diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 3b979ab..dcfef547 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@
 	}
 
 	fuse_req_init_context(req);
-	req->waiting = 1;
-	req->background = for_background;
+	__set_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
+	if (for_background)
+		__set_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
+
 	return req;
 
  out:
@@ -272,15 +274,15 @@
 		req = get_reserved_req(fc, file);
 
 	fuse_req_init_context(req);
-	req->waiting = 1;
-	req->background = 0;
+	__set_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
+	__clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 	return req;
 }
 
 void fuse_put_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&req->count)) {
-		if (unlikely(req->background)) {
+		if (test_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags)) {
 			/*
 			 * We get here in the unlikely case that a background
 			 * request was allocated but not sent
@@ -291,9 +293,9 @@
 			spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 		}
 
-		if (req->waiting) {
+		if (test_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags)) {
+			__clear_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
 			atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
-			req->waiting = 0;
 		}
 
 		if (req->stolen_file)
@@ -385,9 +387,8 @@
 	list_del_init(&req->list);
 	list_del_init(&req->intr_entry);
 	req->state = FUSE_REQ_FINISHED;
-	if (req->background) {
-		req->background = 0;
-
+	if (test_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags)) {
+		clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 		if (fc->num_background == fc->max_background)
 			fc->blocked = 0;
 
@@ -442,12 +443,12 @@
 		if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED)
 			return;
 
-		req->interrupted = 1;
+		set_bit(FR_INTERRUPTED, &req->flags);
 		if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_SENT)
 			queue_interrupt(fc, req);
 	}
 
-	if (!req->force) {
+	if (!test_bit(FR_FORCE, &req->flags)) {
 		sigset_t oldset;
 
 		/* Only fatal signals may interrupt this */
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@
 
 static void __fuse_request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	BUG_ON(req->background);
+	BUG_ON(test_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags));
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 	if (!fc->connected)
 		req->out.h.error = -ENOTCONN;
@@ -496,9 +497,9 @@
 
 void fuse_request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	req->isreply = 1;
-	if (!req->waiting) {
-		req->waiting = 1;
+	__set_bit(FR_ISREPLY, &req->flags);
+	if (!test_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags)) {
+		__set_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
 		atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
 	}
 	__fuse_request_send(fc, req);
@@ -578,12 +579,12 @@
 void fuse_request_send_background_locked(struct fuse_conn *fc,
 					 struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!req->background);
-	if (!req->waiting) {
-		req->waiting = 1;
+	BUG_ON(!test_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags));
+	if (!test_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags)) {
+		__set_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
 		atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
 	}
-	req->isreply = 1;
+	__set_bit(FR_ISREPLY, &req->flags);
 	fc->num_background++;
 	if (fc->num_background == fc->max_background)
 		fc->blocked = 1;
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@
 {
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
-	req->isreply = 0;
+	__clear_bit(FR_ISREPLY, &req->flags);
 	req->in.h.unique = unique;
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 	if (fc->connected) {
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
 	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
 	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	req->isreply = 0;
+	__clear_bit(FR_ISREPLY, &req->flags);
 	__fuse_request_send(fc, req);
 	/* ignore errors */
 	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
@@ -660,10 +661,10 @@
 	int err = 0;
 	if (req) {
 		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-		if (req->aborted)
+		if (test_bit(FR_ABORTED, &req->flags))
 			err = -ENOENT;
 		else
-			req->locked = 1;
+			set_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags);
 		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -678,10 +679,10 @@
 	int err = 0;
 	if (req) {
 		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-		if (req->aborted)
+		if (test_bit(FR_ABORTED, &req->flags))
 			err = -ENOENT;
 		else
-			req->locked = 0;
+			clear_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags);
 		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -902,7 +903,7 @@
 
 	err = 0;
 	spin_lock(&cs->fc->lock);
-	if (cs->req->aborted)
+	if (test_bit(FR_ABORTED, &cs->req->flags))
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	else
 		*pagep = newpage;
@@ -1309,7 +1310,7 @@
 				     (struct fuse_arg *) in->args, 0);
 	fuse_copy_finish(cs);
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	req->locked = 0;
+	clear_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags);
 	if (!fc->connected) {
 		request_end(fc, req);
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1319,12 +1320,12 @@
 		request_end(fc, req);
 		return err;
 	}
-	if (!req->isreply)
+	if (!test_bit(FR_ISREPLY, &req->flags)) {
 		request_end(fc, req);
-	else {
+	} else {
 		req->state = FUSE_REQ_SENT;
 		list_move_tail(&req->list, &fc->processing);
-		if (req->interrupted)
+		if (test_bit(FR_INTERRUPTED, &req->flags))
 			queue_interrupt(fc, req);
 		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 	}
@@ -1921,7 +1922,7 @@
 	req->state = FUSE_REQ_WRITING;
 	list_move(&req->list, &fc->io);
 	req->out.h = oh;
-	req->locked = 1;
+	set_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags);
 	cs->req = req;
 	if (!req->out.page_replace)
 		cs->move_pages = 0;
@@ -1931,7 +1932,7 @@
 	fuse_copy_finish(cs);
 
