diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/cl_object.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/cl_object.h
index 0b66d027e151..e46a510251ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/cl_object.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/cl_object.h
@@ -1373,6 +1373,8 @@ enum cl_io_type {
 	CIT_WRITE,
 	/** truncate, utime system calls */
 	CIT_SETATTR,
+	/** get data version */
+	CIT_DATA_VERSION,
 	/**
 	 * page fault handling
 	 */
@@ -1777,6 +1779,10 @@ struct cl_io {
 			int		sa_stripe_index;
 			const struct lu_fid	*sa_parent_fid;
 		} ci_setattr;
+		struct cl_data_version_io {
+			u64 dv_data_version;
+			int dv_flags;
+		} ci_data_version;
 		struct cl_fault_io {
 			/** page index within file. */
 			pgoff_t	 ft_index;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
index dced31f48759..043fc1cc8cb3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
@@ -63,9 +63,13 @@
 #if __BITS_PER_LONG != 64 || defined(__ARCH_WANT_STAT64)
 typedef struct stat64   lstat_t;
 #define lstat_f  lstat64
+#define fstat_f		fstat64
+#define fstatat_f	fstatat64
 #else
 typedef struct stat     lstat_t;
 #define lstat_f  lstat
+#define fstat_f		fstat
+#define fstatat_f	fstatat
 #endif
 
 #define HAVE_LOV_USER_MDS_DATA
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ struct ost_id {
 /* #define LL_IOC_POLL_QUOTACHECK	161 OBD_IOC_POLL_QUOTACHECK */
 /* #define LL_IOC_QUOTACTL		162 OBD_IOC_QUOTACTL */
 #define IOC_OBD_STATFS		  _IOWR('f', 164, struct obd_statfs *)
-#define IOC_LOV_GETINFO		 _IOWR('f', 165, struct lov_user_mds_data *)
+/*	IOC_LOV_GETINFO			165 obsolete */
 #define LL_IOC_FLUSHCTX		 _IOW('f', 166, long)
 /* LL_IOC_RMTACL			167 obsolete */
 #define LL_IOC_GETOBDCOUNT	      _IOR('f', 168, long)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
index c72a1e179a2d..f254d88108c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
@@ -905,8 +905,6 @@ struct obd_ops {
 		       struct obd_info *oinfo, struct obd_trans_info *oti);
 	int (*getattr)(const struct lu_env *env, struct obd_export *exp,
 		       struct obd_info *oinfo);
-	int (*getattr_async)(struct obd_export *exp, struct obd_info *oinfo,
-			     struct ptlrpc_request_set *set);
 	int (*preprw)(const struct lu_env *env, int cmd,
 		      struct obd_export *exp, struct obdo *oa, int objcount,
 		      struct obd_ioobj *obj, struct niobuf_remote *remote,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_class.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_class.h
index 7a5d75aa3517..cb7160e0a99f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_class.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_class.h
@@ -721,19 +721,6 @@ static inline int obd_getattr(const struct lu_env *env, struct obd_export *exp,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static inline int obd_getattr_async(struct obd_export *exp,
-				    struct obd_info *oinfo,
-				    struct ptlrpc_request_set *set)
-{
-	int rc;
-
-	EXP_CHECK_DT_OP(exp, getattr_async);
-	EXP_COUNTER_INCREMENT(exp, getattr_async);
-
-	rc = OBP(exp->exp_obd, getattr_async)(exp, oinfo, set);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static inline int obd_setattr(const struct lu_env *env, struct obd_export *exp,
 			      struct obd_info *oinfo,
 			      struct obd_trans_info *oti)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
index 12e9a388ed43..360d97f279ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
@@ -1369,77 +1369,6 @@ out_req:
 			ll_putname(filename);
 		return rc;
 	}
-	case IOC_LOV_GETINFO: {
-		struct lov_user_mds_data __user *lumd;
-		struct lov_stripe_md *lsm;
-		struct lov_user_md __user *lum;
-		struct lov_mds_md *lmm;
-		int lmmsize;
-		lstat_t st;
-
-		lumd = (struct lov_user_mds_data __user *)arg;
-		lum = &lumd->lmd_lmm;
-
-		rc = ll_get_max_mdsize(sbi, &lmmsize);
-		if (rc)
-			return rc;
-
-		lmm = libcfs_kvzalloc(lmmsize, GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!lmm)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		if (copy_from_user(lmm, lum, lmmsize)) {
-			rc = -EFAULT;
-			goto free_lmm;
-		}
-
-		switch (lmm->lmm_magic) {
-		case LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1:
-			if (cpu_to_le32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1) == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1)
-				break;
-			/* swab objects first so that stripes num will be sane */
