diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
index 2576d28b..524e66f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,36 @@
 	spin_unlock(cinfo->lock);
 }
 
+/* filelayout_search_commit_reqs - Search lists in @cinfo for the head reqest
+ *				   for @page
+ * @cinfo - commit info for current inode
+ * @page - page to search for matching head request
+ *
+ * Returns a the head request if one is found, otherwise returns NULL.
+ */
+static struct nfs_page *
+filelayout_search_commit_reqs(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct nfs_page *freq, *t;
+	struct pnfs_commit_bucket *b;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Linearly search the commit lists for each bucket until a matching
+	 * request is found */
+	for (i = 0, b = cinfo->ds->buckets; i < cinfo->ds->nbuckets; i++, b++) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &b->written, wb_list) {
+			if (freq->wb_page == page)
+				return freq->wb_head;
+		}
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &b->committing, wb_list) {
+			if (freq->wb_page == page)
+				return freq->wb_head;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void filelayout_retry_commit(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo, int idx)
 {
 	struct pnfs_ds_commit_info *fl_cinfo = cinfo->ds;
@@ -1386,6 +1416,7 @@
 	.clear_request_commit	= filelayout_clear_request_commit,
 	.scan_commit_lists	= filelayout_scan_commit_lists,
 	.recover_commit_reqs	= filelayout_recover_commit_reqs,
+	.search_commit_reqs	= filelayout_search_commit_reqs,
 	.commit_pagelist	= filelayout_commit_pagelist,
 	.read_pagelist		= filelayout_read_pagelist,
 	.write_pagelist		= filelayout_write_pagelist,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 27ddecd..203b6c9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 				  int max);
 	void (*recover_commit_reqs) (struct list_head *list,
 				     struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo);
+	struct nfs_page * (*search_commit_reqs)(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+						struct page *page);
 	int (*commit_pagelist)(struct inode *inode,
 			       struct list_head *mds_pages,
 			       int how,
@@ -341,6 +343,17 @@
 	NFS_SERVER(inode)->pnfs_curr_ld->recover_commit_reqs(list, cinfo);
 }
 
+static inline struct nfs_page *
+pnfs_search_commit_reqs(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+			struct page *page)
+{
+	struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type *ld = NFS_SERVER(inode)->pnfs_curr_ld;
+
+	if (ld == NULL || ld->search_commit_reqs == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	return ld->search_commit_reqs(cinfo, page);
+}
+
 /* Should the pNFS client commit and return the layout upon a setattr */
 static inline bool
 pnfs_ld_layoutret_on_setattr(struct inode *inode)
@@ -492,6 +505,13 @@
 {
 }
 
+static inline struct nfs_page *
+pnfs_search_commit_reqs(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+			struct page *page)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline int pnfs_layoutcommit_inode(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index e6bc5b5..ba41769 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 static const struct nfs_commit_completion_ops nfs_commit_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_rw_ops nfs_rw_write_ops;
 static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req);
+static void nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				      struct inode *inode);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *nfs_wdata_cachep;
 static mempool_t *nfs_wdata_mempool;
@@ -93,6 +95,38 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked
+ *
+ * Search through commit lists on @inode for the head request for @page.
+ * Must be called while holding the inode (which is cinfo) lock.
+ *
+ * Returns the head request if found, or NULL if not found.
+ */
+static struct nfs_page *
+nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi,
+						struct page *page)
+{
+	struct nfs_page *freq, *t;
+	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
+	struct inode *inode = &nfsi->vfs_inode;
+
+	nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
+
+	/* search through pnfs commit lists */
+	freq = pnfs_search_commit_reqs(inode, &cinfo, page);
+	if (freq)
+		return freq->wb_head;
+
+	/* Linearly search the commit list for the correct request */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &cinfo.mds->list, wb_list) {
+		if (freq->wb_page == page)
+			return freq->wb_head;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
  * nfs_page_find_head_request_locked - find head request associated with @page
  *
  * must be called while holding the inode lock.
@@ -106,21 +140,12 @@
 
 	if (PagePrivate(page))
 		req = (struct nfs_page *)page_private(page);
-	else if (unlikely(PageSwapCache(page))) {
-		struct nfs_page *freq, *t;
-
-		/* Linearly search the commit list for the correct req */
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &nfsi->commit_info.list, wb_list) {
-			if (freq->wb_page == page) {
-				req = freq->wb_head;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	else if (unlikely(PageSwapCache(page)))
+		req = nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked(nfsi,
+			page);
 
 	if (req) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(req->wb_head != req);
-
 		kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
 	}