diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index d724ceb..cc46d49 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -294,11 +294,12 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (get_user(n, (int __user *) arg))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL) && bd_claim(bdev, &bdev) < 0)
+		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL) &&
+		    blkdev_get(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL, &bdev) < 0)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		ret = set_blocksize(bdev, n);
 		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL))
-			bd_release(bdev);
+			blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		return ret;
 	case BLKPG:
 		ret = blkpg_ioctl(bdev, (struct blkpg_ioctl_arg __user *) arg);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 9bdcf43..0590b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -923,8 +923,6 @@
 struct drbd_backing_dev {
 	struct block_device *backing_bdev;
 	struct block_device *md_bdev;
-	struct file *lo_file;
-	struct file *md_file;
 	struct drbd_md md;
 	struct disk_conf dc; /* The user provided config... */
 	sector_t known_size; /* last known size of that backing device */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 25c7a73..7ec1a82 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -3361,11 +3361,8 @@
 	if (ldev == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	bd_release(ldev->backing_bdev);
-	bd_release(ldev->md_bdev);
-
-	fput(ldev->lo_file);
-	fput(ldev->md_file);
+	blkdev_put(ldev->backing_bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(ldev->md_bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	kfree(ldev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 87925e9..fd03460 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 	sector_t max_possible_sectors;
 	sector_t min_md_device_sectors;
 	struct drbd_backing_dev *nbc = NULL; /* new_backing_conf */
-	struct inode *inode, *inode2;
+	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct lru_cache *resync_lru = NULL;
 	union drbd_state ns, os;
 	unsigned int max_seg_s;
@@ -902,46 +902,40 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	nbc->lo_file = filp_open(nbc->dc.backing_dev, O_RDWR, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(nbc->lo_file)) {
+	bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(nbc->dc.backing_dev,
+				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, mdev);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		dev_err(DEV, "open(\"%s\") failed with %ld\n", nbc->dc.backing_dev,
-		    PTR_ERR(nbc->lo_file));
-		nbc->lo_file = NULL;
+			PTR_ERR(bdev));
 		retcode = ERR_OPEN_DISK;
 		goto fail;
 	}
+	nbc->backing_bdev = bdev;
 
-	inode = nbc->lo_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
-
-	if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
-		retcode = ERR_DISK_NOT_BDEV;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	nbc->md_file = filp_open(nbc->dc.meta_dev, O_RDWR, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(nbc->md_file)) {
+	/*
+	 * meta_dev_idx >= 0: external fixed size, possibly multiple
+	 * drbd sharing one meta device.  TODO in that case, paranoia
+	 * check that [md_bdev, meta_dev_idx] is not yet used by some
+	 * other drbd minor!  (if you use drbd.conf + drbdadm, that
+	 * should check it for you already; but if you don't, or
+	 * someone fooled it, we need to double check here)
+	 */
+	bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(nbc->dc.meta_dev,
+				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
+				   (nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx < 0) ?
+				   (void *)mdev : (void *)drbd_m_holder);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		dev_err(DEV, "open(\"%s\") failed with %ld\n", nbc->dc.meta_dev,
-		    PTR_ERR(nbc->md_file));
-		nbc->md_file = NULL;
+			PTR_ERR(bdev));
 		retcode = ERR_OPEN_MD_DISK;
 		goto fail;
 	}
+	nbc->md_bdev = bdev;
 
