fs-dcache_lock-remove

dcache_lock no longer protects anything (I hope). remove it.

This breaks a lot of the tree where I haven't thought about the problem,
but it simplifies the dcache.c code quite a bit (and it's also probably
a good thing to break unconverted code). So I include this here before
making further changes to the locking.

Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

33 files changed, 96 insertions, 250 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 18b9d0ca0630..a4fd4040d4ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ prototypes:
 	void (*d_iput)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 	char *(*d_dname)((struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen);
 
-locking rules:
+locking rules: XXX: update these!!
 	none have BKL
 		dcache_lock	rename_lock	->d_lock	may block
 d_revalidate:	no		no		no		yes
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index f3eab8dc3df8..5f89414446c4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -158,21 +158,18 @@ static void spufs_prune_dir(struct dentry *dir)
 
 	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dentry, tmp, &dir->d_subdirs, d_u.d_child) {
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (!(d_unhashed(dentry)) && dentry->d_inode) {
 			dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			simple_unlink(dir->d_inode, dentry);
-			/* XXX: what is dcache_lock protecting here? Other
+			/* XXX: what was dcache_lock protecting here? Other
 			 * filesystems (IB, configfs) release dcache_lock
 			 * before unlink */
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			dput(dentry);
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		}
 	}
 	shrink_dcache_parent(dir);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
index af6bba9ce4d3..39f9f1ba46f7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
@@ -272,18 +272,14 @@ static int remove_file(struct dentry *parent, char *name)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&tmp->d_lock);
 	if (!(d_unhashed(tmp) && tmp->d_inode)) {
 		dget_locked_dlock(tmp);
 		__d_drop(tmp);
 		spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, tmp);
-	} else {
+	} else
 		spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	}
 
 	ret = 0;
 bail:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/path_entry.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/path_entry.c
index b0d3c38d4d61..9fd07a138dad 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/path_entry.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/path_entry.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ rename_retry:
 	d = first;
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	if (!IS_ROOT(d) && d_unhashed(d))
 		len += UNHASHED_OBSCURE_STRING_SIZE; /* Obscure " (deleted)" string */
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ rename_retry:
 		len += d->d_name.len + 1; /* Plus slash */
 		d = d->d_parent;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index f40995f103a8..3f90d28c501b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -347,18 +347,15 @@ static int usbfs_empty (struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct list_head *list;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	list_for_each(list, &dentry->d_subdirs) {
 		struct dentry *de = list_entry(list, struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
 		if (usbfs_positive(de)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/fs/affs/amigaffs.c b/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
index 2321cc92d44f..600101a21ba2 100644
--- a/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
+++ b/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ affs_fix_dcache(struct dentry *dentry, u32 entry_ino)
 	void *data = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct list_head *head, *next;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	head = &inode->i_dentry;
 	next = head->next;
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ affs_fix_dcache(struct dentry *dentry, u32 entry_ino)
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index 0118d67221b2..4ea26380a16b 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/auto_fs4.h>
 #include <linux/auto_dev-ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 /* This is the range of ioctl() numbers we claim as ours */
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ struct rehash_entry {
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
+extern spinlock_t autofs4_lock;
+
 /* Unified info structure.  This is pointed to by both the dentry and
    inode structures.  Each file in the filesystem has an instance of this
    structure.  It holds a reference to the dentry, so dentries are never
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/expire.c b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
index 915f6a93bc48..1d0a915f1859 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ done:
  * Calculate next entry in top down tree traversal.
  * From next_mnt in namespace.c - elegant.
  *
- * How is this supposed to work if we drop dcache_lock between calls anyway?
+ * How is this supposed to work if we drop autofs4_lock between calls anyway?
  * How does it cope with renames?
- * And also callers dput the returned dentry before taking dcache_lock again
+ * And also callers dput the returned dentry before taking autofs4_lock again
  * so what prevents it from being freed??
  */
 static struct dentry *get_next_positive_dentry(struct dentry *p,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct dentry *get_next_positive_dentry(struct dentry *p,
 	struct list_head *next;
 	struct dentry *ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 again:
 	spin_lock(&p->d_lock);
 	next = p->d_subdirs.next;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ again:
 
