diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 1ee41d74c31c..0178d4fe8ab7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -360,8 +360,14 @@ static void nfs_direct_read_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 	spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
 	if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_ERROR, &hdr->flags) && (hdr->good_bytes == 0))
 		dreq->error = hdr->error;
-	else
-		dreq->count += hdr->good_bytes;
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: right now this only accounts for bytes written
+		 *        to the first mirror
+		 */
+		if (hdr->pgio_mirror_idx == 0)
+			dreq->count += hdr->good_bytes;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&hdr->pages)) {
@@ -724,7 +730,12 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 		dreq->error = hdr->error;
 	}
 	if (dreq->error == 0) {
-		dreq->count += hdr->good_bytes;
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: right now this only accounts for bytes written
+		 *        to the first mirror
+		 */
+		if (hdr->pgio_mirror_idx == 0)
+			dreq->count += hdr->good_bytes;
 		if (nfs_write_need_commit(hdr)) {
 			if (dreq->flags == NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES)
 				request_commit = true;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 05f9a87cdab4..ef1c703e487b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ void nfs_init_cinfo(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
 		    struct nfs_direct_req *dreq);
 int nfs_key_timeout_notify(struct file *filp, struct inode *inode);
 bool nfs_ctx_key_to_expire(struct nfs_open_context *ctx);
+void nfs_pageio_stop_mirroring(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
 extern int nfs_migrate_page(struct address_space *,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/objlayout/objio_osd.c b/fs/nfs/objlayout/objio_osd.c
index d00778077df1..9a5f2ee6001f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/objlayout/objio_osd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/objlayout/objio_osd.c
@@ -537,11 +537,12 @@ int objio_write_pagelist(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr, int how)
 static size_t objio_pg_test(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			  struct nfs_page *prev, struct nfs_page *req)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &pgio->pg_mirrors[pgio->pg_mirror_idx];
 	unsigned int size;
 
 	size = pnfs_generic_pg_test(pgio, prev, req);
 
-	if (!size || pgio->pg_count + req->wb_bytes >
+	if (!size || mirror->pg_count + req->wb_bytes >
 	    (unsigned long)pgio->pg_layout_private)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 1c031878c752..eec12b75c232 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -46,17 +46,22 @@ void nfs_pgheader_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		       struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
 		       void (*release)(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr))
 {
-	hdr->req = nfs_list_entry(desc->pg_list.next);
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
+
+	hdr->req = nfs_list_entry(mirror->pg_list.next);
 	hdr->inode = desc->pg_inode;
 	hdr->cred = hdr->req->wb_context->cred;
 	hdr->io_start = req_offset(hdr->req);
-	hdr->good_bytes = desc->pg_count;
+	hdr->good_bytes = mirror->pg_count;
 	hdr->dreq = desc->pg_dreq;
 	hdr->layout_private = desc->pg_layout_private;
 	hdr->release = release;
 	hdr->completion_ops = desc->pg_completion_ops;
 	if (hdr->completion_ops->init_hdr)
 		hdr->completion_ops->init_hdr(hdr);
+
+	hdr->pgio_mirror_idx = desc->pg_mirror_idx;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgheader_init);
 
@@ -480,7 +485,10 @@ nfs_wait_on_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 size_t nfs_generic_pg_test(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			   struct nfs_page *prev, struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	if (desc->pg_count > desc->pg_bsize) {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
+
+	if (mirror->pg_count > mirror->pg_bsize) {
 		/* should never happen */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		return 0;
@@ -490,11 +498,11 @@ size_t nfs_generic_pg_test(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 	 * Limit the request size so that we can still allocate a page array
 	 * for it without upsetting the slab allocator.
 	 */
-	if (((desc->pg_count + req->wb_bytes) >> PAGE_SHIFT) *
+	if (((mirror->pg_count + req->wb_bytes) >> PAGE_SHIFT) *
 			sizeof(struct page) > PAGE_SIZE)
 		return 0;
 
-	return min(desc->pg_bsize - desc->pg_count, (size_t)req->wb_bytes);
+	return min(mirror->pg_bsize - mirror->pg_count, (size_t)req->wb_bytes);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_generic_pg_test);
 
