diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index bdb3bbb253d9f8772cce383105b5ac86f9f32419..ae74d0409afab969eb1c5958779c32a25c96f6b2 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ static int blk_ioctl_discard(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	uint64_t range[2];
 	uint64_t start, len;
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
-	struct address_space *mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
-
+	int err;
 
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
@@ -134,7 +133,11 @@ static int blk_ioctl_discard(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 
 	if (start + len > i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	truncate_inode_pages_range(mapping, start, start + len - 1);
+
+	err = truncate_bdev_range(bdev, mode, start, start + len - 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	return blkdev_issue_discard(bdev, start >> 9, len >> 9,
 				    GFP_KERNEL, flags);
 }
@@ -143,8 +146,8 @@ static int blk_ioctl_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 		unsigned long arg)
 {
 	uint64_t range[2];
-	struct address_space *mapping;
 	uint64_t start, end, len;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
@@ -166,8 +169,9 @@ static int blk_ioctl_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Invalidate the page cache, including dirty pages */
-	mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
-	truncate_inode_pages_range(mapping, start, end);
+	err = truncate_bdev_range(bdev, mode, start, end);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return blkdev_issue_zeroout(bdev, start >> 9, len >> 9, GFP_KERNEL,
 			BLKDEV_ZERO_NOUNMAP);
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 9cb205405f9d99d2e0a52d0bb63ee3b51cfcd6bc..c70c41ecba48721ca35ae95a88bbf0665426176e 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -103,6 +103,35 @@ void invalidate_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalidate_bdev);
 
+/*
+ * Drop all buffers & page cache for given bdev range. This function bails
+ * with error if bdev has other exclusive owner (such as filesystem).
+ */
+int truncate_bdev_range(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
+			loff_t lstart, loff_t lend)
+{
+	struct block_device *claimed_bdev = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we don't hold exclusive handle for the device, upgrade to it
+	 * while we discard the buffer cache to avoid discarding buffers
+	 * under live filesystem.
+	 */
+	if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL)) {
+		claimed_bdev = bdev->bd_contains;
+		err = bd_prepare_to_claim(bdev, claimed_bdev,
+					  truncate_bdev_range);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	truncate_inode_pages_range(bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping, lstart, lend);
+	if (claimed_bdev)
+		bd_abort_claiming(bdev, claimed_bdev, truncate_bdev_range);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(truncate_bdev_range);
+
 static void set_init_blocksize(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	bdev->bd_inode->i_blkbits = blksize_bits(bdev_logical_block_size(bdev));
@@ -1968,7 +1997,6 @@ static long blkdev_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t start,
 			     loff_t len)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(bdev_file_inode(file));
-	struct address_space *mapping;
 	loff_t end = start + len - 1;
 	loff_t isize;
 	int error;
@@ -1996,8 +2024,9 @@ static long blkdev_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t start,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Invalidate the page cache, including dirty pages. */
-	mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
-	truncate_inode_pages_range(mapping, start, end);
+	error = truncate_bdev_range(bdev, file->f_mode, start, end);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE:
@@ -2024,7 +2053,7 @@ static long blkdev_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t start,
 	 * the caller will be given -EBUSY.  The third argument is
 	 * inclusive, so the rounding here is safe.
 	 */
-	return invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping,
+	return invalidate_inode_pages2_range(bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping,
 					     start >> PAGE_SHIFT,
 					     end >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 7d82959e7b8619ab1d38b428cc1e394bbb9db967..37ec5a73d027b109982cae099b2b5461fd448089 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1987,11 +1987,18 @@ void bdput(struct block_device *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 void invalidate_bdev(struct block_device *bdev);
+int truncate_bdev_range(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, loff_t lstart,
+			loff_t lend);
 int sync_blockdev(struct block_device *bdev);
 #else
 static inline void invalidate_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 }
+static inline int truncate_bdev_range(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
+				      loff_t lstart, loff_t lend)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline int sync_blockdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	return 0;