diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 68ea6dd..ab8038d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 static void	call_reserve(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_reserveresult(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_allocate(struct rpc_task *task);
-static void	call_encode(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_decode(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_bind(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task);
@@ -70,9 +69,9 @@
 static void	call_timeout(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_connect(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task);
-static __be32 *	call_header(struct rpc_task *task);
-static __be32 *	call_verify(struct rpc_task *task);
 
+static __be32	*rpc_encode_header(struct rpc_task *task);
+static __be32	*rpc_verify_header(struct rpc_task *task);
 static int	rpc_ping(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, int flags);
 
 static void rpc_register_client(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@
  * 3.	Encode arguments of an RPC call
  */
 static void
-call_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
+rpc_xdr_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_rqst	*req = task->tk_rqstp;
 	kxdrproc_t	encode;
@@ -891,13 +890,14 @@
 			 (char *)req->rq_buffer + req->rq_callsize,
 			 req->rq_rcvsize);
 
-	/* Encode header and provided arguments */
-	encode = task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_encode;
-	if (!(p = call_header(task))) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "RPC: call_header failed, exit EIO\n");
+	p = rpc_encode_header(task);
+	if (p == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "RPC: couldn't encode RPC header, exit EIO\n");
 		rpc_exit(task, -EIO);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	encode = task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_encode;
 	if (encode == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@
 	/* Encode here so that rpcsec_gss can use correct sequence number. */
 	if (rpc_task_need_encode(task)) {
 		BUG_ON(task->tk_rqstp->rq_bytes_sent != 0);
-		call_encode(task);
+		rpc_xdr_encode(task);
 		/* Did the encode result in an error condition? */
 		if (task->tk_status != 0) {
 			/* Was the error nonfatal? */
@@ -1240,8 +1240,7 @@
 		goto out_retry;
 	}
 
-	/* Verify the RPC header */
-	p = call_verify(task);
+	p = rpc_verify_header(task);
 	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
 		if (p == ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN))
 			goto out_retry;
@@ -1259,7 +1258,7 @@
 	return;
 out_retry:
 	task->tk_status = 0;
-	/* Note: call_verify() may have freed the RPC slot */
+	/* Note: rpc_verify_header() may have freed the RPC slot */
 	if (task->tk_rqstp == req) {
 		req->rq_received = req->rq_rcv_buf.len = 0;
 		if (task->tk_client->cl_discrtry)
@@ -1306,11 +1305,8 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-/*
- * Call header serialization
- */
 static __be32 *
-call_header(struct rpc_task *task)
+rpc_encode_header(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_clnt *clnt = task->tk_client;
 	struct rpc_rqst	*req = task->tk_rqstp;
@@ -1330,11 +1326,8 @@
 	return p;
 }
 
-/*
- * Reply header verification
- */
 static __be32 *
-call_verify(struct rpc_task *task)
+rpc_verify_header(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct kvec *iov = &task->tk_rqstp->rq_rcv_buf.head[0];
 	int len = task->tk_rqstp->rq_rcv_buf.len >> 2;
@@ -1408,7 +1401,7 @@
 			task->tk_action = call_bind;
 			goto out_retry;
 		case RPC_AUTH_TOOWEAK:
-			printk(KERN_NOTICE "call_verify: server %s requires stronger "
+			printk(KERN_NOTICE "RPC: server %s requires stronger "
 			       "authentication.\n", task->tk_client->cl_server);
 			break;
 		default: