diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index fe6c5adc5df0..eb68cdd41d48 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <linux/gfs2_ondisk.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
@@ -1290,7 +1291,7 @@ static int gfs2_dir_read_leaf(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 		return 0;
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
-	larr = kmalloc((leaves + entries) * sizeof(void*), GFP_KERNEL);
+	larr = vmalloc((leaves + entries) * sizeof(void*));
 	if (!larr)
 		goto out;
 	darr = (const struct gfs2_dirent **)(larr + leaves);
@@ -1323,7 +1324,7 @@ static int gfs2_dir_read_leaf(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 out_kfree:
 	for(i = 0; i < leaf; i++)
 		brelse(larr[i]);
-	kfree(larr);
+	vfree(larr);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 6a1b42cf4df4..4ed13787b7ec 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ static void handle_recurse(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	struct gfs2_holder *tmp_gh, *safe;
 	int found = 0;
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "recursion %016llx, %u\n", gl->gl_name.ln_number,
+		gl->gl_name.ln_type);
+
 	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, gh->gh_owner))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 560029de8d07..b6646e7fed15 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define GL_SYNC			0x00000800
 #define GL_NOCANCEL		0x00001000
 #define GL_NEVER_RECURSE	0x00002000
+#define GL_AOP			0x00004000
 
 #define GLR_TRYFAILED		13
 #define GLR_CANCELED		14
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index dfed83b37ab7..761f00153d43 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct gfs2_holder {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gh_gl;
 	struct task_struct *gh_owner;
 	unsigned int gh_state;
-	int gh_flags;
+	unsigned gh_flags;
 
 	int gh_error;
 	unsigned long gh_iflags;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 4a6aacf294d5..74cf28e77b47 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		gfs2_ail1_start(sdp, DIO_ALL);
 		if (gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp, DIO_ALL))
 			break;
-		msleep(100);
+		msleep(10);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
index 3fd8c6ec256c..005c2522a879 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int gfs2_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 	int error;
 
 	if (file != &gfs2_internal_file_sentinal) {
-		gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_ATIME, &gh);
+		gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_ATIME|GL_AOP, &gh);
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_m_atime(1, &gh);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int gfs2_prepare_write(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 	loff_t end = ((loff_t)page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + to;
 	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
 
-	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_ATIME, &ip->i_gh);
+	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_ATIME|GL_AOP, &ip->i_gh);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m_atime(1, &ip->i_gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_uninit;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 1e2b709711ae..62a12a59d91b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -742,8 +742,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 		if (error)
 			goto out_gunlock_q;
 
-		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp,
-					 sdp->sd_max_dirres +
+		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, sdp->sd_max_dirres +
 					 al->al_rgd->rd_ri.ri_length +
 					 4 * RES_DINODE + 4 * RES_LEAF +
 					 RES_UNLINKED + RES_STATFS +
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
index 80ce40c1dfb6..60bf2563c7b4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ static void gfs2_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	/*  At this point, we're through participating in the lockspace  */
 
 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
-
 	vfree(sdp);
-
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 }