diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
index 783ebd51bd5f..61501346324e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andy Adamson <andros@citi.umich.edu>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("The NFSv4.1 pNFS Block layout driver");
 
-wait_queue_head_t bl_wq;
-
 static void print_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	dprintk("PRINTPAGE page %p\n", page);
@@ -1117,6 +1115,7 @@ static int nfs4blocklayout_net_init(struct net *net)
 	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfs_net_id);
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
+	init_waitqueue_head(&nn->bl_wq);
 	nn->bl_device_pipe = rpc_mkpipe_data(&bl_upcall_ops, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(nn->bl_device_pipe))
 		return PTR_ERR(nn->bl_device_pipe);
@@ -1153,7 +1152,6 @@ static int __init nfs4blocklayout_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&bl_wq);
 	ret = rpc_pipefs_notifier_register(&nfs4blocklayout_block);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_remove;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
index 58ac8614c4c4..03350690118e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
@@ -153,13 +153,16 @@ BLK_LSEG2EXT(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg)
 	return BLK_LO2EXT(lseg->pls_layout);
 }
 
+struct bl_pipe_msg {
+	struct rpc_pipe_msg msg;
+	wait_queue_head_t *bl_wq;
+};
+
 struct bl_msg_hdr {
 	u8  type;
 	u16 totallen; /* length of entire message, including hdr itself */
 };
 
-extern wait_queue_head_t bl_wq;
-
 #define BL_DEVICE_UMOUNT               0x0 /* Umount--delete devices */
 #define BL_DEVICE_MOUNT                0x1 /* Mount--create devices*/
 #define BL_DEVICE_REQUEST_INIT         0x0 /* Start request */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdev.c
index 1d58642b1530..a5c88a554d92 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdev.c
@@ -91,16 +91,18 @@ ssize_t bl_pipe_downcall(struct file *filp, const char __user *src,
 	if (copy_from_user(&nn->bl_mount_reply, src, mlen) != 0)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	wake_up(&bl_wq);
+	wake_up(&nn->bl_wq);
 
 	return mlen;
 }
 
 void bl_pipe_destroy_msg(struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg)
 {
+	struct bl_pipe_msg *bl_pipe_msg = container_of(msg, struct bl_pipe_msg, msg);
+
 	if (msg->errno >= 0)
 		return;
-	wake_up(&bl_wq);
+	wake_up(bl_pipe_msg->bl_wq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ nfs4_blk_decode_device(struct nfs_server *server,
 {
 	struct pnfs_block_dev *rv;
 	struct block_device *bd = NULL;
-	struct rpc_pipe_msg msg;
+	struct bl_pipe_msg bl_pipe_msg;
+	struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg = &bl_pipe_msg.msg;
 	struct bl_msg_hdr bl_msg = {
 		.type = BL_DEVICE_MOUNT,
 		.totallen = dev->mincount,
@@ -128,15 +131,16 @@ nfs4_blk_decode_device(struct nfs_server *server,
 	dprintk("%s: deviceid: %s, mincount: %d\n", __func__, dev->dev_id.data,
 		dev->mincount);
 
-	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-	msg.data = kzalloc(sizeof(bl_msg) + dev->mincount, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!msg.data) {
+	bl_pipe_msg.bl_wq = &nn->bl_wq;
+	memset(msg, 0, sizeof(*msg));
+	msg->data = kzalloc(sizeof(bl_msg) + dev->mincount, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!msg->data) {
 		rv = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(msg.data, &bl_msg, sizeof(bl_msg));
-	dataptr = (uint8_t *) msg.data;
+	memcpy(msg->data, &bl_msg, sizeof(bl_msg));
+	dataptr = (uint8_t *) msg->data;
 	len = dev->mincount;
 	offset = sizeof(bl_msg);
 	for (i = 0; len > 0; i++) {
@@ -145,13 +149,13 @@ nfs4_blk_decode_device(struct nfs_server *server,
 		len -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 		offset += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	}
-	msg.len = sizeof(bl_msg) + dev->mincount;
+	msg->len = sizeof(bl_msg) + dev->mincount;
 
 	dprintk("%s CALLING USERSPACE DAEMON\n", __func__);
-	add_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
-	rc = rpc_queue_upcall(nn->bl_device_pipe, &msg);
+	add_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
+	rc = rpc_queue_upcall(nn->bl_device_pipe, msg);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		remove_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
+		remove_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
 		rv = ERR_PTR(rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ nfs4_blk_decode_device(struct nfs_server *server,
 	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	schedule();
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
+	remove_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
 
 	if (reply->status != BL_DEVICE_REQUEST_PROC) {
 		dprintk("%s failed to open device: %d\n",
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ nfs4_blk_decode_device(struct nfs_server *server,
 		bd->bd_block_size);
 
 out:
-	kfree(msg.data);
+	kfree(msg->data);
 	return rv;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdm.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdm.c
index a0f588fa49c1..30fc22af7bbb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdm.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayoutdm.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 static void dev_remove(struct net *net, dev_t dev)
 {
-	struct rpc_pipe_msg msg;
+	struct bl_pipe_msg bl_pipe_msg;
+	struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg = &bl_pipe_msg.msg;
 	struct bl_dev_msg bl_umount_request;
 	struct bl_msg_hdr bl_msg = {
 		.type = BL_DEVICE_UMOUNT,
@@ -52,33 +53,34 @@ static void dev_remove(struct net *net, dev_t dev)
 
 	dprintk("Entering %s\n", __func__);
 
-	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-	msg.data = kzalloc(1 + sizeof(bl_umount_request), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!msg.data)
+	bl_pipe_msg.bl_wq = &nn->bl_wq;
+	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(*msg));
+	msg->data = kzalloc(1 + sizeof(bl_umount_request), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!msg->data)
 		goto out;
 
 	memset(&bl_umount_request, 0, sizeof(bl_umount_request));
 	bl_umount_request.major = MAJOR(dev);
 	bl_umount_request.minor = MINOR(dev);
 
-	memcpy(msg.data, &bl_msg, sizeof(bl_msg));
-	dataptr = (uint8_t *) msg.data;
+	memcpy(msg->data, &bl_msg, sizeof(bl_msg));
+	dataptr = (uint8_t *) msg->data;
 	memcpy(&dataptr[sizeof(bl_msg)], &bl_umount_request, sizeof(bl_umount_request));
-	msg.len = sizeof(bl_msg) + bl_msg.totallen;
+	msg->len = sizeof(bl_msg) + bl_msg.totallen;
 
-	add_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
-	if (rpc_queue_upcall(nn->bl_device_pipe, &msg) < 0) {
-		remove_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
+	add_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
+	if (rpc_queue_upcall(nn->bl_device_pipe, msg) < 0) {
+		remove_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	schedule();
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(&bl_wq, &wq);
+	remove_wait_queue(&nn->bl_wq, &wq);
 
 out:
-	kfree(msg.data);
+	kfree(msg->data);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/netns.h b/fs/nfs/netns.h
index 73425f555cde..aa14ec303e94 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/netns.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/netns.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct nfs_net {
 	struct cache_detail *nfs_dns_resolve;
 	struct rpc_pipe *bl_device_pipe;
 	struct bl_dev_msg bl_mount_reply;
+	wait_queue_head_t bl_wq;
 	struct list_head nfs_client_list;
 	struct list_head nfs_volume_list;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4