1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index a14d6cd9eeda..1893c8198439 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -489,10 +489,14 @@ static int reiserfs_get_blocks_direct_io(struct inode *inode,
            disappeared */
         if (REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags & i_pack_on_close_mask) {
                 int err;
-                lock_kernel();
+
+                reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+
                 err = reiserfs_commit_for_inode(inode);
                 REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags &= ~i_pack_on_close_mask;
-                unlock_kernel();
+
+                reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+
                 if (err < 0)
                         ret = err;
         }
@@ -616,7 +620,6 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
         loff_t new_offset =
             (((loff_t) block) << inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits) + 1;
 
-        /* bad.... */
         reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
         version = get_inode_item_key_version(inode);
 
@@ -997,10 +1000,14 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
                         if (retval)
                                 goto failure;
                 }
-                /* inserting indirect pointers for a hole can take a
-                 ** long time.  reschedule if needed
+                /*
+                 * inserting indirect pointers for a hole can take a
+                 * long time.  reschedule if needed and also release the write
+                 * lock for others.
                  */
+                reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
                 cond_resched();
+                reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 
                 retval = search_for_position_by_key(inode->i_sb, &key, &path);
                 if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
@@ -2608,7 +2615,10 @@ int reiserfs_prepare_write(struct file *f, struct page *page,
         int ret;
         int old_ref = 0;
 
+        reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
         reiserfs_wait_on_write_block(inode->i_sb);
+        reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+
         fix_tail_page_for_writing(page);
         if (reiserfs_transaction_running(inode->i_sb)) {
                 struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th;
@@ -2758,7 +2768,10 @@ int reiserfs_commit_write(struct file *f, struct page *page,
         int update_sd = 0;
         struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th = NULL;
 
+        reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
         reiserfs_wait_on_write_block(inode->i_sb);
+        reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+
         if (reiserfs_transaction_running(inode->i_sb)) {
                 th = current->journal_info;
         }