-			lustre_swab_lov_user_md_objects(
-				((struct lov_user_md_v1 *)lmm)->lmm_objects,
-				((struct lov_user_md_v1 *)lmm)->lmm_stripe_count);
-			lustre_swab_lov_user_md_v1((struct lov_user_md_v1 *)lmm);
-			break;
-		case LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3:
-			if (cpu_to_le32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3) == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3)
-				break;
-			/* swab objects first so that stripes num will be sane */
-			lustre_swab_lov_user_md_objects(
-				((struct lov_user_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects,
-				((struct lov_user_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_stripe_count);
-			lustre_swab_lov_user_md_v3((struct lov_user_md_v3 *)lmm);
-			break;
-		default:
-			rc = -EINVAL;
-			goto free_lmm;
-		}
-
-		rc = obd_unpackmd(sbi->ll_dt_exp, &lsm, lmm, lmmsize);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto free_lmm;
-		}
-
-		/* Perform glimpse_size operation. */
-		memset(&st, 0, sizeof(st));
-
-		rc = ll_glimpse_ioctl(sbi, lsm, &st);
-		if (rc)
-			goto free_lsm;
-
-		if (copy_to_user(&lumd->lmd_st, &st, sizeof(st))) {
-			rc = -EFAULT;
-			goto free_lsm;
-		}
-
-free_lsm:
-		obd_free_memmd(sbi->ll_dt_exp, &lsm);
-free_lmm:
-		kvfree(lmm);
-		return rc;
-	}
 	case OBD_IOC_QUOTACHECK: {
 		struct obd_quotactl *oqctl;
 		int error = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
index c1db5a17e30c..608e61576f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
@@ -865,55 +865,6 @@ static int ll_lease_close(struct obd_client_handle *och, struct inode *inode,
 					 inode, och, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Fills the obdo with the attributes for the lsm */
-static int ll_lsm_getattr(struct lov_stripe_md *lsm, struct obd_export *exp,
-			  struct obdo *obdo, int dv_flags)
-{
-	struct ptlrpc_request_set *set;
-	struct obd_info	    oinfo = { };
-	int			rc;
-
-	LASSERT(lsm);
-
-	oinfo.oi_md = lsm;
-	oinfo.oi_oa = obdo;
-	oinfo.oi_oa->o_oi = lsm->lsm_oi;
-	oinfo.oi_oa->o_mode = S_IFREG;
-	oinfo.oi_oa->o_valid = OBD_MD_FLID | OBD_MD_FLTYPE |
-			       OBD_MD_FLSIZE | OBD_MD_FLBLOCKS |
-			       OBD_MD_FLBLKSZ | OBD_MD_FLATIME |
-			       OBD_MD_FLMTIME | OBD_MD_FLCTIME |
-			       OBD_MD_FLGROUP | OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION;
-	if (dv_flags & (LL_DV_WR_FLUSH | LL_DV_RD_FLUSH)) {
-		oinfo.oi_oa->o_valid |= OBD_MD_FLFLAGS;
-		oinfo.oi_oa->o_flags |= OBD_FL_SRVLOCK;
-		if (dv_flags & LL_DV_WR_FLUSH)
-			oinfo.oi_oa->o_flags |= OBD_FL_FLUSH;
-	}
-
-	set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
-	if (!set) {
-		CERROR("cannot allocate ptlrpc set: rc = %d\n", -ENOMEM);
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-	} else {
-		rc = obd_getattr_async(exp, &oinfo, set);
-		if (rc == 0)
-			rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-		ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
-	}
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		oinfo.oi_oa->o_valid &= (OBD_MD_FLBLOCKS | OBD_MD_FLBLKSZ |
-					 OBD_MD_FLATIME | OBD_MD_FLMTIME |
-					 OBD_MD_FLCTIME | OBD_MD_FLSIZE |
-					 OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION | OBD_MD_FLFLAGS);
-		if (dv_flags & LL_DV_WR_FLUSH &&
-		    !(oinfo.oi_oa->o_valid & OBD_MD_FLFLAGS &&
-		      oinfo.oi_oa->o_flags & OBD_FL_FLUSH))
-			return -ENOTSUPP;
-	}
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int ll_merge_attr(const struct lu_env *env, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(inode);
@@ -970,23 +921,6 @@ out_size_unlock:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int ll_glimpse_ioctl(struct ll_sb_info *sbi, struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
-		     lstat_t *st)
-{
-	struct obdo obdo = { 0 };
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = ll_lsm_getattr(lsm, sbi->ll_dt_exp, &obdo, 0);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		st->st_size   = obdo.o_size;
-		st->st_blocks = obdo.o_blocks;
-		st->st_mtime  = obdo.o_mtime;
-		st->st_atime  = obdo.o_atime;
-		st->st_ctime  = obdo.o_ctime;
-	}
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static bool file_is_noatime(const struct file *file)
 {
 	const struct vfsmount *mnt = file->f_path.mnt;
@@ -1596,45 +1530,50 @@ gf_free:
  * This value is computed using stripe object version on OST.
