diff --git a/fs/gfs2/acl.c b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
index 7118f1a780a9592ac67114f25ca7e9e040f937d4..cbc07155b1a0a0e4a3d10fb47f00c7ed1cdfef8f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ int gfs2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags)
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	int error;
 
-	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
-		return -ECHILD;
+	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU) {
+		if (!negative_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS))
+			return -ECHILD;
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
 
 	acl = gfs2_acl_get(GFS2_I(inode), ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 4f36f8832b9b1b167321e119260da82d89b4cdf0..aad77e4f61b574a3b29bb253a01e29046c70da55 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ out:
 	if (error == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 3c4039d5eef12d1b35ffd93c3f1861e43cc9b520..ef3dc4b9fae2d64edbc9a9ed99a9613282e7d0f8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "meta_io.h"
 #include "quota.h"
 #include "rgrp.h"
+#include "super.h"
 #include "trans.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ static int do_strip(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_rgrp_list rlist;
 	u64 bn, bstart;
-	u32 blen;
+	u32 blen, btotal;
 	__be64 *p;
 	unsigned int rg_blocks = 0;
 	int metadata;
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ static int do_strip(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 
 	bstart = 0;
 	blen = 0;
+	btotal = 0;
 
 	for (p = top; p < bottom; p++) {
 		if (!*p)
@@ -851,9 +853,11 @@ static int do_strip(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 		else {
 			if (bstart) {
 				if (metadata)
-					gfs2_free_meta(ip, bstart, blen);
+					__gfs2_free_meta(ip, bstart, blen);
 				else
-					gfs2_free_data(ip, bstart, blen);
+					__gfs2_free_data(ip, bstart, blen);
+
+				btotal += blen;
 			}
 
 			bstart = bn;
@@ -865,11 +869,17 @@ static int do_strip(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 	}
 	if (bstart) {
 		if (metadata)
-			gfs2_free_meta(ip, bstart, blen);
+			__gfs2_free_meta(ip, bstart, blen);
 		else
-			gfs2_free_data(ip, bstart, blen);
+			__gfs2_free_data(ip, bstart, blen);
+
+		btotal += blen;
 	}
 
+	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, +btotal, 0);
+	gfs2_quota_change(ip, -(s64)btotal, ip->i_inode.i_uid,
+			  ip->i_inode.i_gid);
+
 	ip->i_inode.i_mtime = ip->i_inode.i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
 	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 7cfdcb9133635978af945d40b2b450d52dbe5de9..4074b952b059fde1e44efe84d27e5ba17a87a25c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -448,15 +448,20 @@ static int gfs2_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(file->f_mapping->host);
 
-	if (!(file->f_flags & O_NOATIME)) {
+	if (!(file->f_flags & O_NOATIME) &&
+	    !IS_NOATIME(&ip->i_inode)) {
 		struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 		int error;
 
-		gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
+		gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq(&i_gh);
-		file_accessed(file);
-		if (error == 0)
-			gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
+		if (error == 0) {
+			file_accessed(file);
+			gfs2_glock_dq(&i_gh);
+		}
+		gfs2_holder_uninit(&i_gh);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
 	}
 	vma->vm_ops = &gfs2_vm_ops;
 	vma->vm_flags |= VM_CAN_NONLINEAR;
@@ -617,8 +622,7 @@ static void empty_write_end(struct page *page, unsigned from,
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(page->mapping->host);
 
-	page_zero_new_buffers(page, from, to);
-	flush_dcache_page(page);
+	zero_user(page, from, to-from);
 	mark_page_accessed(page);
 
 	if (!gfs2_is_writeback(ip))
@@ -627,36 +631,43 @@ static void empty_write_end(struct page *page, unsigned from,
 	block_commit_write(page, from, to);
 }
 
-static int write_empty_blocks(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
+static int needs_empty_write(sector_t block, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	unsigned start, end, next;
-	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
 	int error;
+	struct buffer_head bh_map = { .b_state = 0, .b_blocknr = 0 };
 
-	if (!page_has_buffers(page)) {
-		error = __block_write_begin(page, from, to - from, gfs2_block_map);
-		if (unlikely(error))
-			return error;
+	bh_map.b_size = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
+	error = gfs2_block_map(inode, block, &bh_map, 0);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		return error;
+	return !buffer_mapped(&bh_map);
+}
 
-		empty_write_end(page, from, to);
-		return 0;
-	}
+static int write_empty_blocks(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
+	unsigned start, end, next, blksize;
+	sector_t block = page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - inode->i_blkbits);
+	int ret;
 
