}
 
 
+struct cop_vars {
+       struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
+       struct kvec rsp_iov[3];
+       struct smb_rqst rqst[3];
+       struct kvec open_iov[SMB2_CREATE_IOV_SIZE];
+       struct kvec qi_iov[1];
+       struct kvec si_iov[SMB2_SET_INFO_IOV_SIZE];
+       struct kvec close_iov[1];
+       struct smb2_file_rename_info rename_info;
+       struct smb2_file_link_info link_info;
+};
+
 static int
 smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
                 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *full_path,
                 __u32 create_options, umode_t mode, void *ptr, int command,
                 struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 {
+       struct cop_vars *vars = NULL;
+       struct kvec *rsp_iov;
+       struct smb_rqst *rqst;
        int rc;
        __le16 *utf16_path = NULL;
        __u8 oplock = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
-       struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
        struct cifs_fid fid;
        struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
        int num_rqst = 0;
-       struct smb_rqst rqst[3];
        int resp_buftype[3];
-       struct kvec rsp_iov[3];
-       struct kvec open_iov[SMB2_CREATE_IOV_SIZE];
-       struct kvec qi_iov[1];
-       struct kvec si_iov[SMB2_SET_INFO_IOV_SIZE];
-       struct kvec close_iov[1];
        struct smb2_query_info_rsp *qi_rsp = NULL;
        int flags = 0;
        __u8 delete_pending[8] = {1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
        unsigned int size[2];
        void *data[2];
-       struct smb2_file_rename_info rename_info;
-       struct smb2_file_link_info link_info;
        int len;
 
+       vars = kzalloc(sizeof(*vars), GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (vars == NULL)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       rqst = &vars->rqst[0];
+       rsp_iov = &vars->rsp_iov[0];
+
        if (smb3_encryption_required(tcon))
                flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
-       memset(rqst, 0, sizeof(rqst));
        resp_buftype[0] = resp_buftype[1] = resp_buftype[2] = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
-       memset(rsp_iov, 0, sizeof(rsp_iov));
 
        /* We already have a handle so we can skip the open */
        if (cfile)
                goto finished;
        }
 
-       memset(&oparms, 0, sizeof(struct cifs_open_parms));
-       oparms.tcon = tcon;
-       oparms.desired_access = desired_access;
-       oparms.disposition = create_disposition;
-       oparms.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, create_options);
-       oparms.fid = &fid;
-       oparms.reconnect = false;
-       oparms.mode = mode;
-
-       memset(&open_iov, 0, sizeof(open_iov));
-       rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = open_iov;
+       vars->oparms.tcon = tcon;
+       vars->oparms.desired_access = desired_access;
+       vars->oparms.disposition = create_disposition;
+       vars->oparms.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, create_options);
+       vars->oparms.fid = &fid;
+       vars->oparms.reconnect = false;
+       vars->oparms.mode = mode;
+
+       rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->open_iov[0];
        rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = SMB2_CREATE_IOV_SIZE;
-       rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], &oplock, &oparms,
+       rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], &oplock, &vars->oparms,
                            utf16_path);
        kfree(utf16_path);
        if (rc)
        /* Operation */
        switch (command) {
        case SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO:
-               memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = qi_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->qi_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 
                if (cfile)
                trace_smb3_mkdir_enter(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid, full_path);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_RMDIR:
-               memset(&si_iov, 0, sizeof(si_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->si_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 
                size[0] = 1; /* sizeof __u8 See MS-FSCC section 2.4.11 */
                trace_smb3_rmdir_enter(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid, full_path);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_SET_EOF:
-               memset(&si_iov, 0, sizeof(si_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->si_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 
                size[0] = 8; /* sizeof __le64 */
                trace_smb3_set_eof_enter(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid, full_path);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_SET_INFO:
-               memset(&si_iov, 0, sizeof(si_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->si_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 
 
                                                   full_path);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_RENAME:
-               memset(&si_iov, 0, sizeof(si_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->si_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 2;
 
                len = (2 * UniStrnlen((wchar_t *)ptr, PATH_MAX));
 
-               rename_info.ReplaceIfExists = 1;
-               rename_info.RootDirectory = 0;
-               rename_info.FileNameLength = cpu_to_le32(len);
+               vars->rename_info.ReplaceIfExists = 1;
+               vars->rename_info.RootDirectory = 0;
+               vars->rename_info.FileNameLength = cpu_to_le32(len);
 
                size[0] = sizeof(struct smb2_file_rename_info);
-               data[0] = &rename_info;
+               data[0] = &vars->rename_info;
 
                size[1] = len + 2 /* null */;
                data[1] = (__le16 *)ptr;
                trace_smb3_rename_enter(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid, full_path);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_HARDLINK:
-               memset(&si_iov, 0, sizeof(si_iov));
-               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
+               rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->si_iov[0];
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 2;
 
                len = (2 * UniStrnlen((wchar_t *)ptr, PATH_MAX));
 
-               link_info.ReplaceIfExists = 0;
-               link_info.RootDirectory = 0;
-               link_info.FileNameLength = cpu_to_le32(len);
+               vars->link_info.ReplaceIfExists = 0;
+               vars->link_info.RootDirectory = 0;
+               vars->link_info.FileNameLength = cpu_to_le32(len);
 
                size[0] = sizeof(struct smb2_file_link_info);
-               data[0] = &link_info;
+               data[0] = &vars->link_info;
 
                size[1] = len + 2 /* null */;
                data[1] = (__le16 *)ptr;
        if (cfile)
                goto after_close;
        /* Close */
-       memset(&close_iov, 0, sizeof(close_iov));
-       rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = close_iov;
+       rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = &vars->close_iov[0];
        rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
        rc = SMB2_close_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], COMPOUND_FID,
                             COMPOUND_FID, false);
        free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype[0], rsp_iov[0].iov_base);
        free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype[1], rsp_iov[1].iov_base);
        free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype[2], rsp_iov[2].iov_base);
+       kfree(vars);
        return rc;
 }