  * Version is computed using server side locking.
  *
- * @param sync  if do sync on the OST side;
+ * @param flags if do sync on the OST side;
  *		0: no sync
  *		LL_DV_RD_FLUSH: flush dirty pages, LCK_PR on OSTs
  *		LL_DV_WR_FLUSH: drop all caching pages, LCK_PW on OSTs
  */
 int ll_data_version(struct inode *inode, __u64 *data_version, int flags)
 {
-	struct lov_stripe_md	*lsm = NULL;
-	struct ll_sb_info	*sbi = ll_i2sbi(inode);
-	struct obdo		*obdo = NULL;
-	int			 rc;
+	struct cl_object *obj = ll_i2info(inode)->lli_clob;
+	struct lu_env *env;
+	struct cl_io *io;
+	int refcheck;
+	int result;
 
-	/* If no stripe, we consider version is 0. */
-	lsm = ccc_inode_lsm_get(inode);
-	if (!lsm_has_objects(lsm)) {
+	/* If no file object initialized, we consider its version is 0. */
+	if (!obj) {
 		*data_version = 0;
-		CDEBUG(D_INODE, "No object for inode\n");
-		rc = 0;
-		goto out;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	obdo = kzalloc(sizeof(*obdo), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!obdo) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	env = cl_env_get(&refcheck);
+	if (IS_ERR(env))
+		return PTR_ERR(env);
 
-	rc = ll_lsm_getattr(lsm, sbi->ll_dt_exp, obdo, flags);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		if (!(obdo->o_valid & OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION))
-			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		else
-			*data_version = obdo->o_data_version;
-	}
+	io = vvp_env_thread_io(env);
+	io->ci_obj = obj;
+	io->u.ci_data_version.dv_data_version = 0;
+	io->u.ci_data_version.dv_flags = flags;
 
-	kfree(obdo);
-out:
-	ccc_inode_lsm_put(inode, lsm);
-	return rc;
+restart:
+	if (!cl_io_init(env, io, CIT_DATA_VERSION, io->ci_obj))
+		result = cl_io_loop(env, io);
+	else
+		result = io->ci_result;
+
+	*data_version = io->u.ci_data_version.dv_data_version;
+
+	cl_io_fini(env, io);
+
+	if (unlikely(io->ci_need_restart))
+		goto restart;
+
+	cl_env_put(env, &refcheck);
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
index e843d326e096..a0aefeb9cbf0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
@@ -741,8 +741,6 @@ enum ldlm_mode ll_take_md_lock(struct inode *inode, __u64 bits,
 			       enum ldlm_mode mode);
 int ll_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 int ll_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
-int ll_glimpse_ioctl(struct ll_sb_info *sbi,
-		     struct lov_stripe_md *lsm, lstat_t *st);
 int ll_release_openhandle(struct inode *, struct lookup_intent *);
 int ll_md_real_close(struct inode *inode, fmode_t fmode);
 void ll_pack_inode2opdata(struct inode *inode, struct md_op_data *op_data,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
index 4743c65c96f6..fffc18ccd97e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ static inline void lov_put_reqset(struct lov_request_set *set)
 	(char *)((lv)->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_uuid.uuid)
 
 /* lov_merge.c */
-void lov_merge_attrs(struct obdo *tgt, struct obdo *src, u64 valid,
-		     struct lov_stripe_md *lsm, int stripeno, int *set);
 int lov_merge_lvb_kms(struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
 		      struct ost_lvb *lvb, __u64 *kms_place);
 
@@ -150,8 +148,6 @@ pgoff_t lov_stripe_pgoff(struct lov_stripe_md *lsm, pgoff_t stripe_index,
 			 int stripe);
 
 /* lov_request.c */
-int lov_update_common_set(struct lov_request_set *set,
-			  struct lov_request *req, int rc);
