diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 465ea84..845e201 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
 
 	while (!list_empty(&failed)) {
 		nfs_release_request(req);
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 
 	if (put_dreq(dreq))
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 			nfs_mark_request_commit(req, NULL, &cinfo);
 		} else
 			nfs_release_request(req);
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo.mds->rpcs_out))
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 			req->wb_offset = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
 			if (!nfs_pageio_add_request(desc, req)) {
 				result = desc->pg_error;
-				nfs_unlock_request(req);
+				nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 				nfs_release_request(req);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
 		default:
 			nfs_release_request(req);
 		}
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 
 out_put:
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
 		req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
 		nfs_release_request(req);
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 69146f3..aed913c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * nfs_unlock_request_dont_release - Unlock request and wake up sleepers.
+ * nfs_unlock_request - Unlock request and wake up sleepers.
  * @req:
  */
-void nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(struct nfs_page *req)
+void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	if (!NFS_WBACK_BUSY(req)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NFS: Invalid unlock attempted\n");
@@ -144,11 +144,12 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * nfs_unlock_request - Unlock request and release the nfs_page
+ * nfs_unlock_and_release_request - Unlock request and release the nfs_page
+ * @req:
  */
-void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req)
+void nfs_unlock_and_release_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
+	nfs_unlock_request(req);
 	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 553f7ef..8ffd7d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 remove_req:
 		nfs_inode_remove_request(req);
 next:
-		nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
+		nfs_unlock_request(req);
 		nfs_end_page_writeback(req->wb_page);
 		nfs_release_request(req);
 	}
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
 	nfs_grow_file(page, offset, count);
 	nfs_mark_uptodate(page, req->wb_pgbase, req->wb_bytes);
 	nfs_mark_request_dirty(req);
-	nfs_unlock_request(req);
+	nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
 static void nfs_redirty_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	nfs_mark_request_dirty(req);
-	nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
+	nfs_unlock_request(req);
 	nfs_end_page_writeback(req->wb_page);
 	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@
 			dec_bdi_stat(req->wb_page->mapping->backing_dev_info,
 				     BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
 		}
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_retry_commit);
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
 		dprintk(" mismatch\n");
 		nfs_mark_request_dirty(req);
 	next:
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
 	nfs_init_cinfo(&cinfo, data->inode, data->dreq);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo.mds->rpcs_out))
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@
 			 * page as being dirty
 			 */
 			cancel_dirty_page(page, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
-			nfs_unlock_request(req);
+			nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 			break;
 		}
 		ret = nfs_wait_on_request(req);