2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
index 3b40c929544e..4ee229301241 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ static inline int VN_BAD(struct vnode *vp)
 #define ATTR_DMI        0x08    /* invocation from a DMI function */
 #define ATTR_LAZY       0x80    /* set/get attributes lazily */
 #define ATTR_NONBLOCK   0x100   /* return EAGAIN if operation would block */
+#define ATTR_NOLOCK     0x200   /* Don't grab any conflicting locks */
 
 /*
  * Flags to VOP_FSYNC and VOP_RECLAIM.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 70092963ca9e..25a526629b12 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ xfs_setattr(
         int                     mandlock_before, mandlock_after;
         struct xfs_dquot        *udqp, *gdqp, *olddquot1, *olddquot2;
         int                     file_owner;
-        int                     need_iolock = (flags & ATTR_DMI) == 0;
+        int                     need_iolock = 1;
 
         vp = BHV_TO_VNODE(bdp);
         vn_trace_entry(vp, __FUNCTION__, (inst_t *)__return_address);
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ xfs_setattr(
          */
         tp = NULL;
         lock_flags = XFS_ILOCK_EXCL;
+        ASSERT(flags & ATTR_NOLOCK ? flags & ATTR_DMI : 1);
+        if (flags & ATTR_NOLOCK)
+                need_iolock = 0;
         if (!(mask & XFS_AT_SIZE)) {
                 if ((mask != (XFS_AT_CTIME|XFS_AT_ATIME|XFS_AT_MTIME)) ||
                     (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_WSYNC)) {
@@ -4320,7 +4323,7 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
         int                     rt;
         xfs_fileoff_t           startoffset_fsb;
         xfs_trans_t             *tp;
-        int                     need_iolock = (attr_flags & ATTR_DMI) == 0;
+        int                     need_iolock = 1;
 
         vn_trace_entry(XFS_ITOV(ip), __FUNCTION__, (inst_t *)__return_address);
         mp = ip->i_mount;
@@ -4348,8 +4351,12 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
                         return(error);
         }
 
+        ASSERT(attr_flags & ATTR_NOLOCK ? attr_flags & ATTR_DMI : 1);
+        if (attr_flags & ATTR_NOLOCK)
+                need_iolock = 0;
         if (need_iolock)
                 xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+
         rounding = MAX((__uint8_t)(1 << mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog),
                         (__uint8_t)NBPP);
         ilen = len + (offset & (rounding - 1));