 			if (p == root) {
 				spin_unlock(&p->d_lock);
-				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+				spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ again:
 	dget_dlock(ret);
 	spin_unlock(&ret->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&p->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ struct dentry *autofs4_expire_direct(struct super_block *sb,
  * A tree is eligible if :-
  *  - it is unused by any user process
  *  - it has been unused for exp_timeout time
- * This seems to be racy dropping dcache_lock and asking for next->next after
+ * This seems to be racy dropping autofs4_lock and asking for next->next after
  * the lock has been dropped.
  */
 struct dentry *autofs4_expire_indirect(struct super_block *sb,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct dentry *autofs4_expire_indirect(struct super_block *sb,
 	now = jiffies;
 	timeout = sbi->exp_timeout;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&root->d_lock);
 	next = root->d_subdirs.next;
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ struct dentry *autofs4_expire_indirect(struct super_block *sb,
 		dentry = dget_dlock(dentry);
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&root->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
@@ -421,12 +421,12 @@ struct dentry *autofs4_expire_indirect(struct super_block *sb,
 next:
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		dput(dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 		spin_lock(&root->d_lock);
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&root->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 	return NULL;
 
 found:
@@ -437,13 +437,13 @@ found:
 	autofs4_add_expiring(expired);
 	init_completion(&ino->expire_complete);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&expired->d_parent->d_lock);
 	spin_lock_nested(&expired->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
 	list_move(&expired->d_parent->d_subdirs, &expired->d_u.d_child);
 	spin_unlock(&expired->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&expired->d_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 	return expired;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index cf6192583b73..0b9c391ddeb6 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void autofs4_force_release(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi)
 	if (!sbi->sb->s_root)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 repeat:
 	spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 	next = this_parent->d_subdirs.next;
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ resume:
 
 		next = next->next;
 		spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 		DPRINTK("dentry %p %.*s",
 			dentry, (int)dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
 
 		dput(dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 		spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 	}
 
@@ -149,16 +149,16 @@ resume:
 		next = this_parent->d_u.d_child.next;
 		spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 		this_parent = this_parent->d_parent;
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		DPRINTK("parent dentry %p %.*s",
 			dentry, (int)dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
 		dput(dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 		spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 		goto resume;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 }
 
 void autofs4_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 9fc3409f9dd9..f674826cf989 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(autofs4_lock);
+
 static int autofs4_dir_symlink(struct inode *,struct dentry *,const char *);
 static int autofs4_dir_unlink(struct inode *,struct dentry *);
 static int autofs4_dir_rmdir(struct inode *,struct dentry *);
@@ -225,15 +228,15 @@ static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 * autofs file system so just let the libfs routines handle
 	 * it.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (!d_mountpoint(dentry) && list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs)) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 out:
 	return dcache_dir_open(inode, file);
@@ -302,9 +305,9 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	/* We trigger a mount for almost all flags */
 	lookup_type = autofs4_need_mount(nd->flags);
 	spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	if (!(lookup_type || ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_PENDING)) {
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		goto follow;
 	}
@@ -314,13 +317,12 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	 * multi-mount with no root mount offset. So don't try to
 	 * mount it again.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_PENDING ||
 	    (!d_mountpoint(dentry) && list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs))) {
 		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_PENDING;
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 
 		status = try_to_fill_dentry(dentry);
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_PENDING;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 		if (status)
 			goto out_error;
@@ -335,8 +338,8 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		goto follow;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 follow:
 	/*
 	 * If there is no root mount it must be an autofs
@@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ static int autofs4_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	mutex_aquired = mutex_trylock(&dir->i_mutex);
 
