afs: Build an abstraction around an "operation" concept

Turn the afs_operation struct into the main way that most fileserver
operations are managed.  Various things are added to the struct, including
the following:

 (1) All the parameters and results of the relevant operations are moved
     into it, removing corresponding fields from the afs_call struct.
     afs_call gets a pointer to the op.

 (2) The target volume is made the main focus of the operation, rather than
     the target vnode(s), and a bunch of op->vnode->volume are made
     op->volume instead.

 (3) Two vnode records are defined (op->file[]) for the vnode(s) involved
     in most operations.  The vnode record (struct afs_vnode_param)
     contains:

	- The vnode pointer.

	- The fid of the vnode to be included in the parameters or that was
          returned in the reply (eg. FS.MakeDir).

	- The status and callback information that may be returned in the
     	  reply about the vnode.

	- Callback break and data version tracking for detecting
          simultaneous third-parth changes.

 (4) Pointers to dentries to be updated with new inodes.

 (5) An operations table pointer.  The table includes pointers to functions
     for issuing AFS and YFS-variant RPCs, handling the success and abort
     of an operation and handling post-I/O-lock local editing of a
     directory.

To make this work, the following function restructuring is made:

 (A) The rotation loop that issues calls to fileservers that can be found
     in each function that wants to issue an RPC (such as afs_mkdir()) is
     extracted out into common code, in a new file called fs_operation.c.

 (B) The rotation loops, such as the one in afs_mkdir(), are replaced with
     a much smaller piece of code that allocates an operation, sets the
     parameters and then calls out to the common code to do the actual
     work.

 (C) The code for handling the success and failure of an operation are
     moved into operation functions (as (5) above) and these are called
     from the core code at appropriate times.

 (D) The pseudo inode getting stuff used by the dynamic root code is moved
     over into dynroot.c.

 (E) struct afs_iget_data is absorbed into the operation struct and
     afs_iget() expects to be given an op pointer and a vnode record.

 (F) Point (E) doesn't work for the root dir of a volume, but we know the
     FID in advance (it's always vnode 1, unique 1), so a separate inode
     getter, afs_root_iget(), is provided to special-case that.

 (G) The inode status init/update functions now also take an op and a vnode
     record.

 (H) The RPC marshalling functions now, for the most part, just take an
     afs_operation struct as their only argument.  All the data they need
     is held there.  The result delivery functions write their answers
     there as well.

 (I) The call is attached to the operation and then the operation core does
     the waiting.

And then the new operation code is, for the moment, made to just initialise
the operation, get the appropriate vnode I/O locks and do the same rotation
loop as before.

This lays the foundation for the following changes in the future:

 (*) Overhauling the rotation (again).

 (*) Support for asynchronous I/O, where the fileserver rotation must be
     done asynchronously also.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 546 insertions, 665 deletions

diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index ff421db40cf2..0d3cf3af0352 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ struct afs_lookup_cookie {
 	bool			found;
 	bool			one_only;
 	unsigned short		nr_fids;
-	struct inode		**inodes;
-	struct afs_status_cb	*statuses;
 	struct afs_fid		fids[50];
 };
 
@@ -618,8 +616,8 @@ static int afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 		}
 	} else if (cookie->name.len == nlen &&
 		   memcmp(cookie->name.name, name, nlen) == 0) {
-		cookie->fids[0].vnode	= ino;
-		cookie->fids[0].unique	= dtype;
+		cookie->fids[1].vnode	= ino;
+		cookie->fids[1].unique	= dtype;
 		cookie->found = 1;
 		if (cookie->one_only)
 			return -1;
@@ -631,6 +629,80 @@ static int afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 }
 
 /*
+ * Deal with the result of a successful lookup operation.  Turn all the files
+ * into inodes and save the first one - which is the one we actually want.
+ */
+static void afs_do_lookup_success(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vnode_param *vp;
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	u32 abort_code;
+	int i;
+
+	_enter("");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < op->nr_files; i++) {
+		switch (i) {
+		case 0:
+			vp = &op->file[0];
+			abort_code = vp->scb.status.abort_code;
+			if (abort_code != 0) {
+				op->abort_code = abort_code;
+				op->error = afs_abort_to_error(abort_code);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 1:
+			vp = &op->file[1];
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			vp = &op->more_files[i - 2];
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (!vp->scb.have_status && !vp->scb.have_error)
+			continue;
+
+		_debug("do [%u]", i);
+		if (vp->vnode) {
+			if (!test_bit(AFS_VNODE_UNSET, &vp->vnode->flags))
+				afs_vnode_commit_status(op, vp);
+		} else if (vp->scb.status.abort_code == 0) {
+			inode = afs_iget(op, vp);
+			if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
+				vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
+				afs_cache_permit(vnode, op->key,
+						 0 /* Assume vnode->cb_break is 0 */ +
+						 op->cb_v_break,
+						 &vp->scb);
+				vp->vnode = vnode;
+				vp->put_vnode = true;
+			}
+		} else {
+			_debug("- abort %d %llx:%llx.%x",
+			       vp->scb.status.abort_code,
+			       vp->fid.vid, vp->fid.vnode, vp->fid.unique);
+		}
+	}
+
+	_leave("");
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_inline_bulk_status_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_inline_bulk_status,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_inline_bulk_status,
+	.success	= afs_do_lookup_success,
+};
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_fetch_status_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_fetch_status,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_fetch_status,
+	.success	= afs_do_lookup_success,
+};
+
+/*
  * Do a lookup in a directory.  We make use of bulk lookup to query a slew of
  * files in one go and create inodes for them.  The inode of the file we were
  * asked for is returned.
@@ -639,16 +711,15 @@ static struct inode *afs_do_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				   struct key *key)
 {
 	struct afs_lookup_cookie *cookie;
-	struct afs_cb_interest *dcbi, *cbi = NULL;
-	struct afs_super_info *as = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
-	struct afs_iget_data iget_data;
-	struct afs_operation fc;
+	struct afs_cb_interest *dcbi;
+	struct afs_vnode_param *vp;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_server *server;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir), *vnode;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL, *ti;
 	afs_dataversion_t data_version = READ_ONCE(dvnode->status.data_version);
-	int ret, i;
+	long ret;
+	int i;
 
