diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 611f84d..d00dc37 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) Sistina Software, Inc.  1997-2003 All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
  * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@
 	gl->gl_ip = 0;
 	gl->gl_ops = glops;
 	gl->gl_req_gh = NULL;
-	gl->gl_vn = 0;
 	gl->gl_stamp = jiffies;
 	gl->gl_tchange = jiffies;
 	gl->gl_object = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index c663b7a..d31bada 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) Sistina Software, Inc.  1997-2003 All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
  * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@
 		return;
 
 	gfs2_meta_inval(gl);
-	gl->gl_vn++;
+	if (gl->gl_object == GFS2_I(gl->gl_sbd->sd_rindex))
+		gl->gl_sbd->sd_rindex_uptodate = 0;
+	else if (gl->gl_ops == &gfs2_rgrp_glops && gl->gl_object) {
+		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = (struct gfs2_rgrpd *)gl->gl_object;
+
+		rgd->rd_flags &= ~GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 8dee467..e9c58dc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 	u32 rd_data;			/* num of data blocks in rgrp */
 	u32 rd_bitbytes;		/* number of bytes in data bitmaps */
 	struct gfs2_rgrp_host rd_rg;
-	u64 rd_rg_vn;
 	struct gfs2_bitmap *rd_bits;
 	unsigned int rd_bh_count;
 	struct mutex rd_mutex;
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@
 	unsigned char rd_flags;
 #define GFS2_RDF_CHECK        0x01      /* Need to check for unlinked inodes */
 #define GFS2_RDF_NOALLOC      0x02      /* rg prohibits allocation */
+#define GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE     0x04      /* rg is up to date */
 };
 
 enum gfs2_state_bits {
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@
 	char *gl_lvb;
 	atomic_t gl_lvb_count;
 
-	u64 gl_vn;
 	unsigned long gl_stamp;
 	unsigned long gl_tchange;
 	void *gl_object;
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@
 
 	/* Resource group stuff */
 
-	u64 sd_rindex_vn;
+	int sd_rindex_uptodate;
 	spinlock_t sd_rindex_spin;
 	struct mutex sd_rindex_mutex;
 	struct list_head sd_rindex_list;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 5b6a345..c4b7a21 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) Sistina Software, Inc.  1997-2003 All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
  * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 	}
 	ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex);
 	set_bit(GLF_STICKY, &ip->i_gl->gl_flags);
-	sdp->sd_rindex_vn = ip->i_gl->gl_vn - 1;
+	sdp->sd_rindex_uptodate = 0;
 
 	/* Read in the quota inode */
 	sdp->sd_quota_inode = gfs2_lookup_simple(sdp->sd_master_dir, "quota");
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 5fd8710..3f10b1f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 		return error;
 
 	rgd->rd_gl->gl_object = rgd;
-	rgd->rd_rg_vn = rgd->rd_gl->gl_vn - 1;
+	rgd->rd_flags &= ~GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE;
 	rgd->rd_flags |= GFS2_RDF_CHECK;
 	return error;
 }
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	sdp->sd_rindex_vn = ip->i_gl->gl_vn;
+	sdp->sd_rindex_uptodate = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	sdp->sd_rindex_vn = ip->i_gl->gl_vn;
+	sdp->sd_rindex_uptodate = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@
 		return error;
 
 	/* Read new copy from disk if we don't have the latest */
-	if (sdp->sd_rindex_vn != gl->gl_vn) {
+	if (!sdp->sd_rindex_uptodate) {
 		mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_rindex_mutex);
-		if (sdp->sd_rindex_vn != gl->gl_vn) {
+		if (!sdp->sd_rindex_uptodate) {
 			error = gfs2_ri_update(ip);
 			if (error)
 				gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ri_gh);
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (rgd->rd_rg_vn != gl->gl_vn) {
+	if (!(rgd->rd_flags & GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE)) {
 		gfs2_rgrp_in(rgd, (rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh)->b_data);
-		rgd->rd_rg_vn = gl->gl_vn;
+		rgd->rd_flags |= GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);