write behind preserves order of fops with respect to writes

- the execution order of fops like read, stat, fsync, truncate etc whose results
 are affected by writes, are preserved.

Signed-off-by: Anand V. Avati <avati@amp.gluster.com>

1 files changed, 947 insertions, 404 deletions

diff --git a/xlators/performance/write-behind/src/write-behind.c b/xlators/performance/write-behind/src/write-behind.c
index 86752cc94..c41bf3d58 100644
--- a/xlators/performance/write-behind/src/write-behind.c
+++ b/xlators/performance/write-behind/src/write-behind.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "compat-errno.h"
 #include "common-utils.h"
+#include "call-stub.h"
 
 #define MAX_VECTOR_COUNT 8
  
@@ -42,75 +43,207 @@ struct wb_page;
 struct wb_file;
 
 
+typedef struct wb_file {
+        int          disabled;
+        uint64_t     disable_till;
+        size_t       window_size;
+        int32_t      refcount;
+        int32_t      op_ret;
+        int32_t      op_errno;
+        list_head_t  request;
+        fd_t        *fd;
+        gf_lock_t    lock;
+        xlator_t    *this;
+}wb_file_t;
+
+
+typedef struct wb_request {
+        list_head_t  list;
+        list_head_t  winds;
+        list_head_t  unwinds;
+        list_head_t  other_requests;
+        call_stub_t *stub;
+        int32_t      refcount;
+        wb_file_t   *file;
+        union {
+                struct  {
+                        char write_behind;
+                        char stack_wound;
+                        char got_reply;
+                }write_request;
+                
+                struct {
+                        char marked_for_resume;
+                }other_requests;
+        }flags;
+} wb_request_t;
+
+
 struct wb_conf {
-        uint64_t aggregate_size;
-        uint64_t window_size;
-        uint64_t disable_till;
+        uint64_t     aggregate_size;
+        uint64_t     window_size;
+        uint64_t     disable_till;
         gf_boolean_t enable_O_SYNC;
         gf_boolean_t flush_behind;
 };
 
 
 typedef struct wb_local {
-        list_head_t winds;
+        list_head_t     winds;
         struct wb_file *file;
-        list_head_t unwind_frames;
-        int op_ret;
-        int op_errno;
-        call_frame_t *frame;
+        wb_request_t   *request;
+        int             op_ret;
+        int             op_errno;
+        call_frame_t   *frame;
+        int32_t         reply_count;
 } wb_local_t;
 
 
-typedef struct write_request {
-        call_frame_t *frame;
-        off_t offset;
-        /*  int32_t op_ret;
-            int32_t op_errno; */
-        struct iovec *vector;
-        int32_t count;
-        dict_t *refs;
-        char write_behind;
-        char stack_wound;
-        char got_reply;
-        list_head_t list;
-        list_head_t winds;
-        /*  list_head_t unwinds;*/
-} wb_write_request_t;
-
-
-struct wb_file {
-        int disabled;
-        uint64_t disable_till;
-        off_t offset;
-        size_t window_size;
-        int32_t refcount;
-        int32_t op_ret;
-        int32_t op_errno;
-        list_head_t request;
-        fd_t *fd;
-        gf_lock_t lock;
-        xlator_t *this;
-};
-
-
 typedef struct wb_conf wb_conf_t;
 typedef struct wb_page wb_page_t;
-typedef struct wb_file wb_file_t;
 
 
 int32_t 
 wb_process_queue (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, char flush_all);
 
-int32_t
+size_t
 wb_sync (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds);
 
-int32_t
-wb_sync_all (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file);
-
-int32_t 
+size_t
 __wb_mark_winds (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds, size_t aggregate_size);
 
 
+static void
+__wb_request_unref (wb_request_t *this)
+{
+        if (this->refcount <= 0) {
+                gf_log ("wb-request", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "refcount(%d) is <= 0", this->refcount);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        this->refcount--;
+        if (this->refcount == 0) {
+                list_del_init (&this->list);
+                if (this->stub && this->stub->fop == GF_FOP_WRITE) {
+                        call_stub_destroy (this->stub);
+                }
+
+                FREE (this);
+        }
+}
+
+
+static void
+wb_request_unref (wb_request_t *this)
+{
+        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
+        if (this == NULL) {
+                gf_log ("wb-request", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "request is NULL");
+                return;
+        }
+        
+        file = this->file;
+        LOCK (&file->lock);
+        {
+                __wb_request_unref (this);
+        }
+        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
+}
+
+
+static wb_request_t *
+__wb_request_ref (wb_request_t *this)
+{
+        if (this->refcount < 0) {
+                gf_log ("wb-request", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "refcount(%d) is < 0", this->refcount);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        this->refcount++;
+        return this;
+}
+
+
+wb_request_t *
+wb_request_ref (wb_request_t *this)
+{
+        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
+        if (this == NULL) {
+                gf_log ("wb-request", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "request is NULL");
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        file = this->file;
+        LOCK (&file->lock);
+        {
+                this = __wb_request_ref (this);
+        }
+        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
+
+        return this;
+}
+
+
+wb_request_t *
+wb_enqueue (wb_file_t *file, 
+            call_stub_t *stub)
+{
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        call_frame_t *frame = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
+        int32_t       count = 0;
+                        
+        request = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*request));
+
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->list);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->winds);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->unwinds);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->other_requests);
+
+        request->stub = stub;
+        request->file = file;
+
+        frame = stub->frame;
+        local = frame->local;
+        if (local) {
+                local->request = request;
+        }
+
+        if (stub->fop == GF_FOP_WRITE) {
+                vector = stub->args.writev.vector;
+                count = stub->args.writev.count;
+
+                frame = stub->frame;
+                local = frame->local;
+                local->op_ret = iov_length (vector, count);
+                local->op_errno = 0;
+        }
+
+        LOCK (&file->lock);
+        {
+                list_add_tail (&request->list, &file->request);
+                if (stub->fop == GF_FOP_WRITE) {
+                        /* reference for stack winding */
+                        __wb_request_ref (request);
+
+                        /* reference for stack unwinding */
+                        __wb_request_ref (request);
+                } else {
+                        /*reference for resuming */
+                        __wb_request_ref (request);
+                }
+        }
+        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
+
+        return request;
+}
+
+
 wb_file_t *
 wb_file_create (xlator_t *this,
                 fd_t *fd)
@@ -161,10 +294,12 @@ wb_sync_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
              int32_t op_errno,
              struct stat *stbuf)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-        list_head_t *winds = NULL;
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        list_head_t  *winds = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *per_request_local = NULL;
+
 
