diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 87f51f2..4ff8179 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -471,6 +471,17 @@
 #define   CIFS_LARGE_BUFFER     2
 #define   CIFS_IOVEC            4    /* array of response buffers */
 
+/* Type of Request to SendReceive2 */
+#define   CIFS_STD_OP	        0    /* normal request timeout */
+#define   CIFS_LONG_OP          1    /* long op (up to 45 sec, oplock time) */
+#define   CIFS_VLONG_OP         2    /* sloow op - can take up to 180 seconds */
+#define   CIFS_BLOCKING_OP      4    /* operation can block */
+#define   CIFS_ASYNC_OP         8    /* do not wait for response */
+#define   CIFS_TIMEOUT_MASK 0x00F    /* only one of 5 above set in req */
+#define   CIFS_LOG_ERROR    0x010    /* log NT STATUS if non-zero */
+#define   CIFS_LARGE_BUF_OP 0x020    /* large request buffer */
+#define   CIFS_NO_RESP      0x040    /* no response buffer required */
+
 /* Security Flags: indicate type of session setup needed */
 #define   CIFSSEC_MAY_SIGN	0x00001
 #define   CIFSSEC_MAY_NTLM	0x00002
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index dd1d7c2..0c55dff 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@
 			struct smb_hdr * /* input */ ,
 			struct smb_hdr * /* out */ ,
 			int * /* bytes returned */ , const int long_op);
+extern int SendReceiveNoRsp(const unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
+			struct smb_hdr *in_buf, int flags);
 extern int SendReceive2(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifsSesInfo *,
 			struct kvec *, int /* nvec to send */,
-			int * /* type of buf returned */ , const int long_op,
-			const int logError /* whether to log status code*/ );
+			int * /* type of buf returned */ , const int flags);
 extern int SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int /* xid */ ,
 					struct cifsTconInfo *,
 				struct smb_hdr * /* input */ ,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 59d7b7c..9e8a6be 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -698,9 +698,7 @@
 CIFSSMBTDis(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon)
 {
 	struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer;
-	struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer_response; /* BB removeme BB */
 	int rc = 0;
-	int length;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("In tree disconnect"));
 	/*
@@ -737,16 +735,12 @@
 	if (rc) {
 		up(&tcon->tconSem);
 		return rc;
-	} else {
-		smb_buffer_response = smb_buffer; /* BB removeme BB */
 	}
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response,
-			 &length, 0);
+
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, smb_buffer, 0);
 	if (rc)
 		cFYI(1, ("Tree disconnect failed %d", rc));
 
-	if (smb_buffer)
-		cifs_small_buf_release(smb_buffer);
 	up(&tcon->tconSem);
 
 	/* No need to return error on this operation if tid invalidated and
@@ -760,10 +754,8 @@
 int
 CIFSSMBLogoff(const int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses)
 {
-	struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer_response;
 	LOGOFF_ANDX_REQ *pSMB;
 	int rc = 0;
-	int length;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("In SMBLogoff for session disconnect"));
 	if (ses)
@@ -782,8 +774,6 @@
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	smb_buffer_response = (struct smb_hdr *)pSMB; /* BB removeme BB */
-
 	if (ses->server) {
 		pSMB->hdr.Mid = GetNextMid(ses->server);
 
@@ -795,8 +785,7 @@
 	pSMB->hdr.Uid = ses->Suid;
 
 	pSMB->AndXCommand = 0xFF;
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 smb_buffer_response, &length, 0);
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB, 0);
 	if (ses->server) {
 		atomic_dec(&ses->server->socketUseCount);
 		if (atomic_read(&ses->server->socketUseCount) == 0) {
@@ -807,7 +796,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 	up(&ses->sesSem);
-	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
 	/* if session dead then we do not need to do ulogoff,
 		since server closed smb session, no sense reporting
@@ -1255,7 +1243,7 @@
 	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 	/* long_op set to 1 to allow for oplock break timeouts */
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 1);
+			(struct smb_hdr *)pSMBr, &bytes_returned, CIFS_LONG_OP);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_opens);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Error in Open = %d", rc));
@@ -1368,7 +1356,7 @@
 	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 	/* long_op set to 1 to allow for oplock break timeouts */
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 1);
+			(struct smb_hdr *)pSMBr, &bytes_returned, CIFS_LONG_OP);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_opens);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Error in Open = %d", rc));
@@ -1446,7 +1434,7 @@
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)pSMB;
 	iov[0].iov_len = pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length + 4;
 	rc = SendReceive2(xid, tcon->ses, iov, 1 /* num iovecs */,
-			 &resp_buf_type, 0 /* not long op */, 1 /* log err */ );
+			 &resp_buf_type, CIFS_STD_OP | CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_reads);
 	pSMBr = (READ_RSP *)iov[0].iov_base;
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1665,7 +1653,7 @@
 
