diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index c9bc56b1baac2deac379103f1a4a32da45747b9c..6706328ce03f89fc3eabc82f6b01779011c533c5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1103,10 +1103,10 @@ cifs_posix_lock_set(struct file *file, struct file_lock *flock)
 	rc = posix_lock_file(file, flock, NULL);
 	up_write(&cinode->lock_sem);
 	if (rc == FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED) {
-		rc = wait_event_interruptible(flock->fl_wait, !flock->fl_next);
+		rc = wait_event_interruptible(flock->fl_wait, !flock->fl_blocker);
 		if (!rc)
 			goto try_again;
-		posix_unblock_lock(flock);
+		locks_delete_block(flock);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 45a17b770d97d8370b85b3cccb5e2e87ecd86ffc..a2dea5bc042760275080ad9a860a98b29713fda8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -1199,13 +1199,13 @@ static int do_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	mutex_lock(&fp->f_fl_mutex);
 
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(fl_gh)) {
+		struct file_lock request;
 		if (fl_gh->gh_state == state)
 			goto out;
-		locks_lock_file_wait(file,
-				     &(struct file_lock) {
-					     .fl_type = F_UNLCK,
-					     .fl_flags = FL_FLOCK
-				     });
+		locks_init_lock(&request);
+		request.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
+		request.fl_flags = FL_FLOCK;
+		locks_lock_file_wait(file, &request);
 		gfs2_glock_dq(fl_gh);
 		gfs2_holder_reinit(state, flags, fl_gh);
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 74330daeab7177149c8a85b5b3e9eb0593e3a126..ea719cdd6a36be7fb4d7a28d79e2e3deb2dabab6 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int nlmsvc_unlink_block(struct nlm_block *block)
 	dprintk("lockd: unlinking block %p...\n", block);
 
 	/* Remove block from list */
-	status = posix_unblock_lock(&block->b_call->a_args.lock.fl);
+	status = locks_delete_block(&block->b_call->a_args.lock.fl);
 	nlmsvc_remove_block(block);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 2ecb4db8c840ec7d2174422ceebf9a88dc4706a3..f0b24d98f36beeefeb4802e41604e44eb7d9782c 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
  *
  *  Miscellaneous edits, and a total rewrite of posix_lock_file() code.
  *  Kai Petzke (wpp@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de), 1994
- *  
+ *
  *  Converted file_lock_table to a linked list from an array, which eliminates
  *  the limits on how many active file locks are open.
  *  Chad Page (pageone@netcom.com), November 27, 1994
- * 
+ *
  *  Removed dependency on file descriptors. dup()'ed file descriptors now
  *  get the same locks as the original file descriptors, and a close() on
  *  any file descriptor removes ALL the locks on the file for the current
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  *  with a file pointer (filp). As a result they can be shared by a parent
  *  process and its children after a fork(). They are removed when the last
  *  file descriptor referring to the file pointer is closed (unless explicitly
- *  unlocked). 
+ *  unlocked).
  *
  *  FL_FLOCK locks never deadlock, an existing lock is always removed before
  *  upgrading from shared to exclusive (or vice versa). When this happens
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
  *  Andy Walker (andy@lysaker.kvaerner.no), June 09, 1995
  *
  *  Removed some race conditions in flock_lock_file(), marked other possible
- *  races. Just grep for FIXME to see them. 
+ *  races. Just grep for FIXME to see them.
  *  Dmitry Gorodchanin (pgmdsg@ibi.com), February 09, 1996.
  *
  *  Addressed Dmitry's concerns. Deadlock checking no longer recursive.
@@ -112,6 +112,46 @@
  *  Leases and LOCK_MAND
  *  Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org>, June, 2000.
  *  Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>, June, 2000.
+ *
+ * Locking conflicts and dependencies:
+ * If multiple threads attempt to lock the same byte (or flock the same file)
+ * only one can be granted the lock, and other must wait their turn.
+ * The first lock has been "applied" or "granted", the others are "waiting"
+ * and are "blocked" by the "applied" lock..
+ *
+ * Waiting and applied locks are all kept in trees whose properties are:
+ *
+ *	- the root of a tree may be an applied or waiting lock.
+ *	- every other node in the tree is a waiting lock that
+ *	  conflicts with every ancestor of that node.
+ *
+ * Every such tree begins life as a waiting singleton which obviously
+ * satisfies the above properties.
+ *
+ * The only ways we modify trees preserve these properties:
+ *
+ *	1. We may add a new leaf node, but only after first verifying that it
+ *	   conflicts with all of its ancestors.
+ *	2. We may remove the root of a tree, creating a new singleton
+ *	   tree from the root and N new trees rooted in the immediate
+ *	   children.
+ *	3. If the root of a tree is not currently an applied lock, we may
+ *	   apply it (if possible).
+ *	4. We may upgrade the root of the tree (either extend its range,
+ *	   or upgrade its entire range from read to write).
+ *
+ * When an applied lock is modified in a way that reduces or downgrades any
+ * part of its range, we remove all its children (2 above).  This particularly
+ * happens when a lock is unlocked.
+ *
+ * For each of those child trees we "wake up" the thread which is
+ * waiting for the lock so it can continue handling as follows: if the
+ * root of the tree applies, we do so (3).  If it doesn't, it must
+ * conflict with some applied lock.  We remove (wake up) all of its children
+ * (2), and add it is a new leaf to the tree rooted in the applied
+ * lock (1).  We then repeat the process recursively with those
+ * children.
+ *
  */
 
