diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 019db3c1bc3b..82d2b6000a61 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ typedef struct ext4_io_end {
 	ssize_t			size;		/* size of the extent */
 	struct kiocb		*iocb;		/* iocb struct for AIO */
 	int			result;		/* error value for AIO */
+	atomic_t		count;		/* reference counter */
 } ext4_io_end_t;
 
 struct ext4_io_submit {
@@ -2648,11 +2649,14 @@ extern int ext4_move_extents(struct file *o_filp, struct file *d_filp,
 
 /* page-io.c */
 extern int __init ext4_init_pageio(void);
-extern void ext4_add_complete_io(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
 extern void ext4_exit_pageio(void);
 extern void ext4_ioend_shutdown(struct inode *);
-extern void ext4_free_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io);
 extern ext4_io_end_t *ext4_init_io_end(struct inode *inode, gfp_t flags);
+extern ext4_io_end_t *ext4_get_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
+extern int ext4_put_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
+extern void ext4_put_io_end_defer(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
+extern void ext4_io_submit_init(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
+				struct writeback_control *wbc);
 extern void ext4_end_io_work(struct work_struct *work);
 extern void ext4_io_submit(struct ext4_io_submit *io);
 extern int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 38f03dcdc8be..13fbbaea10ea 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1465,6 +1465,8 @@ static void ext4_da_page_release_reservation(struct page *page,
  * Delayed allocation stuff
  */
 
+static void ext4_da_block_invalidatepages(struct mpage_da_data *mpd);
+
 /*
  * mpage_da_submit_io - walks through extent of pages and try to write
  * them with writepage() call back
@@ -1493,7 +1495,12 @@ static int mpage_da_submit_io(struct mpage_da_data *mpd,
 	struct ext4_io_submit io_submit;
 
 	BUG_ON(mpd->next_page <= mpd->first_page);
-	memset(&io_submit, 0, sizeof(io_submit));
+	ext4_io_submit_init(&io_submit, mpd->wbc);
+	io_submit.io_end = ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!io_submit.io_end) {
+		ext4_da_block_invalidatepages(mpd);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * We need to start from the first_page to the next_page - 1
 	 * to make sure we also write the mapped dirty buffer_heads.
@@ -1581,6 +1588,8 @@ static int mpage_da_submit_io(struct mpage_da_data *mpd,
 		pagevec_release(&pvec);
 	}
 	ext4_io_submit(&io_submit);
+	/* Drop io_end reference we got from init */
+	ext4_put_io_end_defer(io_submit.io_end);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2239,9 +2248,17 @@ static int ext4_writepage(struct page *page,
 		 */
 		return __ext4_journalled_writepage(page, len);
 
-	memset(&io_submit, 0, sizeof(io_submit));
+	ext4_io_submit_init(&io_submit, wbc);
+	io_submit.io_end = ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!io_submit.io_end) {
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+		unlock_page(page);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	ret = ext4_bio_write_page(&io_submit, page, len, wbc);
 	ext4_io_submit(&io_submit);
+	/* Drop io_end reference we got from init */
+	ext4_put_io_end_defer(io_submit.io_end);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3076,9 +3093,13 @@ static void ext4_end_io_dio(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
         ext4_io_end_t *io_end = iocb->private;
 
-	/* if not async direct IO or dio with 0 bytes write, just return */
-	if (!io_end || !size)
-		goto out;
+	/* if not async direct IO just return */
+	if (!io_end) {
+		inode_dio_done(inode);
+		if (is_async)
+			aio_complete(iocb, ret, 0);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ext_debug("ext4_end_io_dio(): io_end 0x%p "
 		  "for inode %lu, iocb 0x%p, offset %llu, size %zd\n",
@@ -3086,25 +3107,13 @@ static void ext4_end_io_dio(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
 		  size);
 
 	iocb->private = NULL;
-
-	/* if not aio dio with unwritten extents, just free io and return */
-	if (!(io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN)) {
-		ext4_free_io_end(io_end);
-out:
-		inode_dio_done(inode);
-		if (is_async)
-			aio_complete(iocb, ret, 0);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	io_end->offset = offset;
 	io_end->size = size;
 	if (is_async) {
 		io_end->iocb = iocb;
 		io_end->result = ret;
 	}
-
-	ext4_add_complete_io(io_end);
+	ext4_put_io_end_defer(io_end);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3138,6 +3147,7 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 	get_block_t *get_block_func = NULL;
 	int dio_flags = 0;
 	loff_t final_size = offset + count;
+	ext4_io_end_t *io_end = NULL;
 
