return volume_info;
 }
 
+/* make sure ra_pages is a multiple of rsize */
+static inline unsigned int
+cifs_ra_pages(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+       unsigned int reads;
+       unsigned int rsize_pages = cifs_sb->rsize / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+
+       if (rsize_pages >= default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages)
+               return default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages;
+       else if (rsize_pages == 0)
+               return rsize_pages;
+
+       reads = default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages / rsize_pages;
+       return reads * rsize_pages;
+}
+
 int
 cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 {
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       cifs_sb->bdi.ra_pages = default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 try_mount_again:
        /* cleanup activities if we're chasing a referral */
        cifs_sb->wsize = cifs_negotiate_wsize(tcon, volume_info);
        cifs_sb->rsize = cifs_negotiate_rsize(tcon, volume_info);
 
+       /* tune readahead according to rsize */
+       cifs_sb->bdi.ra_pages = cifs_ra_pages(cifs_sb);
+
 remote_path_check:
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
        /*