diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 427478e..3ef5b00 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@
 	struct inode vfs_inode;
 	struct inode *wii_inode;
 	struct file *lower_file;
-	struct mutex lower_file_mutex;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat crypt_stat;
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 7d1050e..cedc913 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -273,7 +273,14 @@
 static int
 ecryptfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync)
 {
-	return vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	rc = generic_file_fsync(file, datasync);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+	rc = vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
+out:
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int ecryptfs_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int flag)
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 758323a..63e412c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
 		ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	if (!inode_info->lower_file) {
 		struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 		struct vfsmount *lower_mnt =
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@
 			inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index 519af27..5e15013 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	/*
+	 * Refuse to write the page out if we are called from reclaim context
+	 * since our writepage() path may potentially allocate memory when
+	 * calling into the lower fs vfs_write() which may in turn invoke
+	 * us again.
+	 */
+	if (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) {
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting "
@@ -70,8 +82,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
-	unlock_page(page);
 out:
+	unlock_page(page);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -481,6 +493,7 @@
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
 		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc;
+	int need_unlock_page = 1;
 
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Calling fill_zeros_to_end_of_page"
 			"(page w/ index = [0x%.16lx], to = [%d])\n", index, to);
@@ -501,26 +514,26 @@
 			"zeros in page with index = [0x%.16lx]\n", index);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_encrypt_page(page);
-	if (rc) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Error encrypting page (upper "
-				"index [0x%.16lx])\n", index);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	set_page_dirty(page);
+	unlock_page(page);
+	need_unlock_page = 0;
 	if (pos + copied > i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode)) {
 		i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, pos + copied);
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Expanded file size to "
 			"[0x%.16llx]\n",
 			(unsigned long long)i_size_read(ecryptfs_inode));
+		balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(mapping);
+		rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
+		if (rc) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
+			       "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-	if (rc)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing inode size to metadata; "
-		       "rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-	else
-		rc = copied;
+	rc = copied;
 out:
-	unlock_page(page);
+	if (need_unlock_page)
+		unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index db184ef..85d4309 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@
 	ssize_t rc;
 
 	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode);
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-		       &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(ecryptfs_inode);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -234,15 +230,11 @@
 	mm_segment_t fs_save;
 	ssize_t rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
-	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-		      &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size, &offset);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index 3042fe1..bacc882 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 	if (unlikely(!inode_info))
 		goto out;
 	ecryptfs_init_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
-	mutex_init(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
 	inode = &inode_info->vfs_inode;
 out:
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@
 const struct super_operations ecryptfs_sops = {
 	.alloc_inode = ecryptfs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode = ecryptfs_destroy_inode,
-	.drop_inode = generic_delete_inode,
+	.drop_inode = generic_drop_inode,
 	.statfs = ecryptfs_statfs,
 	.remount_fs = NULL,
 	.evict_inode = ecryptfs_evict_inode,