 #include <linux/capability.h>
@@ -189,9 +229,9 @@ static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(blocked_hash, BLOCKED_HASH_BITS);
  * This lock protects the blocked_hash. Generally, if you're accessing it, you
  * want to be holding this lock.
  *
- * In addition, it also protects the fl->fl_block list, and the fl->fl_next
- * pointer for file_lock structures that are acting as lock requests (in
- * contrast to those that are acting as records of acquired locks).
+ * In addition, it also protects the fl->fl_blocked_requests list, and the
+ * fl->fl_blocker pointer for file_lock structures that are acting as lock
+ * requests (in contrast to those that are acting as records of acquired locks).
  *
  * Note that when we acquire this lock in order to change the above fields,
  * we often hold the flc_lock as well. In certain cases, when reading the fields
@@ -293,7 +333,8 @@ static void locks_init_lock_heads(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&fl->fl_link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fl->fl_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fl->fl_block);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fl->fl_blocked_requests);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fl->fl_blocked_member);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&fl->fl_wait);
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +373,8 @@ void locks_free_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	BUG_ON(waitqueue_active(&fl->fl_wait));
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fl->fl_list));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fl->fl_block));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fl->fl_blocked_requests));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fl->fl_blocked_member));
 	BUG_ON(!hlist_unhashed(&fl->fl_link));
 
 	locks_release_private(fl);
@@ -357,7 +399,6 @@ void locks_init_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
 	memset(fl, 0, sizeof(struct file_lock));
 	locks_init_lock_heads(fl);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_init_lock);
 
 /*
@@ -397,9 +438,26 @@ void locks_copy_lock(struct file_lock *new, struct file_lock *fl)
 			fl->fl_ops->fl_copy_lock(new, fl);
 	}
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_copy_lock);
 
+static void locks_move_blocks(struct file_lock *new, struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+	struct file_lock *f;
+
+	/*
+	 * As ctx->flc_lock is held, new requests cannot be added to
+	 * ->fl_blocked_requests, so we don't need a lock to check if it
+	 * is empty.
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&fl->fl_blocked_requests))
+		return;
+	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	list_splice_init(&fl->fl_blocked_requests, &new->fl_blocked_requests);
+	list_for_each_entry(f, &fl->fl_blocked_requests, fl_blocked_member)
+		f->fl_blocker = new;
+	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+}
+
 static inline int flock_translate_cmd(int cmd) {
 	if (cmd & LOCK_MAND)
 		return cmd & (LOCK_MAND | LOCK_RW);
@@ -416,17 +474,20 @@ static inline int flock_translate_cmd(int cmd) {
 
 /* Fill in a file_lock structure with an appropriate FLOCK lock. */
 static struct file_lock *
-flock_make_lock(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd)
+flock_make_lock(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct file_lock *fl;
 	int type = flock_translate_cmd(cmd);
 
 	if (type < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(type);
-	
-	fl = locks_alloc_lock();
-	if (fl == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	if (fl == NULL) {
+		fl = locks_alloc_lock();
+		if (fl == NULL)
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	} else {
+		locks_init_lock(fl);
+	}
 
 	fl->fl_file = filp;
 	fl->fl_owner = filp;
@@ -434,7 +495,7 @@ flock_make_lock(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd)
 	fl->fl_flags = FL_FLOCK;
 	fl->fl_type = type;
 	fl->fl_end = OFFSET_MAX;
-	
+
 	return fl;
 }
 