 	_enter("{%lu},%p{%pd},", dir->i_ino, dentry, dentry);
 
@@ -656,6 +727,8 @@ static struct inode *afs_do_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!cookie)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cookie->fids); i++)
+		cookie->fids[i].vid = dvnode->fid.vid;
 	cookie->ctx.actor = afs_lookup_filldir;
 	cookie->name = dentry->d_name;
 	cookie->nr_fids = 2; /* slot 0 is saved for the fid we actually want
@@ -672,61 +745,64 @@ static struct inode *afs_do_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	read_sequnlock_excl(&dvnode->cb_lock);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 50; i++)
-		cookie->fids[i].vid = as->volume->vid;
-
 	/* search the directory */
 	ret = afs_dir_iterate(dir, &cookie->ctx, key, &data_version);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		inode = ERR_PTR(ret);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)(unsigned long)data_version;
 
-	inode = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	ret = -ENOENT;
 	if (!cookie->found)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Check to see if we already have an inode for the primary fid. */
-	iget_data.fid = cookie->fids[0];
-	iget_data.volume = dvnode->volume;
-	iget_data.cb_v_break = dvnode->volume->cb_v_break;
-	iget_data.cb_s_break = 0;
-	inode = ilookup5(dir->i_sb, cookie->fids[0].vnode,
-			 afs_iget5_test, &iget_data);
+	inode = ilookup5(dir->i_sb, cookie->fids[1].vnode,
+			 afs_ilookup5_test_by_fid, &cookie->fids[1]);
 	if (inode)
-		goto out;
+		goto out; /* We do */
 
-	/* Need space for examining all the selected files */
-	inode = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	cookie->statuses = kvcalloc(cookie->nr_fids, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb),
-				    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cookie->statuses)
+	/* Okay, we didn't find it.  We need to query the server - and whilst
+	 * we're doing that, we're going to attempt to look up a bunch of other
+	 * vnodes also.
+	 */
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(op);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
-	cookie->inodes = kcalloc(cookie->nr_fids, sizeof(struct inode *),
-				 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cookie->inodes)
-		goto out_s;
-
-	cookie->fids[1] = dvnode->fid;
-	cookie->statuses[1].cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-	cookie->inodes[1] = igrab(&dvnode->vfs_inode);
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	afs_op_set_fid(op, 1, &cookie->fids[1]);
 
-	for (i = 2; i < cookie->nr_fids; i++) {
-		scb = &cookie->statuses[i];
+	op->nr_files = cookie->nr_fids;
+	_debug("nr_files %u", op->nr_files);
 
