mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
 }
 
+static bool is_client_expired(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       return clp->cl_time == 0;
+}
+
+static __be32 mark_client_expired_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       if (atomic_read(&clp->cl_refcount))
+               return nfserr_jukebox;
+       clp->cl_time = 0;
+       return nfs_ok;
+}
+
+static __be32 mark_client_expired(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
+       __be32 ret;
+
+       spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+       ret = mark_client_expired_locked(clp);
+       spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static __be32 get_client_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       if (is_client_expired(clp))
+               return nfserr_expired;
+       atomic_inc(&clp->cl_refcount);
+       return nfs_ok;
+}
+
+/* must be called under the client_lock */
+static inline void
+renew_client_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
+
+       if (is_client_expired(clp)) {
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               printk("%s: client (clientid %08x/%08x) already expired\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_boot,
+                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_id);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       dprintk("renewing client (clientid %08x/%08x)\n",
+                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_boot,
+                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_id);
+       list_move_tail(&clp->cl_lru, &nn->client_lru);
+       clp->cl_time = get_seconds();
+}
+
+static inline void
+renew_client(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
+
+       spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+       renew_client_locked(clp);
+       spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
+}
+
+void put_client_renew_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&clp->cl_refcount))
+               return;
+       if (!is_client_expired(clp))
+               renew_client_locked(clp);
+}
+
+void put_client_renew(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
+
+       if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&clp->cl_refcount, &nn->client_lock))
+               return;
+       if (!is_client_expired(clp))
+               renew_client_locked(clp);
+       spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
+}
+
+
 static inline u32
 opaque_hashval(const void *ptr, int nbytes)
 {
        __free_session(ses);
 }
 
-static void nfsd4_put_session(struct nfsd4_session *ses)
+void nfsd4_put_session(struct nfsd4_session *ses)
 {
        struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(ses->se_client->net, nfsd_net_id);
 
        spin_unlock(&ses->se_client->cl_lock);
 }
 
-/* must be called under the client_lock */
-static inline void
-renew_client_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
-{
-       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
-
-       if (is_client_expired(clp)) {
-               WARN_ON(1);
-               printk("%s: client (clientid %08x/%08x) already expired\n",
-                       __func__,
-                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_boot,
-                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_id);
-               return;
-       }
-
-       dprintk("renewing client (clientid %08x/%08x)\n", 
-                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_boot, 
-                       clp->cl_clientid.cl_id);
-       list_move_tail(&clp->cl_lru, &nn->client_lru);
-       clp->cl_time = get_seconds();
-}
-
-static inline void
-renew_client(struct nfs4_client *clp)
-{
-       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
-
-       spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
-       renew_client_locked(clp);
-       spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
-}
-
 /* SETCLIENTID and SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM Helper functions */
 static int
 STALE_CLIENTID(clientid_t *clid, struct nfsd_net *nn)
        kfree(clp);
 }
 
-void
-release_session_client(struct nfsd4_session *session)
-{
-       struct nfs4_client *clp = session->se_client;
-       struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
-
-       nfsd4_put_session(session);
-       if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&clp->cl_refcount, &nn->client_lock))
-               return;
-       /*
-        * At this point we also know all sessions have refcnt 1,
-        * so free_client will delete them all if necessary:
-        */
-       if (is_client_expired(clp))
-               free_client(clp);
-       else
-               renew_client_locked(clp);
-       spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
-}
-
 /* must be called under the client_lock */
 static inline void
 unhash_client_locked(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 {
        struct nfsd4_session *ses;
 
-       mark_client_expired(clp);
        list_del(&clp->cl_lru);
        spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
        list_for_each_entry(ses, &clp->cl_sessions, se_perclnt)
                rb_erase(&clp->cl_namenode, &nn->unconf_name_tree);
        spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
        unhash_client_locked(clp);
-       if (atomic_read(&clp->cl_refcount) == 0)
-               free_client(clp);
+       WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&clp->cl_refcount));
+       free_client(clp);
        spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 }
 
                        goto out_free_conn;
                }
                old = find_confirmed_client_by_name(&unconf->cl_name, nn);
-               if (old)
+               if (old) {
+                       status = mark_client_expired(old);
+                       if (status)
+                               goto out_free_conn;
                        expire_client(old);
+               }
                move_to_confirmed(unconf);
                conf = unconf;
        } else {
 {
        struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
        struct nfsd4_session *session;
+       struct nfs4_client *clp;
        struct nfsd4_slot *slot;
        struct nfsd4_conn *conn;
        __be32 status;
        status = nfserr_badsession;
        session = find_in_sessionid_hashtbl(&seq->sessionid, SVC_NET(rqstp));
        if (!session)
-               goto out;
+               goto out_no_session;
+       clp = session->se_client;
+       status = get_client_locked(clp);
+       if (status)
+               goto out_no_session;
 
        status = nfserr_too_many_ops;
        if (nfsd4_session_too_many_ops(rqstp, session))
-               goto out;
+               goto out_put_client;
 
        status = nfserr_req_too_big;
        if (nfsd4_request_too_big(rqstp, session))
-               goto out;
+               goto out_put_client;
 
        status = nfserr_badslot;
        if (seq->slotid >= session->se_fchannel.maxreqs)
-               goto out;
+               goto out_put_client;
 
        slot = session->se_slots[seq->slotid];
        dprintk("%s: slotid %d\n", __func__, seq->slotid);
        if (status == nfserr_replay_cache) {
                status = nfserr_seq_misordered;
                if (!(slot->sl_flags & NFSD4_SLOT_INITIALIZED))
-                       goto out;
+                       goto out_put_client;
                cstate->slot = slot;
                cstate->session = session;
                /* Return the cached reply status and set cstate->status
                goto out;
        }
        if (status)
-               goto out;
+               goto out_put_client;
 
        nfsd4_sequence_check_conn(conn, session);
        conn = NULL;
        cstate->session = session;
 
 out:
-       /* Hold a session reference until done processing the compound. */
-       if (cstate->session) {
-               struct nfs4_client *clp = session->se_client;
-
-               nfsd4_get_session(cstate->session);
-               atomic_inc(&clp->cl_refcount);
-               switch (clp->cl_cb_state) {
-               case NFSD4_CB_DOWN:
-                       seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN;
-                       break;
-               case NFSD4_CB_FAULT:
-                       seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_BACKCHANNEL_FAULT;
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       seq->status_flags = 0;
-               }
+       nfsd4_get_session(cstate->session);
+       switch (clp->cl_cb_state) {
+       case NFSD4_CB_DOWN:
+               seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN;
+               break;
+       case NFSD4_CB_FAULT:
+               seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_BACKCHANNEL_FAULT;
+               break;
+       default:
+               seq->status_flags = 0;
        }
+out_no_session:
        kfree(conn);
        spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
        return status;
+out_put_client:
+       put_client_renew_locked(clp);
+       goto out_no_session;
 }
 
 __be32
                expire_client(unconf);
        } else { /* case 3: normal case; new or rebooted client */
                conf = find_confirmed_client_by_name(&unconf->cl_name, nn);
-               if (conf)
+               if (conf) {
+                       status = mark_client_expired(conf);
+                       if (status)
+                               goto out;
                        expire_client(conf);
+               }
                move_to_confirmed(unconf);
                nfsd4_probe_callback(unconf);
        }
                                clientid_val = t;
                        break;
                }
-               if (atomic_read(&clp->cl_refcount)) {
+               if (mark_client_expired_locked(clp)) {
                        dprintk("NFSD: client in use (clientid %08x)\n",
                                clp->cl_clientid.cl_id);
                        continue;
                }
-               unhash_client_locked(clp);
-               list_add(&clp->cl_lru, &reaplist);
+               list_move(&clp->cl_lru, &reaplist);
        }
        spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
        list_for_each_safe(pos, next, &reaplist) {
 
 u64 nfsd_forget_client(struct nfs4_client *clp, u64 max)
 {
+       if (mark_client_expired(clp))
+               return 0;
        expire_client(clp);
        return 1;
 }