@@ -666,16 +727,58 @@ static void locks_delete_global_blocked(struct file_lock *waiter)
 static void __locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
 	locks_delete_global_blocked(waiter);
-	list_del_init(&waiter->fl_block);
-	waiter->fl_next = NULL;
+	list_del_init(&waiter->fl_blocked_member);
+	waiter->fl_blocker = NULL;
 }
 
-static void locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
+static void __locks_wake_up_blocks(struct file_lock *blocker)
 {
+	while (!list_empty(&blocker->fl_blocked_requests)) {
+		struct file_lock *waiter;
+
+		waiter = list_first_entry(&blocker->fl_blocked_requests,
+					  struct file_lock, fl_blocked_member);
+		__locks_delete_block(waiter);
+		if (waiter->fl_lmops && waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify)
+			waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify(waiter);
+		else
+			wake_up(&waiter->fl_wait);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ *	locks_delete_lock - stop waiting for a file lock
+ *	@waiter: the lock which was waiting
+ *
+ *	lockd/nfsd need to disconnect the lock while working on it.
+ */
+int locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
+{
+	int status = -ENOENT;
+
+	/*
+	 * If fl_blocker is NULL, it won't be set again as this thread
+	 * "owns" the lock and is the only one that might try to claim
+	 * the lock.  So it is safe to test fl_blocker locklessly.
+	 * Also if fl_blocker is NULL, this waiter is not listed on
+	 * fl_blocked_requests for some lock, so no other request can
+	 * be added to the list of fl_blocked_requests for this
+	 * request.  So if fl_blocker is NULL, it is safe to
+	 * locklessly check if fl_blocked_requests is empty.  If both
+	 * of these checks succeed, there is no need to take the lock.
+	 */
+	if (waiter->fl_blocker == NULL &&
+	    list_empty(&waiter->fl_blocked_requests))
+		return status;
 	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	if (waiter->fl_blocker)
+		status = 0;
+	__locks_wake_up_blocks(waiter);
 	__locks_delete_block(waiter);
 	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	return status;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_delete_block);
 
 /* Insert waiter into blocker's block list.
  * We use a circular list so that processes can be easily woken up in
@@ -683,26 +786,49 @@ static void locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
  * it seems like the reasonable thing to do.
  *
  * Must be called with both the flc_lock and blocked_lock_lock held. The
- * fl_block list itself is protected by the blocked_lock_lock, but by ensuring
- * that the flc_lock is also held on insertions we can avoid taking the
- * blocked_lock_lock in some cases when we see that the fl_block list is empty.
+ * fl_blocked_requests list itself is protected by the blocked_lock_lock,
+ * but by ensuring that the flc_lock is also held on insertions we can avoid
+ * taking the blocked_lock_lock in some cases when we see that the
+ * fl_blocked_requests list is empty.
+ *
+ * Rather than just adding to the list, we check for conflicts with any existing
+ * waiters, and add beneath any waiter that blocks the new waiter.
+ * Thus wakeups don't happen until needed.
  */
 static void __locks_insert_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
-					struct file_lock *waiter)
+				 struct file_lock *waiter,
+				 bool conflict(struct file_lock *,
+					       struct file_lock *))
 {
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&waiter->fl_block));
-	waiter->fl_next = blocker;
-	list_add_tail(&waiter->fl_block, &blocker->fl_block);
+	struct file_lock *fl;
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&waiter->fl_blocked_member));
+
+new_blocker:
+	list_for_each_entry(fl, &blocker->fl_blocked_requests, fl_blocked_member)
+		if (conflict(fl, waiter)) {
+			blocker =  fl;
+			goto new_blocker;
+		}
+	waiter->fl_blocker = blocker;
+	list_add_tail(&waiter->fl_blocked_member, &blocker->fl_blocked_requests);
 	if (IS_POSIX(blocker) && !IS_OFDLCK(blocker))
 		locks_insert_global_blocked(waiter);
+
+	/* The requests in waiter->fl_blocked are known to conflict with
+	 * waiter, but might not conflict with blocker, or the requests
+	 * and lock which block it.  So they all need to be woken.
+	 */
+	__locks_wake_up_blocks(waiter);
 }
 
