diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 2877744c..889de60 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
+#include "internal.h"
 #include "iostat.h"
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_VFS
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@
 		bytes = min(rsize,count);
 
 		result = -ENOMEM;
-		data = nfs_readdata_alloc(pgbase + bytes);
+		data = nfs_readdata_alloc(nfs_page_array_len(pgbase, bytes));
 		if (unlikely(!data))
 			break;
 
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@
 		bytes = min(wsize,count);
 
 		result = -ENOMEM;
-		data = nfs_writedata_alloc(pgbase + bytes);
+		data = nfs_writedata_alloc(nfs_page_array_len(pgbase, bytes));
 		if (unlikely(!data))
 			break;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 6610f2b..ad2b40d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -231,3 +231,15 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Determine the number of pages in an array of length 'len' and
+ * with a base offset of 'base'
+ */
+static inline
+unsigned int nfs_page_array_len(unsigned int base, size_t len)
+{
+	return ((unsigned long)len + (unsigned long)base +
+		PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+}
+
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index ea1a85d..096efd7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_mount.h>
 
+#include "internal.h"
+
 #define NFS_PARANOIA 1
 
 static struct kmem_cache *nfs_page_cachep;
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@
  */
 void nfs_pageio_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		     struct inode *inode,
-		     int (*doio)(struct inode *, struct list_head *, size_t, int),
+		     int (*doio)(struct inode *, struct list_head *, unsigned int, size_t, int),
 		     unsigned int bsize,
 		     int io_flags)
 {
@@ -298,8 +300,10 @@
 		 * since nfs_flush_multi and nfs_pagein_multi assume you
 		 * can have only one struct nfs_page.
 		 */
+		if (desc->pg_bsize < PAGE_SIZE)
+			return 0;
 		newlen += desc->pg_count;
-		if (desc->pg_base + newlen > desc->pg_bsize)
+		if (newlen > desc->pg_bsize)
 			return 0;
 		prev = nfs_list_entry(desc->pg_list.prev);
 		if (!nfs_can_coalesce_requests(prev, req))
@@ -320,6 +324,8 @@
 	if (!list_empty(&desc->pg_list)) {
 		int error = desc->pg_doio(desc->pg_inode,
 					  &desc->pg_list,
+					  nfs_page_array_len(desc->pg_base,
+							     desc->pg_count),
 					  desc->pg_count,
 					  desc->pg_ioflags);
 		if (error < 0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index f001606..9a55807 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_PAGECACHE
 
-static int nfs_pagein_multi(struct inode *, struct list_head *, size_t, int);
-static int nfs_pagein_one(struct inode *, struct list_head *, size_t, int);
+static int nfs_pagein_multi(struct inode *, struct list_head *, unsigned int, size_t, int);
+static int nfs_pagein_one(struct inode *, struct list_head *, unsigned int, size_t, int);
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_partial_ops;
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_full_ops;
 
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@
 
 #define MIN_POOL_READ	(32)
 
-struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(size_t len)
+struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 {
-	unsigned int pagecount = (len + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	struct nfs_read_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_rdata_mempool, GFP_NOFS);
 
 	if (p) {
@@ -135,9 +134,9 @@
 
 	nfs_list_add_request(new, &one_request);
 	if (NFS_SERVER(inode)->rsize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
-		nfs_pagein_multi(inode, &one_request, len, 0);
+		nfs_pagein_multi(inode, &one_request, 1, len, 0);
 	else
-		nfs_pagein_one(inode, &one_request, len, 0);
+		nfs_pagein_one(inode, &one_request, 1, len, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@
  * won't see the new data until our attribute cache is updated.  This is more
  * or less conventional NFS client behavior.
  */
-static int nfs_pagein_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, size_t count, int flags)
+static int nfs_pagein_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, unsigned int npages, size_t count, int flags)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
 	struct page *page = req->wb_page;
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
 	do {
 		size_t len = min(nbytes,rsize);
 
-		data = nfs_readdata_alloc(len);
+		data = nfs_readdata_alloc(1);
 		if (!data)
 			goto out_bad;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&data->pages);
@@ -291,13 +290,13 @@
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static int nfs_pagein_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, size_t count, int flags)
+static int nfs_pagein_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, unsigned int npages, size_t count, int flags)
 {
 	struct nfs_page		*req;
 	struct page		**pages;
 	struct nfs_read_data	*data;
 
-	data = nfs_readdata_alloc(count);
+	data = nfs_readdata_alloc(npages);
 	if (!data)
 		goto out_bad;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 6ce2d94..0a8bbc3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@
 	call_rcu_bh(&wdata->task.u.tk_rcu, nfs_commit_rcu_free);
 }
 
-struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(size_t len)
+struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 {
-	unsigned int pagecount = (len + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	struct nfs_write_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_wdata_mempool, GFP_NOFS);
 
 	if (p) {
@@ -832,7 +831,7 @@
  * Generate multiple small requests to write out a single
  * contiguous dirty area on one page.
  */
-static int nfs_flush_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, size_t count, int how)
+static int nfs_flush_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, unsigned int npages, size_t count, int how)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
 	struct page *page = req->wb_page;
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@
 	do {
 		size_t len = min(nbytes, wsize);
 
-		data = nfs_writedata_alloc(len);
+		data = nfs_writedata_alloc(1);
 		if (!data)
 			goto out_bad;
 		list_add(&data->pages, &list);
@@ -897,13 +896,13 @@
  * This is the case if nfs_updatepage detects a conflicting request
  * that has been written but not committed.
  */
-static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, size_t count, int how)
+static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, unsigned int npages, size_t count, int how)
 {
 	struct nfs_page		*req;
 	struct page		**pages;
 	struct nfs_write_data	*data;
 
-	data = nfs_writedata_alloc(count);
+	data = nfs_writedata_alloc(npages);
 	if (!data)
 		goto out_bad;