diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_quotaops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_quotaops.c
index 94d9a633d3d9..cb6e2cca214f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_quotaops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_quotaops.c
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ xfs_fs_quota_sync(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = XFS_M(sb);
 
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+		return -EROFS;
 	if (!XFS_IS_QUOTA_RUNNING(mp))
 		return -ENOSYS;
-	return -xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_DELWRI);
+	return -xfs_sync_data(mp, 0);
 }
 
 STATIC int
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 0d9b64b219e0..d4e7ef8f8df9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,18 @@ xfs_fs_put_super(
 	int			unmount_event_flags = 0;
 
 	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
-	xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_ATTR|SYNC_DELWRI);
+
+	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+		/*
+		 * XXX(hch): this should be SYNC_WAIT.
+		 *
+		 * Or more likely not needed at all because the VFS is already
+		 * calling ->sync_fs after shutting down all filestem
+		 * operations and just before calling ->put_super.
+		 */
+		xfs_sync_data(mp, 0);
+		xfs_sync_attr(mp, 0);
+	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DMAPI
 	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_DMAPI) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index a3d2e7713068..c1a9a1135073 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -268,29 +268,42 @@ xfs_sync_inode_attr(
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write out pagecache data for the whole filesystem.
+ */
 int
-xfs_sync_inodes(
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
-	int		flags)
+xfs_sync_data(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	int			flags)
 {
-	int		error = 0;
-	int		lflags = XFS_LOG_FORCE;
+	int			error;
 
-	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY)
-		return 0;
+	ASSERT((flags & ~(SYNC_TRYLOCK|SYNC_WAIT|SYNC_IOWAIT)) == 0);
 
-	if (flags & SYNC_WAIT)
-		lflags |= XFS_LOG_SYNC;
+	error = xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_data, flags,
+				      XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
+	if (error)
+		return XFS_ERROR(error);
 
-	if (flags & SYNC_DELWRI)
-		error = xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_data, flags, XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
+	xfs_log_force(mp, 0,
+		      (flags & SYNC_WAIT) ?
+		       XFS_LOG_FORCE | XFS_LOG_SYNC :
+		       XFS_LOG_FORCE);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	if (flags & SYNC_ATTR)
-		error = xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_attr, flags, XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
+/*
+ * Write out inode metadata (attributes) for the whole filesystem.
+ */
+int
+xfs_sync_attr(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	int			flags)
+{
+	ASSERT((flags & ~SYNC_WAIT) == 0);
 
-	if (!error && (flags & SYNC_DELWRI))
-		xfs_log_force(mp, 0, lflags);
-	return XFS_ERROR(error);
+	return xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_attr, flags,
+				     XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
 }
 
 STATIC int
@@ -404,12 +417,12 @@ xfs_quiesce_data(
 	int error;
 
 	/* push non-blocking */
-	xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_DELWRI|SYNC_BDFLUSH);
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, 0);
 	xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_BDFLUSH);
 	xfs_filestream_flush(mp);
 
 	/* push and block */
-	xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_DELWRI|SYNC_WAIT|SYNC_IOWAIT);
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_WAIT|SYNC_IOWAIT);
 	xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_WAIT);
 
 	/* write superblock and hoover up shutdown errors */
@@ -438,7 +451,7 @@ xfs_quiesce_fs(
 	 * logged before we can write the unmount record.
 	 */
 	do {
-		xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_ATTR|SYNC_WAIT);
+		xfs_sync_attr(mp, SYNC_WAIT);
 		pincount = xfs_flush_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp, 1);
 		if (!pincount) {
 			delay(50);
@@ -521,8 +534,8 @@ xfs_flush_inodes_work(
 	void		*arg)
 {
 	struct inode	*inode = arg;
-	xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_DELWRI | SYNC_TRYLOCK);
-	xfs_sync_inodes(mp, SYNC_DELWRI | SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_IOWAIT);
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_IOWAIT);
 	iput(inode);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index 9bb1253a4023..26bfb5c42e76 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_sync_work {
 	struct completion	*w_completion;
 } xfs_sync_work_t;
 
-#define SYNC_ATTR		0x0001	/* sync attributes */
-#define SYNC_DELWRI		0x0002	/* look at delayed writes */
 #define SYNC_WAIT		0x0004	/* wait for i/o to complete */
 #define SYNC_BDFLUSH		0x0008	/* BDFLUSH is calling -- don't block */
 #define SYNC_IOWAIT		0x0010  /* wait for all I/O to complete */
@@ -39,7 +37,8 @@ typedef struct xfs_sync_work {
 int xfs_syncd_init(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_syncd_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
-int xfs_sync_inodes(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags);
+int xfs_sync_attr(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags);
+int xfs_sync_data(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags);
 int xfs_sync_fsdata(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags);
 
 int xfs_quiesce_data(struct xfs_mount *mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
index 6c87c8f304ef..edf8bdf4141f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
@@ -542,10 +542,8 @@ xfs_filestream_associate(
 	 * waiting for the lock because someone else is waiting on the lock we
 	 * hold and we cannot drop that as we are in a transaction here.
 	 *
-	 * Lucky for us, this inversion is rarely a problem because it's a
-	 * directory inode that we are trying to lock here and that means the
-	 * only place that matters is xfs_sync_inodes() and SYNC_DELWRI is
-	 * used. i.e. freeze, remount-ro, quotasync or unmount.
+	 * Lucky for us, this inversion is not a problem because it's a
+	 * directory inode that we are trying to lock here.
 	 *
 	 * So, if we can't get the iolock without sleeping then just give up
 	 */