diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ocfs2.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ocfs2.txt
index b63bd2d7fcd3017bc8d63206da7e7978d143bce9..071fad137eb553b5ba2dd158c615ce185cccd294 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ocfs2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ocfs2.txt
@@ -72,3 +72,6 @@ commit=nrsec	(*)	Ocfs2 can be told to sync all its data and metadata
 			it at the default (5 seconds).
 			Setting it to very large values will improve
 			performance.
+localalloc=8(*)		Allows custom localalloc size in MB. If the value is too
+			large, the fs will silently revert it to the default.
+			Localalloc is not enabled for local mounts.
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index 0de0792fce7fdb80775c0683ebd13145fb964807..add1ffdc5c6c75bb2accdb65972466f2651e80c8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -75,18 +75,12 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_new_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_slide_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 					  struct inode *local_alloc_inode);
 
-/*
- * Determine how large our local alloc window should be, in bits.
- *
- * These values (and the behavior in ocfs2_alloc_should_use_local) have
- * been chosen so that most allocations, including new block groups go
- * through local alloc.
- */
 static inline int ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
-	BUG_ON(osb->s_clustersize_bits < 12);
+	BUG_ON(osb->s_clustersize_bits > 20);
 
-	return 2048 >> (osb->s_clustersize_bits - 12);
+	/* Size local alloc windows by the megabyte */
+	return osb->local_alloc_size << (20 - osb->s_clustersize_bits);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -96,18 +90,23 @@ static inline int ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 int ocfs2_alloc_should_use_local(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 bits)
 {
 	int la_bits = ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(osb);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (osb->local_alloc_state != OCFS2_LA_ENABLED)
-		return 0;
+		goto bail;
 
 	/* la_bits should be at least twice the size (in clusters) of
 	 * a new block group. We want to be sure block group
 	 * allocations go through the local alloc, so allow an
 	 * allocation to take up to half the bitmap. */
 	if (bits > (la_bits / 2))
-		return 0;
+		goto bail;
 
-	return 1;
+	ret = 1;
+bail:
+	mlog(0, "state=%d, bits=%llu, la_bits=%d, ret=%d\n",
+	     osb->local_alloc_state, (unsigned long long)bits, la_bits, ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int ocfs2_load_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
@@ -121,6 +120,19 @@ int ocfs2_load_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 
 	mlog_entry_void();
 
+	if (ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
+		goto bail;
+
+	if (osb->local_alloc_size == 0)
+		goto bail;
+
+	if (ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(osb) >= osb->bitmap_cpg) {
+		mlog(ML_NOTICE, "Requested local alloc window %d is larger "
+		     "than max possible %u. Using defaults.\n",
+		     ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(osb), (osb->bitmap_cpg - 1));
+		osb->local_alloc_size = OCFS2_DEFAULT_LOCAL_ALLOC_SIZE;
+	}
+
 	/* read the alloc off disk */
 	inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb, LOCAL_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
 					    osb->slot_num);
@@ -181,6 +193,9 @@ int ocfs2_load_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	if (inode)
 		iput(inode);
 
+	mlog(0, "Local alloc window bits = %d\n",
+	     ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(osb));
+
 	mlog_exit(status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -521,6 +536,9 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		iput(local_alloc_inode);
 	}
 
+	mlog(0, "bits=%d, slot=%d, ret=%d\n", bits_wanted, osb->slot_num,
+	     status);
+
 	mlog_exit(status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 82802f5672a1859a1932df82b42eba42795a2eee..d12bd7036da7ad52ada64b73d31727ae34ffa2ee 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct ocfs2_super
 	struct ocfs2_journal *journal;
 	unsigned long osb_commit_interval;
 
+	int local_alloc_size;
 	enum ocfs2_local_alloc_state local_alloc_state;
 	struct buffer_head *local_alloc_bh;
 	u64 la_last_gd;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
index 425551737f1f0566e4b549d4ee4019ab95d88223..3633edd3982f731a1c1c67bf1cdab945eea0689e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ struct ocfs2_new_group_input {
 /* Journal limits (in bytes) */
 #define OCFS2_MIN_JOURNAL_SIZE		(4 * 1024 * 1024)
 
+/*
+ * Default local alloc size (in megabytes)
+ *
+ * The value chosen should be such that most allocations, including new
+ * block groups, use local alloc.
+ */
+#define OCFS2_DEFAULT_LOCAL_ALLOC_SIZE	8
+
 struct ocfs2_system_inode_info {
 	char	*si_name;
 	int	si_iflags;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 4391744e80f8aea26e36e621561d05cddb69512f..7e397e2c25dd219fd55e3f16c363488fb57223e6 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,9 @@ int __ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		if (min_clusters > (osb->bitmap_cpg - 1)) {
 			/* The only paths asking for contiguousness
 			 * should know about this already. */
-			mlog(ML_ERROR, "minimum allocation requested exceeds "
-				       "group bitmap size!");
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "minimum allocation requested %u exceeds "
+			     "group bitmap size %u!\n", min_clusters,
+			     osb->bitmap_cpg);
 			status = -ENOSPC;
 			goto bail;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 8044ed97d36263161ad0c81ebb36225df56f08d4..1104f14c318366f4da5fc495c682f7798201a53a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct mount_options
 	unsigned long	mount_opt;
 	unsigned int	atime_quantum;
 	signed short	slot;
+	unsigned int	localalloc_opt;
 };
 
 static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb, char *options,
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_atime_quantum,
 	Opt_slot,
 	Opt_commit,
+	Opt_localalloc,
 	Opt_err,
 };
 
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 	{Opt_atime_quantum, "atime_quantum=%u"},
 	{Opt_slot, "preferred_slot=%u"},
 	{Opt_commit, "commit=%u"},
+	{Opt_localalloc, "localalloc=%d"},
 	{Opt_err, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -602,6 +605,7 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	osb->s_atime_quantum = parsed_options.atime_quantum;
 	osb->preferred_slot = parsed_options.slot;
 	osb->osb_commit_interval = parsed_options.commit_interval;
+	osb->local_alloc_size = parsed_options.localalloc_opt;
 
 	sb->s_magic = OCFS2_SUPER_MAGIC;
 
@@ -756,6 +760,7 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 	mopt->mount_opt = 0;
 	mopt->atime_quantum = OCFS2_DEFAULT_ATIME_QUANTUM;
 	mopt->slot = OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT;
+	mopt->localalloc_opt = OCFS2_DEFAULT_LOCAL_ALLOC_SIZE;
 
 	if (!options) {
 		status = 1;
@@ -834,6 +839,15 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 				option = JBD_DEFAULT_MAX_COMMIT_AGE;
 			mopt->commit_interval = HZ * option;
 			break;
+		case Opt_localalloc:
+			option = 0;
+			if (match_int(&args[0], &option)) {
+				status = 0;
+				goto bail;
+			}
+			if (option >= 0 && (option <= ocfs2_local_alloc_size(sb) * 8))
+				mopt->localalloc_opt = option;
+			break;
 		default:
 			mlog(ML_ERROR,
 			     "Unrecognized mount option \"%s\" "
@@ -886,6 +900,9 @@ static int ocfs2_show_options(struct seq_file *s, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		seq_printf(s, ",commit=%u",
 			   (unsigned) (osb->osb_commit_interval / HZ));
 
+	if (osb->local_alloc_size != OCFS2_DEFAULT_LOCAL_ALLOC_SIZE)
+		seq_printf(s, ",localalloc=%d", osb->local_alloc_size);
+
 	return 0;
 }