 /* Must be called with flc_lock held. */
 static void locks_insert_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
-					struct file_lock *waiter)
+			       struct file_lock *waiter,
+			       bool conflict(struct file_lock *,
+					     struct file_lock *))
 {
 	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
-	__locks_insert_block(blocker, waiter);
+	__locks_insert_block(blocker, waiter, conflict);
 	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 }
 
@@ -716,25 +842,15 @@ static void locks_wake_up_blocks(struct file_lock *blocker)
 	/*
 	 * Avoid taking global lock if list is empty. This is safe since new
 	 * blocked requests are only added to the list under the flc_lock, and
-	 * the flc_lock is always held here. Note that removal from the fl_block
-	 * list does not require the flc_lock, so we must recheck list_empty()
-	 * after acquiring the blocked_lock_lock.
+	 * the flc_lock is always held here. Note that removal from the
+	 * fl_blocked_requests list does not require the flc_lock, so we must
+	 * recheck list_empty() after acquiring the blocked_lock_lock.
 	 */
-	if (list_empty(&blocker->fl_block))
+	if (list_empty(&blocker->fl_blocked_requests))
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&blocker->fl_block)) {
-		struct file_lock *waiter;
-
-		waiter = list_first_entry(&blocker->fl_block,
-				struct file_lock, fl_block);
-		__locks_delete_block(waiter);
-		if (waiter->fl_lmops && waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify)
-			waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify(waiter);
-		else
-			wake_up(&waiter->fl_wait);
-	}
+	__locks_wake_up_blocks(blocker);
 	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 }
 
@@ -766,47 +882,50 @@ locks_delete_lock_ctx(struct file_lock *fl, struct list_head *dispose)
 /* Determine if lock sys_fl blocks lock caller_fl. Common functionality
  * checks for shared/exclusive status of overlapping locks.
  */
-static int locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl, struct file_lock *sys_fl)
+static bool locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl,
+			   struct file_lock *sys_fl)
 {
 	if (sys_fl->fl_type == F_WRLCK)
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	if (caller_fl->fl_type == F_WRLCK)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 /* Determine if lock sys_fl blocks lock caller_fl. POSIX specific
  * checking before calling the locks_conflict().
  */
-static int posix_locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl, struct file_lock *sys_fl)
+static bool posix_locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl,
+				 struct file_lock *sys_fl)
 {
 	/* POSIX locks owned by the same process do not conflict with
 	 * each other.
 	 */
 	if (posix_same_owner(caller_fl, sys_fl))
-		return (0);
+		return false;
 
 	/* Check whether they overlap */
 	if (!locks_overlap(caller_fl, sys_fl))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return (locks_conflict(caller_fl, sys_fl));
+	return locks_conflict(caller_fl, sys_fl);
 }
 
 /* Determine if lock sys_fl blocks lock caller_fl. FLOCK specific
  * checking before calling the locks_conflict().
  */
-static int flock_locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl, struct file_lock *sys_fl)
+static bool flock_locks_conflict(struct file_lock *caller_fl,
+				 struct file_lock *sys_fl)
 {
 	/* FLOCK locks referring to the same filp do not conflict with
 	 * each other.
 	 */
 	if (caller_fl->fl_file == sys_fl->fl_file)
-		return (0);
+		return false;
 	if ((caller_fl->fl_type & LOCK_MAND) || (sys_fl->fl_type & LOCK_MAND))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return (locks_conflict(caller_fl, sys_fl));
+	return locks_conflict(caller_fl, sys_fl);
 }
 