@@ -651,10 +659,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_initiate_pgio);
 static int nfs_pgio_error(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			  struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror;
+	u32 midx;
+
 	set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_REDO, &hdr->flags);
 	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 	hdr->completion_ops->completion(hdr);
-	desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&desc->pg_list);
+	/* TODO: Make sure it's right to clean up all mirrors here
+	 *       and not just hdr->pgio_mirror_idx */
+	for (midx = 0; midx < desc->pg_mirror_count; midx++) {
+		mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[midx];
+		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&mirror->pg_list);
+	}
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -671,6 +687,17 @@ static void nfs_pgio_release(void *calldata)
 	hdr->completion_ops->completion(hdr);
 }
 
+static void nfs_pageio_mirror_init(struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror,
+				   unsigned int bsize)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mirror->pg_list);
+	mirror->pg_bytes_written = 0;
+	mirror->pg_count = 0;
+	mirror->pg_bsize = bsize;
+	mirror->pg_base = 0;
+	mirror->pg_recoalesce = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * nfs_pageio_init - initialise a page io descriptor
  * @desc: pointer to descriptor
@@ -687,13 +714,10 @@ void nfs_pageio_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		     size_t bsize,
 		     int io_flags)
 {
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&desc->pg_list);
-	desc->pg_bytes_written = 0;
-	desc->pg_count = 0;
-	desc->pg_bsize = bsize;
-	desc->pg_base = 0;
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *new;
+	int i;
+
 	desc->pg_moreio = 0;
-	desc->pg_recoalesce = 0;
 	desc->pg_inode = inode;
 	desc->pg_ops = pg_ops;
 	desc->pg_completion_ops = compl_ops;
@@ -703,6 +727,26 @@ void nfs_pageio_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 	desc->pg_lseg = NULL;
 	desc->pg_dreq = NULL;
 	desc->pg_layout_private = NULL;
+	desc->pg_bsize = bsize;
+
+	desc->pg_mirror_count = 1;
+	desc->pg_mirror_idx = 0;
+
+	if (pg_ops->pg_get_mirror_count) {
+		/* until we have a request, we don't have an lseg and no
+		 * idea how many mirrors there will be */
+		new = kcalloc(NFS_PAGEIO_DESCRIPTOR_MIRROR_MAX,
+			      sizeof(struct nfs_pgio_mirror), GFP_KERNEL);
+		desc->pg_mirrors_dynamic = new;
+		desc->pg_mirrors = new;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < NFS_PAGEIO_DESCRIPTOR_MIRROR_MAX; i++)
+			nfs_pageio_mirror_init(&desc->pg_mirrors[i], bsize);
+	} else {
+		desc->pg_mirrors_dynamic = NULL;
+		desc->pg_mirrors = desc->pg_mirrors_static;
+		nfs_pageio_mirror_init(&desc->pg_mirrors[0], bsize);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_init);
 
@@ -738,14 +782,16 @@ static void nfs_pgio_result(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 int nfs_generic_pgio(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		     struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	struct nfs_page		*req;
 	struct page		**pages,
 				*last_page;
-	struct list_head *head = &desc->pg_list;
+	struct list_head *head = &mirror->pg_list;
 	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 	unsigned int pagecount, pageused;
 
-	pagecount = nfs_page_array_len(desc->pg_base, desc->pg_count);
+	pagecount = nfs_page_array_len(mirror->pg_base, mirror->pg_count);
 	if (!nfs_pgarray_set(&hdr->page_array, pagecount))
 		return nfs_pgio_error(desc, hdr);
 
@@ -773,7 +819,7 @@ int nfs_generic_pgio(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		desc->pg_ioflags &= ~FLUSH_COND_STABLE;
 
 	/* Set up the argument struct */
-	nfs_pgio_rpcsetup(hdr, desc->pg_count, 0, desc->pg_ioflags, &cinfo);
+	nfs_pgio_rpcsetup(hdr, mirror->pg_count, 0, desc->pg_ioflags, &cinfo);
 	desc->pg_rpc_callops = &nfs_pgio_common_ops;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -781,12 +827,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_generic_pgio);
 
 static int nfs_generic_pg_pgios(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror;
 	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr;
 	int ret;
 
