diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7200160..d001959 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 22
-EXTRAVERSION = .22-op1
+EXTRAVERSION = .23-op1
 NAME = Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index b3419c5..e683b91 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,12 @@ retry:
 			ret = 0;
 			if (to.timed_out)	/* Only check after read evt */
 				break;
-			io_schedule();
+			/* Try to only show up in io wait if there are ops
+			 *  in flight */
+			if (ctx->reqs_active)
+				io_schedule();
+			else
+				schedule();
 			if (signal_pending(tsk)) {
 				ret = -EINTR;
 				break;
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 6428605..e6d4c3b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@ int fcntl_setlk(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	struct file_lock *file_lock = locks_alloc_lock();
 	struct flock flock;
 	struct inode *inode;
+	struct file *f;
 	int error;
 
 	if (file_lock == NULL)
@@ -1803,7 +1804,15 @@ again:
 	 * Attempt to detect a close/fcntl race and recover by
 	 * releasing the lock that was just acquired.
 	 */
-	if (!error && fcheck(fd) != filp && flock.l_type != F_UNLCK) {
+	/*
+	 * we need that spin_lock here - it prevents reordering between
+	 * update of inode->i_flock and check for it done in close().
+	 * rcu_read_lock() wouldn't do.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&current->files->file_lock);
+	f = fcheck(fd);
+	spin_unlock(&current->files->file_lock);
+	if (!error && f != filp && flock.l_type != F_UNLCK) {
 		flock.l_type = F_UNLCK;
 		goto again;
 	}
@@ -1859,6 +1868,7 @@ int fcntl_setlk64(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	struct file_lock *file_lock = locks_alloc_lock();
 	struct flock64 flock;
 	struct inode *inode;
+	struct file *f;
 	int error;
 
 	if (file_lock == NULL)
@@ -1929,7 +1939,10 @@ again:
 	 * Attempt to detect a close/fcntl race and recover by
 	 * releasing the lock that was just acquired.
 	 */
-	if (!error && fcheck(fd) != filp && flock.l_type != F_UNLCK) {
+	spin_lock(&current->files->file_lock);
+	f = fcheck(fd);
+	spin_unlock(&current->files->file_lock);
+	if (!error && f != filp && flock.l_type != F_UNLCK) {
 		flock.l_type = F_UNLCK;
 		goto again;
 	}