         local = frame->local;
         winds = &local->winds;
@@ -173,27 +308,25 @@ wb_sync_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
         LOCK (&file->lock);
         {
                 list_for_each_entry_safe (request, dummy, winds, winds) {
-                        request->got_reply = 1;
-                        if (!request->write_behind && (op_ret == -1)) {
-                                wb_local_t *per_request_local = request->frame->local;
+                        request->flags.write_request.got_reply = 1;
+
+                        if (!request->flags.write_request.write_behind
+                            && (op_ret == -1)) {
+                                per_request_local = request->stub->frame->local;
                                 per_request_local->op_ret = op_ret;
                                 per_request_local->op_errno = op_errno;
                         }
 
-                        /*
-                          request->op_ret = op_ret;
-                          request->op_errno = op_errno; 
-                        */
+                        __wb_request_unref (request);
+                }
+                
+                if (op_ret == -1) {
+                        file->op_ret = op_ret;
+                        file->op_errno = op_errno;
                 }
         }
         UNLOCK (&file->lock);
 
-        if (op_ret == -1)
-        {
-                file->op_ret = op_ret;
-                file->op_errno = op_errno;
-        }
-
         wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);  
   
         /* safe place to do fd_unref */
@@ -204,43 +337,25 @@ wb_sync_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
         return 0;
 }
 
-int32_t
-wb_sync_all (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file) 
-{
-        list_head_t winds;
-        int32_t bytes = 0;
-
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&winds);
-
-        LOCK (&file->lock);
-        {
-                bytes = __wb_mark_winds (&file->request, &winds, 0);
-        }
-        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
-
-        wb_sync (frame, file, &winds);
-
-        return bytes;
-}
-
 
-int32_t
+size_t
 wb_sync (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds)
 {
-        wb_write_request_t *dummy = NULL, *request = NULL, *first_request = NULL, *next = NULL;
-        size_t total_count = 0, count = 0;
-        size_t copied = 0;
-        call_frame_t *sync_frame = NULL;
-        dict_t *refs = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
-        int32_t bytes = 0;
-        size_t bytecount = 0;
-
-        list_for_each_entry (request, winds, winds)
-        {
-                total_count += request->count;
-                bytes += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
+        wb_request_t   *dummy = NULL, *request = NULL;
+        wb_request_t   *first_request = NULL, *next = NULL;
+        size_t          total_count = 0, count = 0;
+        size_t          copied = 0;
+        call_frame_t   *sync_frame = NULL;
+        dict_t         *refs = NULL;
+        wb_local_t     *local = NULL;
+        struct iovec   *vector = NULL;
+        size_t          bytes = 0;
+        size_t          bytecount = 0;
+
+        list_for_each_entry (request, winds, winds) {
+                total_count += request->stub->args.writev.count;
+                bytes += iov_length (request->stub->args.writev.vector,
+                                     request->stub->args.writev.count);
         }
 
         if (!total_count) {
@@ -258,26 +373,29 @@ wb_sync (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds)
                         first_request = request;
                 }
 
-                count += request->count;
-                bytecount = VECTORSIZE (request->count);
+                count += request->stub->args.writev.count;
+                bytecount = VECTORSIZE (request->stub->args.writev.count);
                 memcpy (((char *)vector)+copied,
-                        request->vector,
+                        request->stub->args.writev.vector,
                         bytecount);
                 copied += bytecount;
       
-                if (request->refs) {
-                        dict_copy (request->refs, refs);
+                if (request->stub->args.writev.req_refs) {
+                        dict_copy (request->stub->args.writev.req_refs, refs);
                 }
 
                 next = NULL;
                 if (request->winds.next != winds) {    
-                        next = list_entry (request->winds.next, struct write_request, winds);
+                        next = list_entry (request->winds.next,
+                                           wb_request_t, winds);
                 }
 
                 list_del_init (&request->winds);
                 list_add_tail (&request->winds, &local->winds);
 
