int
 xfs_ioc_attr_list(
        struct xfs_inode                *dp,
-       char                            *buffer,
+       void __user                     *ubuf,
        int                             bufsize,
        int                             flags,
        struct attrlist_cursor_kern     *cursor)
 {
        struct xfs_attr_list_context    context;
        struct xfs_attrlist             *alist;
+       void                            *buffer;
        int                             error;
 
        if (bufsize < sizeof(struct xfs_attrlist) ||
            (cursor->hashval || cursor->blkno || cursor->offset))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       /*
-        * Check for a properly aligned buffer.
-        */
-       if (((long)buffer) & (sizeof(int)-1))
-               return -EFAULT;
+       buffer = kmem_zalloc_large(bufsize, 0);
+       if (!buffer)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        /*
         * Initialize the output buffer.
        alist->al_offset[0] = context.bufsize;
 
        error = xfs_attr_list(&context);
-       ASSERT(error <= 0);
+       if (error)
+               goto out_free;
+
+       if (copy_to_user(ubuf, buffer, bufsize))
+               error = -EFAULT;
+out_free:
+       kmem_free(buffer);
        return error;
 }
 
        struct xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq __user       *p = arg;
        xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq_t al_hreq;
        struct dentry           *dentry;
-       char                    *kbuf;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
        if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-       kbuf = kmem_zalloc_large(al_hreq.buflen, 0);
-       if (!kbuf)
-               goto out_dput;
-
        cursor = (attrlist_cursor_kern_t *)&al_hreq.pos;
-       error = xfs_ioc_attr_list(XFS_I(d_inode(dentry)), kbuf, al_hreq.buflen,
-                                       al_hreq.flags, cursor);
+       error = xfs_ioc_attr_list(XFS_I(d_inode(dentry)), al_hreq.buffer,
+                                 al_hreq.buflen, al_hreq.flags, cursor);
        if (error)
-               goto out_kfree;
-
-       if (copy_to_user(&p->pos, cursor, sizeof(attrlist_cursor_kern_t))) {
-               error = -EFAULT;
-               goto out_kfree;
-       }
+               goto out_dput;
 
-       if (copy_to_user(al_hreq.buffer, kbuf, al_hreq.buflen))
+       if (copy_to_user(&p->pos, cursor, sizeof(attrlist_cursor_kern_t)))
                error = -EFAULT;
 
-out_kfree:
-       kmem_free(kbuf);
 out_dput:
        dput(dentry);
        return error;
 
 int xfs_ioc_attrmulti_one(struct file *parfilp, struct inode *inode,
                uint32_t opcode, void __user *uname, void __user *value,
                uint32_t *len, uint32_t flags);
-int xfs_ioc_attr_list(struct xfs_inode *dp, char *buffer, int bufsize,
+int xfs_ioc_attr_list(struct xfs_inode *dp, void __user *ubuf, int bufsize,
        int flags, struct attrlist_cursor_kern *cursor);
 
 extern struct dentry *
 
        compat_xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq_t __user *p = arg;
        compat_xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq_t al_hreq;
        struct dentry           *dentry;
-       char                    *kbuf;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
        if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-       error = -ENOMEM;
-       kbuf = kmem_zalloc_large(al_hreq.buflen, 0);
-       if (!kbuf)
-               goto out_dput;
-
        cursor = (attrlist_cursor_kern_t *)&al_hreq.pos;
-       error = xfs_ioc_attr_list(XFS_I(d_inode(dentry)), kbuf, al_hreq.buflen,
-                                       al_hreq.flags, cursor);
+       error = xfs_ioc_attr_list(XFS_I(d_inode(dentry)),
+                       compat_ptr(al_hreq.buffer), al_hreq.buflen,
+                       al_hreq.flags, cursor);
        if (error)
-               goto out_kfree;
-
-       if (copy_to_user(&p->pos, cursor, sizeof(attrlist_cursor_kern_t))) {
-               error = -EFAULT;
-               goto out_kfree;
-       }
+               goto out_dput;
 
-       if (copy_to_user(compat_ptr(al_hreq.buffer), kbuf, al_hreq.buflen))
+       if (copy_to_user(&p->pos, cursor, sizeof(attrlist_cursor_kern_t)))
                error = -EFAULT;
 
-out_kfree:
-       kmem_free(kbuf);
 out_dput:
        dput(dentry);
        return error;