1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42.h b/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
index b59876b01..0282d93c8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42.h
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@ int nfs42_proc_removexattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name);
  * They would be 7 bytes long in the eventual buffer ("user.x\0"), and
  * 8 bytes long XDR-encoded.
  *
- * Include the trailing eof word as well.
+ * Include the trailing eof word as well and make the result a multiple
+ * of 4 bytes.
  */
 static inline u32 nfs42_listxattr_xdrsize(u32 buflen)
 {
-	return ((buflen / (XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN + 2)) * 8) + 4;
+	u32 size = 8 * buflen / (XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN + 2) + 4;
+
+	return (size + 3) & ~3;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
 #endif /* __LINUX_FS_NFS_NFS4_2_H */