-		/* Find any inodes that already exist and get their
-		 * callback counters.
-		 */
-		iget_data.fid = cookie->fids[i];
-		ti = ilookup5_nowait(dir->i_sb, iget_data.fid.vnode,
-				     afs_iget5_test, &iget_data);
-		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ti)) {
-			vnode = AFS_FS_I(ti);
-			scb->cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(vnode);
-			cookie->inodes[i] = ti;
+	/* Need space for examining all the selected files */
+	op->error = -ENOMEM;
+	if (op->nr_files > 2) {
+		op->more_files = kvcalloc(op->nr_files - 2,
+					  sizeof(struct afs_vnode_param),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!op->more_files)
+			goto out_op;
+
+		for (i = 2; i < op->nr_files; i++) {
+			vp = &op->more_files[i - 2];
+			vp->fid = cookie->fids[i];
+
+			/* Find any inodes that already exist and get their
+			 * callback counters.
+			 */
+			ti = ilookup5_nowait(dir->i_sb, vp->fid.vnode,
+					     afs_ilookup5_test_by_fid, &vp->fid);
+			if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ti)) {
+				vnode = AFS_FS_I(ti);
+				vp->dv_before = vnode->status.data_version;
+				vp->cb_break_before = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(vnode);
+				vp->vnode = vnode;
+				vp->put_vnode = true;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -734,120 +810,40 @@ static struct inode *afs_do_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 * lookups contained therein are stored in the reply without aborting
 	 * the whole operation.
 	 */
-	if (cookie->one_only)
-		goto no_inline_bulk_status;
-
-	inode = ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			if (test_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_NO_IBULK,
-				      &fc.cbi->server->flags)) {
-				fc.ac.abort_code = RX_INVALID_OPERATION;
-				fc.ac.error = -ECONNABORTED;
-				break;
-			}
-			iget_data.cb_v_break = dvnode->volume->cb_v_break;
-			iget_data.cb_s_break = fc.cbi->server->cb_s_break;
-			afs_fs_inline_bulk_status(&fc,
-						  afs_v2net(dvnode),
-						  cookie->fids,
-						  cookie->statuses,
-						  cookie->nr_fids, NULL);
-		}
-
-		if (fc.ac.error == 0)
-			cbi = afs_get_cb_interest(fc.cbi);
-		if (fc.ac.abort_code == RX_INVALID_OPERATION)
-			set_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_NO_IBULK, &fc.cbi->server->flags);
-		inode = ERR_PTR(afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc));
+	op->error = -ENOTSUPP;
+	if (!cookie->one_only) {
+		op->ops = &afs_inline_bulk_status_operation;
+		afs_begin_vnode_operation(op);
+		afs_wait_for_operation(op);
 	}
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(inode))
-		goto success;
-	if (fc.ac.abort_code != RX_INVALID_OPERATION)
-		goto out_c;
-
-no_inline_bulk_status:
-	/* We could try FS.BulkStatus next, but this aborts the entire op if
-	 * any of the lookups fails - so, for the moment, revert to
-	 * FS.FetchStatus for just the primary fid.
-	 */
-	inode = ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			iget_data.cb_v_break = dvnode->volume->cb_v_break;
-			iget_data.cb_s_break = fc.cbi->server->cb_s_break;
-			scb = &cookie->statuses[0];
-			afs_fs_fetch_status(&fc,
-					    afs_v2net(dvnode),
-					    cookie->fids,
-					    scb,
-					    NULL);
-		}
-
-		if (fc.ac.error == 0)
-			cbi = afs_get_cb_interest(fc.cbi);
-		inode = ERR_PTR(afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc));
+	if (op->error == -ENOTSUPP) {
+		/* We could try FS.BulkStatus next, but this aborts the entire
+		 * op if any of the lookups fails - so, for the moment, revert
+		 * to FS.FetchStatus for op->file[1].
+		 */
+		op->fetch_status.which = 1;
+		op->ops = &afs_fetch_status_operation;
+		afs_begin_vnode_operation(op);
+		afs_wait_for_operation(op);
 	}
+	inode = ERR_PTR(op->error);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(inode))
-		goto out_c;
-
-success:
-	/* Turn all the files into inodes and save the first one - which is the
-	 * one we actually want.
-	 */
-	scb = &cookie->statuses[0];
-	if (scb->status.abort_code != 0)
-		inode = ERR_PTR(afs_abort_to_error(scb->status.abort_code));
-
-	for (i = 0; i < cookie->nr_fids; i++) {
-		struct afs_status_cb *scb = &cookie->statuses[i];
-
-		if (!scb->have_status && !scb->have_error)
-			continue;
-
-		if (cookie->inodes[i]) {
-			struct afs_vnode *iv = AFS_FS_I(cookie->inodes[i]);
-
-			if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_UNSET, &iv->flags))
-				continue;
-
-			afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, iv,
-						scb->cb_break, NULL, scb);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (scb->status.abort_code != 0)
-			continue;
-
-		iget_data.fid = cookie->fids[i];
-		ti = afs_iget(dir->i_sb, key, &iget_data, scb, cbi, dvnode);
-		if (!IS_ERR(ti))
-			afs_cache_permit(AFS_FS_I(ti), key,
-					 0 /* Assume vnode->cb_break is 0 */ +
-					 iget_data.cb_v_break,
-					 scb);
-		if (i == 0) {
-			inode = ti;
-		} else {
-			if (!IS_ERR(ti))
-				iput(ti);
-		}
+out_op:
+	if (op->error == 0) {
+		inode = &op->file[1].vnode->vfs_inode;
+		op->file[1].vnode = NULL;
 	}
 
-out_c:
-	afs_put_cb_interest(afs_v2net(dvnode), cbi);
-	if (cookie->inodes) {
-		for (i = 0; i < cookie->nr_fids; i++)
-			iput(cookie->inodes[i]);
-		kfree(cookie->inodes);
-	}
-out_s:
-	kvfree(cookie->statuses);
+	if (op->file[0].scb.have_status)
+		dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)(unsigned long)op->file[0].scb.status.data_version;
+	else
+		dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)(unsigned long)op->file[0].dv_before;
+	ret = afs_put_operation(op);
 out:
 	kfree(cookie);
-	return inode;
+	_leave("");
+	return inode ?: ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -963,6 +959,7 @@ static struct dentry *afs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(inode))
 		fid = AFS_FS_I(inode)->fid;
 
+	_debug("splice %px", dentry->d_inode);
 	d = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(d)) {
 		d->d_fsdata = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -970,6 +967,7 @@ static struct dentry *afs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	} else {
 		trace_afs_lookup(dvnode, &dentry->d_name, &fid);
 	}
+	_leave("");
 	return d;
 }
 
@@ -1220,130 +1218,97 @@ void afs_d_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 /*
  * Create a new inode for create/mkdir/symlink
  */
-static void afs_vnode_new_inode(struct afs_operation *fc,
-				struct dentry *new_dentry,
-				struct afs_iget_data *new_data,
-				struct afs_status_cb *new_scb)
+static void afs_vnode_new_inode(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
+	struct afs_vnode_param *vp = &op->file[1];
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	if (fc->ac.error < 0)
-		return;
+	_enter("");
+
+	ASSERTCMP(op->error, ==, 0);
 
