diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index a0b4282..12c5e74 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 				fileid_type = 2;
 		} else
 			fileid_type = fh->fh_fileid_type;
-		
+
 		if (fileid_type == 0)
 			dentry = dget(exp->ex_dentry);
 		else {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 			     __u32 *datap, int *maxsize)
 {
 	struct export_operations *nop = exp->ex_mnt->mnt_sb->s_export_op;
-	
+
 	if (dentry == exp->ex_dentry) {
 		*maxsize = 0;
 		return 0;
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@
 }
 
 __be32
-fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, struct svc_fh *ref_fh)
+fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
+	   struct svc_fh *ref_fh)
 {
 	/* ref_fh is a reference file handle.
 	 * if it is non-null and for the same filesystem, then we should compose
@@ -327,8 +328,8 @@
 	 *
 	 */
 
-	u8 ref_fh_version = 0;
-	u8 ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;
+	u8 version = 1;
+	u8 fsid_type = 0;
 	struct inode * inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
 	__u32 *datap;
@@ -340,57 +341,52 @@
 		parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 		(inode ? inode->i_ino : 0));
 
+	/* Choose filehandle version and fsid type based on
+	 * the reference filehandle (if it is in the same export)
+	 * or the export options.
+	 */
 	if (ref_fh && ref_fh->fh_export == exp) {
-		ref_fh_version = ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_version;
-		if (ref_fh_version == 0xca)
-			ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;
+		version = ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_version;
+		if (version == 0xca)
+			fsid_type = 0;
 		else
-			ref_fh_fsid_type = ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type;
-		if (ref_fh_fsid_type > 3)
-			ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;
-
-		/* make sure ref_fh type works for given export */
-		if (ref_fh_fsid_type == 1 &&
-		    !(exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_FSID)) {
-			/* if we don't have an fsid, we cannot provide one... */
-			ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;
-		}
+			fsid_type = ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type;
+		/* We know this version/type works for this export
+		 * so there is no need for further checks.
+		 */
 	} else if (exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_FSID)
-		ref_fh_fsid_type = 1;
-
-	if (!old_valid_dev(ex_dev) && ref_fh_fsid_type == 0) {
+		fsid_type = 1;
+	else if (!old_valid_dev(ex_dev))
 		/* for newer device numbers, we must use a newer fsid format */
-		ref_fh_version = 1;
-		ref_fh_fsid_type = 3;
-	}
-	if (old_valid_dev(ex_dev) &&
-	    (ref_fh_fsid_type == 2 || ref_fh_fsid_type == 3))
-		/* must use type1 for smaller device numbers */
-		ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;
+		fsid_type = 3;
+	else
+		fsid_type = 0;
 
 	if (ref_fh == fhp)
 		fh_put(ref_fh);
 
 	if (fhp->fh_locked || fhp->fh_dentry) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "fh_compose: fh %s/%s not initialized!\n",
-			parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
+		       parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 	}
 	if (fhp->fh_maxsize < NFS_FHSIZE)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "fh_compose: called with maxsize %d! %s/%s\n",
-		       fhp->fh_maxsize, parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
+		       fhp->fh_maxsize,
+		       parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	fhp->fh_dentry = dget(dentry); /* our internal copy */
 	fhp->fh_export = exp;
 	cache_get(&exp->h);
 
-	if (ref_fh_version == 0xca) {
+	if (version == 0xca) {
 		/* old style filehandle please */
 		memset(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, 0, NFS_FHSIZE);
 		fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = NFS_FHSIZE;
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dcookie = 0xfeebbaca;
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev =  old_encode_dev(ex_dev);
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xdev = fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev;
-		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xino = ino_t_to_u32(exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xino =
+			ino_t_to_u32(exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dirino = ino_t_to_u32(parent_ino(dentry));
 		if (inode)
 			_fh_update_old(dentry, exp, &fhp->fh_handle);
@@ -399,38 +395,38 @@
 		fhp->fh_handle.fh_version = 1;
 		fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth_type = 0;
 		datap = fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth+0;
-		fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type = ref_fh_fsid_type;
-		switch (ref_fh_fsid_type) {
-			case 0:
-				/*
-				 * fsid_type 0:
-				 * 2byte major, 2byte minor, 4byte inode
-				 */
-				mk_fsid_v0(datap, ex_dev,
-					exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
-				break;
-			case 1:
-				/* fsid_type 1 == 4 bytes filesystem id */
-				mk_fsid_v1(datap, exp->ex_fsid);
-				break;
-			case 2:
-				/*
-				 * fsid_type 2:
-				 * 4byte major, 4byte minor, 4byte inode
-				 */
-				mk_fsid_v2(datap, ex_dev,
-					exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
-				break;
-			case 3:
-				/*
-				 * fsid_type 3:
-				 * 4byte devicenumber, 4byte inode
-				 */
-				mk_fsid_v3(datap, ex_dev,
-					exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
-				break;
+		fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type = fsid_type;
+		switch (fsid_type) {
+		case 0:
+			/*
+			 * fsid_type 0:
+			 * 2byte major, 2byte minor, 4byte inode
+			 */
+			mk_fsid_v0(datap, ex_dev,
+				   exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+			break;
+		case 1:
+			/* fsid_type 1 == 4 bytes filesystem id */
+			mk_fsid_v1(datap, exp->ex_fsid);
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			/*
+			 * fsid_type 2:
+			 * 4byte major, 4byte minor, 4byte inode
+			 */
+			mk_fsid_v2(datap, ex_dev,
+				   exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+			break;
+		case 3:
+			/*
+			 * fsid_type 3:
+			 * 4byte devicenumber, 4byte inode
+			 */
+			mk_fsid_v3(datap, ex_dev,
+				   exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+			break;
 		}
-		len = key_len(ref_fh_fsid_type);
+		len = key_len(fsid_type);
 		datap += len/4;
 		fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = 4 + len;
 
@@ -457,7 +453,7 @@
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	__u32 *datap;
-	
+
 	if (!fhp->fh_dentry)
 		goto out_bad;