diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
index bf80806..6208f55 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@
 There are user and developer mailing lists available through the v9fs project
 on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/v9fs).
 
+A stand-alone version of the module (which should build for any 2.6 kernel)
+is available via (http://github.com/ericvh/9p-sac/tree/master)
+
 News and other information is maintained on SWiK (http://swik.net/v9fs).
 
 Bug reports may be issued through the kernel.org bugzilla 
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index 332b5ff0..f7003cf 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
  * Return 0 upon success, -ERRNO upon failure.
  */
 
-static int v9fs_parse_options(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
+static int v9fs_parse_options(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, char *opts)
 {
 	char *options;
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@
 	v9ses->debug = 0;
 	v9ses->cache = 0;
 
-	if (!v9ses->options)
+	if (!opts)
 		return 0;
 
-	options = kstrdup(v9ses->options, GFP_KERNEL);
+	options = kstrdup(opts, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!options) {
 		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
 			   "failed to allocate copy of option string\n");
@@ -206,24 +206,14 @@
 	v9ses->uid = ~0;
 	v9ses->dfltuid = V9FS_DEFUID;
 	v9ses->dfltgid = V9FS_DEFGID;
-	if (data) {
-		v9ses->options = kstrdup(data, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!v9ses->options) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-			   "failed to allocate copy of option string\n");
-			retval = -ENOMEM;
-			goto error;
-		}
-	}
 
-	rc = v9fs_parse_options(v9ses);
+	rc = v9fs_parse_options(v9ses, data);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		retval = rc;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	v9ses->clnt = p9_client_create(dev_name, v9ses->options);
-
+	v9ses->clnt = p9_client_create(dev_name, data);
 	if (IS_ERR(v9ses->clnt)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(v9ses->clnt);
 		v9ses->clnt = NULL;
@@ -280,7 +270,6 @@
 
 	__putname(v9ses->uname);
 	__putname(v9ses->aname);
-	kfree(v9ses->options);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index a7d5671..38762bf 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 	unsigned int afid;
 	unsigned int cache;
 
-	char *options;		/* copy of mount options */
 	char *uname;		/* user name to mount as */
 	char *aname;		/* name of remote hierarchy being mounted */
 	unsigned int maxdata;	/* max data for client interface */
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 81f8bbf..06a223d 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
 
 /**
  * v9fs_blank_wstat - helper function to setup a 9P stat structure
- * @v9ses: 9P session info (for determining extended mode)
  * @wstat: structure to initialize
  *
  */
@@ -207,65 +206,72 @@
 
 struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
 {
+	int err;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "super block: %p mode: %o\n", sb, mode);
 
 	inode = new_inode(sb);
-	if (inode) {
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
-		inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
-		inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
-		inode->i_blocks = 0;
-		inode->i_rdev = 0;
-		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &v9fs_addr_operations;
-
-		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
-		case S_IFIFO:
-		case S_IFBLK:
-		case S_IFCHR:
-		case S_IFSOCK:
-			if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-				P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				      "special files without extended mode\n");
-				return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-			}
-			init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode,
-					   inode->i_rdev);
-			break;
-		case S_IFREG:
-			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
-			break;
-		case S_IFLNK:
-			if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
-				P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-					"extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
-				return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-			}
-			inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
-			break;
-		case S_IFDIR:
-			inc_nlink(inode);
-			if (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
-				inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
-			else
-				inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
-			break;
-		default:
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				"BAD mode 0x%x S_IFMT 0x%x\n",
-				mode, mode & S_IFMT);
-			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		}
-	} else {
+	if (!inode) {
 		P9_EPRINTK(KERN_WARNING, "Problem allocating inode\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
+
+	inode->i_mode = mode;
+	inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
+	inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
+	inode->i_blocks = 0;
+	inode->i_rdev = 0;
+	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &v9fs_addr_operations;
+
+	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
+	case S_IFIFO:
+	case S_IFBLK:
+	case S_IFCHR:
+	case S_IFSOCK:
+		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+				   "special files without extended mode\n");
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto error;
+		}
+		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
+		break;
+	case S_IFREG:
+		inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		break;
+	case S_IFLNK:
+		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+				   "extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto error;
+		}
+		inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+		break;
+	case S_IFDIR:
+		inc_nlink(inode);
+		if (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+		else
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
+		break;
+	default:
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "BAD mode 0x%x S_IFMT 0x%x\n",
+			   mode, mode & S_IFMT);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	return inode;
+
+error:
+	iput(inode);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -338,30 +344,25 @@
 
