diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index ca915d5..157d11e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ extern int __init init_ext4_mballoc(void);
 extern void exit_ext4_mballoc(void);
 extern void ext4_mb_free_blocks(handle_t *, struct inode *,
 		unsigned long, unsigned long, int, unsigned long *);
-extern int ext4_mb_add_more_groupinfo(struct super_block *sb,
+extern int ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(struct super_block *sb,
 		ext4_group_t i, struct ext4_group_desc *desc);
 extern void ext4_mb_update_group_info(struct ext4_group_info *grp,
 		ext4_grpblk_t add);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index c08df26..a614e36 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -886,18 +886,20 @@ static int ext4_mb_init_cache(struct page *page, char *incore)
 ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 					struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
 {
-	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	struct inode *inode = sbi->s_buddy_cache;
 	int blocks_per_page;
 	int block;
 	int pnum;
 	int poff;
 	struct page *page;
 	int ret;
+	struct ext4_group_info *grp;
+	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+	struct inode *inode = sbi->s_buddy_cache;
 
 	mb_debug("load group %lu\n", group);
 
 	blocks_per_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
+	grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
 
 	e4b->bd_blkbits = sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	e4b->bd_info = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
@@ -905,6 +907,15 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	e4b->bd_group = group;
 	e4b->bd_buddy_page = NULL;
 	e4b->bd_bitmap_page = NULL;
+	e4b->alloc_semp = &grp->alloc_sem;
+
+	/* Take the read lock on the group alloc
+	 * sem. This would make sure a parallel
+	 * ext4_mb_init_group happening on other
+	 * groups mapped by the page is blocked
+	 * till we are done with allocation
+	 */
+	down_read(e4b->alloc_semp);
 
 	/*
 	 * the buddy cache inode stores the block bitmap
@@ -919,8 +930,15 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	 * what we'd like to avoid in fast path ... */
 	page = find_get_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum);
 	if (page == NULL || !PageUptodate(page)) {
-		if (page)
+		if (page) {
+			/* If the page is not uptodate
+			 * that would imply nobody is using
+			 * it. So we should be able to drop
+			 * page_cache without being worried
+			 * about other group allocation
+			 */
 			page_cache_release(page);
+		}
 		page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (page) {
 			BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
@@ -994,6 +1012,8 @@ static void ext4_mb_release_desc(struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
 		page_cache_release(e4b->bd_bitmap_page);
 	if (e4b->bd_buddy_page)
 		page_cache_release(e4b->bd_buddy_page);
+	/* Done with the buddy cache */
+	up_read(e4b->alloc_semp);
 }
 
 
@@ -1692,6 +1712,118 @@ static int ext4_mb_good_group(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
+{
+
+	int i, ret;
+	void *bitmap;
+	int blocks_per_page;
+	int groups_per_page;
+	int block, pnum, poff;
+	ext4_group_t first_group;
+	struct ext4_group_info *grp, *this_grp;
+	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+	struct inode *inode = sbi->s_buddy_cache;
+	struct page *page = NULL, *bitmap_page = NULL;
+
+	mb_debug("init group %lu\n", group);
+	blocks_per_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
+	/*
+	 * the buddy cache inode stores the block bitmap
+	 * and buddy information in consecutive blocks.
+	 * So for each group we need two blocks.
+	 */
+	block = group * 2;
+	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
+	poff = block % blocks_per_page;
+	first_group = pnum * blocks_per_page / 2;
+	this_grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
+
+	groups_per_page = blocks_per_page >> 1;
+	if (groups_per_page == 0)
+		groups_per_page = 1;
+
+	/* read all groups the page covers into the cache */
+	for (i = 0; i < groups_per_page; i++) {
+		grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, first_group + i);
+		/* take all groups write allocation
+		 * semaphore. This make sure there is
+		 * no block allocation going on in any
+		 * of that groups
+		 */
+		down_write(&grp->alloc_sem);
+	}
+	if (!EXT4_MB_GRP_NEED_INIT(this_grp)) {
+		/*
+		 * somebody initialized the group
+		 * return without doing anything
+		 */
+		ret = 0;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (page) {
+		BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
+		ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, NULL);
+		if (ret) {
+			unlock_page(page);
+			goto err;
+		}
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+	if (page == NULL || !PageUptodate(page)) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	mark_page_accessed(page);
+	bitmap_page = page;
+	bitmap = page_address(page) + (poff * sb->s_blocksize);
+
+	/* init buddy cache */
+	block++;
+	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
+	poff = block % blocks_per_page;
+	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (page == bitmap_page) {
+		/*
+		 * If both the bitmap and buddy are in
+		 * the same page we don't need to force
+		 * init the buddy
+		 */
+		unlock_page(page);
+	} else if (page) {
+		BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
+		ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, bitmap);
+		if (ret) {
+			unlock_page(page);
+			goto err;
+		}
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+	if (page == NULL || !PageUptodate(page)) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	mark_page_accessed(page);
+err:
+	/* release locks on all the groups */
+	for (i = 0; i < groups_per_page; i++) {
+		grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, first_group + i);
+		/* take all groups write allocation
+		 * semaphore. This make sure there is
+		 * no block allocation going on in any
+		 * of that groups
+		 */
+		up_write(&grp->alloc_sem);
+	}
+	if (bitmap_page)
+		page_cache_release(bitmap_page);
+	if (page)
+		page_cache_release(page);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static noinline_for_stack int
 ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 {
@@ -1775,7 +1907,7 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 				group = 0;
 