-                if (!next || ((count + next->count) > MAX_VECTOR_COUNT)) {
+                if (!next
+                    || ((count + next->stub->args.writev.count) > MAX_VECTOR_COUNT))
+                {
                         sync_frame = copy_frame (frame);  
                         sync_frame->local = local;
                         local->file = file;
@@ -288,7 +406,8 @@ wb_sync (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds)
                                     FIRST_CHILD(sync_frame->this),
                                     FIRST_CHILD(sync_frame->this)->fops->writev,
                                     file->fd, vector,
-                                    count, first_request->offset);
+                                    count,
+                                    first_request->stub->args.writev.off);
         
                         dict_unref (refs);
                         FREE (vector);
@@ -311,15 +430,44 @@ wb_stat_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
              int32_t op_errno,
              struct stat *buf)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL; 
+        call_frame_t *process_frame = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
   
         local = frame->local;
-  
-        if (local->file)
-                fd_unref (local->file->fd);
+        file = local->file;
+
+        request = local->request;
+        if (request) {
+                process_frame = copy_frame (frame);
+        }
 
         STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, buf);
 
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 0);
+                STACK_DESTROY (process_frame->root);
+        }
+
+        if (file) {
+                fd_unref (file->fd);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+wb_stat_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                xlator_t *this,
+                loc_t *loc)
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame, wb_stat_cbk,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->stat,
+                    loc);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -329,13 +477,14 @@ wb_stat (call_frame_t *frame,
          xlator_t *this,
          loc_t *loc)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        fd_t *iter_fd = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        fd_t        *iter_fd = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
-        if (loc->inode)
-        {
+        if (loc->inode) {
+                /* FIXME: fd_lookup extends life of fd till stat returns */
                 iter_fd = fd_lookup (loc->inode, frame->root->pid);
                 if (iter_fd) {
                         if (!fd_ctx_get (iter_fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
@@ -344,9 +493,6 @@ wb_stat (call_frame_t *frame,
                                 fd_unref (iter_fd);
                         }
                 }
-                if (file) {
-                        wb_sync_all (frame, file);
-                }
         }
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
@@ -354,10 +500,64 @@ wb_stat (call_frame_t *frame,
 
         frame->local = local;
 
-        STACK_WIND (frame, wb_stat_cbk,
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_stat_stub (frame, wb_stat_helper, loc);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame, wb_stat_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->stat,
+                            loc);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+int32_t 
+wb_fstat_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
+              void *cookie,
+              xlator_t *this,
+              int32_t op_ret,
+              int32_t op_errno,
+              struct stat *buf)
+{
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL; 
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+  
+        local = frame->local;
+        file = local->file;
+
+        request = local->request;
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+        }
+
+        STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, buf);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+int32_t 
+wb_fstat_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                 xlator_t *this,
+                 fd_t *fd)
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame,
+                    wb_fstat_cbk,
                     FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->stat,
-                    loc);
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fstat,
+                    fd);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -367,9 +567,10 @@ wb_fstat (call_frame_t *frame,
           xlator_t *this,
           fd_t *fd)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-  	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+  	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "returning EBADFD");
@@ -378,21 +579,29 @@ wb_fstat (call_frame_t *frame,
         }
 
 	file = (wb_file_t *)(long)tmp_file;
-        if (file) {
-                fd_ref (file->fd);
-                wb_sync_all (frame, file);
-        }
-
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
 
         frame->local = local;
-  
-        STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_stat_cbk,
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fstat,
-                    fd);
+
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_fstat_stub (frame, wb_fstat_helper, fd);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_fstat_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fstat,
+                            fd);
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -405,13 +614,48 @@ wb_truncate_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
                  int32_t op_errno,
                  struct stat *buf)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL; 
-  
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL; 
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        call_frame_t *process_frame = NULL;
+
         local = frame->local;
-        if (local->file)
-                fd_unref (local->file->fd);
+        file = local->file;
+        request = local->request;
+
+        if (request) {
+                process_frame = copy_frame (frame);
+        }
 
         STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, buf);
+
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 0);
+                STACK_DESTROY (process_frame->root);
+        }
+
+        if (file) {
+                fd_unref (file->fd);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t 
+wb_truncate_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                    xlator_t *this,
+                    loc_t *loc,
+                    off_t offset)
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame,
+                    wb_truncate_cbk,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->truncate,
+                    loc,
+                    offset);
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -422,13 +666,16 @@ wb_truncate (call_frame_t *frame,
              loc_t *loc,
              off_t offset)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        fd_t *iter_fd = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        fd_t        *iter_fd = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (loc->inode)
         {
+                /* FIXME: fd_lookup extends life of fd till the execution of
+                   truncate_cbk */
                 iter_fd = fd_lookup (loc->inode, frame->root->pid);
                 if (iter_fd) {
                         if (!fd_ctx_get (iter_fd, this, &tmp_file)){
@@ -437,37 +684,90 @@ wb_truncate (call_frame_t *frame,
                                 fd_unref (iter_fd);
                         }
                 }
-    
-                if (file)
-                {
-                        wb_sync_all (frame, file);
-                }
         }
   
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
-
+        
         frame->local = local;
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_truncate_stub (frame, wb_truncate_helper, loc,
+                                          offset);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+                
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_truncate_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->truncate,
+                            loc,
+                            offset);
+        }
 
