unsigned long user_addr = (unsigned long)iov->iov_base;
        size_t count = iov->iov_len;
        size_t rsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->rsize;
+       struct rpc_message msg = {
+               .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_read_direct_ops,
                .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
        };
 
                data->req = (struct nfs_page *) dreq;
                data->inode = inode;
-               data->cred = ctx->cred;
+               data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
                data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
                data->args.context = ctx;
                data->args.offset = pos;
                data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
                data->res.eof = 0;
                data->res.count = bytes;
+               msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
+               msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
 
                task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
+               NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data, &msg);
                rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
-               NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data);
 
                rpc_execute(&data->task);
 
        struct inode *inode = dreq->inode;
        struct list_head *p;
        struct nfs_write_data *data;
+       struct rpc_message msg = {
+               .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
                .callback_ops = &nfs_write_direct_ops,
 
                get_dreq(dreq);
 
+               /* Use stable writes */
+               data->args.stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
+
                /*
                 * Reset data->res.
                 */
                 * since the original request was sent.
                 */
                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);
-               NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, FLUSH_STABLE);
 
                /*
                 * We're called via an RPC callback, so BKL is already held.
 static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 {
        struct nfs_write_data *data = dreq->commit_data;
+       struct rpc_message msg = {
+               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
+               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
+               .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(dreq->inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_commit_direct_ops,
                .callback_data = data,
                .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
        };
 
        data->inode = dreq->inode;
-       data->cred = dreq->ctx->cred;
+       data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
 
        data->args.fh = NFS_FH(data->inode);
        data->args.offset = 0;
        data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
        data->res.verf = &data->verf;
 
+       NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_setup(data, &msg);
        rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
-       NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_setup(data, 0);
 
        /* Note: task.tk_ops->rpc_release will free dreq->commit_data */
        dreq->commit_data = NULL;
        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_message msg = {
+               .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_write_direct_ops,
                .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
        };
 
                data->req = (struct nfs_page *) dreq;
                data->inode = inode;
-               data->cred = ctx->cred;
+               data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
                data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
                data->args.context = ctx;
                data->args.offset = pos;
                data->args.pgbase = pgbase;
                data->args.pages = data->pagevec;
                data->args.count = bytes;
+               data->args.stable = sync;
                data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
                data->res.count = bytes;
                data->res.verf = &data->verf;
 
                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);
-               NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, sync);
 
                rpc_execute(&data->task);
 
        struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(inode);
        struct nfs_direct_req *dreq;
        size_t wsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize;
-       int sync = 0;
+       int sync = NFS_UNSTABLE;
 
        dreq = nfs_direct_req_alloc();
        if (!dreq)
        nfs_alloc_commit_data(dreq);
 
        if (dreq->commit_data == NULL || count < wsize)
-               sync = FLUSH_STABLE;
+               sync = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
 
        dreq->inode = inode;
        dreq->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(iocb->ki_filp));
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs3_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data)
+static void nfs3_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message      msg = {
-               .rpc_proc       = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_READ],
-               .rpc_argp       = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp       = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred       = data->cred,
-       };
-
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_READ];
 }
 
 static int nfs3_write_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs3_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+static void nfs3_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message      msg = {
-               .rpc_proc       = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_WRITE],
-               .rpc_argp       = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp       = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred       = data->cred,
-       };
-
-       data->args.stable = NFS_UNSTABLE;
-       if (how & FLUSH_STABLE) {
-               data->args.stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
-               if (NFS_I(data->inode)->ncommit)
-                       data->args.stable = NFS_DATA_SYNC;
-       }
-
-       /* Finalize the task. */
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_WRITE];
 }
 
 static int nfs3_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs3_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+static void nfs3_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message      msg = {
-               .rpc_proc       = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_COMMIT],
-               .rpc_argp       = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp       = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred       = data->cred,
-       };
-
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_COMMIT];
 }
 
 static int
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs4_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data)
+static void nfs4_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message msg = {
-               .rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_READ],
-               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred = data->cred,
-       };
-
        data->timestamp   = jiffies;
-
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_READ];
 }
 
 static int nfs4_write_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs4_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+static void nfs4_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message msg = {
-               .rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_WRITE],
-               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred = data->cred,
-       };
-       struct inode *inode = data->inode;
-       struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-       int stable;
-       
-       if (how & FLUSH_STABLE) {
-               if (!NFS_I(inode)->ncommit)
-                       stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
-               else
-                       stable = NFS_DATA_SYNC;
-       } else
-               stable = NFS_UNSTABLE;
-       data->args.stable = stable;
+       struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
+
        data->args.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask;
        data->res.server = server;
-
        data->timestamp   = jiffies;
 
-       /* Finalize the task. */
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_WRITE];
 }
 
 static int nfs4_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs4_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+static void nfs4_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message msg = {
-               .rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_COMMIT],
-               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred = data->cred,
-       };      
        struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
        
        data->args.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask;
        data->res.server = server;
-
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_COMMIT];
 }
 
