diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c
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+/*
+ *  fs/nfs4acl/acl.c
+ *
+ *  Common NFSv4 ACL handling code.
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 The Regents of the University of Michigan.
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Marius Aamodt Eriksen <marius@umich.edu>
+ *  Jeff Sedlak <jsedlak@umich.edu>
+ *  J. Bruce Fields <bfields@umich.edu>
+ *
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *  are met:
+ *
+ *  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *  3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its
+ *     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ *  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ *  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ *  FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ *  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ *  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
+ *  BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ *  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ *  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ *  SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
+#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
+#include <linux/nfs4.h>
+#include <linux/nfs4_acl.h>
+
+
+/* mode bit translations: */
+#define NFS4_READ_MODE (NFS4_ACE_READ_DATA)
+#define NFS4_WRITE_MODE (NFS4_ACE_WRITE_DATA | NFS4_ACE_APPEND_DATA)
+#define NFS4_EXECUTE_MODE NFS4_ACE_EXECUTE
+#define NFS4_ANYONE_MODE (NFS4_ACE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | NFS4_ACE_READ_ACL | NFS4_ACE_SYNCHRONIZE)
+#define NFS4_OWNER_MODE (NFS4_ACE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES | NFS4_ACE_WRITE_ACL)
+
+/* We don't support these bits; insist they be neither allowed nor denied */
+#define NFS4_MASK_UNSUPP (NFS4_ACE_DELETE | NFS4_ACE_WRITE_OWNER \
+		| NFS4_ACE_READ_NAMED_ATTRS | NFS4_ACE_WRITE_NAMED_ATTRS)
+
+/* flags used to simulate posix default ACLs */
+#define NFS4_INHERITANCE_FLAGS (NFS4_ACE_FILE_INHERIT_ACE \
+		| NFS4_ACE_DIRECTORY_INHERIT_ACE | NFS4_ACE_INHERIT_ONLY_ACE)
+
+#define MASK_EQUAL(mask1, mask2) \
+	( ((mask1) & NFS4_ACE_MASK_ALL) == ((mask2) & NFS4_ACE_MASK_ALL) )
+
+static u32
+mask_from_posix(unsigned short perm, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int mask = NFS4_ANYONE_MODE;
+
+	if (flags & NFS4_ACL_OWNER)
+		mask |= NFS4_OWNER_MODE;
+	if (perm & ACL_READ)
+		mask |= NFS4_READ_MODE;
+	if (perm & ACL_WRITE)
+		mask |= NFS4_WRITE_MODE;
+	if ((perm & ACL_WRITE) && (flags & NFS4_ACL_DIR))
+		mask |= NFS4_ACE_DELETE_CHILD;
+	if (perm & ACL_EXECUTE)
+		mask |= NFS4_EXECUTE_MODE;
+	return mask;
+}
+
+static u32
+deny_mask(u32 allow_mask, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	u32 ret = ~allow_mask & ~NFS4_MASK_UNSUPP;
+	if (!(flags & NFS4_ACL_DIR))
+		ret &= ~NFS4_ACE_DELETE_CHILD;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* XXX: modify functions to return NFS errors; they're only ever
+ * used by nfs code, after all.... */
+
+static int
+mode_from_nfs4(u32 perm, unsigned short *mode, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	u32 ignore = 0;
+
+	if (!(flags & NFS4_ACL_DIR))
+		ignore |= NFS4_ACE_DELETE_CHILD; /* ignore it */
+	perm |= ignore;
+	*mode = 0;
+	if ((perm & NFS4_READ_MODE) == NFS4_READ_MODE)
+		*mode |= ACL_READ;
+	if ((perm & NFS4_WRITE_MODE) == NFS4_WRITE_MODE)
+		*mode |= ACL_WRITE;
+	if ((perm & NFS4_EXECUTE_MODE) == NFS4_EXECUTE_MODE)
+		*mode |= ACL_EXECUTE;
+	if (!MASK_EQUAL(perm, ignore|mask_from_posix(*mode, flags)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct ace_container {
+	struct nfs4_ace  *ace;
+	struct list_head  ace_l;
+};
+
+static short ace2type(struct nfs4_ace *);
+static int _posix_to_nfsv4_one(struct posix_acl *, struct nfs4_acl *, unsigned int);
+static struct posix_acl *_nfsv4_to_posix_one(struct nfs4_acl *, unsigned int);
+int nfs4_acl_add_ace(struct nfs4_acl *, u32, u32, u32, int, uid_t);
+int nfs4_acl_split(struct nfs4_acl *, struct nfs4_acl *);
+
+struct nfs4_acl *
+nfs4_acl_posix_to_nfsv4(struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl *dpacl,
+			unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct nfs4_acl *acl;
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+
+	if ((pacl != NULL &&
+		(posix_acl_valid(pacl) < 0 || pacl->a_count == 0)) ||