 void
@@ -877,8 +996,11 @@ static struct file_lock *what_owner_is_waiting_for(struct file_lock *block_fl)
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 
 	hash_for_each_possible(blocked_hash, fl, fl_link, posix_owner_key(block_fl)) {
-		if (posix_same_owner(fl, block_fl))
-			return fl->fl_next;
+		if (posix_same_owner(fl, block_fl)) {
+			while (fl->fl_blocker)
+				fl = fl->fl_blocker;
+			return fl;
+		}
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -965,12 +1087,13 @@ static int flock_lock_inode(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *request)
 		if (!(request->fl_flags & FL_SLEEP))
 			goto out;
 		error = FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED;
-		locks_insert_block(fl, request);
+		locks_insert_block(fl, request, flock_locks_conflict);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (request->fl_flags & FL_ACCESS)
 		goto out;
 	locks_copy_lock(new_fl, request);
+	locks_move_blocks(new_fl, request);
 	locks_insert_lock_ctx(new_fl, &ctx->flc_flock);
 	new_fl = NULL;
 	error = 0;
@@ -1039,12 +1162,13 @@ static int posix_lock_inode(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *request,
 			spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 			if (likely(!posix_locks_deadlock(request, fl))) {
 				error = FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED;
-				__locks_insert_block(fl, request);
+				__locks_insert_block(fl, request,
+						     posix_locks_conflict);
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 			goto out;
-  		}
-  	}
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* If we're just looking for a conflict, we're done. */
 	error = 0;
@@ -1164,6 +1288,7 @@ static int posix_lock_inode(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *request,
 			goto out;
 		}
 		locks_copy_lock(new_fl, request);
+		locks_move_blocks(new_fl, request);
 		locks_insert_lock_ctx(new_fl, &fl->fl_list);
 		fl = new_fl;
 		new_fl = NULL;
@@ -1237,13 +1362,11 @@ static int posix_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
 		error = posix_lock_inode(inode, fl, NULL);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
-		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_next);
-		if (!error)
-			continue;
-
-		locks_delete_block(fl);
-		break;
+		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
+		if (error)
+			break;
 	}
+	locks_delete_block(fl);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1324,7 +1447,7 @@ int locks_mandatory_area(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, loff_t start,
 		error = posix_lock_inode(inode, &fl, NULL);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
-		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl.fl_wait, !fl.fl_next);
+		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl.fl_wait, !fl.fl_blocker);
 		if (!error) {
 			/*
 			 * If we've been sleeping someone might have
@@ -1334,13 +1457,12 @@ int locks_mandatory_area(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, loff_t start,
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		locks_delete_block(&fl);
 		break;
 	}
+	locks_delete_block(&fl);
 
 	return error;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_mandatory_area);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MANDATORY_FILE_LOCKING */
 
@@ -1511,14 +1633,14 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode, unsigned int type)
 		break_time -= jiffies;
 	if (break_time == 0)
 		break_time++;
-	locks_insert_block(fl, new_fl);
+	locks_insert_block(fl, new_fl, leases_conflict);
 	trace_break_lease_block(inode, new_fl);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->flc_lock);
 	percpu_up_read_preempt_enable(&file_rwsem);
 
 	locks_dispose_list(&dispose);
 	error = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(new_fl->fl_wait,
-						!new_fl->fl_next, break_time);
+						!new_fl->fl_blocker, break_time);
 
 	percpu_down_read_preempt_disable(&file_rwsem);
 	spin_lock(&ctx->flc_lock);
@@ -1542,7 +1664,6 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode, unsigned int type)
 	locks_free_lock(new_fl);
 	return error;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__break_lease);
 
 /**
@@ -1573,7 +1694,6 @@ void lease_get_mtime(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time)
 	if (has_lease)
 		*time = current_time(inode);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lease_get_mtime);
 
 /**
@@ -1628,8 +1748,8 @@ int fcntl_getlease(struct file *filp)
 
