diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 7b8da9415267..0c1d0b82dcf1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -1061,8 +1061,8 @@ out:
 
 int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	struct inode *aspace = page->mapping->host;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = aspace->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gfs2_mapping2sbd(mapping);
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index f42663325931..dfb10a4d467e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -154,12 +154,14 @@ static unsigned int gl_hash(const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 static void glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
-	struct inode *aspace = gl->gl_aspace;
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
+	struct kmem_cache *cachep = gfs2_glock_cachep;
 
-	if (aspace)
-		gfs2_aspace_put(aspace);
+	GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, mapping && mapping->nrpages);
 	trace_gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-	sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_put_lock(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
+	if (mapping)
+		cachep = gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep;
+	sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_put_lock(cachep, gl);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -750,10 +752,11 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 		   const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops, int create,
 		   struct gfs2_glock **glp)
 {
+	struct super_block *s = sdp->sd_vfs;
 	struct lm_lockname name = { .ln_number = number, .ln_type = glops->go_type };
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl, *tmp;
 	unsigned int hash = gl_hash(sdp, &name);
-	int error;
+	struct address_space *mapping;
 
 	read_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
 	gl = search_bucket(hash, sdp, &name);
@@ -765,7 +768,10 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 	if (!create)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	gl = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_glock_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (glops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
+		gl = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	else
+		gl = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_glock_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -784,18 +790,18 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 	gl->gl_tchange = jiffies;
 	gl->gl_object = NULL;
 	gl->gl_sbd = sdp;
-	gl->gl_aspace = NULL;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&gl->gl_work, glock_work_func);
 	INIT_WORK(&gl->gl_delete, delete_work_func);
 
-	/* If this glock protects actual on-disk data or metadata blocks,
-	   create a VFS inode to manage the pages/buffers holding them. */
-	if (glops == &gfs2_inode_glops || glops == &gfs2_rgrp_glops) {
-		gl->gl_aspace = gfs2_aspace_get(sdp);
-		if (!gl->gl_aspace) {
-			error = -ENOMEM;
-			goto fail;
-		}
+	mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
+	if (mapping) {
+                mapping->a_ops = &gfs2_meta_aops;
+		mapping->host = s->s_bdev->bd_inode;
+		mapping->flags = 0;
+		mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_NOFS);
+		mapping->assoc_mapping = NULL;
+		mapping->backing_dev_info = s->s_bdi;
+		mapping->writeback_index = 0;
 	}
 
 	write_lock(gl_lock_addr(hash));
@@ -812,10 +818,6 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 	*glp = gl;
 
 	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
-	return error;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index c0262faf4725..2bda1911b156 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ static inline int gfs2_glock_is_held_shrd(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	return gl->gl_state == LM_ST_SHARED;
 }
 
+static inline struct address_space *gfs2_glock2aspace(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	if (gl->gl_ops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
+		return (struct address_space *)(gl + 1);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 		   u64 number, const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops,
 		   int create, struct gfs2_glock **glp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 78554acc0605..38e3749d476c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 static void rgrp_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	struct address_space *metamapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *metamapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 	int error;
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &gl->gl_flags))
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void rgrp_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 static void rgrp_go_inval(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int flags)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 
 	BUG_ON(!(flags & DIO_METADATA));
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(gl->gl_sbd, !atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void rgrp_go_inval(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int flags)
 static void inode_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = gl->gl_object;
-	struct address_space *metamapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *metamapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 	int error;
 
 	if (ip && !S_ISREG(ip->i_inode.i_mode))
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void inode_go_inval(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int flags)
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(gl->gl_sbd, !atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
 
 	if (flags & DIO_METADATA) {
-		struct address_space *mapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+		struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 		truncate_inode_pages(mapping, 0);
 		if (ip) {
 			set_bit(GIF_INVALID, &ip->i_flags);
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static int inode_go_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 static int rgrp_go_demote_ok(const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	return !gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping->nrpages;
+	const struct address_space *mapping = (const struct address_space *)(gl + 1);
+	return !mapping->nrpages;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -387,8 +388,7 @@ static void iopen_go_callback(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = (struct gfs2_inode *)gl->gl_object;
 