+	    (dpacl != NULL &&
+		(posix_acl_valid(dpacl) < 0 || dpacl->a_count == 0)))
+		goto out_err;
+
+	acl = nfs4_acl_new();
+	if (acl == NULL) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	if (pacl != NULL) {
+		error = _posix_to_nfsv4_one(pacl, acl,
+						flags & ~NFS4_ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out_acl;
+	}
+
+	if (dpacl != NULL) {
+		error = _posix_to_nfsv4_one(dpacl, acl,
+						flags | NFS4_ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out_acl;
+	}
+
+	return acl;
+
+out_acl:
+	nfs4_acl_free(acl);
+out_err:
+	acl = ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	return acl;
+}
+
+static int
+nfs4_acl_add_pair(struct nfs4_acl *acl, int eflag, u32 mask, int whotype,
+		uid_t owner, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE,
+				 eflag, mask, whotype, owner);
+	if (error < 0)
+		return error;
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+				eflag, deny_mask(mask, flags), whotype, owner);
+	return error;
+}
+
+/* We assume the acl has been verified with posix_acl_valid. */
+static int
+_posix_to_nfsv4_one(struct posix_acl *pacl, struct nfs4_acl *acl,
+						unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct posix_acl_entry *pa, *pe, *group_owner_entry;
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	u32 mask, mask_mask;
+	int eflag = ((flags & NFS4_ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT) ?
+					NFS4_INHERITANCE_FLAGS : 0);
+
+	BUG_ON(pacl->a_count < 3);
+	pe = pacl->a_entries + pacl->a_count;
+	pa = pe - 2; /* if mask entry exists, it's second from the last. */
+	if (pa->e_tag == ACL_MASK)
+		mask_mask = deny_mask(mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags), flags);
+	else
+		mask_mask = 0;
+
+	pa = pacl->a_entries;
+	BUG_ON(pa->e_tag != ACL_USER_OBJ);
+	mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags | NFS4_ACL_OWNER);
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_pair(acl, eflag, mask, NFS4_ACL_WHO_OWNER, 0, flags);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+	pa++;
+
+	while (pa->e_tag == ACL_USER) {
+		mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+				eflag,  mask_mask, NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, pa->e_id);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_pair(acl, eflag, mask,
+				NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, pa->e_id, flags);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+		pa++;
+	}
+
+	/* In the case of groups, we apply allow ACEs first, then deny ACEs,
+	 * since a user can be in more than one group.  */
+
+	/* allow ACEs */
+
+	if (pacl->a_count > 3) {
+		BUG_ON(pa->e_tag != ACL_GROUP_OBJ);
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+				NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag, mask_mask,
+				NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP, 0);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+	group_owner_entry = pa;
+	mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE,
+			NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag, mask,
+			NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP, 0);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+	pa++;
+
+	while (pa->e_tag == ACL_GROUP) {
+		mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+				NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag, mask_mask,
+				NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, pa->e_id);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE,
+		    		NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag, mask,
+		    		NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, pa->e_id);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+		pa++;
+	}
+
+	/* deny ACEs */
+
+	pa = group_owner_entry;
+	mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+			NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag,
+			deny_mask(mask, flags), NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP, 0);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+	pa++;
+	while (pa->e_tag == ACL_GROUP) {
+		mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(acl, NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE,
+		    		NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP | eflag,
+		    		deny_mask(mask, flags), NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED, pa->e_id);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+		pa++;
