diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 61228b7f6b67..a245d1809ed8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 			struct cifsFileInfo *target_file, u64 src_off, u64 len,
 			u64 dest_off);
 	int (*validate_negotiate)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *);
+	ssize_t (*query_all_EAs)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *,
+			const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, char *,
+			size_t, const struct nls_table *, int);
+	int (*set_EA)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *, const char *,
+			const char *, const void *, const __u16,
+			const struct nls_table *, int);
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 09afda4cc58e..95c43bb20335 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ int cifs_removexattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name)
 			goto remove_ea_exit;
 
 		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
-		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid, pTcon, full_path, ea_name, NULL,
-			(__u16)0, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
+			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, ea_name, NULL, (__u16)0,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	}
 remove_ea_exit:
 	kfree(full_path);
@@ -149,18 +151,22 @@ int cifs_setxattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name,
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "attempt to set cifs inode metadata\n");
 
 		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
-		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid, pTcon, full_path, ea_name, ea_value,
-			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
+			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, (__u16)value_size,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN)
 		   == 0) {
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
 			goto set_ea_exit;
 
 		ea_name += XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past os2. prefix */
-		rc = CIFSSMBSetEA(xid, pTcon, full_path, ea_name, ea_value,
-			(__u16)value_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA)
+			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->set_EA(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, (__u16)value_size,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL,
 			strlen(CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
@@ -272,17 +278,21 @@ ssize_t cifs_getxattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name,
 			/* revalidate/getattr then populate from inode */
 		} /* BB add else when above is implemented */
 		ea_name += XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past user. prefix */
-		rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid, pTcon, full_path, ea_name, ea_value,
-			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs)
+			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, buf_size,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX, XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN) == 0) {
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NO_XATTR)
 			goto get_ea_exit;
 
 		ea_name += XATTR_OS2_PREFIX_LEN; /* skip past os2. prefix */
-		rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid, pTcon, full_path, ea_name, ea_value,
-			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs)
+			rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, ea_name, ea_value, buf_size,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,
 			  strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
@@ -400,11 +410,12 @@ ssize_t cifs_listxattr(struct dentry *direntry, char *data, size_t buf_size)
 	/* if proc/fs/cifs/streamstoxattr is set then
 		search server for EAs or streams to
 		returns as xattrs */
-	rc = CIFSSMBQAllEAs(xid, pTcon, full_path, NULL, data,
-				buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
+	if (pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs)
+		rc = pTcon->ses->server->ops->query_all_EAs(xid, pTcon,
+				full_path, NULL, data, buf_size,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 list_ea_exit:
 	kfree(full_path);
 	free_xid(xid);