+	mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	hdr = nfs_pgio_header_alloc(desc->pg_rw_ops);
 	if (!hdr) {
-		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&desc->pg_list);
+		/* TODO: make sure this is right with mirroring - or
+		 *       should it back out all mirrors? */
+		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&mirror->pg_list);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	nfs_pgheader_init(desc, hdr, nfs_pgio_header_free);
@@ -801,6 +852,49 @@ static int nfs_generic_pg_pgios(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * nfs_pageio_setup_mirroring - determine if mirroring is to be used
+ *				by calling the pg_get_mirror_count op
+ */
+static int nfs_pageio_setup_mirroring(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+				       struct nfs_page *req)
+{
+	int mirror_count = 1;
+
+	if (!pgio->pg_ops->pg_get_mirror_count)
+		return 0;
+
+	mirror_count = pgio->pg_ops->pg_get_mirror_count(pgio, req);
+
+	if (!mirror_count || mirror_count > NFS_PAGEIO_DESCRIPTOR_MIRROR_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!pgio->pg_mirrors_dynamic))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pgio->pg_mirror_count = mirror_count;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * nfs_pageio_stop_mirroring - stop using mirroring (set mirror count to 1)
+ */
+void nfs_pageio_stop_mirroring(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio)
+{
+	pgio->pg_mirror_count = 1;
+	pgio->pg_mirror_idx = 0;
+}
+
+static void nfs_pageio_cleanup_mirroring(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio)
+{
+	pgio->pg_mirror_count = 1;
+	pgio->pg_mirror_idx = 0;
+	pgio->pg_mirrors = pgio->pg_mirrors_static;
+	kfree(pgio->pg_mirrors_dynamic);
+	pgio->pg_mirrors_dynamic = NULL;
+}
+
 static bool nfs_match_open_context(const struct nfs_open_context *ctx1,
 		const struct nfs_open_context *ctx2)
 {
@@ -867,19 +961,22 @@ static bool nfs_can_coalesce_requests(struct nfs_page *prev,
 static int nfs_pageio_do_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 				     struct nfs_page *req)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	struct nfs_page *prev = NULL;
-	if (desc->pg_count != 0) {
-		prev = nfs_list_entry(desc->pg_list.prev);
+
+	if (mirror->pg_count != 0) {
+		prev = nfs_list_entry(mirror->pg_list.prev);
 	} else {
 		if (desc->pg_ops->pg_init)
 			desc->pg_ops->pg_init(desc, req);
-		desc->pg_base = req->wb_pgbase;
+		mirror->pg_base = req->wb_pgbase;
 	}
 	if (!nfs_can_coalesce_requests(prev, req, desc))
 		return 0;
 	nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-	nfs_list_add_request(req, &desc->pg_list);
-	desc->pg_count += req->wb_bytes;
+	nfs_list_add_request(req, &mirror->pg_list);
+	mirror->pg_count += req->wb_bytes;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -888,16 +985,19 @@ static int nfs_pageio_do_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
  */
 static void nfs_pageio_doio(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&desc->pg_list)) {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
+
+	if (!list_empty(&mirror->pg_list)) {
 		int error = desc->pg_ops->pg_doio(desc);
 		if (error < 0)
 			desc->pg_error = error;
 		else
-			desc->pg_bytes_written += desc->pg_count;
+			mirror->pg_bytes_written += mirror->pg_count;
 	}
-	if (list_empty(&desc->pg_list)) {
-		desc->pg_count = 0;
-		desc->pg_base = 0;
+	if (list_empty(&mirror->pg_list)) {
+		mirror->pg_count = 0;
+		mirror->pg_base = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -915,10 +1015,14 @@ static void nfs_pageio_doio(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 static int __nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			   struct nfs_page *req)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	struct nfs_page *subreq;
 	unsigned int bytes_left = 0;
 	unsigned int offset, pgbase;
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(desc->pg_mirror_idx >= desc->pg_mirror_count);
+
 	nfs_page_group_lock(req, false);
 
 	subreq = req;
@@ -938,7 +1042,7 @@ static int __nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			nfs_pageio_doio(desc);
 			if (desc->pg_error < 0)
 				return 0;
-			if (desc->pg_recoalesce)
+			if (mirror->pg_recoalesce)
 				return 0;
 			/* retry add_request for this subreq */
 			nfs_page_group_lock(req, false);
@@ -976,14 +1080,16 @@ err_ptr:
 
