diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 90548da9c1cb5d27cd9b3dd6cf07ce070f962ec5..ce8c7190192317e80a265fa26f94d26e92ef0e14 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ static int pkt_open_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, fmode_t write)
 out_unclaim:
 	bd_release(pd->bdev);
 out_putdev:
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ static void pkt_release_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, int flush)
 
 	pkt_set_speed(pd, MAX_SPEED, MAX_SPEED);
 	bd_release(pd->bdev);
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ);
 
 	pkt_shrink_pktlist(pd);
 }
@@ -2790,7 +2790,7 @@ static int pkt_new_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, dev_t dev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_mem:
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 	/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return ret;
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ static int pkt_remove_dev(dev_t pkt_dev)
 	pkt_debugfs_dev_remove(pd);
 	pkt_sysfs_dev_remove(pd);
 
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 
 	remove_proc_entry(pd->name, pkt_proc);
 	DPRINTK(DRIVER_NAME": writer %s unmapped\n", pd->name);
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index e139372d0e6913f1d09a385a8d60617b3e25e089..bfd59e6bf54ff1aa221b71e4f22d989e9ba98a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int raw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 out2:
 	bd_release(bdev);
 out1:
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);
 	return err;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int raw_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);
 
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 7c8671b06fe3419c669a247d3ae5879b7c073721..dd8bd2e867cdd7c09783ccf0e1653a6a9808d43c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int open_dev(struct dm_dev_internal *d, dev_t dev,
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 	r = bd_claim_by_disk(bdev, _claim_ptr, dm_disk(md));
 	if (r)
-		blkdev_put(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
 	else
 		d->dm_dev.bdev = bdev;
 	return r;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static void close_dev(struct dm_dev_internal *d, struct mapped_device *md)
 		return;
 
 	bd_release_from_disk(d->dm_dev.bdev, dm_disk(md));
-	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev);
+	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
 	d->dm_dev.bdev = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 06ea991c7a4010915f3965b7908fbcd39b2f1ab2..c1a837ca193c26c4c74af8c975b76201005c2533 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ static int lock_rdev(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, dev_t dev, int shared)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "md: could not bd_claim %s.\n",
 			bdevname(bdev, b));
-		blkdev_put(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 		return err;
 	}
 	if (!shared)
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ static void unlock_rdev(mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	if (!bdev)
 		MD_BUG();
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 }
 
 void md_autodetect_dev(dev_t dev);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
index aee6565aaf983fda86bfaaf483d2aaeb9ddfac9a..3c1b6915c9addd8bf9a8c2808698acee41641379 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void dasd_destroy_partitions(struct dasd_block *block)
 
 	invalidate_partition(block->gdp, 0);
 	/* Matching blkdev_put to the blkdev_get in dasd_scan_partitions. */
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ);
 	set_capacity(block->gdp, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 55124ac8c7ad4b289f2a34f060598d89803cb9e4..05131baf3cf87057b03d3abb0624b6688aee96bf 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_set_size);
 
 static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned flags,
 			int for_part);
-static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, int for_part);
+static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part);
 
 /*
  * bd_mutex locking:
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 	bdev->bd_part = NULL;
 	bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
 	if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
-		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, 1);
+		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, file->f_mode, 1);
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
  out_unlock_bdev:
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
@@ -1163,11 +1163,11 @@ static int blkdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 	if (!(res = bd_claim(bdev, filp)))
 		return 0;
 
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, int for_part)
+static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, int for_part)
 	}
 	if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev) {
 		if (disk->fops->release)
-			ret = disk->fops->release(disk, 0);
+			ret = disk->fops->release(disk, mode);
 	}
 	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
 		struct module *owner = disk->fops->owner;
@@ -1203,13 +1203,13 @@ static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, int for_part)
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	bdput(bdev);
 	if (victim)
-		__blkdev_put(victim, 1);
+		__blkdev_put(victim, mode, 1);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
+int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
-	return __blkdev_put(bdev, 0);
+	return __blkdev_put(bdev, mode, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put);
 
