unsigned long user_addr = (unsigned long)iov->iov_base;
        size_t count = iov->iov_len;
        size_t rsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->rsize;
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
        };
                msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
                msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
 
+               task_setup_data.task = &data->task;
                task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
                NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data, &msg);
-               rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
-               rpc_execute(&data->task);
+               task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+               if (!IS_ERR(task))
+                       rpc_put_task(task);
 
                dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated direct read call "
                        "(req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
        struct inode *inode = dreq->inode;
        struct list_head *p;
        struct nfs_write_data *data;
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
        };
                 * Reuse data->task; data->args should not have changed
                 * since the original request was sent.
                 */
+               task_setup_data.task = &data->task;
                task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
                msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
                msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
                NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
-               rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
                /*
                 * We're called via an RPC callback, so BKL is already held.
                 */
-               rpc_execute(&data->task);
+               task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+               if (!IS_ERR(task))
+                       rpc_put_task(task);
 
                dprintk("NFS: %5u rescheduled direct write call (req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
                                data->task.tk_pid,
 static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 {
        struct nfs_write_data *data = dreq->commit_data;
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_argp = &data->args,
                .rpc_resp = &data->res,
                .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
        };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
+               .task = &data->task,
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(dreq->inode),
                .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_commit_direct_ops,
        data->res.verf = &data->verf;
 
        NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_setup(data, &msg);
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
        /* Note: task.tk_ops->rpc_release will free dreq->commit_data */
        dreq->commit_data = NULL;
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated commit call\n", data->task.tk_pid);
 
-       rpc_execute(&data->task);
+       task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+       if (!IS_ERR(task))
+               rpc_put_task(task);
 }
 
 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode)
        struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
        unsigned long user_addr = (unsigned long)iov->iov_base;
        size_t count = iov->iov_len;
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
        };
                data->res.count = bytes;
                data->res.verf = &data->verf;
 
+               task_setup_data.task = &data->task;
                task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
                msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
                msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
                NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
-               rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
-               rpc_execute(&data->task);
+               task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+               if (!IS_ERR(task))
+                       rpc_put_task(task);
 
                dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated direct write call "
                        "(req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
 
        nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
-static void nfs_execute_read(struct nfs_read_data *data)
-{
-       struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(data->inode);
-       sigset_t oldset;
-
-       rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
-       rpc_execute(&data->task);
-       rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
-}
-
 /*
  * Set up the NFS read request struct
  */
 {
        struct inode *inode = req->wb_context->path.dentry->d_inode;
        int swap_flags = IS_SWAPFILE(inode) ? NFS_RPC_SWAPFLAGS : 0;
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_argp = &data->args,
                .rpc_resp = &data->res,
                .rpc_cred = req->wb_context->cred,
        };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
+               .task = &data->task,
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
                .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = call_ops,
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct. */
        NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data, &msg);
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated read call (req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
                        data->task.tk_pid,
                        count,
                        (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
 
-       nfs_execute_read(data);
+       task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+       if (!IS_ERR(task))
+               rpc_put_task(task);
 }
 
 static void
 
        return RPC_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
 }
 
-static void nfs_execute_write(struct nfs_write_data *data)
-{
-       struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(data->inode);
-       sigset_t oldset;
-
-       rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
-       rpc_execute(&data->task);
-       rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
-}
-
 /*
  * Set up the argument/result storage required for the RPC call.
  */
        struct inode *inode = req->wb_context->path.dentry->d_inode;
        int flags = (how & FLUSH_SYNC) ? 0 : RPC_TASK_ASYNC;
        int priority = flush_task_priority(how);
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_argp = &data->args,
                .rpc_resp = &data->res,
        };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .task = &data->task,
                .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = call_ops,
                .callback_data = data,
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
        NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated write call "
                "(req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
                count,
                (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
 
-       nfs_execute_write(data);
+       task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+       if (!IS_ERR(task))
+               rpc_put_task(task);
 }
 
 /*
        struct inode *inode = first->wb_context->path.dentry->d_inode;
        int flags = (how & FLUSH_SYNC) ? 0 : RPC_TASK_ASYNC;
        int priority = flush_task_priority(how);
+       struct rpc_task *task;
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_argp = &data->args,
                .rpc_resp = &data->res,
                .rpc_cred = first->wb_context->cred,
        };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
+               .task = &data->task,
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
                .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_commit_ops,
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
        NFS_PROTO(inode)->commit_setup(data, &msg);
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated commit call\n", data->task.tk_pid);
 
-       nfs_execute_write(data);
+       task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
+       if (!IS_ERR(task))
+               rpc_put_task(task);
 }
 
 /*