diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index dac5b99..0c1e902 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -194,10 +194,7 @@
 
 	page = read_mapping_page(dir->i_mapping, index, &file);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
 		if (!PageChecked(page))
 			afs_dir_check_page(dir, page);
 		if (PageError(page))
diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index b905ae3..034fcfd 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -68,13 +68,11 @@
 	}
 
 	ret = -EIO;
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	buf = kmap(page);
-	if (!PageUptodate(page))
-		goto out_free;
 	if (PageError(page))
 		goto out_free;
 
+	buf = kmap(page);
+
 	/* examine the symlink's contents */
 	size = vnode->status.size;
 	_debug("symlink to %*.*s", (int) size, (int) size, buf);
@@ -91,8 +89,8 @@
 
 	ret = 0;
 
-out_free:
 	kunmap(page);
+out_free:
 	page_cache_release(page);
 out:
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
@@ -171,8 +169,7 @@
 	}
 
 	ret = -EIO;
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	if (!PageUptodate(page) || PageError(page))
+	if (PageError(page))
 		goto error;
 
 	buf = kmap(page);
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/inode.c b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
index facd0c8..3d194a2 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
 		struct page *page = NULL;
 
 		if (blocknr + i < devsize) {
-			page = read_mapping_page(mapping, blocknr + i, NULL);
+			page = read_mapping_page_async(mapping, blocknr + i,
+									NULL);
 			/* synchronous error? */
 			if (IS_ERR(page))
 				page = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index b731b09..0770c4b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
  */
 static struct page *ecryptfs_get1page(struct file *file, int index)
 {
-	struct page *page;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
@@ -54,14 +53,7 @@
 	dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	mapping = inode->i_mapping;
-	page = read_cache_page(mapping, index,
-			       (filler_t *)mapping->a_ops->readpage,
-			       (void *)file);
-	if (IS_ERR(page))
-		goto out;
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-out:
-	return page;
+	return read_mapping_page(mapping, index, (void *)file);
 }
 
 static
@@ -233,7 +225,6 @@
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error reading from page cache\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	wait_on_page_locked(lower_page);
 	page_data = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 	lower_page_data = kmap_atomic(lower_page, KM_USER1);
 	memcpy(page_data, lower_page_data, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index e89bfc8..1d1e7e30 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
 		if (!PageChecked(page))
 			ext2_check_page(page);
 		if (PageError(page))
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_subr.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_subr.c
index decac62..ed8f0b0 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_subr.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_subr.c
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@
 	pp = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(pp)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(pp);
 		kmap(pp);
-		if (!PageUptodate(pp))
-			goto fail;
 		/** if (!PageChecked(pp)) **/
 			/** vxfs_check_page(pp); **/
 		if (PageError(pp))
diff --git a/fs/minix/dir.c b/fs/minix/dir.c
index cb4cb57..e207cbe 100644
--- a/fs/minix/dir.c
+++ b/fs/minix/dir.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
 		if (!PageUptodate(page))
 			goto fail;
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 880052c..94b2f60 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2671,19 +2671,9 @@
 	struct address_space *mapping = dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
 	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, 0, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(page))
-		goto sync_fail;
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	if (!PageUptodate(page))
-		goto async_fail;
+		return (char*)page;
 	*ppage = page;
 	return kmap(page);
-
-async_fail:
-	page_cache_release(page);
-	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-
-sync_fail:
-	return (char*)page;
 }
 
 int page_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index e59fd31..625d8e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@
 		status = PTR_ERR(page);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!PageUptodate(page))
-		goto read_error;
 
 	/* NOTE: Someone else may have changed the READDIRPLUS flag */
 	desc->page = page;
@@ -349,9 +347,6 @@
  out:
 	dfprintk(DIRCACHE, "NFS: %s: returns %d\n", __FUNCTION__, status);
 	return status;
- read_error:
-	page_cache_release(page);
-	return -EIO;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
index f4a0548..bc28213 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -61,15 +61,9 @@
 		err = page;
 		goto read_failed;
 	}
-	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-		err = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-		goto getlink_read_error;
-	}
 	nd_set_link(nd, kmap(page));
 	return page;
 
-getlink_read_error:
-	page_cache_release(page);
 read_failed:
 	nd_set_link(nd, err);
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.h b/fs/ntfs/aops.h
index 9393f4b..caecc58 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.h
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.h
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@
 	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, index, NULL);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
-		if (PageUptodate(page) && !PageError(page))
+		if (!PageError(page))
 			return page;
 		ntfs_unmap_page(page);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index 7659cc1..1c08fef 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -2532,14 +2532,7 @@
 		page = read_mapping_page(mapping, idx, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Failed to read first partial "
-					"page (sync error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
-			return PTR_ERR(page);
-		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		if (unlikely(!PageUptodate(page))) {
-			ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Failed to read first partial page "
-					"(async error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
-			page_cache_release(page);
+					"page (error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
 			return PTR_ERR(page);
 		}
 		/*
@@ -2602,14 +2595,7 @@
 		page = read_mapping_page(mapping, idx, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Failed to read last partial page "
-					"(sync error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
-			return PTR_ERR(page);
-		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		if (unlikely(!PageUptodate(page))) {
-			ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Failed to read last partial page "
-					"(async error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
-			page_cache_release(page);
+					"(error, index 0x%lx).", idx);
 			return PTR_ERR(page);
 		}
 		kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index d69c459..dbbac55 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@
 			err = PTR_ERR(page);
 			goto init_err_out;
 		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		if (unlikely(!PageUptodate(page) || PageError(page))) {
+		if (unlikely(PageError(page))) {
 			page_cache_release(page);
 			err = -EIO;
 			goto init_err_out;
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 1594c90..2ddde53 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -2471,7 +2471,6 @@
 	s64 nr_free = vol->nr_clusters;
 	u32 *kaddr;
 	struct address_space *mapping = vol->lcnbmp_ino->i_mapping;
-	filler_t *readpage = (filler_t*)mapping->a_ops->readpage;
 	struct page *page;
 	pgoff_t index, max_index;
 
