diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 9eca5a8..93c7329 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1170,15 +1170,30 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_ld_write_done);
 
-enum pnfs_try_status
+static void
+pnfs_write_through_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
+		struct nfs_write_data *data)
+{
+	list_splice_tail_init(&data->pages, &desc->pg_list);
+	if (data->req && list_empty(&data->req->wb_list))
+		nfs_list_add_request(data->req, &desc->pg_list);
+	nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(desc);
+	desc->pg_recoalesce = 1;
+	nfs_writedata_release(data);
+}
+
+static enum pnfs_try_status
 pnfs_try_to_write_data(struct nfs_write_data *wdata,
-			const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops, int how)
+			const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops,
+			struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
+			int how)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = wdata->inode;
 	enum pnfs_try_status trypnfs;
 	struct nfs_server *nfss = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 
 	wdata->mds_ops = call_ops;
+	wdata->lseg = get_lseg(lseg);
 
 	dprintk("%s: Writing ino:%lu %u@%llu (how %d)\n", __func__,
 		inode->i_ino, wdata->args.count, wdata->args.offset, how);
@@ -1194,6 +1209,44 @@
 	return trypnfs;
 }
 
+static void
+pnfs_do_multiple_writes(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc, struct list_head *head, int how)
+{
+	struct nfs_write_data *data;
+	const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops = desc->pg_rpc_callops;
+	struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg = desc->pg_lseg;
+
+	desc->pg_lseg = NULL;
+	while (!list_empty(head)) {
+		enum pnfs_try_status trypnfs;
+
+		data = list_entry(head->next, struct nfs_write_data, list);
+		list_del_init(&data->list);
+
+		trypnfs = pnfs_try_to_write_data(data, call_ops, lseg, how);
+		if (trypnfs == PNFS_NOT_ATTEMPTED)
+			pnfs_write_through_mds(desc, data);
+	}
+	put_lseg(lseg);
+}
+
+int
+pnfs_generic_pg_writepages(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(head);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = nfs_generic_flush(desc, &head);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		put_lseg(desc->pg_lseg);
+		desc->pg_lseg = NULL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+	pnfs_do_multiple_writes(desc, &head, desc->pg_ioflags);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_generic_pg_writepages);
+
 /*
  * Called by non rpc-based layout drivers
  */