diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index ad9083ca144b..87f965d2574b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -977,7 +977,10 @@ nfsd_file_is_cached(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 static __be32
-nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_net *nn,
+		     struct svc_cred *cred, int nfs_vers,
+		     struct auth_domain *client,
+		     struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		     unsigned int may_flags, struct file *file,
 		     struct nfsd_file **pnf, bool want_gc)
 {
@@ -991,7 +994,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	int ret;
 
 retry:
-	status = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG,
+	status = __fh_verify(rqstp, nn, cred, nfs_vers, client, fhp, S_IFREG,
 				may_flags|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 	if (status != nfs_ok)
 		return status;
@@ -1139,7 +1142,8 @@ __be32
 nfsd_file_acquire_gc(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		     unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
 {
-	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, true);
+	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL,
+				    fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1163,7 +1167,46 @@ __be32
 nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		  unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
 {
-	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, false);
+	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, fhp,
+				    may_flags, NULL, pnf, false);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nfsd_file_acquire_local - Get a struct nfsd_file with an open file for localio
+ * @nn: The nfsd network namespace in which to perform a lookup
+ * @cred: the user credential with which to validate access
+ * @nfs_vers: NFS version number to assume for request
+ * @client: the auth_domain for LOCALIO lookup
+ * @fhp: the NFS filehandle of the file to be opened
+ * @may_flags: NFSD_MAY_ settings for the file
+ * @pnf: OUT: new or found "struct nfsd_file" object
+ *
+ * This file lookup interface provide access to a file given the
+ * filehandle and credential.  No connection-based authorisation
+ * is performed and in that way it is quite different to other
+ * file access mediated by nfsd.  It allows a kernel module such as the NFS
+ * client to reach across network and filesystem namespaces to access
+ * a file.  The security implications of this should be carefully
+ * considered before use.
+ *
+ * The nfsd_file_object returned by this API is reference-counted
+ * but not garbage-collected. The object is unhashed after the
+ * final nfsd_file_put().
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   %nfs_ok - @pnf points to an nfsd_file with its reference
+ *   count boosted.
+ *
+ * On error, an nfsstat value in network byte order is returned.
+ */
+__be32
+nfsd_file_acquire_local(struct nfsd_net *nn, struct svc_cred *cred,
+			int nfs_vers, struct auth_domain *client,
+			struct svc_fh *fhp,
+			unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
+{
+	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(NULL, nn, cred, nfs_vers, client,
+				    fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, false);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1189,7 +1232,8 @@ nfsd_file_acquire_opened(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 			 unsigned int may_flags, struct file *file,
 			 struct nfsd_file **pnf)
 {
-	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, fhp, may_flags, file, pnf, false);
+	return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL,
+				    fhp, may_flags, file, pnf, false);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
index c61884def906..d179dbae98e3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
@@ -65,5 +65,9 @@ __be32 nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 __be32 nfsd_file_acquire_opened(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		  unsigned int may_flags, struct file *file,
 		  struct nfsd_file **nfp);
+__be32 nfsd_file_acquire_local(struct nfsd_net *nn, struct svc_cred *cred,
+			       int nfs_vers, struct auth_domain *client,
+			       struct svc_fh *fhp,
+			       unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf);
 int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
 #endif /* _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index fb5a23060a4c..fa7e358d91ab 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_net *nn,
  * @access is formed from the NFSD_MAY_* constants defined in
  * fs/nfsd/vfs.h.
  */
-static __be32
+__be32
 __fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	    struct nfsd_net *nn, struct svc_cred *cred,
 	    int nfs_vers, struct auth_domain *client,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 6ebdf7ea27bf..a2d9962f1bf8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -214,7 +214,12 @@ extern char * SVCFH_fmt(struct svc_fh *fhp);
 /*
  * Function prototypes
  */
+struct nfsd_net;
 __be32	fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t, int);
+__be32	__fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+		    struct nfsd_net *nn, struct svc_cred *cred,
+		    int nfs_vers, struct auth_domain *client,
+		    struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type, int access);
 __be32	fh_compose(struct svc_fh *, struct svc_export *, struct dentry *, struct svc_fh *);
 __be32	fh_update(struct svc_fh *);
 void	fh_put(struct svc_fh *);
