struct nfs4_pnfs_ds_addr *da = NULL;
        char *buf, *portstr;
        __be16 port;
-       int nlen, rlen;
+       ssize_t nlen, rlen;
        int tmp[2];
-       __be32 *p;
        char *netid;
        size_t len;
        char *startsep = "";
 
 
        /* r_netid */
-       p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 4);
-       if (unlikely(!p))
+       nlen = xdr_stream_decode_string_dup(xdr, &netid, XDR_MAX_NETOBJ,
+                                           gfp_flags);
+       if (unlikely(nlen < 0))
                goto out_err;
-       nlen = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-
-       p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, nlen);
-       if (unlikely(!p))
-               goto out_err;
-
-       netid = kmalloc(nlen+1, gfp_flags);
-       if (unlikely(!netid))
-               goto out_err;
-
-       netid[nlen] = '\0';
-       memcpy(netid, p, nlen);
 
        /* r_addr: ip/ip6addr with port in dec octets - see RFC 5665 */
-       p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 4);
-       if (unlikely(!p))
-               goto out_free_netid;
-       rlen = be32_to_cpup(p);
-
-       p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, rlen);
-       if (unlikely(!p))
-               goto out_free_netid;
-
        /* port is ".ABC.DEF", 8 chars max */
-       if (rlen > INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + IPV6_SCOPE_ID_LEN + 8) {
-               dprintk("%s: Invalid address, length %d\n", __func__,
-                       rlen);
+       rlen = xdr_stream_decode_string_dup(xdr, &buf, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN +
+                                           IPV6_SCOPE_ID_LEN + 8, gfp_flags);
+       if (unlikely(rlen < 0))
                goto out_free_netid;
-       }
-       buf = kmalloc(rlen + 1, gfp_flags);
-       if (!buf) {
-               dprintk("%s: Not enough memory\n", __func__);
-               goto out_free_netid;
-       }
-       buf[rlen] = '\0';
-       memcpy(buf, p, rlen);
 
        /* replace port '.' with '-' */
        portstr = strrchr(buf, '.');