diff --git a/fs/ceph/messenger.c b/fs/ceph/messenger.c
index 2502d76..17a09b3 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 
 #include "super.h"
@@ -529,8 +531,11 @@ static void prepare_write_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	if (le32_to_cpu(m->hdr.data_len) > 0) {
 		/* initialize page iterator */
 		con->out_msg_pos.page = 0;
-		con->out_msg_pos.page_pos =
-			le16_to_cpu(m->hdr.data_off) & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		if (m->pages)
+			con->out_msg_pos.page_pos =
+				le16_to_cpu(m->hdr.data_off) & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		else
+			con->out_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
 		con->out_msg_pos.data_pos = 0;
 		con->out_msg_pos.did_page_crc = 0;
 		con->out_more = 1;  /* data + footer will follow */
@@ -712,6 +717,31 @@ out:
 	return ret;  /* done! */
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+static void init_bio_iter(struct bio *bio, struct bio **iter, int *seg)
+{
+	if (!bio) {
+		*iter = NULL;
+		*seg = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	*iter = bio;
+	*seg = bio->bi_idx;
+}
+
+static void iter_bio_next(struct bio **bio_iter, int *seg)
+{
+	if (*bio_iter == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	BUG_ON(*seg >= (*bio_iter)->bi_vcnt);
+
+	(*seg)++;
+	if (*seg == (*bio_iter)->bi_vcnt)
+		init_bio_iter((*bio_iter)->bi_next, bio_iter, seg);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Write as much message data payload as we can.  If we finish, queue
  * up the footer.
@@ -726,21 +756,46 @@ static int write_partial_msg_pages(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	size_t len;
 	int crc = con->msgr->nocrc;
 	int ret;
+	int total_max_write;
+	int in_trail = 0;
+	size_t trail_len = (msg->trail ? msg->trail->length : 0);
 
 	dout("write_partial_msg_pages %p msg %p page %d/%d offset %d\n",
 	     con, con->out_msg, con->out_msg_pos.page, con->out_msg->nr_pages,
 	     con->out_msg_pos.page_pos);
 
-	while (con->out_msg_pos.page < con->out_msg->nr_pages) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	if (msg->bio && !msg->bio_iter)
+		init_bio_iter(msg->bio, &msg->bio_iter, &msg->bio_seg);
+#endif
+
+	while (data_len > con->out_msg_pos.data_pos) {
 		struct page *page = NULL;
 		void *kaddr = NULL;
+		int max_write = PAGE_SIZE;
+		int page_shift = 0;
+
+		total_max_write = data_len - trail_len -
+			con->out_msg_pos.data_pos;
 
 		/*
 		 * if we are calculating the data crc (the default), we need
 		 * to map the page.  if our pages[] has been revoked, use the
 		 * zero page.
 		 */
-		if (msg->pages) {
+
+		/* have we reached the trail part of the data? */
+		if (con->out_msg_pos.data_pos >= data_len - trail_len) {
+			in_trail = 1;
+
+			total_max_write = data_len - con->out_msg_pos.data_pos;
+
+			page = list_first_entry(&msg->trail->head,
+						struct page, lru);
+			if (crc)
+				kaddr = kmap(page);
+			max_write = PAGE_SIZE;
+		} else if (msg->pages) {
 			page = msg->pages[con->out_msg_pos.page];
 			if (crc)
 				kaddr = kmap(page);
@@ -749,13 +804,25 @@ static int write_partial_msg_pages(struct ceph_connection *con)
 						struct page, lru);
 			if (crc)
 				kaddr = kmap(page);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+		} else if (msg->bio) {
+			struct bio_vec *bv;
+
+			bv = bio_iovec_idx(msg->bio_iter, msg->bio_seg);
+			page = bv->bv_page;
+			page_shift = bv->bv_offset;
+			if (crc)
+				kaddr = kmap(page) + page_shift;
+			max_write = bv->bv_len;
+#endif
 		} else {
 			page = con->msgr->zero_page;
 			if (crc)
 				kaddr = page_address(con->msgr->zero_page);
 		}
-		len = min((int)(PAGE_SIZE - con->out_msg_pos.page_pos),
-			  (int)(data_len - con->out_msg_pos.data_pos));
+		len = min_t(int, max_write - con->out_msg_pos.page_pos,
+			    total_max_write);
+
 		if (crc && !con->out_msg_pos.did_page_crc) {
 			void *base = kaddr + con->out_msg_pos.page_pos;
 			u32 tmpcrc = le32_to_cpu(con->out_msg->footer.data_crc);
@@ -765,13 +832,14 @@ static int write_partial_msg_pages(struct ceph_connection *con)
 				cpu_to_le32(crc32c(tmpcrc, base, len));
 			con->out_msg_pos.did_page_crc = 1;
 		}
-
 		ret = kernel_sendpage(con->sock, page,
-				      con->out_msg_pos.page_pos, len,
+				      con->out_msg_pos.page_pos + page_shift,
+				      len,
 				      MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_NOSIGNAL |
 				      MSG_MORE);
 