 int lov_prep_getattr_set(struct obd_export *exp, struct obd_info *oinfo,
 			 struct lov_request_set **reqset);
 int lov_fini_getattr_set(struct lov_request_set *set);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_io.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_io.c
index 369718e97d43..d6be6136ed54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_io.c
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ static void lov_io_sub_inherit(struct cl_io *io, struct lov_io *lio,
 		}
 		break;
 	}
+	case CIT_DATA_VERSION: {
+		io->u.ci_data_version.dv_data_version = 0;
+		io->u.ci_data_version.dv_flags =
+			parent->u.ci_data_version.dv_flags;
+		break;
+	}
 	case CIT_FAULT: {
 		struct cl_object *obj = parent->ci_obj;
 		loff_t off = cl_offset(obj, parent->u.ci_fault.ft_index);
@@ -339,6 +345,11 @@ static int lov_io_slice_init(struct lov_io *lio, struct lov_object *obj,
 		lio->lis_endpos = OBD_OBJECT_EOF;
 		break;
 
+	case CIT_DATA_VERSION:
+		lio->lis_pos = 0;
+		lio->lis_endpos = OBD_OBJECT_EOF;
+		break;
+
 	case CIT_FAULT: {
 		pgoff_t index = io->u.ci_fault.ft_index;
 
@@ -516,6 +527,24 @@ static int lov_io_end_wrapper(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+lov_io_data_version_end(const struct lu_env *env, const struct cl_io_slice *ios)
+{
+	struct lov_io *lio = cl2lov_io(env, ios);
+	struct cl_io *parent = lio->lis_cl.cis_io;
+	struct lov_io_sub *sub;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sub, &lio->lis_active, sub_linkage) {
+		lov_io_end_wrapper(env, sub->sub_io);
+
+		parent->u.ci_data_version.dv_data_version +=
+			sub->sub_io->u.ci_data_version.dv_data_version;
+
+		if (!parent->ci_result)
+			parent->ci_result = sub->sub_io->ci_result;
+	}
+}
+
 static int lov_io_iter_fini_wrapper(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io)
 {
 	cl_io_iter_fini(env, io);
@@ -838,6 +867,15 @@ static const struct cl_io_operations lov_io_ops = {
 			.cio_start     = lov_io_start,
 			.cio_end       = lov_io_end
 		},
+		[CIT_DATA_VERSION] = {
+			.cio_fini	= lov_io_fini,
+			.cio_iter_init	= lov_io_iter_init,
+			.cio_iter_fini	= lov_io_iter_fini,
+			.cio_lock	= lov_io_lock,
+			.cio_unlock	= lov_io_unlock,
+			.cio_start	= lov_io_start,
+			.cio_end	= lov_io_data_version_end,
+		},
 		[CIT_FAULT] = {
 			.cio_fini      = lov_io_fini,
 			.cio_iter_init = lov_io_iter_init,
@@ -969,6 +1007,7 @@ int lov_io_init_empty(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_object *obj,
 		break;
 	case CIT_FSYNC:
 	case CIT_SETATTR:
+	case CIT_DATA_VERSION:
 		result = 1;
 		break;
 	case CIT_WRITE:
@@ -1004,6 +1043,7 @@ int lov_io_init_released(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_object *obj,
 		LASSERTF(0, "invalid type %d\n", io->ci_type);
 	case CIT_MISC:
 	case CIT_FSYNC:
+	case CIT_DATA_VERSION:
 		result = 1;
 		break;
 	case CIT_SETATTR:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_merge.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_merge.c
index 674af106b50b..391dfd207177 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_merge.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_merge.c
@@ -104,53 +104,3 @@ int lov_merge_lvb_kms(struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
 	lvb->lvb_ctime = current_ctime;
 	return rc;
 }
-
-void lov_merge_attrs(struct obdo *tgt, struct obdo *src, u64 valid,
-		     struct lov_stripe_md *lsm, int stripeno, int *set)
-{
