diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index a843873b0954..82bb8123ab2b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -164,14 +164,49 @@ xfs_buf_stale(
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bp->b_hold) >= 1);
 }
 
+static int
+xfs_buf_get_maps(
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
+	int			map_count)
+{
+	ASSERT(bp->b_maps == NULL);
+	bp->b_map_count = map_count;
+
+	if (map_count == 1) {
+		bp->b_maps = &bp->b_map;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	bp->b_maps = kmem_zalloc(map_count * sizeof(struct xfs_buf_map),
+				KM_NOFS);
+	if (!bp->b_maps)
+		return ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ *	Frees b_pages if it was allocated.
+ */
+static void
+xfs_buf_free_maps(
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
+{
+	if (bp->b_maps != &bp->b_map) {
+		kmem_free(bp->b_maps);
+		bp->b_maps = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 struct xfs_buf *
-xfs_buf_alloc(
+_xfs_buf_alloc(
 	struct xfs_buftarg	*target,
-	xfs_daddr_t		blkno,
-	size_t			numblks,
+	struct xfs_buf_map	*map,
+	int			nmaps,
 	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags)
 {
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+	int			error;
+	int			i;
 
 	bp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_buf_zone, KM_NOFS);
 	if (unlikely(!bp))
@@ -192,18 +227,28 @@ xfs_buf_alloc(
 	sema_init(&bp->b_sema, 0); /* held, no waiters */
 	XB_SET_OWNER(bp);
 	bp->b_target = target;
+	bp->b_flags = flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set length and io_length to the same value initially.
 	 * I/O routines should use io_length, which will be the same in
 	 * most cases but may be reset (e.g. XFS recovery).
 	 */
-	bp->b_length = numblks;
-	bp->b_io_length = numblks;
-	bp->b_flags = flags;
-	bp->b_bn = blkno;
-	bp->b_map.bm_bn = blkno;
-	bp->b_map.bm_len = numblks;
+	error = xfs_buf_get_maps(bp, nmaps);
+	if (error)  {
+		kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	bp->b_bn = map[0].bm_bn;
+	bp->b_length = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < nmaps; i++) {
+		bp->b_maps[i].bm_bn = map[i].bm_bn;
+		bp->b_maps[i].bm_len = map[i].bm_len;
+		bp->b_length += map[i].bm_len;
+	}
+	bp->b_io_length = bp->b_length;
+
 	atomic_set(&bp->b_pin_count, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&bp->b_waiters);
 
@@ -282,6 +327,7 @@ xfs_buf_free(
 	} else if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_KMEM)
 		kmem_free(bp->b_addr);
 	_xfs_buf_free_pages(bp);
+	xfs_buf_free_maps(bp);
 	kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
 }
 
@@ -428,8 +474,8 @@ _xfs_buf_map_pages(
 xfs_buf_t *
 _xfs_buf_find(
 	struct xfs_buftarg	*btp,
-	xfs_daddr_t		blkno,
-	size_t			numblks,
+	struct xfs_buf_map	*map,
+	int			nmaps,
 	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags,
 	xfs_buf_t		*new_bp)
 {
@@ -438,7 +484,12 @@ _xfs_buf_find(
 	struct rb_node		**rbp;
 	struct rb_node		*parent;
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp;
+	xfs_daddr_t		blkno = map[0].bm_bn;
+	int			numblks = 0;
+	int			i;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < nmaps; i++)
+		numblks += map[i].bm_len;
 	numbytes = BBTOB(numblks);
 
 	/* Check for IOs smaller than the sector size / not sector aligned */
@@ -539,22 +590,23 @@ xfs_buf_get(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
 	struct xfs_buf		*new_bp;
 	int			error = 0;
+	DEFINE_SINGLE_BUF_MAP(map, blkno, numblks);
 
-	bp = _xfs_buf_find(target, blkno, numblks, flags, NULL);
+	bp = _xfs_buf_find(target, &map, 1, flags, NULL);
 	if (likely(bp))
 		goto found;
 
-	new_bp = xfs_buf_alloc(target, blkno, numblks, flags);
+	new_bp = _xfs_buf_alloc(target, &map, 1, flags);
 	if (unlikely(!new_bp))
 		return NULL;
 
 	error = xfs_buf_allocate_memory(new_bp, flags);
 	if (error) {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, new_bp);
+		xfs_buf_free(new_bp);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	bp = _xfs_buf_find(target, blkno, numblks, flags, new_bp);
+	bp = _xfs_buf_find(target, &map, 1, flags, new_bp);
 	if (!bp) {
 		xfs_buf_free(new_bp);
 		return NULL;
@@ -666,7 +718,9 @@ xfs_buf_read_uncached(
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* set up the buffer for a read IO */
-	bp->b_map.bm_bn = daddr;
+	ASSERT(bp->b_map_count == 1);
+	bp->b_bn = daddr;
+	bp->b_maps[0].bm_bn = daddr;
 	bp->b_flags |= XBF_READ;
 
 	xfsbdstrat(target->bt_mount, bp);
@@ -695,9 +749,11 @@ xfs_buf_set_empty(
 	bp->b_addr = NULL;
 	bp->b_length = numblks;
 	bp->b_io_length = numblks;
+
+	ASSERT(bp->b_map_count == 1);
 	bp->b_bn = XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
-	bp->b_map.bm_bn = XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
-	bp->b_map.bm_len = bp->b_length;
+	bp->b_maps[0].bm_bn = XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
+	bp->b_maps[0].bm_len = bp->b_length;
 }
 
 static inline struct page *
@@ -761,9 +817,10 @@ xfs_buf_get_uncached(
 {
 	unsigned long		page_count;
 	int			error, i;
-	xfs_buf_t		*bp;
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+	DEFINE_SINGLE_BUF_MAP(map, XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL, numblks);
 
-	bp = xfs_buf_alloc(target, XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL, numblks, 0);
+	bp = _xfs_buf_alloc(target, &map, 1, 0);
 	if (unlikely(bp == NULL))
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -794,6 +851,7 @@ xfs_buf_get_uncached(
 		__free_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
 	_xfs_buf_free_pages(bp);
  fail_free_buf:
+	xfs_buf_free_maps(bp);
 	kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
  fail:
 	return NULL;
@@ -1154,36 +1212,39 @@ xfs_buf_bio_end_io(
 	bio_put(bio);
 }
 
-STATIC void
-_xfs_buf_ioapply(
-	xfs_buf_t		*bp)
+static void
+xfs_buf_ioapply_map(
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp,
+	int		map,
+	int		*buf_offset,
+	int		*count,
+	int		rw)
 {
-	int			rw, map_i, total_nr_pages, nr_pages;
-	struct bio		*bio;
-	int			offset = bp->b_offset;
-	int			size = BBTOB(bp->b_io_length);
-	sector_t		sector = bp->b_map.bm_bn;
+	int		page_index;
+	int		total_nr_pages = bp->b_page_count;
+	int		nr_pages;
+	struct bio	*bio;
+	sector_t	sector =  bp->b_maps[map].bm_bn;
+	int		size;
+	int		offset;
 
 	total_nr_pages = bp->b_page_count;
-	map_i = 0;
 
-	if (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) {
-		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_SYNCIO)
-			rw = WRITE_SYNC;
-		else
-			rw = WRITE;
-		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_FUA)
-			rw |= REQ_FUA;
-		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_FLUSH)
-			rw |= REQ_FLUSH;
-	} else if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) {
-		rw = READA;
-	} else {
-		rw = READ;
+	/* skip the pages in the buffer before the start offset */
+	page_index = 0;
+	offset = *buf_offset;
+	while (offset >= PAGE_SIZE) {
+		page_index++;
+		offset -= PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 
-	/* we only use the buffer cache for meta-data */
-	rw |= REQ_META;
+	/*
+	 * Limit the IO size to the length of the current vector, and update the
+	 * remaining IO count for the next time around.
+	 */
+	size = min_t(int, BBTOB(bp->b_maps[map].bm_len), *count);
+	*count -= size;
+	*buf_offset += size;
 
 next_chunk:
 	atomic_inc(&bp->b_io_remaining);
@@ -1198,13 +1259,14 @@ next_chunk:
 	bio->bi_private = bp;
 
 
-	for (; size && nr_pages; nr_pages--, map_i++) {
+	for (; size && nr_pages; nr_pages--, page_index++) {
 		int	rbytes, nbytes = PAGE_SIZE - offset;
 
 		if (nbytes > size)
 			nbytes = size;
 
-		rbytes = bio_add_page(bio, bp->b_pages[map_i], nbytes, offset);
+		rbytes = bio_add_page(bio, bp->b_pages[page_index], nbytes,
+				      offset);
 		if (rbytes < nbytes)
 			break;
 
