diff --git a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
index f377e71949c5..bc8ea9d76875 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
@@ -10,6 +10,108 @@
 
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/dlm.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include "md.h"
+
+#define LVB_SIZE	64
+
+struct dlm_lock_resource {
+	dlm_lockspace_t *ls;
+	struct dlm_lksb lksb;
+	char *name; /* lock name. */
+	uint32_t flags; /* flags to pass to dlm_lock() */
+	void (*bast)(void *arg, int mode); /* blocking AST function pointer*/
+	struct completion completion; /* completion for synchronized locking */
+};
+
+static void sync_ast(void *arg)
+{
+	struct dlm_lock_resource *res;
+
+	res = (struct dlm_lock_resource *) arg;
+	complete(&res->completion);
+}
+
+static int dlm_lock_sync(struct dlm_lock_resource *res, int mode)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	init_completion(&res->completion);
+	ret = dlm_lock(res->ls, mode, &res->lksb,
+			res->flags, res->name, strlen(res->name),
+			0, sync_ast, res, res->bast);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	wait_for_completion(&res->completion);
+	return res->lksb.sb_status;
+}
+
+static int dlm_unlock_sync(struct dlm_lock_resource *res)
+{
+	return dlm_lock_sync(res, DLM_LOCK_NL);
+}
+
+static struct dlm_lock_resource *lockres_init(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace,
+		char *name, void (*bastfn)(void *arg, int mode), int with_lvb)
+{
+	struct dlm_lock_resource *res = NULL;
+	int ret, namelen;
+
+	res = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dlm_lock_resource), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!res)
+		return NULL;
+	res->ls = lockspace;
+	namelen = strlen(name);
+	res->name = kzalloc(namelen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!res->name) {
+		pr_err("md-cluster: Unable to allocate resource name for resource %s\n", name);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+	strlcpy(res->name, name, namelen + 1);
+	if (with_lvb) {
+		res->lksb.sb_lvbptr = kzalloc(LVB_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!res->lksb.sb_lvbptr) {
+			pr_err("md-cluster: Unable to allocate LVB for resource %s\n", name);
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+		res->flags = DLM_LKF_VALBLK;
+	}
+
+	if (bastfn)
+		res->bast = bastfn;
+
+	res->flags |= DLM_LKF_EXPEDITE;
+
+	ret = dlm_lock_sync(res, DLM_LOCK_NL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("md-cluster: Unable to lock NL on new lock resource %s\n", name);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+	res->flags &= ~DLM_LKF_EXPEDITE;
+	res->flags |= DLM_LKF_CONVERT;
+
+	return res;
+out_err:
+	kfree(res->lksb.sb_lvbptr);
+	kfree(res->name);
+	kfree(res);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void lockres_free(struct dlm_lock_resource *res)
+{
+	if (!res)
+		return;
+
+	init_completion(&res->completion);
+	dlm_unlock(res->ls, res->lksb.sb_lkid, 0, &res->lksb, res);
+	wait_for_completion(&res->completion);
+
+	kfree(res->name);
+	kfree(res->lksb.sb_lvbptr);
+	kfree(res);
+}
 
 static int __init cluster_init(void)
 {