-	valid &= src->o_valid;
-
-	if (*set) {
-		tgt->o_valid &= valid;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLSIZE) {
-			/* this handles sparse files properly */
-			u64 lov_size;
-
-			lov_size = lov_stripe_size(lsm, src->o_size, stripeno);
-			if (lov_size > tgt->o_size)
-				tgt->o_size = lov_size;
-		}
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLBLOCKS)
-			tgt->o_blocks += src->o_blocks;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLBLKSZ)
-			tgt->o_blksize += src->o_blksize;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLCTIME && tgt->o_ctime < src->o_ctime)
-			tgt->o_ctime = src->o_ctime;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLMTIME && tgt->o_mtime < src->o_mtime)
-			tgt->o_mtime = src->o_mtime;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION)
-			tgt->o_data_version += src->o_data_version;
-
-		/* handle flags */
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLFLAGS)
-			tgt->o_flags &= src->o_flags;
-		else
-			tgt->o_flags = 0;
-	} else {
-		memcpy(tgt, src, sizeof(*tgt));
-		tgt->o_oi = lsm->lsm_oi;
-		tgt->o_valid = valid;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLSIZE)
-			tgt->o_size = lov_stripe_size(lsm, src->o_size,
-						      stripeno);
-		tgt->o_flags = 0;
-		if (valid & OBD_MD_FLFLAGS)
-			tgt->o_flags = src->o_flags;
-	}
-
-	/* data_version needs to be valid on all stripes to be correct! */
-	if (!(valid & OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION))
-		tgt->o_valid &= ~OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION;
-
-	*set += 1;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
index 44f53c7c6c8b..019fe952396b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
@@ -979,74 +979,6 @@ do {									    \
 		 "%p->lsm_magic=%x\n", (lsmp), (lsmp)->lsm_magic);	      \
 } while (0)
 
-static int lov_getattr_interpret(struct ptlrpc_request_set *rqset,
-				 void *data, int rc)
-{
-	struct lov_request_set *lovset = (struct lov_request_set *)data;
-	int err;
-
-	/* don't do attribute merge if this async op failed */
-	if (rc)
-		atomic_set(&lovset->set_completes, 0);
-	err = lov_fini_getattr_set(lovset);
-	return rc ? rc : err;
-}
-
-static int lov_getattr_async(struct obd_export *exp, struct obd_info *oinfo,
-			     struct ptlrpc_request_set *rqset)
-{
-	struct lov_request_set *lovset;
-	struct lov_obd *lov;
-	struct lov_request *req;
-	int rc = 0, err;
-
-	LASSERT(oinfo);
-	ASSERT_LSM_MAGIC(oinfo->oi_md);
-
-	if (!exp || !exp->exp_obd)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	lov = &exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
-
-	rc = lov_prep_getattr_set(exp, oinfo, &lovset);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
-	CDEBUG(D_INFO, "objid "DOSTID": %ux%u byte stripes\n",
-	       POSTID(&oinfo->oi_md->lsm_oi), oinfo->oi_md->lsm_stripe_count,
-	       oinfo->oi_md->lsm_stripe_size);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(req, &lovset->set_list, rq_link) {
-		CDEBUG(D_INFO, "objid " DOSTID "[%d] has subobj " DOSTID " at idx%u\n",
-		       POSTID(&oinfo->oi_oa->o_oi), req->rq_stripe,
-		       POSTID(&req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_oi), req->rq_idx);
-		rc = obd_getattr_async(lov->lov_tgts[req->rq_idx]->ltd_exp,
-				       &req->rq_oi, rqset);
-		if (rc) {
-			CERROR("%s: getattr objid "DOSTID" subobj"
-			       DOSTID" on OST idx %d: rc = %d\n",
-			       exp->exp_obd->obd_name,
