diff --git a/daemon/getattr.c b/daemon/getattr.c
index 541237b..61e53ce 100644
--- a/daemon/getattr.c
+++ b/daemon/getattr.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int nfs41_cached_getattr(
     if (status) {
         /* fetch attributes from the server */
         bitmap4 attr_request;
-        init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
         status = nfs41_getattr(session, file, &attr_request, info);
         if (status) {
diff --git a/daemon/nfs41.h b/daemon/nfs41.h
index acf017c..ee003cf 100644
--- a/daemon/nfs41.h
+++ b/daemon/nfs41.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef __NFS41__
 #define __NFS41__
 
-#include "nfs41_types.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include "list.h"
 
 
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ struct __nfs41_root;
 
 typedef struct __nfs41_superblock {
     nfs41_fsid fsid;
+    struct list_entry entry; /* position in nfs41_server.superblocks */
+
     bitmap4 supported_attrs;
     bitmap4 suppattr_exclcreat;
+    bitmap4 default_getattr;
+
     nfstime4 time_delta;
     uint64_t maxread;
     uint64_t maxwrite;
-    struct list_entry entry; /* position in nfs41_server.superblocks */
 
     /* constant filesystem attributes */
     unsigned int layout_types : 3;
@@ -420,13 +423,24 @@ int nfs41_superblock_for_fh(
     IN const nfs41_fh *parent OPTIONAL,
     OUT nfs41_path_fh *file);
 
-void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs(
-    IN nfs41_superblock *superblock,
-    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs);
-
-void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs_exclcreat(
-    IN nfs41_superblock *superblock,
-    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs);
+static __inline void nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(
+    IN const nfs41_superblock *superblock,
+    OUT bitmap4 *attrs)
+{
+    memcpy(attrs, &superblock->default_getattr, sizeof(bitmap4));
+}
+static __inline void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs(
+    IN const nfs41_superblock *superblock,
+    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs)
+{
+    bitmap_intersect(attrs, &superblock->supported_attrs);
+}
+static __inline void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs_exclcreat(
+    IN const nfs41_superblock *superblock,
+    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs)
+{
+    bitmap_intersect(attrs, &superblock->suppattr_exclcreat);
+}
 
 void nfs41_superblock_space_changed(
     IN nfs41_superblock *superblock);
diff --git a/daemon/nfs41_ops.c b/daemon/nfs41_ops.c
index 67a46a6..80f6d1a 100644
--- a/daemon/nfs41_ops.c
+++ b/daemon/nfs41_ops.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ int nfs41_open(
         current_fh_is_dir = TRUE;
         /* SEQUENCE; PUTFH(dir); SAVEFH; OPEN;
          * GETFH(file); GETATTR(file); RESTOREFH(dir); GETATTR */
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(parent->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
         break;
     case CLAIM_PREVIOUS:
     case CLAIM_FH:
@@ -421,13 +422,13 @@ int nfs41_open(
         /* CURRENT_FH: file being opened */
         current_fh_is_dir = FALSE;
         /* SEQUENCE; PUTFH(file); OPEN; GETATTR(file); PUTFH(dir); GETATTR */
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
         break;
     }
 
     if (info == NULL)
         info = &tmp_info;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
     attr_request.arr[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_FSID;
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "open");
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ int nfs41_create(
     nfs41_savefh_res savefh_res;
     nfs41_restorefh_res restorefh_res;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(parent->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "create");
 
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ int nfs41_close(
     bitmap4 attr_request;
     nfs41_file_info info;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "close");
 
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ int nfs41_write(
     bitmap4 attr_request;
     nfs41_file_info info = { 0 }, *pinfo;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops,
         stateid->stateid.seqid == 0 ? "ds write" : "write");
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ int nfs41_commit(
     if (cinfo) pinfo = cinfo;
     else pinfo = &info;
     if (do_getattr) {
-        init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
         compound_add_op(&compound, OP_GETATTR, &getattr_args, &getattr_res);
         getattr_args.attr_request = &attr_request;
@@ -1079,18 +1080,6 @@ out:
     return status;
 }
 
-void init_getattr_request(bitmap4 *attr_request)
-{
-    attr_request->count = 2;
-    attr_request->arr[0] = FATTR4_WORD0_TYPE |
-        FATTR4_WORD0_CHANGE | FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE |
-        FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID | FATTR4_WORD0_HIDDEN | FATTR4_WORD0_ARCHIVE;
-    attr_request->arr[1] = FATTR4_WORD1_MODE | FATTR4_WORD1_NUMLINKS |
-        FATTR4_WORD1_SYSTEM | FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS |
-        FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_CREATE | FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY;
-    attr_request->arr[2] = 0;
-}
-
 int nfs41_getattr(
     IN nfs41_session *session,
     IN OPTIONAL nfs41_path_fh *file,
@@ -1167,7 +1156,7 @@ int nfs41_remove(
     bitmap4 attr_request;
     nfs41_file_info info;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(parent->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "remove");
 
@@ -1238,7 +1227,7 @@ int nfs41_rename(
     bitmap4 attr_request;
     nfs41_restorefh_res restorefh_res;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(src_dir->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "rename");
 
