struct gfs2_glock *gl;
        int may_demote;
        int nr_skipped = 0;
-       int got_ref = 0;
        LIST_HEAD(skipped);
 
        if (nr == 0)
                /* Test for being demotable */
                if (!test_and_set_bit(GLF_LOCK, &gl->gl_flags)) {
                        gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
-                       got_ref = 1;
                        spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
                        spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
                        may_demote = demote_ok(gl);
                        if (may_demote) {
                                handle_callback(gl, LM_ST_UNLOCKED, 0);
                                nr--;
-                               if (queue_delayed_work(glock_workqueue, &gl->gl_work, 0) == 0)
-                                       gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-                               got_ref = 0;
                        }
+                       if (queue_delayed_work(glock_workqueue, &gl->gl_work, 0) == 0)
+                               gfs2_glock_put(gl);
                        spin_lock(&lru_lock);
-                       if (may_demote)
-                               continue;
-               }
-               if (list_empty(&gl->gl_lru) &&
-                   (atomic_read(&gl->gl_ref) <= (2 + got_ref))) {
-                       nr_skipped++;
-                       list_add(&gl->gl_lru, &skipped);
-               }
-               if (got_ref) {
-                       spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
-                       gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-                       spin_lock(&lru_lock);
-                       got_ref = 0;
+                       continue;
                }
+               nr_skipped++;
+               list_add(&gl->gl_lru, &skipped);
        }
        list_splice(&skipped, &lru_list);
        atomic_add(nr_skipped, &lru_count);