-			       POSTID(&oinfo->oi_oa->o_oi),
-			       POSTID(&req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_oi),
-			       req->rq_idx, rc);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!list_empty(&rqset->set_requests)) {
-		LASSERT(rc == 0);
-		LASSERT(!rqset->set_interpret);
-		rqset->set_interpret = lov_getattr_interpret;
-		rqset->set_arg = (void *)lovset;
-		return rc;
-	}
-out:
-	if (rc)
-		atomic_set(&lovset->set_completes, 0);
-	err = lov_fini_getattr_set(lovset);
-	return rc ? rc : err;
-}
-
 int lov_statfs_interpret(struct ptlrpc_request_set *rqset, void *data, int rc)
 {
 	struct lov_request_set *lovset = (struct lov_request_set *)data;
@@ -1530,7 +1462,6 @@ static struct obd_ops lov_obd_ops = {
 	.statfs_async   = lov_statfs_async,
 	.packmd         = lov_packmd,
 	.unpackmd       = lov_unpackmd,
-	.getattr_async  = lov_getattr_async,
 	.iocontrol      = lov_iocontrol,
 	.get_info       = lov_get_info,
 	.set_info_async = lov_set_info_async,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_request.c
index 048e597fffe6..42e66d1541a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_request.c
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ static void lov_update_set(struct lov_request_set *set,
 	wake_up(&set->set_waitq);
 }
 
-int lov_update_common_set(struct lov_request_set *set,
-			  struct lov_request *req, int rc)
-{
-	struct lov_obd *lov = &set->set_exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
-
-	lov_update_set(set, req, rc);
-
-	/* grace error on inactive ost */
-	if (rc && !(lov->lov_tgts[req->rq_idx] &&
-		    lov->lov_tgts[req->rq_idx]->ltd_active))
-		rc = 0;
-
-	/* FIXME in raid1 regime, should return 0 */
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static void lov_set_add_req(struct lov_request *req,
 			    struct lov_request_set *set)
 {
@@ -183,134 +167,6 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int common_attr_done(struct lov_request_set *set)
-{
-	struct lov_request *req;
-	struct obdo *tmp_oa;
-	int rc = 0, attrset = 0;
-
-	if (!set->set_oi->oi_oa)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!atomic_read(&set->set_success))
-		return -EIO;
-
-	tmp_oa = kmem_cache_zalloc(obdo_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!tmp_oa) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry(req, &set->set_list, rq_link) {
-		if (!req->rq_complete || req->rq_rc)
-			continue;
-		if (req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_valid == 0)   /* inactive stripe */
-			continue;
-		lov_merge_attrs(tmp_oa, req->rq_oi.oi_oa,
-				req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_valid,
-				set->set_oi->oi_md, req->rq_stripe, &attrset);
-	}
-	if (!attrset) {
-		CERROR("No stripes had valid attrs\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-	}
-
-	tmp_oa->o_oi = set->set_oi->oi_oa->o_oi;
-	memcpy(set->set_oi->oi_oa, tmp_oa, sizeof(*set->set_oi->oi_oa));
-out:
-	if (tmp_oa)
-		kmem_cache_free(obdo_cachep, tmp_oa);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-int lov_fini_getattr_set(struct lov_request_set *set)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (!set)
-		return 0;
-	LASSERT(set->set_exp);
-	if (atomic_read(&set->set_completes))
-		rc = common_attr_done(set);
-
-	lov_put_reqset(set);
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/* The callback for osc_getattr_async that finalizes a request info when a
- * response is received.