@@ -1353,7 +1342,7 @@ int nfs41_setattr(
     setattr_args.stateid = stateid;
     setattr_args.info = info;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
     compound_add_op(&compound, OP_GETATTR, &getattr_args, &getattr_res);
     getattr_args.attr_request = &attr_request;
     getattr_res.obj_attributes.attr_vals_len = NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT;
@@ -1402,8 +1391,8 @@ int nfs41_link(
     nfs41_file_info info = { 0 };
     nfs41_path_fh file;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&info.attrmask);
-    init_getattr_request(&cinfo->attrmask);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(src->fh.superblock, &info.attrmask);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(dst_dir->fh.superblock, &cinfo->attrmask);
     cinfo->attrmask.arr[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_FSID;
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "link");
@@ -2018,7 +2007,7 @@ enum nfsstat4 pnfs_rpc_layoutcommit(
     nfs41_getattr_res getattr_res;
     bitmap4 attr_request;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 
     compound_init(&compound, argops, resops, "layoutcommit");
 
diff --git a/daemon/nfs41_ops.h b/daemon/nfs41_ops.h
index 7217942..f51d6ad 100644
--- a/daemon/nfs41_ops.h
+++ b/daemon/nfs41_ops.h
@@ -1123,9 +1123,6 @@ int nfs41_readdir(
     IN OUT uint32_t *entries_len,
     OUT bool_t *eof_out);
 
-void init_getattr_request(
-    OUT bitmap4 *attr_request);
-
 int nfs41_getattr(
     IN nfs41_session *session,
     IN OPTIONAL nfs41_path_fh *file,
diff --git a/daemon/nfs41_superblock.c b/daemon/nfs41_superblock.c
index a8c2253..eebfe96 100644
--- a/daemon/nfs41_superblock.c
+++ b/daemon/nfs41_superblock.c
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@ static int get_superblock_attrs(
     if (!bitmap_isset(&info.attrmask, 1, FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_DELTA))
         superblock->time_delta.seconds = 1;
 
+    /* initialize the default getattr mask */
+    superblock->default_getattr.count = 2;
+    superblock->default_getattr.arr[0] = FATTR4_WORD0_TYPE
+        | FATTR4_WORD0_CHANGE | FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE
+        | FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID | FATTR4_WORD0_HIDDEN
+        | FATTR4_WORD0_ARCHIVE;
+    superblock->default_getattr.arr[1] = FATTR4_WORD1_MODE
+        | FATTR4_WORD1_NUMLINKS | FATTR4_WORD1_SYSTEM
+        | FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS | FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_CREATE
+        | FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY;
+    superblock->default_getattr.arr[2] = 0;
+
+    nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs(superblock, &superblock->default_getattr);
+
     dprintf(SBLVL, "attributes for fsid(%llu,%llu): "
         "maxread=%llu, maxwrite=%llu, layout_types: 0x%X, "
         "cansettime=%u, time_delta={%llu,%u}, aclsupport=%u, "
@@ -245,38 +259,6 @@ out:
     return status;
 }
 
-void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs(
-    IN nfs41_superblock *superblock,
-    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs)
-{
-    uint32_t i, count = 0;
-
-    AcquireSRWLockShared(&superblock->lock);
-    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-        attrs->arr[i] &= superblock->supported_attrs.arr[i];
-        if (attrs->arr[i])
-            count = i+1;
-    }
-    attrs->count = min(attrs->count, count);
-    ReleaseSRWLockShared(&superblock->lock);
-}
-
-void nfs41_superblock_supported_attrs_exclcreat(
-    IN nfs41_superblock *superblock,
-    IN OUT bitmap4 *attrs)
-{
-    uint32_t i, count = 0;
-
-    AcquireSRWLockShared(&superblock->lock);
-    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-        attrs->arr[i] &= superblock->suppattr_exclcreat.arr[i];
-        if (attrs->arr[i])
-            count = i+1;
-    }
-    attrs->count = min(attrs->count, count);
-    ReleaseSRWLockShared(&superblock->lock);
-}
-
 void nfs41_superblock_space_changed(
     IN nfs41_superblock *superblock)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/pnfs_io.c b/daemon/pnfs_io.c
index 6386ad0..34f9ad5 100644
--- a/daemon/pnfs_io.c
+++ b/daemon/pnfs_io.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ enum pnfs_status pnfs_write(
     } else {
         /* send a GETATTR to update the cached size */
         bitmap4 attr_request;
-        init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(state->file.fh.superblock, &attr_request);
         nfs41_getattr(state->session, &state->file, &attr_request, info);
     }
 out_free_pattern:
diff --git a/daemon/readdir.c b/daemon/readdir.c
index c210234..5bc06c0 100644
--- a/daemon/readdir.c
+++ b/daemon/readdir.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int handle_readdir(nfs41_upcall *upcall)
 fetch_entries:
     entry_buf_len = max_buf_len;
 
-    init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+    nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(state->file.fh.superblock, &attr_request);
     attr_request.arr[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR;
 
     if (strchr(args->filter, FILTER_STAR) || strchr(args->filter, FILTER_QM)) {
diff --git a/daemon/readwrite.c b/daemon/readwrite.c
index 3a1e080..c62ce4b 100644
--- a/daemon/readwrite.c
+++ b/daemon/readwrite.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ retry_write:
     } else if (stable == UNSTABLE4) {
 		nfs41_file_info info;
         bitmap4 attr_request; 
-        init_getattr_request(&attr_request);
+        nfs41_superblock_getattr_mask(file->fh.superblock, &attr_request);
 		status = nfs41_getattr(session, file, &attr_request, &info);
 		if (status)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/daemon/util.h b/daemon/util.h
index 0cf2c4a..60d3ea0 100644
--- a/daemon/util.h
+++ b/daemon/util.h
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ static __inline void bitmap_unset(
             mask->count--;
     }
 }
+static __inline void bitmap_intersect(
+    IN bitmap4 *dst,
+    IN const bitmap4 *src)
+{
+    uint32_t i, count = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        dst->arr[i] &= src->arr[i];
+        if (dst->arr[i])
+            count = i+1;
+    }
+    dst->count = min(dst->count, count);
+}
 
 ULONG nfs_file_info_to_attributes(
     IN const nfs41_file_info *info);