diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index 50b3135d07ac..9aa5f95f18a8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -1164,19 +1164,35 @@ rqst_exp_get_by_name(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct path *path)
 	return gssexp;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rqst_exp_find - Find an svc_export in the context of a rqst or similar
+ * @reqp:	The handle to be used to suspend the request if a cache-upcall is needed
+ *		If NULL, missing in-cache information will result in failure.
+ * @net:	The network namespace in which the request exists
+ * @cl:		default auth_domain to use for looking up the export
+ * @gsscl:	an alternate auth_domain defined using deprecated gss/krb5 format.
+ * @fsid_type:	The type of fsid to look for
+ * @fsidv:	The actual fsid to look up in the context of either client.
+ *
+ * Perform a lookup for @cl/@fsidv in the given @net for an export.  If
+ * none found and @gsscl specified, repeat the lookup.
+ *
+ * Returns an export, or an error pointer.
+ */
 struct svc_export *
-rqst_exp_find(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv)
+rqst_exp_find(struct cache_req *reqp, struct net *net,
+	      struct auth_domain *cl, struct auth_domain *gsscl,
+	      int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv)
 {
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	struct svc_export *gssexp, *exp = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp), nfsd_net_id);
 	struct cache_detail *cd = nn->svc_export_cache;
 
-	if (rqstp->rq_client == NULL)
+	if (!cl)
 		goto gss;
 
 	/* First try the auth_unix client: */
-	exp = exp_find(cd, rqstp->rq_client, fsid_type,
-		       fsidv, &rqstp->rq_chandle);
+	exp = exp_find(cd, cl, fsid_type, fsidv, reqp);
 	if (PTR_ERR(exp) == -ENOENT)
 		goto gss;
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
@@ -1186,10 +1202,9 @@ rqst_exp_find(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv)
 		return exp;
 gss:
 	/* Otherwise, try falling back on gss client */
-	if (rqstp->rq_gssclient == NULL)
+	if (!gsscl)
 		return exp;
-	gssexp = exp_find(cd, rqstp->rq_gssclient, fsid_type, fsidv,
-						&rqstp->rq_chandle);
+	gssexp = exp_find(cd, gsscl, fsid_type, fsidv, reqp);
 	if (PTR_ERR(gssexp) == -ENOENT)
 		return exp;
 	if (!IS_ERR(exp))
@@ -1220,7 +1235,9 @@ struct svc_export *rqst_find_fsidzero_export(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	mk_fsid(FSID_NUM, fsidv, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
 
-	return rqst_exp_find(rqstp, FSID_NUM, fsidv);
+	return rqst_exp_find(&rqstp->rq_chandle, SVC_NET(rqstp),
+			     rqstp->rq_client, rqstp->rq_gssclient,
+			     FSID_NUM, fsidv);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.h b/fs/nfsd/export.h
index ca9dc230ae3d..cb17f05e3329 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ static inline struct svc_export *exp_get(struct svc_export *exp)
 	cache_get(&exp->h);
 	return exp;
 }
-struct svc_export * rqst_exp_find(struct svc_rqst *, int, u32 *);
+struct svc_export *rqst_exp_find(struct cache_req *reqp, struct net *net,
+				 struct auth_domain *cl, struct auth_domain *gsscl,
+				 int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv);
 
 #endif /* NFSD_EXPORT_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 46bd20fe5c0f..d5ed01c72910 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,9 @@ nfsd4_getdeviceinfo(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		return nfserr_noent;
 	}
 
-	exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, map->fsid_type, map->fsid);
+	exp = rqst_exp_find(&rqstp->rq_chandle, SVC_NET(rqstp),
+			    rqstp->rq_client, rqstp->rq_gssclient,
+			    map->fsid_type, map->fsid);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp)) {
 		dprintk("%s: could not find device id\n", __func__);
 		return nfserr_noent;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 0b75305fb5f5..4ebb3c334cc2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ static __be32 nfsd_set_fh_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	data_left -= len;
 	if (data_left < 0)
 		return error;
-	exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, fh->fh_fsid_type, fh->fh_fsid);
+	exp = rqst_exp_find(&rqstp->rq_chandle, SVC_NET(rqstp),
+			    rqstp->rq_client, rqstp->rq_gssclient,
+			    fh->fh_fsid_type, fh->fh_fsid);
 	fid = (struct fid *)(fh->fh_fsid + len);
 
 	error = nfserr_stale;