 /**
  * check_conflicting_open - see if the given dentry points to a file that has
- * 			    an existing open that would conflict with the
- * 			    desired lease.
+ *			    an existing open that would conflict with the
+ *			    desired lease.
  * @dentry:	dentry to check
  * @arg:	type of lease that we're trying to acquire
  * @flags:	current lock flags
@@ -1646,7 +1766,7 @@ check_conflicting_open(const struct dentry *dentry, const long arg, int flags)
 	if (flags & FL_LAYOUT)
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((arg == F_RDLCK) && (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 0))
+	if ((arg == F_RDLCK) && inode_is_open_for_write(inode))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if ((arg == F_WRLCK) && ((d_count(dentry) > 1) ||
@@ -1853,7 +1973,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_setlease);
  * @arg:	type of lease to obtain
  * @lease:	file_lock to use when adding a lease
  * @priv:	private info for lm_setup when adding a lease (may be
- * 		NULL if lm_setup doesn't require it)
+ *		NULL if lm_setup doesn't require it)
  *
  * Call this to establish a lease on the file. The "lease" argument is not
  * used for F_UNLCK requests and may be NULL. For commands that set or alter
@@ -1931,13 +2051,11 @@ static int flock_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
 		error = flock_lock_inode(inode, fl);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
-		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_next);
-		if (!error)
-			continue;
-
-		locks_delete_block(fl);
-		break;
+		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
+		if (error)
+			break;
 	}
+	locks_delete_block(fl);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2001,7 +2119,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(flock, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd)
 	    !(f.file->f_mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)))
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	lock = flock_make_lock(f.file, cmd);
+	lock = flock_make_lock(f.file, cmd, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(lock)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(lock);
 		goto out_putf;
@@ -2143,7 +2261,7 @@ int fcntl_getlk(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct flock *flock)
 	error = vfs_test_lock(filp, fl);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
- 
+
 	flock->l_type = fl->fl_type;
 	if (fl->fl_type != F_UNLCK) {
 		error = posix_lock_to_flock(flock, fl);
@@ -2210,13 +2328,11 @@ static int do_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		error = vfs_lock_file(filp, cmd, fl, NULL);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
-		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_next);
-		if (!error)
-			continue;
-
-		locks_delete_block(fl);
-		break;
+		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
+		if (error)
+			break;
 	}
+	locks_delete_block(fl);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2476,6 +2592,7 @@ void locks_remove_posix(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t owner)
 	if (!ctx || list_empty(&ctx->flc_posix))
 		return;
 
+	locks_init_lock(&lock);
 	lock.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 	lock.fl_flags = FL_POSIX | FL_CLOSE;
 	lock.fl_start = 0;
@@ -2492,26 +2609,21 @@ void locks_remove_posix(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t owner)
 		lock.fl_ops->fl_release_private(&lock);
 	trace_locks_remove_posix(inode, &lock, error);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_remove_posix);
 
 /* The i_flctx must be valid when calling into here */
 static void
 locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock_context *flctx)
 {
-	struct file_lock fl = {
-		.fl_owner = filp,
-		.fl_pid = current->tgid,
-		.fl_file = filp,
-		.fl_flags = FL_FLOCK | FL_CLOSE,
-		.fl_type = F_UNLCK,
-		.fl_end = OFFSET_MAX,
-	};
+	struct file_lock fl;
 	struct inode *inode = locks_inode(filp);
 
 	if (list_empty(&flctx->flc_flock))
 		return;
 
+	flock_make_lock(filp, LOCK_UN, &fl);
+	fl.fl_flags |= FL_CLOSE;
+
 	if (filp->f_op->flock)
 		filp->f_op->flock(filp, F_SETLKW, &fl);
 	else
@@ -2569,27 +2681,6 @@ void locks_remove_file(struct file *filp)
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->flc_lock);
 }
 
-/**
- *	posix_unblock_lock - stop waiting for a file lock
- *	@waiter: the lock which was waiting
- *
- *	lockd needs to block waiting for locks.
- */
-int
-posix_unblock_lock(struct file_lock *waiter)
-{
-	int status = 0;
-
-	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
-	if (waiter->fl_next)
-		__locks_delete_block(waiter);
-	else
-		status = -ENOENT;
-	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
-	return status;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_unblock_lock);
-
 /**
  * vfs_cancel_lock - file byte range unblock lock
  * @filp: The file to apply the unblock to
@@ -2603,7 +2694,6 @@ int vfs_cancel_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 		return filp->f_op->lock(filp, F_CANCELLK, fl);
 	return 0;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_cancel_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -2707,7 +2797,7 @@ static int locks_show(struct seq_file *f, void *v)
 
 	lock_get_status(f, fl, iter->li_pos, "");
 
-	list_for_each_entry(bfl, &fl->fl_block, fl_block)
+	list_for_each_entry(bfl, &fl->fl_blocked_requests, fl_blocked_member)
 		lock_get_status(f, bfl, iter->li_pos, " ->");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2803,7 +2893,6 @@ static int __init filelock_init(void)
 	filelock_cache = kmem_cache_create("file_lock_cache",
 			sizeof(struct file_lock), 0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
 
-
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		struct file_lock_list_struct *fll = per_cpu_ptr(&file_lock_list, i);
 
