diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/attributes.c b/fs/hfsplus/attributes.c
index caf89a7be0a17e0202a4ac55806d30c07c3498a4..f3345c0b1c62ec5fa388dabcf8dee2291cf384ee 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/attributes.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/attributes.c
@@ -54,14 +54,11 @@ int hfsplus_attr_build_key(struct super_block *sb, hfsplus_btree_key *key,
 	memset(key, 0, sizeof(struct hfsplus_attr_key));
 	key->attr.cnid = cpu_to_be32(cnid);
 	if (name) {
-		len = strlen(name);
-		if (len > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN) {
-			pr_err("invalid xattr name's length\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		hfsplus_asc2uni(sb,
+		int res = hfsplus_asc2uni(sb,
 				(struct hfsplus_unistr *)&key->attr.key_name,
-				HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN, name, len);
+				HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN, name, strlen(name));
+		if (res)
+			return res;
 		len = be16_to_cpu(key->attr.key_name.length);
 	} else {
 		key->attr.key_name.length = 0;
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
index e2b3c9ea1c710864c7ab69bcfb32b1d3c4b5baad..c03c94611cce98168beef627e500108c5a4fc97a 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
@@ -806,47 +806,55 @@ static int hfsplus_removexattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
 static int hfsplus_osx_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 					void *buffer, size_t size, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN +
-				XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	/*
 	 * Don't allow retrieving properly prefixed attributes
 	 * by prepending them with "osx."
 	 */
 	if (is_known_namespace(name))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN
+		+ XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX);
+	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	res = hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_osx_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN +
-				XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	/*
 	 * Don't allow setting properly prefixed attributes
 	 * by prepending them with "osx."
 	 */
 	if (is_known_namespace(name))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN
+		+ XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX);
+	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_osx_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
index 00722765ea79b9a689b889623fab0e6213c05570..6ec5e107691f47841f536de29d039e31878a3033 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/nls.h>
+
 #include "hfsplus_fs.h"
 #include "xattr.h"
 #include "acl.h"
@@ -14,37 +16,43 @@
 static int hfsplus_security_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 					void *buffer, size_t size, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	res = hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_security_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_security_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
@@ -62,31 +70,30 @@ static int hfsplus_initxattrs(struct inode *inode,
 				void *fs_info)
 {
 	const struct xattr *xattr;
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t xattr_name_len;
+	char *xattr_name;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	for (xattr = xattr_array; xattr->name != NULL; xattr++) {
-		xattr_name_len = strlen(xattr->name);
 
-		if (xattr_name_len == 0)
+		if (!strcmp(xattr->name, ""))
 			continue;
 
-		if (xattr_name_len + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN >
-				HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 		strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX);
 		strcpy(xattr_name +
 			XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, xattr->name);
 		memset(xattr_name +
-			XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN + xattr_name_len, 0, 1);
+			XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN + strlen(xattr->name), 0, 1);
 
 		err = __hfsplus_setxattr(inode, xattr_name,
 					xattr->value, xattr->value_len, 0);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
+	kfree(xattr_name);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
index 426cee277542c4dc6638c37a485ea560aca6ef27..3c5f27e4746a918a208946691699c81cf76da8cf 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
@@ -6,43 +6,51 @@
  * Handler for trusted extended attributes.
  */
 
+#include <linux/nls.h>
+
 #include "hfsplus_fs.h"
 #include "xattr.h"
 
 static int hfsplus_trusted_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 					void *buffer, size_t size, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	res = hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_trusted_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_trusted_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
index e34016561ae0e762ac3a937f02a30dfe878a8492..2b625a538b64aab71ab0ee6b3b322aecab09134e 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
@@ -6,43 +6,51 @@
  * Handler for user extended attributes.
  */
 
+#include <linux/nls.h>
+
 #include "hfsplus_fs.h"
 #include "xattr.h"
 
 static int hfsplus_user_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 					void *buffer, size_t size, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	res = hfsplus_getxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_user_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char xattr_name[HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1] = {0};
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (len + XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN > HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX);
 	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_user_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,