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+int32_t
+wb_ftruncate_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
+                  void *cookie,
+                  xlator_t *this,
+                  int32_t op_ret,
+                  int32_t op_errno,
+                  struct stat *buf)
+{
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL; 
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+
+        local = frame->local;
+        file = local->file;
+        request = local->request;
+
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+        }
+
+        STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, buf);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+wb_ftruncate_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                     xlator_t *this,
+                     fd_t *fd,
+                     off_t offset)
+{
         STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_truncate_cbk,
+                    wb_ftruncate_cbk,
                     FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->truncate,
-                    loc,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->ftruncate,
+                    fd,
                     offset);
         return 0;
 }
 
-
+        
 int32_t
 wb_ftruncate (call_frame_t *frame,
               xlator_t *this,
               fd_t *fd,
               off_t offset)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "returning EBADFD");
@@ -476,23 +776,32 @@ wb_ftruncate (call_frame_t *frame,
         }
 
 	file = (wb_file_t *)(long)tmp_file;
-        if (file)
-                wb_sync_all (frame, file);
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
 
-        if (file)
-                fd_ref (file->fd);
-
         frame->local = local;
 
-        STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_truncate_cbk,
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->ftruncate,
-                    fd,
-                    offset);
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_ftruncate_stub (frame, wb_ftruncate_helper, fd,
+                                           offset);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_ftruncate_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->ftruncate,
+                            fd,
+                            offset);
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -505,13 +814,48 @@ wb_utimens_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
                 int32_t op_errno,
                 struct stat *buf)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;       
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;       
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        call_frame_t *process_frame = NULL; 
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
   
         local = frame->local;
-        if (local->file)
-                fd_unref (local->file->fd);
+        file = local->file;
+        request = local->request;
+
+        if (request) {
+                process_frame = copy_frame (frame);
+        }
 
         STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, buf);
+
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 0);
+                STACK_DESTROY (process_frame->root);
+        }
+
+        if (file) {
+                fd_unref (file->fd);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t 
+wb_utimens_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                   xlator_t *this,
+                   loc_t *loc,
+                   struct timespec tv[2])
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame,
+                    wb_utimens_cbk,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->utimens,
+                    loc,
+                    tv);
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -522,12 +866,15 @@ wb_utimens (call_frame_t *frame,
             loc_t *loc,
             struct timespec tv[2])
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        fd_t *iter_fd = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        fd_t        *iter_fd = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (loc->inode) {
+                /* FIXME: fd_lookup extends life of fd till the execution
+                   of wb_utimens_cbk */
                 iter_fd = fd_lookup (loc->inode, frame->root->pid);
                 if (iter_fd) {
                         if (!fd_ctx_get (iter_fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
@@ -537,8 +884,6 @@ wb_utimens (call_frame_t *frame,
                         }
                 }
 
-                if (file)
-                        wb_sync_all (frame, file);
         }
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
@@ -546,12 +891,25 @@ wb_utimens (call_frame_t *frame,
 
         frame->local = local;
 
-        STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_utimens_cbk,
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->utimens,
-                    loc,
-                    tv);
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_utimens_stub (frame, wb_utimens_helper, loc, tv);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_utimens_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->utimens,
+                            loc,
+                            tv);
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -563,7 +921,7 @@ wb_open_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
              int32_t op_errno,
              fd_t *fd)
 {
-        int32_t flags = 0;
+        int32_t    flags = 0;
         wb_file_t *file = NULL;
         wb_conf_t *conf = this->private;
 
@@ -574,17 +932,18 @@ wb_open_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
                 /* If mandatory locking has been enabled on this file,
                    we disable caching on it */
 
-                if ((fd->inode->st_mode & S_ISGID) && !(fd->inode->st_mode & S_IXGRP))
+                if ((fd->inode->st_mode & S_ISGID)
+                    && !(fd->inode->st_mode & S_IXGRP))
                         file->disabled = 1;
 
                 /* If O_DIRECT then, we disable chaching */
                 if (frame->local)
                 {
                         flags = *((int32_t *)frame->local);
-                        if (((flags & O_DIRECT) == O_DIRECT) || 
-                            ((flags & O_RDONLY) == O_RDONLY) ||
-                            (((flags & O_SYNC) == O_SYNC) &&
-                             conf->enable_O_SYNC == _gf_true)) { 
+                        if (((flags & O_DIRECT) == O_DIRECT)
+                            || ((flags & O_RDONLY) == O_RDONLY)
+                            || (((flags & O_SYNC) == O_SYNC)
+                            && conf->enable_O_SYNC == _gf_true)) { 
                                 file->disabled = 1;
                         }
                 }
@@ -635,8 +994,8 @@ wb_create_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
                  * If mandatory locking has been enabled on this file,
                  * we disable caching on it
                  */
-                if ((fd->inode->st_mode & S_ISGID) && 
-                    !(fd->inode->st_mode & S_IXGRP))
+                if ((fd->inode->st_mode & S_ISGID)
+                    && !(fd->inode->st_mode & S_IXGRP))
                 {
                         file->disabled = 1;
                 }
@@ -666,44 +1025,43 @@ wb_create (call_frame_t *frame,
 }
 
 
-int32_t 
-__wb_cleanup_queue (wb_file_t *file)
+size_t
+__wb_mark_wind_all (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds)
 {
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
-        int32_t bytes = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        size_t        size = 0;
+        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
+        int32_t       count = 0;
+        char          first_request = 1;
+        off_t         offset_expected = 0;
+        size_t        length = 0;
 
