diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 833a2c64dfe8..7e24fb3ca36e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3829,7 +3829,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_encode_readv(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp,
 	read->rd_length = maxcount;
 	if (nfserr)
 		return nfserr;
-	if (svc_encode_read_payload(resp->rqstp, starting_len + 8, maxcount))
+	if (svc_encode_result_payload(resp->rqstp, starting_len + 8, maxcount))
 		return nfserr_io;
 	xdr_truncate_encode(xdr, starting_len + 8 + xdr_align_size(maxcount));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 386628b36bc7..c220b734fa69 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@ void		   svc_wake_up(struct svc_serv *);
 void		   svc_reserve(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int space);
 struct svc_pool *  svc_pool_for_cpu(struct svc_serv *serv, int cpu);
 char *		   svc_print_addr(struct svc_rqst *, char *, size_t);
-int		   svc_encode_read_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
-					   unsigned int offset,
-					   unsigned int length);
+int		   svc_encode_result_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+					     unsigned int offset,
+					     unsigned int length);
 unsigned int	   svc_fill_write_vector(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 					 struct page **pages,
 					 struct kvec *first, size_t total);
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
index 9dc3a3b88391..2b870a3f391b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ extern void svc_rdma_send_error_msg(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 				    struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *rctxt,
 				    int status);
 extern int svc_rdma_sendto(struct svc_rqst *);
-extern int svc_rdma_read_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
-				 unsigned int length);
+extern int svc_rdma_result_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
+				   unsigned int length);
 
 /* svc_rdma_transport.c */
 extern struct svc_xprt_class svc_rdma_class;
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index aca35ab5cff2..92455e0d5244 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ struct svc_xprt_ops {
 	int		(*xpo_has_wspace)(struct svc_xprt *);
 	int		(*xpo_recvfrom)(struct svc_rqst *);
 	int		(*xpo_sendto)(struct svc_rqst *);
-	int		(*xpo_read_payload)(struct svc_rqst *, unsigned int,
-					    unsigned int);
+	int		(*xpo_result_payload)(struct svc_rqst *, unsigned int,
+					      unsigned int);
 	void		(*xpo_release_rqst)(struct svc_rqst *);
 	void		(*xpo_detach)(struct svc_xprt *);
 	void		(*xpo_free)(struct svc_xprt *);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index c211b607239e..b41500645c3f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ u32 svc_max_payload(const struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_max_payload);
 
 /**
- * svc_encode_read_payload - mark a range of bytes as a READ payload
+ * svc_encode_result_payload - mark a range of bytes as a result payload
  * @rqstp: svc_rqst to operate on
  * @offset: payload's byte offset in rqstp->rq_res
  * @length: size of payload, in bytes
@@ -1630,12 +1630,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_max_payload);
  * Returns zero on success, or a negative errno if a permanent
  * error occurred.
  */
-int svc_encode_read_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
-			    unsigned int length)
+int svc_encode_result_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
+			      unsigned int length)
 {
-	return rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_ops->xpo_read_payload(rqstp, offset, length);
+	return rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_ops->xpo_result_payload(rqstp, offset,
+							   length);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_encode_read_payload);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_encode_result_payload);
 
 /**
  * svc_fill_write_vector - Construct data argument for VFS write call
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index c2752e2b9ce3..b248f2349437 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ static void svc_set_cmsg_data(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct cmsghdr *cmh)
 	}
 }
 
-static int svc_sock_read_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
-				 unsigned int length)
+static int svc_sock_result_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
+				   unsigned int length)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static const struct svc_xprt_ops svc_udp_ops = {
 	.xpo_create = svc_udp_create,
 	.xpo_recvfrom = svc_udp_recvfrom,
 	.xpo_sendto = svc_udp_sendto,
-	.xpo_read_payload = svc_sock_read_payload,
+	.xpo_result_payload = svc_sock_result_payload,
 	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_udp_release_rqst,
 	.xpo_detach = svc_sock_detach,
 	.xpo_free = svc_sock_free,
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static const struct svc_xprt_ops svc_tcp_ops = {
 	.xpo_create = svc_tcp_create,
 	.xpo_recvfrom = svc_tcp_recvfrom,
 	.xpo_sendto = svc_tcp_sendto,
-	.xpo_read_payload = svc_sock_read_payload,
+	.xpo_result_payload = svc_sock_result_payload,
 	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_tcp_release_rqst,
 	.xpo_detach = svc_tcp_sock_detach,
 	.xpo_free = svc_sock_free,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
index c3d588b149aa..c8411b4f3492 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
@@ -979,19 +979,19 @@ int svc_rdma_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 }
 
 /**
- * svc_rdma_read_payload - special processing for a READ payload
+ * svc_rdma_result_payload - special processing for a result payload
  * @rqstp: svc_rqst to operate on
  * @offset: payload's byte offset in @xdr
  * @length: size of payload, in bytes
  *
  * Returns zero on success.
  *
- * For the moment, just record the xdr_buf location of the READ
+ * For the moment, just record the xdr_buf location of the result
  * payload. svc_rdma_sendto will use that location later when
  * we actually send the payload.
  */
-int svc_rdma_read_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
-			  unsigned int length)
+int svc_rdma_result_payload(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int offset,
+			    unsigned int length)
 {
 	struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *rctxt = rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
index fb044792b571..afba4e9d5425 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static const struct svc_xprt_ops svc_rdma_ops = {
 	.xpo_create = svc_rdma_create,
 	.xpo_recvfrom = svc_rdma_recvfrom,
 	.xpo_sendto = svc_rdma_sendto,
-	.xpo_read_payload = svc_rdma_read_payload,
+	.xpo_result_payload = svc_rdma_result_payload,
 	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_rdma_release_rqst,
 	.xpo_detach = svc_rdma_detach,
 	.xpo_free = svc_rdma_free,