mlog(0, "inode %llu take PRMODE open lock\n",
             (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);
 
-       if (ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
+       if (ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb) || ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
                goto out;
 
        lockres = &OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_open_lockres;
             (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno,
             write ? "EXMODE" : "PRMODE");
 
+       if (ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb)) {
+               if (write)
+                       status = -EROFS;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        if (ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
                goto out;
 
        if (ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb)) {
                if (ex)
                        status = -EROFS;
-               goto bail;
+               goto getbh;
        }
 
        if (ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
                        mlog_errno(status);
                goto bail;
        }
-
+getbh:
        if (ret_bh) {
                status = ocfs2_assign_bh(inode, ret_bh, local_bh);
                if (status < 0) {
 
        BUG_ON(!dl);
 
-       if (ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb))
-               return -EROFS;
+       if (ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb)) {
+               if (ex)
+                       return -EROFS;
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        if (ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
                return 0;
        struct ocfs2_dentry_lock *dl = dentry->d_fsdata;
        struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(dentry->d_sb);
 
-       if (!ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
+       if (!ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb) && !ocfs2_mount_local(osb))
                ocfs2_cluster_unlock(osb, &dl->dl_lockres, level);
 }
 
 
         * If we failed before we got a uuid_str yet, we can't stop
         * heartbeat.  Otherwise, do it.
         */
-       if (!mnt_err && !ocfs2_mount_local(osb) && osb->uuid_str)
+       if (!mnt_err && !ocfs2_mount_local(osb) && osb->uuid_str &&
+           !ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb))
                hangup_needed = 1;
 
        if (osb->cconn)