}
 }
 
-static struct rpc_clnt * rpc_new_client(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, char *servname, struct rpc_program *program, u32 vers, rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
+static struct rpc_clnt * rpc_new_client(const struct rpc_create_args *args, struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
+       struct rpc_program      *program = args->program;
        struct rpc_version      *version;
        struct rpc_clnt         *clnt = NULL;
        struct rpc_auth         *auth;
 
        /* sanity check the name before trying to print it */
        err = -EINVAL;
-       len = strlen(servname);
+       len = strlen(args->servername);
        if (len > RPC_MAXNETNAMELEN)
                goto out_no_rpciod;
        len++;
 
        dprintk("RPC:       creating %s client for %s (xprt %p)\n",
-                       program->name, servname, xprt);
+                       program->name, args->servername, xprt);
 
        err = rpciod_up();
        if (err)
        err = -EINVAL;
        if (!xprt)
                goto out_no_xprt;
-       if (vers >= program->nrvers || !(version = program->version[vers]))
+
+       if (args->version >= program->nrvers)
+               goto out_err;
+       version = program->version[args->version];
+       if (version == NULL)
                goto out_err;
 
        err = -ENOMEM;
        clnt->cl_server = clnt->cl_inline_name;
        if (len > sizeof(clnt->cl_inline_name)) {
                char *buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (buf != 0)
+               if (buf != NULL)
                        clnt->cl_server = buf;
                else
                        len = sizeof(clnt->cl_inline_name);
        }
-       strlcpy(clnt->cl_server, servname, len);
+       strlcpy(clnt->cl_server, args->servername, len);
 
        clnt->cl_xprt     = xprt;
        clnt->cl_procinfo = version->procs;
        if (err < 0)
                goto out_no_path;
 
-       auth = rpcauth_create(flavor, clnt);
+       auth = rpcauth_create(args->authflavor, clnt);
        if (IS_ERR(auth)) {
                printk(KERN_INFO "RPC: Couldn't create auth handle (flavor %u)\n",
-                               flavor);
+                               args->authflavor);
                err = PTR_ERR(auth);
                goto out_no_auth;
        }
        if (args->flags & RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NONPRIVPORT)
                xprt->resvport = 0;
 
-       clnt = rpc_new_client(xprt, args->servername, args->program,
-                               args->version, args->authflavor);
+       clnt = rpc_new_client(args, xprt);
        if (IS_ERR(clnt))
                return clnt;