diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 88fcfb4f5c4ddc163d7c6c8e093e9090c248f7d3..0d6831a40565015da1af7f343544e25551bcaf57 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -280,50 +280,6 @@ int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = ip->i_inode.i_sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct gfs2_inode *rindex = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex);
-	struct gfs2_glock *ri_gl = rindex->i_gl;
-	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
-	struct gfs2_holder ri_gh, rg_gh;
-	int existing, error;
-
-	/* if we come from rename path, we could have the lock already */
-	existing = gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ri_gl);
-	if (!existing) {
-		error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* find the matching rgd */
-	error = -EIO;
-	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_num.no_addr);
-	if (!rgd)
-		goto out_norgrp;
-
-	/*
-	 * Eventually we may want to move rgd(s) to a linked list
-	 * and piggyback the free logic into one of gfs2 daemons
-	 * to gain some performance.
-	 */
-	if (!rgd->rd_gl || !gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(rgd->rd_gl)) {
-		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &rg_gh);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_norgrp;
-
-		gfs2_unlink_di(&ip->i_inode); /* mark inode unlinked */
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rg_gh);
-	}
-
-out_norgrp:
-	if (!existing)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
-out:
-	return error;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_change_nlink - Change nlink count on inode
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
@@ -365,7 +321,7 @@ int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
 	mark_inode_dirty(&ip->i_inode);
 
 	if (ip->i_inode.i_nlink == 0)
-		error = gfs2_change_nlink_i(ip);
+		gfs2_unlink_di(&ip->i_inode); /* mark inode unlinked */
 
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 5591f8905cf72763262fe759cab36e775261b11f..f40a84807d75468f5b9a302d9b3bf9d1a07f2618 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -264,13 +264,23 @@ static int gfs2_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(dir);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(dir);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
-	struct gfs2_holder ghs[2];
+	struct gfs2_holder ghs[3];
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder ri_gh;
 	int error;
 
+	error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	gfs2_holder_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
-	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 1);
+	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl,  LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 1);
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m(2, ghs);
+	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_num.no_addr);
+	gfs2_holder_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 2);
+
+
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m(3, ghs);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -291,10 +301,12 @@ static int gfs2_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 out_end_trans:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 out_gunlock:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_m(2, ghs);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_m(3, ghs);
 out:
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 1);
+	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 2);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -449,13 +461,22 @@ static int gfs2_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(dir);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(dir);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
-	struct gfs2_holder ghs[2];
+	struct gfs2_holder ghs[3];
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder ri_gh;
 	int error;
 
+
+	error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 	gfs2_holder_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 1);
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m(2, ghs);
+	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_num.no_addr);
+	gfs2_holder_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 2);
+
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m(3, ghs);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -483,10 +504,12 @@ static int gfs2_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 out_gunlock:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_m(2, ghs);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_m(3, ghs);
 out:
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 1);
+	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 2);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -547,7 +570,8 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(odentry->d_inode);
 	struct gfs2_inode *nip = NULL;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(odir);
-	struct gfs2_holder ghs[4], r_gh;
+	struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh;
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *nrgd;
 	unsigned int num_gh;
 	int dir_rename = 0;
 	int alloc_required;
@@ -587,6 +611,13 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	if (nip) {
 		gfs2_holder_init(nip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + num_gh);
 		num_gh++;
+		/* grab the resource lock for unlink flag twiddling 
+		 * this is the case of the target file already existing
+		 * so we unlink before doing the rename
+		 */
+		nrgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, nip->i_num.no_addr);
+		if (nrgd)
+			gfs2_holder_init(nrgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + num_gh++);
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_m(num_gh, ghs);