize = max_rpc_payload;
 	if (server->rsize > NFS_MAX_FILE_IO_SIZE)
@@ -794,6 +797,18 @@ static void nfs_server_set_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server,
 	server->clone_blksize = fsinfo->clone_blksize;
 	/* We're airborne Set socket buffersize */
 	rpc_setbufsize(server->client, server->wsize + 100, server->rsize + 100);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
+	/*
+	 * Defaults until limited by the session parameters.
+	 */
+	server->gxasize = min_t(unsigned int, raw_max_rpc_payload,
+				XATTR_SIZE_MAX);
+	server->sxasize = min_t(unsigned int, raw_max_rpc_payload,
+				XATTR_SIZE_MAX);
+	server->lxasize = min_t(unsigned int, raw_max_rpc_payload,
+				nfs42_listxattr_xdrsize(XATTR_LIST_MAX));
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42.h b/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
index c891af949886..51de8ddc7d88 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_FS_NFS_NFS4_2_H
 #define __LINUX_FS_NFS_NFS4_2_H
 
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
 /*
  * FIXME:  four LAYOUTSTATS calls per compound at most! Do we need to support
  * more? Need to consider not to pre-alloc too much for a compound.
@@ -36,5 +38,19 @@ static inline bool nfs42_files_from_same_server(struct file *in,
 	return nfs4_check_serverowner_major_id(c_in->cl_serverowner,
 					       c_out->cl_serverowner);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Maximum XDR buffer size needed for a listxattr buffer of buflen size.
+ *
+ * The upper boundary is a buffer with all 1-byte sized attribute names.
+ * They would be 7 bytes long in the eventual buffer ("user.x\0"), and
+ * 8 bytes long XDR-encoded.
+ *
+ * Include the trailing eof word as well.
+ */
+static inline u32 nfs42_listxattr_xdrsize(u32 buflen)
+{
+	return ((buflen / (XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN + 2)) * 8) + 4;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
 #endif /* __LINUX_FS_NFS_NFS4_2_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
index c03f3246d6c5..6712daa9d85b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
@@ -169,6 +169,80 @@
 					 decode_clone_maxsz + \
 					 decode_getattr_maxsz)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
+/* Not limited by NFS itself, limited by the generic xattr code */
+#define nfs4_xattr_name_maxsz   XDR_QUADLEN(XATTR_NAME_MAX)
+
+#define encode_getxattr_maxsz   (op_encode_hdr_maxsz + 1 + \
+				 nfs4_xattr_name_maxsz)
+#define decode_getxattr_maxsz   (op_decode_hdr_maxsz + 1 + 1)
+#define encode_setxattr_maxsz   (op_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				 1 + nfs4_xattr_name_maxsz + 1)
+#define decode_setxattr_maxsz   (op_decode_hdr_maxsz + decode_change_info_maxsz)
+#define encode_listxattrs_maxsz  (op_encode_hdr_maxsz + 2 + 1)
+#define decode_listxattrs_maxsz  (op_decode_hdr_maxsz + 2 + 1 + 1)
+#define encode_removexattr_maxsz (op_encode_hdr_maxsz + 1 + \
+				  nfs4_xattr_name_maxsz)
+#define decode_removexattr_maxsz (op_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				  decode_change_info_maxsz)
+
+#define NFS4_enc_getxattr_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				encode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				encode_getxattr_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_dec_getxattr_sz	(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				decode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				decode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				decode_getxattr_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_enc_setxattr_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				encode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				encode_setxattr_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_dec_setxattr_sz	(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				decode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				decode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				decode_setxattr_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_enc_listxattrs_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				encode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				encode_listxattrs_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_dec_listxattrs_sz	(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				decode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				decode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				decode_listxattrs_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_enc_removexattr_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				encode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				encode_removexattr_maxsz)
+#define NFS4_dec_removexattr_sz	(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
+				decode_sequence_maxsz + \
+				decode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				decode_removexattr_maxsz)
+
+/*
+ * These values specify the maximum amount of data that is not
+ * associated with the extended attribute name or extended
+ * attribute list in the SETXATTR, GETXATTR and LISTXATTR
+ * respectively.
+ */
+const u32 nfs42_maxsetxattr_overhead = ((RPC_MAX_HEADER_WITH_AUTH +
+					compound_encode_hdr_maxsz +
+					encode_sequence_maxsz +
+					encode_putfh_maxsz + 1 +
+					nfs4_xattr_name_maxsz)
+					* XDR_UNIT);
+
+const u32 nfs42_maxgetxattr_overhead = ((RPC_MAX_HEADER_WITH_AUTH +
+					compound_decode_hdr_maxsz +
+					decode_sequence_maxsz +
+					decode_putfh_maxsz + 1) * XDR_UNIT);
+
+const u32 nfs42_maxlistxattrs_overhead = ((RPC_MAX_HEADER_WITH_AUTH +
+					compound_decode_hdr_maxsz +
+					decode_sequence_maxsz +
+					decode_putfh_maxsz + 3) * XDR_UNIT);
+#endif
+
 static void encode_fallocate(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 			     const struct nfs42_falloc_args *args)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 8be1ba7c62bb..0b2a14e1e268 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ static inline void nfs4_unregister_sysctl(void)
 /* nfs4xdr.c */
 extern const struct rpc_procinfo nfs4_procedures[];
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
+extern const u32 nfs42_maxsetxattr_overhead;
+extern const u32 nfs42_maxgetxattr_overhead;
+extern const u32 nfs42_maxlistxattrs_overhead;
+#endif
+
 struct nfs4_mount_data;
 
