* managed separately.  Caller must *not* attempt to free it.
  */
 static struct ceph_auth_handshake *get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
-                                       void **buf, int *len, int *proto,
-                                       void **reply_buf, int *reply_len,
-                                       int force_new)
+                                       int *proto, int force_new)
 {
        struct ceph_mds_session *s = con->private;
        struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = s->s_mdsc;
                if (ret)
                        return ERR_PTR(ret);
        }
-
        *proto = ac->protocol;
-       *buf = auth->authorizer_buf;
-       *len = auth->authorizer_buf_len;
-       *reply_buf = auth->authorizer_reply_buf;
-       *reply_len = auth->authorizer_reply_buf_len;
 
        return auth;
 }
 
        /* authorize an outgoing connection */
        struct ceph_auth_handshake *(*get_authorizer) (
                                struct ceph_connection *con,
-                               void **buf, int *len, int *proto,
-                               void **reply_buf, int *reply_len,
-                               int force_new);
+                              int *proto, int force_new);
        int (*verify_authorizer_reply) (struct ceph_connection *con, int len);
        int (*invalidate_authorizer)(struct ceph_connection *con);
 
 
 
        mutex_unlock(&con->mutex);
 
-       auth_buf = NULL;
-       auth_len = 0;
        auth_protocol = CEPH_AUTH_UNKNOWN;
-       auth = con->ops->get_authorizer(con, &auth_buf, &auth_len,
-                               &auth_protocol, &con->auth_reply_buf,
-                               &con->auth_reply_buf_len, con->auth_retry);
+       auth = con->ops->get_authorizer(con, &auth_protocol, con->auth_retry);
+
        mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
 
        if (IS_ERR(auth))
                return PTR_ERR(auth);
-
        if (test_bit(CLOSED, &con->state) || test_bit(OPENING, &con->state))
                return -EAGAIN;
 
+       auth_buf = auth->authorizer_buf;
+       auth_len = auth->authorizer_buf_len;
+       con->auth_reply_buf = auth->authorizer_reply_buf;
+       con->auth_reply_buf_len = auth->authorizer_reply_buf_len;
+
        con->out_connect.authorizer_protocol = cpu_to_le32(auth_protocol);
        con->out_connect.authorizer_len = cpu_to_le32(auth_len);
 
 
  * managed separately.  Caller must *not* attempt to free it.
  */
 static struct ceph_auth_handshake *get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
-                                       void **buf, int *len, int *proto,
-                                       void **reply_buf, int *reply_len,
-                                       int force_new)
+                                       int *proto, int force_new)
 {
        struct ceph_osd *o = con->private;
        struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = o->o_osdc;
                if (ret)
                        return ERR_PTR(ret);
        }
-
        *proto = ac->protocol;
-       *buf = auth->authorizer_buf;
-       *len = auth->authorizer_buf_len;
-       *reply_buf = auth->authorizer_reply_buf;
-       *reply_len = auth->authorizer_reply_buf_len;
 
        return auth;
 }