-		if (crc && (msg->pages || msg->pagelist))
+		if (crc &&
+		    (msg->pages || msg->pagelist || msg->bio || in_trail))
 			kunmap(page);
 
 		if (ret <= 0)
@@ -783,9 +851,16 @@ static int write_partial_msg_pages(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			con->out_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
 			con->out_msg_pos.page++;
 			con->out_msg_pos.did_page_crc = 0;
-			if (msg->pagelist)
+			if (in_trail)
+				list_move_tail(&page->lru,
+					       &msg->trail->head);
+			else if (msg->pagelist)
 				list_move_tail(&page->lru,
 					       &msg->pagelist->head);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+			else if (msg->bio)
+				iter_bio_next(&msg->bio_iter, &msg->bio_seg);
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1305,8 +1380,7 @@ static int read_partial_message_section(struct ceph_connection *con,
 					struct kvec *section,
 					unsigned int sec_len, u32 *crc)
 {
-	int left;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, left;
 
 	BUG_ON(!section);
 
@@ -1329,13 +1403,83 @@ static int read_partial_message_section(struct ceph_connection *con,
 static struct ceph_msg *ceph_alloc_msg(struct ceph_connection *con,
 				struct ceph_msg_header *hdr,
 				int *skip);
+
+
+static int read_partial_message_pages(struct ceph_connection *con,
+				      struct page **pages,
+				      unsigned data_len, int datacrc)
+{
+	void *p;
+	int ret;
+	int left;
+
+	left = min((int)(data_len - con->in_msg_pos.data_pos),
+		   (int)(PAGE_SIZE - con->in_msg_pos.page_pos));
+	/* (page) data */
+	BUG_ON(pages == NULL);
+	p = kmap(pages[con->in_msg_pos.page]);
+	ret = ceph_tcp_recvmsg(con->sock, p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos,
+			       left);
+	if (ret > 0 && datacrc)
+		con->in_data_crc =
+			crc32c(con->in_data_crc,
+				  p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos, ret);
+	kunmap(pages[con->in_msg_pos.page]);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+	con->in_msg_pos.data_pos += ret;
+	con->in_msg_pos.page_pos += ret;
+	if (con->in_msg_pos.page_pos == PAGE_SIZE) {
+		con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
+		con->in_msg_pos.page++;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+static int read_partial_message_bio(struct ceph_connection *con,
+				    struct bio **bio_iter, int *bio_seg,
+				    unsigned data_len, int datacrc)
+{
+	struct bio_vec *bv = bio_iovec_idx(*bio_iter, *bio_seg);
+	void *p;
+	int ret, left;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(bv))
+		return PTR_ERR(bv);
+
+	left = min((int)(data_len - con->in_msg_pos.data_pos),
+		   (int)(bv->bv_len - con->in_msg_pos.page_pos));
+
+	p = kmap(bv->bv_page) + bv->bv_offset;
+
+	ret = ceph_tcp_recvmsg(con->sock, p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos,
+			       left);
+	if (ret > 0 && datacrc)
+		con->in_data_crc =
+			crc32c(con->in_data_crc,
+				  p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos, ret);
+	kunmap(bv->bv_page);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+	con->in_msg_pos.data_pos += ret;
+	con->in_msg_pos.page_pos += ret;
+	if (con->in_msg_pos.page_pos == bv->bv_len) {
+		con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
+		iter_bio_next(bio_iter, bio_seg);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * read (part of) a message.
  */
 static int read_partial_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	struct ceph_msg *m = con->in_msg;
-	void *p;
 	int ret;
 	int to, left;
 	unsigned front_len, middle_len, data_len, data_off;
@@ -1422,7 +1566,10 @@ static int read_partial_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			m->middle->vec.iov_len = 0;
 
