diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index 007db89..911d733 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
+#include <linux/llist.h>
 
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <xen/xenbus.h>
@@ -64,10 +65,17 @@
 	BLKIF_STATE_SUSPENDED,
 };
 
+struct grant {
+	grant_ref_t gref;
+	unsigned long pfn;
+	struct llist_node node;
+};
+
 struct blk_shadow {
 	struct blkif_request req;
 	struct request *request;
 	unsigned long frame[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
+	struct grant *grants_used[BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST];
 };
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(blkfront_mutex);
@@ -97,6 +105,8 @@
 	struct work_struct work;
 	struct gnttab_free_callback callback;
 	struct blk_shadow shadow[BLK_RING_SIZE];
+	struct llist_head persistent_gnts;
+	unsigned int persistent_gnts_c;
 	unsigned long shadow_free;
 	unsigned int feature_flush;
 	unsigned int flush_op;
@@ -104,6 +114,7 @@
 	unsigned int feature_secdiscard:1;
 	unsigned int discard_granularity;
 	unsigned int discard_alignment;
+	unsigned int feature_persistent:1;
 	int is_ready;
 };
 
@@ -287,21 +298,36 @@
 	unsigned long id;
 	unsigned int fsect, lsect;
 	int i, ref;
+
+	/*
+	 * Used to store if we are able to queue the request by just using
+	 * existing persistent grants, or if we have to get new grants,
+	 * as there are not sufficiently many free.
+	 */
+	bool new_persistent_gnts;
 	grant_ref_t gref_head;
+	struct page *granted_page;
+	struct grant *gnt_list_entry = NULL;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 
 	if (unlikely(info->connected != BLKIF_STATE_CONNECTED))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (gnttab_alloc_grant_references(
-		BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST, &gref_head) < 0) {
-		gnttab_request_free_callback(
-			&info->callback,
-			blkif_restart_queue_callback,
-			info,
-			BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST);
-		return 1;
-	}
+	/* Check if we have enought grants to allocate a requests */
+	if (info->persistent_gnts_c < BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST) {
+		new_persistent_gnts = 1;
+		if (gnttab_alloc_grant_references(
+		    BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST - info->persistent_gnts_c,
+		    &gref_head) < 0) {
+			gnttab_request_free_callback(
+				&info->callback,
+				blkif_restart_queue_callback,
+				info,
+				BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	} else
+		new_persistent_gnts = 0;
 
 	/* Fill out a communications ring structure. */
 	ring_req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&info->ring, info->ring.req_prod_pvt);
@@ -341,18 +367,73 @@
 		       BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST);
 
 		for_each_sg(info->sg, sg, ring_req->u.rw.nr_segments, i) {
-			buffer_mfn = pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(sg_page(sg)));
 			fsect = sg->offset >> 9;
 			lsect = fsect + (sg->length >> 9) - 1;
-			/* install a grant reference. */
-			ref = gnttab_claim_grant_reference(&gref_head);
-			BUG_ON(ref == -ENOSPC);
 
