diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 1eab9c9ad242b8..d451073c494743 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ nfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
 			dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	/* Ensure that dirty pages are flushed out with the right creds */
-	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
-		nfs_wb_all(dentry->d_inode);
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSRELEASE);
 	return nfs_release(inode, filp);
 }
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ nfs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx = nfs_file_open_context(file);
 	struct dentry	*dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	int		status;
 
 	dprintk("NFS: flush(%s/%s)\n",
 			dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
@@ -241,11 +237,8 @@ nfs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 		return 0;
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSFLUSH);
 
-	/* Ensure that data+attribute caches are up to date after close() */
-	status = nfs_do_fsync(ctx, inode);
-	if (!status)
-		nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(inode), inode);
-	return status;
+	/* Flush writes to the server and return any errors */
+	return nfs_do_fsync(ctx, inode);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index c40adc5dd609f2..a834d1d850b78c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -541,6 +541,32 @@ int nfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfs_close_context - Common close_context() routine NFSv2/v3
+ * @ctx: pointer to context
+ * @is_sync: is this a synchronous close
+ *
+ * always ensure that the attributes are up to date if we're mounted
+ * with close-to-open semantics
+ */
+void nfs_close_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct nfs_server *server;
+
+	if (!(ctx->mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+		return;
+	if (!is_sync)
+		return;
+	inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
+	if (!list_empty(&NFS_I(inode)->open_files))
+		return;
+	server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO)
+		return;
+	nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
+}
+
 static struct nfs_open_context *alloc_nfs_open_context(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx;
@@ -567,24 +593,15 @@ struct nfs_open_context *get_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 	return ctx;
 }
 
-static void __put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int wait)
+static void __put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
+	struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
 
-	if (ctx == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&ctx->count, &inode->i_lock))
 		return;
 	list_del(&ctx->list);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	if (ctx->state != NULL) {
-		if (wait)
-			nfs4_close_sync(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
-		else
-			nfs4_close_state(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
-	}
+	NFS_PROTO(inode)->close_context(ctx, is_sync);
 	if (ctx->cred != NULL)
 		put_rpccred(ctx->cred);
 	path_put(&ctx->path);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index a55e69aa52e5be..2041f68ff1cc11 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ extern __be32 *nfs4_decode_dirent(__be32 *p, struct nfs_entry *entry, int plus);
 extern struct rpc_procinfo nfs4_procedures[];
 #endif
 
+/* proc.c */
+void nfs_close_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync);
+
 /* dir.c */
 extern int nfs_access_cache_shrinker(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index c55be7a7679e27..b82fe6847f14eb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -834,4 +834,5 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v3_clientops = {
 	.commit_done	= nfs3_commit_done,
 	.lock		= nfs3_proc_lock,
 	.clear_acl_cache = nfs3_forget_cached_acls,
+	.close_context	= nfs_close_context,
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 95f171e7e05a19..97bacccff57947 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1572,6 +1572,15 @@ nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int openflags, st
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void nfs4_close_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync)
+{
+	if (ctx->state == NULL)
+		return;
+	if (is_sync)
+		nfs4_close_sync(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
+	else
+		nfs4_close_state(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
+}
 
 static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
 {
@@ -3776,6 +3785,7 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v4_clientops = {
 	.commit_done	= nfs4_commit_done,
 	.lock		= nfs4_proc_lock,
 	.clear_acl_cache = nfs4_zap_acl_attr,
+	.close_context  = nfs4_close_context,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 193465210d7cde..7be72d90d49de3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -663,4 +663,5 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v2_clientops = {
 	.commit_setup	= nfs_proc_commit_setup,
 	.lock		= nfs_proc_lock,
 	.lock_check_bounds = nfs_lock_check_bounds,
+	.close_context	= nfs_close_context,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 0691b9c188d93d..9708e78a4d49a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	int	(*lock)(struct file *, int, struct file_lock *);
 	int	(*lock_check_bounds)(const struct file_lock *);
 	void	(*clear_acl_cache)(struct inode *);
+	void	(*close_context)(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int);
 };
 
 /*