+	}
+
+	if (pa->e_tag == ACL_MASK)
+		pa++;
+	BUG_ON(pa->e_tag != ACL_OTHER);
+	mask = mask_from_posix(pa->e_perm, flags);
+	error = nfs4_acl_add_pair(acl, eflag, mask, NFS4_ACL_WHO_EVERYONE, 0, flags);
+
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static void
+sort_pacl_range(struct posix_acl *pacl, int start, int end) {
+	int sorted = 0, i;
+	struct posix_acl_entry tmp;
+
+	/* We just do a bubble sort; easy to do in place, and we're not
+	 * expecting acl's to be long enough to justify anything more. */
+	while (!sorted) {
+		sorted = 1;
+		for (i = start; i < end; i++) {
+			if (pacl->a_entries[i].e_id
+					> pacl->a_entries[i+1].e_id) {
+				sorted = 0;
+				tmp = pacl->a_entries[i];
+				pacl->a_entries[i] = pacl->a_entries[i+1];
+				pacl->a_entries[i+1] = tmp;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+sort_pacl(struct posix_acl *pacl)
+{
+	/* posix_acl_valid requires that users and groups be in order
+	 * by uid/gid. */
+	int i, j;
+
+	if (pacl->a_count <= 4)
+		return; /* no users or groups */
+	i = 1;
+	while (pacl->a_entries[i].e_tag == ACL_USER)
+		i++;
+	sort_pacl_range(pacl, 1, i-1);
+
+	BUG_ON(pacl->a_entries[i].e_tag != ACL_GROUP_OBJ);
+	j = i++;
+	while (pacl->a_entries[j].e_tag == ACL_GROUP)
+		j++;
+	sort_pacl_range(pacl, i, j-1);
+	return;
+}
+
+static int
+write_pace(struct nfs4_ace *ace, struct posix_acl *pacl,
+		struct posix_acl_entry **pace, short tag, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct posix_acl_entry *this = *pace;
+
+	if (*pace == pacl->a_entries + pacl->a_count)
+		return -EINVAL; /* fell off the end */
+	(*pace)++;
+	this->e_tag = tag;
+	if (tag == ACL_USER_OBJ)
+		flags |= NFS4_ACL_OWNER;
+	if (mode_from_nfs4(ace->access_mask, &this->e_perm, flags))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	this->e_id = (tag == ACL_USER || tag == ACL_GROUP ?
+			ace->who : ACL_UNDEFINED_ID);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct nfs4_ace *
+get_next_v4_ace(struct list_head **p, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace;
+
+	*p = (*p)->next;
+	if (*p == head)
+		return NULL;
+	ace = list_entry(*p, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+
+	return ace;
+}
+
+int
+nfs4_acl_nfsv4_to_posix(struct nfs4_acl *acl, struct posix_acl **pacl,
+		struct posix_acl **dpacl, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct nfs4_acl *dacl;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
+
+	*pacl = NULL;
+	*dpacl = NULL;
+
+	dacl = nfs4_acl_new();
+	if (dacl == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = nfs4_acl_split(acl, dacl);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	if (pacl != NULL) {
+		if (acl->naces == 0) {
+			error = -ENODATA;
+			goto try_dpacl;
+		}
+
+		*pacl = _nfsv4_to_posix_one(acl, flags);
+		if (IS_ERR(*pacl)) {
+			error = PTR_ERR(*pacl);
+			*pacl = NULL;
+			goto out_acl;
+		}
+	}
+
+try_dpacl:
+	if (dpacl != NULL) {
+		if (dacl->naces == 0) {
+			if (pacl == NULL || *pacl == NULL)
+				error = -ENODATA;
+			goto out_acl;
+		}
+
+		error = 0;
+		*dpacl = _nfsv4_to_posix_one(dacl, flags);
+		if (IS_ERR(*dpacl)) {
+			error = PTR_ERR(*dpacl);
+			*dpacl = NULL;
+			goto out_acl;
+		}
+	}
+
+out_acl:
+	if (error && pacl) {
+		posix_acl_release(*pacl);
+		*pacl = NULL;
+	}
+	nfs4_acl_free(dacl);
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int
+same_who(struct nfs4_ace *a, struct nfs4_ace *b)
+{
+	return a->whotype == b->whotype &&
+		(a->whotype != NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED || a->who == b->who);
+}
+
+static int
+complementary_ace_pair(struct nfs4_ace *allow, struct nfs4_ace *deny,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int ignore = 0;
+	if (!(flags & NFS4_ACL_DIR))
+		ignore |= NFS4_ACE_DELETE_CHILD;
+	return MASK_EQUAL(ignore|deny_mask(allow->access_mask, flags),
+			  ignore|deny->access_mask) &&
+		allow->type == NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE &&
+		deny->type == NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE &&
+		allow->flag == deny->flag &&
+		same_who(allow, deny);
+}
+
+static inline int
+user_obj_from_v4(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, struct list_head **p,
+		struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl_entry **pace,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace, *ace2;