-			gnttab_grant_foreign_access_ref(
-					ref,
+			if (info->persistent_gnts_c) {
+				BUG_ON(llist_empty(&info->persistent_gnts));
+				gnt_list_entry = llist_entry(
+					llist_del_first(&info->persistent_gnts),
+					struct grant, node);
+
+				ref = gnt_list_entry->gref;
+				buffer_mfn = pfn_to_mfn(gnt_list_entry->pfn);
+				info->persistent_gnts_c--;
+			} else {
+				ref = gnttab_claim_grant_reference(&gref_head);
+				BUG_ON(ref == -ENOSPC);
+
+				gnt_list_entry =
+					kmalloc(sizeof(struct grant),
+							 GFP_ATOMIC);
+				if (!gnt_list_entry)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+
+				granted_page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
+				if (!granted_page) {
+					kfree(gnt_list_entry);
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				}
+
+				gnt_list_entry->pfn =
+					page_to_pfn(granted_page);
+				gnt_list_entry->gref = ref;
+
+				buffer_mfn = pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(
+								granted_page));
+				gnttab_grant_foreign_access_ref(ref,
 					info->xbdev->otherend_id,
-					buffer_mfn,
-					rq_data_dir(req));
+					buffer_mfn, 0);
+			}
+
+			info->shadow[id].grants_used[i] = gnt_list_entry;
+
+			if (rq_data_dir(req)) {
+				char *bvec_data;
+				void *shared_data;
+
+				BUG_ON(sg->offset + sg->length > PAGE_SIZE);
+
+				shared_data = kmap_atomic(
+					pfn_to_page(gnt_list_entry->pfn));
+				bvec_data = kmap_atomic(sg_page(sg));
+
+				/*
+				 * this does not wipe data stored outside the
+				 * range sg->offset..sg->offset+sg->length.
+				 * Therefore, blkback *could* see data from
+				 * previous requests. This is OK as long as
+				 * persistent grants are shared with just one
+				 * domain. It may need refactoring if this
+				 * changes
+				 */
+				memcpy(shared_data + sg->offset,
+				       bvec_data   + sg->offset,
+				       sg->length);
+
+				kunmap_atomic(bvec_data);
+				kunmap_atomic(shared_data);
+			}
 
 			info->shadow[id].frame[i] = mfn_to_pfn(buffer_mfn);
 			ring_req->u.rw.seg[i] =
@@ -368,7 +449,8 @@
 	/* Keep a private copy so we can reissue requests when recovering. */
 	info->shadow[id].req = *ring_req;
 
-	gnttab_free_grant_references(gref_head);
+	if (new_persistent_gnts)
+		gnttab_free_grant_references(gref_head);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -480,12 +562,13 @@
 static void xlvbd_flush(struct blkfront_info *info)
 {
 	blk_queue_flush(info->rq, info->feature_flush);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "blkfront: %s: %s: %s\n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO "blkfront: %s: %s: %s %s\n",
 	       info->gd->disk_name,
 	       info->flush_op == BLKIF_OP_WRITE_BARRIER ?
 		"barrier" : (info->flush_op == BLKIF_OP_FLUSH_DISKCACHE ?
 		"flush diskcache" : "barrier or flush"),
-	       info->feature_flush ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	       info->feature_flush ? "enabled" : "disabled",
+	       info->feature_persistent ? "using persistent grants" : "");
 }
 
 static int xen_translate_vdev(int vdevice, int *minor, unsigned int *offset)
@@ -707,6 +790,9 @@
 
 static void blkif_free(struct blkfront_info *info, int suspend)
 {
+	struct llist_node *all_gnts;
+	struct grant *persistent_gnt;
+
 	/* Prevent new requests being issued until we fix things up. */
 	spin_lock_irq(&info->io_lock);
 	info->connected = suspend ?
@@ -714,6 +800,17 @@
 	/* No more blkif_request(). */
 	if (info->rq)
 		blk_stop_queue(info->rq);
+
+	/* Remove all persistent grants */
+	if (info->persistent_gnts_c) {
+		all_gnts = llist_del_all(&info->persistent_gnts);
+		llist_for_each_entry(persistent_gnt, all_gnts, node) {
+			gnttab_end_foreign_access(persistent_gnt->gref, 0, 0UL);
+			kfree(persistent_gnt);
+		}
+		info->persistent_gnts_c = 0;
+	}
+
 	/* No more gnttab callback work. */
 	gnttab_cancel_free_callback(&info->callback);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&info->io_lock);
@@ -734,13 +831,42 @@
 