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static int blkdev_close(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(filp->f_mapping->host);
 	if (bdev->bd_holder == filp)
 		bd_release(bdev);
-	return blkdev_put(bdev);
+	return blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
 }
 
 static long block_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ struct block_device *open_bdev_excl(const char *path, int flags, void *holder)
 	return bdev;
 	
 blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_bdev_excl);
 void close_bdev_excl(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, 0);	/* move up in the next patches */
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(close_bdev_excl);
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 3a260af5544d24dfc85f0dffc03b42771c322295..15c38e69b69428c86680b7c0af2e71866971ca11 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static struct block_device *ext3_blkdev_get(dev_t dev)
 static int ext3_blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	return blkdev_put(bdev);
+	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 }
 
 static int ext3_blkdev_remove(struct ext3_sb_info *sbi)
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ static journal_t *ext3_get_dev_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (bd_claim(bdev, sb)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		        "EXT3: failed to claim external journal device.\n");
-		blkdev_put(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 9b2b2bc4ec175e2ac43bf43113866e1c5dde38e5..c12cf7a657a91ee0a35a7f35f889720513d548a4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static struct block_device *ext4_blkdev_get(dev_t dev)
 static int ext4_blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	return blkdev_put(bdev);
+	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 }
 
 static int ext4_blkdev_remove(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ static journal_t *ext4_get_dev_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (bd_claim(bdev, sb)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 			"EXT4: failed to claim external journal device.\n");
-		blkdev_put(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index cd2ec2988b59ab05304a5e2c864ee9aa2e3baa69..335c4de6552d1a8fb7b1450fd5c20bd9ac5dc29e 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	bd_release(bdev);
 
       close:		/* close external log device */
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 
       free:		/* free log descriptor */
 	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ int lmLogClose(struct super_block *sb)
 	rc = lmLogShutdown(log);
 
 	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 
 	kfree(log);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 7dce1612553e424e5d006ed20aa9d3429284f34c..4b6fdf591eedf995e3b58a78e33b241f4f34d27d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static void o2hb_region_release(struct config_item *item)
 	}
 
 	if (reg->hr_bdev)
-		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev);
+		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 
 	if (reg->hr_slots)
 		kfree(reg->hr_slots);
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_write(struct o2hb_region *reg,
 		iput(inode);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (reg->hr_bdev) {
-			blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev);
+			blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 			reg->hr_bdev = NULL;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index cfb0c80690aaa4d9ba0da46a02a30d036c233fdf..5a35ff2e1a9b10af74a6d46d30e6dfcb0b1cd9ce 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	err = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ, 0);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto exit;
-	blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ);
 
 exit:
 	/* announce disk after possible partitions are created */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index b89d193a00d9078436e751492f7a15724a6401ec..3261518478f4cfa456e27e16482beae0d92c5da8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ static int release_journal_dev(struct super_block *super,
 	if (journal->j_dev_bd != NULL) {
 		if (journal->j_dev_bd->bd_dev != super->s_dev)
 			bd_release(journal->j_dev_bd);
-		result = blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd);
+		result = blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd, 0); /* move up */
 		journal->j_dev_bd = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
 		} else if (jdev != super->s_dev) {
 			result = bd_claim(journal->j_dev_bd, journal);
 			if (result) {
-				blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd);
+				blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd, blkdev_mode);
 				return result;
 			}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b5894604ba5ee5a949cef0bdc8efb6bccae1d5a9..04c8dc41f45411ce8a0e91bc5d964d5380bb24a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ extern int blkdev_driver_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 			       unsigned long arg);
 extern long compat_blkdev_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned, unsigned long);
 extern int blkdev_get(struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned);
-extern int blkdev_put(struct block_device *);
+extern int blkdev_put(struct block_device *, fmode_t);
 extern int bd_claim(struct block_device *, void *);
 extern void bd_release(struct block_device *);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index 80ccac849e4639f0b6224dead782aef918fdeec9..7b9d611c1106828c34c00dd7f4496b2fb2c1c5c4 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int swsusp_swap_check(void) /* This is called before saving image */
 
 	res = set_blocksize(resume_bdev, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (res < 0)
-		blkdev_put(resume_bdev);
+		blkdev_put(resume_bdev, FMODE_WRITE);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ int swsusp_read(unsigned int *flags_p)
 		error = load_image(&handle, &snapshot, header->pages - 1);
 	release_swap_reader(&handle);
 
-	blkdev_put(resume_bdev);
+	blkdev_put(resume_bdev, FMODE_READ);
 
 	if (!error)
 		pr_debug("PM: Image successfully loaded\n");
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ int swsusp_check(void)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (error)
-			blkdev_put(resume_bdev);
+			blkdev_put(resume_bdev, FMODE_READ);
 		else
 			pr_debug("PM: Signature found, resuming\n");
 	} else {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ void swsusp_close(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	blkdev_put(resume_bdev);
+	blkdev_put(resume_bdev, 0); /* move up */
 }
 
 static int swsusp_header_init(void)