 		con->in_msg_pos.page = 0;
-		con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = data_off & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		if (m->pages)
+			con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = data_off & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		else
+			con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
 		con->in_msg_pos.data_pos = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1440,27 +1587,29 @@ static int read_partial_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	if (m->bio && !m->bio_iter)
+		init_bio_iter(m->bio, &m->bio_iter, &m->bio_seg);
+#endif
 
 	/* (page) data */
 	while (con->in_msg_pos.data_pos < data_len) {
-		left = min((int)(data_len - con->in_msg_pos.data_pos),
-			   (int)(PAGE_SIZE - con->in_msg_pos.page_pos));
-		BUG_ON(m->pages == NULL);
-		p = kmap(m->pages[con->in_msg_pos.page]);
-		ret = ceph_tcp_recvmsg(con->sock, p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos,
-				       left);
-		if (ret > 0 && datacrc)
-			con->in_data_crc =
-				crc32c(con->in_data_crc,
-					  p + con->in_msg_pos.page_pos, ret);
-		kunmap(m->pages[con->in_msg_pos.page]);
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			return ret;
-		con->in_msg_pos.data_pos += ret;
-		con->in_msg_pos.page_pos += ret;
-		if (con->in_msg_pos.page_pos == PAGE_SIZE) {
-			con->in_msg_pos.page_pos = 0;
-			con->in_msg_pos.page++;
+		if (m->pages) {
+			ret = read_partial_message_pages(con, m->pages,
+						 data_len, datacrc);
+			if (ret <= 0)
+				return ret;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+		} else if (m->bio) {
+
+			ret = read_partial_message_bio(con,
+						 &m->bio_iter, &m->bio_seg,
+						 data_len, datacrc);
+			if (ret <= 0)
+				return ret;
+#endif
+		} else {
+			BUG_ON(1);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2136,6 +2285,10 @@ struct ceph_msg *ceph_msg_new(int type, int front_len, gfp_t flags)
 	m->nr_pages = 0;
 	m->pages = NULL;
 	m->pagelist = NULL;
+	m->bio = NULL;
+	m->bio_iter = NULL;
+	m->bio_seg = 0;
+	m->trail = NULL;
 
 	dout("ceph_msg_new %p front %d\n", m, front_len);
 	return m;
@@ -2250,6 +2403,8 @@ void ceph_msg_last_put(struct kref *kref)
 		m->pagelist = NULL;
 	}
 
+	m->trail = NULL;
+
 	if (m->pool)
 		ceph_msgpool_put(m->pool, m);
 	else
diff --git a/fs/ceph/messenger.h b/fs/ceph/messenger.h
index 76fbc95..5a79450 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/messenger.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/messenger.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ struct ceph_msg {
 	struct ceph_pagelist *pagelist; /* instead of pages */
 	struct list_head list_head;
 	struct kref kref;
+	struct bio  *bio;		/* instead of pages/pagelist */
+	struct bio  *bio_iter;		/* bio iterator */
+	int bio_seg;			/* current bio segment */
+	struct ceph_pagelist *trail;	/* the trailing part of the data */
 	bool front_is_vmalloc;
 	bool more_to_follow;
 	bool needs_out_seq;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/osd_client.c b/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
index ce7f7e0..8b1d0a6 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "super.h"
 #include "osd_client.h"
 #include "messenger.h"
 #include "decode.h"
 #include "auth.h"
+#include "pagelist.h"
 