-	inode2 = nbc->md_file->f_dentry->d_inode;
-
-	if (!S_ISBLK(inode2->i_mode)) {
-		retcode = ERR_MD_NOT_BDEV;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	nbc->backing_bdev = inode->i_bdev;
-	if (bd_claim(nbc->backing_bdev, mdev)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "drbd: bd_claim(%p,%p); failed [%p;%p;%u]\n",
-		       nbc->backing_bdev, mdev,
-		       nbc->backing_bdev->bd_holder,
-		       nbc->backing_bdev->bd_contains->bd_holder,
-		       nbc->backing_bdev->bd_holders);
-		retcode = ERR_BDCLAIM_DISK;
+	if ((nbc->backing_bdev == nbc->md_bdev) !=
+	    (nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx == DRBD_MD_INDEX_INTERNAL ||
+	     nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx == DRBD_MD_INDEX_FLEX_INT)) {
+		retcode = ERR_MD_IDX_INVALID;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
@@ -950,28 +944,7 @@
 			offsetof(struct bm_extent, lce));
 	if (!resync_lru) {
 		retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
-		goto release_bdev_fail;
-	}
-
-	/* meta_dev_idx >= 0: external fixed size,
-	 * possibly multiple drbd sharing one meta device.
-	 * TODO in that case, paranoia check that [md_bdev, meta_dev_idx] is
-	 * not yet used by some other drbd minor!
-	 * (if you use drbd.conf + drbdadm,
-	 * that should check it for you already; but if you don't, or someone
-	 * fooled it, we need to double check here) */
-	nbc->md_bdev = inode2->i_bdev;
-	if (bd_claim(nbc->md_bdev, (nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx < 0) ? (void *)mdev
-				: (void *) drbd_m_holder)) {
-		retcode = ERR_BDCLAIM_MD_DISK;
-		goto release_bdev_fail;
-	}
-
-	if ((nbc->backing_bdev == nbc->md_bdev) !=
-	    (nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx == DRBD_MD_INDEX_INTERNAL ||
-	     nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx == DRBD_MD_INDEX_FLEX_INT)) {
-		retcode = ERR_MD_IDX_INVALID;
-		goto release_bdev2_fail;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	/* RT - for drbd_get_max_capacity() DRBD_MD_INDEX_FLEX_INT */
@@ -982,7 +955,7 @@
 			(unsigned long long) drbd_get_max_capacity(nbc),
 			(unsigned long long) nbc->dc.disk_size);
 		retcode = ERR_DISK_TO_SMALL;
-		goto release_bdev2_fail;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	if (nbc->dc.meta_dev_idx < 0) {
@@ -999,7 +972,7 @@
 		dev_warn(DEV, "refusing attach: md-device too small, "
 		     "at least %llu sectors needed for this meta-disk type\n",
 		     (unsigned long long) min_md_device_sectors);
-		goto release_bdev2_fail;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the new disk is big enough
@@ -1007,7 +980,7 @@
 	if (drbd_get_max_capacity(nbc) <
 	    drbd_get_capacity(mdev->this_bdev)) {
 		retcode = ERR_DISK_TO_SMALL;
-		goto release_bdev2_fail;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	nbc->known_size = drbd_get_capacity(nbc->backing_bdev);
@@ -1030,7 +1003,7 @@
 	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_ATTACHING), CS_VERBOSE);
 	drbd_resume_io(mdev);
 	if (retcode < SS_SUCCESS)
-		goto release_bdev2_fail;
+		goto fail;
 
 	if (!get_ldev_if_state(mdev, D_ATTACHING))
 		goto force_diskless;
@@ -1264,18 +1237,14 @@
  force_diskless:
 	drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_DISKLESS));
 	drbd_md_sync(mdev);
- release_bdev2_fail:
-	if (nbc)
-		bd_release(nbc->md_bdev);
- release_bdev_fail:
-	if (nbc)
-		bd_release(nbc->backing_bdev);
  fail:
 	if (nbc) {
-		if (nbc->lo_file)
-			fput(nbc->lo_file);
-		if (nbc->md_file)
-			fput(nbc->md_file);
+		if (nbc->backing_bdev)
+			blkdev_put(nbc->backing_bdev,
+				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		if (nbc->md_bdev)
+			blkdev_put(nbc->md_bdev,
+				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
 		kfree(nbc);
 	}
 	lc_destroy(resync_lru);
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 19b3568..77d70ee 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -2296,15 +2296,12 @@
 	 * so bdget() can't fail.
 	 */
 	bdget(pd->bdev->bd_dev);
-	if ((ret = blkdev_get(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ)))
+	if ((ret = blkdev_get(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL, pd)))
 		goto out;
 