 
 	rc = SendReceive2(xid, tcon->ses, iov, n_vec + 1, &resp_buf_type,
-			  long_op, 0 /* do not log STATUS code */ );
+			  long_op);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_writes);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Send error Write2 = %d", rc));
@@ -1707,7 +1695,7 @@
 	int timeout = 0;
 	__u16 count;
 
-	cFYI(1, ("In CIFSSMBLock - timeout %d numLock %d", waitFlag, numLock));
+	cFYI(1, ("CIFSSMBLock timeout %d numLock %d", waitFlag, numLock));
 	rc = small_smb_init(SMB_COM_LOCKING_ANDX, 8, tcon, (void **) &pSMB);
 
 	if (rc)
@@ -1716,10 +1704,10 @@
 	pSMBr = (LOCK_RSP *)pSMB; /* BB removeme BB */
 
 	if (lockType == LOCKING_ANDX_OPLOCK_RELEASE) {
-		timeout = -1; /* no response expected */
+		timeout = CIFS_ASYNC_OP; /* no response expected */
 		pSMB->Timeout = 0;
 	} else if (waitFlag == TRUE) {
-		timeout = 3;  /* blocking operation, no timeout */
+		timeout = CIFS_BLOCKING_OP; /* blocking operation, no timeout */
 		pSMB->Timeout = cpu_to_le32(-1);/* blocking - do not time out */
 	} else {
 		pSMB->Timeout = 0;
@@ -1749,15 +1737,16 @@
 	if (waitFlag) {
 		rc = SendReceiveBlockingLock(xid, tcon, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
 			(struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned);
+		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 	} else {
-		rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, timeout);
+		rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *)pSMB,
+				      timeout);
+		/* SMB buffer freed by function above */
 	}
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_locks);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Send error in Lock = %d", rc));
 	}
-	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls
 	since file handle passed in no longer valid */
@@ -1776,7 +1765,9 @@
 	int rc = 0;
 	int timeout = 0;
 	int bytes_returned = 0;
+	int resp_buf_type = 0;
 	__u16 params, param_offset, offset, byte_count, count;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
 
 	cFYI(1, ("Posix Lock"));
 
@@ -1818,7 +1809,7 @@
 
 	parm_data->lock_type = cpu_to_le16(lock_type);
 	if (waitFlag) {
-		timeout = 3;  /* blocking operation, no timeout */
+		timeout = CIFS_BLOCKING_OP; /* blocking operation, no timeout */
 		parm_data->lock_flags = cpu_to_le16(1);
 		pSMB->Timeout = cpu_to_le32(-1);
 	} else
@@ -1838,8 +1829,13 @@
 		rc = SendReceiveBlockingLock(xid, tcon, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
 			(struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned);
 	} else {
-		rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			(struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, timeout);
+		iov[0].iov_base = (char *)pSMB;
+		iov[0].iov_len = pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length + 4;
+		rc = SendReceive2(xid, tcon->ses, iov, 1 /* num iovecs */,
+				&resp_buf_type, timeout);
+		pSMB = NULL; /* request buf already freed by SendReceive2. Do
+				not try to free it twice below on exit */
+		pSMBr = (struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *)iov[0].iov_base;
 	}
 
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1874,6 +1870,11 @@
 	if (pSMB)
 		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
+	if (resp_buf_type == CIFS_SMALL_BUFFER)
+		cifs_small_buf_release(iov[0].iov_base);
+	else if (resp_buf_type == CIFS_LARGE_BUFFER)
+		cifs_buf_release(iov[0].iov_base);
+
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls
 	   since file handle passed in no longer valid */
 
@@ -1886,8 +1887,6 @@
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	CLOSE_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
-	CLOSE_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
-	int bytes_returned;
 	cFYI(1, ("In CIFSSMBClose"));
 
