diff -ru b/include/linux/sunrpc/auth.h c/include/linux/sunrpc/auth.h
--- b/include/linux/sunrpc/auth.h	2005-01-30 16:21:29.000000000 +0100
+++ c/include/linux/sunrpc/auth.h	2005-01-30 16:23:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@
 void			rpcauth_destroy(struct rpc_auth *);
 struct rpc_cred *	rpcauth_lookup_credcache(struct rpc_auth *, struct auth_cred *, int);
 struct rpc_cred *	rpcauth_lookupcred(struct rpc_auth *, int);
-struct rpc_cred *	rpcauth_bindcred(struct rpc_task *);
-void			rpcauth_holdcred(struct rpc_task *);
 void			put_rpccred(struct rpc_cred *);
-void			rpcauth_unbindcred(struct rpc_task *);
 u32 *			rpcauth_marshcred(struct rpc_task *, u32 *);
 u32 *			rpcauth_checkverf(struct rpc_task *, u32 *);
 int			rpcauth_wrap_req(struct rpc_task *task, kxdrproc_t encode, void *rqstp, u32 *data, void *obj);
diff -ru b/net/sunrpc/auth.c c/net/sunrpc/auth.c
--- b/net/sunrpc/auth.c	2005-01-30 16:21:29.000000000 +0100
+++ c/net/sunrpc/auth.c	2005-01-30 16:23:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -270,37 +270,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct rpc_cred *
-rpcauth_bindcred(struct rpc_task *task)
-{
-	struct rpc_auth *auth = task->tk_auth;
-	struct auth_cred acred;
-	struct rpc_cred *ret;
-
-	get_group_info(current->group_info);
-	acred.uid = current->fsuid;
-	acred.gid = current->fsgid;
-	acred.group_info = current->group_info;
-
-	dprintk("RPC: %4d looking up %s cred\n",
-		task->tk_pid, task->tk_auth->au_ops->au_name);
-	task->tk_msg.rpc_cred = rpcauth_lookup_credcache(auth, &acred, task->tk_flags);
-	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred == 0)
-		task->tk_status = -ENOMEM;
-	ret = task->tk_msg.rpc_cred;
-	put_group_info(current->group_info);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void
-rpcauth_holdcred(struct rpc_task *task)
-{
-	dprintk("RPC: %4d holding %s cred %p\n",
-		task->tk_pid, task->tk_auth->au_ops->au_name, task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
-	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred)
-		get_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
-}
-
 void
 put_rpccred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
@@ -319,19 +288,6 @@
 	spin_unlock(&rpc_credcache_lock);
 }
 
-void
-rpcauth_unbindcred(struct rpc_task *task)
-{
-	struct rpc_auth	*auth = task->tk_auth;
-	struct rpc_cred	*cred = task->tk_msg.rpc_cred;
-
-	dprintk("RPC: %4d releasing %s cred %p\n",
-		task->tk_pid, auth->au_ops->au_name, cred);
-
-	put_rpccred(cred);
-	task->tk_msg.rpc_cred = NULL;
-}
-
 u32 *
 rpcauth_marshcred(struct rpc_task *task, u32 *p)
 {
diff -ru b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c c/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
--- b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c	2005-01-30 16:21:29.000000000 +0100
+++ c/net/sunrpc/clnt.c	2005-01-30 16:26:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -425,11 +425,15 @@
 {
 	task->tk_msg   = *msg;
 	task->tk_flags |= flags;
-	/* Bind the user cred */
-	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred != NULL) {
-		rpcauth_holdcred(task);
-	} else
-		rpcauth_bindcred(task);
+
+	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred) {
+		/* we copied msg->rpc_cred, hold it */
+		get_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
+	} else {
+		task->tk_msg.rpc_cred = rpcauth_lookupcred(task->tk_auth, task->tk_flags);
+		if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred == NULL)
+			task->tk_status = -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (task->tk_status == 0)
 		task->tk_action = call_start;
Only in c/net/sunrpc: clnt.c.orig
diff -ru b/net/sunrpc/sched.c c/net/sunrpc/sched.c
--- b/net/sunrpc/sched.c	2005-01-30 16:21:29.000000000 +0100
+++ c/net/sunrpc/sched.c	2005-01-30 16:23:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -979,8 +979,10 @@
 	/* Release resources */
 	if (task->tk_rqstp)
 		xprt_release(task);
-	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred)
-		rpcauth_unbindcred(task);
+	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred) {
+		put_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
+		task->tk_msg.rpc_cred = NULL;
+	}
 	rpc_free(task);
 	if (task->tk_client) {
 		rpc_release_client(task->tk_client);