 static int nfs_do_recoalesce(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	do {
-		list_splice_init(&desc->pg_list, &head);
-		desc->pg_bytes_written -= desc->pg_count;
-		desc->pg_count = 0;
-		desc->pg_base = 0;
-		desc->pg_recoalesce = 0;
+		list_splice_init(&mirror->pg_list, &head);
+		mirror->pg_bytes_written -= mirror->pg_count;
+		mirror->pg_count = 0;
+		mirror->pg_base = 0;
+		mirror->pg_recoalesce = 0;
+
 		desc->pg_moreio = 0;
 
 		while (!list_empty(&head)) {
@@ -997,11 +1103,11 @@ static int nfs_do_recoalesce(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		}
-	} while (desc->pg_recoalesce);
+	} while (mirror->pg_recoalesce);
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
+static int nfs_pageio_add_request_mirror(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1014,9 +1120,78 @@ int nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			break;
 		ret = nfs_do_recoalesce(desc);
 	} while (ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
+			   struct nfs_page *req)
+{
+	u32 midx;
+	unsigned int pgbase, offset, bytes;
+	struct nfs_page *dupreq, *lastreq;
+
+	pgbase = req->wb_pgbase;
+	offset = req->wb_offset;
+	bytes = req->wb_bytes;
+
+	nfs_pageio_setup_mirroring(desc, req);
+
+	for (midx = 0; midx < desc->pg_mirror_count; midx++) {
+		if (midx) {
+			nfs_page_group_lock(req, false);
+
+			/* find the last request */
+			for (lastreq = req->wb_head;
+			     lastreq->wb_this_page != req->wb_head;
+			     lastreq = lastreq->wb_this_page)
+				;
+
+			dupreq = nfs_create_request(req->wb_context,
+					req->wb_page, lastreq, pgbase, bytes);
+
+			if (IS_ERR(dupreq)) {
+				nfs_page_group_unlock(req);
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			nfs_lock_request(dupreq);
+			nfs_page_group_unlock(req);
+			dupreq->wb_offset = offset;
+			dupreq->wb_index = req->wb_index;
+		} else
+			dupreq = req;
+
+		desc->pg_mirror_idx = midx;
+		if (!nfs_pageio_add_request_mirror(desc, dupreq))
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * nfs_pageio_complete_mirror - Complete I/O on the current mirror of an
+ *				nfs_pageio_descriptor
+ * @desc: pointer to io descriptor
+ */
+static void nfs_pageio_complete_mirror(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
+				       u32 mirror_idx)
+{
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[mirror_idx];
+	u32 restore_idx = desc->pg_mirror_idx;
+
+	desc->pg_mirror_idx = mirror_idx;
+	for (;;) {
+		nfs_pageio_doio(desc);
+		if (!mirror->pg_recoalesce)
+			break;
+		if (!nfs_do_recoalesce(desc))
+			break;
+	}
+	desc->pg_mirror_idx = restore_idx;
+}
+
 /*
  * nfs_pageio_resend - Transfer requests to new descriptor and resend
  * @hdr - the pgio header to move request from
@@ -1055,16 +1230,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_resend);
  */
 void nfs_pageio_complete(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
-	for (;;) {
-		nfs_pageio_doio(desc);
-		if (!desc->pg_recoalesce)
-			break;
-		if (!nfs_do_recoalesce(desc))
-			break;
-	}
+	u32 midx;
+
+	for (midx = 0; midx < desc->pg_mirror_count; midx++)
+		nfs_pageio_complete_mirror(desc, midx);
 
