diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f1eba0147ad7..8cac919ebede 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 6d5fcb5a52bfd00eab3ba2c7ca890823388436ae
+refs/heads/master: a99b71c9c43499bf2312c64f5c1d367aaf559dc4
diff --git a/trunk/fs/nfs/direct.c b/trunk/fs/nfs/direct.c
index bdfabf854a51..784bbb54e6c1 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -307,9 +307,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, unsigned lo
 
 		data->task.tk_cookie = (unsigned long) inode;
 
-		lock_kernel();
 		rpc_execute(&data->task);
-		unlock_kernel();
 
 		dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: %5u initiated direct read call (req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
 				data->task.tk_pid,
@@ -475,9 +473,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 
 	dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated commit call\n", data->task.tk_pid);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	rpc_execute(&data->task);
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode)
@@ -641,9 +637,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, unsigned l
 		data->task.tk_priority = RPC_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
 		data->task.tk_cookie = (unsigned long) inode;
 
-		lock_kernel();
 		rpc_execute(&data->task);
-		unlock_kernel();
 
 		dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: %5u initiated direct write call (req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
 				data->task.tk_pid,
diff --git a/trunk/fs/nfs/read.c b/trunk/fs/nfs/read.c
index 29094a545088..cca9fa259994 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -323,9 +323,7 @@ static void nfs_execute_read(struct nfs_read_data *data)
 	sigset_t oldset;
 
 	rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
-	lock_kernel();
 	rpc_execute(&data->task);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/fs/nfs/write.c b/trunk/fs/nfs/write.c
index 9b8eb9373ad4..4948dc1fbd74 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -991,9 +991,7 @@ static void nfs_execute_write(struct nfs_write_data *data)
 	sigset_t oldset;
 
 	rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
-	lock_kernel();
 	rpc_execute(&data->task);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
 }