diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index 2359e2809f50..6d7bc8ff7b3a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_sysctl_root[] = {
 static struct ctl_table_header *pfm_sysctl_header;
 
 static int pfm_context_unload(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *regs);
-static int pfm_flush(struct file *filp);
 
 #define pfm_get_cpu_var(v)		__ia64_per_cpu_var(v)
 #define pfm_get_cpu_data(a,b)		per_cpu(a, b)
@@ -1774,7 +1773,7 @@ pfm_syswide_cleanup_other_cpu(pfm_context_t *ctx)
  * When caller is self-monitoring, the context is unloaded.
  */
 static int
-pfm_flush(struct file *filp)
+pfm_flush(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
 	struct task_struct *task;
diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index ba325f16d077..5f561fce32d8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int evdev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 	return retval < 0 ? retval : 0;
 }
 
-static int evdev_flush(struct file * file)
+static int evdev_flush(struct file * file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct evdev_list *list = file->private_data;
 	if (!list->evdev->exist) return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index ce0ba3a174f9..4a2fed350d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -4724,7 +4724,7 @@ err_out:
 
 
 /* Flush the tape buffer before close */
-static int os_scsi_tape_flush(struct file * filp)
+static int os_scsi_tape_flush(struct file * filp, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	int		      result = 0, result2;
 	struct osst_tape    * STp    = filp->private_data;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index ad87d73f88ee..1272dd249af3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ static int st_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 
 /* Flush the tape buffer before close */
-static int st_flush(struct file *filp)
+static int st_flush(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	int result = 0, result2;
 	unsigned char cmd[MAX_COMMAND_SIZE];
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index c98755dca868..d56c0577c710 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern ssize_t cifs_user_write(struct file *file, const char __user *write_data,
 			 size_t write_size, loff_t * poffset);
 extern int cifs_lock(struct file *, int, struct file_lock *);
 extern int cifs_fsync(struct file *, struct dentry *, int);
-extern int cifs_flush(struct file *);
+extern int cifs_flush(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 extern int cifs_file_mmap(struct file * , struct vm_area_struct *);
 extern const struct file_operations cifs_dir_ops;
 extern int cifs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 487ea8b3baaa..b4a18c1cab0a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ int cifs_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
  * As file closes, flush all cached write data for this inode checking
  * for write behind errors.
  */
-int cifs_flush(struct file *file)
+int cifs_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct inode * inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	int rc = 0;
diff --git a/fs/coda/file.c b/fs/coda/file.c
index 7c2642431fa5..cc66c681bd11 100644
--- a/fs/coda/file.c
+++ b/fs/coda/file.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int coda_open(struct inode *coda_inode, struct file *coda_file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int coda_flush(struct file *coda_file)
+int coda_flush(struct file *coda_file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	unsigned short flags = coda_file->f_flags & ~O_EXCL;
 	unsigned short coda_flags = coda_flags_to_cflags(flags);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index fc342cf7c2cc..087f3b734f40 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return fuse_release_common(inode, file, 0);
 }
 
-static int fuse_flush(struct file *file)
+static int fuse_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index e588e1c265f7..f8a634ac1121 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ void locks_remove_posix(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t owner)
 		return;
 
 	lock.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
-	lock.fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
+	lock.fl_flags = FL_POSIX | FL_CLOSE;
 	lock.fl_start = 0;
 	lock.fl_end = OFFSET_MAX;
 	lock.fl_owner = owner;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index fade02c15e6e..fa05c027ea11 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int  nfs_file_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 static ssize_t nfs_file_sendfile(struct file *, loff_t *, size_t, read_actor_t, void *);
 static ssize_t nfs_file_read(struct kiocb *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t);
 static ssize_t nfs_file_write(struct kiocb *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t);
-static int  nfs_file_flush(struct file *);
+static int  nfs_file_flush(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 static int  nfs_fsync(struct file *, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync);
 static int nfs_check_flags(int flags);
 static int nfs_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static loff_t nfs_file_llseek(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int origin)
  *
  */
 static int
-nfs_file_flush(struct file *file)
+nfs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx = (struct nfs_open_context *)file->private_data;
 	struct inode	*inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index a37ff861108f..5fb16e5267dc 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ int filp_close(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 	}
 
 	if (filp->f_op && filp->f_op->flush)
-		retval = filp->f_op->flush(filp);
+		retval = filp->f_op->flush(filp, id);
 
 	dnotify_flush(filp, id);
 	locks_remove_posix(filp, id);
diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index b3ecf8f71d97..7b5c5df5cb69 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern const struct file_operations coda_ioctl_operations;
 
 /* operations shared over more than one file */
 int coda_open(struct inode *i, struct file *f);
-int coda_flush(struct file *f);
+int coda_flush(struct file *f, fl_owner_t id);
 int coda_release(struct inode *i, struct file *f);
 int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd);
 int coda_revalidate_inode(struct dentry *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index e917403f4d58..56d8bf0d0a77 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ extern spinlock_t files_lock;
 #define FL_FLOCK	2
 #define FL_ACCESS	8	/* not trying to lock, just looking */
 #define FL_LEASE	32	/* lease held on this file */
+#define FL_CLOSE	64	/* unlock on close */
 #define FL_SLEEP	128	/* A blocking lock */
 
 /*
@@ -1025,7 +1026,7 @@ struct file_operations {
 	long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 	int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 	int (*open) (struct inode *, struct file *);
-	int (*flush) (struct file *);
+	int (*flush) (struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 	int (*release) (struct inode *, struct file *);
 	int (*fsync) (struct file *, struct dentry *, int datasync);
 	int (*aio_fsync) (struct kiocb *, int datasync);
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 0a2a24b6ebe4..02e6f6798972 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static ssize_t mqueue_read_file(struct file *filp, char __user *u_data,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static int mqueue_flush_file(struct file *filp)
+static int mqueue_flush_file(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct mqueue_inode_info *info = MQUEUE_I(filp->f_dentry->d_inode);