 /* do not retry on dead session on close */
@@ -1897,13 +1896,10 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	pSMBr = (CLOSE_RSP *)pSMB; /* BB removeme BB */
-
 	pSMB->FileID = (__u16) smb_file_id;
 	pSMB->LastWriteTime = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	pSMB->ByteCount = 0;
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB, 0);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_closes);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc != -EINTR) {
@@ -1912,8 +1908,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
-
 	/* Since session is dead, file will be closed on server already */
 	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 		rc = 0;
@@ -3102,7 +3096,7 @@
 	iov[0].iov_len = pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length + 4;
 
 	rc = SendReceive2(xid, tcon->ses, iov, 1 /* num iovec */, &buf_type,
-			 0 /* not long op */, 0 /* do not log STATUS codes */ );
+			 CIFS_STD_OP);
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_acl_get);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Send error in QuerySecDesc = %d", rc));
@@ -3763,8 +3757,6 @@
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	FINDCLOSE_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
-	CLOSE_RSP *pSMBr = NULL; /* BB removeme BB */
-	int bytes_returned;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("In CIFSSMBFindClose"));
 	rc = small_smb_init(SMB_COM_FIND_CLOSE2, 1, tcon, (void **)&pSMB);
@@ -3776,16 +3768,13 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	pSMBr = (CLOSE_RSP *)pSMB;  /* BB removeme BB */
 	pSMB->FileID = searchHandle;
 	pSMB->ByteCount = 0;
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		cERROR(1, ("Send error in FindClose = %d", rc));
 	}
 	cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->num_fclose);
-	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 
 	/* Since session is dead, search handle closed on server already */
 	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
@@ -4707,11 +4696,9 @@
 		   __u16 fid, __u32 pid_of_opener, int SetAllocation)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_req *pSMB  = NULL;
-	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
 	char *data_offset;
 	struct file_end_of_file_info *parm_data;
 	int rc = 0;
-	int bytes_returned = 0;
 	__u16 params, param_offset, offset, byte_count, count;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("SetFileSize (via SetFileInfo) %lld",
@@ -4721,8 +4708,6 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	pSMBr = (struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *)pSMB;
-
 	pSMB->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)pid_of_opener);
 	pSMB->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(pid_of_opener >> 16));
 
@@ -4773,17 +4758,13 @@
 	pSMB->Reserved4 = 0;
 	pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += byte_count;
 	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(byte_count);
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1,
 		     ("Send error in SetFileInfo (SetFileSize) = %d",
 		      rc));
 	}
 
-	if (pSMB)
-		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
-
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls
 		since file handle passed in no longer valid */
 
@@ -4801,10 +4782,8 @@
 		    const FILE_BASIC_INFO *data, __u16 fid)
 {
 	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_req *pSMB  = NULL;
-	struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
 	char *data_offset;
 	int rc = 0;
-	int bytes_returned = 0;
 	__u16 params, param_offset, offset, byte_count, count;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("Set Times (via SetFileInfo)"));
@@ -4813,8 +4792,6 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	pSMBr = (struct smb_com_transaction2_sfi_rsp *)pSMB;
-
 	/* At this point there is no need to override the current pid
 	with the pid of the opener, but that could change if we someday
 	use an existing handle (rather than opening one on the fly) */
@@ -4854,14 +4831,11 @@
 	pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += byte_count;
 	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(byte_count);
 	memcpy(data_offset, data, sizeof(FILE_BASIC_INFO));
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+	rc = SendReceiveNoRsp(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Send error in Set Time (SetFileInfo) = %d", rc));
 	}
 
-	cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
-
 	/* Note: On -EAGAIN error only caller can retry on handle based calls
 		since file handle passed in no longer valid */
 
@@ -5152,7 +5126,8 @@
 	pSMB->ByteCount = 0;
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
-			(struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, -1);
+			 (struct smb_hdr *)pSMBr, &bytes_returned,
+			 CIFS_ASYNC_OP);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Error in Notify = %d", rc));
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index c52a76f..26e1087 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@
 	pSMB->req_no_secext.ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response,
-			 &bytes_returned, 1);
+			 &bytes_returned, CIFS_LONG_OP);
 	if (rc) {
 /* rc = map_smb_to_linux_error(smb_buffer_response); now done in SendReceive */
 	} else if ((smb_buffer_response->WordCount == 3)
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@
 	pSMB->req.ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response,
-			 &bytes_returned, 1);
+			 &bytes_returned, CIFS_LONG_OP);
 
 	if (smb_buffer_response->Status.CifsError ==
 	    cpu_to_le32(NT_STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED))
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@
 	pSMB->req.ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response,
-			 &bytes_returned, 1);
+			 &bytes_returned, CIFS_LONG_OP);
 	if (rc) {
 /*   rc = map_smb_to_linux_error(smb_buffer_response) done in SendReceive now */
 	} else if ((smb_buffer_response->WordCount == 3) ||
@@ -3381,7 +3381,8 @@
 	pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += count;
 	pSMB->ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(count);
 
