diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 427a7c69589..aeff0fe5b6b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static loff_t cifs_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return (loff_t)retval;
 	}
-	return remote_llseek(file, offset, origin);
+	return generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
 }
 
 struct file_system_type cifs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
index e1b7d525a06..24dd5945008 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ static loff_t gfs2_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY,
 					   &i_gh);
 		if (!error) {
-			error = remote_llseek(file, offset, origin);
+			error = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
 			gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 		}
 	} else
-		error = remote_llseek(file, offset, origin);
+		error = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
 
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/file.c b/fs/ncpfs/file.c
index 2b145de45b3..6a7d901f193 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/file.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <linux/ncp_fs.h>
 #include "ncplib_kernel.h"
@@ -281,9 +282,18 @@ static int ncp_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static loff_t ncp_remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+	loff_t ret;
+	lock_kernel();
+	ret = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return ret;
+}
+
 const struct file_operations ncp_file_operations =
 {
-	.llseek		= remote_llseek,
+	.llseek 	= ncp_remote_llseek,
 	.read		= ncp_file_read,
 	.write		= ncp_file_write,
 	.ioctl		= ncp_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 3536b01164f..a34eb78989f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ force_reval:
 
 static loff_t nfs_file_llseek(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
+	loff_t loff;
 	/* origin == SEEK_END => we must revalidate the cached file length */
 	if (origin == SEEK_END) {
 		struct inode *inode = filp->f_mapping->host;
@@ -177,7 +178,10 @@ static loff_t nfs_file_llseek(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int origin)
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return (loff_t)retval;
 	}
-	return remote_llseek(filp, offset, origin);
+	lock_kernel();	/* BKL needed? */
+	loff = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(filp, offset, origin);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return loff;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index f0d1240a5c6..9ba495d5a29 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ const struct file_operations generic_ro_fops = {
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_ro_fops);
 
-loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+loff_t
+generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
 	loff_t retval;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	switch (origin) {
 		case SEEK_END:
 			offset += inode->i_size;
@@ -46,42 +46,26 @@ loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 	}
 	retval = -EINVAL;
 	if (offset>=0 && offset<=inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes) {
+		/* Special lock needed here? */
 		if (offset != file->f_pos) {
 			file->f_pos = offset;
 			file->f_version = 0;
 		}
 		retval = offset;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	return retval;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek_unlocked);
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek);
-
-loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
-	loff_t retval;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	switch (origin) {
-		case SEEK_END:
-			offset += i_size_read(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-			break;
-		case SEEK_CUR:
-			offset += file->f_pos;
-	}
-	retval = -EINVAL;
-	if (offset>=0 && offset<=file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes) {
-		if (offset != file->f_pos) {
-			file->f_pos = offset;
-			file->f_version = 0;
-		}
-		retval = offset;
-	}
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return retval;
+	loff_t n;
+	mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	n = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
+	mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	return n;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(remote_llseek);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek);
 
 loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index efbe29af3d7..2294783320c 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -422,9 +422,18 @@ smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return error;
 }
 
+static loff_t smb_remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+	loff_t ret;
+	lock_kernel();
+	ret = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return ret;
+}
+
 const struct file_operations smb_file_operations =
 {
-	.llseek		= remote_llseek,
+	.llseek 	= smb_remote_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= smb_file_aio_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index f413085f748..b158e5161bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1871,7 +1871,8 @@ extern void
 file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct address_space *mapping);
 extern loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
 extern loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
-extern loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
+extern loff_t generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+			int origin);
 extern int generic_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
 extern int nonseekable_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);