diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index e397b67..5cc838f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(CUSE_INIT_INFO_MAX > PAGE_SIZE);
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto err;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index af37ae1..ff5e8be 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	req->in.h.pid = current->pid;
 }
 
-struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req(struct fuse_conn *fc, unsigned npages)
 {
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 	sigset_t oldset;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	if (!fc->connected)
 		goto out;
 
-	req = fuse_request_alloc(FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
+	req = fuse_request_alloc(npages);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!req)
 		goto out;
@@ -207,13 +207,14 @@
  * filesystem should not have it's own file open.  If deadlock is
  * intentional, it can still be broken by "aborting" the filesystem.
  */
-struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req_nofail(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct file *file)
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req_nofail_nopages(struct fuse_conn *fc,
+					     struct file *file)
 {
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 
 	atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
 	wait_event(fc->blocked_waitq, !fc->blocked);
-	req = fuse_request_alloc(FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
+	req = fuse_request_alloc(0);
 	if (!req)
 		req = get_reserved_req(fc, file);
 
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.nlookup = 1;
-	req = fuse_get_req_nofail(fc, file);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nofail_nopages(fc, file);
 	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_FORGET;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = nodeid;
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
@@ -1577,7 +1578,7 @@
 	unsigned int offset;
 	size_t total_len = 0;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index dcc1e52..d04bcc5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 			return -ECHILD;
 
 		fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-		req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+		req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 		if (IS_ERR(req))
 			return 0;
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	if (name->len > FUSE_NAME_MAX)
 		goto out;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	err = PTR_ERR(req);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		goto out;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 	if (!forget)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	err = PTR_ERR(req);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		goto out_put_forget_req;
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 {
 	struct fuse_mknod_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 {
 	struct fuse_mkdir_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
 	unsigned len = strlen(link) + 1;
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(dir);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 	int err;
 	struct fuse_rename_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(olddir);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@
 	struct fuse_link_in inarg;
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 	u64 attr_version;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_access)
 		return 0;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
 	if (is_bad_inode(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	char *link;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
 		is_truncate = true;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_setxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_getxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_listxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_removexattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 2565f63..8828771 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 	int err;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_flush)
 		return 0;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req_nofail(fc, file);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nofail_nopages(fc, file);
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.fh = ff->fh;
 	inarg.lock_owner = fuse_lock_owner_id(fc, id);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
 	fuse_sync_writes(inode);
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 	 */
 	fuse_wait_on_page_writeback(inode, page->index);
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, 1);
 	err = PTR_ERR(req);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		goto out;
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 	     (req->num_pages + 1) * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE > fc->max_read ||
 	     req->pages[req->num_pages - 1]->index + 1 != page->index)) {
 		fuse_send_readpages(req, data->file);
-		data->req = req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+		data->req = req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 		if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 			unlock_page(page);
 			return PTR_ERR(req);
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 
 	data.file = file;
 	data.inode = inode;
-	data.req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	data.req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 	err = PTR_ERR(data.req);
 	if (IS_ERR(data.req))
 		goto out;
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
 		struct fuse_req *req;
 		ssize_t count;
 
-		req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+		req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 		if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(req);
 			break;
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@
 	ssize_t res = 0;
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
 			break;
 		if (count) {
 			fuse_put_request(fc, req);
-			req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+			req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 			if (IS_ERR(req))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@
 	struct fuse_lk_out outarg;
 	int err;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@
 	if (fl->fl_flags & FL_CLOSE)
 		return 0;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@
 	if (!inode->i_sb->s_bdev || fc->no_bmap)
 		return 0;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@
 		num_pages++;
 	}
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req(fc, FUSE_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(req);
 		req = NULL;
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@
 		fuse_register_polled_file(fc, ff);
 	}
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return POLLERR;
 
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@
 	if (fc->no_fallocate)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 0c5b931..5b21e6a 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -683,14 +683,25 @@
 void fuse_request_free(struct fuse_req *req);
 
 /**
- * Get a request, may fail with -ENOMEM
+ * Get a request, may fail with -ENOMEM,
+ * caller should specify # elements in req->pages[] explicitly
  */
-struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req(struct fuse_conn *fc);
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req(struct fuse_conn *fc, unsigned npages);
+
+/**
+ * Get a request, may fail with -ENOMEM,
+ * useful for callers who doesn't use req->pages[]
+ */
+static inline struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req_nopages(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	return fuse_get_req(fc, 0);
+}
 
 /**
  * Gets a requests for a file operation, always succeeds
  */
-struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req_nofail(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct file *file);
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_req_nofail_nopages(struct fuse_conn *fc,
+					     struct file *file);
 
 /**
  * Decrement reference count of a request.  If count goes to zero free
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 9a937f0..9d95a5a 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	req = fuse_get_req_nopages(fc);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);