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	req->locked = 0;
+	clear_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags);
 	if (!fc->connected)
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	else if (err)
@@ -2097,8 +2098,8 @@
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, next, &fc->io, list) {
 		req->out.h.error = -ECONNABORTED;
-		req->aborted = 1;
-		if (!req->locked)
+		set_bit(FR_ABORTED, &req->flags);
+		if (!test_bit(FR_LOCKED, &req->flags))
 			list_move(&req->list, &to_end);
 	}
 	while (!list_empty(&to_end)) {
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 5ef05b5..bf27226 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@
 			 * Drop the release request when client does not
 			 * implement 'open'
 			 */
-			req->background = 0;
+			__clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 			iput(req->misc.release.inode);
 			fuse_put_request(ff->fc, req);
 		} else if (sync) {
-			req->background = 0;
+			__clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 			fuse_request_send(ff->fc, req);
 			iput(req->misc.release.inode);
 			fuse_put_request(ff->fc, req);
 		} else {
 			req->end = fuse_release_end;
-			req->background = 1;
+			__set_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 			fuse_request_send_background(ff->fc, req);
 		}
 		kfree(ff);
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@
 {
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&ff->count) > 1);
 	fuse_prepare_release(ff, flags, FUSE_RELEASE);
-	ff->reserved_req->force = 1;
-	ff->reserved_req->background = 0;
+	__set_bit(FR_FORCE, &ff->reserved_req->flags);
+	__clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &ff->reserved_req->flags);
 	fuse_request_send(ff->fc, ff->reserved_req);
 	fuse_put_request(ff->fc, ff->reserved_req);
 	kfree(ff);
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
 	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
 	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	req->force = 1;
+	__set_bit(FR_FORCE, &req->flags);
 	fuse_request_send(fc, req);
 	err = req->out.h.error;
 	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
@@ -1611,7 +1611,8 @@
 	if (!req)
 		goto err;
 
-	req->background = 1; /* writeback always goes to bg_queue */
+	/* writeback always goes to bg_queue */
+	__set_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 	tmp_page = alloc_page(GFP_NOFS | __GFP_HIGHMEM);
 	if (!tmp_page)
 		goto err_free;
@@ -1830,7 +1831,7 @@
 		req->misc.write.in.write_flags |= FUSE_WRITE_CACHE;
 		req->misc.write.next = NULL;
 		req->in.argpages = 1;
-		req->background = 1;
+		__set_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 		req->num_pages = 0;
 		req->end = fuse_writepage_end;
 		req->inode = inode;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 7354dc1..4503e99 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -267,6 +267,27 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Request flags
+ *
+ * FR_ISREPLY:		set if the request has reply
+ * FR_FORCE:		force sending of the request even if interrupted
+ * FR_BACKGROUND:	request is sent in the background
+ * FR_WAITING:		request is counted as "waiting"
+ * FR_ABORTED:		the request was aborted
+ * FR_INTERRUPTED:	the request has been interrupted
+ * FR_LOCKED:		data is being copied to/from the request
+ */
+enum fuse_req_flag {
+	FR_ISREPLY,
+	FR_FORCE,
+	FR_BACKGROUND,
+	FR_WAITING,
+	FR_ABORTED,
+	FR_INTERRUPTED,
+	FR_LOCKED,
+};
+
+/**
  * A request to the client
  */
 struct fuse_req {
@@ -283,32 +304,8 @@
 	/** Unique ID for the interrupt request */
 	u64 intr_unique;
 
-	/*
-	 * The following bitfields are either set once before the
-	 * request is queued or setting/clearing them is protected by
-	 * fuse_conn->lock
-	 */
-
-	/** True if the request has reply */
-	unsigned isreply:1;
-
-	/** Force sending of the request even if interrupted */
-	unsigned force:1;
-
-	/** The request was aborted */
-	unsigned aborted:1;
-
-	/** Request is sent in the background */
-	unsigned background:1;
-
-	/** The request has been interrupted */
-	unsigned interrupted:1;
-
-	/** Data is being copied to/from the request */
-	unsigned locked:1;
-
-	/** Request is counted as "waiting" */
-	unsigned waiting:1;
+	/* Request flags, updated with test/set/clear_bit() */
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/** State of the request */
 	enum fuse_req_state state;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index cec8abbe..f7c9b72 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@
 	if (req && fc->conn_init) {
 		fc->destroy_req = NULL;
 		req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_DESTROY;
-		req->force = 1;
-		req->background = 0;
+		__set_bit(FR_FORCE, &req->flags);
+		__clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
 		fuse_request_send(fc, req);
 		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	}
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@
 	init_req = fuse_request_alloc(0);
 	if (!init_req)
 		goto err_put_root;
-	init_req->background = 1;
+	__set_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &init_req->flags);
 
 	if (is_bdev) {
 		fc->destroy_req = fuse_request_alloc(0);