-	inode = afs_iget(fc->vnode->vfs_inode.i_sb, fc->key,
-			 new_data, new_scb, fc->cbi, fc->vnode);
+	inode = afs_iget(op, vp);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		/* ENOMEM or EINTR at a really inconvenient time - just abandon
 		 * the new directory on the server.
 		 */
-		fc->ac.error = PTR_ERR(inode);
+		op->error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
 	set_bit(AFS_VNODE_NEW_CONTENT, &vnode->flags);
-	if (fc->ac.error == 0)
-		afs_cache_permit(vnode, fc->key, vnode->cb_break, new_scb);
-	d_instantiate(new_dentry, inode);
+	if (!op->error)
+		afs_cache_permit(vnode, op->key, vnode->cb_break, &vp->scb);
+	d_instantiate(op->dentry, inode);
 }
 
-static void afs_prep_for_new_inode(struct afs_operation *fc,
-				   struct afs_iget_data *iget_data)
+static void afs_create_success(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
-	iget_data->volume = fc->vnode->volume;
-	iget_data->cb_v_break = fc->vnode->volume->cb_v_break;
-	iget_data->cb_s_break = fc->cbi->server->cb_s_break;
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	afs_check_for_remote_deletion(op, op->file[0].vnode);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[0]);
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, &op->file[0], op->dentry);
+	afs_vnode_new_inode(op);
 }
 
-/*
- * Note that a dentry got changed.  We need to set d_fsdata to the data version
- * number derived from the result of the operation.  It doesn't matter if
- * d_fsdata goes backwards as we'll just revalidate.
- */
-static void afs_update_dentry_version(struct afs_operation *fc,
-				      struct dentry *dentry,
-				      struct afs_status_cb *scb)
+static void afs_create_edit_dir(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
-	if (fc->ac.error == 0)
-		dentry->d_fsdata =
-			(void *)(unsigned long)scb->status.data_version;
+	struct afs_vnode_param *dvp = &op->file[0];
+	struct afs_vnode_param *vp = &op->file[1];
+	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = dvp->vnode;
+
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+
+	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
+	    dvnode->status.data_version == dvp->dv_before + dvp->dv_delta)
+		afs_edit_dir_add(dvnode, &op->dentry->d_name, &vp->fid,
+				 op->create.reason);
+	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
 }
 
+static void afs_create_put(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+
+	if (op->error)
+		d_drop(op->dentry);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_mkdir_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_make_dir,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_make_dir,
+	.success	= afs_create_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_create_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_create_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * create a directory on an AFS filesystem
  */
 static int afs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct afs_iget_data iget_data;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
-	struct afs_operation fc;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir);
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t data_version;
-	int ret;
-
-	mode |= S_IFDIR;
 
 	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd},%ho",
 	       dvnode->fid.vid, dvnode->fid.vnode, dentry, mode);
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
-		goto error;
-
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error_scb;
-	}
-
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			afs_prep_for_new_inode(&fc, &iget_data);
-			afs_fs_create(&fc, dentry->d_name.name, mode,
-				      &scb[0], &iget_data.fid, &scb[1]);
-		}
-
-		afs_check_for_remote_deletion(&fc, dvnode);
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, &scb[0]);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, &scb[0]);
-		afs_vnode_new_inode(&fc, dentry, &iget_data, &scb[1]);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
-	} else {
-		goto error_key;
-	}
-
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-		if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-		    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-			afs_edit_dir_add(dvnode, &dentry->d_name, &iget_data.fid,
-					 afs_edit_dir_for_create);
-		up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
+		d_drop(dentry);
+		return PTR_ERR(op);
 	}
 
-	key_put(key);
-	kfree(scb);
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
-
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
-error:
-	d_drop(dentry);
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
+	op->dentry	= dentry;
+	op->create.mode	= S_IFDIR | mode;
+	op->create.reason = afs_edit_dir_for_mkdir;
+	op->ops		= &afs_mkdir_operation;
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1361,76 +1326,86 @@ static void afs_dir_remove_subdir(struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 }
 
+static void afs_rmdir_success(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	afs_check_for_remote_deletion(op, op->file[0].vnode);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[0]);
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, &op->file[0], op->dentry);
+}
+
+static void afs_rmdir_edit_dir(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vnode_param *dvp = &op->file[0];
+	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = dvp->vnode;
+
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	afs_dir_remove_subdir(op->dentry);
+
+	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
+	    dvnode->status.data_version == dvp->dv_before + dvp->dv_delta)
+		afs_edit_dir_remove(dvnode, &op->dentry->d_name,
+				    afs_edit_dir_for_rmdir);
+	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+}
+
+static void afs_rmdir_put(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	if (op->file[1].vnode)
+		up_write(&op->file[1].vnode->rmdir_lock);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_rmdir_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_remove_dir,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_remove_dir,
+	.success	= afs_rmdir_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_rmdir_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_rmdir_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * remove a directory from an AFS filesystem
  */
 static int afs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
-	struct afs_operation fc;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir), *vnode = NULL;
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t data_version;
 	int ret;
 
 	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd}",
 	       dvnode->fid.vid, dvnode->fid.vnode, dentry);
 
-	scb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op))
+		return PTR_ERR(op);
 
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error;
-	}
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
+
+	op->dentry	= dentry;
+	op->ops		= &afs_rmdir_operation;
 
