diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 489fc01a3204..e4e089a8f294 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_read_release(void *calldata)
 
 	if (put_dreq(dreq))
 		nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
-	nfs_readdata_release(calldata);
+	nfs_readdata_free(data);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_direct_ops = {
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 					data->npages, 1, 0, data->pagevec, NULL);
 		up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 		if (result < 0) {
-			nfs_readdata_release(data);
+			nfs_readdata_free(data);
 			break;
 		}
 		if ((unsigned)result < data->npages) {
 			bytes = result * PAGE_SIZE;
 			if (bytes <= pgbase) {
 				nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, result);
-				nfs_readdata_release(data);
+				nfs_readdata_free(data);
 				break;
 			}
 			bytes -= pgbase;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 		data->inode = inode;
 		data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
 		data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
-		data->args.context = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
+		data->args.context = ctx;
 		data->args.offset = pos;
 		data->args.pgbase = pgbase;
 		data->args.pages = data->pagevec;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_free_writedata(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 		struct nfs_write_data *data = list_entry(dreq->rewrite_list.next, struct nfs_write_data, pages);
 		list_del(&data->pages);
 		nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, data->npages);
-		nfs_writedata_release(data);
+		nfs_writedata_free(data);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_release(void *calldata)
 
 	dprintk("NFS: %5u commit returned %d\n", data->task.tk_pid, status);
 	nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, data->inode);
-	nfs_commitdata_release(calldata);
+	nfs_commit_free(data);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_direct_ops = {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 	data->args.fh = NFS_FH(data->inode);
 	data->args.offset = 0;
 	data->args.count = 0;
-	data->args.context = get_nfs_open_context(dreq->ctx);
+	data->args.context = dreq->ctx;
 	data->res.count = 0;
 	data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
 	data->res.verf = &data->verf;
@@ -734,14 +734,14 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 					data->npages, 0, 0, data->pagevec, NULL);
 		up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 		if (result < 0) {
-			nfs_writedata_release(data);
+			nfs_writedata_free(data);
 			break;
 		}
 		if ((unsigned)result < data->npages) {
 			bytes = result * PAGE_SIZE;
 			if (bytes <= pgbase) {
 				nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, result);
-				nfs_writedata_release(data);
+				nfs_writedata_free(data);
 				break;
 			}
 			bytes -= pgbase;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 		data->inode = inode;
 		data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
 		data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
-		data->args.context = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
+		data->args.context = ctx;
 		data->args.offset = pos;
 		data->args.pgbase = pgbase;
 		data->args.pages = data->pagevec;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 73ea5e8d66ce..12c9e66d3f1d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -60,17 +60,15 @@ struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *p)
+void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *p)
 {
 	if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
 		kfree(p->pagevec);
 	mempool_free(p, nfs_rdata_mempool);
 }
 
-void nfs_readdata_release(void *data)
+static void nfs_readdata_release(struct nfs_read_data *rdata)
 {
-	struct nfs_read_data *rdata = data;
-
 	put_nfs_open_context(rdata->args.context);
 	nfs_readdata_free(rdata);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 0a0a2ff767c3..a34fae21fe10 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -87,17 +87,15 @@ struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
+void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
 {
 	if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
 		kfree(p->pagevec);
 	mempool_free(p, nfs_wdata_mempool);
 }
 
-void nfs_writedata_release(void *data)
+static void nfs_writedata_release(struct nfs_write_data *wdata)
 {
-	struct nfs_write_data *wdata = data;
-
 	put_nfs_open_context(wdata->args.context);
 	nfs_writedata_free(wdata);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index fdffb413b192..f6b90240dd41 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ extern int  nfs_writepages(struct address_space *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int  nfs_flush_incompatible(struct file *file, struct page *page);
 extern int  nfs_updatepage(struct file *, struct page *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);
-extern void nfs_writedata_release(void *);
 
 /*
  * Try to write back everything synchronously (but check the
@@ -488,7 +487,6 @@ extern int nfs_wb_page_cancel(struct inode *inode, struct page* page);
 extern int  nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
 extern struct nfs_write_data *nfs_commitdata_alloc(void);
 extern void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_write_data *wdata);
-extern void nfs_commitdata_release(void *wdata);
 #else
 static inline int
 nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
@@ -507,6 +505,7 @@ nfs_have_writebacks(struct inode *inode)
  * Allocate nfs_write_data structures
  */
 extern struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int npages);
+extern void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *);
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -515,7 +514,6 @@ extern int  nfs_readpage(struct file *, struct page *);
 extern int  nfs_readpages(struct file *, struct address_space *,
 		struct list_head *, unsigned);
 extern int  nfs_readpage_result(struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_read_data *);
-extern void nfs_readdata_release(void *data);
 extern int  nfs_readpage_async(struct nfs_open_context *, struct inode *,
 			       struct page *);
 
@@ -523,6 +521,7 @@ extern int  nfs_readpage_async(struct nfs_open_context *, struct inode *,
  * Allocate nfs_read_data structures
  */
 extern struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int npages);
+extern void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *);
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs3proc.c