-	if ((ret = bd_claim(pd->bdev, pd)))
-		goto out_putdev;
-
 	if ((ret = pkt_get_last_written(pd, &lba))) {
 		printk(DRIVER_NAME": pkt_get_last_written failed\n");
-		goto out_unclaim;
+		goto out_putdev;
 	}
 
 	set_capacity(pd->disk, lba << 2);
@@ -2314,7 +2311,7 @@
 	q = bdev_get_queue(pd->bdev);
 	if (write) {
 		if ((ret = pkt_open_write(pd)))
-			goto out_unclaim;
+			goto out_putdev;
 		/*
 		 * Some CDRW drives can not handle writes larger than one packet,
 		 * even if the size is a multiple of the packet size.
@@ -2329,23 +2326,21 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((ret = pkt_set_segment_merging(pd, q)))
-		goto out_unclaim;
+		goto out_putdev;
 
 	if (write) {
 		if (!pkt_grow_pktlist(pd, CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD_BUFFERS)) {
 			printk(DRIVER_NAME": not enough memory for buffers\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_unclaim;
+			goto out_putdev;
 		}
 		printk(DRIVER_NAME": %lukB available on disc\n", lba << 1);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_unclaim:
-	bd_release(pd->bdev);
 out_putdev:
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2362,8 +2357,7 @@
 	pkt_lock_door(pd, 0);
 
 	pkt_set_speed(pd, MAX_SPEED, MAX_SPEED);
-	bd_release(pd->bdev);
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	pkt_shrink_pktlist(pd);
 }
@@ -2733,7 +2727,7 @@
 	bdev = bdget(dev);
 	if (!bdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	ret = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_NDELAY);
+	ret = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_NDELAY, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index bfe25ea..b4b9d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -65,15 +65,12 @@
 	if (!bdev)
 		goto out;
 	igrab(bdev->bd_inode);
-	err = blkdev_get(bdev, filp->f_mode);
+	err = blkdev_get(bdev, filp->f_mode | FMODE_EXCL, raw_open);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = bd_claim(bdev, raw_open);
-	if (err)
-		goto out1;
 	err = set_blocksize(bdev, bdev_logical_block_size(bdev));
 	if (err)
-		goto out2;
+		goto out1;
 	filp->f_flags |= O_DIRECT;
 	filp->f_mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
 	if (++raw_devices[minor].inuse == 1)
@@ -83,10 +80,8 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
-out2:
-	bd_release(bdev);
 out1:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);
 	return err;
@@ -110,8 +105,7 @@
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&raw_mutex);
 
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 2c876ff..9e88ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -325,20 +325,13 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(d->dm_dev.bdev);
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL, _claim_ptr);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 
-	r = bd_claim(bdev, _claim_ptr);
-	if (r) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	r = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, dm_disk(md));
 	if (r) {
-		bd_release(bdev);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -354,9 +347,7 @@
 	if (!d->dm_dev.bdev)
 		return;
 
-	bd_unlink_disk_holder(d->dm_dev.bdev);
-	bd_release(d->dm_dev.bdev);
-	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 	d->dm_dev.bdev = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index c47644f..6af951f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,6 @@
 		MD_BUG();
 		return;
 	}
-	bd_unlink_disk_holder(rdev->bdev);
 	list_del_rcu(&rdev->same_set);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "md: unbind<%s>\n", bdevname(rdev->bdev,b));
 	rdev->mddev = NULL;
@@ -1935,19 +1934,13 @@
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL,
+			      shared ? (mdk_rdev_t *)lock_rdev : rdev);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "md: could not open %s.\n",
 			__bdevname(dev, b));
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 	}
-	err = bd_claim(bdev, shared ? (mdk_rdev_t *)lock_rdev : rdev);
-	if (err) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "md: could not bd_claim %s.\n",
-			bdevname(bdev, b));
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
-		return err;
-	}
 	if (!shared)
 		set_bit(AllReserved, &rdev->flags);
 	rdev->bdev = bdev;
@@ -1960,8 +1953,7 @@
 	rdev->bdev = NULL;
 	if (!bdev)
 		MD_BUG();
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 void md_autodetect_dev(dev_t dev);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index a9e2d3b..aa557be 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	if (dev->blkdev) {
 		invalidate_mapping_pages(dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_mapping,
 					0, -1);
-		close_bdev_exclusive(dev->blkdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(dev->blkdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 	}
 
 	kfree(dev);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 /* FIXME: ensure that mtd->size % erase_size == 0 */
 static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size)
 {
-	const fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
+	const fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL;
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct block2mtd_dev *dev;
 	char *name;
@@ -255,17 +255,8 @@
 		   to resolve the device name by other means. */
 