-	bh = head = page_buffers(page);
+	blksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
 	next = end = 0;
 	while (next < from) {
-		next += bh->b_size;
-		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+		next += blksize;
+		block++;
 	}
 	start = next;
 	do {
-		next += bh->b_size;
-		if (buffer_mapped(bh)) {
+		next += blksize;
+		ret = needs_empty_write(block, inode);
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+			return ret;
+		if (ret == 0) {
 			if (end) {
-				error = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start,
-							    gfs2_block_map);
-				if (unlikely(error))
-					return error;
+				ret = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start,
+							  gfs2_block_map);
+				if (unlikely(ret))
+					return ret;
 				empty_write_end(page, start, end);
 				end = 0;
 			}
@@ -664,13 +675,13 @@ static int write_empty_blocks(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
 		}
 		else
 			end = next;
-		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+		block++;
 	} while (next < to);
 
 	if (end) {
-		error = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start, gfs2_block_map);
-		if (unlikely(error))
-			return error;
+		ret = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start, gfs2_block_map);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ret;
 		empty_write_end(page, start, end);
 	}
 
@@ -976,8 +987,10 @@ static void do_unflock(struct file *file, struct file_lock *fl)
 
 	mutex_lock(&fp->f_fl_mutex);
 	flock_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
-	if (fl_gh->gh_gl)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(fl_gh);
+	if (fl_gh->gh_gl) {
+		gfs2_glock_dq_wait(fl_gh);
+		gfs2_holder_uninit(fl_gh);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fp->f_fl_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 7cd9a5a68d59d441f4dcf611d604a18a11e2b61f..e2431313491f1e54e136be64dcc3b0c3ba1033bc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_bl.h>
+#include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
 #include "incore.h"
@@ -41,10 +44,6 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "trace_gfs2.h"
 
-struct gfs2_gl_hash_bucket {
-        struct hlist_head hb_list;
-};
-
 struct gfs2_glock_iter {
 	int hash;			/* hash bucket index         */
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp;		/* incore superblock         */
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ struct gfs2_glock_iter {
 
 typedef void (*glock_examiner) (struct gfs2_glock * gl);
 
-static int gfs2_dump_lockstate(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 static int __dump_glock(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 #define GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl,x) do { if (unlikely(x)) { __dump_glock(NULL, gl); BUG(); } } while(0)
 static void do_xmote(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct gfs2_holder *gh, unsigned int target);
@@ -70,57 +68,9 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lru_lock);
 #define GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE       (1 << GFS2_GL_HASH_SHIFT)
 #define GFS2_GL_HASH_MASK       (GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE - 1)
 
-static struct gfs2_gl_hash_bucket gl_hash_table[GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE];
+static struct hlist_bl_head gl_hash_table[GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE];
 static struct dentry *gfs2_root;
 
-/*
- * Despite what you might think, the numbers below are not arbitrary :-)
- * They are taken from the ipv4 routing hash code, which is well tested
- * and thus should be nearly optimal. Later on we might tweek the numbers
- * but for now this should be fine.
- *
- * The reason for putting the locks in a separate array from the list heads
- * is that we can have fewer locks than list heads and save memory. We use
- * the same hash function for both, but with a different hash mask.
- */
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-# define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ        256
-#else
-# if NR_CPUS >= 32
-#  define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ       4096
-# elif NR_CPUS >= 16
-#  define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ       2048
-# elif NR_CPUS >= 8
-#  define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ       1024
-# elif NR_CPUS >= 4
-#  define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ       512
-# else
-#  define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ       256
-# endif
-#endif
-
-/* We never want more locks than chains */
-#if GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE < GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ
-# undef GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ
-# define GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE
-#endif
-
-static rwlock_t gl_hash_locks[GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ];
-
-static inline rwlock_t *gl_lock_addr(unsigned int x)
-{
-	return &gl_hash_locks[x & (GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ-1)];
-}
-#else /* not SMP, so no spinlocks required */
-static inline rwlock_t *gl_lock_addr(unsigned int x)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-#endif
-
 /**
  * gl_hash() - Turn glock number into hash bucket number
  * @lock: The glock number
@@ -141,25 +91,35 @@ static unsigned int gl_hash(const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 	return h;
 }
 
-/**
- * glock_free() - Perform a few checks and then release struct gfs2_glock
- * @gl: The glock to release
- *
- * Also calls lock module to release its internal structure for this glock.
- *
- */
+static inline void spin_lock_bucket(unsigned int hash)
+{
+	struct hlist_bl_head *bl = &gl_hash_table[hash];
+	bit_spin_lock(0, (unsigned long *)bl);
+}
 
-static void glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+static inline void spin_unlock_bucket(unsigned int hash)
+{
+	struct hlist_bl_head *bl = &gl_hash_table[hash];
+	__bit_spin_unlock(0, (unsigned long *)bl);
+}
+
+static void gfs2_glock_dealloc(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct gfs2_glock *gl = container_of(rcu, struct gfs2_glock, gl_rcu);
+
+	if (gl->gl_ops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
+		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep, gl);
+	else
+		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
+}
+
+void gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
-	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
-	struct kmem_cache *cachep = gfs2_glock_cachep;
 
-	GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, mapping && mapping->nrpages);
-	trace_gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-	if (mapping)
-		cachep = gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep;
-	sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_put_lock(cachep, gl);
+	call_rcu(&gl->gl_rcu, gfs2_glock_dealloc);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
+		wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -185,34 +145,49 @@ static int demote_ok(const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops = gl->gl_ops;
 
