struct rbd_obj_request;
 typedef void (*rbd_obj_callback_t)(struct rbd_obj_request *);
 
-enum obj_request_type { OBJ_REQUEST_BIO, OBJ_REQUEST_PAGES };
+enum obj_request_type {
+       OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA, OBJ_REQUEST_BIO, OBJ_REQUEST_PAGES
+};
 
 struct rbd_obj_request {
        const char              *object_name;
 static bool obj_request_type_valid(enum obj_request_type type)
 {
        switch (type) {
+       case OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA:
        case OBJ_REQUEST_BIO:
        case OBJ_REQUEST_PAGES:
                return true;
        return wait_for_completion_interruptible(&obj_request->completion);
 }
 
+static void rbd_osd_trivial_callback(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request,
+                               struct ceph_osd_op *op)
+{
+       atomic_set(&obj_request->done, 1);
+}
+
 static void rbd_obj_request_complete(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
        if (obj_request->callback)
        case CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE:
                rbd_osd_write_callback(obj_request, op);
                break;
+       case CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH:
+               rbd_osd_trivial_callback(obj_request, op);
+               break;
        default:
                rbd_warn(NULL, "%s: unsupported op %hu\n",
                        obj_request->object_name, (unsigned short) opcode);
 
        rbd_assert(obj_request_type_valid(obj_request->type));
        switch (obj_request->type) {
+       case OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA:
+               break;          /* Nothing to do */
        case OBJ_REQUEST_BIO:
                rbd_assert(obj_request->bio_list != NULL);
                osd_req->r_bio = obj_request->bio_list;
 
        rbd_assert(obj_request_type_valid(obj_request->type));
        switch (obj_request->type) {
+       case OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA:
+               break;          /* Nothing to do */
        case OBJ_REQUEST_BIO:
                if (obj_request->bio_list)
                        bio_chain_put(obj_request->bio_list);
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Request sync osd watch/unwatch.  The value of "start" determines
+ * whether a watch request is being initiated or torn down.
+ */
+static int rbd_dev_header_watch_sync(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, int start)
+{
+       struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
+       struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
+       struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
+       int ret;
+
+       rbd_assert(start ^ !!rbd_dev->watch_event);
+       rbd_assert(start ^ !!rbd_dev->watch_request);
+
+       if (start) {
+               ret = ceph_osdc_create_event(osdc, rbd_watch_cb, 0, rbd_dev,
+                                               &rbd_dev->watch_event);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = -ENOMEM;
+       obj_request = rbd_obj_request_create(rbd_dev->header_name, 0, 0,
+                                                       OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA);
+       if (!obj_request)
+               goto out_cancel;
+
+       op = rbd_osd_req_op_create(CEPH_OSD_OP_WATCH,
+                               rbd_dev->watch_event->cookie,
+                               rbd_dev->header.obj_version, start);
+       if (!op)
+               goto out_cancel;
+       obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, true,
+                                                       obj_request, op);
+       rbd_osd_req_op_destroy(op);
+       if (!obj_request->osd_req)
+               goto out_cancel;
+
+       if (start) {
+               rbd_dev->watch_request = obj_request->osd_req;
+               ceph_osdc_set_request_linger(osdc, rbd_dev->watch_request);
+       }
+       ret = rbd_obj_request_submit(osdc, obj_request);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_cancel;
+       ret = rbd_obj_request_wait(obj_request);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_cancel;
+
+       ret = obj_request->result;
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_cancel;
+
+       if (start)
+               goto done;      /* Done if setting up the watch request */
+out_cancel:
+       /* Cancel the event if we're tearing down, or on error */
+       ceph_osdc_cancel_event(rbd_dev->watch_event);
+       rbd_dev->watch_event = NULL;
+done:
+       if (obj_request)
+               rbd_obj_request_put(obj_request);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static void rbd_request_fn(struct request_queue *q)
 {
        struct rbd_device *rbd_dev = q->queuedata;
        if (ret)
                goto err_out_bus;
 
-       ret = rbd_req_sync_watch(rbd_dev, 1);
+       (void) rbd_req_sync_watch;      /* avoid a warning */
+       ret = rbd_dev_header_watch_sync(rbd_dev, 1);
        if (ret)
                goto err_out_bus;
 
                                                    rbd_dev->watch_request);
        }
        if (rbd_dev->watch_event)
-               rbd_req_sync_watch(rbd_dev, 0);
+               rbd_dev_header_watch_sync(rbd_dev, 0);
 
        /* clean up and free blkdev */
        rbd_free_disk(rbd_dev);