diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index eb64ed0..80ac772 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1336,16 +1336,17 @@
 			snap_id = img_request->snap_id;
 	}
 	if (obj_request->type != OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA) {
-		struct ceph_osd_req_op *op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-
 		/*
 		 * If it has data, it's either a object class method
 		 * call (cls) or it's an extent operation.
 		 */
-		if (op->op == CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL)
-			osd_req_op_cls_response_data(op, osd_data);
+		/* XXX This use of the ops array goes away in the next patch */
+		if (obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0].op == CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL)
+			osd_req_op_cls_response_data(obj_request->osd_req, 0,
+						osd_data);
 		else
-			osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(op, osd_data);
+			osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(obj_request->osd_req, 0,
+						osd_data);
 	}
 	ceph_osdc_build_request(osd_req, obj_request->offset,
 			snapc, snap_id, mtime);
@@ -1577,7 +1578,6 @@
 	while (resid) {
 		const char *object_name;
 		unsigned int clone_size;
-		struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 		u64 offset;
 		u64 length;
 
@@ -1606,8 +1606,8 @@
 		if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 			goto out_partial;
 
-		op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-		osd_req_op_extent_init(op, opcode, offset, length, 0, 0);
+		osd_req_op_extent_init(obj_request->osd_req, 0,
+					opcode, offset, length, 0, 0);
 		rbd_osd_req_format_op(obj_request, write_request);
 
 		/* status and version are initially zero-filled */
@@ -1710,7 +1710,6 @@
 				   u64 ver, u64 notify_id)
 {
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
-	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1724,8 +1723,8 @@
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
 
-	op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-	osd_req_op_watch_init(op, CEPH_OSD_OP_NOTIFY_ACK, notify_id, ver, 0);
+	osd_req_op_watch_init(obj_request->osd_req, 0, CEPH_OSD_OP_NOTIFY_ACK,
+					notify_id, ver, 0);
 	rbd_osd_req_format_op(obj_request, false);
 
 	osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
@@ -1766,7 +1765,6 @@
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
-	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 	int ret;
 
 	rbd_assert(start ^ !!rbd_dev->watch_event);
@@ -1790,8 +1788,7 @@
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out_cancel;
 
-	op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-	osd_req_op_watch_init(op, CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH,
+	osd_req_op_watch_init(obj_request->osd_req, 0, CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH,
 				rbd_dev->watch_event->cookie,
 				rbd_dev->header.obj_version, start);
 	rbd_osd_req_format_op(obj_request, true);
@@ -1854,7 +1851,6 @@
 {
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
-	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 	struct page **pages;
 	u32 page_count;
 	int ret;
@@ -1884,8 +1880,8 @@
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
 
-	op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-	osd_req_op_cls_init(op, CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL, class_name, method_name,
+	osd_req_op_cls_init(obj_request->osd_req, 0, CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL,
+					class_name, method_name,
 					outbound, outbound_size);
 	rbd_osd_req_format_op(obj_request, false);
 
@@ -2066,7 +2062,6 @@
 
 {
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
-	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
 	struct page **pages = NULL;
 	u32 page_count;
@@ -2091,8 +2086,8 @@
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
 
-	op = &obj_request->osd_req->r_ops[0];
-	osd_req_op_extent_init(op, CEPH_OSD_OP_READ, offset, length, 0, 0);
+	osd_req_op_extent_init(obj_request->osd_req, 0, CEPH_OSD_OP_READ,
+					offset, length, 0, 0);
 	rbd_osd_req_format_op(obj_request, false);
 
 	osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 0ac3a37..cc57104 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
 
 		/* Update the write op length in case we changed it */
 
-		osd_req_op_extent_update(&req->r_ops[0], len);
+		osd_req_op_extent_update(req, 0, len);
 
 		vino = ceph_vino(inode);
 		ceph_osdc_build_request(req, offset, snapc, vino.snap,
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index ae51935..144d57c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -233,20 +233,25 @@
 extern void ceph_osdc_handle_map(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				 struct ceph_msg *msg);
 
-extern void osd_req_op_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode);
-extern void osd_req_op_extent_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
+extern void osd_req_op_extent_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which, u16 opcode,
 					u64 offset, u64 length,
 					u64 truncate_size, u32 truncate_seq);
-extern void osd_req_op_extent_update(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u64 length);
-extern void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op,
+extern void osd_req_op_extent_update(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which, u64 length);
+extern void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which,
 					struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data);
-extern void osd_req_op_cls_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
+extern void osd_req_op_cls_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which, u16 opcode,
 					const char *class, const char *method,
 					const void *request_data,
 					size_t request_data_size);
-extern void osd_req_op_cls_response_data(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op,
+extern void osd_req_op_cls_response_data(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which,
 					struct ceph_osd_data *response_data);
-extern void osd_req_op_watch_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
+extern void osd_req_op_watch_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+					unsigned int which, u16 opcode,
 					u64 cookie, u64 version, int flag);
 
 extern struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 23491e9..ad24f21 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -329,25 +329,32 @@
  * other information associated with them.  It also serves as a
  * common init routine for all the other init functions, below.
  */
-void osd_req_op_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode)
+static struct ceph_osd_req_op *
+osd_req_op_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req, unsigned int which,
+				u16 opcode)
 {
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
+
+	BUG_ON(which >= osd_req->r_num_ops);
 	BUG_ON(!osd_req_opcode_valid(opcode));
 