- */
-static int cb_getattr_update(void *cookie, int rc)
-{
-	struct obd_info *oinfo = cookie;
-	struct lov_request *lovreq;
-
-	lovreq = container_of(oinfo, struct lov_request, rq_oi);
-	return lov_update_common_set(lovreq->rq_rqset, lovreq, rc);
-}
-
-int lov_prep_getattr_set(struct obd_export *exp, struct obd_info *oinfo,
-			 struct lov_request_set **reqset)
-{
-	struct lov_request_set *set;
-	struct lov_obd *lov = &exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
-	int rc = 0, i;
-
-	set = kzalloc(sizeof(*set), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!set)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	lov_init_set(set);
-
-	set->set_exp = exp;
-	set->set_oi = oinfo;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < oinfo->oi_md->lsm_stripe_count; i++) {
-		struct lov_oinfo *loi;
-		struct lov_request *req;
-
-		loi = oinfo->oi_md->lsm_oinfo[i];
-		if (lov_oinfo_is_dummy(loi))
-			continue;
-
-		if (!lov_check_and_wait_active(lov, loi->loi_ost_idx)) {
-			CDEBUG(D_HA, "lov idx %d inactive\n", loi->loi_ost_idx);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!req) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_set;
-		}
-
-		req->rq_stripe = i;
-		req->rq_idx = loi->loi_ost_idx;
-
-		req->rq_oi.oi_oa = kmem_cache_zalloc(obdo_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!req->rq_oi.oi_oa) {
-			kfree(req);
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_set;
-		}
-		memcpy(req->rq_oi.oi_oa, oinfo->oi_oa,
-		       sizeof(*req->rq_oi.oi_oa));
-		req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_oi = loi->loi_oi;
-		req->rq_oi.oi_cb_up = cb_getattr_update;
-
-		lov_set_add_req(req, set);
-	}
-	if (!set->set_count) {
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto out_set;
-	}
-	*reqset = set;
-	return rc;
-out_set:
-	lov_fini_getattr_set(set);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 #define LOV_U64_MAX ((__u64)~0ULL)
 #define LOV_SUM_MAX(tot, add)					   \
 	do {							    \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_io.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_io.c
index 577f76edea00..c5621adeef86 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_io.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void cl_io_fini(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io)
 	switch (io->ci_type) {
 	case CIT_READ:
 	case CIT_WRITE:
+	case CIT_DATA_VERSION:
 		break;
 	case CIT_FAULT:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_io.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_io.c
index a96addf79c22..b4e062df389f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_io.c
@@ -606,6 +606,107 @@ static void osc_io_setattr_end(const struct lu_env *env,
 	}
 }
 
+struct osc_data_version_args {
+	struct osc_io *dva_oio;
+};
+
+static int
+osc_data_version_interpret(const struct lu_env *env, struct ptlrpc_request *req,
+			   void *arg, int rc)
+{
+	struct osc_data_version_args *dva = arg;
+	struct osc_io *oio = dva->dva_oio;
+	const struct ost_body *body;
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	body = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_OST_BODY);
+	if (!body) {
+		rc = -EPROTO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	lustre_get_wire_obdo(&req->rq_import->imp_connect_data, &oio->oi_oa,
+			     &body->oa);
+out:
+	oio->oi_cbarg.opc_rc = rc;
+	complete(&oio->oi_cbarg.opc_sync);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int osc_io_data_version_start(const struct lu_env *env,
+				     const struct cl_io_slice *slice)
+{
+	struct cl_data_version_io *dv = &slice->cis_io->u.ci_data_version;
+	struct osc_io *oio = cl2osc_io(env, slice);
+	struct osc_async_cbargs *cbargs = &oio->oi_cbarg;
+	struct osc_object *obj = cl2osc(slice->cis_obj);
+	struct obd_export *exp = osc_export(obj);
+	struct lov_oinfo *loi = obj->oo_oinfo;
+	struct osc_data_version_args *dva;
+	struct obdo *oa = &oio->oi_oa;
+	struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+	struct ost_body *body;
+	int rc;
+
+	memset(oa, 0, sizeof(*oa));
+	oa->o_oi = loi->loi_oi;
+	oa->o_valid = OBD_MD_FLID | OBD_MD_FLGROUP;
+
+	if (dv->dv_flags & (LL_DV_RD_FLUSH | LL_DV_WR_FLUSH)) {
+		oa->o_valid |= OBD_MD_FLFLAGS;
+		oa->o_flags |= OBD_FL_SRVLOCK;
+		if (dv->dv_flags & LL_DV_WR_FLUSH)
+			oa->o_flags |= OBD_FL_FLUSH;