+	/* assert_spin_locked(&gl->gl_spin); */
+
 	if (gl->gl_state == LM_ST_UNLOCKED)
 		return 0;
-	if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_holders))
+	if (test_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &gl->gl_flags))
+		return 0;
+	if ((gl->gl_name.ln_type != LM_TYPE_INODE) &&
+	    !list_empty(&gl->gl_holders))
 		return 0;
 	if (glops->go_demote_ok)
 		return glops->go_demote_ok(gl);
 	return 1;
 }
 
+
 /**
- * gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim - Add a glock to the reclaim list
+ * __gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim - Add a glock to the reclaim list
  * @gl: the glock
  *
+ * If the glock is demotable, then we add it (or move it) to the end
+ * of the glock LRU list.
  */
 
-static void gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+static void __gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	int may_reclaim;
-	may_reclaim = (demote_ok(gl) &&
-		       (atomic_read(&gl->gl_ref) == 1 ||
-			(gl->gl_name.ln_type == LM_TYPE_INODE &&
-			 atomic_read(&gl->gl_ref) <= 2)));
-	spin_lock(&lru_lock);
-	if (list_empty(&gl->gl_lru) && may_reclaim) {
+	if (demote_ok(gl)) {
+		spin_lock(&lru_lock);
+
+		if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_lru))
+			list_del_init(&gl->gl_lru);
+		else
+			atomic_inc(&lru_count);
+
 		list_add_tail(&gl->gl_lru, &lru_list);
-		atomic_inc(&lru_count);
+		spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
+}
+
+void gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
+	__gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(gl);
+	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -227,7 +202,6 @@ void gfs2_glock_put_nolock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&gl->gl_ref))
 		GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, 1);
-	gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(gl);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -236,30 +210,26 @@ void gfs2_glock_put_nolock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
  *
  */
 
-int gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+void gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	int rv = 0;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 
-	write_lock(gl_lock_addr(gl->gl_hash));
-	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&gl->gl_ref, &lru_lock)) {
-		hlist_del(&gl->gl_list);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&gl->gl_ref)) {
+		spin_lock_bucket(gl->gl_hash);
+		hlist_bl_del_rcu(&gl->gl_list);
+		spin_unlock_bucket(gl->gl_hash);
+		spin_lock(&lru_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_lru)) {
 			list_del_init(&gl->gl_lru);
 			atomic_dec(&lru_count);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
-		write_unlock(gl_lock_addr(gl->gl_hash));
 		GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, !list_empty(&gl->gl_holders));
-		glock_free(gl);
-		rv = 1;
-		goto out;
+		GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, mapping && mapping->nrpages);
+		trace_gfs2_glock_put(gl);
+		sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_put_lock(gl);
 	}
-	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
-	gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(gl);
-	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
-	write_unlock(gl_lock_addr(gl->gl_hash));
-out:
-	return rv;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -275,17 +245,15 @@ static struct gfs2_glock *search_bucket(unsigned int hash,
 					const struct lm_lockname *name)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
-	struct hlist_node *h;
+	struct hlist_bl_node *h;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry(gl, h, &gl_hash_table[hash].hb_list, gl_list) {
+	hlist_bl_for_each_entry_rcu(gl, h, &gl_hash_table[hash], gl_list) {
 		if (!lm_name_equal(&gl->gl_name, name))
 			continue;
 		if (gl->gl_sbd != sdp)
 			continue;
-
-		atomic_inc(&gl->gl_ref);
-
-		return gl;
+		if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&gl->gl_ref))
+			return gl;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -743,10 +711,11 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl, *tmp;
 	unsigned int hash = gl_hash(sdp, &name);
 	struct address_space *mapping;
+	struct kmem_cache *cachep;
 
-	read_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	gl = search_bucket(hash, sdp, &name);
-	read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	*glp = gl;
 	if (gl)
@@ -755,9 +724,10 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (glops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
-		gl = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+		cachep = gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep;
 	else
-		gl = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_glock_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+		cachep = gfs2_glock_cachep;
+	gl = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -790,15 +760,16 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 		mapping->writeback_index = 0;
 	}
 
-	write_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
+	spin_lock_bucket(hash);
 	tmp = search_bucket(hash, sdp, &name);
 	if (tmp) {
-		write_unlock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
-		glock_free(gl);
+		spin_unlock_bucket(hash);
+		kmem_cache_free(cachep, gl);
+		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal);
 		gl = tmp;
 	} else {
-		hlist_add_head(&gl->gl_list, &gl_hash_table[hash].hb_list);
-		write_unlock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
+		hlist_bl_add_head_rcu(&gl->gl_list, &gl_hash_table[hash]);
+		spin_unlock_bucket(hash);
 	}
 