-        list_for_each_entry_safe (request, dummy, &file->request, list)
+        list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
         {
-                if (request->got_reply && request->write_behind)
-                {
-                        bytes += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
-                        list_del_init (&request->list);
-
-                        FREE (request->vector);
-                        dict_unref (request->refs);
-      
-                        FREE (request);
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop != GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        break;
                 }
-        }
 
-        return bytes;
-}
+                vector = request->stub->args.writev.vector;
+                count = request->stub->args.writev.count;
+                if (!request->flags.write_request.stack_wound) {
+                        if (first_request) {
+                                first_request = 0;
+                                offset_expected = request->stub->args.writev.off;
+                        }
+                        
+                        if (request->stub->args.writev.off != offset_expected) {
+                                break;
+                        }
 
+                        length = iov_length (vector, count);
+                        size += length;
+                        offset_expected += length;
 
-int32_t 
-__wb_mark_wind_all (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds)
-{
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
-        size_t size = 0;
-
-        list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
-        {
-                if (!request->stack_wound)
-                {
-                        size += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
-                        request->stack_wound = 1;
+                        request->flags.write_request.stack_wound = 1;
                         list_add_tail (&request->winds, winds);
-                }
+                } 
         }
   
         return size;
@@ -711,32 +1069,66 @@ __wb_mark_wind_all (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds)
 
 
 size_t 
-__wb_get_aggregate_size (list_head_t *list)
+__wb_get_aggregate_size (list_head_t *list, char *other_fop_in_queue,
+                         char *non_contiguous_writes)
 {
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
-        size_t size = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        size_t        size = 0, length = 0;
+        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
+        int32_t       count = 0;
+        char          first_request = 1;
+        off_t         offset_expected = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
         {
-                if (!request->stack_wound)
-                {
-                        size += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop != GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        if (request->stub && other_fop_in_queue) {
+                                *other_fop_in_queue = 1;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                vector = request->stub->args.writev.vector;
+                count = request->stub->args.writev.count;
+                if (!request->flags.write_request.stack_wound) {
+                        if (first_request) {
+                                first_request = 0;
+                                offset_expected = request->stub->args.writev.off;
+                        } 
+
+                        if (offset_expected != request->stub->args.writev.off) {
+                                if (non_contiguous_writes) {
+                                        *non_contiguous_writes = 1;
+                                }
+                                break;
+                        }
+
+                        length = iov_length (vector, count);
+                        size += length;
+                        offset_expected += length;
                 }
         }
 
         return size;
 }
 
+
 uint32_t
 __wb_get_incomplete_writes (list_head_t *list)
 {
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
-        uint32_t count = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        uint32_t      count = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
         {
-                if (request->stack_wound && !request->got_reply)
-                {
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop != GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                if (request->flags.write_request.stack_wound
+                    && !request->flags.write_request.got_reply) {
                         count++;
                 }
         }
@@ -744,18 +1136,22 @@ __wb_get_incomplete_writes (list_head_t *list)
         return count;
 }
 
-int32_t
+
+size_t
 __wb_mark_winds (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds, size_t aggregate_conf)
 {
-        size_t aggregate_current = 0;
+        size_t   aggregate_current = 0;
         uint32_t incomplete_writes = 0;
+        char     other_fop_in_queue = 0;
+        char     non_contiguous_writes = 0;
 
         incomplete_writes = __wb_get_incomplete_writes (list); 
 
-        aggregate_current = __wb_get_aggregate_size (list);
+        aggregate_current = __wb_get_aggregate_size (list, &other_fop_in_queue,
+                                                     &non_contiguous_writes);
 
-        if ((incomplete_writes == 0) || (aggregate_current >= aggregate_conf))
-        {
+        if ((incomplete_writes == 0) || (aggregate_current >= aggregate_conf)
+            || other_fop_in_queue || non_contiguous_writes) {
                 __wb_mark_wind_all (list, winds);
         }
 
@@ -766,14 +1162,25 @@ __wb_mark_winds (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *winds, size_t aggregate_conf)
 size_t
 __wb_get_window_size (list_head_t *list)
 {
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
-        size_t size = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        size_t        size = 0;
+        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
+        int32_t       count = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
         {
-                if (request->write_behind && !request->got_reply)
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop != GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                vector = request->stub->args.writev.vector;
+                count = request->stub->args.writev.count;
+
+                if (request->flags.write_request.write_behind
+                    && !request->flags.write_request.got_reply)
                 {
-                        size += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
+                        size += iov_length (vector, count);
                 }
         }
 
@@ -784,23 +1191,28 @@ __wb_get_window_size (list_head_t *list)
 size_t 
 __wb_mark_unwind_till (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *unwinds, size_t size)
 {
-        size_t written_behind = 0;
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
+        size_t        written_behind = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        struct iovec *vector = NULL;
+        int32_t       count = 0;
 
         list_for_each_entry (request, list, list)
         {
-                if (written_behind <= size)
-                {
-                        if (!request->write_behind)
-                        {
-                                wb_local_t *local = request->frame->local;
-                                written_behind += iov_length (request->vector, request->count);
-                                request->write_behind = 1;
-                                list_add_tail (&local->unwind_frames, unwinds);
-                        }
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop != GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        continue;
                 }
-                else
-                {
+
+                vector = request->stub->args.writev.vector;
+                count = request->stub->args.writev.count;
+
+                if (written_behind <= size) {
+                        if (!request->flags.write_request.write_behind) {
+                                written_behind += iov_length (vector, count);
+                                request->flags.write_request.write_behind = 1;
+                                list_add_tail (&request->unwinds, unwinds);
+                        }
+                } else {
                         break;
                 }
         }
@@ -825,16 +1237,48 @@ __wb_mark_unwinds (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *unwinds, size_t window_conf)
 }
 