@@ -2813,5 +2902,4 @@ static int __init filelock_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
 core_initcall(filelock_init);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 867457d6dfbe54060ae6f152ca2a07dfa605ff71..0ba2b0fb8ff3caee33c4c8872fc52cfb007cc8e4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -6311,7 +6311,8 @@ static struct nfs4_unlockdata *nfs4_alloc_unlockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	/* Ensure we don't close file until we're done freeing locks! */
 	p->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
 	p->l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(ctx);
-	memcpy(&p->fl, fl, sizeof(p->fl));
+	locks_init_lock(&p->fl);
+	locks_copy_lock(&p->fl, fl);
 	p->server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 	return p;
 }
@@ -6533,7 +6534,8 @@ static struct nfs4_lockdata *nfs4_alloc_lockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	p->server = server;
 	refcount_inc(&lsp->ls_count);
 	p->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
-	memcpy(&p->fl, fl, sizeof(p->fl));
+	locks_init_lock(&p->fl);
+	locks_copy_lock(&p->fl, fl);
 	return p;
 out_free_seqid:
 	nfs_free_seqid(p->arg.open_seqid);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f093fbe471338b06a2d544ebe00983cb065968fa..a334828723fa162dd2f326182f366c9030bbe7da 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ find_blocked_lock(struct nfs4_lockowner *lo, struct knfsd_fh *fh,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nn->blocked_locks_lock);
 	if (found)
-		posix_unblock_lock(&found->nbl_lock);
+		locks_delete_block(&found->nbl_lock);
 	return found;
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ remove_blocked_locks(struct nfs4_lockowner *lo)
 		nbl = list_first_entry(&reaplist, struct nfsd4_blocked_lock,
 					nbl_lru);
 		list_del_init(&nbl->nbl_lru);
-		posix_unblock_lock(&nbl->nbl_lock);
+		locks_delete_block(&nbl->nbl_lock);
 		free_blocked_lock(nbl);
 	}
 }
@@ -4863,7 +4863,7 @@ nfs4_laundromat(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 		nbl = list_first_entry(&reaplist,
 					struct nfsd4_blocked_lock, nbl_lru);
 		list_del_init(&nbl->nbl_lru);
-		posix_unblock_lock(&nbl->nbl_lock);
+		locks_delete_block(&nbl->nbl_lock);
 		free_blocked_lock(nbl);
 	}
 out:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/locks.c b/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
index d56f0079b858081241357b26667bf7fba9de5e3e..b11acd34001abc1a95d7e4e8d0f298ffe4638b4f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static int ocfs2_do_flock(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 	if (lockres->l_flags & OCFS2_LOCK_ATTACHED &&
 	    lockres->l_level > LKM_NLMODE) {
 		int old_level = 0;
+		struct file_lock request;
 
 		if (lockres->l_level == LKM_EXMODE)
 			old_level = 1;
@@ -66,11 +67,10 @@ static int ocfs2_do_flock(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 		 * level.
 		 */
 
-		locks_lock_file_wait(file,
-				&(struct file_lock) {
-					.fl_type = F_UNLCK,
-					.fl_flags = FL_FLOCK
-				});
+		locks_init_lock(&request);
+		request.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
+		request.fl_flags = FL_FLOCK;
+		locks_lock_file_wait(file, &request);
 
 		ocfs2_file_unlock(file);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index c95c0807471fd178c5d943c315fda2aab0f993b8..26a8607b3c3c6307a3ba656bc5da0fa6dd2f6f30 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1044,10 +1044,15 @@ bool opens_in_grace(struct net *);
  * Obviously, the last two criteria only matter for POSIX locks.
  */
 struct file_lock {
-	struct file_lock *fl_next;	/* singly linked list for this inode  */
+	struct file_lock *fl_blocker;	/* The lock, that is blocking us */
 	struct list_head fl_list;	/* link into file_lock_context */
 	struct hlist_node fl_link;	/* node in global lists */
-	struct list_head fl_block;	/* circular list of blocked processes */
+	struct list_head fl_blocked_requests;	/* list of requests with
+						 * ->fl_blocker pointing here
+						 */
+	struct list_head fl_blocked_member;	/* node in
+						 * ->fl_blocker->fl_blocked_requests
+						 */
 	fl_owner_t fl_owner;
 	unsigned int fl_flags;
 	unsigned char fl_type;
@@ -1119,7 +1124,7 @@ extern void locks_remove_file(struct file *);
 extern void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *);
 extern void posix_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file(struct file *, struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
-extern int posix_unblock_lock(struct file_lock *);
+extern int locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_lock_file(struct file *, unsigned int, struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_cancel_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl);
@@ -1209,7 +1214,7 @@ static inline int posix_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl,
 	return -ENOLCK;
 }
 
