diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
index d096835..6c1bafb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@
 static void
 bl_cleanup_layoutcommit(struct nfs4_layoutcommit_data *lcdata)
 {
+	struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo = NFS_I(lcdata->args.inode)->layout;
+
+	dprintk("%s enter\n", __func__);
+	clean_pnfs_block_layoutupdate(BLK_LO2EXT(lo), &lcdata->args, lcdata->res.status);
 }
 
 static void free_blk_mountid(struct block_mount_id *mid)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
index 3caaefc..6a703b7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.h
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 int encode_pnfs_block_layoutupdate(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
 				   struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 				   const struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg);
+void clean_pnfs_block_layoutupdate(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
+				   const struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg,
+				   int status);
 int bl_add_merge_extent(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
 			 struct pnfs_block_extent *new);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extents.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extents.c
index 84bf240..7521940 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extents.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extents.c
@@ -329,6 +329,73 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/* Note: In theory, we should do more checking that devid's match between
+ * old and new, but if they don't, the lists are too corrupt to salvage anyway.
+ */
+/* Note this is very similar to bl_add_merge_extent */
+static void add_to_commitlist(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
+			      struct pnfs_block_short_extent *new)
+{
+	struct list_head *clist = &bl->bl_commit;
+	struct pnfs_block_short_extent *old, *save;
+	sector_t end = new->bse_f_offset + new->bse_length;
+
+	dprintk("%s enter\n", __func__);
+	print_short_extent(new);
+	print_clist(clist, bl->bl_count);
+	bl->bl_count++;
+	/* Scan for proper place to insert, extending new to the left
+	 * as much as possible.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(old, save, clist, bse_node) {
+		if (new->bse_f_offset < old->bse_f_offset)
+			break;
+		if (end <= old->bse_f_offset + old->bse_length) {
+			/* Range is already in list */
+			bl->bl_count--;
+			kfree(new);
+			return;
+		} else if (new->bse_f_offset <=
+				old->bse_f_offset + old->bse_length) {
+			/* new overlaps or abuts existing be */
+			if (new->bse_mdev == old->bse_mdev) {
+				/* extend new to fully replace old */
+				new->bse_length += new->bse_f_offset -
+						old->bse_f_offset;
+				new->bse_f_offset = old->bse_f_offset;
+				list_del(&old->bse_node);
+				bl->bl_count--;
+				kfree(old);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	/* Note that if we never hit the above break, old will not point to a
+	 * valid extent.  However, in that case &old->bse_node==list.
+	 */
+	list_add_tail(&new->bse_node, &old->bse_node);
+	/* Scan forward for overlaps.  If we find any, extend new and
+	 * remove the overlapped extent.
+	 */
+	old = list_prepare_entry(new, clist, bse_node);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(old, save, clist, bse_node) {
+		if (end < old->bse_f_offset)
+			break;
+		/* new overlaps or abuts old */
+		if (new->bse_mdev == old->bse_mdev) {
+			if (end < old->bse_f_offset + old->bse_length) {
+				/* extend new to fully cover old */
+				end = old->bse_f_offset + old->bse_length;
+				new->bse_length = end - new->bse_f_offset;
+			}
+			list_del(&old->bse_node);
+			bl->bl_count--;
+			kfree(old);
+		}
+	}
+	dprintk("%s: after merging\n", __func__);
+	print_clist(clist, bl->bl_count);
+}
+
 static void print_bl_extent(struct pnfs_block_extent *be)
 {
 	dprintk("PRINT EXTENT extent %p\n", be);
@@ -539,6 +606,34 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Similar to bl_find_get_extent, but called with lock held, and ignores cow */
+static struct pnfs_block_extent *
+bl_find_get_extent_locked(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl, sector_t isect)
+{
+	struct pnfs_block_extent *be, *ret = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	dprintk("%s enter with isect %llu\n", __func__, (u64)isect);