 		dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(devname);
-		if (devt) {
-			bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, mode);
-			if (!IS_ERR(bdev)) {
-				int ret;
-				ret = bd_claim(bdev, dev);
-				if (ret) {
-					blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
-					bdev = ERR_PTR(ret);
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		if (devt)
+			bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, mode, dev);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
index 30a1ca3..5505bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 
 	bdev = bdget_disk(block->gdp, 0);
-	if (!bdev || blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ) < 0)
+	if (!bdev || blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ, NULL) < 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	/*
 	 * See fs/partition/check.c:register_disk,rescan_partitions
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 9329068..fc48912 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
 	else if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev)
 		return true;  	 /* is a whole device which isn't held */
 
-	else if (whole->bd_holder == bd_claim)
+	else if (whole->bd_holder == bd_may_claim)
 		return true; 	 /* is a partition of a device that is being partitioned */
 	else if (whole->bd_holder != NULL)
 		return false;	 /* is a partition of a held device */
@@ -807,10 +807,10 @@
 {
 	/* note that for a whole device bd_holders
 	 * will be incremented twice, and bd_holder will
-	 * be set to bd_claim before being set to holder
+	 * be set to bd_may_claim before being set to holder
 	 */
 	whole->bd_holders++;
-	whole->bd_holder = bd_claim;
+	whole->bd_holder = bd_may_claim;
 	bdev->bd_holders++;
 	bdev->bd_holder = holder;
 }
@@ -835,37 +835,7 @@
 	__bd_abort_claiming(whole, holder); /* not actually an abort */
 }
 
-/**
- * bd_claim - claim a block device
- * @bdev: block device to claim
- * @holder: holder trying to claim @bdev
- *
- * Try to claim @bdev which must have been opened successfully.
- *
- * CONTEXT:
- * Might sleep.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * 0 if successful, -EBUSY if @bdev is already claimed.
- */
-int bd_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
-{
-	struct block_device *whole = bdev->bd_contains;
-	int res;
-
-	might_sleep();
-
-	spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
-	res = bd_prepare_to_claim(bdev, whole, holder);
-	if (res == 0)
-		__bd_claim(bdev, whole, holder);
-	spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
-
-	return res;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_claim);
-
-void bd_release(struct block_device *bdev)
+static void bd_release(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
 	if (!--bdev->bd_contains->bd_holders)
@@ -875,8 +845,6 @@
 	spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_release);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 static int add_symlink(struct kobject *from, struct kobject *to)
 {
@@ -943,7 +911,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bd_link_disk_holder);
 
-void bd_unlink_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev)
+static void bd_unlink_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_holder_disk;
 
@@ -954,7 +922,9 @@
 	del_symlink(disk->slave_dir, &part_to_dev(bdev->bd_part)->kobj);
 	del_symlink(bdev->bd_part->holder_dir, &disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bd_unlink_disk_holder);
+#else
+static inline void bd_unlink_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev)
+{ }
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -964,12 +934,12 @@
  * to be used for internal purposes.  If you ever need it - reconsider
  * your API.
  */
-struct block_device *open_by_devnum(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode)
+struct block_device *open_by_devnum(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = bdget(dev);
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (bdev)
-		err = blkdev_get(bdev, mode);
+		err = blkdev_get(bdev, mode, holder);
 	return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : bdev;
 }
 
@@ -1235,17 +1205,37 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
+int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
 {
-	return __blkdev_get(bdev, mode, 0);
+	struct block_device *whole = NULL;
+	int res;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((mode & FMODE_EXCL) && !holder);
+
+	if ((mode & FMODE_EXCL) && holder) {
+		whole = bd_start_claiming(bdev, holder);
+		if (IS_ERR(whole)) {
+			bdput(bdev);
+			return PTR_ERR(whole);
+		}
+	}
+
+	res = __blkdev_get(bdev, mode, 0);
+
+	if (whole) {
+		if (res == 0)
+			bd_finish_claiming(bdev, whole, holder);
+		else
+			bd_abort_claiming(whole, holder);
+	}
+
+	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get);
 
 static int blkdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
-	struct block_device *whole = NULL;
 	struct block_device *bdev;
-	int res;
 