 /*
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data)
+static void nfs_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_read_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message      msg = {
-               .rpc_proc       = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_READ],
-               .rpc_argp       = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp       = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred       = data->cred,
-       };
-
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_READ];
 }
 
 static int nfs_write_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void nfs_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+static void nfs_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-       struct rpc_message      msg = {
-               .rpc_proc       = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_WRITE],
-               .rpc_argp       = &data->args,
-               .rpc_resp       = &data->res,
-               .rpc_cred       = data->cred,
-       };
-
        /* Note: NFSv2 ignores @stable and always uses NFS_FILE_SYNC */
        data->args.stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
-
-       /* Finalize the task. */
-       rpc_call_setup(&data->task, &msg, 0);
+       msg->rpc_proc = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_WRITE];
 }
 
 static void
-nfs_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
+nfs_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
        BUG();
 }
 
        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_message msg = {
+               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
+               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
+               .rpc_cred = req->wb_context->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = call_ops,
                .callback_data = data,
                .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC | swap_flags,
 
        data->req         = req;
        data->inode       = inode;
-       data->cred        = req->wb_context->cred;
+       data->cred        = msg.rpc_cred;
 
        data->args.fh     = NFS_FH(inode);
        data->args.offset = req_offset(req) + offset;
        nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct. */
+       NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data, &msg);
        rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
-       NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated read call (req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
                        data->task.tk_pid,
                        (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode),
                        count,
                        (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
+
+       nfs_execute_read(data);
 }
 
 static void
        }
 }
 
-/*
- * Start an async read operation
- */
-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);
-}
-
 /*
  * Generate multiple requests to fill a single page.
  *
                                  rsize, offset);
                offset += rsize;
                nbytes -= rsize;
-               nfs_execute_read(data);
        } while (nbytes != 0);
 
        return 0;
        req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
 
        nfs_read_rpcsetup(req, data, &nfs_read_full_ops, count, 0);
-
-       nfs_execute_read(data);
        return 0;
 out_bad:
        nfs_async_read_error(head);
 
        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_message msg = {
+               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
+               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
+               .rpc_cred = req->wb_context->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = call_ops,
                .callback_data = data,
                .flags = flags,
 
        data->req = req;
        data->inode = inode = req->wb_context->path.dentry->d_inode;
-       data->cred = req->wb_context->cred;
+       data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
 
        data->args.fh     = NFS_FH(inode);
        data->args.offset = req_offset(req) + offset;
        data->args.pages  = data->pagevec;
        data->args.count  = count;
        data->args.context = req->wb_context;
+       data->args.stable  = NFS_UNSTABLE;
+       if (how & FLUSH_STABLE) {
+               data->args.stable = NFS_DATA_SYNC;
+               if (!NFS_I(inode)->ncommit)
+                       data->args.stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
+       }
 
        data->res.fattr   = &data->fattr;
        data->res.count   = count;
        nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
+       NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
        rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
-       NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, how);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated write call "
                "(req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
                (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode),
                count,
                (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
-}
 
-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);
+       nfs_execute_write(data);
 }
 
 /*
                                   wsize, offset, how);
                offset += wsize;
                nbytes -= wsize;
-               nfs_execute_write(data);
        } while (nbytes != 0);
 
        return 0;
        /* Set up the argument struct */
        nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, &nfs_write_full_ops, count, 0, how);
 
-       nfs_execute_write(data);
        return 0;
  out_bad:
        while (!list_empty(head)) {
        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_message msg = {
+               .rpc_argp = &data->args,
+               .rpc_resp = &data->res,
+               .rpc_cred = first->wb_context->cred,
+       };
        struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
                .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+               .rpc_message = &msg,
                .callback_ops = &nfs_commit_ops,
                .callback_data = data,
                .flags = flags,
        list_splice_init(head, &data->pages);
 
        data->inode       = inode;
-       data->cred        = first->wb_context->cred;
+       data->cred        = msg.rpc_cred;
 
        data->args.fh     = NFS_FH(data->inode);
        /* Note: we always request a commit of the entire inode */
        nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
 
        /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
+       NFS_PROTO(inode)->commit_setup(data, &msg);
        rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
-       NFS_PROTO(inode)->commit_setup(data, how);
 
        dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated commit call\n", data->task.tk_pid);
+
+       nfs_execute_write(data);
 }
 
 /*
        /* Set up the argument struct */
        nfs_commit_rpcsetup(head, data, how);
 
-       nfs_execute_write(data);
        return 0;
  out_bad:
        while (!list_empty(head)) {
 
                             struct nfs_pathconf *);
        int     (*set_capabilities)(struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *);
        __be32 *(*decode_dirent)(__be32 *, struct nfs_entry *, int plus);
-       void    (*read_setup)   (struct nfs_read_data *);
+       void    (*read_setup)   (struct nfs_read_data *, struct rpc_message *);
        int     (*read_done)  (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_read_data *);
-       void    (*write_setup)  (struct nfs_write_data *, int how);
+       void    (*write_setup)  (struct nfs_write_data *, struct rpc_message *);
        int     (*write_done)  (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);
-       void    (*commit_setup) (struct nfs_write_data *, int how);
+       void    (*commit_setup) (struct nfs_write_data *, struct rpc_message *);
        int     (*commit_done) (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);
        int     (*file_open)   (struct inode *, struct file *);
        int     (*file_release) (struct inode *, struct file *);