diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index edce0b25cd90..e70e23eca03e 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ static struct list_head recv_list;
 static wait_queue_head_t send_wq;
 static wait_queue_head_t recv_wq;
 
+struct plock_async_data {
+	void *fl;
+	void *file;
+	struct file_lock flc;
+	int (*callback)(struct file_lock *fl, int result);
+};
+
 struct plock_op {
 	struct list_head list;
 	int done;
 	struct dlm_plock_info info;
-	int (*callback)(struct file_lock *fl, int result);
+	/* if set indicates async handling */
+	struct plock_async_data *data;
 };
 
-struct plock_xop {
-	struct plock_op xop;
-	void *fl;
-	void *file;
-	struct file_lock flc;
-};
-
-
 static inline void set_version(struct dlm_plock_info *info)
 {
 	info->version[0] = DLM_PLOCK_VERSION_MAJOR;
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ static int check_version(struct dlm_plock_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void dlm_release_plock_op(struct plock_op *op)
+{
+	kfree(op->data);
+	kfree(op);
+}
+
 static void send_op(struct plock_op *op)
 {
 	set_version(&op->info);
@@ -101,22 +107,21 @@ static void do_unlock_close(struct dlm_ls *ls, u64 number,
 int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 		   int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
+	struct plock_async_data *op_data;
 	struct dlm_ls *ls;
 	struct plock_op *op;
-	struct plock_xop *xop;
 	int rv;
 
 	ls = dlm_find_lockspace_local(lockspace);
 	if (!ls)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	xop = kzalloc(sizeof(*xop), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!xop) {
+	op = kzalloc(sizeof(*op), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!op) {
 		rv = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	op = &xop->xop;
 	op->info.optype		= DLM_PLOCK_OP_LOCK;
 	op->info.pid		= fl->fl_pid;
 	op->info.ex		= (fl->fl_type == F_WRLCK);
@@ -125,22 +130,32 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 	op->info.number		= number;
 	op->info.start		= fl->fl_start;
 	op->info.end		= fl->fl_end;
+	/* async handling */
 	if (fl->fl_lmops && fl->fl_lmops->lm_grant) {
+		op_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*op_data), GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!op_data) {
+			dlm_release_plock_op(op);
+			rv = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		/* fl_owner is lockd which doesn't distinguish
 		   processes on the nfs client */
 		op->info.owner	= (__u64) fl->fl_pid;
-		op->callback	= fl->fl_lmops->lm_grant;
-		locks_init_lock(&xop->flc);
-		locks_copy_lock(&xop->flc, fl);
-		xop->fl		= fl;
-		xop->file	= file;
+		op_data->callback = fl->fl_lmops->lm_grant;
+		locks_init_lock(&op_data->flc);
+		locks_copy_lock(&op_data->flc, fl);
+		op_data->fl		= fl;
+		op_data->file	= file;
+
+		op->data = op_data;
 	} else {
 		op->info.owner	= (__u64)(long) fl->fl_owner;
 	}
 
 	send_op(op);
 
-	if (!op->callback) {
+	if (!op->data) {
 		rv = wait_event_interruptible(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
 		if (rv == -ERESTARTSYS) {
 			log_debug(ls, "dlm_posix_lock: wait killed %llx",
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 			spin_lock(&ops_lock);
 			list_del(&op->list);
 			spin_unlock(&ops_lock);
-			kfree(xop);
+			dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 			do_unlock_close(ls, number, file, fl);
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -173,7 +188,7 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 				  (unsigned long long)number);
 	}
 
-	kfree(xop);
+	dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 out:
 	dlm_put_lockspace(ls);
 	return rv;
@@ -183,11 +198,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dlm_posix_lock);
 /* Returns failure iff a successful lock operation should be canceled */
 static int dlm_plock_callback(struct plock_op *op)
 {
+	struct plock_async_data *op_data = op->data;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	struct file_lock *flc;
 	int (*notify)(struct file_lock *fl, int result) = NULL;
-	struct plock_xop *xop = (struct plock_xop *)op;
 	int rv = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&ops_lock);
@@ -199,10 +214,10 @@ static int dlm_plock_callback(struct plock_op *op)
 	spin_unlock(&ops_lock);
 
 	/* check if the following 2 are still valid or make a copy */
-	file = xop->file;
-	flc = &xop->flc;
-	fl = xop->fl;
-	notify = op->callback;
+	file = op_data->file;
+	flc = &op_data->flc;
+	fl = op_data->fl;
+	notify = op_data->callback;
 
 	if (op->info.rv) {
 		notify(fl, op->info.rv);
@@ -233,7 +248,7 @@ static int dlm_plock_callback(struct plock_op *op)
 	}
 
 out:
-	kfree(xop);
+	dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 	return rv;
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +318,7 @@ int dlm_posix_unlock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 		rv = 0;
 
 out_free:
-	kfree(op);
+	dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 out:
 	dlm_put_lockspace(ls);
 	fl->fl_flags = fl_flags;
@@ -371,7 +386,7 @@ int dlm_posix_get(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 		rv = 0;
 	}
 
-	kfree(op);
+	dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 out:
 	dlm_put_lockspace(ls);
 	return rv;
@@ -407,7 +422,7 @@ static ssize_t dev_read(struct file *file, char __user *u, size_t count,
 	   (the process did not make an unlock call). */
 
 	if (op->info.flags & DLM_PLOCK_FL_CLOSE)
-		kfree(op);
+		dlm_release_plock_op(op);
 
 	if (copy_to_user(u, &info, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -439,7 +454,7 @@ static ssize_t dev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *u, size_t count,
 		    op->info.owner == info.owner) {
 			list_del_init(&op->list);
 			memcpy(&op->info, &info, sizeof(info));
-			if (op->callback)
+			if (op->data)
 				do_callback = 1;
 			else
 				op->done = 1;