diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index 539c2dd..e229e9e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@
 	mrlock_init(&ip->i_iolock, MRLOCK_BARRIER, "xfsio", ip->i_ino);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ip->i_ipin_wait);
 	atomic_set(&ip->i_pincount, 0);
-	initnsema(&ip->i_flock, 1, "xfsfino");
+
+	/*
+	 * Because we want to use a counting completion, complete
+	 * the flush completion once to allow a single access to
+	 * the flush completion without blocking.
+	 */
+	init_completion(&ip->i_flush);
+	complete(&ip->i_flush);
 
 	if (lock_flags)
 		xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags);
@@ -783,26 +790,3 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * The following three routines simply manage the i_flock
- * semaphore embedded in the inode.  This semaphore synchronizes
- * processes attempting to flush the in-core inode back to disk.
- */
-void
-xfs_iflock(xfs_inode_t *ip)
-{
-	psema(&(ip->i_flock), PINOD|PLTWAIT);
-}
-
-int
-xfs_iflock_nowait(xfs_inode_t *ip)
-{
-	return (cpsema(&(ip->i_flock)));
-}
-
-void
-xfs_ifunlock(xfs_inode_t *ip)
-{
-	ASSERT(issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)));
-	vsema(&(ip->i_flock));
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index b8444ee..aea6222 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2626,7 +2626,6 @@
 		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
 	mrfree(&ip->i_lock);
 	mrfree(&ip->i_iolock);
-	freesema(&ip->i_flock);
 
 #ifdef XFS_INODE_TRACE
 	ktrace_free(ip->i_trace);
@@ -3044,10 +3043,10 @@
 /*
  * xfs_iflush() will write a modified inode's changes out to the
  * inode's on disk home.  The caller must have the inode lock held
- * in at least shared mode and the inode flush semaphore must be
- * held as well.  The inode lock will still be held upon return from
+ * in at least shared mode and the inode flush completion must be
+ * active as well.  The inode lock will still be held upon return from
  * the call and the caller is free to unlock it.
- * The inode flush lock will be unlocked when the inode reaches the disk.
+ * The inode flush will be completed when the inode reaches the disk.
  * The flags indicate how the inode's buffer should be written out.
  */
 int
@@ -3066,7 +3065,7 @@
 	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_iflush_count);
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_SHARED));
-	ASSERT(issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)));
+	ASSERT(!completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE ||
 	       ip->i_d.di_nextents > ip->i_df.if_ext_max);
 
@@ -3229,7 +3228,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_SHARED));
-	ASSERT(issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)));
+	ASSERT(!completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE ||
 	       ip->i_d.di_nextents > ip->i_df.if_ext_max);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 5717244..f771df6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 	struct xfs_inode_log_item *i_itemp;	/* logging information */
 	mrlock_t		i_lock;		/* inode lock */
 	mrlock_t		i_iolock;	/* inode IO lock */
-	sema_t			i_flock;	/* inode flush lock */
+	struct completion	i_flush;	/* inode flush completion q */
 	atomic_t		i_pincount;	/* inode pin count */
 	wait_queue_head_t	i_ipin_wait;	/* inode pinning wait queue */
 	spinlock_t		i_flags_lock;	/* inode i_flags lock */
@@ -482,11 +482,8 @@
 void		xfs_iunlock(xfs_inode_t *, uint);
 void		xfs_ilock_demote(xfs_inode_t *, uint);
 int		xfs_isilocked(xfs_inode_t *, uint);
-void		xfs_iflock(xfs_inode_t *);
-int		xfs_iflock_nowait(xfs_inode_t *);
 uint		xfs_ilock_map_shared(xfs_inode_t *);
 void		xfs_iunlock_map_shared(xfs_inode_t *, uint);
-void		xfs_ifunlock(xfs_inode_t *);
 void		xfs_ireclaim(xfs_inode_t *);
 int		xfs_finish_reclaim(xfs_inode_t *, int, int);
 int		xfs_finish_reclaim_all(struct xfs_mount *, int);
@@ -580,6 +577,26 @@
 extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_inode_zone;
 extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_ili_zone;
 
+/*
+ * Manage the i_flush queue embedded in the inode.  This completion
+ * queue synchronizes processes attempting to flush the in-core
+ * inode back to disk.
+ */
+static inline void xfs_iflock(xfs_inode_t *ip)
+{
+	wait_for_completion(&ip->i_flush);
+}
+
+static inline int xfs_iflock_nowait(xfs_inode_t *ip)
+{
+	return try_wait_for_completion(&ip->i_flush);
+}
+
+static inline void xfs_ifunlock(xfs_inode_t *ip)
+{
+	complete(&ip->i_flush);
+}
+
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_INODE_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 0eee08a..97c7452 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -779,11 +779,10 @@
 	ASSERT(iip->ili_push_owner == current_pid());
 
 	/*
-	 * If flushlock isn't locked anymore, chances are that the
-	 * inode flush completed and the inode was taken off the AIL.
-	 * So, just get out.
+	 * If a flush is not in progress anymore, chances are that the
+	 * inode was taken off the AIL. So, just get out.
 	 */
-	if (!issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)) ||
+	if (completion_done(&ip->i_flush) ||
 	    ((iip->ili_item.li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) == 0)) {
 		iip->ili_pushbuf_flag = 0;
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
@@ -805,7 +804,7 @@
 			 * If not, we can flush it async.
 			 */
 			dopush = ((iip->ili_item.li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) &&
-				  issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)));
+				  !completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
 			iip->ili_pushbuf_flag = 0;
 			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 			xfs_buftrace("INODE ITEM PUSH", bp);
@@ -858,7 +857,7 @@
 	ip = iip->ili_inode;
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED));
-	ASSERT(issemalocked(&(ip->i_flock)));
+	ASSERT(!completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
 	/*
 	 * Since we were able to lock the inode's flush lock and
 	 * we found it on the AIL, the inode must be dirty.  This