 #define OSD_OP_FRONT_LEN	4096
 #define OSD_OPREPLY_FRONT_LEN	512
@@ -22,29 +26,50 @@ static int __kick_requests(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 
 static void kick_requests(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, struct ceph_osd *osd);
 
+static int op_needs_trail(int op)
+{
+	switch (op) {
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_GETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_SETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_CMPXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_CALL:
+		return 1;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int op_has_extent(int op)
+{
+	return (op == CEPH_OSD_OP_READ ||
+		op == CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE);
+}
+
 void ceph_calc_raw_layout(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
 			u64 snapid,
-			u64 off, u64 len, u64 *bno,
-			struct ceph_osd_request *req)
+			u64 off, u64 *plen, u64 *bno,
+			struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+			struct ceph_osd_req_op *op)
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_request_head *reqhead = req->r_request->front.iov_base;
-	struct ceph_osd_op *op = (void *)(reqhead + 1);
-	u64 orig_len = len;
+	u64 orig_len = *plen;
 	u64 objoff, objlen;    /* extent in object */
 
 	reqhead->snapid = cpu_to_le64(snapid);
 
 	/* object extent? */
-	ceph_calc_file_object_mapping(layout, off, &len, bno,
+	ceph_calc_file_object_mapping(layout, off, plen, bno,
 				      &objoff, &objlen);
-	if (len < orig_len)
+	if (*plen < orig_len)
 		dout(" skipping last %llu, final file extent %llu~%llu\n",
-		     orig_len - len, off, len);
+		     orig_len - *plen, off, *plen);
 
-	op->extent.offset = cpu_to_le64(objoff);
-	op->extent.length = cpu_to_le64(objlen);
-	req->r_num_pages = calc_pages_for(off, len);
+	if (op_has_extent(op->op)) {
+		op->extent.offset = objoff;
+		op->extent.length = objlen;
+	}
+	req->r_num_pages = calc_pages_for(off, *plen);
 
 	dout("calc_layout bno=%llx %llu~%llu (%d pages)\n",
 	     *bno, objoff, objlen, req->r_num_pages);
@@ -80,11 +105,13 @@ static void calc_layout(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			struct ceph_vino vino,
 			struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
 			u64 off, u64 *plen,
-			struct ceph_osd_request *req)
+			struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+			struct ceph_osd_req_op *op)
 {
 	u64 bno;
 
-	ceph_calc_raw_layout(osdc, layout, vino.snap, off, *plen, &bno, req);
+	ceph_calc_raw_layout(osdc, layout, vino.snap, off,
+			     plen, &bno, req, op);
 
 	sprintf(req->r_oid, "%llx.%08llx", vino.ino, bno);
 	req->r_oid_len = strlen(req->r_oid);
@@ -113,35 +140,64 @@ void ceph_osdc_release_request(struct kref *kref)
 	if (req->r_own_pages)
 		ceph_release_page_vector(req->r_pages,
 					 req->r_num_pages);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	if (req->r_bio)
+		bio_put(req->r_bio);
+#endif
 	ceph_put_snap_context(req->r_snapc);
+	if (req->r_trail) {
+		ceph_pagelist_release(req->r_trail);
+		kfree(req->r_trail);
+	}
 	if (req->r_mempool)
 		mempool_free(req, req->r_osdc->req_mempool);
 	else
 		kfree(req);
 }
 
+static int op_needs_trail(int op)
+{
+	switch (op) {
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_GETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_SETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_CMPXATTR:
+		return 1;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int get_num_ops(struct ceph_osd_req_op *ops, int *needs_trail)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (needs_trail)
+		*needs_trail = 0;
+	while (ops[i].op) {
+		if (needs_trail && op_needs_trail(ops[i].op))
+			*needs_trail = 1;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
 struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 					       int flags,
 					       struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
-					       int do_sync,
+					       struct ceph_osd_req_op *ops,
 					       bool use_mempool,
 					       gfp_t gfp_flags,
-					       struct page **pages)
+					       struct page **pages,
+					       struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
 	struct ceph_msg *msg;
-	int num_op = 1 + do_sync;
-	size_t msg_size = sizeof(struct ceph_osd_request_head) +
-			  num_op*sizeof(struct ceph_osd_op);
+	int needs_trail;
+	int num_op = get_num_ops(ops, &needs_trail);
+	size_t msg_size = sizeof(struct ceph_osd_request_head);
 
