}
        nfs_pageio_complete(&desc);
 
-       while (!list_empty(&failed)) {
-               nfs_release_request(req);
+       while (!list_empty(&failed))
                nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
-       }
 
        if (put_dreq(dreq))
                nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, dreq->inode);
                nfs_list_remove_request(req);
                if (dreq->flags == NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES) {
                        /* Note the rewrite will go through mds */
+                       kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
                        nfs_mark_request_commit(req, NULL, &cinfo);
-               } else
-                       nfs_release_request(req);
+               }
                nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
        }
 
                                break;
                        }
                        nfs_lock_request(req);
-                       kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
                        req->wb_index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
                        req->wb_offset = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
                        if (!nfs_pageio_add_request(desc, req)) {
                                result = desc->pg_error;
                                nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
-                               nfs_release_request(req);
                                break;
                        }
                        pgbase = 0;
                switch (bit) {
                case NFS_IOHDR_NEED_RESCHED:
                case NFS_IOHDR_NEED_COMMIT:
+                       kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
                        nfs_mark_request_commit(req, hdr->lseg, &cinfo);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       nfs_release_request(req);
                }
                nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
        }
        while (!list_empty(head)) {
                req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
                nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-               nfs_release_request(req);
                nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
        }
 }