+	for (i = 0; i < EXTENT_LISTS; i++) {
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		list_for_each_entry_reverse(be, &bl->bl_extents[i], be_node) {
+			if (isect >= be->be_f_offset + be->be_length)
+				break;
+			if (isect >= be->be_f_offset) {
+				/* We have found an extent */
+				dprintk("%s Get %p (%i)\n", __func__, be,
+					atomic_read(&be->be_refcnt.refcount));
+				kref_get(&be->be_refcnt);
+				ret = be;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	print_bl_extent(ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 encode_pnfs_block_layoutupdate(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
 			       struct xdr_stream *xdr,
@@ -628,3 +723,118 @@
 	kfree(storage);
 	return be;
 }
+
+static u64
+set_to_rw(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl, u64 offset, u64 length)
+{
+	u64 rv = offset + length;
+	struct pnfs_block_extent *be, *e1, *e2, *e3, *new, *old;
+	struct pnfs_block_extent *children[3];
+	struct pnfs_block_extent *merge1 = NULL, *merge2 = NULL;
+	int i = 0, j;
+
+	dprintk("%s(%llu, %llu)\n", __func__, offset, length);
+	/* Create storage for up to three new extents e1, e2, e3 */
+	e1 = kmalloc(sizeof(*e1), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	e2 = kmalloc(sizeof(*e2), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	e3 = kmalloc(sizeof(*e3), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	/* BUG - we are ignoring any failure */
+	if (!e1 || !e2 || !e3)
+		goto out_nosplit;
+
+	spin_lock(&bl->bl_ext_lock);
+	be = bl_find_get_extent_locked(bl, offset);
+	rv = be->be_f_offset + be->be_length;
+	if (be->be_state != PNFS_BLOCK_INVALID_DATA) {
+		spin_unlock(&bl->bl_ext_lock);
+		goto out_nosplit;
+	}
+	/* Add e* to children, bumping e*'s krefs */
+	if (be->be_f_offset != offset) {
+		_prep_new_extent(e1, be, be->be_f_offset,
+				 offset - be->be_f_offset,
+				 PNFS_BLOCK_INVALID_DATA);
+		children[i++] = e1;
+		print_bl_extent(e1);
+	} else
+		merge1 = e1;
+	_prep_new_extent(e2, be, offset,
+			 min(length, be->be_f_offset + be->be_length - offset),
+			 PNFS_BLOCK_READWRITE_DATA);
+	children[i++] = e2;
+	print_bl_extent(e2);
+	if (offset + length < be->be_f_offset + be->be_length) {
+		_prep_new_extent(e3, be, e2->be_f_offset + e2->be_length,
+				 be->be_f_offset + be->be_length -
+				 offset - length,
+				 PNFS_BLOCK_INVALID_DATA);
+		children[i++] = e3;
+		print_bl_extent(e3);
+	} else
+		merge2 = e3;
+
+	/* Remove be from list, and insert the e* */
+	/* We don't get refs on e*, since this list is the base reference
+	 * set when init'ed.
+	 */
+	if (i < 3)
+		children[i] = NULL;
+	new = children[0];
+	list_replace(&be->be_node, &new->be_node);
+	bl_put_extent(be);
+	new = _front_merge(new, &bl->bl_extents[RW_EXTENT], merge1);
+	for (j = 1; j < i; j++) {
+		old = new;
+		new = children[j];
+		list_add(&new->be_node, &old->be_node);
+	}
+	if (merge2) {
+		/* This is a HACK, should just create a _back_merge function */
+		new = list_entry(new->be_node.next,
+				 struct pnfs_block_extent, be_node);
+		new = _front_merge(new, &bl->bl_extents[RW_EXTENT], merge2);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&bl->bl_ext_lock);
+
+	/* Since we removed the base reference above, be is now scheduled for
+	 * destruction.
+	 */
+	bl_put_extent(be);
+	dprintk("%s returns %llu after split\n", __func__, rv);
+	return rv;
+
+ out_nosplit:
+	kfree(e1);
+	kfree(e2);
+	kfree(e3);
+	dprintk("%s returns %llu without splitting\n", __func__, rv);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+void
+clean_pnfs_block_layoutupdate(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl,
+			      const struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg,
+			      int status)
+{
+	struct pnfs_block_short_extent *lce, *save;
+
+	dprintk("%s status %d\n", __func__, status);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(lce, save, &bl->bl_committing, bse_node) {
+		if (likely(!status)) {
+			u64 offset = lce->bse_f_offset;
+			u64 end = offset + lce->bse_length;
+
+			do {
+				offset = set_to_rw(bl, offset, end - offset);
+			} while (offset < end);
+			list_del(&lce->bse_node);
+
+			kfree(lce);
+		} else {
+			list_del(&lce->bse_node);
+			spin_lock(&bl->bl_ext_lock);
+			add_to_commitlist(bl, lce);
+			spin_unlock(&bl->bl_ext_lock);
+		}
+	}
+}