 
+uint32_t
+__wb_get_other_requests (list_head_t *list, list_head_t *other_requests)
+{
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
+        uint32_t      count = 0;
+        list_for_each_entry (request, list, list) {
+                if ((request->stub == NULL)
+                    || (request->stub->fop == GF_FOP_WRITE)) {
+                        break;
+                }
+                
+                if (!request->flags.other_requests.marked_for_resume) {
+                        request->flags.other_requests.marked_for_resume = 1;
+                        list_add_tail (&request->other_requests,
+                                       other_requests);
+                        count++;
+
+                        /* lets handle one at a time */
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return count;
+}
+
+
 int32_t
 wb_stack_unwind (list_head_t *unwinds)
 {
-        struct stat buf = {0,};
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+        struct stat   buf = {0,};
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+        call_frame_t *frame = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
 
-        list_for_each_entry_safe (local, dummy, unwinds, unwind_frames)
+        list_for_each_entry_safe (request, dummy, unwinds, unwinds)
         {
-                list_del_init (&local->unwind_frames);
-                STACK_UNWIND (local->frame, local->op_ret, local->op_errno, &buf);
+                frame = request->stub->frame;
+                local = frame->local;
+
+                STACK_UNWIND (frame, local->op_ret, local->op_errno, &buf);
+
+                wb_request_unref (request);
         }
 
         return 0;
@@ -842,13 +1286,54 @@ wb_stack_unwind (list_head_t *unwinds)
 
 
 int32_t
-wb_do_ops (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds, list_head_t *unwinds)
+wb_resume_other_requests (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file,
+                          list_head_t *other_requests)
+{
+        int32_t       ret = 0;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+        int32_t       fops_removed = 0;
+        char          wind = 0;
+        call_stub_t  *stub = NULL;
+
+        if (list_empty (other_requests)) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        list_for_each_entry_safe (request, dummy, other_requests,
+                                  other_requests) {
+                wind = request->stub->wind;
+                stub = request->stub;
+                
+                LOCK (&file->lock); 
+                {
+                        request->stub = NULL;
+                }
+                UNLOCK (&file->lock);
+
+                if (!wind) {
+                        wb_request_unref (request);
+                        fops_removed++;
+                } 
+                
+                call_resume (stub);
+        }
+
+        if (fops_removed > 0) {
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+        }
+        
+out:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+int32_t
+wb_do_ops (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds,
+           list_head_t *unwinds, list_head_t *other_requests)
 {
-        /* copy the frame before calling wb_stack_unwind, since this request containing current frame might get unwound */
-        /*  call_frame_t *sync_frame = copy_frame (frame); */
- 
         wb_stack_unwind (unwinds);
         wb_sync (frame, file, winds);
+        wb_resume_other_requests (frame, file, other_requests);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -857,67 +1342,35 @@ wb_do_ops (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, list_head_t *winds, list_head_t
 int32_t 
 wb_process_queue (call_frame_t *frame, wb_file_t *file, char flush_all) 
 {
-        list_head_t winds, unwinds;
-        size_t size = 0;
-        wb_conf_t *conf = file->this->private;
+        list_head_t winds, unwinds, other_requests;
+        size_t      size = 0;
+        wb_conf_t  *conf = file->this->private;
+        uint32_t    count = 0;
 
         INIT_LIST_HEAD (&winds);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD (&unwinds);
-
-        if (!file)
-        {
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&other_requests);
+                
+        if (!file) {
                 return -1;
         }
 
         size = flush_all ? 0 : conf->aggregate_size;
         LOCK (&file->lock);
         {
-                __wb_cleanup_queue (file);
-                __wb_mark_winds (&file->request, &winds, size);
-                __wb_mark_unwinds (&file->request, &unwinds, conf->window_size);
-        }
-        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
-
-        wb_do_ops (frame, file, &winds, &unwinds);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-
-wb_write_request_t *
-wb_enqueue (wb_file_t *file, 
-            call_frame_t *frame,
-            struct iovec *vector,
-            int32_t count,
-            off_t offset)
-{
-        wb_write_request_t *request = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
+                count = __wb_get_other_requests (&file->request,
+                                                 &other_requests);
 
-        request = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*request));
-
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->list);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&request->winds);
-
-        request->frame = frame;
-        request->vector = iov_dup (vector, count);
-        request->count = count;
-        request->offset = offset;
-        request->refs = dict_ref (frame->root->req_refs);
-
-        frame->local = local;
-        local->frame = frame;
-        local->op_ret = iov_length (vector, count);
-        local->op_errno = 0;
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&local->unwind_frames);
+                if (count == 0) {
+                        __wb_mark_winds (&file->request, &winds, size);
+                }
 
