diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 802ac5eeba28..f9fbbe96c222 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		return 0;
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	head = bh = page_buffers(page);
 	do {
 		if (atomic_read(&bh->b_count))
@@ -1080,6 +1081,7 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 			goto not_possible;
 		bh = bh->b_this_page;
 	} while(bh != head);
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 
 	head = bh = page_buffers(page);
@@ -1112,6 +1114,7 @@ not_possible: /* Should never happen */
 	WARN_ON(buffer_dirty(bh));
 	WARN_ON(buffer_pinned(bh));
 cannot_release:
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 712b722030a1..2cca29316bd6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ static void __gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 				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;
+		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+
 		bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !buffer_busy(bh));
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 903115f2bb34..85c62923ee29 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		if (gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp))
 			break;
 	}
+	gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline int gfs2_jrnl_flush_reqd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index ed540e7018be..fb0edf735483 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -757,13 +757,17 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	struct timespec atime;
 	struct gfs2_dinode *di;
 	int ret = -EAGAIN;
+	int unlock_required = 0;
 
 	/* Skip timestamp update, if this is from a memalloc */
 	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
 		goto do_flush;
-	ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
-	if (ret)
-		goto do_flush;
+	if (!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl)) {
+		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
+		if (ret)
+			goto do_flush;
+		unlock_required = 1;
+	}
 	ret = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto do_unlock;
@@ -780,7 +784,8 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	}
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 do_unlock:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
+	if (unlock_required)
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 do_flush:
 	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		gfs2_log_flush(GFS2_SB(inode), ip->i_gl);
@@ -1427,7 +1432,20 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
+ * gfs2_evict_inode - Remove an inode from cache
+ * @inode: The inode to evict
+ *
+ * There are three cases to consider:
+ * 1. i_nlink == 0, we are final opener (and must deallocate)
+ * 2. i_nlink == 0, we are not the final opener (and cannot deallocate)
+ * 3. i_nlink > 0
+ *
+ * If the fs is read only, then we have to treat all cases as per #3
+ * since we are unable to do any deallocation. The inode will be
+ * deallocated by the next read/write node to attempt an allocation
+ * in the same resource group
+ *
  * We have to (at the moment) hold the inodes main lock to cover
  * the gap between unlocking the shared lock on the iopen lock and
  * taking the exclusive lock. I'd rather do a shared -> exclusive
@@ -1470,6 +1488,8 @@ static void gfs2_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_truncate;
 
+	/* Case 1 starts here */
+
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) &&
 	    (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_EXHASH)) {
 		error = gfs2_dir_exhash_dealloc(ip);
@@ -1493,13 +1513,16 @@ static void gfs2_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	goto out_unlock;
 
 out_truncate:
+	/* Case 2 starts here */
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, 0, sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	gfs2_final_release_pages(ip);
+	/* Needs to be done before glock release & also in a transaction */
+	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 out_unlock:
+	/* Error path for case 1 */
 	if (test_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_iflags))
 		gfs2_glock_dq(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
@@ -1507,6 +1530,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	if (error && error != GLR_TRYFAILED && error != -EROFS)
 		fs_warn(sdp, "gfs2_evict_inode: %d\n", error);
 out:
+	/* Case 3 starts here */
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
 	end_writeback(inode);