diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 721c6db..c8b77aa 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -32,76 +32,19 @@
 #include "cifs_unicode.h"
 
 #define MAX_EA_VALUE_SIZE 65535
-#define CIFS_XATTR_DOS_ATTRIB "user.DosAttrib"
 #define CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL "system.cifs_acl"
 
 /* BB need to add server (Samba e.g) support for security and trusted prefix */
 
-int cifs_removexattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name)
+enum { XATTR_USER, XATTR_CIFS_ACL, XATTR_ACL_ACCESS, XATTR_ACL_DEFAULT };
+
+static int cifs_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+			  struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+			  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	int rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
 	unsigned int xid;
-	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb);
-	struct tcon_link *tlink;
-	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon;
-	char *full_path = NULL;
-
-	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(tlink))
-		return PTR_ERR(tlink);
-	pTcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
-
-	xid = get_xid();
-
-	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
-	if (full_path == NULL) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto remove_ea_exit;
-	}
-	if (ea_name == NULL) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Null xattr names not supported\n");
-	} else if (!strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN)) {
-		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto remove_ea_exit;
-
-		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
-		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
-			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, NULL, (__u16)0,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else if (!strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN)) {
-		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto remove_ea_exit;
-
-		ea_name += XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past os2. prefix */
-		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
-			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, NULL, (__u16)0,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI,
-			 "illegal xattr request %s (only user namespace supported)\n",
-			 ea_name);
-		/* BB what if no namespace prefix? */
-		/* Should we just pass them to server, except for
-		system and perhaps security prefixes? */
-	}
-remove_ea_exit:
-	kfree(full_path);
-	free_xid(xid);
-	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-#endif
-	return rc;
-}
-
-int cifs_setxattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name,
-		  const void *ea_value, size_t value_size, int flags)
-{
-	int rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
-	unsigned int xid;
-	struct super_block *sb = direntry->d_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
 	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon;
@@ -114,10 +57,10 @@
 
 	xid = get_xid();
 
-	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
+	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(dentry);
 	if (full_path == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto set_ea_exit;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	/* return dos attributes as pseudo xattr */
 	/* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
@@ -125,104 +68,88 @@
 	/* if proc/fs/cifs/streamstoxattr is set then
 		search server for EAs or streams to
 		returns as xattrs */
-	if (value_size > MAX_EA_VALUE_SIZE) {
+	if (size > MAX_EA_VALUE_SIZE) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "size of EA value too large\n");
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto set_ea_exit;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (ea_name == NULL) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Null xattr names not supported\n");
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN)
-		   == 0) {
+	switch (handler->flags) {
+	case XATTR_USER:
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto set_ea_exit;
-		if (strcmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_DOS_ATTRIB) == 0)
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "attempt to set cifs inode metadata\n");
+			goto out;
 
-		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
 		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
 			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, (__u16)value_size,
+				full_path, name, value, (__u16)size,
 				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN)
-		   == 0) {
-		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto set_ea_exit;
+		break;
 
-		ea_name += XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past os2. prefix */
-		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
-			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, (__u16)value_size,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else if (strcmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL) == 0) {
+	case XATTR_CIFS_ACL: {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
 		struct cifs_ntsd *pacl;
-		pacl = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+		if (!value)
+			goto out;
+		pacl = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pacl) {
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 		} else {
-			memcpy(pacl, ea_value, value_size);
-			if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_acl)
+			memcpy(pacl, value, size);
+			if (value &&
+			    pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_acl)
 				rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_acl(pacl,
-						value_size, d_inode(direntry),
+						size, d_inode(dentry),
 						full_path, CIFS_ACL_DACL);
 			else
 				rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			if (rc == 0) /* force revalidate of the inode */
-				CIFS_I(d_inode(direntry))->time = 0;
+				CIFS_I(d_inode(dentry))->time = 0;
 			kfree(pacl);
 		}
-#else
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Set CIFS ACL not supported yet\n");
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ACL */
-	} else {
-		if (strcmp(ea_name, XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS) == 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-			if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
-				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-					ea_value, (const int)value_size,
-					ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-					cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "set POSIX ACL rc %d\n", rc);
-#else
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "set POSIX ACL not supported\n");
-#endif
-		} else if (strcmp(ea_name, XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_DEFAULT) == 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-			if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
-				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-					ea_value, (const int)value_size,
-					ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-					cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "set POSIX default ACL rc %d\n", rc);
-#else
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "set default POSIX ACL not supported\n");
-#endif
-		} else {
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "illegal xattr request %s (only user namespace supported)\n",
-				 ea_name);
-		  /* BB what if no namespace prefix? */
-		  /* Should we just pass them to server, except for
-		  system and perhaps security prefixes? */
-		}
+		break;
 	}
 
-set_ea_exit:
+	case XATTR_ACL_ACCESS:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
+		if (!value)
+			goto out;
+		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+				value, (const int)size,
+				ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
+		break;
+
+	case XATTR_ACL_DEFAULT:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
+		if (!value)
+			goto out;
+		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+				value, (const int)size,
+				ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
+		break;
+	}
+
+out:
 	kfree(full_path);
 	free_xid(xid);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-#endif
 	return rc;
 }
 
