diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index 98e8780..a42ba9d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -505,14 +505,14 @@
 {
 	char			*kbuf;
 	int			error = EFAULT;
-	
+
 	if (*len > XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
 		return EINVAL;
 	kbuf = kmalloc(*len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kbuf)
 		return ENOMEM;
 
-	error = xfs_attr_get(XFS_I(inode), name, kbuf, (int *)len, flags, NULL);
+	error = xfs_attr_get(XFS_I(inode), name, kbuf, (int *)len, flags);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_kfree;
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 
 	if (copy_from_user(kbuf, ubuf, len))
 		goto out_kfree;
-			
+
 	error = xfs_attr_set(XFS_I(inode), name, kbuf, len, flags);
 
  out_kfree:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
index 796e76e..ebee3a4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
@@ -334,14 +334,15 @@
 {
 	xfs_acl_t	*acl;
 	int		rval;
+	struct xfs_name	acl_name = {SGI_ACL_FILE, SGI_ACL_FILE_SIZE};
 
 	if (!(_ACL_ALLOC(acl)))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* If the file has no ACL return -1. */
 	rval = sizeof(xfs_acl_t);
-	if (xfs_attr_fetch(ip, SGI_ACL_FILE, SGI_ACL_FILE_SIZE,
-			(char *)acl, &rval, ATTR_ROOT | ATTR_KERNACCESS, cr)) {
+	if (xfs_attr_fetch(ip, &acl_name, (char *)acl, &rval,
+					ATTR_ROOT | ATTR_KERNACCESS)) {
 		_ACL_FREE(acl);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@
 	*error = xfs_attr_get(xfs_vtoi(vp),
 					kind == _ACL_TYPE_ACCESS ?
 					SGI_ACL_FILE : SGI_ACL_DEFAULT,
-					(char *)aclp, &len, flags, sys_cred);
+					(char *)aclp, &len, flags);
 	if (*error || (flags & ATTR_KERNOVAL))
 		return;
 	xfs_acl_get_endian(aclp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
index 36d781e..df151a8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -101,14 +101,28 @@
 ktrace_t *xfs_attr_trace_buf;
 #endif
 
+STATIC int
+xfs_attr_name_to_xname(
+	struct xfs_name	*xname,
+	const char	*aname)
+{
+	if (!aname)
+		return EINVAL;
+	xname->name = aname;
+	xname->len = strlen(aname);
+	if (xname->len >= MAXNAMELEN)
+		return EFAULT;		/* match IRIX behaviour */
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 /*========================================================================
  * Overall external interface routines.
  *========================================================================*/
 
 int
-xfs_attr_fetch(xfs_inode_t *ip, const char *name, int namelen,
-	       char *value, int *valuelenp, int flags, struct cred *cred)
+xfs_attr_fetch(xfs_inode_t *ip, struct xfs_name *name,
+		char *value, int *valuelenp, int flags)
 {
 	xfs_da_args_t   args;
 	int             error;
@@ -122,8 +136,8 @@
 	 * Fill in the arg structure for this request.
 	 */
 	memset((char *)&args, 0, sizeof(args));
-	args.name = name;
-	args.namelen = namelen;
+	args.name = name->name;
+	args.namelen = name->len;
 	args.value = value;
 	args.valuelen = *valuelenp;
 	args.flags = flags;
@@ -162,31 +176,29 @@
 	const char	*name,
 	char		*value,
 	int		*valuelenp,
-	int		flags,
-	cred_t		*cred)
+	int		flags)
 {
-	int		error, namelen;
+	int		error;
+	struct xfs_name	xname;
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_attr_get);
 
-	if (!name)
-		return(EINVAL);
-	namelen = strlen(name);
-	if (namelen >= MAXNAMELEN)
-		return(EFAULT);		/* match IRIX behaviour */
-
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount))
 		return(EIO);
 
+	error = xfs_attr_name_to_xname(&xname, name);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-	error = xfs_attr_fetch(ip, name, namelen, value, valuelenp, flags, cred);
+	error = xfs_attr_fetch(ip, &xname, value, valuelenp, flags);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 	return(error);
 }
 
-int
-xfs_attr_set_int(xfs_inode_t *dp, const char *name, int namelen,
-		 char *value, int valuelen, int flags)
+STATIC int
+xfs_attr_set_int(xfs_inode_t *dp, struct xfs_name *name,
+		char *value, int valuelen, int flags)
 {
 	xfs_da_args_t	args;
 	xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;
@@ -209,7 +221,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (XFS_IFORK_Q(dp) == 0) {
 		int sf_size = sizeof(xfs_attr_sf_hdr_t) +
-			      XFS_ATTR_SF_ENTSIZE_BYNAME(namelen, valuelen);
+			      XFS_ATTR_SF_ENTSIZE_BYNAME(name->len, valuelen);
 
