return kmem_cache_alloc(filelock_cache, SLAB_KERNEL);
 }
 
+static void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+       if (fl->fl_ops) {
+               if (fl->fl_ops->fl_release_private)
+                       fl->fl_ops->fl_release_private(fl);
+               fl->fl_ops = NULL;
+       }
+       if (fl->fl_lmops) {
+               if (fl->fl_lmops->fl_release_private)
+                       fl->fl_lmops->fl_release_private(fl);
+               fl->fl_lmops = NULL;
+       }
+
+}
+
 /* Free a lock which is not in use. */
 static void locks_free_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
        if (!list_empty(&fl->fl_link))
                panic("Attempting to free lock on active lock list");
 
-       if (fl->fl_ops) {
-               if (fl->fl_ops->fl_release_private)
-                       fl->fl_ops->fl_release_private(fl);
-               fl->fl_ops = NULL;
-       }
-
-       if (fl->fl_lmops) {
-               if (fl->fl_lmops->fl_release_private)
-                       fl->fl_lmops->fl_release_private(fl);
-               fl->fl_lmops = NULL;
-       }
-
+       locks_release_private(fl);
        kmem_cache_free(filelock_cache, fl);
 }
 
        locks_init_lock(lock);
 }
 
+static void locks_copy_private(struct file_lock *new, struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+       if (fl->fl_ops) {
+               if (fl->fl_ops->fl_copy_lock)
+                       fl->fl_ops->fl_copy_lock(new, fl);
+               new->fl_ops = fl->fl_ops;
+       }
+       if (fl->fl_lmops) {
+               if (fl->fl_lmops->fl_copy_lock)
+                       fl->fl_lmops->fl_copy_lock(new, fl);
+               new->fl_lmops = fl->fl_lmops;
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize a new lock from an existing file_lock structure.
  */
 void locks_copy_lock(struct file_lock *new, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
+       locks_release_private(new);
+
        new->fl_owner = fl->fl_owner;
        new->fl_pid = fl->fl_pid;
        new->fl_file = fl->fl_file;
        new->fl_end = fl->fl_end;
        new->fl_ops = fl->fl_ops;
        new->fl_lmops = fl->fl_lmops;
-       if (fl->fl_ops && fl->fl_ops->fl_copy_lock)
-               fl->fl_ops->fl_copy_lock(new, fl);
-       if (fl->fl_lmops && fl->fl_lmops->fl_copy_lock)
-               fl->fl_lmops->fl_copy_lock(new, fl);
+
+       locks_copy_private(new, fl);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_copy_lock);
                                fl->fl_start = request->fl_start;
                                fl->fl_end = request->fl_end;
                                fl->fl_type = request->fl_type;
-                               fl->fl_u = request->fl_u;
+                               locks_release_private(fl);
+                               locks_copy_private(fl, request);
                                request = fl;
                                added = 1;
                        }