+	op = &osd_req->r_ops[which];
 	memset(op, 0, sizeof (*op));
-
 	op->op = opcode;
+
+	return op;
 }
 
-void osd_req_op_extent_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
+void osd_req_op_extent_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				unsigned int which, u16 opcode,
 				u64 offset, u64 length,
 				u64 truncate_size, u32 truncate_seq)
 {
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op = osd_req_op_init(osd_req, which, opcode);
 	size_t payload_len = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_READ && opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE);
 
-	osd_req_op_init(op, opcode);
-
 	op->extent.offset = offset;
 	op->extent.length = length;
 	op->extent.truncate_size = truncate_size;
@@ -359,9 +366,15 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_extent_init);
 
-void osd_req_op_extent_update(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u64 length)
+void osd_req_op_extent_update(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				unsigned int which, u64 length)
 {
-	u64 previous = op->extent.length;
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
+	u64 previous;
+
+	BUG_ON(which >= osd_req->r_num_ops);
+	op = &osd_req->r_ops[which];
+	previous = op->extent.length;
 
 	if (length == previous)
 		return;		/* Nothing to do */
@@ -372,24 +385,25 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_extent_update);
 
-void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op,
+void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				unsigned int which,
 				struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data)
 {
-	op->extent.osd_data = osd_data;
+	BUG_ON(which >= osd_req->r_num_ops);
+	osd_req->r_ops[which].extent.osd_data = osd_data;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_extent_osd_data);
 
-void osd_req_op_cls_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
-			const char *class, const char *method,
+void osd_req_op_cls_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req, unsigned int which,
+			u16 opcode, const char *class, const char *method,
 			const void *request_data, size_t request_data_size)
 {
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op = osd_req_op_init(osd_req, which, opcode);
 	size_t payload_len = 0;
 	size_t size;
 
 	BUG_ON(opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL);
 
-	osd_req_op_init(op, opcode);
-
 	op->cls.class_name = class;
 	size = strlen(class);
 	BUG_ON(size > (size_t) U8_MAX);
@@ -412,26 +426,28 @@
 	op->payload_len = payload_len;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_cls_init);
-
-void osd_req_op_cls_response_data(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op,
+void osd_req_op_cls_response_data(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				unsigned int which,
 				struct ceph_osd_data *response_data)
 {
-	op->cls.response_data = response_data;
+	BUG_ON(which >= osd_req->r_num_ops);
+	osd_req->r_ops[which].cls.response_data = response_data;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_cls_response_data);
 
-void osd_req_op_watch_init(struct ceph_osd_req_op *op, u16 opcode,
+void osd_req_op_watch_init(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				unsigned int which, u16 opcode,
 				u64 cookie, u64 version, int flag)
 {
-	BUG_ON(opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_NOTIFY_ACK && opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH);
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op = osd_req_op_init(osd_req, which, opcode);
 
-	osd_req_op_init(op, opcode);
+	BUG_ON(opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_NOTIFY_ACK && opcode != CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH);
 
 	op->watch.cookie = cookie;
 	/* op->watch.ver = version; */	/* XXX 3847 */
 	op->watch.ver = cpu_to_le64(version);
 	if (opcode == CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH && flag)
-		op->watch.flag = (u8) 1;
+		op->watch.flag = (u8)1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_watch_init);
 
@@ -629,7 +645,6 @@
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
 	struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data;
-	struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 	u64 objnum = 0;
 	u64 objoff = 0;
 	u64 objlen = 0;
@@ -665,10 +680,9 @@
 			truncate_size = object_size;
 	}
 
-	op = &req->r_ops[0];
-	osd_req_op_extent_init(op, opcode, objoff, objlen,
+	osd_req_op_extent_init(req, 0, opcode, objoff, objlen,
 				truncate_size, truncate_seq);
-	osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(op, osd_data);
+	osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(req, 0, osd_data);
 
 	/*
 	 * A second op in the ops array means the caller wants to
@@ -676,7 +690,7 @@
 	 * osd will flush data quickly.
 	 */
 	if (num_ops > 1)
-		osd_req_op_init(++op, CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC);
+		osd_req_op_init(req, 1, CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC);
 
 	req->r_file_layout = *layout;  /* keep a copy */