 	/*
 	 * Preserve backwards compatibility and allow large file access
@@ -1266,26 +1256,9 @@
 	if (bdev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_EXCL) {
-		whole = bd_start_claiming(bdev, filp);
-		if (IS_ERR(whole)) {
-			bdput(bdev);
-			return PTR_ERR(whole);
-		}
-	}
-
 	filp->f_mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
 
-	res = blkdev_get(bdev, filp->f_mode);
-
-	if (whole) {
-		if (res == 0)
-			bd_finish_claiming(bdev, whole, filp);
-		else
-			bd_abort_claiming(whole, filp);
-	}
-
-	return res;
+	return blkdev_get(bdev, filp->f_mode, filp);
 }
 
 static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
@@ -1329,6 +1302,13 @@
 
 int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
+	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL) {
+		mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+		bd_release(bdev);
+		if (!bdev->bd_holders)
+			bd_unlink_disk_holder(bdev);
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+	}
 	return __blkdev_put(bdev, mode, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put);
@@ -1336,8 +1316,7 @@
 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, filp->f_mode);
 }
 
@@ -1494,55 +1473,27 @@
  */
 struct block_device *open_bdev_exclusive(const char *path, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
 {
-	struct block_device *bdev, *whole;
+	struct block_device *bdev;
 	int error;
 
 	bdev = lookup_bdev(path);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return bdev;
 
-	whole = bd_start_claiming(bdev, holder);
-	if (IS_ERR(whole)) {
-		bdput(bdev);
-		return whole;
+	error = blkdev_get(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL, holder);
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && bdev_read_only(bdev)) {
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	}
 
-	error = blkdev_get(bdev, mode);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_abort_claiming;
-
-	error = -EACCES;
-	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && bdev_read_only(bdev))
-		goto out_blkdev_put;
-
-	bd_finish_claiming(bdev, whole, holder);
 	return bdev;
-
-out_blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
-out_abort_claiming:
-	bd_abort_claiming(whole, holder);
-	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_bdev_exclusive);
 
-/**
- * close_bdev_exclusive  -  close a blockdevice opened by open_bdev_exclusive()
- *
- * @bdev:	blockdevice to close
- * @mode:	mode, must match that used to open.
- *
- * This is the counterpart to open_bdev_exclusive().
- */
-void close_bdev_exclusive(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
-{
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(close_bdev_exclusive);
-
 int __invalidate_device(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = get_super(bdev);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index d395962..f1b729d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		if (device->bdev) {
-			close_bdev_exclusive(device->bdev, device->mode);
+			blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 			device->bdev = NULL;
 			fs_devices->open_devices--;
 		}
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
 
 	list_for_each_entry(device, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
 		if (device->bdev) {
-			close_bdev_exclusive(device->bdev, device->mode);
+			blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 			fs_devices->open_devices--;
 		}
 		if (device->writeable) {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
 error_brelse:
 		brelse(bh);
 error_close:
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, flags);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, flags | FMODE_EXCL);
 error:
 		continue;
 	}
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
 
 	brelse(bh);
 error_close:
-	close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, flags);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, flags | FMODE_EXCL);
 error:
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@
 		root->fs_info->fs_devices->latest_bdev = next_device->bdev;
 
 	if (device->bdev) {
-		close_bdev_exclusive(device->bdev, device->mode);
+		blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		device->bdev = NULL;
 		device->fs_devices->open_devices--;
 	}
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@
 	brelse(bh);
 error_close:
 	if (bdev)
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, FMODE_READ);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
 	return ret;
 error:
-	close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, 0);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_EXCL);
 	if (seeding_dev) {
 		mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 2fedaf8..23e7513 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL, sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		goto fail;
 	return bdev;
@@ -364,8 +364,7 @@
  */
 static int ext3_blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 static int ext3_blkdev_remove(struct ext3_sb_info *sbi)
@@ -2136,13 +2135,6 @@
 	if (bdev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (bd_claim(bdev, sb)) {
-		ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
-			"error: failed to claim external journal device");
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	blocksize = sb->s_blocksize;
 	hblock = bdev_logical_block_size(bdev);
 	if (blocksize < hblock) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 61182fe..5dd0b3e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL, sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		goto fail;
 	return bdev;
@@ -663,8 +663,7 @@
  */
 static int ext4_blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	return blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 static int ext4_blkdev_remove(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
@@ -3758,13 +3757,6 @@
 	if (bdev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (bd_claim(bdev, sb)) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
-			"failed to claim external journal device");
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	blocksize = sb->s_blocksize;
 	hblock = bdev_logical_block_size(bdev);
 	if (blocksize < hblock) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 3eb1393..c1f0763 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@
 		goto error_bdev;
 