 	spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	/* Pending dentry */
 	if (autofs4_ispending(dentry)) {
 		int status;
@@ -401,11 +404,11 @@ static int autofs4_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_PENDING;
 		if (!mutex_aquired) {
 			autofs4_revalidate_drop(dentry, entry);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
 		kfree(entry);
@@ -435,10 +438,12 @@ static int autofs4_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 
 	/* Check for a non-mountpoint directory with no contents */
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode) &&
 	    !d_mountpoint(dentry) && list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs)) {
 		DPRINTK("dentry=%p %.*s, emptydir",
 			 dentry, dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 		if (autofs4_need_mount(flags) || current->link_count) {
 			int status;
@@ -452,11 +457,11 @@ static int autofs4_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 			ino->flags |= AUTOFS_INF_PENDING;
 			if (!mutex_aquired) {
 				autofs4_revalidate_drop(dentry, entry);
-				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+				spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 				spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 				return 0;
 			}
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 			mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
 			kfree(entry);
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ static int autofs4_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 			return status;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
 
 	if (mutex_aquired)
@@ -551,7 +556,7 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup_active(struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct list_head *p, *head;
 
 restart:
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 	head = &sbi->active_list;
 	list_for_each(p, head) {
@@ -573,7 +578,7 @@ restart:
 				dget_locked_dlock(active);
 				spin_unlock(&active->d_lock);
 				spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+				spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 				autofs4_remove_rehash_entrys(ino);
 				dput(active);
 				goto restart;
@@ -596,13 +601,13 @@ restart:
 		dget_locked_dlock(active);
 		spin_unlock(&active->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		return active;
 next:
 		spin_unlock(&active->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -617,7 +622,7 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup_expiring(struct dentry *dentry)
 	const unsigned char *str = name->name;
 	struct list_head *p, *head;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 	head = &sbi->expiring_list;
 	list_for_each(p, head) {
@@ -649,13 +654,13 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup_expiring(struct dentry *dentry)
 		dget_locked_dlock(expiring);
 		spin_unlock(&expiring->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		return expiring;
 next:
 		spin_unlock(&expiring->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -916,11 +921,15 @@ static int autofs4_dir_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
+	spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&ino->expiring))
+		list_add(&ino->expiring, &sbi->expiring_list);
+	spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -937,11 +946,11 @@ static int autofs4_dir_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!autofs4_oz_mode(sbi))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs)) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		return -ENOTEMPTY;
 	}
 	spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
@@ -950,7 +959,7 @@ static int autofs4_dir_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ino->count)) {
 		p_ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry->d_parent);
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 4be8f778a418..c5f8459c905e 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -194,14 +194,15 @@ static int autofs4_getpath(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
 rename_retry:
 	buf = *name;
 	len = 0;
+
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_lock(&autofs4_lock);
 	for (tmp = dentry ; tmp != root ; tmp = tmp->d_parent)
 		len += tmp->d_name.len + 1;
 
 	if (!len || --len > NAME_MAX) {
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 			goto rename_retry;
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ rename_retry:
 		p -= tmp->d_name.len;
 		strncpy(p, tmp->d_name.name, tmp->d_name.len);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&autofs4_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
diff --git a/fs/coda/cache.c b/fs/coda/cache.c
index 64cbc15f81e8..e0ff265e49c5 100644
--- a/fs/coda/cache.c
+++ b/fs/coda/cache.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static void coda_flag_children(struct dentry *parent, int flag)
 	struct list_head *child;
 	struct dentry *de;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	list_for_each(child, &parent->d_subdirs)
 	{
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ static void coda_flag_children(struct dentry *parent, int flag)
 		coda_flag_inode(de->d_inode, flag);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return; 
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
index e58b4c30e216..026cf68553a4 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
+++ b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static inline struct config_item *configfs_get_config_item(struct dentry *dentry
 {
 	struct config_item * item = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 		struct configfs_dirent * sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ static inline struct config_item *configfs_get_config_item(struct dentry *dentry
 			item = config_item_get(sd->s_element);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	return item;
 }
diff --git a/fs/configfs/inode.c b/fs/configfs/inode.c
index 44ec1eb8fbf9..52d73487f765 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/inode.c
@@ -254,18 +254,14 @@ void configfs_drop_dentry(struct configfs_dirent * sd, struct dentry * parent)
 	struct dentry * dentry = sd->s_dentry;
 