 	if (gl->gl_demote_state == LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
-	    gl->gl_state == LM_ST_SHARED &&
-	    ip && test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags)) {
+	    gl->gl_state == LM_ST_SHARED && ip) {
 		gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
 		if (queue_work(gfs2_delete_workqueue, &gl->gl_delete) == 0)
 			gfs2_glock_put_nolock(gl);
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_inode_glops = {
 	.go_dump = inode_go_dump,
 	.go_type = LM_TYPE_INODE,
 	.go_min_hold_time = HZ / 5,
+	.go_flags = GLOF_ASPACE,
 };
 
 const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_rgrp_glops = {
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_rgrp_glops = {
 	.go_dump = gfs2_rgrp_dump,
 	.go_type = LM_TYPE_RGRP,
 	.go_min_hold_time = HZ / 5,
+	.go_flags = GLOF_ASPACE,
 };
 
 const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_trans_glops = {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index bc0ad158e6b4..1de7e1b7ce83 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ struct gfs2_glock_operations {
 	void (*go_callback) (struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 	const int go_type;
 	const unsigned long go_min_hold_time;
+	const unsigned long go_flags;
+#define GLOF_ASPACE 1
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -225,7 +227,6 @@ struct gfs2_glock {
 
 	struct gfs2_sbd *gl_sbd;
 
-	struct inode *gl_aspace;
 	struct list_head gl_ail_list;
 	atomic_t gl_ail_count;
 	struct delayed_work gl_work;
@@ -258,7 +259,6 @@ enum {
 	GIF_INVALID		= 0,
 	GIF_QD_LOCKED		= 1,
 	GIF_SW_PAGED		= 3,
-	GIF_USER                = 4, /* user inode, not metadata addr space */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 6e220f4eee7d..b1bf2694fb2b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int iget_test(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	u64 *no_addr = opaque;
 
-	if (ip->i_no_addr == *no_addr && test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags))
+	if (ip->i_no_addr == *no_addr)
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static int iget_set(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 
 	inode->i_ino = (unsigned long)*no_addr;
 	ip->i_no_addr = *no_addr;
-	set_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ static int iget_skip_test(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_skip_data *data = opaque;
 
-	if (ip->i_no_addr == data->no_addr && test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags)){
+	if (ip->i_no_addr == data->no_addr) {
 		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE)){
 			data->skipped = 1;
 			return 0;
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ static int iget_skip_set(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 		return 1;
 	inode->i_ino = (unsigned long)(data->no_addr);
 	ip->i_no_addr = data->no_addr;
-	set_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index 0e5e0e7022e5..569b46240f61 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ static void gdlm_ast(void *arg)
 
 	switch (gl->gl_lksb.sb_status) {
 	case -DLM_EUNLOCK: /* Unlocked, so glock can be freed */
-		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
+		if (gl->gl_ops->go_flags & GLOF_ASPACE)
+			kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep, gl);
+		else
+			kmem_cache_free(gfs2_glock_cachep, gl);
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
 			wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 5b31f7741a8f..a88fadc704bb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ static void gfs2_init_glock_once(void *foo)
 	atomic_set(&gl->gl_ail_count, 0);
 }
 
+static void gfs2_init_gl_aspace_once(void *foo)
+{
+	struct gfs2_glock *gl = foo;
+	struct address_space *mapping = (struct address_space *)(gl + 1);
+
+	gfs2_init_glock_once(gl);
+	memset(mapping, 0, sizeof(*mapping));
+	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&mapping->page_tree, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	spin_lock_init(&mapping->tree_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&mapping->i_mmap_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mapping->private_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&mapping->private_lock);
+	INIT_RAW_PRIO_TREE_ROOT(&mapping->i_mmap);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mapping->i_mmap_nonlinear);
+}
+
 /**
  * init_gfs2_fs - Register GFS2 as a filesystem
  *
@@ -78,6 +94,14 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_glock_cachep)
 		goto fail;
 
+	gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep = kmem_cache_create("gfs2_glock (aspace)",
+					sizeof(struct gfs2_glock) +
+					sizeof(struct address_space),
+					0, 0, gfs2_init_gl_aspace_once);
+
+	if (!gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep)
+		goto fail;
+
 	gfs2_inode_cachep = kmem_cache_create("gfs2_inode",
 					      sizeof(struct gfs2_inode),
 					      0,  SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT|
@@ -144,6 +168,9 @@ fail:
 	if (gfs2_inode_cachep)
 		kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_inode_cachep);
 
+	if (gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep);
+
 	if (gfs2_glock_cachep)
 		kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_glock_cachep);
 