-	if (use_mempool) {
-		req = mempool_alloc(osdc->req_mempool, gfp_flags);
-		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
-	} else {
-		req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), gfp_flags);
-	}
-	if (!req)
-		return NULL;
+	msg_size += num_op*sizeof(struct ceph_osd_op);
 
 	if (use_mempool) {
 		req = mempool_alloc(osdc->req_mempool, gfp_flags);
@@ -154,6 +210,7 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 
 	req->r_osdc = osdc;
 	req->r_mempool = use_mempool;
+
 	kref_init(&req->r_kref);
 	init_completion(&req->r_completion);
 	init_completion(&req->r_safe_completion);
@@ -174,6 +231,15 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	}
 	req->r_reply = msg;
 
+	/* allocate space for the trailing data */
+	if (needs_trail) {
+		req->r_trail = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ceph_pagelist), gfp_flags);
+		if (!req->r_trail) {
+			ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		ceph_pagelist_init(req->r_trail);
+	}
 	/* create request message; allow space for oid */
 	msg_size += 40;
 	if (snapc)
@@ -186,38 +252,87 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 		ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
 	msg->hdr.type = cpu_to_le16(CEPH_MSG_OSD_OP);
 	memset(msg->front.iov_base, 0, msg->front.iov_len);
 
 	req->r_request = msg;
 	req->r_pages = pages;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	if (bio) {
+		req->r_bio = bio;
+		bio_get(req->r_bio);
+	}
+#endif
 
 	return req;
 }
 
+static void osd_req_encode_op(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+			      struct ceph_osd_op *dst,
+			      struct ceph_osd_req_op *src)
+{
+	dst->op = cpu_to_le16(src->op);
+
+	switch (dst->op) {
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_READ:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE:
+		dst->extent.offset =
+			cpu_to_le64(src->extent.offset);
+		dst->extent.length =
+			cpu_to_le64(src->extent.length);
+		dst->extent.truncate_size =
+			cpu_to_le64(src->extent.truncate_size);
+		dst->extent.truncate_seq =
+			cpu_to_le32(src->extent.truncate_seq);
+		break;
+
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_GETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_SETXATTR:
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_CMPXATTR:
+		BUG_ON(!req->r_trail);
+
+		dst->xattr.name_len = cpu_to_le32(src->xattr.name_len);
+		dst->xattr.value_len = cpu_to_le32(src->xattr.value_len);
+		dst->xattr.cmp_op = src->xattr.cmp_op;
+		dst->xattr.cmp_mode = src->xattr.cmp_mode;
+		ceph_pagelist_append(req->r_trail, src->xattr.name,
+				     src->xattr.name_len);
+		ceph_pagelist_append(req->r_trail, src->xattr.val,
+				     src->xattr.value_len);
+		break;
+	case CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC:
+		break;
+	default:
+		pr_err("unrecognized osd opcode %d\n", dst->op);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		break;
+	}
+	dst->payload_len = cpu_to_le32(src->payload_len);
+}
+
 /*
  * build new request AND message
  *
  */
 void ceph_osdc_build_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
-			    u64 off, u64 *plen,
-			    int opcode,
-			    struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
-			    int do_sync,
-			    u32 truncate_seq,
-			    u64 truncate_size,
-			    struct timespec *mtime,
-			    const char *oid,
-			    int oid_len)
+			     u64 off, u64 *plen,
+			     struct ceph_osd_req_op *src_ops,
+			     struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
+			     struct timespec *mtime,
+			     const char *oid,
+			     int oid_len)
 {
 	struct ceph_msg *msg = req->r_request;
 	struct ceph_osd_request_head *head;
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op *src_op;
 	struct ceph_osd_op *op;
 	void *p;
-	int num_op = 1 + do_sync;
+	int num_op = get_num_ops(src_ops, NULL);
 	size_t msg_size = sizeof(*head) + num_op*sizeof(*op);
-	int i;
 	int flags = req->r_flags;
+	u64 data_len = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	head = msg->front.iov_base;
 	op = (void *)(head + 1);
@@ -230,25 +345,23 @@ void ceph_osdc_build_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
 	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE)
 		ceph_encode_timespec(&head->mtime, mtime);
 	head->num_ops = cpu_to_le16(num_op);
-	op->op = cpu_to_le16(opcode);
 