 	if (desc->pg_ops->pg_cleanup)
 		desc->pg_ops->pg_cleanup(desc);
+	nfs_pageio_cleanup_mirroring(desc);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1080,10 +1253,17 @@ void nfs_pageio_complete(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
  */
 void nfs_pageio_cond_complete(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc, pgoff_t index)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&desc->pg_list)) {
-		struct nfs_page *prev = nfs_list_entry(desc->pg_list.prev);
-		if (index != prev->wb_index + 1)
-			nfs_pageio_complete(desc);
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror;
+	struct nfs_page *prev;
+	u32 midx;
+
+	for (midx = 0; midx < desc->pg_mirror_count; midx++) {
+		mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[midx];
+		if (!list_empty(&mirror->pg_list)) {
+			prev = nfs_list_entry(mirror->pg_list.prev);
+			if (index != prev->wb_index + 1)
+				nfs_pageio_complete_mirror(desc, midx);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 2da2e771fefe..5f7c422ebb5d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1646,8 +1646,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_generic_pg_cleanup);
  * of bytes (maximum @req->wb_bytes) that can be coalesced.
  */
 size_t
-pnfs_generic_pg_test(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct nfs_page *prev,
-		     struct nfs_page *req)
+pnfs_generic_pg_test(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+		     struct nfs_page *prev, struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	unsigned int size;
 	u64 seg_end, req_start, seg_left;
@@ -1729,10 +1729,12 @@ static void
 pnfs_write_through_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_REDO, &hdr->flags)) {
-		list_splice_tail_init(&hdr->pages, &desc->pg_list);
+		list_splice_tail_init(&hdr->pages, &mirror->pg_list);
 		nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(desc);
-		desc->pg_recoalesce = 1;
+		mirror->pg_recoalesce = 1;
 	}
 	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 }
@@ -1781,12 +1783,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_writehdr_free);
 int
 pnfs_generic_pg_writepages(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr;
 	int ret;
 
 	hdr = nfs_pgio_header_alloc(desc->pg_rw_ops);
 	if (!hdr) {
-		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&desc->pg_list);
+		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&mirror->pg_list);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	nfs_pgheader_init(desc, hdr, pnfs_writehdr_free);
@@ -1795,6 +1799,7 @@ pnfs_generic_pg_writepages(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 	ret = nfs_generic_pgio(desc, hdr);
 	if (!ret)
 		pnfs_do_write(desc, hdr, desc->pg_ioflags);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_generic_pg_writepages);
@@ -1839,10 +1844,13 @@ static void
 pnfs_read_through_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
+
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_REDO, &hdr->flags)) {
-		list_splice_tail_init(&hdr->pages, &desc->pg_list);
+		list_splice_tail_init(&hdr->pages, &mirror->pg_list);
 		nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds(desc);
-		desc->pg_recoalesce = 1;
+		mirror->pg_recoalesce = 1;
 	}
 	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 }
@@ -1893,12 +1901,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_readhdr_free);
 int
 pnfs_generic_pg_readpages(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror = &desc->pg_mirrors[desc->pg_mirror_idx];
+
 	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr;
 	int ret;
 
 	hdr = nfs_pgio_header_alloc(desc->pg_rw_ops);
 	if (!hdr) {
-		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&desc->pg_list);
+		desc->pg_completion_ops->error_cleanup(&mirror->pg_list);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	nfs_pgheader_init(desc, hdr, pnfs_readhdr_free);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 092ab499f2b6..568ecf0a880f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -70,8 +70,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_init_read);
 
 void nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror;
+
 	pgio->pg_ops = &nfs_pgio_rw_ops;
-	pgio->pg_bsize = NFS_SERVER(pgio->pg_inode)->rsize;
+
+	/* read path should never have more than one mirror */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio->pg_mirror_count != 1);
+
+	mirror = &pgio->pg_mirrors[0];
+	mirror->pg_bsize = NFS_SERVER(pgio->pg_inode)->rsize;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds);
 
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ int nfs_readpage_async(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
 	struct nfs_page	*new;
 	unsigned int len;
 	struct nfs_pageio_descriptor pgio;
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *pgm;
 
 	len = nfs_page_length(page);
 	if (len == 0)
@@ -97,7 +105,13 @@ int nfs_readpage_async(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
 			     &nfs_async_read_completion_ops);
 	nfs_pageio_add_request(&pgio, new);
 	nfs_pageio_complete(&pgio);
-	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += pgio.pg_bytes_written;
+
+	/* It doesn't make sense to do mirrored reads! */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio.pg_mirror_count != 1);
+
+	pgm = &pgio.pg_mirrors[0];
+	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += pgm->pg_bytes_written;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +366,7 @@ int nfs_readpages(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
 		struct list_head *pages, unsigned nr_pages)
 {
 	struct nfs_pageio_descriptor pgio;
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *pgm;
 	struct nfs_readdesc desc = {
 		.pgio = &pgio,
 	};
@@ -387,10 +402,15 @@ int nfs_readpages(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
 			     &nfs_async_read_completion_ops);
 
