diff --git a/include/linux/exportfs.h b/include/linux/exportfs.h
index 8872fe8..06178a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/exportfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/exportfs.h
@@ -7,6 +7,44 @@
 struct super_block;
 struct vfsmount;
 
+/*
+ * The fileid_type identifies how the file within the filesystem is encoded.
+ * In theory this is freely set and parsed by the filesystem, but we try to
+ * stick to conventions so we can share some generic code and don't confuse
+ * sniffers like ethereal/wireshark.
+ *
+ * The filesystem must not use the value '0' or '0xff'.
+ */
+enum fid_type {
+	/*
+	 * The root, or export point, of the filesystem.
+	 * (Never actually passed down to the filesystem.
+	 */
+	FILEID_ROOT = 0,
+
+	/*
+	 * 32bit inode number, 32 bit generation number.
+	 */
+	FILEID_INO32_GEN = 1,
+
+	/*
+	 * 32bit inode number, 32 bit generation number,
+	 * 32 bit parent directory inode number.
+	 */
+	FILEID_INO32_GEN_PARENT = 2,
+};
+
+struct fid {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u32 ino;
+			u32 gen;
+			u32 parent_ino;
+			u32 parent_gen;
+		} i32;
+		__u32 raw[6];
+	};
+};
 
 /**
  * struct export_operations - for nfsd to communicate with file systems
@@ -117,9 +155,9 @@
 	void *parent, int (*acceptable)(void *context, struct dentry *de),
 	void *context);
 
-extern int exportfs_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 *fh, int *max_len,
-	int connectable);
-extern struct dentry *exportfs_decode_fh(struct vfsmount *mnt, __u32 *fh,
+extern int exportfs_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, struct fid *fid,
+	int *max_len, int connectable);
+extern struct dentry *exportfs_decode_fh(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct fid *fid,
 	int fh_len, int fileid_type, int (*acceptable)(void *, struct dentry *),
 	void *context);