-	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE) {
-		req->r_request->hdr.data_off = cpu_to_le16(off);
-		req->r_request->hdr.data_len = cpu_to_le32(*plen);
-		op->payload_len = cpu_to_le32(*plen);
-	}
-	op->extent.truncate_size = cpu_to_le64(truncate_size);
-	op->extent.truncate_seq = cpu_to_le32(truncate_seq);
 
 	/* fill in oid */
 	head->object_len = cpu_to_le32(oid_len);
 	memcpy(p, oid, oid_len);
 	p += oid_len;
 
-	if (do_sync) {
+	src_op = src_ops;
+	while (src_op->op) {
+		osd_req_encode_op(req, op, src_op);
+		src_op++;
 		op++;
-		op->op = cpu_to_le16(CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC);
 	}
+
+	if (req->r_trail)
+		data_len += req->r_trail->length;
+
 	if (snapc) {
 		head->snap_seq = cpu_to_le64(snapc->seq);
 		head->num_snaps = cpu_to_le32(snapc->num_snaps);
@@ -258,6 +371,14 @@ void ceph_osdc_build_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE) {
+		req->r_request->hdr.data_off = cpu_to_le16(off);
+		req->r_request->hdr.data_len = cpu_to_le32(*plen + data_len);
+	} else if (data_len) {
+		req->r_request->hdr.data_off = 0;
+		req->r_request->hdr.data_len = cpu_to_le32(data_len);
+	}
+
 	BUG_ON(p > msg->front.iov_base + msg->front.iov_len);
 	msg_size = p - msg->front.iov_base;
 	msg->front.iov_len = msg_size;
@@ -288,21 +409,34 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 					       struct timespec *mtime,
 					       bool use_mempool, int num_reply)
 {
-	struct ceph_osd_request *req =
-		ceph_osdc_alloc_request(osdc, flags,
-					 snapc, do_sync,
+	struct ceph_osd_req_op ops[3];
+	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
+
+	ops[0].op = opcode;
+	ops[0].extent.truncate_seq = truncate_seq;
+	ops[0].extent.truncate_size = truncate_size;
+	ops[0].payload_len = 0;
+
+	if (do_sync) {
+		ops[1].op = CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC;
+		ops[1].payload_len = 0;
+		ops[2].op = 0;
+	} else
+		ops[1].op = 0;
+
+	req = ceph_osdc_alloc_request(osdc, flags,
+					 snapc, ops,
 					 use_mempool,
-					 GFP_NOFS, NULL);
+					 GFP_NOFS, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return req;
 
 	/* calculate max write size */
-	calc_layout(osdc, vino, layout, off, plen, req);
+	calc_layout(osdc, vino, layout, off, plen, req, ops);
 	req->r_file_layout = *layout;  /* keep a copy */
 
-	ceph_osdc_build_request(req, off, plen, opcode,
-				snapc, do_sync,
-				truncate_seq, truncate_size,
+	ceph_osdc_build_request(req, off, plen, ops,
+				snapc,
 				mtime,
 				req->r_oid, req->r_oid_len);
 
@@ -1177,6 +1311,10 @@ int ceph_osdc_start_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 
 	req->r_request->pages = req->r_pages;
 	req->r_request->nr_pages = req->r_num_pages;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	req->r_request->bio = req->r_bio;
+#endif
+	req->r_request->trail = req->r_trail;
 
 	register_request(osdc, req);
 
