diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.c b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
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+/* NFS filesystem cache interface
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
+#include <linux/nfs_fs_sb.h>
+#include <linux/in6.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "fscache.h"
+
+#define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_FSCACHE
+
+/*
+ * Get the per-client index cookie for an NFS client if the appropriate mount
+ * flag was set
+ * - We always try and get an index cookie for the client, but get filehandle
+ *   cookies on a per-superblock basis, depending on the mount flags
+ */
+void nfs_fscache_get_client_cookie(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	/* create a cache index for looking up filehandles */
+	clp->fscache = fscache_acquire_cookie(nfs_fscache_netfs.primary_index,
+					      &nfs_fscache_server_index_def,
+					      clp);
+	dfprintk(FSCACHE, "NFS: get client cookie (0x%p/0x%p)\n",
+		 clp, clp->fscache);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Dispose of a per-client cookie
+ */
+void nfs_fscache_release_client_cookie(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	dfprintk(FSCACHE, "NFS: releasing client cookie (0x%p/0x%p)\n",
+		 clp, clp->fscache);
+
+	fscache_relinquish_cookie(clp->fscache, 0);
+	clp->fscache = NULL;
+}