 }
 
-static void blkif_completion(struct blk_shadow *s)
+static void blkif_completion(struct blk_shadow *s, struct blkfront_info *info,
+			     struct blkif_response *bret)
 {
 	int i;
-	/* Do not let BLKIF_OP_DISCARD as nr_segment is in the same place
-	 * flag. */
-	for (i = 0; i < s->req.u.rw.nr_segments; i++)
-		gnttab_end_foreign_access(s->req.u.rw.seg[i].gref, 0, 0UL);
+	struct bio_vec *bvec;
+	struct req_iterator iter;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	char *bvec_data;
+	void *shared_data;
+	unsigned int offset = 0;
+
+	if (bret->operation == BLKIF_OP_READ) {
+		/*
+		 * Copy the data received from the backend into the bvec.
+		 * Since bv_offset can be different than 0, and bv_len different
+		 * than PAGE_SIZE, we have to keep track of the current offset,
+		 * to be sure we are copying the data from the right shared page.
+		 */
+		rq_for_each_segment(bvec, s->request, iter) {
+			BUG_ON((bvec->bv_offset + bvec->bv_len) > PAGE_SIZE);
+			i = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+			shared_data = kmap_atomic(
+				pfn_to_page(s->grants_used[i]->pfn));
+			bvec_data = bvec_kmap_irq(bvec, &flags);
+			memcpy(bvec_data, shared_data + bvec->bv_offset,
+				bvec->bv_len);
+			bvec_kunmap_irq(bvec_data, &flags);
+			kunmap_atomic(shared_data);
+			offset += bvec->bv_len;
+		}
+	}
+	/* Add the persistent grant into the list of free grants */
+	for (i = 0; i < s->req.u.rw.nr_segments; i++) {
+		llist_add(&s->grants_used[i]->node, &info->persistent_gnts);
+		info->persistent_gnts_c++;
+	}
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t blkif_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -783,7 +909,7 @@
 		req  = info->shadow[id].request;
 
 		if (bret->operation != BLKIF_OP_DISCARD)
-			blkif_completion(&info->shadow[id]);
+			blkif_completion(&info->shadow[id], info, bret);
 
 		if (add_id_to_freelist(info, id)) {
 			WARN(1, "%s: response to %s (id %ld) couldn't be recycled!\n",
@@ -942,6 +1068,11 @@
 		message = "writing protocol";
 		goto abort_transaction;
 	}
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
+			    "feature-persistent-grants", "%u", 1);
+	if (err)
+		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
+			 "writing persistent grants feature to xenbus");
 
 	err = xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 0);
 	if (err) {
@@ -1029,6 +1160,8 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&info->io_lock);
 	info->xbdev = dev;
 	info->vdevice = vdevice;
+	init_llist_head(&info->persistent_gnts);
+	info->persistent_gnts_c = 0;
 	info->connected = BLKIF_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 	INIT_WORK(&info->work, blkif_restart_queue);
 
@@ -1093,7 +1226,7 @@
 					req->u.rw.seg[j].gref,
 					info->xbdev->otherend_id,
 					pfn_to_mfn(info->shadow[req->u.rw.id].frame[j]),
-					rq_data_dir(info->shadow[req->u.rw.id].request));
+					0);
 		}
 		info->shadow[req->u.rw.id].req = *req;
 
@@ -1225,7 +1358,7 @@
 	unsigned long sector_size;
 	unsigned int binfo;
 	int err;
-	int barrier, flush, discard;
+	int barrier, flush, discard, persistent;
 
 	switch (info->connected) {
 	case BLKIF_STATE_CONNECTED:
@@ -1303,6 +1436,14 @@
 	if (!err && discard)
 		blkfront_setup_discard(info);
 
+	err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
+			    "feature-persistent", "%u", &persistent,
+			    NULL);
+	if (err)
+		info->feature_persistent = 0;
+	else
+		info->feature_persistent = persistent;
+
 	err = xlvbd_alloc_gendisk(sectors, info, binfo, sector_size);
 	if (err) {
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(info->xbdev, err, "xlvbd_add at %s",