 	if (dentry) {
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (!(d_unhashed(dentry) && dentry->d_inode)) {
 			dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, dentry);
-		} else {
+		} else
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 04bbea00cf8b..47ff94316553 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@
  *   - d_subdirs and children's d_child
  *
  * Ordering:
- * dcache_lock
- *   dcache_inode_lock
- *     dentry->d_lock
- *       dcache_lru_lock
- *       dcache_hash_lock
+ * dcache_inode_lock
+ *   dentry->d_lock
+ *     dcache_lru_lock
+ *     dcache_hash_lock
  */
 int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure __read_mostly = 100;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure);
@@ -63,13 +62,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure);
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_inode_lock);
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_hash_lock);
 static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_lru_lock);
-__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_lock);
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SEQLOCK(rename_lock);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rename_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_inode_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_hash_lock);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_lock);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *dentry_cache __read_mostly;
 
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ static void d_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 }
 
 /*
- * no dcache_lock, please.
+ * no locks, please.
  */
 static void d_free(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@ static void d_free(struct dentry *dentry)
 static void dentry_iput(struct dentry * dentry)
 	__releases(dentry->d_lock)
 	__releases(dcache_inode_lock)
-	__releases(dcache_lock)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	if (inode) {
@@ -141,7 +137,6 @@ static void dentry_iput(struct dentry * dentry)
 		list_del_init(&dentry->d_alias);
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		if (!inode->i_nlink)
 			fsnotify_inoderemove(inode);
 		if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_iput)
@@ -151,7 +146,6 @@ static void dentry_iput(struct dentry * dentry)
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -217,13 +211,12 @@ static void dentry_lru_del_init(struct dentry *dentry)
  *
  * If this is the root of the dentry tree, return NULL.
  *
- * dcache_lock and d_lock and d_parent->d_lock must be held by caller, and
+ * d_lock and d_parent->d_lock must be held by caller, and
  * are dropped by d_kill.
  */
 static struct dentry *d_kill(struct dentry *dentry)
 	__releases(dentry->d_lock)
 	__releases(dcache_inode_lock)
-	__releases(dcache_lock)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent;
 
@@ -280,21 +273,10 @@ repeat:
 		might_sleep();
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (dentry->d_count == 1) {
-		if (!spin_trylock(&dcache_lock)) {
-			/*
-			 * Something of a livelock possibility we could avoid
-			 * by taking dcache_lock and trying again, but we
-			 * want to reduce dcache_lock anyway so this will
-			 * get improved.
-			 */
-drop1:
-			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			goto repeat;
-		}
 		if (!spin_trylock(&dcache_inode_lock)) {
 drop2:
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-			goto drop1;
+			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+			goto repeat;
 		}
 		parent = dentry->d_parent;
 		if (parent && parent != dentry) {
@@ -309,7 +291,6 @@ drop2:
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (parent && parent != dentry)
 			spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -331,7 +312,6 @@ drop2:
 	if (parent && parent != dentry)
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return;
 
 unhash_it:
@@ -361,11 +341,9 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
 	/*
 	 * If it's already been dropped, return OK.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -374,9 +352,7 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
 	 */
 	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs)) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	}
 
@@ -393,14 +369,12 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
 	if (dentry->d_count > 1) {
 		if (dentry->d_inode && S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 	}
 