 	ret = read_cache_pages(mapping, pages, readpage_async_filler, &desc);
-
 	nfs_pageio_complete(&pgio);
-	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += pgio.pg_bytes_written;
-	npages = (pgio.pg_bytes_written + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+
+	/* It doesn't make sense to do mirrored reads! */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio.pg_mirror_count != 1);
+
+	pgm = &pgio.pg_mirrors[0];
+	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += pgm->pg_bytes_written;
+	npages = (pgm->pg_bytes_written + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1) >>
+		 PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_READPAGES, npages);
 read_complete:
 	put_nfs_open_context(desc.ctx);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 2bee165fddcf..ceacfeeb28c2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static void nfs_write_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 		if (nfs_write_need_commit(hdr)) {
 			memcpy(&req->wb_verf, &hdr->verf.verifier, sizeof(req->wb_verf));
 			nfs_mark_request_commit(req, hdr->lseg, &cinfo,
-				0);
+				hdr->pgio_mirror_idx);
 			goto next;
 		}
 remove_req:
@@ -1304,8 +1304,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_init_write);
 
 void nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio)
 {
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror *mirror;
+
 	pgio->pg_ops = &nfs_pgio_rw_ops;
-	pgio->pg_bsize = NFS_SERVER(pgio->pg_inode)->wsize;
+
+	nfs_pageio_stop_mirroring(pgio);
+
+	mirror = &pgio->pg_mirrors[0];
+	mirror->pg_bsize = NFS_SERVER(pgio->pg_inode)->wsize;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_page.h b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
index 479c566c4ddc..3eb072dbce83 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_page.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct nfs_pageio_ops {
 	size_t	(*pg_test)(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct nfs_page *,
 			   struct nfs_page *);
 	int	(*pg_doio)(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *);
+	unsigned int	(*pg_get_mirror_count)(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *,
+				       struct nfs_page *);
 	void	(*pg_cleanup)(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *);
 };
 
@@ -74,15 +76,17 @@ struct nfs_rw_ops {
 			    struct rpc_task_setup *, int);
 };
 
-struct nfs_pageio_descriptor {
+struct nfs_pgio_mirror {
 	struct list_head	pg_list;
 	unsigned long		pg_bytes_written;
 	size_t			pg_count;
 	size_t			pg_bsize;
 	unsigned int		pg_base;
-	unsigned char		pg_moreio : 1,
-				pg_recoalesce : 1;
+	unsigned char		pg_recoalesce : 1;
+};
 
+struct nfs_pageio_descriptor {
+	unsigned char		pg_moreio : 1;
 	struct inode		*pg_inode;
 	const struct nfs_pageio_ops *pg_ops;
 	const struct nfs_rw_ops *pg_rw_ops;
@@ -93,8 +97,18 @@ struct nfs_pageio_descriptor {
 	struct pnfs_layout_segment *pg_lseg;
 	struct nfs_direct_req	*pg_dreq;
 	void			*pg_layout_private;
+	unsigned int		pg_bsize;	/* default bsize for mirrors */
+
+	u32			pg_mirror_count;
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror	*pg_mirrors;
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror	pg_mirrors_static[1];
+	struct nfs_pgio_mirror	*pg_mirrors_dynamic;
+	u32			pg_mirror_idx;	/* current mirror */
 };
 
+/* arbitrarily selected limit to number of mirrors */
+#define NFS_PAGEIO_DESCRIPTOR_MIRROR_MAX 16
+
 #define NFS_WBACK_BUSY(req)	(test_bit(PG_BUSY,&(req)->wb_flags))
 
 extern	struct nfs_page *nfs_create_request(struct nfs_open_context *ctx,
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 5bc99f04a550..6400a1e01aa4 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ struct nfs_pgio_header {
 	struct nfs_page_array	page_array;
 	struct nfs_client	*ds_clp;	/* pNFS data server */
 	int			ds_commit_idx;	/* ds index if ds_clp is set */
+	int			pgio_mirror_idx;/* mirror index in pgio layer */
 };
 
 struct nfs_mds_commit_info {