-        LOCK (&file->lock);
-        {
-                list_add_tail (&request->list, &file->request);
-                file->offset = offset + iov_length (vector, count);
+                __wb_mark_unwinds (&file->request, &unwinds, conf->window_size);
         }
         UNLOCK (&file->lock);
 
-        return request;
+        wb_do_ops (frame, file, &winds, &unwinds, &other_requests);
+        return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -942,11 +1395,13 @@ wb_writev (call_frame_t *frame,
            int32_t count,
            off_t offset)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        char offset_expected = 1, wb_disabled = 0; 
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        char          wb_disabled = 0;
         call_frame_t *process_frame = NULL;
-        size_t size = 0;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        size_t        size = 0;
+	uint64_t      tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t  *stub = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
 
         if (vector != NULL) 
                 size = iov_length (vector, count);
@@ -975,9 +1430,6 @@ wb_writev (call_frame_t *frame,
                         }
                         wb_disabled = 1;
                 }
-
-                if (file->offset != offset)
-                        offset_expected = 0;
         }
         UNLOCK (&file->lock);
 
@@ -986,7 +1438,7 @@ wb_writev (call_frame_t *frame,
                             wb_writev_cbk,
                             FIRST_CHILD (frame->this),
                             FIRST_CHILD (frame->this)->fops->writev,
-                            file->fd,
+                            fd,
                             vector,
                             count,
                             offset);
@@ -995,10 +1447,17 @@ wb_writev (call_frame_t *frame,
 
         process_frame = copy_frame (frame);
 
-        if (!offset_expected)
-                wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 1);
+        local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
+        frame->local = local;
+        local->file = file;
+
+        stub = fop_writev_stub (frame, NULL, fd, vector, count, offset);
+        if (stub == NULL) {
+                STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                return 0;
+        }
 
-        wb_enqueue (file, frame, vector, count, offset);
+        wb_enqueue (file, stub);
         wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 0);
 
         STACK_DESTROY (process_frame->root);
@@ -1017,11 +1476,38 @@ wb_readv_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
               int32_t count,
               struct stat *stbuf)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
 
         local = frame->local;
+        file = local->file;
+        request = local->request;
+
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+        }
 
         STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno, vector, count, stbuf);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+wb_readv_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                 xlator_t *this,
+                 fd_t *fd,
+                 size_t size,
+                 off_t offset)
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame,
+                    wb_readv_cbk,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->readv,
+                    fd, size, offset);
+        
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1033,9 +1519,10 @@ wb_readv (call_frame_t *frame,
           size_t size,
           off_t offset)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "returning EBADFD");
@@ -1044,19 +1531,29 @@ wb_readv (call_frame_t *frame,
         }
 
 	file = (wb_file_t *)(long)tmp_file;
-        if (file)
-                wb_sync_all (frame, file);
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
 
         frame->local = local;
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_readv_stub (frame, wb_readv_helper, fd, size,
+                                       offset);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM, NULL);
+                        return 0;
+                }
 
-        STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_readv_cbk,
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->readv,
-                    fd, size, offset);
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_readv_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->readv,
+                            fd, size, offset);
+        }
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1069,24 +1566,6 @@ wb_ffr_bg_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
                int32_t op_ret,
                int32_t op_errno)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-
-        local = frame->local;
-        file = local->file;
-
-        if (file) {
-                fd_unref (file->fd);
-        }
-
-        if (file->op_ret == -1)
-        {
-                op_ret = file->op_ret;
-                op_errno = file->op_errno;
-
-                file->op_ret = 0;
-        }
-  
         STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1100,24 +1579,39 @@ wb_ffr_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
             int32_t op_errno)
 {
         wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
+        wb_file_t  *file = NULL;
+        wb_conf_t  *conf = NULL;
+        char        unwind = 0;
 
+        conf = this->private;
         local = frame->local;
         file = local->file;
-        if (file) {
-                /* corresponds to the fd_ref() done during wb_file_create() */
-                fd_unref (file->fd);
+
+        if (conf->flush_behind
+            && (!file->disabled) && (file->disable_till == 0)) {
+                unwind = 1;
+        } else {
+                local->reply_count++;
+                /* without flush-behind, unwind should wait for replies of
+                   writes queued before and the flush */
+                if (local->reply_count == 2) {
+                        unwind = 1;
+                }
         }
 
-        if (file->op_ret == -1)
-        {
-                op_ret = file->op_ret;
-                op_errno = file->op_errno;
+        if (unwind) {
+                if (file->op_ret == -1) {
+                        op_ret = file->op_ret;
+                        op_errno = file->op_errno;
 
-                file->op_ret = 0;
+                        file->op_ret = 0;
+                }
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+                
+                STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno);
         }
 
-        STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1127,11 +1621,13 @@ wb_flush (call_frame_t *frame,
           xlator_t *this,
           fd_t *fd)
 {
-        wb_conf_t *conf = NULL;
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        call_frame_t *flush_frame = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_conf_t    *conf = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t      tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t  *stub = NULL;
+        call_frame_t *process_frame = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *tmp_local = NULL;
 
         conf = this->private;
 
@@ -1145,32 +1641,35 @@ wb_flush (call_frame_t *frame,
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
-        if (file)
-                fd_ref (file->fd);
 
-        if (&file->request != file->request.next) {
-                gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
-                        "request queue is not empty, it has to be synced");
+        frame->local = local;
+        stub = fop_flush_cbk_stub (frame, wb_ffr_cbk, 0, 0);
+        if (stub == NULL) {
+                STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM);
+                return 0;
         }
 