-ssize_t cifs_getxattr(struct dentry *direntry, struct inode *inode,
-	const char *ea_name, void *ea_value, size_t buf_size)
+static int cifs_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+			  struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			  const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
 {
 	ssize_t rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
 	unsigned int xid;
-	struct super_block *sb = direntry->d_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
 	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon;
@@ -235,95 +162,72 @@
 
 	xid = get_xid();
 
-	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
+	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(dentry);
 	if (full_path == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto get_ea_exit;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	/* return dos attributes as pseudo xattr */
 	/* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
-	if (ea_name == NULL) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Null xattr names not supported\n");
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN)
-		   == 0) {
+	switch (handler->flags) {
+	case XATTR_USER:
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto get_ea_exit;
+			goto out;
 
-		if (strcmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_DOS_ATTRIB) == 0) {
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "attempt to query cifs inode metadata\n");
-			/* revalidate/getattr then populate from inode */
-		} /* BB add else when above is implemented */
-		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
 		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs)
 			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, buf_size,
+				full_path, name, value, size,
 				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN) == 0) {
-		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
-			goto get_ea_exit;
+		break;
 
-		ea_name += XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past os2. prefix */
-		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs)
-			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs(xid, pTcon,
-				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, buf_size,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-	} else if (strcmp(ea_name, XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS) == 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
-			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-#else
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Query POSIX ACL not supported yet\n");
-#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
-	} else if (strcmp(ea_name, XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_DEFAULT) == 0) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
-			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-#else
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Query POSIX default ACL not supported yet\n");
-#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
-	} else if (strcmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL) == 0) {
+	case XATTR_CIFS_ACL: {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
-			u32 acllen;
-			struct cifs_ntsd *pacl;
+		u32 acllen;
+		struct cifs_ntsd *pacl;
 
-			if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->get_acl == NULL)
-				goto get_ea_exit; /* rc already EOPNOTSUPP */
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->get_acl == NULL)
+			goto out; /* rc already EOPNOTSUPP */
 
-			pacl = pTcon->ses->server->ops->get_acl(cifs_sb,
-					inode, full_path, &acllen);
-			if (IS_ERR(pacl)) {
-				rc = PTR_ERR(pacl);
-				cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: error %zd getting sec desc\n",
-					 __func__, rc);
-			} else {
-				if (ea_value) {
-					if (acllen > buf_size)
-						acllen = -ERANGE;
-					else
-						memcpy(ea_value, pacl, acllen);
-				}
-				rc = acllen;
-				kfree(pacl);
+		pacl = pTcon->ses->server->ops->get_acl(cifs_sb,
+				inode, full_path, &acllen);
+		if (IS_ERR(pacl)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(pacl);
+			cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: error %zd getting sec desc\n",
+				 __func__, rc);
+		} else {
+			if (value) {
+				if (acllen > size)
+					acllen = -ERANGE;
+				else
+					memcpy(value, pacl, acllen);
 			}
-#else
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "Query CIFS ACL not supported yet\n");
-#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ACL */
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name,
-		  XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN) == 0) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Trusted xattr namespace not supported yet\n");
-	} else if (strncmp(ea_name,
-		  XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN) == 0) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Security xattr namespace not supported yet\n");
-	} else
-		cifs_dbg(FYI,
-			 "illegal xattr request %s (only user namespace supported)\n",
-			 ea_name);
+			rc = acllen;
+			kfree(pacl);
+		}
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_ACL */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case XATTR_ACL_ACCESS:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
+		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+				value, size, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
+		break;
+
+	case XATTR_ACL_DEFAULT:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
+		if (sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+				value, size, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
+		break;
+	}
 
 	/* We could add an additional check for streams ie
 	    if proc/fs/cifs/streamstoxattr is set then
@@ -333,18 +237,16 @@
 	if (rc == -EINVAL)
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-get_ea_exit:
+out:
 	kfree(full_path);
 	free_xid(xid);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-#endif
 	return rc;
 }
 
 ssize_t cifs_listxattr(struct dentry *direntry, char *data, size_t buf_size)
 {
 	ssize_t rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
 	unsigned int xid;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb);
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
@@ -381,6 +283,50 @@
 	kfree(full_path);
 	free_xid(xid);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-#endif
 	return rc;
 }
+
+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_user_xattr_handler = {
+	.prefix = XATTR_USER_PREFIX,
+	.flags = XATTR_USER,
+	.get = cifs_xattr_get,
+	.set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
+/* os2.* attributes are treated like user.* attributes */
+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_os2_xattr_handler = {
+	.prefix = XATTR_OS2_PREFIX,
+	.flags = XATTR_USER,
+	.get = cifs_xattr_get,
+	.set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_cifs_acl_xattr_handler = {
+	.name = CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL,
+	.flags = XATTR_CIFS_ACL,
+	.get = cifs_xattr_get,
+	.set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler = {
+	.name = XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS,
+	.flags = XATTR_ACL_ACCESS,
+	.get = cifs_xattr_get,
+	.set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler = {
+	.name = XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_DEFAULT,
+	.flags = XATTR_ACL_DEFAULT,
+	.get = cifs_xattr_get,
+	.set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
+const struct xattr_handler *cifs_xattr_handlers[] = {
+	&cifs_user_xattr_handler,
+	&cifs_os2_xattr_handler,
+	&cifs_cifs_acl_xattr_handler,
+	&cifs_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&cifs_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
+	NULL
+};