 	if (s->s_root)
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	args.ar_quota = GFS2_QUOTA_DEFAULT;
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
 	deactivate_locked_super(s);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 error_bdev:
-	close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index e1b8493..5a290f2 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1120,16 +1120,13 @@
 	 * file systems to log may have n-to-1 relationship;
 	 */
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(sbi->logdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(sbi->logdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL,
+			      log);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		rc = -PTR_ERR(bdev);
 		goto free;
 	}
 
-	if ((rc = bd_claim(bdev, log))) {
-		goto close;
-	}
-
 	log->bdev = bdev;
 	memcpy(log->uuid, sbi->loguuid, sizeof(log->uuid));
 
@@ -1137,7 +1134,7 @@
 	 * initialize log:
 	 */
 	if ((rc = lmLogInit(log)))
-		goto unclaim;
+		goto close;
 
 	list_add(&log->journal_list, &jfs_external_logs);
 
@@ -1163,11 +1160,8 @@
 	list_del(&log->journal_list);
 	lbmLogShutdown(log);
 
-      unclaim:
-	bd_release(bdev);
-
       close:		/* close external log device */
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 
       free:		/* free log descriptor */
 	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
@@ -1512,8 +1506,7 @@
 	bdev = log->bdev;
 	rc = lmLogShutdown(log);
 
-	bd_release(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	kfree(log);
 
diff --git a/fs/logfs/dev_bdev.c b/fs/logfs/dev_bdev.c
index 92ca6fb..734b902 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/dev_bdev.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/dev_bdev.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 
 static void bdev_put_device(struct logfs_super *s)
 {
-	close_bdev_exclusive(s->s_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	blkdev_put(s->s_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 static int bdev_can_write_buf(struct super_block *sb, u64 ofs)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 
 	if (MAJOR(bdev->bd_dev) == MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR) {
 		int mtdnr = MINOR(bdev->bd_dev);
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 		return logfs_get_sb_mtd(p, mtdnr);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index f804d41..756a679 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!s_new)
-		close_bdev_exclusive(sd.bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	return root_dentry;
 
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@
 
  failed:
 	if (!s_new)
-		close_bdev_exclusive(sd.bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 52c7557..d0a2721 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	reg->hr_bdev = I_BDEV(filp->f_mapping->host);
-	ret = blkdev_get(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
+	ret = blkdev_get(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		reg->hr_bdev = NULL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 0a8b0ad..2e6501d 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
 		goto exit;
 
 	bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
-	err = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ);
+	err = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto exit;
 	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 076c8b1..b488136 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2552,8 +2552,6 @@
 	result = 0;
 
 	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, journal->j_dev_mode);
 		journal->j_dev_bd = NULL;
 	}
@@ -2571,7 +2569,7 @@
 {
 	int result;
 	dev_t jdev;
-	fmode_t blkdev_mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
+	fmode_t blkdev_mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
 	result = 0;
@@ -2585,7 +2583,9 @@
 
 	/* there is no "jdev" option and journal is on separate device */
 	if ((!jdev_name || !jdev_name[0])) {
-		journal->j_dev_bd = open_by_devnum(jdev, blkdev_mode);
+		if (jdev == super->s_dev)
+			blkdev_mode &= ~FMODE_EXCL;
+		journal->j_dev_bd = open_by_devnum(jdev, blkdev_mode, journal);
 		journal->j_dev_mode = blkdev_mode;
 		if (IS_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd)) {
 			result = PTR_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd);
@@ -2594,15 +2594,8 @@
 					 "cannot init journal device '%s': %i",
 					 __bdevname(jdev, b), result);
 			return result;
-		} else if (jdev != super->s_dev) {
-			result = bd_claim(journal->j_dev_bd, journal);
-			if (result) {
-				blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd, blkdev_mode);
-				return result;
-			}
-
+		} else if (jdev != super->s_dev)
 			set_blocksize(journal->j_dev_bd, super->s_blocksize);
-		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index ca69615..22374bf 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -801,13 +801,13 @@
 