@@ -1226,6 +1288,54 @@ next_chunk:
 		xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, EIO);
 		bio_put(bio);
 	}
+
+}
+
+STATIC void
+_xfs_buf_ioapply(
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
+{
+	struct blk_plug	plug;
+	int		rw;
+	int		offset;
+	int		size;
+	int		i;
+
+	if (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) {
+		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_SYNCIO)
+			rw = WRITE_SYNC;
+		else
+			rw = WRITE;
+		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_FUA)
+			rw |= REQ_FUA;
+		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_FLUSH)
+			rw |= REQ_FLUSH;
+	} else if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) {
+		rw = READA;
+	} else {
+		rw = READ;
+	}
+
+	/* we only use the buffer cache for meta-data */
+	rw |= REQ_META;
+
+	/*
+	 * Walk all the vectors issuing IO on them. Set up the initial offset
+	 * into the buffer and the desired IO size before we start -
+	 * _xfs_buf_ioapply_vec() will modify them appropriately for each
+	 * subsequent call.
+	 */
+	offset = bp->b_offset;
+	size = BBTOB(bp->b_io_length);
+	blk_start_plug(&plug);
+	for (i = 0; i < bp->b_map_count; i++) {
+		xfs_buf_ioapply_map(bp, i, &offset, &size, rw);
+		if (bp->b_error)
+			break;
+		if (size <= 0)
+			break;	/* all done */
+	}
+	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
index c9c2ba90c53c..67d134994ae4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ struct xfs_buf_map {
 	int			bm_len;	/* size of I/O */
 };
 
+#define DEFINE_SINGLE_BUF_MAP(map, blkno, numblk) \
+	struct xfs_buf_map (map) = { .bm_bn = (blkno), .bm_len = (numblk) };
+
 typedef struct xfs_buf {
 	/*
 	 * first cacheline holds all the fields needed for an uncontended cache
@@ -134,7 +137,9 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf {
 	struct xfs_trans	*b_transp;
 	struct page		**b_pages;	/* array of page pointers */
 	struct page		*b_page_array[XB_PAGES]; /* inline pages */
-	struct xfs_buf_map	b_map;		/* compound buffer map */
+	struct xfs_buf_map	*b_maps;	/* compound buffer map */
+	struct xfs_buf_map	b_map;		/* inline compound buffer map */
+	int			b_map_count;
 	int			b_io_length;	/* IO size in BBs */
 	atomic_t		b_pin_count;	/* pin count */
 	atomic_t		b_io_remaining;	/* #outstanding I/O requests */
@@ -149,11 +154,35 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf {
 
 
 /* Finding and Reading Buffers */
-struct xfs_buf *_xfs_buf_find(struct xfs_buftarg *target, xfs_daddr_t blkno,
-				size_t numblks, xfs_buf_flags_t flags,
-				struct xfs_buf *new_bp);
-#define xfs_incore(buftarg,blkno,len,lockit) \
-	_xfs_buf_find(buftarg, blkno ,len, lockit, NULL)
+struct xfs_buf *_xfs_buf_find(struct xfs_buftarg *target,
+			      struct xfs_buf_map *map, int nmaps,
+			      xfs_buf_flags_t flags, struct xfs_buf *new_bp);
+
+static inline struct xfs_buf *
+xfs_incore(
+	struct xfs_buftarg	*target,
+	xfs_daddr_t		blkno,
+	size_t			numblks,
+	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags)
+{
+	DEFINE_SINGLE_BUF_MAP(map, blkno, numblks);
+	return _xfs_buf_find(target, &map, 1, flags, NULL);
+}
+
+struct xfs_buf *_xfs_buf_alloc(struct xfs_buftarg *target,
+			       struct xfs_buf_map *map, int nmaps,
+			       xfs_buf_flags_t flags);
+
+static inline struct xfs_buf *
+xfs_buf_alloc(
+	struct xfs_buftarg	*target,
+	xfs_daddr_t		blkno,
+	size_t			numblks,
+	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags)
+{
+	DEFINE_SINGLE_BUF_MAP(map, blkno, numblks);
+	return _xfs_buf_alloc(target, &map, 1, flags);
+}
 
 struct xfs_buf *xfs_buf_get(struct xfs_buftarg *target, xfs_daddr_t blkno,
 				size_t numblks, xfs_buf_flags_t flags);
@@ -163,8 +192,6 @@ void xfs_buf_readahead(struct xfs_buftarg *target, xfs_daddr_t blkno,
 				size_t numblks);
 
 struct xfs_buf *xfs_buf_get_empty(struct xfs_buftarg *target, size_t numblks);
-struct xfs_buf *xfs_buf_alloc(struct xfs_buftarg *target, xfs_daddr_t blkno,
-				size_t numblks, xfs_buf_flags_t flags);
 void xfs_buf_set_empty(struct xfs_buf *bp, size_t numblks);
 int xfs_buf_associate_memory(struct xfs_buf *bp, void *mem, size_t length);