 	*glp = gl;
@@ -1007,13 +978,13 @@ fail:
 			insert_pt = &gh2->gh_list;
 	}
 	set_bit(GLF_QUEUED, &gl->gl_flags);
+	trace_gfs2_glock_queue(gh, 1);
 	if (likely(insert_pt == NULL)) {
 		list_add_tail(&gh->gh_list, &gl->gl_holders);
 		if (unlikely(gh->gh_flags & LM_FLAG_PRIORITY))
 			goto do_cancel;
 		return;
 	}
-	trace_gfs2_glock_queue(gh, 1);
 	list_add_tail(&gh->gh_list, insert_pt);
 do_cancel:
 	gh = list_entry(gl->gl_holders.next, struct gfs2_holder, gh_list);
@@ -1113,6 +1084,7 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 		    !test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gl->gl_flags))
 			fast_path = 1;
 	}
+	__gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(gl);
 	trace_gfs2_glock_queue(gh, 0);
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
 	if (likely(fast_path))
@@ -1276,10 +1248,8 @@ int gfs2_glock_nq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 
 void gfs2_glock_dq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 {
-	unsigned int x;
-
-	for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++)
-		gfs2_glock_dq(&ghs[x]);
+	while (num_gh--)
+		gfs2_glock_dq(&ghs[num_gh]);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1291,10 +1261,8 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 
 void gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 {
-	unsigned int x;
-
-	for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ghs[x]);
+	while (num_gh--)
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ghs[num_gh]);
 }
 
 void gfs2_glock_cb(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state)
@@ -1440,42 +1408,30 @@ static struct shrinker glock_shrinker = {
  * @sdp: the filesystem
  * @bucket: the bucket
  *
- * Returns: 1 if the bucket has entries
  */
 
-static int examine_bucket(glock_examiner examiner, struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
+static void examine_bucket(glock_examiner examiner, const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 			  unsigned int hash)
 {
-	struct gfs2_glock *gl, *prev = NULL;
-	int has_entries = 0;
-	struct hlist_head *head = &gl_hash_table[hash].hb_list;
+	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
+	struct hlist_bl_head *head = &gl_hash_table[hash];
+	struct hlist_bl_node *pos;
 
-	read_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
-	/* Can't use hlist_for_each_entry - don't want prefetch here */
-	if (hlist_empty(head))
-		goto out;
-	gl = list_entry(head->first, struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
-	while(1) {
-		if (!sdp || gl->gl_sbd == sdp) {
-			gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
-			read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
-			if (prev)
-				gfs2_glock_put(prev);
-			prev = gl;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	hlist_bl_for_each_entry_rcu(gl, pos, head, gl_list) {
+		if ((gl->gl_sbd == sdp) && atomic_read(&gl->gl_ref))
 			examiner(gl);
-			has_entries = 1;
-			read_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
-		}
-		if (gl->gl_list.next == NULL)
-			break;
-		gl = list_entry(gl->gl_list.next, struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
 	}
-out:
-	read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
-	if (prev)
-		gfs2_glock_put(prev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	cond_resched();
-	return has_entries;
+}
+
+static void glock_hash_walk(glock_examiner examiner, const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	unsigned x;
+
+	for (x = 0; x < GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE; x++)
+		examine_bucket(examiner, sdp, x);
 }
 
 
@@ -1529,10 +1485,21 @@ static void clear_glock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 void gfs2_glock_thaw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	unsigned x;
+	glock_hash_walk(thaw_glock, sdp);
+}
 
-	for (x = 0; x < GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE; x++)
-		examine_bucket(thaw_glock, sdp, x);
+static int dump_glock(struct seq_file *seq, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	int ret;
+	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
+	ret = __dump_glock(seq, gl);
+	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void dump_glock_func(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	dump_glock(NULL, gl);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1545,13 +1512,10 @@ void gfs2_glock_thaw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	unsigned int x;
-
-	for (x = 0; x < GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE; x++)
-		examine_bucket(clear_glock, sdp, x);
+	glock_hash_walk(clear_glock, sdp);
 	flush_workqueue(glock_workqueue);
 	wait_event(sdp->sd_glock_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal) == 0);
-	gfs2_dump_lockstate(sdp);
+	glock_hash_walk(dump_glock_func, sdp);
 }
 
 void gfs2_glock_finish_truncate(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
@@ -1717,66 +1681,15 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int dump_glock(struct seq_file *seq, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	int ret;
-	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
-	ret = __dump_glock(seq, gl);
-	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
-	return ret;
-}
 
-/**
- * gfs2_dump_lockstate - print out the current lockstate
- * @sdp: the filesystem
- * @ub: the buffer to copy the information into
- *
- * If @ub is NULL, dump the lockstate to the console.
- *
- */
-
-static int gfs2_dump_lockstate(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
-{
-	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
-	struct hlist_node *h;
-	unsigned int x;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	for (x = 0; x < GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE; x++) {
-
-		read_lock(gl_lock_addr(x));
-
-		hlist_for_each_entry(gl, h, &gl_hash_table[x].hb_list, gl_list) {
-			if (gl->gl_sbd != sdp)
-				continue;
-
-			error = dump_glock(NULL, gl);
-			if (error)
-				break;
-		}
-
-		read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(x));
-
-		if (error)
-			break;
-	}
-
-
-	return error;
-}
 
 
 int __init gfs2_glock_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 	for(i = 0; i < GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
-		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&gl_hash_table[i].hb_list);
-	}
-#ifdef GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ
-	for(i = 0; i < GL_HASH_LOCK_SZ; i++) {
-		rwlock_init(&gl_hash_locks[i]);
+		INIT_HLIST_BL_HEAD(&gl_hash_table[i]);
 	}
-#endif
 
 	glock_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("glock_workqueue", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM |
 					  WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
@@ -1802,62 +1715,54 @@ void gfs2_glock_exit(void)
 	destroy_workqueue(gfs2_delete_workqueue);
 }
 