+
+	ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	if (ace2type(ace) != ACL_USER_OBJ)
+		goto out;
+	error = write_pace(ace, pacl, pace, ACL_USER_OBJ, flags);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	ace2 = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace2 == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	if (!complementary_ace_pair(ace, ace2, flags))
+		goto out;
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static inline int
+users_from_v4(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, struct list_head **p,
+		struct nfs4_ace **mask_ace,
+		struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl_entry **pace,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace, *ace2;
+
+	ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	while (ace2type(ace) == ACL_USER) {
+		if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE)
+			goto out;
+		if (*mask_ace &&
+			!MASK_EQUAL(ace->access_mask, (*mask_ace)->access_mask))
+			goto out;
+		*mask_ace = ace;
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE)
+			goto out;
+		error = write_pace(ace, pacl, pace, ACL_USER, flags);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		ace2 = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace2 == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		if (!complementary_ace_pair(ace, ace2, flags))
+			goto out;
+		if ((*mask_ace)->flag != ace2->flag ||
+				!same_who(*mask_ace, ace2))
+			goto out;
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+	}
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static inline int
+group_obj_and_groups_from_v4(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, struct list_head **p,
+		struct nfs4_ace **mask_ace,
+		struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl_entry **pace,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace, *ace2;
+	struct ace_container *ac;
+	struct list_head group_l;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group_l);
+	ace = list_entry(*p, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+
+	/* group owner (mask and allow aces) */
+
+	if (pacl->a_count != 3) {
+		/* then the group owner should be preceded by mask */
+		if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE)
+			goto out;
+		if (*mask_ace &&
+			!MASK_EQUAL(ace->access_mask, (*mask_ace)->access_mask))
+			goto out;
+		*mask_ace = ace;
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+
+		if ((*mask_ace)->flag != ace->flag || !same_who(*mask_ace, ace))
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ace2type(ace) != ACL_GROUP_OBJ)
+		goto out;
+
+	ac = kmalloc(sizeof(*ac), GFP_KERNEL);
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	if (ac == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	ac->ace = ace;
+	list_add_tail(&ac->ace_l, &group_l);
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = write_pace(ace, pacl, pace, ACL_GROUP_OBJ, flags);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* groups (mask and allow aces) */
+
+	while (ace2type(ace) == ACL_GROUP) {
+		if (*mask_ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE ||
+			!MASK_EQUAL(ace->access_mask, (*mask_ace)->access_mask))
+			goto out;
+		*mask_ace = ace;
+
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		ac = kmalloc(sizeof(*ac), GFP_KERNEL);
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		if (ac == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE ||
+				!same_who(ace, *mask_ace))
+			goto out;
+
+		ac->ace = ace;
+		list_add_tail(&ac->ace_l, &group_l);
+
+		error = write_pace(ace, pacl, pace, ACL_GROUP, flags);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* group owner (deny ace) */
+
+	if (ace2type(ace) != ACL_GROUP_OBJ)
+		goto out;
+	ac = list_entry(group_l.next, struct ace_container, ace_l);
+	ace2 = ac->ace;
+	if (!complementary_ace_pair(ace2, ace, flags))
+		goto out;
+	list_del(group_l.next);
+	kfree(ac);
+
+	/* groups (deny aces) */
+
+	while (!list_empty(&group_l)) {
+		ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+		if (ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		if (ace2type(ace) != ACL_GROUP)
+			goto out;
+		ac = list_entry(group_l.next, struct ace_container, ace_l);
+		ace2 = ac->ace;
+		if (!complementary_ace_pair(ace2, ace, flags))
+			goto out;
+		list_del(group_l.next);
+		kfree(ac);
+	}
+
