diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_support.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_support.h
index 92c89925ff67..874606a45cc1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_support.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd_support.h
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ int obd_alloc_fail(const void *ptr, const char *name, const char *type,
 #define OBD_FAIL_TGT_LAST_REPLAY	 0x710
 #define OBD_FAIL_TGT_CLIENT_ADD	  0x711
 #define OBD_FAIL_TGT_RCVG_FLAG	   0x712
+#define OBD_FAIL_TGT_DELAY_CONDITIONAL	 0x713
 
 #define OBD_FAIL_MDC_REVALIDATE_PAUSE    0x800
 #define OBD_FAIL_MDC_ENQUEUE_PAUSE       0x801
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lock.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lock.c
index d022666fb705..3143222d162f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lock.c
@@ -613,50 +613,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ldlm_handle2lock);
  */
 void ldlm_lock2desc(struct ldlm_lock *lock, struct ldlm_lock_desc *desc)
 {
-	struct obd_export *exp = lock->l_export ?: lock->l_conn_export;
-
-	/* INODEBITS_INTEROP: If the other side does not support
-	 * inodebits, reply with a plain lock descriptor. */
-	if ((lock->l_resource->lr_type == LDLM_IBITS) &&
-	    (exp && !(exp_connect_flags(exp) & OBD_CONNECT_IBITS))) {
-		/* Make sure all the right bits are set in this lock we
-		   are going to pass to client */
-		LASSERTF(lock->l_policy_data.l_inodebits.bits ==
-			 (MDS_INODELOCK_LOOKUP | MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE |
-			  MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT),
-			 "Inappropriate inode lock bits during conversion %llu\n",
-			 lock->l_policy_data.l_inodebits.bits);
-
-		ldlm_res2desc(lock->l_resource, &desc->l_resource);
-		desc->l_resource.lr_type = LDLM_PLAIN;
-
-		/* Convert "new" lock mode to something old client can
-		   understand */
-		if ((lock->l_req_mode == LCK_CR) ||
-		    (lock->l_req_mode == LCK_CW))
-			desc->l_req_mode = LCK_PR;
-		else
-			desc->l_req_mode = lock->l_req_mode;
-		if ((lock->l_granted_mode == LCK_CR) ||
-		    (lock->l_granted_mode == LCK_CW)) {
-			desc->l_granted_mode = LCK_PR;
-		} else {
-			/* We never grant PW/EX locks to clients */
-			LASSERT((lock->l_granted_mode != LCK_PW) &&
-				(lock->l_granted_mode != LCK_EX));
-			desc->l_granted_mode = lock->l_granted_mode;
-		}
-
-		/* We do not copy policy here, because there is no
-		   policy for plain locks */
-	} else {
-		ldlm_res2desc(lock->l_resource, &desc->l_resource);
-		desc->l_req_mode = lock->l_req_mode;
-		desc->l_granted_mode = lock->l_granted_mode;
-		ldlm_convert_policy_to_wire(lock->l_resource->lr_type,
-					    &lock->l_policy_data,
-					    &desc->l_policy_data);
-	}
+	ldlm_res2desc(lock->l_resource, &desc->l_resource);
+	desc->l_req_mode = lock->l_req_mode;
+	desc->l_granted_mode = lock->l_granted_mode;
+	ldlm_convert_policy_to_wire(lock->l_resource->lr_type,
+				    &lock->l_policy_data,
+				    &desc->l_policy_data);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ldlm_lock2desc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
index 8867dc175325..37b86082eb73 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
@@ -876,21 +876,8 @@ int ldlm_cli_enqueue(struct obd_export *exp, struct ptlrpc_request **reqp,
 		/* for the local lock, add the reference */
 		ldlm_lock_addref_internal(lock, einfo->ei_mode);
 		ldlm_lock2handle(lock, lockh);
-		if (policy != NULL) {
-			/* INODEBITS_INTEROP: If the server does not support
-			 * inodebits, we will request a plain lock in the
-			 * descriptor (ldlm_lock2desc() below) but use an
-			 * inodebits lock internally with both bits set.
-			 */
-			if (einfo->ei_type == LDLM_IBITS &&
-			    !(exp_connect_flags(exp) &
-			      OBD_CONNECT_IBITS))
-				lock->l_policy_data.l_inodebits.bits =
-					MDS_INODELOCK_LOOKUP |
-					MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE;
-			else
+		if (policy != NULL)
 				lock->l_policy_data = *policy;
-		}
 
 		if (einfo->ei_type == LDLM_EXTENT)
 			lock->l_req_extent = policy->l_extent;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
index f522fc5d3a93..771b213b17ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
@@ -1024,10 +1024,17 @@ finish:
 
 		spin_unlock(&imp->imp_lock);
 
-		if (!ocd->ocd_ibits_known &&
-		    ocd->ocd_connect_flags & OBD_CONNECT_IBITS)
-			CERROR("Inodebits aware server returned zero compatible"
-			       " bits?\n");
+		if ((imp->imp_connect_flags_orig & OBD_CONNECT_IBITS) &&
+		    !(ocd->ocd_connect_flags & OBD_CONNECT_IBITS)) {
+			LCONSOLE_WARN("%s: MDS %s does not support ibits "
+				      "lock, either very old or invalid: "
+				      "requested %llx, replied %llx\n",
+				      imp->imp_obd->obd_name,
+				      imp->imp_connection->c_remote_uuid.uuid,
+				      imp->imp_connect_flags_orig,
+				      ocd->ocd_connect_flags);
+			GOTO(out, rc = -EPROTO);
+		}
 
 		if ((ocd->ocd_connect_flags & OBD_CONNECT_VERSION) &&
 		    (ocd->ocd_version > LUSTRE_VERSION_CODE +