+static inline struct gfs2_glock *glock_hash_chain(unsigned hash)
+{
+	return hlist_bl_entry(hlist_bl_first_rcu(&gl_hash_table[hash]),
+			      struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
+}
+
+static inline struct gfs2_glock *glock_hash_next(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	return hlist_bl_entry(rcu_dereference(gl->gl_list.next),
+			      struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
+}
+
 static int gfs2_glock_iter_next(struct gfs2_glock_iter *gi)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
 
-restart:
-	read_lock(gl_lock_addr(gi->hash));
-	gl = gi->gl;
-	if (gl) {
-		gi->gl = hlist_entry(gl->gl_list.next,
-				     struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
-	} else {
-		gi->gl = hlist_entry(gl_hash_table[gi->hash].hb_list.first,
-				     struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
-	}
-	if (gi->gl)
-		gfs2_glock_hold(gi->gl);
-	read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(gi->hash));
-	if (gl)
-		gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-	while (gi->gl == NULL) {
-		gi->hash++;
-		if (gi->hash >= GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE)
-			return 1;
-		read_lock(gl_lock_addr(gi->hash));
-		gi->gl = hlist_entry(gl_hash_table[gi->hash].hb_list.first,
-				     struct gfs2_glock, gl_list);
-		if (gi->gl)
-			gfs2_glock_hold(gi->gl);
-		read_unlock(gl_lock_addr(gi->hash));
-	}
-
-	if (gi->sdp != gi->gl->gl_sbd)
-		goto restart;
+	do {
+		gl = gi->gl;
+		if (gl) {
+			gi->gl = glock_hash_next(gl);
+		} else {
+			gi->gl = glock_hash_chain(gi->hash);
+		}
+		while (gi->gl == NULL) {
+			gi->hash++;
+			if (gi->hash >= GFS2_GL_HASH_SIZE) {
+				rcu_read_unlock();
+				return 1;
+			}
+			gi->gl = glock_hash_chain(gi->hash);
+		}
+	/* Skip entries for other sb and dead entries */
+	} while (gi->sdp != gi->gl->gl_sbd || atomic_read(&gi->gl->gl_ref) == 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gfs2_glock_iter_free(struct gfs2_glock_iter *gi)
-{
-	if (gi->gl)
-		gfs2_glock_put(gi->gl);
-	gi->gl = NULL;
-}
-
 static void *gfs2_glock_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock_iter *gi = seq->private;
 	loff_t n = *pos;
 
 	gi->hash = 0;
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	do {
-		if (gfs2_glock_iter_next(gi)) {
-			gfs2_glock_iter_free(gi);
+		if (gfs2_glock_iter_next(gi))
 			return NULL;
-		}
 	} while (n--);
 
 	return gi->gl;
@@ -1870,10 +1775,8 @@ static void *gfs2_glock_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *iter_ptr,
 
 	(*pos)++;
 
-	if (gfs2_glock_iter_next(gi)) {
-		gfs2_glock_iter_free(gi);
+	if (gfs2_glock_iter_next(gi))
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	return gi->gl;
 }
@@ -1881,7 +1784,10 @@ static void *gfs2_glock_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *iter_ptr,
 static void gfs2_glock_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *iter_ptr)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock_iter *gi = seq->private;
-	gfs2_glock_iter_free(gi);
+
+	if (gi->gl)
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	gi->gl = NULL;
 }
 
 static int gfs2_glock_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *iter_ptr)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 691851ceb6153f59b91cd64d1ce0fecea46904e0..aea160690e9446cb32c82709bda3f933e8d3193d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ struct lm_lockops {
 	int (*lm_mount) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const char *fsname);
  	void (*lm_unmount) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 	void (*lm_withdraw) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-	void (*lm_put_lock) (struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+	void (*lm_put_lock) (struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 	int (*lm_lock) (struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int req_state,
 			unsigned int flags);
 	void (*lm_cancel) (struct gfs2_glock *gl);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 		   int create, struct gfs2_glock **glp);
 void gfs2_glock_hold(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_glock_put_nolock(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
-int gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+void gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_holder_init(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state, unsigned flags,
 		      struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 void gfs2_holder_reinit(unsigned int state, unsigned flags,
@@ -223,25 +223,22 @@ static inline int gfs2_glock_nq_init(struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*  Lock Value Block functions  */
-
-int gfs2_lvb_hold(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
-void gfs2_lvb_unhold(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
-
-void gfs2_glock_cb(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state);
-void gfs2_glock_complete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int ret);
-void gfs2_reclaim_glock(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-void gfs2_glock_finish_truncate(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-void gfs2_glock_thaw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-
-int __init gfs2_glock_init(void);
-void gfs2_glock_exit(void);
-
-int gfs2_create_debugfs_file(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-void gfs2_delete_debugfs_file(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-int gfs2_register_debugfs(void);
-void gfs2_unregister_debugfs(void);
+extern void gfs2_glock_cb(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state);
+extern void gfs2_glock_complete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int ret);
+extern void gfs2_reclaim_glock(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_glock_finish_truncate(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern void gfs2_glock_thaw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+extern void gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+
+extern int __init gfs2_glock_init(void);
+extern void gfs2_glock_exit(void);
+
+extern int gfs2_create_debugfs_file(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_delete_debugfs_file(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern int gfs2_register_debugfs(void);
+extern void gfs2_unregister_debugfs(void);
 