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -508,11 +482,9 @@ struct dentry * d_find_alias(struct inode *inode)
 	struct dentry *de = NULL;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		de = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	}
 	return de;
 }
@@ -525,7 +497,6 @@ void d_prune_aliases(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 restart:
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(dentry, &inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
@@ -534,14 +505,12 @@ restart:
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			dput(dentry);
 			goto restart;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -554,20 +523,16 @@ restart:
  */
 static void prune_one_dentry(struct dentry * dentry)
 	__releases(dentry->d_lock)
-	__releases(dcache_lock)
-	__acquires(dcache_lock)
 {
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	dentry = d_kill(dentry);
 
 	/*
-	 * Prune ancestors.  Locking is simpler than in dput(),
-	 * because dcache_lock needs to be taken anyway.
+	 * Prune ancestors.
 	 */
 	while (dentry) {
 		struct dentry *parent = NULL;
 
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 again:
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
@@ -584,7 +549,6 @@ again:
 				spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -653,7 +617,6 @@ restart:
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 again:
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock); /* lru_lock also protects tmp list */
@@ -683,14 +646,13 @@ again1:
 		}
 		__dentry_lru_del_init(dentry);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+
 		prune_one_dentry(dentry);
-		/* dcache_lock and dentry->d_lock dropped */
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+		/* dentry->d_lock dropped */
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	if (count == NULL && !list_empty(&sb->s_dentry_lru))
 		goto restart;
@@ -720,7 +682,6 @@ static void prune_dcache(int count)
 
 	if (unused == 0 || count == 0)
 		return;
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 restart:
 	if (count >= unused)
 		prune_ratio = 1;
@@ -756,11 +717,9 @@ restart:
 		if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
 			if ((sb->s_root != NULL) &&
 			    (!list_empty(&sb->s_dentry_lru))) {
-				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 				__shrink_dcache_sb(sb, &w_count,
 						DCACHE_REFERENCED);
 				pruned -= w_count;
-				spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			}
 			up_read(&sb->s_umount);
 		}
@@ -776,7 +735,6 @@ restart:
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -805,12 +763,10 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree(struct dentry *dentry)
 	BUG_ON(!IS_ROOT(dentry));
 
 	/* detach this root from the system */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	dentry_lru_del_init(dentry);
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		/* descend to the first leaf in the current subtree */
@@ -819,7 +775,6 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 			/* this is a branch with children - detach all of them
 			 * from the system in one go */
-			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			list_for_each_entry(loop, &dentry->d_subdirs,
 					    d_u.d_child) {
@@ -829,7 +784,6 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree(struct dentry *dentry)
 				spin_unlock(&loop->d_lock);
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 			/* move to the first child */
 			dentry = list_entry(dentry->d_subdirs.next,
@@ -900,8 +854,7 @@ out:
 
 /*
  * destroy the dentries attached to a superblock on unmounting
- * - we don't need to use dentry->d_lock, and only need dcache_lock when
- *   removing the dentry from the system lists and hashes because:
+ * - we don't need to use dentry->d_lock because:
  *   - the superblock is detached from all mountings and open files, so the
  *     dentry trees will not be rearranged by the VFS
  *   - s_umount is write-locked, so the memory pressure shrinker will ignore
@@ -953,7 +906,6 @@ rename_retry:
 	this_parent = parent;
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (d_mountpoint(parent))
 		goto positive;
 	spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
@@ -1000,7 +952,6 @@ resume:
 				// d_unlinked(this_parent) || XXX
 				read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq)) {
 			spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			goto rename_retry;
 		}
@@ -1009,12 +960,10 @@ resume:
 		goto resume;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
 	return 0; /* No mount points found in tree */
 positive:
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
 	return 1;
@@ -1046,7 +995,6 @@ rename_retry:
 	this_parent = parent;
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 repeat:
 	next = this_parent->d_subdirs.next;
@@ -1109,7 +1057,6 @@ resume:
 				// d_unlinked(this_parent) || XXX
 				read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq)) {
 			spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			goto rename_retry;
 		}
@@ -1119,7 +1066,6 @@ resume:
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
 	return found;
@@ -1219,7 +1165,6 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dentry->d_u.d_child);
 
 	if (parent) {
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 		spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
 		dentry->d_parent = dget_dlock(parent);
@@ -1227,7 +1172,6 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name)
 		list_add(&dentry->d_u.d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	}
 
 	atomic_inc(&dentry_stat.nr_dentry);
@@ -1246,7 +1190,6 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *parent, const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc_name);
 
