diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 3a5d3f883e10..253e1a39f841 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ int gfs2_unstuff_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page)
 		   and write it out to disk */
 
 		unsigned int n = 1;
-		block = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_brelse;
 		if (isdir) {
 			gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode), block, 1);
 			error = gfs2_dir_get_new_buffer(ip, block, &bh);
@@ -476,8 +478,11 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
 	blks = dblks + iblks;
 	i = sheight;
 	do {
+		int error;
 		n = blks - alloced;
-		bn = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &bn, &n);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
 		alloced += n;
 		if (state != ALLOC_DATA || gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
 			gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, bn, n);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index aef4d0c06748..297d7e5cebad 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -803,13 +803,20 @@ static struct gfs2_leaf *new_leaf(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head **pbh,
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	unsigned int n = 1;
-	u64 bn = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
-	struct buffer_head *bh = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, bn);
+	u64 bn;
+	int error;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_leaf *leaf;
 	struct gfs2_dirent *dent;
 	struct qstr name = { .name = "", .len = 0, .hash = 0 };
+
+	error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &bn, &n);
+	if (error)
+		return NULL;
+	bh = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, bn);
 	if (!bh)
 		return NULL;
+
 	gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(GFS2_SB(inode), bn, 1);
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
 	gfs2_metatype_set(bh, GFS2_METATYPE_LF, GFS2_FORMAT_LF);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/eattr.c b/fs/gfs2/eattr.c
index 899763aed217..07ea9529adda 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/eattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/eattr.c
@@ -582,8 +582,11 @@ static int ea_alloc_blk(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head **bhp)
 	struct gfs2_ea_header *ea;
 	unsigned int n = 1;
 	u64 block;
+	int error;
 
-	block = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
+	error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 	gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
 	*bhp = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, block);
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, *bhp, 1);
@@ -617,6 +620,7 @@ static int ea_write(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_header *ea,
 		    struct gfs2_ea_request *er)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
+	int error;
 
 	ea->ea_data_len = cpu_to_be32(er->er_data_len);
 	ea->ea_name_len = er->er_name_len;
@@ -642,7 +646,9 @@ static int ea_write(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_header *ea,
 			int mh_size = sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header);
 			unsigned int n = 1;
 
-			block = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
+			error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
 			gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
 			bh = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, block);
 			gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
@@ -963,7 +969,9 @@ static int ea_set_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_request *er,
 	} else {
 		u64 blk;
 		unsigned int n = 1;
-		blk = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &blk, &n);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
 		gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, blk, 1);
 		indbh = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, blk);
 		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, indbh, 1);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 70f87f43afa2..d5e4ab155ca0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -309,24 +309,6 @@ static void rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	gfs2_rgrp_bh_put(gh->gh_gl->gl_object);
 }
 
-/**
- * rgrp_go_dump - print out an rgrp
- * @seq: The iterator
- * @gl: The glock in question
- *
- */
-
-static int rgrp_go_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	const struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gl->gl_object;
-	if (rgd == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	gfs2_print_dbg(seq, " R: n:%llu f:%02x b:%u/%u i:%u\n",
-		       (unsigned long long)rgd->rd_addr, rgd->rd_flags,
-		       rgd->rd_free, rgd->rd_free_clone, rgd->rd_dinodes);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * trans_go_sync - promote/demote the transaction glock
  * @gl: the glock
@@ -410,7 +392,7 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_rgrp_glops = {
 	.go_demote_ok = rgrp_go_demote_ok,
 	.go_lock = rgrp_go_lock,
 	.go_unlock = rgrp_go_unlock,
-	.go_dump = rgrp_go_dump,
+	.go_dump = gfs2_rgrp_dump,
 	.go_type = LM_TYPE_RGRP,
 	.go_min_hold_time = HZ / 5,
 };
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 0060e9564bb9..de50d86fec12 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ struct gfs2_rgrpd {
 	unsigned int rd_bh_count;
 	u32 rd_last_alloc;
 	unsigned char rd_flags;
-#define GFS2_RDF_CHECK        0x01      /* Need to check for unlinked inodes */
-#define GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC      0x02      /* rg prohibits allocation */
-#define GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE     0x04      /* rg is up to date */
+#define GFS2_RDF_CHECK		0x10000000 /* check for unlinked inodes */
+#define GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE	0x20000000 /* rg is up to date */
+#define GFS2_RDF_ERROR		0x40000000 /* error in rg */
+#define GFS2_RDF_MASK		0xf0000000 /* mask for internal flags */
 };
 
 enum gfs2_state_bits {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 565038243fa2..fbacf09ee34e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -701,10 +701,7 @@ static void gfs2_rgrp_in(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, const void *buf)
 	u32 rg_flags;
 
 	rg_flags = be32_to_cpu(str->rg_flags);
-	if (rg_flags & GFS2_RGF_NOALLOC)
-		rgd->rd_flags |= GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC;
-	else
-		rgd->rd_flags &= ~GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC;
+	rg_flags &= ~GFS2_RDF_MASK;
 	rgd->rd_free = be32_to_cpu(str->rg_free);
 	rgd->rd_dinodes = be32_to_cpu(str->rg_dinodes);
 	rgd->rd_igeneration = be64_to_cpu(str->rg_igeneration);
@@ -713,11 +710,8 @@ static void gfs2_rgrp_in(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, const void *buf)
 static void gfs2_rgrp_out(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, void *buf)
 {
 	struct gfs2_rgrp *str = buf;
-	u32 rg_flags = 0;
 