 extern const struct lm_lockops gfs2_dlm_ops;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 263561bf1a5059b4bf644340faa6a4435c62d14f..3754e3cbf02bce2bf04b683bc9d36d48ec6a8bbe 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -56,20 +56,26 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	BUG_ON(current->journal_info);
 	current->journal_info = &tr;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata,
 				bd_ail_gl_list);
 		bh = bd->bd_bh;
 		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
+		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+
 		bd->bd_bh = NULL;
 		bh->b_private = NULL;
 		bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
+		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !buffer_busy(bh));
 		gfs2_trans_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
+		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+
+		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	}
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
@@ -206,8 +212,17 @@ static void inode_go_inval(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int flags)
 static int inode_go_demote_ok(const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
+	struct gfs2_holder *gh;
+
 	if (sdp->sd_jindex == gl->gl_object || sdp->sd_rindex == gl->gl_object)
 		return 0;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_holders)) {
+		gh = list_entry(gl->gl_holders.next, struct gfs2_holder, gh_list);
+		if (gh->gh_list.next != &gl->gl_holders)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -271,19 +286,6 @@ static int inode_go_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * rgrp_go_demote_ok - Check to see if it's ok to unlock a RG's glock
- * @gl: the glock
- *
- * Returns: 1 if it's ok
- */
-
-static int rgrp_go_demote_ok(const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	const struct address_space *mapping = (const struct address_space *)(gl + 1);
-	return !mapping->nrpages;
-}
-
 /**
  * rgrp_go_lock - operation done after an rgrp lock is locked by
  *    a first holder on this node.
@@ -410,7 +412,6 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_inode_glops = {
 const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_rgrp_glops = {
 	.go_xmote_th = rgrp_go_sync,
 	.go_inval = rgrp_go_inval,
-	.go_demote_ok = rgrp_go_demote_ok,
 	.go_lock = rgrp_go_lock,
 	.go_unlock = rgrp_go_unlock,
 	.go_dump = gfs2_rgrp_dump,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index a79790c06275fb0e328b85107b39ccfc7a63ce31..870a89d6d4dcb6d74accba494f1393f2df2a6f7f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/dlm.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_bl.h>
 
 #define DIO_WAIT	0x00000010
 #define DIO_METADATA	0x00000020
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct gfs2_glock {
-	struct hlist_node gl_list;
+	struct hlist_bl_node gl_list;
 	unsigned long gl_flags;		/* GLF_... */
 	struct lm_lockname gl_name;
 	atomic_t gl_ref;
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ struct gfs2_glock {
 	atomic_t gl_ail_count;
 	struct delayed_work gl_work;
 	struct work_struct gl_delete;
+	struct rcu_head gl_rcu;
 };
 
 #define GFS2_MIN_LVB_SIZE 32	/* Min size of LVB that gfs2 supports */
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ enum {
 	QDF_USER		= 0,
 	QDF_CHANGE		= 1,
 	QDF_LOCKED		= 2,
+	QDF_REFRESH		= 3,
 };
 
 struct gfs2_quota_data {
@@ -647,6 +651,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	unsigned int sd_log_flush_head;
 	u64 sd_log_flush_wrapped;
 
+	spinlock_t sd_ail_lock;
 	struct list_head sd_ail1_list;
 	struct list_head sd_ail2_list;
 	u64 sd_ail_sync_gen;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index 6e493aee28f82dfb593574f751ed81025207645c..98c80d8c2a62df79273433cb494a3f05d35ae02c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ static void gdlm_ast(void *arg)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = arg;
 	unsigned ret = gl->gl_state;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 
 	BUG_ON(gl->gl_lksb.sb_flags & DLM_SBF_DEMOTED);
 
@@ -31,12 +30,7 @@ static void gdlm_ast(void *arg)
 
 	switch (gl->gl_lksb.sb_status) {
 	case -DLM_EUNLOCK: /* Unlocked, so glock can be freed */
-		if (gl->gl_ops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
-			kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep, gl);
-		else
-			kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
-			wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
+		gfs2_glock_free(gl);
 		return;
 	case -DLM_ECANCEL: /* Cancel while getting lock */
 		ret |= LM_OUT_CANCELED;
@@ -164,16 +158,14 @@ static int gdlm_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int req_state,
 			GDLM_STRNAME_BYTES - 1, 0, gdlm_ast, gl, gdlm_bast);
 }
 