-/* the caller must hold dcache_lock */
 static void __d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (inode)
@@ -1273,11 +1216,9 @@ static void __d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 void d_instantiate(struct dentry *entry, struct inode * inode)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&entry->d_alias));
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	__d_instantiate(entry, inode);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	security_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
 }
 
@@ -1335,11 +1276,9 @@ struct dentry *d_instantiate_unique(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
 
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&entry->d_alias));
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	result = __d_instantiate_unique(entry, inode);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	if (!result) {
 		security_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
@@ -1427,12 +1366,10 @@ struct dentry *d_obtain_alias(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 	tmp->d_parent = tmp; /* make sure dput doesn't croak */
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	res = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
 	if (res) {
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		dput(tmp);
 		goto out_iput;
 	}
@@ -1448,7 +1385,6 @@ struct dentry *d_obtain_alias(struct inode *inode)
 	spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return tmp;
 
  out_iput:
@@ -1478,22 +1414,19 @@ struct dentry *d_splice_alias(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct dentry *new = NULL;
 
 	if (inode && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		new = __d_find_alias(inode, 1);
 		if (new) {
 			BUG_ON(!(new->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED));
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			security_d_instantiate(new, inode);
 			d_rehash(dentry);
 			d_move(new, dentry);
 			iput(inode);
 		} else {
-			/* already taking dcache_lock, so d_add() by hand */
+			/* already taken dcache_inode_lock, d_add() by hand */
 			__d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			security_d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 			d_rehash(dentry);
 		}
@@ -1565,12 +1498,10 @@ struct dentry *d_add_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	 * Negative dentry: instantiate it unless the inode is a directory and
 	 * already has a dentry.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
 		__d_instantiate(found, inode);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
 		return found;
 	}
@@ -1582,7 +1513,6 @@ struct dentry *d_add_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	new = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry, d_alias);
 	dget_locked(new);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
 	d_move(new, found);
 	iput(inode);
@@ -1604,7 +1534,7 @@ err_out:
  * is returned. The caller must use dput to free the entry when it has
  * finished using it. %NULL is returned on failure.
  *
- * __d_lookup is dcache_lock free. The hash list is protected using RCU.
+ * __d_lookup is global lock free. The hash list is protected using RCU.
  * Memory barriers are used while updating and doing lockless traversal. 
  * To avoid races with d_move while rename is happening, d_lock is used.
  *
@@ -1616,7 +1546,7 @@ err_out:
  *
  * The dentry unused LRU is not updated even if lookup finds the required dentry
  * in there. It is updated in places such as prune_dcache, shrink_dcache_sb,
- * select_parent and __dget_locked. This laziness saves lookup from dcache_lock
+ * select_parent and __dget_locked. This laziness saves lookup from LRU lock
  * acquisition.
  *
  * d_lookup() is protected against the concurrent renames in some unrelated
@@ -1746,25 +1676,22 @@ int d_validate(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *dparent)
 	if (dentry->d_parent != dparent)
 		goto out;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 	base = d_hash(dparent, dentry->d_name.hash);
 	hlist_for_each(lhp,base) { 
 		/* hlist_for_each_entry_rcu() not required for d_hash list
-		 * as it is parsed under dcache_lock
+		 * as it is parsed under dcache_hash_lock
 		 */
 		if (dentry == hlist_entry(lhp, struct dentry, d_hash)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 			__dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 out:
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1796,7 +1723,6 @@ void d_delete(struct dentry * dentry)
 	/*
 	 * Are we the only user?
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	isdir = S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode);
@@ -1811,7 +1737,6 @@ void d_delete(struct dentry * dentry)
 
