diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 291e30cedfd3c93abcb618944fcd8a802b678b85..bdd552d83107a4477242647d3356d45c7bfbd863 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -989,8 +989,7 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,
 	xfs_off_t		offset,
 	xfs_off_t		len,
-	int			alloc_type,
-	int			attr_flags)
+	int			alloc_type)
 {
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	xfs_off_t		count;
@@ -1248,8 +1247,7 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_free_file_space(
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,
 	xfs_off_t		offset,
-	xfs_off_t		len,
-	int			attr_flags)
+	xfs_off_t		len)
 {
 	int			committed;
 	int			done;
@@ -1267,7 +1265,6 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
 	int			rt;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		startoffset_fsb;
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp;
-	int			need_iolock = 1;
 
 	mp = ip->i_mount;
 
@@ -1284,20 +1281,15 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
 	startoffset_fsb	= XFS_B_TO_FSB(mp, offset);
 	endoffset_fsb = XFS_B_TO_FSBT(mp, offset + len);
 
-	if (attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK)
-		need_iolock = 0;
-	if (need_iolock) {
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-		/* wait for the completion of any pending DIOs */
-		inode_dio_wait(VFS_I(ip));
-	}
+	/* wait for the completion of any pending DIOs */
+	inode_dio_wait(VFS_I(ip));
 
 	rounding = max_t(xfs_off_t, 1 << mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 	ioffset = offset & ~(rounding - 1);
 	error = -filemap_write_and_wait_range(VFS_I(ip)->i_mapping,
 					      ioffset, -1);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_unlock_iolock;
+		goto out;
 	truncate_pagecache_range(VFS_I(ip), ioffset, -1);
 
 	/*
@@ -1311,7 +1303,7 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
 		error = xfs_bmapi_read(ip, startoffset_fsb, 1,
 					&imap, &nimap, 0);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_unlock_iolock;
+			goto out;
 		ASSERT(nimap == 0 || nimap == 1);
 		if (nimap && imap.br_startblock != HOLESTARTBLOCK) {
 			xfs_daddr_t	block;
@@ -1326,7 +1318,7 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
 		error = xfs_bmapi_read(ip, endoffset_fsb - 1, 1,
 					&imap, &nimap, 0);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_unlock_iolock;
+			goto out;
 		ASSERT(nimap == 0 || nimap == 1);
 		if (nimap && imap.br_startblock != HOLESTARTBLOCK) {
 			ASSERT(imap.br_startblock != DELAYSTARTBLOCK);
@@ -1412,18 +1404,15 @@ xfs_free_file_space(
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	}
 
- out_unlock_iolock:
-	if (need_iolock)
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+ out:
 	return error;
 
  error0:
 	xfs_bmap_cancel(&free_list);
  error1:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES | XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
-	xfs_iunlock(ip, need_iolock ? (XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL) :
-		    XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	return error;
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	goto out;
 }
 
 
@@ -1431,8 +1420,7 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_zero_file_space(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
 	xfs_off_t		offset,
-	xfs_off_t		len,
-	int			attr_flags)
+	xfs_off_t		len)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	uint			granularity;
@@ -1453,9 +1441,6 @@ xfs_zero_file_space(
 	ASSERT(start_boundary >= offset);
 	ASSERT(end_boundary <= offset + len);
 
-	if (!(attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK))
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-
 	if (start_boundary < end_boundary - 1) {
 		/* punch out the page cache over the conversion range */
 		truncate_pagecache_range(VFS_I(ip), start_boundary,
@@ -1463,16 +1448,16 @@ xfs_zero_file_space(
 		/* convert the blocks */
 		error = xfs_alloc_file_space(ip, start_boundary,
 					end_boundary - start_boundary - 1,
-					XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC | XFS_BMAPI_CONVERT,
-					attr_flags);
+					XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC | XFS_BMAPI_CONVERT);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			goto out;
 
 		/* We've handled the interior of the range, now for the edges */
-		if (start_boundary != offset)
+		if (start_boundary != offset) {
 			error = xfs_iozero(ip, offset, start_boundary - offset);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			if (error)
+				goto out;
+		}
 
 		if (end_boundary != offset + len)
 			error = xfs_iozero(ip, end_boundary,
@@ -1486,9 +1471,7 @@ xfs_zero_file_space(
 		error = xfs_iozero(ip, offset, len);
 	}
 
-out_unlock:
-	if (!(attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK))
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+out:
 	return error;
 
 }
@@ -1571,8 +1554,7 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 	setprealloc = clrprealloc = 0;
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case XFS_IOC_ZERO_RANGE:
-		error = xfs_zero_file_space(ip, startoffset, bf->l_len,
-						attr_flags);
+		error = xfs_zero_file_space(ip, startoffset, bf->l_len);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		setprealloc = 1;
@@ -1581,7 +1563,7 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 	case XFS_IOC_RESVSP:
 	case XFS_IOC_RESVSP64:
 		error = xfs_alloc_file_space(ip, startoffset, bf->l_len,
-						XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC, attr_flags);
+						XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		setprealloc = 1;
@@ -1589,8 +1571,8 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 
 	case XFS_IOC_UNRESVSP:
 	case XFS_IOC_UNRESVSP64:
-		if ((error = xfs_free_file_space(ip, startoffset, bf->l_len,
-								attr_flags)))
+		error = xfs_free_file_space(ip, startoffset, bf->l_len);
+		if (error)
 			return error;
 		break;
 
@@ -1608,22 +1590,17 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 		 * truncate, direct IO) from racing against the transient
 		 * allocated but not written state we can have here.
 		 */
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 		if (startoffset > fsize) {
 			error = xfs_alloc_file_space(ip, fsize,
-					startoffset - fsize, 0,
-					attr_flags | XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK);
-			if (error) {
-				xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+					startoffset - fsize, 0);
+			if (error)
 				break;
-			}
 		}
 
 		iattr.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
 		iattr.ia_size = startoffset;
 
 		error = xfs_setattr_size(ip, &iattr);
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 
 		if (error)
 			return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index c9179820c01bc2d959ef77e21e91077f7a15c262..116300f3b1d45b926268a83781b8983a6ee32934 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 	xfs_flock64_t	bf;
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	int		cmd = XFS_IOC_RESVSP;
-	int		attr_flags = XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK;
+	int		attr_flags = 0;
 
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index 5a57e0c80b6b9fcc1b26b7150a67117c6f30ef65..45287419dc3719934d774373640358fd8c67dce5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -670,7 +670,9 @@ xfs_ioc_space(
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
+	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 	error = xfs_change_file_space(ip, cmd, bf, filp->f_pos, attr_flags);
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 	return -error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.h
index fe4013af2586490b03ca3894a7160b3f3b2915dd..f3738253c69a1ff9f357c46488b00e38ad9e11e3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern void xfs_setup_inode(struct xfs_inode *);
  * Internal setattr interfaces.
  */
 #define	XFS_ATTR_DMI		0x01	/* invocation from a DMI function */
-#define XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK		0x04	/* Don't grab any conflicting locks */
 #define XFS_ATTR_NOACL		0x08	/* Don't call xfs_acl_chmod */
 #define XFS_ATTR_SYNC		0x10	/* synchronous operation required */