 	ret = NULL;
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
-	if (IS_ERR(st)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(st);
-		st = NULL;
-		goto error;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(st))
+		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
 	umode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, st->mode);
 	ret = v9fs_get_inode(sb, umode);
 	if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ret);
-		ret = NULL;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode(st, ret, sb);
 	ret->i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(&st->qid);
+	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 	return ret;
 
 error:
+	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
-	if (ret)
-		iput(ret);
-
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
@@ -403,9 +404,9 @@
  * @v9ses: session information
  * @dir: directory that dentry is being created in
  * @dentry:  dentry that is being created
+ * @extension: 9p2000.u extension string to support devices, etc.
  * @perm: create permissions
  * @mode: open mode
- * @extension: 9p2000.u extension string to support devices, etc.
  *
  */
 static struct p9_fid *
@@ -470,7 +471,10 @@
 		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+	err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	return ofid;
 
 error:
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 38d695d..8961f1a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 static void
 v9fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
-		int flags)
+		int flags, void *data)
 {
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = fls(v9ses->maxdata - 1);
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 
 	sb->s_flags = flags | MS_ACTIVE | MS_SYNCHRONOUS | MS_DIRSYNC |
 	    MS_NOATIME;
+
+	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -113,14 +115,11 @@
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = NULL;
 	struct p9_wstat *st = NULL;
 	int mode = S_IRWXUGO | S_ISVTX;
-	uid_t uid = current_fsuid();
-	gid_t gid = current_fsgid();
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " \n");
 
-	st = NULL;
 	v9ses = kzalloc(sizeof(struct v9fs_session_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!v9ses)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
 		retval = PTR_ERR(sb);
 		goto free_stat;
 	}
-	v9fs_fill_super(sb, v9ses, flags);
+	v9fs_fill_super(sb, v9ses, flags, data);
 
 	inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb, S_IFDIR | mode);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
@@ -150,9 +149,6 @@
 		goto release_sb;
 	}
 
-	inode->i_uid = uid;
-	inode->i_gid = gid;
-
 	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
 		iput(inode);
@@ -173,10 +169,8 @@
 	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 	return 0;
 
-release_sb:
-	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
-
 free_stat:
+	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 
 clunk_fid:
@@ -185,7 +179,12 @@
 close_session:
 	v9fs_session_close(v9ses);
 	kfree(v9ses);
+	return retval;
 
+release_sb:
+	p9stat_free(st);
+	kfree(st);
+	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -207,24 +206,10 @@
 
 	v9fs_session_close(v9ses);
 	kfree(v9ses);
+	s->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "exiting kill_super\n");
 }
 
-/**
- * v9fs_show_options - Show mount options in /proc/mounts
- * @m: seq_file to write to
- * @mnt: mount descriptor
- *
- */
-
-static int v9fs_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
-{
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = mnt->mnt_sb->s_fs_info;
-
-	seq_printf(m, "%s", v9ses->options);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 v9fs_umount_begin(struct super_block *sb)
 {
@@ -237,7 +222,7 @@
 static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops = {
 	.statfs = simple_statfs,
 	.clear_inode = v9fs_clear_inode,
-	.show_options = v9fs_show_options,
+	.show_options = generic_show_options,
 	.umount_begin = v9fs_umount_begin,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 787ccdd..5bf5f22 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 p9_client_rpc(struct p9_client *c, int8_t type, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /**
- * v9fs_parse_options - parse mount options into session structure
- * @options: options string passed from mount
- * @v9ses: existing v9fs session information
+ * parse_options - parse mount options into client structure
+ * @opts: options string passed from mount
+ * @clnt: existing v9fs client information
  *
  * Return 0 upon success, -ERRNO upon failure
  */
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 
 /**
  * p9_tag_init - setup tags structure and contents
- * @tags: tags structure from the client struct
+ * @c:  v9fs client struct
  *
  * This initializes the tags structure for each client instance.
  *
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 
 /**
  * p9_tag_cleanup - cleans up tags structure and reclaims resources
- * @tags: tags structure from the client struct
+ * @c:  v9fs client struct
  *
  * This frees resources associated with the tags structure
  *
@@ -411,14 +411,9 @@
 		if (c->dotu)
 			err = -ecode;
 