 	/* Try to make sure we have a callback promise on the victim. */
 	if (d_really_is_positive(dentry)) {
 		vnode = AFS_FS_I(d_inode(dentry));
-		ret = afs_validate(vnode, key);
+		ret = afs_validate(vnode, op->key);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
+			goto error;
 	}
 
 	if (vnode) {
 		ret = down_write_killable(&vnode->rmdir_lock);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
+			goto error;
+		op->file[1].vnode = vnode;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			afs_fs_remove(&fc, vnode, dentry->d_name.name, true, scb);
-		}
-
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, scb);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, scb);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			afs_dir_remove_subdir(dentry);
-			down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-			if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-			    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-				afs_edit_dir_remove(dvnode, &dentry->d_name,
-						    afs_edit_dir_for_rmdir);
-			up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-		}
-	}
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-	if (vnode)
-		up_write(&vnode->rmdir_lock);
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
 error:
-	kfree(scb);
-	return ret;
+	return afs_put_operation(op);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1443,52 +1418,90 @@ error:
  * However, if we didn't have a callback promise outstanding, or it was
  * outstanding on a different server, then it won't break it either...
  */
-static int afs_dir_remove_link(struct afs_vnode *dvnode, struct dentry *dentry,
-			       struct key *key)
+static void afs_dir_remove_link(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = op->file[0].vnode;
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = op->file[1].vnode;
+	struct dentry *dentry = op->dentry;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (d_really_is_positive(dentry)) {
-		struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(d_inode(dentry));
+	if (op->error != 0 ||
+	    (op->file[1].scb.have_status && op->file[1].scb.have_error))
+		return;
+	if (d_really_is_positive(dentry))
+		return;
 
-		if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags)) {
-			/* Already done */
-		} else if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags)) {
-			write_seqlock(&vnode->cb_lock);
-			drop_nlink(&vnode->vfs_inode);
-			if (vnode->vfs_inode.i_nlink == 0) {
-				set_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags);
-				__afs_break_callback(vnode, afs_cb_break_for_unlink);
-			}
-			write_sequnlock(&vnode->cb_lock);
-			ret = 0;
-		} else {
-			afs_break_callback(vnode, afs_cb_break_for_unlink);
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags)) {
+		/* Already done */
+	} else if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags)) {
+		write_seqlock(&vnode->cb_lock);
+		drop_nlink(&vnode->vfs_inode);
+		if (vnode->vfs_inode.i_nlink == 0) {
+			set_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags);
+			__afs_break_callback(vnode, afs_cb_break_for_unlink);
+		}
+		write_sequnlock(&vnode->cb_lock);
+	} else {
+		afs_break_callback(vnode, afs_cb_break_for_unlink);
 
-			if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags))
-				kdebug("AFS_VNODE_DELETED");
+		if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags))
+			_debug("AFS_VNODE_DELETED");
 
-			ret = afs_validate(vnode, key);
-			if (ret == -ESTALE)
-				ret = 0;
-		}
-		_debug("nlink %d [val %d]", vnode->vfs_inode.i_nlink, ret);
+		ret = afs_validate(vnode, op->key);
+		if (ret != -ESTALE)
+			op->error = ret;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	_debug("nlink %d [val %d]", vnode->vfs_inode.i_nlink, op->error);
+}
+
+static void afs_unlink_success(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	afs_check_for_remote_deletion(op, op->file[0].vnode);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[0]);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[1]);
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, &op->file[0], op->dentry);
+	afs_dir_remove_link(op);
+}
+
+static void afs_unlink_edit_dir(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vnode_param *dvp = &op->file[0];
+	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = dvp->vnode;
+
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
+	    dvnode->status.data_version == dvp->dv_before + dvp->dv_delta)
+		afs_edit_dir_remove(dvnode, &op->dentry->d_name,
+				    afs_edit_dir_for_unlink);
+	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
 }
 
+static void afs_unlink_put(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	if (op->unlink.need_rehash && op->error < 0 && op->error != -ENOENT)
+		d_rehash(op->dentry);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_unlink_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_remove_file,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_remove_file,
+	.success	= afs_unlink_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_unlink_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_unlink_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * Remove a file or symlink from an AFS filesystem.
  */
 static int afs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct afs_operation fc;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir);
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(d_inode(dentry));
-	struct key *key;
-	bool need_rehash = false;
 	int ret;
 
 	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd}",
@@ -1497,269 +1510,176 @@ static int afs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (dentry->d_name.len >= AFSNAMEMAX)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
-		goto error;
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op))
+		return PTR_ERR(op);
 
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error_scb;
-	}
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
 