 		if ((error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(dp, sf_size, rsvd)))
 			return(error);
@@ -219,8 +231,8 @@
 	 * Fill in the arg structure for this request.
 	 */
 	memset((char *)&args, 0, sizeof(args));
-	args.name = name;
-	args.namelen = namelen;
+	args.name = name->name;
+	args.namelen = name->len;
 	args.value = value;
 	args.valuelen = valuelen;
 	args.flags = flags;
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@
 	 * Determine space new attribute will use, and if it would be
 	 * "local" or "remote" (note: local != inline).
 	 */
-	size = xfs_attr_leaf_newentsize(namelen, valuelen,
+	size = xfs_attr_leaf_newentsize(name->len, valuelen,
 					mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize, &local);
 
 	nblks = XFS_DAENTER_SPACE_RES(mp, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
@@ -429,26 +441,27 @@
 	int		valuelen,
 	int		flags)
 {
-	int             namelen;
-
-	namelen = strlen(name);
-	if (namelen >= MAXNAMELEN)
-		return EFAULT;		/* match IRIX behaviour */
+	int             error;
+	struct xfs_name	xname;
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_attr_set);
 
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(dp->i_mount))
 		return (EIO);
 
-	return xfs_attr_set_int(dp, name, namelen, value, valuelen, flags);
+	error = xfs_attr_name_to_xname(&xname, name);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	return xfs_attr_set_int(dp, &xname, value, valuelen, flags);
 }
 
 /*
  * Generic handler routine to remove a name from an attribute list.
  * Transitions attribute list from Btree to shortform as necessary.
  */
-int
-xfs_attr_remove_int(xfs_inode_t *dp, const char *name, int namelen, int flags)
+STATIC int
+xfs_attr_remove_int(xfs_inode_t *dp, struct xfs_name *name, int flags)
 {
 	xfs_da_args_t	args;
 	xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;
@@ -460,8 +473,8 @@
 	 * Fill in the arg structure for this request.
 	 */
 	memset((char *)&args, 0, sizeof(args));
-	args.name = name;
-	args.namelen = namelen;
+	args.name = name->name;
+	args.namelen = name->len;
 	args.flags = flags;
 	args.hashval = xfs_da_hashname(args.name, args.namelen);
 	args.dp = dp;
@@ -575,17 +588,18 @@
 	const char	*name,
 	int		flags)
 {
-	int		namelen;
-
-	namelen = strlen(name);
-	if (namelen >= MAXNAMELEN)
-		return EFAULT;		/* match IRIX behaviour */
+	int		error;
+	struct xfs_name	xname;
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_attr_remove);
 
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(dp->i_mount))
 		return (EIO);
 
+	error = xfs_attr_name_to_xname(&xname, name);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	xfs_ilock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 	if (XFS_IFORK_Q(dp) == 0 ||
 		   (dp->i_d.di_aformat == XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS &&
@@ -595,10 +609,10 @@
 	}
 	xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 
-	return xfs_attr_remove_int(dp, name, namelen, flags);
+	return xfs_attr_remove_int(dp, &xname, flags);
 }
 
-int								/* error */
+STATIC int
 xfs_attr_list_int(xfs_attr_list_context_t *context)
 {
 	int error;
@@ -2522,8 +2536,7 @@
 {
 	int	error, asize = size;
 
-	error = xfs_attr_get(xfs_vtoi(vp), name, data,
-				    &asize, xflags, NULL);
+	error = xfs_attr_get(xfs_vtoi(vp), name, data, &asize, xflags);
 	if (!error)
 		return asize;
 	return -error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
index 786eba3..6cfc938 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
@@ -158,14 +158,10 @@
 /*
  * Overall external interface routines.
  */
-int xfs_attr_set_int(struct xfs_inode *, const char *, int, char *, int, int);
-int xfs_attr_remove_int(struct xfs_inode *, const char *, int, int);
-int xfs_attr_list_int(struct xfs_attr_list_context *);
 int xfs_attr_inactive(struct xfs_inode *dp);
 
 int xfs_attr_shortform_getvalue(struct xfs_da_args *);
-int xfs_attr_fetch(struct xfs_inode *, const char *, int,
-			char *, int *, int, struct cred *);
+int xfs_attr_fetch(struct xfs_inode *, struct xfs_name *, char *, int *, int);
 int xfs_attr_rmtval_get(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_ATTR_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
index ba798fc..827afc9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		struct xfs_inode *src_ip, struct xfs_inode *target_dp,
 		struct xfs_name *target_name, struct xfs_inode *target_ip);
 int xfs_attr_get(struct xfs_inode *ip, const char *name, char *value,
-		int *valuelenp, int flags, cred_t *cred);
+		int *valuelenp, int flags);
 int xfs_attr_set(struct xfs_inode *dp, const char *name, char *value,
 		int valuelen, int flags);
 int xfs_attr_remove(struct xfs_inode *dp, const char *name, int flags);