-	if (rgd->rd_flags & GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC)
-		rg_flags |= GFS2_RGF_NOALLOC;
-	str->rg_flags = cpu_to_be32(rg_flags);
+	str->rg_flags = cpu_to_be32(rgd->rd_flags & ~GFS2_RDF_MASK);
 	str->rg_free = cpu_to_be32(rgd->rd_free);
 	str->rg_dinodes = cpu_to_be32(rgd->rd_dinodes);
 	str->__pad = cpu_to_be32(0);
@@ -942,7 +936,7 @@ static int try_rgrp_fit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_alloc *al)
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = rgd->rd_sbd;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (rgd->rd_flags & GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC)
+	if (rgd->rd_flags & (GFS2_RGF_NOALLOC | GFS2_RDF_ERROR))
 		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);
@@ -1435,13 +1429,33 @@ static struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgblk_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 bstart,
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_alloc_block - Allocate a block
- * @ip: the inode to allocate the block for
+ * gfs2_rgrp_dump - print out an rgrp
+ * @seq: The iterator
+ * @gl: The glock in question
  *
- * Returns: the allocated block
  */
 
-u64 gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int *n)
+int gfs2_rgrp_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	const struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gl->gl_object;
+	if (rgd == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	gfs2_print_dbg(seq, " R: n:%llu f:%02x b:%u/%u i:%u\n",
+		       (unsigned long long)rgd->rd_addr, rgd->rd_flags,
+		       rgd->rd_free, rgd->rd_free_clone, rgd->rd_dinodes);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_alloc_block - Allocate one or more blocks
+ * @ip: the inode to allocate the block for
+ * @bn: Used to return the starting block number
+ * @n: requested number of blocks/extent length (value/result)
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 or error
+ */
+
+int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
@@ -1457,7 +1471,10 @@ u64 gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int *n)
 		goal = rgd->rd_last_alloc;
 
 	blk = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_FREE, GFS2_BLKST_USED, n);
-	BUG_ON(blk == BFITNOENT);
+
+	/* Since all blocks are reserved in advance, this shouldn't happen */
+	if (blk == BFITNOENT)
+		goto rgrp_error;
 
 	rgd->rd_last_alloc = blk;
 	block = rgd->rd_data0 + blk;
@@ -1469,7 +1486,9 @@ u64 gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int *n)
 		di->di_goal_meta = di->di_goal_data = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_goal);
 		brelse(dibh);
 	}
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, rgd->rd_free >= *n);
+	if (rgd->rd_free < *n)
+		goto rgrp_error;
+
 	rgd->rd_free -= *n;
 
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh, 1);
@@ -1484,7 +1503,16 @@ u64 gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int *n)
 	rgd->rd_free_clone -= *n;
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);
 
-	return block;
+	*bn = block;
+	return 0;
+
+rgrp_error:
+	fs_warn(sdp, "rgrp %llu has an error, marking it readonly until umount\n",
+	        (unsigned long long)rgd->rd_addr);
+	fs_warn(sdp, "umount on all nodes and run fsck.gfs2 to fix the error\n");
+	gfs2_rgrp_dump(NULL, rgd->rd_gl);
+	rgd->rd_flags |= GFS2_RDF_ERROR;
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index 3181c7e624bf..1e76ff0f3e00 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ struct gfs2_rgrpd;
 struct gfs2_sbd;
 struct gfs2_holder;
 
-void gfs2_rgrp_verify(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
+extern void gfs2_rgrp_verify(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 
 struct gfs2_rgrpd *gfs2_blk2rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blk);
 struct gfs2_rgrpd *gfs2_rgrpd_get_first(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 struct gfs2_rgrpd *gfs2_rgrpd_get_next(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 
-void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-int gfs2_rindex_hold(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_holder *ri_gh);
+extern void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern int gfs2_rindex_hold(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_holder *ri_gh);
 
-int gfs2_rgrp_bh_get(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
-void gfs2_rgrp_bh_hold(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
-void gfs2_rgrp_bh_put(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
+extern int gfs2_rgrp_bh_get(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
+extern void gfs2_rgrp_bh_hold(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
+extern void gfs2_rgrp_bh_put(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 
-void gfs2_rgrp_repolish_clones(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
+extern void gfs2_rgrp_repolish_clones(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 
-struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 static inline void gfs2_alloc_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	BUG_ON(ip->i_alloc == NULL);
@@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ static inline void gfs2_alloc_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	ip->i_alloc = NULL;
 }
 
-int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
-			 char *file, unsigned int line);
+extern int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, char *file,
+				  unsigned int line);
 #define gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip) \
 gfs2_inplace_reserve_i((ip), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
-void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
-unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block);
+extern unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block);
 
-u64 gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int *n);
-u64 gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *generation);
+extern int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n);
+extern u64 gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *generation);
 
-void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
-void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
-void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode);
+extern void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
+extern void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
+extern void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode);
 
 struct gfs2_rgrp_list {
 	unsigned int rl_rgrps;
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ struct gfs2_rgrp_list {
 	struct gfs2_holder *rl_ghs;
 };
 
-void gfs2_rlist_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist,
-		    u64 block);
-void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state);
-void gfs2_rlist_free(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist);
-u64 gfs2_ri_total(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_rlist_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist,
+			   u64 block);
+extern void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state);
+extern void gfs2_rlist_free(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist);
+extern u64 gfs2_ri_total(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern int gfs2_rgrp_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 
 #endif /* __RGRP_DOT_H__ */