 	/* Try to make sure we have a callback promise on the victim. */
-	ret = afs_validate(vnode, key);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error_key;
+	ret = afs_validate(vnode, op->key);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		op->error = ret;
+		goto error;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (d_count(dentry) > 1) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		/* Start asynchronous writeout of the inode */
 		write_inode_now(d_inode(dentry), 0);
-		ret = afs_sillyrename(dvnode, vnode, dentry, key);
-		goto error_key;
+		op->error = afs_sillyrename(dvnode, vnode, dentry, op->key);
+		goto error;
 	}
 	if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 		/* Prevent a race with RCU lookup. */
 		__d_drop(dentry);
-		need_rehash = true;
+		op->unlink.need_rehash = true;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		afs_dataversion_t data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-		afs_dataversion_t data_version_2 = vnode->status.data_version;
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			fc.cb_break_2 = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(vnode);
-
-			if (test_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_IS_YFS, &fc.cbi->server->flags) &&
-			    !test_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_NO_RM2, &fc.cbi->server->flags)) {
-				yfs_fs_remove_file2(&fc, vnode, dentry->d_name.name,
-						    &scb[0], &scb[1]);
-				if (fc.ac.error != -ECONNABORTED ||
-				    fc.ac.abort_code != RXGEN_OPCODE)
-					continue;
-				set_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_NO_RM2, &fc.cbi->server->flags);
-			}
-
-			afs_fs_remove(&fc, vnode, dentry->d_name.name, false, &scb[0]);
-		}
-
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, &scb[0]);
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, vnode, fc.cb_break_2,
-					&data_version_2, &scb[1]);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, &scb[0]);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret == 0 && !(scb[1].have_status || scb[1].have_error))
-			ret = afs_dir_remove_link(dvnode, dentry, key);
-
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-			if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-			    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-				afs_edit_dir_remove(dvnode, &dentry->d_name,
-						    afs_edit_dir_for_unlink);
-			up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (need_rehash && ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT)
-		d_rehash(dentry);
+	op->file[1].vnode = vnode;
+	op->dentry	= dentry;
+	op->ops		= &afs_unlink_operation;
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
 error:
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
+	return afs_put_operation(op);
 }
 
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_create_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_create_file,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_create_file,
+	.success	= afs_create_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_create_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_create_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * create a regular file on an AFS filesystem
  */
 static int afs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		      bool excl)
 {
-	struct afs_iget_data iget_data;
-	struct afs_operation fc;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir);
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t data_version;
-	int ret;
-
-	mode |= S_IFREG;
+	int ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd},%ho,",
+	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd},%ho",
 	       dvnode->fid.vid, dvnode->fid.vnode, dentry, mode);
 
-	ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 	if (dentry->d_name.len >= AFSNAMEMAX)
 		goto error;
 
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(op);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
-		goto error_scb;
-
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			afs_prep_for_new_inode(&fc, &iget_data);
-			afs_fs_create(&fc, dentry->d_name.name, mode,
-				      &scb[0], &iget_data.fid, &scb[1]);
-		}
-
-		afs_check_for_remote_deletion(&fc, dvnode);
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, &scb[0]);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, &scb[0]);
-		afs_vnode_new_inode(&fc, dentry, &iget_data, &scb[1]);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
-	} else {
-		goto error_key;
-	}
-
-	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-	    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-		afs_edit_dir_add(dvnode, &dentry->d_name, &iget_data.fid,
-				 afs_edit_dir_for_create);
-	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
 
-	kfree(scb);
-	key_put(key);
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
+	op->dentry	= dentry;
+	op->create.mode	= S_IFREG | mode;
+	op->create.reason = afs_edit_dir_for_create;
+	op->ops		= &afs_create_operation;
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
 error:
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void afs_link_success(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vnode_param *dvp = &op->file[0];
+	struct afs_vnode_param *vp = &op->file[1];
+
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, dvp);
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, vp);
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, dvp, op->dentry);
+	if (op->dentry_2->d_parent == op->dentry->d_parent)
+		afs_update_dentry_version(op, dvp, op->dentry_2);
+	ihold(&vp->vnode->vfs_inode);
+	d_instantiate(op->dentry, &vp->vnode->vfs_inode);
+}
+
+static void afs_link_put(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	if (op->error)
+		d_drop(op->dentry);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_link_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_link,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_link,
+	.success	= afs_link_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_create_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_link_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * create a hard link between files in an AFS filesystem
  */
 static int afs_link(struct dentry *from, struct inode *dir,
 		    struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct afs_operation fc;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir);
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(d_inode(from));
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t data_version;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
 	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%llx:%llu},{%pd}",
 	       vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode,
 	       dvnode->fid.vid, dvnode->fid.vnode,
 	       dentry);
 
-	ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 	if (dentry->d_name.len >= AFSNAMEMAX)
 		goto error;
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(op);
 		goto error;
-
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error_scb;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		if (mutex_lock_interruptible_nested(&vnode->io_lock, 1) < 0) {
-			afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-			goto error_key;
-		}
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			fc.cb_break_2 = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(vnode);
-			afs_fs_link(&fc, vnode, dentry->d_name.name,
-				    &scb[0], &scb[1]);
-		}
-
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, &scb[0]);
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, vnode, fc.cb_break_2,
-					NULL, &scb[1]);
-		ihold(&vnode->vfs_inode);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, &scb[0]);
-		d_instantiate(dentry, &vnode->vfs_inode);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&vnode->io_lock);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
-	} else {
-		goto error_key;
-	}
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 1, vnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
 
-	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-	    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-		afs_edit_dir_add(dvnode, &dentry->d_name, &vnode->fid,
-				 afs_edit_dir_for_link);
-	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
+	op->dentry		= dentry;
+	op->dentry_2		= from;
+	op->ops			= &afs_link_operation;
+	op->create.reason	= afs_edit_dir_for_link;
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-	key_put(key);
-	kfree(scb);
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
-
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
 error:
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_symlink_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_symlink,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_symlink,
+	.success	= afs_create_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_create_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_create_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * create a symlink in an AFS filesystem
  */
 static int afs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		       const char *content)
 {
-	struct afs_iget_data iget_data;
-	struct afs_operation fc;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *dvnode = AFS_FS_I(dir);
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t data_version;
 	int ret;
 