-static void gdlm_put_lock(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+static void gdlm_put_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
 	int error;
 
 	if (gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid == 0) {
-		kmem_cache_free(cachep, gl);
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
-			wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
+		gfs2_glock_free(gl);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index eb01f3575e102a0216a89d30b041e284e78a560d..e7ed31f858dda0b9219391adb94ab639885b3673 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
  * @mapping: The associated mapping (maybe NULL)
  * @bd: The gfs2_bufdata to remove
  *
- * The log lock _must_ be held when calling this function
+ * The ail lock _must_ be held when calling this function
  *
  */
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
  */
 
 static void gfs2_ail1_start_one(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
-__releases(&sdp->sd_log_lock)
-__acquires(&sdp->sd_log_lock)
+__releases(&sdp->sd_ail_lock)
+__acquires(&sdp->sd_ail_lock)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd, *s;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ __acquires(&sdp->sd_log_lock)
 			list_move(&bd->bd_ail_st_list, &ai->ai_ail1_list);
 
 			get_bh(bh);
-			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+			spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 			lock_buffer(bh);
 			if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 				bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ __acquires(&sdp->sd_log_lock)
 				unlock_buffer(bh);
 				brelse(bh);
 			}
-			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+			spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 			retry = 1;
 			break;
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ static void gfs2_ail1_start(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct gfs2_ail *ai;
 	int done = 0;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	head = &sdp->sd_ail1_list;
 	if (list_empty(head)) {
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 		return;
 	}
 	sync_gen = sdp->sd_ail_sync_gen++;
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ static void gfs2_ail1_start(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 			if (ai->ai_sync_gen >= sync_gen)
 				continue;
 			ai->ai_sync_gen = sync_gen;
-			gfs2_ail1_start_one(sdp, ai); /* This may drop log lock */
+			gfs2_ail1_start_one(sdp, ai); /* This may drop ail lock */
 			done = 0;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 }
 
 static int gfs2_ail1_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int flags)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int gfs2_ail1_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int flags)
 	struct gfs2_ail *ai, *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(ai, s, &sdp->sd_ail1_list, ai_list) {
 		if (gfs2_ail1_empty_one(sdp, ai, flags))
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int gfs2_ail1_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int flags)
 
 	ret = list_empty(&sdp->sd_ail1_list);
 
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void ail2_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int new_tail)
 	int wrap = (new_tail < old_tail);
 	int a, b, rm;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ai, safe, &sdp->sd_ail2_list, ai_list) {
 		a = (old_tail <= ai->ai_first);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static void ail2_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int new_tail)
 		kfree(ai);
 	}
 
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static unsigned int current_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct gfs2_ail *ai;
 	unsigned int tail;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	if (list_empty(&sdp->sd_ail1_list)) {
 		tail = sdp->sd_log_head;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static unsigned int current_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		tail = ai->ai_first;
 	}
 
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	return tail;
 }
@@ -743,10 +743,12 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf = 0;
 	sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&ai->ai_ail1_list)) {
 		list_add(&ai->ai_list, &sdp->sd_ail1_list);
 		ai = NULL;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	trace_gfs2_log_flush(sdp, 0);
 	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index bf33f822058d352b5d7004f4d833cb714a5c2fef..e919abf25ecde693dcb361412ea7438d5a5f7510 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ static void gfs2_pin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	/* If this buffer is in the AIL and it has already been written
 	 * to in-place disk block, remove it from the AIL.
 	 */
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	if (bd->bd_ail)
 		list_move(&bd->bd_ail_st_list, &bd->bd_ail->ai_ail2_list);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	get_bh(bh);
 	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 	trace_gfs2_pin(bd, 1);
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ static void gfs2_unpin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	clear_buffer_pinned(bh);
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	if (bd->bd_ail) {
 		list_del(&bd->bd_ail_st_list);
 		brelse(bh);
@@ -91,9 +93,11 @@ static void gfs2_unpin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	}
 	bd->bd_ail = ai;
 	list_add(&bd->bd_ail_st_list, &ai->ai_ail1_list);
-	clear_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags))
+		gfs2_glock_schedule_for_reclaim(bd->bd_gl);
 	trace_gfs2_pin(bd, 0);
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 	atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 72c31a315d9658e1a03ca830ebbf7a14d06d08f4..888a5f5a1a583104b3b093f3257c84f152b3ce0e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/gfs2_ondisk.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_bl.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ static void gfs2_init_glock_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = foo;
 
-	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&gl->gl_list);
+	INIT_HLIST_BL_NODE(&gl->gl_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&gl->gl_spin);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gl->gl_holders);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gl->gl_lru);
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 	unregister_filesystem(&gfs2meta_fs_type);
 	destroy_workqueue(gfs_recovery_wq);
 