 /* callback_xdr.c */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 0cd767e5c977..8b320ef0e8a3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -993,6 +993,36 @@ static void nfs4_session_limit_rwsize(struct nfs_server *server)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 }
 
+/*
+ * Limit xattr sizes using the channel attributes.
+ */
+static void nfs4_session_limit_xasize(struct nfs_server *server)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
+	struct nfs4_session *sess;
+	u32 server_gxa_sz;
+	u32 server_sxa_sz;
+	u32 server_lxa_sz;
+
+	if (!nfs4_has_session(server->nfs_client))
+		return;
+
+	sess = server->nfs_client->cl_session;
+
+	server_gxa_sz = sess->fc_attrs.max_resp_sz - nfs42_maxgetxattr_overhead;
+	server_sxa_sz = sess->fc_attrs.max_rqst_sz - nfs42_maxsetxattr_overhead;
+	server_lxa_sz = sess->fc_attrs.max_resp_sz -
+	    nfs42_maxlistxattrs_overhead;
+
+	if (server->gxasize > server_gxa_sz)
+		server->gxasize = server_gxa_sz;
+	if (server->sxasize > server_sxa_sz)
+		server->sxasize = server_sxa_sz;
+	if (server->lxasize > server_lxa_sz)
+		server->lxasize = server_lxa_sz;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int nfs4_server_common_setup(struct nfs_server *server,
 		struct nfs_fh *mntfh, bool auth_probe)
 {
@@ -1040,6 +1070,7 @@ static int nfs4_server_common_setup(struct nfs_server *server,
 		goto out;
 
 	nfs4_session_limit_rwsize(server);
+	nfs4_session_limit_xasize(server);
 
 	if (server->namelen == 0 || server->namelen > NFS4_MAXNAMLEN)
 		server->namelen = NFS4_MAXNAMLEN;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 465fa98258a3..128e01acb4ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ struct nfs_server {
 	unsigned int		dtsize;		/* readdir size */
 	unsigned short		port;		/* "port=" setting */
 	unsigned int		bsize;		/* server block size */
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
+	unsigned int		gxasize;	/* getxattr size */
+	unsigned int		sxasize;	/* setxattr size */
+	unsigned int		lxasize;	/* listxattr size */
+#endif
 	unsigned int		acregmin;	/* attr cache timeouts */
 	unsigned int		acregmax;
 	unsigned int		acdirmin;