 	_enter("{%llx:%llu},{%pd},%s",
@@ -1774,62 +1694,115 @@ static int afs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (strlen(content) >= AFSPATHMAX)
 		goto error;
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(op);
 		goto error;
-
-	key = afs_request_key(dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error_scb;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, dvnode, key, true)) {
-		data_version = dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(dvnode);
-			afs_prep_for_new_inode(&fc, &iget_data);
-			afs_fs_symlink(&fc, dentry->d_name.name, content,
-				       &scb[0], &iget_data.fid, &scb[1]);
-		}
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, dvnode);
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
 
-		afs_check_for_remote_deletion(&fc, dvnode);
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&data_version, &scb[0]);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, dentry, &scb[0]);
-		afs_vnode_new_inode(&fc, dentry, &iget_data, &scb[1]);
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_key;
-	} else {
-		goto error_key;
-	}
-
-	down_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &dvnode->flags) &&
-	    dvnode->status.data_version == data_version)
-		afs_edit_dir_add(dvnode, &dentry->d_name, &iget_data.fid,
-				 afs_edit_dir_for_symlink);
-	up_write(&dvnode->validate_lock);
-
-	key_put(key);
-	kfree(scb);
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
+	op->dentry		= dentry;
+	op->ops			= &afs_symlink_operation;
+	op->create.reason	= afs_edit_dir_for_symlink;
+	op->create.symlink	= content;
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-error_key:
-	key_put(key);
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
 error:
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void afs_rename_success(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+
+	afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[0]);
+	if (op->file[1].vnode != op->file[0].vnode)
+		afs_vnode_commit_status(op, &op->file[1]);
+}
+
+static void afs_rename_edit_dir(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vnode_param *orig_dvp = &op->file[0];
+	struct afs_vnode_param *new_dvp = &op->file[1];
+	struct afs_vnode *orig_dvnode = orig_dvp->vnode;
+	struct afs_vnode *new_dvnode = new_dvp->vnode;
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(d_inode(op->dentry));
+	struct dentry *old_dentry = op->dentry;
+	struct dentry *new_dentry = op->dentry_2;
+	struct inode *new_inode;
+
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+
+	if (op->rename.rehash) {
+		d_rehash(op->rename.rehash);
+		op->rename.rehash = NULL;
+	}
+
+	down_write(&orig_dvnode->validate_lock);
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &orig_dvnode->flags) &&
+	    orig_dvnode->status.data_version == orig_dvp->dv_before + orig_dvp->dv_delta)
+		afs_edit_dir_remove(orig_dvnode, &old_dentry->d_name,
+				    afs_edit_dir_for_rename_0);
+
+	if (new_dvnode != orig_dvnode) {
+		up_write(&orig_dvnode->validate_lock);
+		down_write(&new_dvnode->validate_lock);
+	}
+
+	if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &new_dvnode->flags) &&
+	    new_dvnode->status.data_version == new_dvp->dv_before + new_dvp->dv_delta) {
+		if (!op->rename.new_negative)
+			afs_edit_dir_remove(new_dvnode, &new_dentry->d_name,
+					    afs_edit_dir_for_rename_1);
+
+		afs_edit_dir_add(new_dvnode, &new_dentry->d_name,
+				 &vnode->fid, afs_edit_dir_for_rename_2);
+	}
+
+	new_inode = d_inode(new_dentry);
+	if (new_inode) {
+		spin_lock(&new_inode->i_lock);
+		if (new_inode->i_nlink > 0)
+			drop_nlink(new_inode);
+		spin_unlock(&new_inode->i_lock);
+	}
+
+	/* Now we can update d_fsdata on the dentries to reflect their
+	 * new parent's data_version.
+	 *
+	 * Note that if we ever implement RENAME_EXCHANGE, we'll have
+	 * to update both dentries with opposing dir versions.
+	 */
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, new_dvp, op->dentry);
+	afs_update_dentry_version(op, new_dvp, op->dentry_2);
+
+	d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
+
+	up_write(&new_dvnode->validate_lock);
+}
+
+static void afs_rename_put(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	_enter("op=%08x", op->debug_id);
+	if (op->rename.rehash)
+		d_rehash(op->rename.rehash);
+	dput(op->rename.tmp);
+	if (op->error)
+		d_rehash(op->dentry);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_operation_ops afs_rename_operation = {
+	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_rename,
+	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_rename,
+	.success	= afs_rename_success,
+	.edit_dir	= afs_rename_edit_dir,
+	.put		= afs_rename_put,
+};
+
 /*
  * rename a file in an AFS filesystem and/or move it between directories
  */
@@ -1837,15 +1810,8 @@ static int afs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		      struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
 		      unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct afs_operation fc;
-	struct afs_status_cb *scb;
+	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *orig_dvnode, *new_dvnode, *vnode;
-	struct dentry *tmp = NULL, *rehash = NULL;
-	struct inode *new_inode;
-	struct key *key;
-	afs_dataversion_t orig_data_version;
-	afs_dataversion_t new_data_version;
-	bool new_negative = d_is_negative(new_dentry);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (flags)
@@ -1865,16 +1831,19 @@ static int afs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	       new_dvnode->fid.vid, new_dvnode->fid.vnode,
 	       new_dentry);
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	scb = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct afs_status_cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scb)
-		goto error;
+	op = afs_alloc_operation(NULL, orig_dvnode->volume);
+	if (IS_ERR(op))
+		return PTR_ERR(op);
 