+	ace = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	if (ace2type(ace) != ACL_OTHER)
+		goto out;
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	while (!list_empty(&group_l)) {
+		ac = list_entry(group_l.next, struct ace_container, ace_l);
+		list_del(group_l.next);
+		kfree(ac);
+	}
+	return error;
+}
+
+static inline int
+mask_from_v4(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, struct list_head **p,
+		struct nfs4_ace **mask_ace,
+		struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl_entry **pace,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace;
+
+	ace = list_entry(*p, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+	if (pacl->a_count != 3) {
+		if (*mask_ace == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		(*mask_ace)->access_mask = deny_mask((*mask_ace)->access_mask, flags);
+		write_pace(*mask_ace, pacl, pace, ACL_MASK, flags);
+	}
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static inline int
+other_from_v4(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, struct list_head **p,
+		struct posix_acl *pacl, struct posix_acl_entry **pace,
+		unsigned int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace, *ace2;
+
+	ace = list_entry(*p, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+	if (ace->type != NFS4_ACE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE)
+		goto out;
+	error = write_pace(ace, pacl, pace, ACL_OTHER, flags);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	ace2 = get_next_v4_ace(p, &n4acl->ace_head);
+	if (ace2 == NULL)
+		goto out;
+	if (!complementary_ace_pair(ace, ace2, flags))
+		goto out;
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int
+calculate_posix_ace_count(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl)
+{
+	if (n4acl->naces == 6) /* owner, owner group, and other only */
+		return 3;
+	else { /* Otherwise there must be a mask entry. */
+		/* Also, the remaining entries are for named users and
+		 * groups, and come in threes (mask, allow, deny): */
+		if (n4acl->naces < 7)
+			return -1;
+		if ((n4acl->naces - 7) % 3)
+			return -1;
+		return 4 + (n4acl->naces - 7)/3;
+	}
+}
+
+
+static struct posix_acl *
+_nfsv4_to_posix_one(struct nfs4_acl *n4acl, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct posix_acl *pacl;
+	int error = -EINVAL, nace = 0;
+	struct list_head *p;
+	struct nfs4_ace *mask_ace = NULL;
+	struct posix_acl_entry *pace;
+
+	nace = calculate_posix_ace_count(n4acl);
+	if (nace < 0)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	pacl = posix_acl_alloc(nace, GFP_KERNEL);
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	if (pacl == NULL)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	pace = &pacl->a_entries[0];
+	p = &n4acl->ace_head;
+
+	error = user_obj_from_v4(n4acl, &p, pacl, &pace, flags);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	error = users_from_v4(n4acl, &p, &mask_ace, pacl, &pace, flags);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	error = group_obj_and_groups_from_v4(n4acl, &p, &mask_ace, pacl, &pace,
+						flags);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	error = mask_from_v4(n4acl, &p, &mask_ace, pacl, &pace, flags);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_acl;
+	error = other_from_v4(n4acl, &p, pacl, &pace, flags);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (p->next != &n4acl->ace_head)
+		goto out_acl;
+	if (pace != pacl->a_entries + pacl->a_count)
+		goto out_acl;
+
+	sort_pacl(pacl);
+
+	return pacl;
+out_acl:
+	posix_acl_release(pacl);
+out_err:
+	pacl = ERR_PTR(error);
+	return pacl;
+}
+
+int
+nfs4_acl_split(struct nfs4_acl *acl, struct nfs4_acl *dacl)
+{
+	struct list_head *h, *n;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_safe(h, n, &acl->ace_head) {
+		ace = list_entry(h, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+
+		if ((ace->flag & NFS4_INHERITANCE_FLAGS)
+				!= NFS4_INHERITANCE_FLAGS)
+			continue;
+
+		error = nfs4_acl_add_ace(dacl, ace->type, ace->flag,
+				ace->access_mask, ace->whotype, ace->who) == -1;
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		list_del(h);
+		kfree(ace);
+		acl->naces--;
+	}
+
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+static short
+ace2type(struct nfs4_ace *ace)
+{
+	switch (ace->whotype) {
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED:
+			return (ace->flag & NFS4_ACE_IDENTIFIER_GROUP ?