@@ -2494,24 +2493,14 @@
 		 * Read the page from page cache, getting it from backing store
 		 * if necessary, and increment the use count.
 		 */
-		page = read_cache_page(mapping, index, (filler_t*)readpage,
-				NULL);
+		page = read_mapping_page(mapping, index, NULL);
 		/* Ignore pages which errored synchronously. */
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
-			ntfs_debug("Sync read_cache_page() error. Skipping "
+			ntfs_debug("read_mapping_page() error. Skipping "
 					"page (index 0x%lx).", index);
 			nr_free -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * 8;
 			continue;
 		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		/* Ignore pages which errored asynchronously. */
-		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			ntfs_debug("Async read_cache_page() error. Skipping "
-					"page (index 0x%lx).", index);
-			page_cache_release(page);
-			nr_free -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * 8;
-			continue;
-		}
 		kaddr = (u32*)kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 		/*
 		 * For each 4 bytes, subtract the number of set bits. If this
@@ -2562,7 +2551,6 @@
 {
 	u32 *kaddr;
 	struct address_space *mapping = vol->mftbmp_ino->i_mapping;
-	filler_t *readpage = (filler_t*)mapping->a_ops->readpage;
 	struct page *page;
 	pgoff_t index;
 
@@ -2576,24 +2564,14 @@
 		 * Read the page from page cache, getting it from backing store
 		 * if necessary, and increment the use count.
 		 */
-		page = read_cache_page(mapping, index, (filler_t*)readpage,
-				NULL);
+		page = read_mapping_page(mapping, index, NULL);
 		/* Ignore pages which errored synchronously. */
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
-			ntfs_debug("Sync read_cache_page() error. Skipping "
+			ntfs_debug("read_mapping_page() error. Skipping "
 					"page (index 0x%lx).", index);
 			nr_free -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * 8;
 			continue;
 		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		/* Ignore pages which errored asynchronously. */
-		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			ntfs_debug("Async read_cache_page() error. Skipping "
-					"page (index 0x%lx).", index);
-			page_cache_release(page);
-			nr_free -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * 8;
-			continue;
-		}
 		kaddr = (u32*)kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 		/*
 		 * For each 4 bytes, subtract the number of set bits. If this
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/symlink.c b/fs/ocfs2/symlink.c
index 40dc1a5..7134007 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/symlink.c
@@ -67,16 +67,9 @@
 	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, 0, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(page))
 		goto sync_fail;
-	wait_on_page_locked(page);
-	if (!PageUptodate(page))
-		goto async_fail;
 	*ppage = page;
 	return kmap(page);
 
-async_fail:
-	page_cache_release(page);
-	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-
 sync_fail:
 	return (char*)page;
 }
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index f01572f..6b9dae3 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@
 	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, (pgoff_t)(n >> (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT-9)),
 				 NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
 		if (PageError(page))
 			goto fail;
 		p->v = page;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index 2cac562..bf6e582 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -410,11 +410,7 @@
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_NOFS);
 	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
-
 		if (PageError(page))
 			goto fail;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/sysv/dir.c b/fs/sysv/dir.c
index ebf7007..e566b38 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/dir.c
@@ -54,17 +54,9 @@
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
-	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
+	if (!IS_ERR(page))
 		kmap(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
-	}
 	return page;
-
-fail:
-	dir_put_page(page);
-	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
 static int sysv_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
diff --git a/fs/ufs/dir.c b/fs/ufs/dir.c
index 4890ddf..4fb8b2e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/dir.c
@@ -180,13 +180,9 @@
 static struct page *ufs_get_page(struct inode *dir, unsigned long n)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
-	struct page *page = read_cache_page(mapping, n,
-				(filler_t*)mapping->a_ops->readpage, NULL);
+	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		kmap(page);
-		if (!PageUptodate(page))
-			goto fail;
 		if (!PageChecked(page))
 			ufs_check_page(page);
 		if (PageError(page))
diff --git a/fs/ufs/util.c b/fs/ufs/util.c
index 1743757..84357f1 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/util.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/util.c
@@ -251,13 +251,11 @@
 
 	page = find_lock_page(mapping, index);
 	if (!page) {
-		page = read_cache_page(mapping, index,
-				       (filler_t*)mapping->a_ops->readpage,
-				       NULL);
+		page = read_mapping_page(mapping, index, NULL);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "ufs_change_blocknr: "
-			       "read_cache_page error: ino %lu, index: %lu\n",
+			       "read_mapping_page error: ino %lu, index: %lu\n",
 			       mapping->host->i_ino, index);
 			goto out;
 		}