+	rcu_barrier();
+
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_bufdata_cachep);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 939739c7b3f9deb30cf2a2df4ce3c4ba8290b697..01d97f4865535cb11accdd4689dddfa2c5ece66a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 	if (bd) {
+		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 		if (bd->bd_ail) {
 			gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 			bh->b_private = NULL;
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int
 			bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
 			gfs2_trans_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	}
 	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	clear_buffer_uptodate(bh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 777927ce6f79041d9bbc8c1383204c51fcbad8ab..42ef24355afbdb112e366269d3835cc40b37cff6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_log_waitq);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_logd_waitq);
+	spin_lock_init(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_ail1_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_ail2_list);
 
@@ -928,17 +929,9 @@ static const match_table_t nolock_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_err, NULL },
 };
 
-static void nolock_put_lock(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
-	kmem_cache_free(cachep, gl);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
-}
-
 static const struct lm_lockops nolock_ops = {
 	.lm_proto_name = "lock_nolock",
-	.lm_put_lock = nolock_put_lock,
+	.lm_put_lock = gfs2_glock_free,
 	.lm_tokens = &nolock_tokens,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index d8b26ac2e20be7c7fe7b91b136c69e3e319a531b..09e436a507239c6f1ec4852d1b4b7c68dcdcfb59 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -1026,9 +1026,9 @@ static void gfs2_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 
 /**
  * gfs2_permission -
- * @inode:
- * @mask:
- * @nd: passed from Linux VFS, ignored by us
+ * @inode: The inode
+ * @mask: The mask to be tested
+ * @flags: Indicates whether this is an RCU path walk or not
  *
  * This may be called from the VFS directly, or from within GFS2 with the
  * inode locked, so we look to see if the glock is already locked and only
@@ -1044,11 +1044,11 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags)
 	int error;
 	int unlock = 0;
 
-	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
-		return -ECHILD;
 
 	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	if (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl) == NULL) {
+		if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
+			return -ECHILD;
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index a689901963dea43c82b6178a4451c09560061e76..e23d9864c418d69c0abdce5d699a20904baa3779 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 			goto out_end_trans;
 
 		do_qc(qd, -qd->qd_change_sync);
+		set_bit(QDF_REFRESH, &qd->qd_flags);
 	}
 
 	error = 0;
@@ -929,6 +930,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_lock(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -942,7 +944,11 @@ int gfs2_quota_lock(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 	     sort_qd, NULL);
 
 	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
-		error = do_glock(al->al_qd[x], NO_FORCE, &al->al_qd_ghs[x]);
+		int force = NO_FORCE;
+		qd = al->al_qd[x];
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(QDF_REFRESH, &qd->qd_flags))
+			force = FORCE;
+		error = do_glock(qd, force, &al->al_qd_ghs[x]);
 		if (error)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1587,6 +1593,8 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 
 	offset = qd2offset(qd);
 	alloc_required = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota));
+	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip))
+		alloc_required = 1;
 	if (alloc_required) {
 		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
 		if (al == NULL)
@@ -1600,7 +1608,9 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 		blocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(al);
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, blocks + RES_DINODE + 1, 0);
+	/* Some quotas span block boundaries and can update two blocks,
+	   adding an extra block to the transaction to handle such quotas */
+	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, blocks + RES_DINODE + 2, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_release;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 7293ea27020c680307e0145e863ebbb7eb0d6949..cf930cd9664af9ca0c351e08c0d852f52c52417d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ rgrp_error:
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
+void __gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
@@ -1617,7 +1617,21 @@ void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
 	gfs2_rgrp_out(rgd, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh->b_data);
 
 	gfs2_trans_add_rg(rgd);
+}
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_free_data - free a contiguous run of data block(s)
+ * @ip: the inode these blocks are being freed from
+ * @bstart: first block of a run of contiguous blocks
+ * @blen: the length of the block run
+ *
+ */
+
+void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
+{
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
+
+	__gfs2_free_data(ip, bstart, blen);
 	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, +blen, 0);
 	gfs2_quota_change(ip, -(s64)blen, ip->i_inode.i_uid, ip->i_inode.i_gid);
 }
@@ -1630,7 +1644,7 @@ void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
+void __gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
@@ -1645,10 +1659,24 @@ void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
 	gfs2_rgrp_out(rgd, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh->b_data);
 
 	gfs2_trans_add_rg(rgd);
+	gfs2_meta_wipe(ip, bstart, blen);
+}
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_free_meta - free a contiguous run of data block(s)
+ * @ip: the inode these blocks are being freed from
+ * @bstart: first block of a run of contiguous blocks
+ * @blen: the length of the block run
+ *
+ */
+
+void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
+{
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
+
+	__gfs2_free_meta(ip, bstart, blen);
 	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, +blen, 0);
 	gfs2_quota_change(ip, -(s64)blen, ip->i_inode.i_uid, ip->i_inode.i_gid);
-	gfs2_meta_wipe(ip, bstart, blen);
 }
 
 void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index 50c2bb04369c8dd617fed95513461f6dc3651d0d..a80e3034ac470c44b4d456085909c7e9aef1db77 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ extern int gfs2_ri_update(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n);
 extern int gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, u64 *generation);
 
+extern void __gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
+extern void __gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode);