uint32_t                len,
        uint32_t                flags)
 {
-       unsigned char           *kbuf;
+       unsigned char           *kbuf = NULL;
        int                     error;
        size_t                  namelen;
 
        if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
                return -EPERM;
-       if (len > XFS_XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
-               return -EINVAL;
 
-       kbuf = memdup_user(ubuf, len);
-       if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
-               return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+       if (ubuf) {
+               if (len > XFS_XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               kbuf = memdup_user(ubuf, len);
+               if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
+                       return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+       }
 
        namelen = strlen(name);
        error = xfs_attr_set(XFS_I(inode), name, namelen, kbuf, len, flags);
        return error;
 }
 
-int
-xfs_attrmulti_attr_remove(
-       struct inode            *inode,
-       unsigned char           *name,
-       uint32_t                flags)
-{
-       int                     error;
-
-       if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-               return -EPERM;
-       error = xfs_attr_set(XFS_I(inode), name, strlen(name), NULL, 0, flags);
-       if (!error)
-               xfs_forget_acl(inode, name, flags);
-       return error;
-}
-
 STATIC int
 xfs_attrmulti_by_handle(
        struct file             *parfilp,
                        ops[i].am_error = mnt_want_write_file(parfilp);
                        if (ops[i].am_error)
                                break;
-                       ops[i].am_error = xfs_attrmulti_attr_remove(
-                                       d_inode(dentry), attr_name,
+                       ops[i].am_error = xfs_attrmulti_attr_set(
+                                       d_inode(dentry), attr_name, NULL, 0,
                                        ops[i].am_flags);
                        mnt_drop_write_file(parfilp);
                        break;
 
                        ops[i].am_error = mnt_want_write_file(parfilp);
                        if (ops[i].am_error)
                                break;
-                       ops[i].am_error = xfs_attrmulti_attr_remove(
-                                       d_inode(dentry), attr_name,
+                       ops[i].am_error = xfs_attrmulti_attr_set(
+                                       d_inode(dentry), attr_name, NULL, 0,
                                        ops[i].am_flags);
                        mnt_drop_write_file(parfilp);
                        break;