+					ACL_GROUP : ACL_USER);
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_OWNER:
+			return ACL_USER_OBJ;
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP:
+			return ACL_GROUP_OBJ;
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_EVERYONE:
+			return ACL_OTHER;
+	}
+	BUG();
+	return -1;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_posix_to_nfsv4);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_nfsv4_to_posix);
+
+struct nfs4_acl *
+nfs4_acl_new(void)
+{
+	struct nfs4_acl *acl;
+
+	if ((acl = kmalloc(sizeof(*acl), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	acl->naces = 0;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&acl->ace_head);
+
+	return acl;
+}
+
+void
+nfs4_acl_free(struct nfs4_acl *acl)
+{
+	struct list_head *h;
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace;
+
+	if (!acl)
+		return;
+
+	while (!list_empty(&acl->ace_head)) {
+		h = acl->ace_head.next;
+		list_del(h);
+		ace = list_entry(h, struct nfs4_ace, l_ace);
+		kfree(ace);
+	}
+
+	kfree(acl);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+int
+nfs4_acl_add_ace(struct nfs4_acl *acl, u32 type, u32 flag, u32 access_mask,
+		int whotype, uid_t who)
+{
+	struct nfs4_ace *ace;
+
+	if ((ace = kmalloc(sizeof(*ace), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	ace->type = type;
+	ace->flag = flag;
+	ace->access_mask = access_mask;
+	ace->whotype = whotype;
+	ace->who = who;
+
+	list_add_tail(&ace->l_ace, &acl->ace_head);
+	acl->naces++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct {
+	char *string;
+	int   stringlen;
+	int type;
+} s2t_map[] = {
+	{
+		.string    = "OWNER@",
+		.stringlen = sizeof("OWNER@") - 1,
+		.type      = NFS4_ACL_WHO_OWNER,
+	},
+	{
+		.string    = "GROUP@",
+		.stringlen = sizeof("GROUP@") - 1,
+		.type      = NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP,
+	},
+	{
+		.string    = "EVERYONE@",
+		.stringlen = sizeof("EVERYONE@") - 1,
+		.type      = NFS4_ACL_WHO_EVERYONE,
+	},
+};
+
+int
+nfs4_acl_get_whotype(char *p, u32 len)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i=0; i < sizeof(s2t_map) / sizeof(*s2t_map); i++) {
+		if (s2t_map[i].stringlen == len &&
+				0 == memcmp(s2t_map[i].string, p, len))
+			return s2t_map[i].type;
+	}
+	return NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED;
+}
+
+int
+nfs4_acl_write_who(int who, char *p)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i=0; i < sizeof(s2t_map) / sizeof(*s2t_map); i++) {
+		if (s2t_map[i].type == who) {
+			memcpy(p, s2t_map[i].string, s2t_map[i].stringlen);
+			return s2t_map[i].stringlen;
+		}
+	}
+	BUG();
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int
+match_who(struct nfs4_ace *ace, uid_t owner, gid_t group, uid_t who)
+{
+	switch (ace->whotype) {
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_NAMED:
+			return who == ace->who;
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_OWNER:
+			return who == owner;
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_GROUP:
+			return who == group;
+		case NFS4_ACL_WHO_EVERYONE:
+			return 1;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_new);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_free);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_add_ace);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_get_whotype);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfs4_acl_write_who);