 			/* quick check to skip empty groups */
-			grp = ext4_get_group_info(ac->ac_sb, group);
+			grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
 			if (grp->bb_free == 0)
 				continue;
 
@@ -1788,10 +1920,9 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 				 * we need full data about the group
 				 * to make a good selection
 				 */
-				err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, group, &e4b);
+				err = ext4_mb_init_group(sb, group);
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
-				ext4_mb_release_desc(&e4b);
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -2300,6 +2431,7 @@ int ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&meta_group_info[i]->bb_prealloc_list);
+	init_rwsem(&meta_group_info[i]->alloc_sem);
 	meta_group_info[i]->bb_free_root.rb_node = NULL;;
 
 #ifdef DOUBLE_CHECK
@@ -2327,54 +2459,6 @@ int ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 } /* ext4_mb_add_groupinfo */
 
 /*
- * Add a group to the existing groups.
- * This function is used for online resize
- */
-int ext4_mb_add_more_groupinfo(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
-			       struct ext4_group_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	struct inode *inode = sbi->s_buddy_cache;
-	int blocks_per_page;
-	int block;
-	int pnum;
-	struct page *page;
-	int err;
-
-	/* Add group based on group descriptor*/
-	err = ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(sb, group, desc);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	/*
-	 * Cache pages containing dynamic mb_alloc datas (buddy and bitmap
-	 * datas) are set not up to date so that they will be re-initilaized
-	 * during the next call to ext4_mb_load_buddy
-	 */
-
-	/* Set buddy page as not up to date */
-	blocks_per_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
-	block = group * 2;
-	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
-	page = find_get_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum);
-	if (page != NULL) {
-		ClearPageUptodate(page);
-		page_cache_release(page);
-	}
-
-	/* Set bitmap page as not up to date */
-	block++;
-	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
-	page = find_get_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum);
-	if (page != NULL) {
-		ClearPageUptodate(page);
-		page_cache_release(page);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
  * Update an existing group.
  * This function is used for online resize
  */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.h b/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
index 9e815c4..317730a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include "ext4_jbd2.h"
 #include "ext4.h"
 #include "group.h"
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ struct ext4_group_info {
 #ifdef DOUBLE_CHECK
 	void		*bb_bitmap;
 #endif
+	struct rw_semaphore alloc_sem;
 	unsigned short	bb_counters[];
 };
 
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ struct ext4_buddy {
 	struct super_block *bd_sb;
 	__u16 bd_blkbits;
 	ext4_group_t bd_group;
+	struct rw_semaphore *alloc_semp;
 };
 #define EXT4_MB_BITMAP(e4b)	((e4b)->bd_bitmap)
 #define EXT4_MB_BUDDY(e4b)	((e4b)->bd_buddy)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index a8403a8..65dea15 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ int ext4_group_add(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_new_group_data *input)
 	 * We can allocate memory for mb_alloc based on the new group
 	 * descriptor
 	 */
-	err = ext4_mb_add_more_groupinfo(sb, input->group, gdp);
+	err = ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(sb, input->group, gdp);
 	if (err)
 		goto exit_journal;
 
@@ -1082,45 +1082,6 @@ int ext4_group_extend(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es,
 	if ((err = ext4_journal_stop(handle)))
 		goto exit_put;
 
-	/*
-	 * Mark mballoc pages as not up to date so that they will be updated
-	 * next time they are loaded by ext4_mb_load_buddy.
-	 *
-	 * XXX Bad, Bad, BAD!!!  We should not be overloading the
-	 * Uptodate flag, particularly on thte bitmap bh, as way of
-	 * hinting to ext4_mb_load_buddy() that it needs to be
-	 * overloaded.  A user could take a LVM snapshot, then do an
-	 * on-line fsck, and clear the uptodate flag, and this would
-	 * not be a bug in userspace, but a bug in the kernel.  FIXME!!!
-	 */
-	{
-		struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-		struct inode *inode = sbi->s_buddy_cache;
-		int blocks_per_page;
-		int block;
-		int pnum;
-		struct page *page;
-
-		/* Set buddy page as not up to date */
-		blocks_per_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
-		block = group * 2;
-		pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
-		page = find_get_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum);
-		if (page != NULL) {
-			ClearPageUptodate(page);
-			page_cache_release(page);
-		}
-
-		/* Set bitmap page as not up to date */
-		block++;
-		pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
-		page = find_get_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum);
-		if (page != NULL) {
-			ClearPageUptodate(page);
-			page_cache_release(page);
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (test_opt(sb, DEBUG))
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "EXT4-fs: extended group to %llu blocks\n",
 		       ext4_blocks_count(es));