-	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response, &length, 0);
+	rc = SendReceive(xid, ses, smb_buffer, smb_buffer_response, &length,
+			 CIFS_STD_OP);
 
 	/* if (rc) rc = map_smb_to_linux_error(smb_buffer_response); */
 	/* above now done in SendReceive */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 68ad4ca..82326d2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -835,9 +835,9 @@
 	xid = GetXid();
 
 	if (*poffset > file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size)
-		long_op = 2; /* writes past end of file can take a long time */
+		long_op = CIFS_VLONG_OP; /* writes past EOF take long time */
 	else
-		long_op = 1;
+		long_op = CIFS_LONG_OP;
 
 	for (total_written = 0; write_size > total_written;
 	     total_written += bytes_written) {
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 			}
 		} else
 			*poffset += bytes_written;
-		long_op = FALSE; /* subsequent writes fast -
+		long_op = CIFS_STD_OP; /* subsequent writes fast -
 				    15 seconds is plenty */
 	}
 
@@ -934,9 +934,9 @@
 	xid = GetXid();
 
 	if (*poffset > file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_size)
-		long_op = 2; /* writes past end of file can take a long time */
+		long_op = CIFS_VLONG_OP; /* writes past EOF can be slow */
 	else
-		long_op = 1;
+		long_op = CIFS_LONG_OP;
 
 	for (total_written = 0; write_size > total_written;
 	     total_written += bytes_written) {
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
 			}
 		} else
 			*poffset += bytes_written;
-		long_op = FALSE; /* subsequent writes fast -
+		long_op = CIFS_STD_OP; /* subsequent writes fast -
 				    15 seconds is plenty */
 	}
 
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
 						   open_file->netfid,
 						   bytes_to_write, offset,
 						   &bytes_written, iov, n_iov,
-						   1);
+						   CIFS_LONG_OP);
 				atomic_dec(&open_file->wrtPending);
 				if (rc || bytes_written < bytes_to_write) {
 					cERROR(1, ("Write2 ret %d, wrote %d",
diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 899dc60..ed01ef3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 	iov[1].iov_base = str_area;
 	iov[1].iov_len = count;
 	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 2 /* num_iovecs */, &resp_buf_type,
-			  0 /* not long op */, 1 /* log NT STATUS if any */ );
+			  CIFS_STD_OP /* not long */ | CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
 	/* SMB request buf freed in SendReceive2 */
 
 	cFYI(1, ("ssetup rc from sendrecv2 is %d", rc));
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 7ed32b3..50b623a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 
 static int wait_for_free_request(struct cifsSesInfo *ses, const int long_op)
 {
-	if (long_op == -1) {
+	if (long_op == CIFS_ASYNC_OP) {
 		/* oplock breaks must not be held up */
 		atomic_inc(&ses->server->inFlight);
 	} else {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 				   as they are allowed to block on server */
 
 				/* update # of requests on the wire to server */
-				if (long_op < 3)
+				if (long_op != CIFS_BLOCKING_OP)
 					atomic_inc(&ses->server->inFlight);
 				spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 				break;
@@ -415,17 +415,48 @@
 	}
 }
 
+
+/*
+ *
+ * Send an SMB Request.  No response info (other than return code)
+ * needs to be parsed.
+ *
+ * flags indicate the type of request buffer and how long to wait
+ * and whether to log NT STATUS code (error) before mapping it to POSIX error
+ *
+ */
+int
+SendReceiveNoRsp(const unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
+		struct smb_hdr *in_buf, int flags)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct kvec iov[1];
+	int resp_buf_type;
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)in_buf;
+	iov[0].iov_len = in_buf->smb_buf_length + 4;
+	flags |= CIFS_NO_RESP;
+	rc = SendReceive2(xid, ses, iov, 1, &resp_buf_type, flags);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
+	cFYI(1, ("SendRcvNoR flags %d rc %d", flags, rc));
+#endif
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int
 SendReceive2(const unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 	     struct kvec *iov, int n_vec, int *pRespBufType /* ret */,
-	     const int long_op, const int logError)
+	     const int flags)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
+	int long_op;
 	unsigned int receive_len;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	struct mid_q_entry *midQ;
 	struct smb_hdr *in_buf = iov[0].iov_base;
 