 	/* Use the old path for reads and writes beyond i_size. */
 	if (rw != WRITE || final_size > inode->i_size)
@@ -3176,13 +3186,16 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 	iocb->private = NULL;
 	ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, NULL);
 	if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb)) {
-		ext4_io_end_t *io_end = ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
+		io_end = ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!io_end) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto retake_lock;
 		}
 		io_end->flag |= EXT4_IO_END_DIRECT;
-		iocb->private = io_end;
+		/*
+		 * Grab reference for DIO. Will be dropped in ext4_end_io_dio()
+		 */
+		iocb->private = ext4_get_io_end(io_end);
 		/*
 		 * we save the io structure for current async direct
 		 * IO, so that later ext4_map_blocks() could flag the
@@ -3206,26 +3219,35 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 				   NULL,
 				   dio_flags);
 
-	if (iocb->private)
-		ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, NULL);
 	/*
-	 * The io_end structure takes a reference to the inode, that
-	 * structure needs to be destroyed and the reference to the
-	 * inode need to be dropped, when IO is complete, even with 0
-	 * byte write, or failed.
-	 *
-	 * In the successful AIO DIO case, the io_end structure will
-	 * be destroyed and the reference to the inode will be dropped
-	 * after the end_io call back function is called.
-	 *
-	 * In the case there is 0 byte write, or error case, since VFS
-	 * direct IO won't invoke the end_io call back function, we
-	 * need to free the end_io structure here.
+	 * Put our reference to io_end. This can free the io_end structure e.g.
+	 * in sync IO case or in case of error. It can even perform extent
+	 * conversion if all bios we submitted finished before we got here.
+	 * Note that in that case iocb->private can be already set to NULL
+	 * here.
 	 */
-	if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED && ret <= 0 && iocb->private) {
-		ext4_free_io_end(iocb->private);
-		iocb->private = NULL;
-	} else if (ret > 0 && !overwrite && ext4_test_inode_state(inode,
+	if (io_end) {
+		ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, NULL);
+		ext4_put_io_end(io_end);
+		/*
+		 * When no IO was submitted ext4_end_io_dio() was not
+		 * called so we have to put iocb's reference.
+		 */
+		if (ret <= 0 && ret != -EIOCBQUEUED && iocb->private) {
+			WARN_ON(iocb->private != io_end);
+			WARN_ON(io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN);
+			WARN_ON(io_end->iocb);
+			/*
+			 * Generic code already did inode_dio_done() so we
+			 * have to clear EXT4_IO_END_DIRECT to not do it for
+			 * the second time.
+			 */
+			io_end->flag = 0;
+			ext4_put_io_end(io_end);
+			iocb->private = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret > 0 && !overwrite && ext4_test_inode_state(inode,
 						EXT4_STATE_DIO_UNWRITTEN)) {
 		int err;
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index 4acf1f78881b..19599bded62a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -62,15 +62,28 @@ void ext4_ioend_shutdown(struct inode *inode)
 		cancel_work_sync(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_unwritten_work);
 }
 
-void ext4_free_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io)
+static void ext4_release_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!io);
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&io->list));
-	BUG_ON(io->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN);
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&io_end->list));
+	BUG_ON(io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN);
 
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&EXT4_I(io->inode)->i_ioend_count))
-		wake_up_all(ext4_ioend_wq(io->inode));
-	kmem_cache_free(io_end_cachep, io);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&EXT4_I(io_end->inode)->i_ioend_count))
+		wake_up_all(ext4_ioend_wq(io_end->inode));
+	if (io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_DIRECT)
+		inode_dio_done(io_end->inode);
+	if (io_end->iocb)
+		aio_complete(io_end->iocb, io_end->result, 0);
+	kmem_cache_free(io_end_cachep, io_end);
+}
+
+static void ext4_clear_io_unwritten_flag(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = io_end->inode;
+
+	io_end->flag &= ~EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN;
+	/* Wake up anyone waiting on unwritten extent conversion */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_unwritten))
+		wake_up_all(ext4_ioend_wq(inode));
 }
 
 /* check a range of space and convert unwritten extents to written. */
@@ -93,13 +106,8 @@ static int ext4_end_io(ext4_io_end_t *io)
 			 "(inode %lu, offset %llu, size %zd, error %d)",
 			 inode->i_ino, offset, size, ret);
 	}
-	/* Wake up anyone waiting on unwritten extent conversion */
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_unwritten))
-		wake_up_all(ext4_ioend_wq(inode));
-	if (io->flag & EXT4_IO_END_DIRECT)
-		inode_dio_done(inode);
-	if (io->iocb)
-		aio_complete(io->iocb, io->result, 0);
+	ext4_clear_io_unwritten_flag(io);
+	ext4_release_io_end(io);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ static void dump_completed_IO(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /* Add the io_end to per-inode completed end_io list. */
-void ext4_add_complete_io(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
+static void ext4_add_complete_io(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
 {
 	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(io_end->inode);
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
@@ -167,8 +175,6 @@ static int ext4_do_flush_completed_IO(struct inode *inode)
 		err = ext4_end_io(io);
 		if (unlikely(!ret && err))
 			ret = err;
-		io->flag &= ~EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN;
-		ext4_free_io_end(io);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -200,10 +206,43 @@ ext4_io_end_t *ext4_init_io_end(struct inode *inode, gfp_t flags)
 		atomic_inc(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_ioend_count);
 		io->inode = inode;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&io->list);
+		atomic_set(&io->count, 1);
 	}
 	return io;
 }
 