-        if (conf->flush_behind && 
-	    (!file->disabled) && (file->disable_till == 0)) {
-                flush_frame = copy_frame (frame);     
-                STACK_UNWIND (frame, file->op_ret, 
-			      file->op_errno); // liar! liar! :O
+        if (conf->flush_behind
+            && (!file->disabled) && (file->disable_till == 0)) {
+                tmp_local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
+                tmp_local->file = file;
 
-                flush_frame->local = local;
-                wb_sync_all (flush_frame, file);
+                process_frame = copy_frame (frame);
+                process_frame->local = tmp_local;
+        }
+
+        wb_enqueue (file, stub);
 
-                STACK_WIND (flush_frame,
+        wb_process_queue (process_frame, file, 1); 
+                
+        if (conf->flush_behind
+            && (!file->disabled) && (file->disable_till == 0)) {
+                STACK_WIND (process_frame,
                             wb_ffr_bg_cbk,
                             FIRST_CHILD(this),
                             FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->flush,
                             fd);
         } else {
-                wb_sync_all (frame, file);
-
-                frame->local = local;
                 STACK_WIND (frame,
                             wb_ffr_cbk,
                             FIRST_CHILD(this),
@@ -1182,40 +1681,64 @@ wb_flush (call_frame_t *frame,
 }
 
 
-int32_t
+static int32_t
 wb_fsync_cbk (call_frame_t *frame,
               void *cookie,
               xlator_t *this,
               int32_t op_ret,
               int32_t op_errno)
 {
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t   *local = NULL;
+        wb_file_t    *file = NULL;
+        wb_request_t *request = NULL;
 
         local = frame->local;
         file = local->file;
+        request = local->request;
 
-        if (file->op_ret == -1)
-        {
+        if (file->op_ret == -1) {
                 op_ret = file->op_ret;
                 op_errno = file->op_errno;
 
                 file->op_ret = 0;
         }
 
+        if (request) {
+                wb_request_unref (request);
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 0);
+        }
+
         STACK_UNWIND (frame, op_ret, op_errno);
+        
         return 0;
 }
 
+
+static int32_t
+wb_fsync_helper (call_frame_t *frame,
+                 xlator_t *this,
+                 fd_t *fd,
+                 int32_t datasync)
+{
+        STACK_WIND (frame,
+                    wb_fsync_cbk,
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fsync,
+                    fd, datasync);
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
 int32_t
 wb_fsync (call_frame_t *frame,
           xlator_t *this,
           fd_t *fd,
           int32_t datasync)
 {
-        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
-        wb_local_t *local = NULL;
-	uint64_t tmp_file = 0;
+        wb_file_t   *file = NULL;
+        wb_local_t  *local = NULL;
+	uint64_t     tmp_file = 0;
+        call_stub_t *stub = NULL;
 
         if (fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &tmp_file)) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "returning EBADFD");
@@ -1224,19 +1747,30 @@ wb_fsync (call_frame_t *frame,
         }
 
 	file = (wb_file_t *)(long)tmp_file;
-        if (file)
-                wb_sync_all (frame, file);
 
         local = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*local));
         local->file = file;
 
         frame->local = local;
 
-        STACK_WIND (frame,
-                    wb_fsync_cbk,
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this),
-                    FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fsync,
-                    fd, datasync);
+        if (file) {
+                stub = fop_fsync_stub (frame, wb_fsync_helper, fd, datasync);
+                if (stub == NULL) {
+                        STACK_UNWIND (frame, -1, ENOMEM);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+        
+                wb_enqueue (file, stub);
+
+                wb_process_queue (frame, file, 1);
+        } else {
+                STACK_WIND (frame,
+                            wb_fsync_cbk,
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this),
+                            FIRST_CHILD(this)->fops->fsync,
+                            fd, datasync);
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1245,10 +1779,19 @@ int32_t
 wb_release (xlator_t *this,
             fd_t *fd)
 {
-        uint64_t file = 0;
+        uint64_t   file_ptr = 0;
+        wb_file_t *file = NULL;
+
+	fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &file_ptr);
+        file = (wb_file_t *) (long) file_ptr;
+
+        LOCK (&file->lock);
+        {
+                assert (list_empty (&file->request));
+        }
+        UNLOCK (&file->lock);
 
-	fd_ctx_get (fd, this, &file);
-  	wb_file_destroy ((wb_file_t *)(long)file);
+  	wb_file_destroy (file);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1257,14 +1800,14 @@ wb_release (xlator_t *this,
 int32_t 
 init (xlator_t *this)
 {
-        dict_t *options = NULL;
+        dict_t    *options = NULL;
         wb_conf_t *conf = NULL;
-        char *aggregate_size_string = NULL;
-        char *window_size_string    = NULL;
-        char *flush_behind_string   = NULL;
-        char *disable_till_string = NULL;
-        char *enable_O_SYNC_string = NULL;
-        int32_t ret = -1;
+        char      *aggregate_size_string = NULL;
+        char      *window_size_string    = NULL;
+        char      *flush_behind_string   = NULL;
+        char      *disable_till_string = NULL;
+        char      *enable_O_SYNC_string = NULL;
+        int32_t    ret = -1;
 
         if ((this->children == NULL)
             || this->children->next) {