+	long_op = flags & CIFS_TIMEOUT_MASK;
+
 	*pRespBufType = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;  /* no response buf yet */
 
 	if ((ses == NULL) || (ses->server == NULL)) {
@@ -483,15 +514,22 @@
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (long_op == -1)
-		goto out;
-	else if (long_op == 2) /* writes past end of file can take loong time */
+	if (long_op == CIFS_STD_OP)
+		timeout = 15 * HZ;
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_VLONG_OP) /* e.g. slow writes past EOF */
 		timeout = 180 * HZ;
-	else if (long_op == 1)
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_LONG_OP)
 		timeout = 45 * HZ; /* should be greater than
 			servers oplock break timeout (about 43 seconds) */
-	else
-		timeout = 15 * HZ;
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_ASYNC_OP)
+		goto out;
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_BLOCKING_OP)
+		timeout = 0x7FFFFFFF; /*  large, but not so large as to wrap */
+	else {
+		cERROR(1, ("unknown timeout flag %d", long_op));
+		rc = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* wait for 15 seconds or until woken up due to response arriving or
 	   due to last connection to this server being unmounted */
@@ -566,7 +604,8 @@
 			}
 
 			/* BB special case reconnect tid and uid here? */
-			rc = map_smb_to_linux_error(midQ->resp_buf, logError);
+			rc = map_smb_to_linux_error(midQ->resp_buf,
+						flags & CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
 
 			/* convert ByteCount if necessary */
 			if (receive_len >= sizeof(struct smb_hdr) - 4
@@ -574,8 +613,10 @@
 			    (2 * midQ->resp_buf->WordCount) + 2 /* bcc */ )
 				BCC(midQ->resp_buf) =
 					le16_to_cpu(BCC_LE(midQ->resp_buf));
-			midQ->resp_buf = NULL;  /* mark it so will not be freed
-						by DeleteMidQEntry */
+			if ((flags & CIFS_NO_RESP) == 0)
+				midQ->resp_buf = NULL;  /* mark it so buf will
+							   not be freed by
+							   DeleteMidQEntry */
 		} else {
 			rc = -EIO;
 			cFYI(1, ("Bad MID state?"));
@@ -663,17 +704,25 @@
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (long_op == -1)
-		goto out;
-	else if (long_op == 2) /* writes past end of file can take loong time */
-		timeout = 180 * HZ;
-	else if (long_op == 1)
-		timeout = 45 * HZ; /* should be greater than
-			servers oplock break timeout (about 43 seconds) */
-	else
+	if (long_op == CIFS_STD_OP)
 		timeout = 15 * HZ;
 	/* wait for 15 seconds or until woken up due to response arriving or
 	   due to last connection to this server being unmounted */
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_ASYNC_OP)
+		goto out;
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_VLONG_OP) /* writes past EOF can be slow */
+		timeout = 180 * HZ;
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_LONG_OP)
+		timeout = 45 * HZ; /* should be greater than
+			servers oplock break timeout (about 43 seconds) */
+	else if (long_op == CIFS_BLOCKING_OP)
+		timeout = 0x7FFFFFFF; /* large but no so large as to wrap */
+	else {
+		cERROR(1, ("unknown timeout flag %d", long_op));
+		rc = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		/* if signal pending do not hold up user for full smb timeout
 		but we still give response a chance to complete */
@@ -812,7 +861,7 @@
 	pSMB->hdr.Mid = GetNextMid(ses->server);
 
 	return SendReceive(xid, ses, in_buf, out_buf,
-			&bytes_returned, 0);
+			&bytes_returned, CIFS_STD_OP);
 }
 
 int
@@ -844,7 +893,7 @@
 	   to the same server. We may make this configurable later or
 	   use ses->maxReq */
 
-	rc = wait_for_free_request(ses, 3);
+	rc = wait_for_free_request(ses, CIFS_BLOCKING_OP);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;