+void ext4_put_io_end_defer(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&io_end->count)) {
+		if (!(io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN) || !io_end->size) {
+			ext4_release_io_end(io_end);
+			return;
+		}
+		ext4_add_complete_io(io_end);
+	}
+}
+
+int ext4_put_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&io_end->count)) {
+		if (io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN) {
+			err = ext4_convert_unwritten_extents(io_end->inode,
+						io_end->offset, io_end->size);
+			ext4_clear_io_unwritten_flag(io_end);
+		}
+		ext4_release_io_end(io_end);
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+ext4_io_end_t *ext4_get_io_end(ext4_io_end_t *io_end)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&io_end->count);
+	return io_end;
+}
+
 /*
  * Print an buffer I/O error compatible with the fs/buffer.c.  This
  * provides compatibility with dmesg scrapers that look for a specific
@@ -286,12 +325,7 @@ static void ext4_end_bio(struct bio *bio, int error)
 			     bi_sector >> (inode->i_blkbits - 9));
 	}
 
-	if (!(io_end->flag & EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN)) {
-		ext4_free_io_end(io_end);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ext4_add_complete_io(io_end);
+	ext4_put_io_end_defer(io_end);
 }
 
 void ext4_io_submit(struct ext4_io_submit *io)
@@ -305,40 +339,37 @@ void ext4_io_submit(struct ext4_io_submit *io)
 		bio_put(io->io_bio);
 	}
 	io->io_bio = NULL;
-	io->io_op = 0;
+}
+
+void ext4_io_submit_init(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
+			 struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	io->io_op = (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?  WRITE_SYNC : WRITE);
+	io->io_bio = NULL;
 	io->io_end = NULL;
 }
 
-static int io_submit_init(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
-			  struct inode *inode,
-			  struct writeback_control *wbc,
-			  struct buffer_head *bh)
+static int io_submit_init_bio(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
+			      struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	ext4_io_end_t *io_end;
-	struct page *page = bh->b_page;
 	int nvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(bh->b_bdev);
 	struct bio *bio;
 
-	io_end = ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!io_end)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, min(nvecs, BIO_MAX_PAGES));
 	bio->bi_sector = bh->b_blocknr * (bh->b_size >> 9);
 	bio->bi_bdev = bh->b_bdev;
-	bio->bi_private = io->io_end = io_end;
 	bio->bi_end_io = ext4_end_bio;
-
-	io_end->offset = (page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + bh_offset(bh);
-
+	bio->bi_private = ext4_get_io_end(io->io_end);
+	if (!io->io_end->size)
+		io->io_end->offset = (bh->b_page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT)
+				     + bh_offset(bh);
 	io->io_bio = bio;
-	io->io_op = (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?  WRITE_SYNC : WRITE);
 	io->io_next_block = bh->b_blocknr;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int io_submit_add_bh(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 			    struct inode *inode,
-			    struct writeback_control *wbc,
 			    struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	ext4_io_end_t *io_end;
@@ -349,18 +380,18 @@ submit_and_retry:
 		ext4_io_submit(io);
 	}
 	if (io->io_bio == NULL) {
-		ret = io_submit_init(io, inode, wbc, bh);
+		ret = io_submit_init_bio(io, bh);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
-	io_end = io->io_end;
-	if (test_clear_buffer_uninit(bh))
-		ext4_set_io_unwritten_flag(inode, io_end);
-	io->io_end->size += bh->b_size;
-	io->io_next_block++;
 	ret = bio_add_page(io->io_bio, bh->b_page, bh->b_size, bh_offset(bh));
 	if (ret != bh->b_size)
 		goto submit_and_retry;
+	io_end = io->io_end;
+	if (test_clear_buffer_uninit(bh))
+		ext4_set_io_unwritten_flag(inode, io_end);
+	io_end->size += bh->b_size;
+	io->io_next_block++;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +463,7 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 	do {
 		if (!buffer_async_write(bh))
 			continue;
-		ret = io_submit_add_bh(io, inode, wbc, bh);
+		ret = io_submit_add_bh(io, inode, bh);
 		if (ret) {
 			/*
 			 * We only get here on ENOMEM.  Not much else