@@ -169,6 +196,7 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_bufdata_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_inode_cachep);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_glock_cachep);
 
 	gfs2_sys_uninit();
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 6f68a5f18eb8..0bb12c80937a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -93,48 +93,12 @@ static int gfs2_aspace_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wb
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const struct address_space_operations aspace_aops = {
+const struct address_space_operations gfs2_meta_aops = {
 	.writepage = gfs2_aspace_writepage,
 	.releasepage = gfs2_releasepage,
 	.sync_page = block_sync_page,
 };
 
-/**
- * gfs2_aspace_get - Create and initialize a struct inode structure
- * @sdp: the filesystem the aspace is in
- *
- * Right now a struct inode is just a struct inode.  Maybe Linux
- * will supply a more lightweight address space construct (that works)
- * in the future.
- *
- * Make sure pages/buffers in this aspace aren't in high memory.
- *
- * Returns: the aspace
- */
-
-struct inode *gfs2_aspace_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
-{
-	struct inode *aspace;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
-
-	aspace = new_inode(sdp->sd_vfs);
-	if (aspace) {
-		mapping_set_gfp_mask(aspace->i_mapping, GFP_NOFS);
-		aspace->i_mapping->a_ops = &aspace_aops;
-		aspace->i_size = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
-		ip = GFS2_I(aspace);
-		clear_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags);
-		insert_inode_hash(aspace);
-	}
-	return aspace;
-}
-
-void gfs2_aspace_put(struct inode *aspace)
-{
-	remove_inode_hash(aspace);
-	iput(aspace);
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_meta_sync - Sync all buffers associated with a glock
  * @gl: The glock
@@ -143,7 +107,7 @@ void gfs2_aspace_put(struct inode *aspace)
 
 void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 	int error;
 
 	filemap_fdatawrite(mapping);
@@ -164,7 +128,7 @@ void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 struct buffer_head *gfs2_getbuf(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno, int create)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = gl->gl_aspace->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	struct page *page;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -344,8 +308,10 @@ void gfs2_attach_bufdata(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh,
 
 void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int meta)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(bh->b_page->mapping->host);
+	struct address_space *mapping = bh->b_page->mapping;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gfs2_mapping2sbd(mapping);
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = bh->b_private;
+
 	if (test_clear_buffer_pinned(bh)) {
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
 		if (meta) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
index de270c2f9b63..6a1d9ba16411 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
@@ -37,8 +37,16 @@ static inline void gfs2_buffer_copy_tail(struct buffer_head *to_bh,
 	       0, from_head - to_head);
 }
 
-struct inode *gfs2_aspace_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-void gfs2_aspace_put(struct inode *aspace);
+extern const struct address_space_operations gfs2_meta_aops;
+
+static inline struct gfs2_sbd *gfs2_mapping2sbd(struct address_space *mapping)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	if (mapping->a_ops == &gfs2_meta_aops)
+		return (((struct gfs2_glock *)mapping) - 1)->gl_sbd;
+	else
+		return inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+}
 
 void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index b9dd3da22c0a..ad7bc2d25ac2 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -722,8 +722,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Check this is a "normal" inode, etc */
-	if (!test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags) ||
-	    (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC))
+	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
 		return 0;
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1194,7 +1193,7 @@ static void gfs2_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 
-	if (test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags) && inode->i_nlink) {
+	if (inode->i_nlink) {
 		struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl;
 		if (gl && test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gl->gl_flags))
 			clear_nlink(inode);
@@ -1212,18 +1211,12 @@ static void gfs2_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 
-	/* This tells us its a "real" inode and not one which only
-	 * serves to contain an address space (see rgrp.c, meta_io.c)
-	 * which therefore doesn't have its own glocks.
-	 */
-	if (test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags)) {
-		ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
-		gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
-		ip->i_gl = NULL;
-		if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
-			ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
-			gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
-		}
+	ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
+	gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
+	ip->i_gl = NULL;
+	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
+		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1358,9 +1351,6 @@ static void gfs2_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!test_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags))
-		goto out;
-
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index f6a7efa34eb9..226f2bfbf16a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_glock_cachep __read_mostly;
+struct kmem_cache *gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_inode_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep __read_mostly;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.h b/fs/gfs2/util.h
index 33e96b0ce9ab..b432e04600de 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ gfs2_io_error_bh_i((sdp), (bh), __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_glock_cachep;
+extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_glock_aspace_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_inode_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep;