diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 51bcc5ce323024a995d300b4a6035ecf8e72e94b..4aa8577630370e1a788c289d5cb63421ce985bc5 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int readpage_nounlock(struct file *filp, struct page *page)
 	err = ceph_osdc_readpages(osdc, ceph_vino(inode), &ci->i_layout,
 				  page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, &len,
 				  ci->i_truncate_seq, ci->i_truncate_size,
-				  &page, 1);
+				  &page, 1, 0);
 	if (err == -ENOENT)
 		err = 0;
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int ceph_readpages(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	rc = ceph_osdc_readpages(osdc, ceph_vino(inode), &ci->i_layout,
 				 offset, &len,
 				 ci->i_truncate_seq, ci->i_truncate_size,
-				 pages, nr_pages);
+				 pages, nr_pages, 0);
 	if (rc == -ENOENT)
 		rc = 0;
 	if (rc < 0)
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int ceph_writepages_start(struct address_space *mapping,
 					    snapc, do_sync,
 					    ci->i_truncate_seq,
 					    ci->i_truncate_size,
-					    &inode->i_mtime, true, 1);
+					    &inode->i_mtime, true, 1, 0);
 				max_pages = req->r_num_pages;
 
 				alloc_page_vec(fsc, req);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 603fd00af0a6821e0c2c718e698def03a1accff7..8d79b8912e31e4cb8fcb4961ec1f81d63c3d5070 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -282,11 +282,12 @@ int ceph_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int striped_read(struct inode *inode,
 			u64 off, u64 len,
 			struct page **pages, int num_pages,
-			int *checkeof)
+			int *checkeof, bool align_to_pages)
 {
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	u64 pos, this_len;
+	int io_align, page_align;
 	int page_off = off & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK; /* first byte's offset in page */
 	int left, pages_left;
 	int read;
@@ -302,14 +303,19 @@ static int striped_read(struct inode *inode,
 	page_pos = pages;
 	pages_left = num_pages;
 	read = 0;
+	io_align = off & ~PAGE_MASK;
 
 more:
+	if (align_to_pages)
+		page_align = (pos - io_align) & ~PAGE_MASK;
+	else
+		page_align = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	this_len = left;
 	ret = ceph_osdc_readpages(&fsc->client->osdc, ceph_vino(inode),
 				  &ci->i_layout, pos, &this_len,
 				  ci->i_truncate_seq,
 				  ci->i_truncate_size,
-				  page_pos, pages_left);
+				  page_pos, pages_left, page_align);
 	hit_stripe = this_len < left;
 	was_short = ret >= 0 && ret < this_len;
 	if (ret == -ENOENT)
@@ -393,7 +399,8 @@ static ssize_t ceph_sync_read(struct file *file, char __user *data,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	ret = striped_read(inode, off, len, pages, num_pages, checkeof);
+	ret = striped_read(inode, off, len, pages, num_pages, checkeof,
+			   file->f_flags & O_DIRECT);
 
 	if (ret >= 0 && (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) == 0)
 		ret = ceph_copy_page_vector_to_user(pages, data, off, ret);
@@ -448,6 +455,7 @@ static ssize_t ceph_sync_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	int flags;
 	int do_sync = 0;
 	int check_caps = 0;
+	int page_align, io_align;
 	int ret;
 	struct timespec mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
@@ -462,6 +470,8 @@ static ssize_t ceph_sync_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	else
 		pos = *offset;
 
+	io_align = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
+
 	ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, pos, pos + left);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -486,20 +496,26 @@ static ssize_t ceph_sync_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	 */
 more:
 	len = left;
+	if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
+		/* write from beginning of first page, regardless of
+		   io alignment */
+		page_align = (pos - io_align) & ~PAGE_MASK;
+	else
+		page_align = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	req = ceph_osdc_new_request(&fsc->client->osdc, &ci->i_layout,
 				    ceph_vino(inode), pos, &len,
 				    CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE, flags,
 				    ci->i_snap_realm->cached_context,
 				    do_sync,
 				    ci->i_truncate_seq, ci->i_truncate_size,
-				    &mtime, false, 2);
+				    &mtime, false, 2, page_align);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	num_pages = calc_pages_for(pos, len);
 
 	if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
-		pages = ceph_get_direct_page_vector(data, num_pages, pos, len);
+		pages = ceph_get_direct_page_vector(data, num_pages);
 		if (IS_ERR(pages)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(pages);
 			goto out;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 7bc0fbd26af21511591649742cd43665c41b92fa..8153ee5a8d74a053f8777d33867a9b929e5a3afa 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ int ceph_do_getattr(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	dout("do_getattr inode %p mask %s\n", inode, ceph_cap_string(mask));
+	dout("do_getattr inode %p mask %s mode 0%o\n", inode, ceph_cap_string(mask), inode->i_mode);
 	if (ceph_caps_issued_mask(ceph_inode(inode), mask, 1))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index 6c91fb032c39cd907a3ac509db75a3a860e564c1..a1af29648fb54be5c0b5ac1cfc62879314145d56 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct ceph_osd_request {
 	struct ceph_file_layout r_file_layout;
 	struct ceph_snap_context *r_snapc;    /* snap context for writes */
 	unsigned          r_num_pages;        /* size of page array (follows) */
+	unsigned          r_page_alignment;   /* io offset in first page */
 	struct page     **r_pages;            /* pages for data payload */
 	int               r_pages_from_pool;
 	int               r_own_pages;        /* if true, i own page list */
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ extern struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *,
 				      int do_sync, u32 truncate_seq,
 				      u64 truncate_size,
 				      struct timespec *mtime,
-				      bool use_mempool, int num_reply);
+				      bool use_mempool, int num_reply,
+				      int page_align);
 
 static inline void ceph_osdc_get_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 {
@@ -218,7 +220,8 @@ extern int ceph_osdc_readpages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			       struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
 			       u64 off, u64 *plen,
 			       u32 truncate_seq, u64 truncate_size,
-			       struct page **pages, int nr_pages);
+			       struct page **pages, int nr_pages,
+			       int page_align);
 
 extern int ceph_osdc_writepages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				struct ceph_vino vino,
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 79391994b3edee7d531b823c0720262090db6618..6c096239660cbd8e6bc1edb35902314b31540c1a 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void ceph_calc_raw_layout(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 		op->extent.length = objlen;
 	}
 	req->r_num_pages = calc_pages_for(off, *plen);
+	req->r_page_alignment = off & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	if (op->op == CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE)
 		op->payload_len = *plen;
 
@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 					       u32 truncate_seq,
 					       u64 truncate_size,
 					       struct timespec *mtime,
-					       bool use_mempool, int num_reply)
+					       bool use_mempool, int num_reply,
+					       int page_align)
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_req_op ops[3];
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
@@ -447,6 +449,10 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	calc_layout(osdc, vino, layout, off, plen, req, ops);
 	req->r_file_layout = *layout;  /* keep a copy */
 
+	/* in case it differs from natural alignment that calc_layout
+	   filled in for us */
+	req->r_page_alignment = page_align;
+
 	ceph_osdc_build_request(req, off, plen, ops,
 				snapc,
 				mtime,
@@ -1489,7 +1495,7 @@ int ceph_osdc_readpages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			struct ceph_vino vino, struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
 			u64 off, u64 *plen,
 			u32 truncate_seq, u64 truncate_size,
-			struct page **pages, int num_pages)
+			struct page **pages, int num_pages, int page_align)
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -1499,15 +1505,15 @@ int ceph_osdc_readpages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	req = ceph_osdc_new_request(osdc, layout, vino, off, plen,
 				    CEPH_OSD_OP_READ, CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ,
 				    NULL, 0, truncate_seq, truncate_size, NULL,
-				    false, 1);
+				    false, 1, page_align);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* it may be a short read due to an object boundary */
 	req->r_pages = pages;
 
-	dout("readpages  final extent is %llu~%llu (%d pages)\n",
-	     off, *plen, req->r_num_pages);
+	dout("readpages  final extent is %llu~%llu (%d pages align %d)\n",
+	     off, *plen, req->r_num_pages, page_align);
 
 	rc = ceph_osdc_start_request(osdc, req, false);
 	if (!rc)
@@ -1533,6 +1539,7 @@ int ceph_osdc_writepages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, struct ceph_vino vino,
 {
 	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
 	int rc = 0;
+	int page_align = off & ~PAGE_MASK;
 
 	BUG_ON(vino.snap != CEPH_NOSNAP);
 	req = ceph_osdc_new_request(osdc, layout, vino, off, &len,
@@ -1541,7 +1548,7 @@ int ceph_osdc_writepages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, struct ceph_vino vino,
 					    CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE,
 				    snapc, do_sync,
 				    truncate_seq, truncate_size, mtime,
-				    nofail, 1);
+				    nofail, 1, page_align);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1638,8 +1645,7 @@ static struct ceph_msg *get_reply(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	m = ceph_msg_get(req->r_reply);
 
 	if (data_len > 0) {
-		unsigned data_off = le16_to_cpu(hdr->data_off);
-		int want = calc_pages_for(data_off & ~PAGE_MASK, data_len);
+		int want = calc_pages_for(req->r_page_alignment, data_len);
 
 		if (unlikely(req->r_num_pages < want)) {
 			pr_warning("tid %lld reply %d > expected %d pages\n",