+	}
+
+	init_completion(&cbargs->opc_sync);
+
+	req = ptlrpc_request_alloc(class_exp2cliimp(exp), &RQF_OST_GETATTR);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rc = ptlrpc_request_pack(req, LUSTRE_OST_VERSION, OST_GETATTR);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		ptlrpc_request_free(req);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	body = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_OST_BODY);
+	lustre_set_wire_obdo(&req->rq_import->imp_connect_data, &body->oa, oa);
+
+	ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+	req->rq_interpret_reply = osc_data_version_interpret;
+	CLASSERT(sizeof(*dva) <= sizeof(req->rq_async_args));
+	dva = ptlrpc_req_async_args(req);
+	dva->dva_oio = oio;
+
+	ptlrpcd_add_req(req);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void osc_io_data_version_end(const struct lu_env *env,
+				    const struct cl_io_slice *slice)
+{
+	struct cl_data_version_io *dv = &slice->cis_io->u.ci_data_version;
+	struct osc_io *oio = cl2osc_io(env, slice);
+	struct osc_async_cbargs *cbargs = &oio->oi_cbarg;
+
+	wait_for_completion(&cbargs->opc_sync);
+
+	if (cbargs->opc_rc) {
+		slice->cis_io->ci_result = cbargs->opc_rc;
+	} else if (!(oio->oi_oa.o_valid & OBD_MD_FLDATAVERSION)) {
+		slice->cis_io->ci_result = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	} else {
+		dv->dv_data_version = oio->oi_oa.o_data_version;
+		slice->cis_io->ci_result = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static int osc_io_read_start(const struct lu_env *env,
 			     const struct cl_io_slice *slice)
 {
@@ -759,6 +860,10 @@ static const struct cl_io_operations osc_io_ops = {
 			.cio_start  = osc_io_setattr_start,
 			.cio_end    = osc_io_setattr_end
 		},
+		[CIT_DATA_VERSION] = {
+			.cio_start	= osc_io_data_version_start,
+			.cio_end	= osc_io_data_version_end,
+		},
 		[CIT_FAULT] = {
 			.cio_start  = osc_io_fault_start,
 			.cio_end    = osc_io_end,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
index 0413b88a128f..2e4d2d5963fc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
@@ -177,64 +177,6 @@ static inline void osc_pack_req_body(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
 			     oinfo->oi_oa);
 }
 
-static int osc_getattr_interpret(const struct lu_env *env,
-				 struct ptlrpc_request *req,
-				 struct osc_async_args *aa, int rc)
-{
-	struct ost_body *body;
-
-	if (rc != 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	body = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_OST_BODY);
-	if (body) {
-		CDEBUG(D_INODE, "mode: %o\n", body->oa.o_mode);
-		lustre_get_wire_obdo(&req->rq_import->imp_connect_data,
-				     aa->aa_oi->oi_oa, &body->oa);
-
-		/* This should really be sent by the OST */
-		aa->aa_oi->oi_oa->o_blksize = DT_MAX_BRW_SIZE;
-		aa->aa_oi->oi_oa->o_valid |= OBD_MD_FLBLKSZ;
-	} else {
-		CDEBUG(D_INFO, "can't unpack ost_body\n");
-		rc = -EPROTO;
-		aa->aa_oi->oi_oa->o_valid = 0;
-	}
-out:
-	rc = aa->aa_oi->oi_cb_up(aa->aa_oi, rc);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static int osc_getattr_async(struct obd_export *exp, struct obd_info *oinfo,
-			     struct ptlrpc_request_set *set)
-{
-	struct ptlrpc_request *req;
-	struct osc_async_args *aa;
-	int rc;
-
-	req = ptlrpc_request_alloc(class_exp2cliimp(exp), &RQF_OST_GETATTR);
-	if (!req)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rc = ptlrpc_request_pack(req, LUSTRE_OST_VERSION, OST_GETATTR);
-	if (rc) {
-		ptlrpc_request_free(req);
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	osc_pack_req_body(req, oinfo);
-
-	ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
-	req->rq_interpret_reply = (ptlrpc_interpterer_t)osc_getattr_interpret;
-
-	CLASSERT(sizeof(*aa) <= sizeof(req->rq_async_args));
-	aa = ptlrpc_req_async_args(req);
-	aa->aa_oi = oinfo;
-
-	ptlrpc_set_add_req(set, req);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int osc_getattr(const struct lu_env *env, struct obd_export *exp,
 		       struct obd_info *oinfo)
 {
@@ -2986,7 +2928,6 @@ static struct obd_ops osc_obd_ops = {
 	.create         = osc_create,
 	.destroy        = osc_destroy,
 	.getattr        = osc_getattr,
-	.getattr_async  = osc_getattr_async,
 	.setattr        = osc_setattr,
 	.iocontrol      = osc_iocontrol,
 	.set_info_async = osc_set_info_async,