1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index e3b5cf28bdc5..175d5d073ccf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static bool nfs_page_group_covers_page(struct nfs_page *req)
         unsigned int pos = 0;
         unsigned int len = nfs_page_length(req->wb_page);
 
-        nfs_page_group_lock(req, true);
+        nfs_page_group_lock(req, false);
 
         do {
                 tmp = nfs_page_group_search_locked(req->wb_head, pos);
@@ -478,10 +478,23 @@ try_again:
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        /* lock each request in the page group */
-        ret = nfs_page_group_lock(head, false);
-        if (ret < 0)
+        /* holding inode lock, so always make a non-blocking call to try the
+         * page group lock */
+        ret = nfs_page_group_lock(head, true);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+                if (!nonblock && ret == -EAGAIN) {
+                        nfs_page_group_lock_wait(head);
+                        nfs_release_request(head);
+                        goto try_again;
+                }
+
+                nfs_release_request(head);
                 return ERR_PTR(ret);
+        }
+
+        /* lock each request in the page group */
         subreq = head;
         do {
                 /*