 		/*
 		 * s_umount nests inside bd_mutex during
-		 * __invalidate_device().  close_bdev_exclusive()
-		 * acquires bd_mutex and can't be called under
-		 * s_umount.  Drop s_umount temporarily.  This is safe
-		 * as we're holding an active reference.
+		 * __invalidate_device().  blkdev_put() acquires
+		 * bd_mutex and can't be called under s_umount.  Drop
+		 * s_umount temporarily.  This is safe as we're
+		 * holding an active reference.
 		 */
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		down_write(&s->s_umount);
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
 error_s:
 	error = PTR_ERR(s);
 error_bdev:
-	close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 error:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
 	bdev->bd_super = NULL;
 	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
 	sync_blockdev(bdev);
-	close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_block_super);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 9f3a78f..a1a6e5c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 	struct block_device	*bdev)
 {
 	if (bdev)
-		close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 66b7f2c..1a033e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2006,7 +2006,8 @@
 extern void bd_set_size(struct block_device *, loff_t size);
 extern void bd_forget(struct inode *inode);
 extern void bdput(struct block_device *);
-extern struct block_device *open_by_devnum(dev_t, fmode_t);
+extern struct block_device *open_by_devnum(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode,
+					   void *holder);
 extern void invalidate_bdev(struct block_device *);
 extern int sync_blockdev(struct block_device *bdev);
 extern struct super_block *freeze_bdev(struct block_device *);
@@ -2037,22 +2038,16 @@
 extern int ioctl_by_bdev(struct block_device *, unsigned, unsigned long);
 extern int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
 extern long compat_blkdev_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned, unsigned long);
-extern int blkdev_get(struct block_device *, fmode_t);
-extern int blkdev_put(struct block_device *, fmode_t);
-extern int bd_claim(struct block_device *, void *);
-extern void bd_release(struct block_device *);
+extern int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder);
+extern int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 extern int bd_link_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev, struct gendisk *disk);
-extern void bd_unlink_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev);
 #else
 static inline int bd_link_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev,
 				      struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void bd_unlink_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-}
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -2089,7 +2084,6 @@
 extern const char *bdevname(struct block_device *bdev, char *buffer);
 extern struct block_device *lookup_bdev(const char *);
 extern struct block_device *open_bdev_exclusive(const char *, fmode_t, void *);
-extern void close_bdev_exclusive(struct block_device *, fmode_t);
 extern void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *,off_t);
 
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index a0e4a86..513a77f1 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 		return res;
 
 	root_swap = res;
-	res = blkdev_get(hib_resume_bdev, FMODE_WRITE);
+	res = blkdev_get(hib_resume_bdev, FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@
 {
 	int error;
 
-	hib_resume_bdev = open_by_devnum(swsusp_resume_device, FMODE_READ);
+	hib_resume_bdev = open_by_devnum(swsusp_resume_device,
+					 FMODE_READ, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(hib_resume_bdev)) {
 		set_blocksize(hib_resume_bdev, PAGE_SIZE);
 		clear_page(swsusp_header);
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 67ddaaf..b6adcfb 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@
 	if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(inode);
 		set_blocksize(bdev, p->old_block_size);
-		bd_release(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		inode->i_flags &= ~S_SWAPFILE;
@@ -1939,7 +1939,8 @@
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		bdev = I_BDEV(inode);
-		error = bd_claim(bdev, sys_swapon);
+		error = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL,
+				   sys_swapon);
 		if (error < 0) {
 			bdev = NULL;
 			error = -EINVAL;
@@ -2136,7 +2137,7 @@
 bad_swap:
 	if (bdev) {
 		set_blocksize(bdev, p->old_block_size);
-		bd_release(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
 	}
 	destroy_swap_extents(p);
 	swap_cgroup_swapoff(type);