-static inline int posix_unblock_lock(struct file_lock *waiter)
+static inline int locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
diff --git a/include/trace/events/filelock.h b/include/trace/events/filelock.h
index 68b17c1169074fdcceaad949811367a39fec322d..fad7befa612de169fe1bcc9d72430f1d426b191e 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/filelock.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/filelock.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lock,
 		__field(struct file_lock *, fl)
 		__field(unsigned long, i_ino)
 		__field(dev_t, s_dev)
-		__field(struct file_lock *, fl_next)
+		__field(struct file_lock *, fl_blocker)
 		__field(fl_owner_t, fl_owner)
 		__field(unsigned int, fl_pid)
 		__field(unsigned int, fl_flags)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lock,
 		__entry->fl = fl ? fl : NULL;
 		__entry->s_dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 		__entry->i_ino = inode->i_ino;
-		__entry->fl_next = fl ? fl->fl_next : NULL;
+		__entry->fl_blocker = fl ? fl->fl_blocker : NULL;
 		__entry->fl_owner = fl ? fl->fl_owner : NULL;
 		__entry->fl_pid = fl ? fl->fl_pid : 0;
 		__entry->fl_flags = fl ? fl->fl_flags : 0;
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lock,
 		__entry->ret = ret;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("fl=0x%p dev=0x%x:0x%x ino=0x%lx fl_next=0x%p fl_owner=0x%p fl_pid=%u fl_flags=%s fl_type=%s fl_start=%lld fl_end=%lld ret=%d",
+	TP_printk("fl=0x%p dev=0x%x:0x%x ino=0x%lx fl_blocker=0x%p fl_owner=0x%p fl_pid=%u fl_flags=%s fl_type=%s fl_start=%lld fl_end=%lld ret=%d",
 		__entry->fl, MAJOR(__entry->s_dev), MINOR(__entry->s_dev),
-		__entry->i_ino, __entry->fl_next, __entry->fl_owner,
+		__entry->i_ino, __entry->fl_blocker, __entry->fl_owner,
 		__entry->fl_pid, show_fl_flags(__entry->fl_flags),
 		show_fl_type(__entry->fl_type),
 		__entry->fl_start, __entry->fl_end, __entry->ret)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lease,
 		__field(struct file_lock *, fl)
 		__field(unsigned long, i_ino)
 		__field(dev_t, s_dev)
-		__field(struct file_lock *, fl_next)
+		__field(struct file_lock *, fl_blocker)
 		__field(fl_owner_t, fl_owner)
 		__field(unsigned int, fl_flags)
 		__field(unsigned char, fl_type)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lease,
 		__entry->fl = fl ? fl : NULL;
 		__entry->s_dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 		__entry->i_ino = inode->i_ino;
-		__entry->fl_next = fl ? fl->fl_next : NULL;
+		__entry->fl_blocker = fl ? fl->fl_blocker : NULL;
 		__entry->fl_owner = fl ? fl->fl_owner : NULL;
 		__entry->fl_flags = fl ? fl->fl_flags : 0;
 		__entry->fl_type = fl ? fl->fl_type : 0;
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(filelock_lease,
 		__entry->fl_downgrade_time = fl ? fl->fl_downgrade_time : 0;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("fl=0x%p dev=0x%x:0x%x ino=0x%lx fl_next=0x%p fl_owner=0x%p fl_flags=%s fl_type=%s fl_break_time=%lu fl_downgrade_time=%lu",
+	TP_printk("fl=0x%p dev=0x%x:0x%x ino=0x%lx fl_blocker=0x%p fl_owner=0x%p fl_flags=%s fl_type=%s fl_break_time=%lu fl_downgrade_time=%lu",
 		__entry->fl, MAJOR(__entry->s_dev), MINOR(__entry->s_dev),
-		__entry->i_ino, __entry->fl_next, __entry->fl_owner,
+		__entry->i_ino, __entry->fl_blocker, __entry->fl_owner,
 		show_fl_flags(__entry->fl_flags),
 		show_fl_type(__entry->fl_type),
 		__entry->fl_break_time, __entry->fl_downgrade_time)