diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d781658..d606c6a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@
 			BUG_ON(op->status == nfs_ok);
 
 encode_op:
-		/* Only from SEQUENCE or CREATE_SESSION */
+		/* Only from SEQUENCE */
 		if (resp->cstate.status == nfserr_replay_cache) {
 			dprintk("%s NFS4.1 replay from cache\n", __func__);
 			if (nfsd4_not_cached(resp))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 99df8e7..7729d09 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@
 free_client(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 {
 	shutdown_callback_client(clp);
-	nfsd4_release_respages(clp->cl_slot.sl_cache_entry.ce_respages,
-			     clp->cl_slot.sl_cache_entry.ce_resused);
 	if (clp->cl_cred.cr_group_info)
 		put_group_info(clp->cl_cred.cr_group_info);
 	kfree(clp->cl_principal);
@@ -1293,12 +1291,11 @@
 	exid->clientid.cl_boot = new->cl_clientid.cl_boot;
 	exid->clientid.cl_id = new->cl_clientid.cl_id;
 
-	new->cl_slot.sl_seqid = 0;
 	exid->seqid = 1;
 	nfsd4_set_ex_flags(new, exid);
 
 	dprintk("nfsd4_exchange_id seqid %d flags %x\n",
-		new->cl_slot.sl_seqid, new->cl_exchange_flags);
+		new->cl_cs_slot.sl_seqid, new->cl_exchange_flags);
 	status = nfs_ok;
 
 out:
@@ -1334,15 +1331,35 @@
 	return nfserr_seq_misordered;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Cache the create session result into the create session single DRC
+ * slot cache by saving the xdr structure. sl_seqid has been set.
+ * Do this for solo or embedded create session operations.
+ */
+static void
+nfsd4_cache_create_session(struct nfsd4_create_session *cr_ses,
+			   struct nfsd4_clid_slot *slot, int nfserr)
+{
+	slot->sl_status = nfserr;
+	memcpy(&slot->sl_cr_ses, cr_ses, sizeof(*cr_ses));
+}
+
+static __be32
+nfsd4_replay_create_session(struct nfsd4_create_session *cr_ses,
+			    struct nfsd4_clid_slot *slot)
+{
+	memcpy(cr_ses, &slot->sl_cr_ses, sizeof(*cr_ses));
+	return slot->sl_status;
+}
+
 __be32
 nfsd4_create_session(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		     struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		     struct nfsd4_create_session *cr_ses)
 {
 	u32 ip_addr = svc_addr_in(rqstp)->sin_addr.s_addr;
-	struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct nfs4_client *conf, *unconf;
-	struct nfsd4_slot *slot = NULL;
+	struct nfsd4_clid_slot *cs_slot = NULL;
 	int status = 0;
 
 	nfs4_lock_state();
@@ -1350,25 +1367,22 @@
 	conf = find_confirmed_client(&cr_ses->clientid);
 
 	if (conf) {
-		slot = &conf->cl_slot;
-		status = check_slot_seqid(cr_ses->seqid, slot->sl_seqid,
-					  slot->sl_inuse);
+		cs_slot = &conf->cl_cs_slot;
+		status = check_slot_seqid(cr_ses->seqid, cs_slot->sl_seqid, 0);
 		if (status == nfserr_replay_cache) {
 			dprintk("Got a create_session replay! seqid= %d\n",
-				slot->sl_seqid);
-			cstate->slot = slot;
-			cstate->status = status;
+				cs_slot->sl_seqid);
 			/* Return the cached reply status */
-			status = nfsd4_replay_cache_entry(resp, NULL);
+			status = nfsd4_replay_create_session(cr_ses, cs_slot);
 			goto out;
-		} else if (cr_ses->seqid != conf->cl_slot.sl_seqid + 1) {
+		} else if (cr_ses->seqid != cs_slot->sl_seqid + 1) {
 			status = nfserr_seq_misordered;
 			dprintk("Sequence misordered!\n");
 			dprintk("Expected seqid= %d but got seqid= %d\n",
-				slot->sl_seqid, cr_ses->seqid);
+				cs_slot->sl_seqid, cr_ses->seqid);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		conf->cl_slot.sl_seqid++;
+		cs_slot->sl_seqid++;
 	} else if (unconf) {
 		if (!same_creds(&unconf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred) ||
 		    (ip_addr != unconf->cl_addr)) {
@@ -1376,16 +1390,15 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		slot = &unconf->cl_slot;
-		status = check_slot_seqid(cr_ses->seqid, slot->sl_seqid,
-					  slot->sl_inuse);
+		cs_slot = &unconf->cl_cs_slot;
+		status = check_slot_seqid(cr_ses->seqid, cs_slot->sl_seqid, 0);
 		if (status) {
 			/* an unconfirmed replay returns misordered */
 			status = nfserr_seq_misordered;
-			goto out;
+			goto out_cache;
 		}
 
-		slot->sl_seqid++; /* from 0 to 1 */
+		cs_slot->sl_seqid++; /* from 0 to 1 */
 		move_to_confirmed(unconf);
 
 		/*
@@ -1406,12 +1419,11 @@
 
 	memcpy(cr_ses->sessionid.data, conf->cl_sessionid.data,
 	       NFS4_MAX_SESSIONID_LEN);
-	cr_ses->seqid = slot->sl_seqid;
+	cr_ses->seqid = cs_slot->sl_seqid;
 
-	slot->sl_inuse = true;
-	cstate->slot = slot;
-	/* Ensure a page is used for the cache */
-	slot->sl_cache_entry.ce_cachethis = 1;
+out_cache:
+	/* cache solo and embedded create sessions under the state lock */
+	nfsd4_cache_create_session(cr_ses, cs_slot, status);
 out:
 	nfs4_unlock_state();
 	dprintk("%s returns %d\n", __func__, ntohl(status));
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 2dcc7fe..fdf632b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3313,8 +3313,7 @@
 			dprintk("%s: SET SLOT STATE TO AVAILABLE\n", __func__);
 			resp->cstate.slot->sl_inuse = 0;
 		}
-		if (resp->cstate.session)
-			nfsd4_put_session(resp->cstate.session);
+		nfsd4_put_session(resp->cstate.session);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }