__u8 oplock = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
        struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
        struct cifs_fid fid;
+       struct kvec err_iov = {NULL, 0};
        struct smb2_err_rsp *err_buf = NULL;
        struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp *symlink;
        unsigned int sub_len;
        oparms.fid = &fid;
        oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-       rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, &err_buf);
+       rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, &err_iov);
 
        if (!rc || !err_buf) {
                kfree(utf16_path);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
 
+       err_buf = err_iov.iov_base;
        if (le32_to_cpu(err_buf->ByteCount) < sizeof(struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp) ||
-           get_rfc1002_length(err_buf) + server->vals->header_preamble_size < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE) {
+           err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE) {
                kfree(utf16_path);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
        print_len = le16_to_cpu(symlink->PrintNameLength);
        print_offset = le16_to_cpu(symlink->PrintNameOffset);
 
-       if (get_rfc1002_length(err_buf) + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
+       if (err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
                        SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + sub_offset + sub_len) {
                kfree(utf16_path);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
 
-       if (get_rfc1002_length(err_buf) + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
+       if (err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
                        SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + print_offset + print_len) {
                kfree(utf16_path);
                return -ENOENT;
 
 int
 SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
          __u8 *oplock, struct smb2_file_all_info *buf,
-         struct smb2_err_rsp **err_buf)
+         struct kvec *err_iov)
 {
        struct smb2_create_req *req;
        struct smb2_create_rsp *rsp;
 
        if (rc != 0) {
                cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_CREATE_HE);
-               if (err_buf && rsp)
-                       *err_buf = kmemdup(rsp, get_rfc1002_length(rsp) + 4,
-                                          GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (err_iov && rsp) {
+                       *err_iov = rsp_iov;
+                       resp_buftype = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
+                       rsp = NULL;
+               }
                goto creat_exit;
        }
 
 
 extern int SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms,
                     __le16 *path, __u8 *oplock,
                     struct smb2_file_all_info *buf,
-                    struct smb2_err_rsp **err_buf);
+                    struct kvec *err_iov);
 extern int SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
                     u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid, u32 opcode,
                     bool is_fsctl, char *in_data, u32 indatalen,