diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 0c37d68..661e58b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ int lease_break_time = 45;
  * keep a list on each CPU, with each list protected by its own spinlock via
  * the file_lock_lglock. Note that alterations to the list also require that
  * the relevant flc_lock is held.
+ *
+ * In addition, it also protects the fl->fl_block list, and the fl->fl_next
+ * pointer for file_lock structures that are acting as lock requests (in
+ * contrast to those that are acting as records of acquired locks).
+ *
+ * file_lock structures acting as lock requests (waiters) use the same
+ * spinlock as the those acting as lock holder (blocker). E.g. the
+ * blocker is initially added to the file_lock_list living on CPU 0,
+ * all waiters on that blocker are serialized via CPU 0 (see
+ * fl_link_cpu usage).
+ *
+ * In particular, adding an entry to the fl_block list requires that you hold
+ * both the flc_lock and the blocked_lock_lock (acquired in that order).
+ * Deleting an entry from the list however only requires the file_lock_gllock.
  */
 DEFINE_STATIC_LGLOCK(file_lock_lglock);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hlist_head, file_lock_list);
@@ -183,19 +197,6 @@ static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(blocked_hash, BLOCKED_HASH_BITS);
 /*
  * This lock protects the blocked_hash. Generally, if you're accessing it, you
  * want to be holding this lock.
- *
- * In addition, it also protects the fl->fl_block list, and the fl->fl_next
- * pointer for file_lock structures that are acting as lock requests (in
- * contrast to those that are acting as records of acquired locks).
- *
- * Note that when we acquire this lock in order to change the above fields,
- * we often hold the flc_lock as well. In certain cases, when reading the fields
- * protected by this lock, we can skip acquiring it iff we already hold the
- * flc_lock.
- *
- * In particular, adding an entry to the fl_block list requires that you hold
- * both the flc_lock and the blocked_lock_lock (acquired in that order).
- * Deleting an entry from the list however only requires the file_lock_lock.
  */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(blocked_lock_lock);
 
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ static void locks_delete_global_blocked(struct file_lock *waiter)
 /* Remove waiter from blocker's block list.
  * When blocker ends up pointing to itself then the list is empty.
  *
- * Must be called with blocked_lock_lock held.
+ * Must be called with file_lock_lglock held.
  */
 static void __locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ static void __locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 
 /* Posix block variant of __locks_delete_block.
  *
- * Must be called with blocked_lock_lock held.
+ * Must be called with file_lock_lglock held.
  */
 static void __locks_delete_posix_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
@@ -627,16 +628,18 @@ static void __locks_delete_posix_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 
 static void locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
-	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 	__locks_delete_block(waiter);
-	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 }
 
 static void locks_delete_posix_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
+	lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 	__locks_delete_posix_block(waiter);
 	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 }
 
 /* Insert waiter into blocker's block list.
@@ -644,22 +647,23 @@ static void locks_delete_posix_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
  * the order they blocked. The documentation doesn't require this but
  * it seems like the reasonable thing to do.
  *
- * Must be called with both the flc_lock and blocked_lock_lock held. The
- * fl_block list itself is protected by the blocked_lock_lock, but by ensuring
+ * Must be called with both the flc_lock and file_lock_lglock held. The
+ * fl_block list itself is protected by the file_lock_lglock, but by ensuring
  * that the flc_lock is also held on insertions we can avoid taking the
- * blocked_lock_lock in some cases when we see that the fl_block list is empty.
+ * file_lock_lglock in some cases when we see that the fl_block list is empty.
  */
 static void __locks_insert_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
 					struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&waiter->fl_block));
+	waiter->fl_link_cpu = blocker->fl_link_cpu;
 	waiter->fl_next = blocker;
 	list_add_tail(&waiter->fl_block, &blocker->fl_block);
 }
 
 /* Posix block variant of __locks_insert_block.
  *
- * Must be called with flc_lock and blocked_lock_lock held.
+ * Must be called with flc_lock and file_lock_lglock held.
  */
 static void __locks_insert_posix_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
 					struct file_lock *waiter)
@@ -672,9 +676,9 @@ static void __locks_insert_posix_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
 static void locks_insert_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
 					struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
-	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, blocker->fl_link_cpu);
 	__locks_insert_block(blocker, waiter);
-	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, blocker->fl_link_cpu);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -685,31 +689,33 @@ static void locks_insert_block(struct file_lock *blocker,
 static void locks_wake_up_blocks(struct file_lock *blocker)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Avoid taking global lock if list is empty. This is safe since new
+	 * Avoid taking lock if list is empty. This is safe since new
 	 * blocked requests are only added to the list under the flc_lock, and
 	 * the flc_lock is always held here. Note that removal from the fl_block
 	 * list does not require the flc_lock, so we must recheck list_empty()
-	 * after acquiring the blocked_lock_lock.
+	 * after acquiring the file_lock_lglock.
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&blocker->fl_block))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, blocker->fl_link_cpu);
 	while (!list_empty(&blocker->fl_block)) {
 		struct file_lock *waiter;
 
 		waiter = list_first_entry(&blocker->fl_block,
 				struct file_lock, fl_block);
-		if (IS_POSIX(blocker) && !IS_OFDLCK(blocker))
+		if (IS_POSIX(blocker) && !IS_OFDLCK(blocker)) {
+			spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 			__locks_delete_posix_block(waiter);
-		else
+			spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+		} else
 			__locks_delete_block(waiter);
 		if (waiter->fl_lmops && waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify)
 			waiter->fl_lmops->lm_notify(waiter);
 		else
 			wake_up(&waiter->fl_wait);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, blocker->fl_link_cpu);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1010,12 +1016,14 @@ static int __posix_lock_file(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *request, str
 			 * locks list must be done while holding the same lock!
 			 */
 			error = -EDEADLK;
+			lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, fl->fl_link_cpu);
 			spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 			if (likely(!posix_locks_deadlock(request, fl))) {
 				error = FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED;
 				__locks_insert_posix_block(fl, request);
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+			lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, fl->fl_link_cpu);
 			goto out;
   		}
   	}
@@ -2497,12 +2505,14 @@ posix_unblock_lock(struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 
+	lg_local_lock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 	if (waiter->fl_next)
 		__locks_delete_posix_block(waiter);
 	else
 		status = -ENOENT;
 	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
+	lg_local_unlock_cpu(&file_lock_lglock, waiter->fl_link_cpu);
 	return status;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_unblock_lock);
@@ -2629,13 +2639,11 @@ static int locks_show(struct seq_file *f, void *v)
 }
 
 static void *locks_start(struct seq_file *f, loff_t *pos)
-	__acquires(&blocked_lock_lock)
 {
 	struct locks_iterator *iter = f->private;
 
 	iter->li_pos = *pos + 1;
 	lg_global_lock(&file_lock_lglock);
-	spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 	return seq_hlist_start_percpu(&file_lock_list, &iter->li_cpu, *pos);
 }
 
@@ -2648,9 +2656,7 @@ static void *locks_next(struct seq_file *f, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 }
 
 static void locks_stop(struct seq_file *f, void *v)
-	__releases(&blocked_lock_lock)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&blocked_lock_lock);
 	lg_global_unlock(&file_lock_lglock);
 }
 
