diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 52e06b487ced..29f1edca76de 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ xfs_fs_put_super(
 
 	xfs_unmountfs(mp);
 	xfs_freesb(mp);
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 	xfs_icsb_destroy_counters(mp);
 	xfs_close_devices(mp);
 	xfs_dmops_put(mp);
@@ -1622,6 +1623,8 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_vnrele;
 
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_register(mp);
+
 	kfree(mtpt);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1867,6 +1870,7 @@ init_xfs_fs(void)
 		goto out_cleanup_procfs;
 
 	vfs_initquota();
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_init();
 
 	error = register_filesystem(&xfs_fs_type);
 	if (error)
@@ -1894,6 +1898,7 @@ exit_xfs_fs(void)
 {
 	vfs_exitquota();
 	unregister_filesystem(&xfs_fs_type);
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_destroy();
 	xfs_sysctl_unregister();
 	xfs_cleanup_procfs();
 	xfs_buf_terminate();
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index fd9698215759..a427c638d909 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ xfs_inode_ag_walk(
 					   struct xfs_perag *pag, int flags),
 	int			flags,
 	int			tag,
-	int			exclusive)
+	int			exclusive,
+	int			*nr_to_scan)
 {
 	uint32_t		first_index;
 	int			last_error = 0;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ restart:
 		if (error == EFSCORRUPTED)
 			break;
 
-	} while (1);
+	} while ((*nr_to_scan)--);
 
 	if (skipped) {
 		delay(1);
@@ -150,12 +151,15 @@ xfs_inode_ag_iterator(
 					   struct xfs_perag *pag, int flags),
 	int			flags,
 	int			tag,
-	int			exclusive)
+	int			exclusive,
+	int			*nr_to_scan)
 {
 	int			error = 0;
 	int			last_error = 0;
 	xfs_agnumber_t		ag;
+	int			nr;
 
+	nr = nr_to_scan ? *nr_to_scan : INT_MAX;
 	for (ag = 0; ag < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount; ag++) {
 		struct xfs_perag	*pag;
 
@@ -165,14 +169,18 @@ xfs_inode_ag_iterator(
 			continue;
 		}
 		error = xfs_inode_ag_walk(mp, pag, execute, flags, tag,
-						exclusive);
+						exclusive, &nr);
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		if (error) {
 			last_error = error;
 			if (error == EFSCORRUPTED)
 				break;
 		}
+		if (nr <= 0)
+			break;
 	}
+	if (nr_to_scan)
+		*nr_to_scan = nr;
 	return XFS_ERROR(last_error);
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +299,7 @@ xfs_sync_data(
 	ASSERT((flags & ~(SYNC_TRYLOCK|SYNC_WAIT)) == 0);
 
 	error = xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_data, flags,
-				      XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0);
+				      XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return XFS_ERROR(error);
 
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@ xfs_sync_attr(
 	ASSERT((flags & ~SYNC_WAIT) == 0);
 
 	return xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_sync_inode_attr, flags,
-				     XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0);
+				     XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 STATIC int
@@ -673,6 +681,7 @@ __xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(
 	radix_tree_tag_set(&pag->pag_ici_root,
 			   XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino),
 			   XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
+	pag->pag_ici_reclaimable++;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -705,6 +714,7 @@ __xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(
 {
 	radix_tree_tag_clear(&pag->pag_ici_root,
 			XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, ip->i_ino), XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
+	pag->pag_ici_reclaimable--;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -854,5 +864,93 @@ xfs_reclaim_inodes(
 	int		mode)
 {
 	return xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_reclaim_inode, mode,
-					XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG, 1);
+					XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG, 1, NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Shrinker infrastructure.
+ *
+ * This is all far more complex than it needs to be. It adds a global list of
+ * mounts because the shrinkers can only call a global context. We need to make
+ * the shrinkers pass a context to avoid the need for global state.
+ */
+static LIST_HEAD(xfs_mount_list);
+static struct rw_semaphore xfs_mount_list_lock;
+
+static int
+xfs_reclaim_inode_shrink(
+	int		nr_to_scan,
+	gfp_t		gfp_mask)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount *mp;
+	struct xfs_perag *pag;
+	xfs_agnumber_t	ag;
+	int		reclaimable = 0;
+
+	if (nr_to_scan) {
+		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_FS))
+			return -1;
+
+		down_read(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+		list_for_each_entry(mp, &xfs_mount_list, m_mplist) {
+			xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_reclaim_inode, 0,
+					XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG, 1, &nr_to_scan);
+			if (nr_to_scan <= 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		up_read(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	}
+
+	down_read(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(mp, &xfs_mount_list, m_mplist) {
+		for (ag = 0; ag < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount; ag++) {
+
+			pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, ag);
+			if (!pag->pag_ici_init) {
+				xfs_perag_put(pag);
+				continue;
+			}
+			reclaimable += pag->pag_ici_reclaimable;
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+		}
+	}
+	up_read(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	return reclaimable;
+}
+
+static struct shrinker xfs_inode_shrinker = {
+	.shrink = xfs_reclaim_inode_shrink,
+	.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
+};
+
+void __init
+xfs_inode_shrinker_init(void)
+{
+	init_rwsem(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	register_shrinker(&xfs_inode_shrinker);
+}
+
+void
+xfs_inode_shrinker_destroy(void)
+{
+	ASSERT(list_empty(&xfs_mount_list));
+	unregister_shrinker(&xfs_inode_shrinker);
+}
+
+void
+xfs_inode_shrinker_register(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	down_write(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&mp->m_mplist, &xfs_mount_list);
+	up_write(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+}
+
+void
+xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	down_write(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
+	list_del(&mp->m_mplist);
+	up_write(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index d480c346cabb..cdcbaaca9880 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ void __xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_perag *pag,
 int xfs_sync_inode_valid(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_perag *pag);
 int xfs_inode_ag_iterator(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 	int (*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_perag *pag, int flags),
-	int flags, int tag, int write_lock);
+	int flags, int tag, int write_lock, int *nr_to_scan);
+
+void xfs_inode_shrinker_init(void);
+void xfs_inode_shrinker_destroy(void);
+void xfs_inode_shrinker_register(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+void xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index 5d0ee8d492db..50bee07d6b0e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -891,7 +891,8 @@ xfs_qm_dqrele_all_inodes(
 	uint		 flags)
 {
 	ASSERT(mp->m_quotainfo);
-	xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_dqrele_inode, flags, XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0);
+	xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, xfs_dqrele_inode, flags,
+				XFS_ICI_NO_TAG, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
index b1a5a1ff88ea..abb8222b88c9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_perag {
 	int		pag_ici_init;	/* incore inode cache initialised */
 	rwlock_t	pag_ici_lock;	/* incore inode lock */
 	struct radix_tree_root pag_ici_root;	/* incore inode cache root */
+	int		pag_ici_reclaimable;	/* reclaimable inodes */
 #endif
 	int		pagb_count;	/* pagb slots in use */
 	xfs_perag_busy_t pagb_list[XFS_PAGB_NUM_SLOTS];	/* unstable blocks */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 4fa0bc7b983e..9ff48a16a7ee 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	wait_queue_head_t	m_wait_single_sync_task;
 	__int64_t		m_update_flags;	/* sb flags we need to update
 						   on the next remount,rw */
+	struct list_head	m_mplist;	/* inode shrinker mount list */
 } xfs_mount_t;
 
 /*