-	key = afs_request_key(orig_dvnode->volume->cell);
-	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(key);
-		goto error_scb;
-	}
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 0, orig_dvnode);
+	afs_op_set_vnode(op, 1, new_dvnode); /* May be same as orig_dvnode */
+	op->file[0].dv_delta = 1;
+	op->file[1].dv_delta = 1;
+
+	op->dentry		= old_dentry;
+	op->dentry_2		= new_dentry;
+	op->rename.new_negative	= d_is_negative(new_dentry);
+	op->ops			= &afs_rename_operation;
 
 	/* For non-directories, check whether the target is busy and if so,
 	 * make a copy of the dentry and then do a silly-rename.  If the
@@ -1887,26 +1856,26 @@ static int afs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		 */
 		if (!d_unhashed(new_dentry)) {
 			d_drop(new_dentry);
-			rehash = new_dentry;
+			op->rename.rehash = new_dentry;
 		}
 
 		if (d_count(new_dentry) > 2) {
 			/* copy the target dentry's name */
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			tmp = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
-				      &new_dentry->d_name);
-			if (!tmp)
-				goto error_rehash;
+			op->rename.tmp = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
+						 &new_dentry->d_name);
+			if (!op->rename.tmp)
+				goto error;
 
 			ret = afs_sillyrename(new_dvnode,
 					      AFS_FS_I(d_inode(new_dentry)),
-					      new_dentry, key);
+					      new_dentry, op->key);
 			if (ret)
-				goto error_rehash;
+				goto error;
 
-			new_dentry = tmp;
-			rehash = NULL;
-			new_negative = true;
+			op->dentry_2 = op->rename.tmp;
+			op->rename.rehash = NULL;
+			op->rename.new_negative = true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1921,98 +1890,10 @@ static int afs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	 */
 	d_drop(old_dentry);
 
-	ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (afs_begin_vnode_operation(&fc, orig_dvnode, key, true)) {
-		orig_data_version = orig_dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-
-		if (orig_dvnode != new_dvnode) {
-			if (mutex_lock_interruptible_nested(&new_dvnode->io_lock, 1) < 0) {
-				afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-				goto error_rehash_old;
-			}
-			new_data_version = new_dvnode->status.data_version + 1;
-		} else {
-			new_data_version = orig_data_version;
-		}
-
-		while (afs_select_fileserver(&fc)) {
-			fc.cb_break = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(orig_dvnode);
-			fc.cb_break_2 = afs_calc_vnode_cb_break(new_dvnode);
-			afs_fs_rename(&fc, old_dentry->d_name.name,
-				      new_dvnode, new_dentry->d_name.name,
-				      &scb[0], &scb[1]);
-		}
-
-		afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, orig_dvnode, fc.cb_break,
-					&orig_data_version, &scb[0]);
-		if (new_dvnode != orig_dvnode) {
-			afs_vnode_commit_status(&fc, new_dvnode, fc.cb_break_2,
-						&new_data_version, &scb[1]);
-			mutex_unlock(&new_dvnode->io_lock);
-		}
-		ret = afs_end_vnode_operation(&fc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error_rehash_old;
-	}
-
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		if (rehash)
-			d_rehash(rehash);
-		down_write(&orig_dvnode->validate_lock);
-		if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &orig_dvnode->flags) &&
-		    orig_dvnode->status.data_version == orig_data_version)
-			afs_edit_dir_remove(orig_dvnode, &old_dentry->d_name,
-					    afs_edit_dir_for_rename_0);
-		if (orig_dvnode != new_dvnode) {
-			up_write(&orig_dvnode->validate_lock);
-
-			down_write(&new_dvnode->validate_lock);
-		}
-		if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &new_dvnode->flags) &&
-		    orig_dvnode->status.data_version == new_data_version) {
-			if (!new_negative)
-				afs_edit_dir_remove(new_dvnode, &new_dentry->d_name,
-						    afs_edit_dir_for_rename_1);
-
-			afs_edit_dir_add(new_dvnode, &new_dentry->d_name,
-					 &vnode->fid, afs_edit_dir_for_rename_2);
-		}
-
-		new_inode = d_inode(new_dentry);
-		if (new_inode) {
-			spin_lock(&new_inode->i_lock);
-			if (new_inode->i_nlink > 0)
-				drop_nlink(new_inode);
-			spin_unlock(&new_inode->i_lock);
-		}
-
-		/* Now we can update d_fsdata on the dentries to reflect their
-		 * new parent's data_version.
-		 *
-		 * Note that if we ever implement RENAME_EXCHANGE, we'll have
-		 * to update both dentries with opposing dir versions.
-		 */
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, old_dentry, &scb[1]);
-		afs_update_dentry_version(&fc, new_dentry, &scb[1]);
-		d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
-		up_write(&new_dvnode->validate_lock);
-		goto error_tmp;
-	}
+	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
-error_rehash_old:
-	d_rehash(new_dentry);
-error_rehash:
-	if (rehash)
-		d_rehash(rehash);
-error_tmp:
-	if (tmp)
-		dput(tmp);
-	key_put(key);
-error_scb:
-	kfree(scb);
 error:
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
+	return afs_put_operation(op);
 }
 
 /*