@@ -1493,6 +1631,9 @@ static struct ceph_msg *get_reply(struct ceph_connection *con,
 		}
 		m->pages = req->r_pages;
 		m->nr_pages = req->r_num_pages;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+		m->bio = req->r_bio;
+#endif
 	}
 	*skip = 0;
 	req->r_con_filling_msg = ceph_con_get(con);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/osd_client.h b/fs/ceph/osd_client.h
index b687c2e..d583d1b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct ceph_snap_context;
 struct ceph_osd_request;
 struct ceph_osd_client;
 struct ceph_authorizer;
+struct ceph_pagelist;
 
 /*
  * completion callback for async writepages
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ struct ceph_osd_request {
 	struct page     **r_pages;            /* pages for data payload */
 	int               r_pages_from_pool;
 	int               r_own_pages;        /* if true, i own page list */
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	struct bio       *r_bio;	      /* instead of pages */
+#endif
+
+	struct ceph_pagelist *r_trail;	      /* trailing part of the data */
 };
 
 struct ceph_osd_client {
@@ -110,6 +116,36 @@ struct ceph_osd_client {
 	struct ceph_msgpool	msgpool_op_reply;
 };
 
+struct ceph_osd_req_op {
+	u16 op;           /* CEPH_OSD_OP_* */
+	u32 flags;        /* CEPH_OSD_FLAG_* */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u64 offset, length;
+			u64 truncate_size;
+			u32 truncate_seq;
+		} extent;
+		struct {
+			const char *name;
+			u32 name_len;
+			const char  *val;
+			u32 value_len;
+			__u8 cmp_op;       /* CEPH_OSD_CMPXATTR_OP_* */
+			__u8 cmp_mode;     /* CEPH_OSD_CMPXATTR_MODE_* */
+		} xattr;
+		struct {
+			__u8 class_len;
+			__u8 method_len;
+			__u8 argc;
+			u32 indata_len;
+		} cls;
+		struct {
+			u64 cookie, count;
+		} pgls;
+	};
+	u32 payload_len;
+};
+
 extern int ceph_osdc_init(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			  struct ceph_client *client);
 extern void ceph_osdc_stop(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc);
@@ -122,27 +158,26 @@ extern void ceph_osdc_handle_map(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 extern void ceph_calc_raw_layout(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
 			u64 snapid,
-			u64 off, u64 len, u64 *bno,
-			struct ceph_osd_request *req);
+			u64 off, u64 *plen, u64 *bno,
+			struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+			struct ceph_osd_req_op *op);
 
 extern struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 					       int flags,
 					       struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
-					       int do_sync,
+					       struct ceph_osd_req_op *ops,
 					       bool use_mempool,
 					       gfp_t gfp_flags,
-					       struct page **pages);
+					       struct page **pages,
+					       struct bio *bio);
 
 extern void ceph_osdc_build_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
-			    u64 off, u64 *plen,
-			    int opcode,
-			    struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
-			    int do_sync,
-			    u32 truncate_seq,
-			    u64 truncate_size,
-			    struct timespec *mtime,
-			    const char *oid,
-			    int oid_len);
+				    u64 off, u64 *plen,
+				    struct ceph_osd_req_op *src_ops,
+				    struct ceph_snap_context *snapc,
+				    struct timespec *mtime,
+				    const char *oid,
+				    int oid_len);
 
 extern struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *,
 				      struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/pagelist.c b/fs/ceph/pagelist.c
index b6859f4..8170365 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/pagelist.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static int ceph_pagelist_addpage(struct ceph_pagelist *pl)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ceph_pagelist_append(struct ceph_pagelist *pl, void *buf, size_t len)
+int ceph_pagelist_append(struct ceph_pagelist *pl, const void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	while (pl->room < len) {
 		size_t bit = pl->room;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/pagelist.h b/fs/ceph/pagelist.h
index e8a4187..cc9327a 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/pagelist.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/pagelist.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static inline void ceph_pagelist_init(struct ceph_pagelist *pl)
 }
 extern int ceph_pagelist_release(struct ceph_pagelist *pl);
 
-extern int ceph_pagelist_append(struct ceph_pagelist *pl, void *d, size_t l);
+extern int ceph_pagelist_append(struct ceph_pagelist *pl, const void *d, size_t l);
 
 static inline int ceph_pagelist_encode_64(struct ceph_pagelist *pl, u64 v)
 {
