diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index a4799e9..bbc3cc6 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_read - read from a file (internal)
+ * v9fs_file_read - read from a file
  * @filep: file pointer to read
  * @data: data buffer to read data into
  * @count: size of buffer
  * @offset: offset at which to read data
  *
  */
-
 static ssize_t
-v9fs_read(struct file *filp, char *buffer, size_t count, loff_t * offset)
+v9fs_file_read(struct file *filp, char __user * data, size_t count,
+	       loff_t * offset)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 	int rsize = 0;
 	int result = 0;
 	int total = 0;
+	int n;
 
 	dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
 
@@ -216,10 +217,15 @@
 		} else
 			*offset += result;
 
-		/* XXX - extra copy */
-		memcpy(buffer, fcall->params.rread.data, result);
+		n = copy_to_user(data, fcall->params.rread.data, result);
+		if (n) {
+			dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Problem copying to user %d\n", n);
+			kfree(fcall);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+
 		count -= result;
-		buffer += result;
+		data += result;
 		total += result;
 
 		kfree(fcall);
@@ -232,101 +238,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_file_read - read from a file
- * @filep: file pointer to read
- * @data: data buffer to read data into
- * @count: size of buffer
- * @offset: offset at which to read data
- *
- */
-
-static ssize_t
-v9fs_file_read(struct file *filp, char __user * data, size_t count,
-	       loff_t * offset)
-{
-	int retval = -1;
-	int ret = 0;
-	char *buffer;
-
-	buffer = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buffer)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	retval = v9fs_read(filp, buffer, count, offset);
-	if (retval > 0) {
-		if ((ret = copy_to_user(data, buffer, retval)) != 0) {
-			dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Problem copying to user %d\n",
-				ret);
-			retval = ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	kfree(buffer);
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
-/**
- * v9fs_write - write to a file
- * @filep: file pointer to write
- * @data: data buffer to write data from
- * @count: size of buffer
- * @offset: offset at which to write data
- *
- */
-
-static ssize_t
-v9fs_write(struct file *filp, char *buffer, size_t count, loff_t * offset)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
-	struct v9fs_fid *v9fid = filp->private_data;
-	struct v9fs_fcall *fcall;
-	int fid = v9fid->fid;
-	int result = -EIO;
-	int rsize = 0;
-	int total = 0;
-
-	dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "data %p count %d offset %x\n", buffer, (int)count,
-		(int)*offset);
-	rsize = v9ses->maxdata - V9FS_IOHDRSZ;
-	if (v9fid->iounit != 0 && rsize > v9fid->iounit)
-		rsize = v9fid->iounit;
-
-	dump_data(buffer, count);
-
-	do {
-		if (count < rsize)
-			rsize = count;
-
-		result =
-		    v9fs_t_write(v9ses, fid, *offset, rsize, buffer, &fcall);
-		if (result < 0) {
-			eprintk(KERN_ERR, "error while writing: %s(%d)\n",
-				FCALL_ERROR(fcall), result);
-			kfree(fcall);
-			return result;
-		} else
-			*offset += result;
-
-		kfree(fcall);
-
-		if (result != rsize) {
-			eprintk(KERN_ERR,
-				"short write: v9fs_t_write returned %d\n",
-				result);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		count -= result;
-		buffer += result;
-		total += result;
-	} while (count);
-
-	return total;
-}
-
-/**
  * v9fs_file_write - write to a file
  * @filep: file pointer to write
  * @data: data buffer to write data from
@@ -339,24 +250,65 @@
 v9fs_file_write(struct file *filp, const char __user * data,
 		size_t count, loff_t * offset)
 {
-	int ret = -1;
-	char *buffer;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
+	struct v9fs_fid *v9fid = filp->private_data;
+	struct v9fs_fcall *fcall;
+	int fid = v9fid->fid;
+	int result = -EIO;
+	int rsize = 0;
+	int total = 0;
+	char *buf;
 
-	buffer = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (buffer == NULL)
+	dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "data %p count %d offset %x\n", data, (int)count,
+		(int)*offset);
+	rsize = v9ses->maxdata - V9FS_IOHDRSZ;
+	if (v9fid->iounit != 0 && rsize > v9fid->iounit)
+		rsize = v9fid->iounit;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata - V9FS_IOHDRSZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = copy_from_user(buffer, data, count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Problem copying from user\n");
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-	} else {
-		ret = v9fs_write(filp, buffer, count, offset);
-	}
+	do {
+		if (count < rsize)
+			rsize = count;
 
-	kfree(buffer);
+		result = copy_from_user(buf, data, rsize);
+		if (result) {
+			dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Problem copying from user\n");
+			kfree(buf);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
 
-	return ret;
+		dump_data(buf, rsize);
+		result = v9fs_t_write(v9ses, fid, *offset, rsize, buf, &fcall);
+		if (result < 0) {
+			eprintk(KERN_ERR, "error while writing: %s(%d)\n",
+				FCALL_ERROR(fcall), result);
+			kfree(fcall);
+			kfree(buf);
+			return result;
+		} else
+			*offset += result;
+
+		kfree(fcall);
+		fcall = NULL;
+
+		if (result != rsize) {
+			eprintk(KERN_ERR,
+				"short write: v9fs_t_write returned %d\n",
+				result);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		count -= result;
+		data += result;
+		total += result;
+	} while (count);
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	return total;
 }
 
 struct file_operations v9fs_file_operations = {