-		if (!err) {
+		if (!err || !IS_ERR_VALUE(err))
 			err = p9_errstr2errno(ename, strlen(ename));
 
-			/* string match failed */
-			if (!err)
-				err = -ESERVERFAULT;
-		}
-
 		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RERROR (%d) %s\n", -ecode, ename);
 
 		kfree(ename);
@@ -430,8 +425,8 @@
 
 /**
  * p9_client_flush - flush (cancel) a request
- * c: client state
- * req: request to cancel
+ * @c: client state
+ * @oldreq: request to cancel
  *
  * This sents a flush for a particular requests and links
  * the flush request to the original request.  The current
diff --git a/net/9p/error.c b/net/9p/error.c
index fdebe43..5251851 100644
--- a/net/9p/error.c
+++ b/net/9p/error.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 		errstr[len] = 0;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: server reported unknown error %s\n",
 			__func__, errstr);
-		errno = 1;
+		errno = ESERVERFAULT;
 	}
 
 	return -errno;
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 8c2588e..8d934dd 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
  * @wpos: write position for current frame
  * @wsize: amount of data to write for current frame
  * @wbuf: current write buffer
+ * @poll_pending_link: pending links to be polled per conn
  * @poll_wait: array of wait_q's for various worker threads
- * @poll_waddr: ????
  * @pt: poll state
  * @rq: current read work
  * @wq: current write work
@@ -700,9 +700,9 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * parse_options - parse mount options into session structure
- * @options: options string passed from mount
- * @opts: transport-specific structure to parse options into
+ * parse_opts - parse mount options into p9_fd_opts structure
+ * @params: options string passed from mount
+ * @opts: fd transport-specific structure to parse options into
  *
  * Returns 0 upon success, -ERRNO upon failure
  */
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
index ac49900..65cb29d 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
@@ -67,14 +67,15 @@
  * @pd: Protection Domain pointer
  * @qp: Queue Pair pointer
  * @cq: Completion Queue pointer
+ * @dm_mr: DMA Memory Region pointer
  * @lkey: The local access only memory region key
  * @timeout: Number of uSecs to wait for connection management events
  * @sq_depth: The depth of the Send Queue
  * @sq_sem: Semaphore for the SQ
  * @rq_depth: The depth of the Receive Queue.
+ * @rq_count: Count of requests in the Receive Queue.
  * @addr: The remote peer's address
  * @req_lock: Protects the active request list
- * @send_wait: Wait list when the SQ fills up
  * @cm_done: Completion event for connection management tracking
  */
 struct p9_trans_rdma {
@@ -154,9 +155,9 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * parse_options - parse mount options into session structure
- * @options: options string passed from mount
- * @opts: transport-specific structure to parse options into
+ * parse_opts - parse mount options into rdma options structure
+ * @params: options string passed from mount
+ * @opts: rdma transport-specific structure to parse options into
  *
  * Returns 0 upon success, -ERRNO upon failure
  */
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index a49484e..9bf0b73 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@
  * @initialized: whether the channel is initialized
  * @inuse: whether the channel is in use
  * @lock: protects multiple elements within this structure
+ * @client: client instance
  * @vdev: virtio dev associated with this channel
  * @vq: virtio queue associated with this channel
- * @tagpool: accounting for tag ids (and request slots)
- * @reqs: array of request slots
- * @max_tag: current number of request_slots allocated
  * @sg: scatter gather list which is used to pack a request (protected?)
  *
  * We keep all per-channel information in a structure.
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@
 
 /**
  * p9_virtio_close - reclaim resources of a channel
- * @trans: transport state
+ * @client: client instance
  *
  * This reclaims a channel by freeing its resources and
  * reseting its inuse flag.
@@ -181,9 +179,8 @@
 
 /**
  * p9_virtio_request - issue a request
- * @t: transport state
- * @tc: &p9_fcall request to transmit
- * @rc: &p9_fcall to put reponse into
+ * @client: client instance issuing the request
+ * @req: request to be issued
  *
  */