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	fsnotify_nameremove(dentry, isdir);
 }
@@ -1837,13 +1762,11 @@ static void _d_rehash(struct dentry * entry)
  
 void d_rehash(struct dentry * entry)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&entry->d_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 	_d_rehash(entry);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&entry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2002,9 +1925,7 @@ static void d_move_locked(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target)
 
 void d_move(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	d_move_locked(dentry, target);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2030,13 +1951,12 @@ struct dentry *d_ancestor(struct dentry *p1, struct dentry *p2)
  * This helper attempts to cope with remotely renamed directories
  *
  * It assumes that the caller is already holding
- * dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_mutex and the dcache_lock
+ * dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_mutex
  *
  * Note: If ever the locking in lock_rename() changes, then please
  * remember to update this too...
  */
 static struct dentry *__d_unalias(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *alias)
-	__releases(dcache_lock)
 {
 	struct mutex *m1 = NULL, *m2 = NULL;
 	struct dentry *ret;
@@ -2063,7 +1983,6 @@ out_unalias:
 	ret = alias;
 out_err:
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (m2)
 		mutex_unlock(m2);
 	if (m1)
@@ -2127,7 +2046,6 @@ struct dentry *d_materialise_unique(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 
 	BUG_ON(!d_unhashed(dentry));
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 
 	if (!inode) {
@@ -2174,7 +2092,6 @@ found:
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_hash_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&actual->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 out_nolock:
 	if (actual == dentry) {
 		security_d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
@@ -2186,7 +2103,6 @@ out_nolock:
 
 shouldnt_be_hashed:
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	BUG();
 }
 
@@ -2218,8 +2134,7 @@ static int prepend_name(char **buffer, int *buflen, struct qstr *name)
  * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the
  * path was too long.
  *
- * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock and
- * path->dentry->d_lock.
+ * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the path->dentry->d_lock.
  *
  * If path is not reachable from the supplied root, then the value of
  * root is changed (without modifying refcounts).
@@ -2340,12 +2255,10 @@ char *d_path(const struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen)
 	path_get(&root);
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	vfsmount_read_lock();
 	tmp = root;
 	res = __d_path(path, &tmp, buf, buflen);
 	vfsmount_read_unlock();
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	path_put(&root);
 	return res;
@@ -2386,7 +2299,6 @@ rename_retry:
 	prepend(&end, &buflen, "\0", 1);
 
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	vfsmount_read_lock();
 	rcu_read_lock(); /* protect parent */
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
@@ -2419,7 +2331,6 @@ out:
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	vfsmount_read_unlock();
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
 	return retval;
@@ -2463,7 +2374,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	vfsmount_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&pwd.dentry->d_lock);
 	if (!d_unlinked(pwd.dentry)) {
@@ -2475,7 +2385,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
 		/* XXX: race here, have to close (eg. return unlinked from __d_path) */
 		cwd = __d_path(&pwd, &tmp, page, PAGE_SIZE);
 		vfsmount_read_unlock();
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 		error = PTR_ERR(cwd);
 		if (IS_ERR(cwd))
@@ -2491,7 +2400,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&pwd.dentry->d_lock);
 		vfsmount_read_unlock();
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -2552,7 +2460,6 @@ void d_genocide(struct dentry *root)
 rename_retry:
 	this_parent = root;
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
 repeat:
 	next = this_parent->d_subdirs.next;
@@ -2594,7 +2501,6 @@ resume:
 				// d_unlinked(this_parent) || XXX
 				read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq)) {
 			spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			goto rename_retry;
 		}
@@ -2603,7 +2509,6 @@ resume:
 		goto resume;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index 36c3b7b292b2..61629d7ff382 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -47,24 +47,20 @@ find_acceptable_alias(struct dentry *result,
 	if (acceptable(context, result))
 		return result;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(dentry, &result->d_inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
 		dget_locked(dentry);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		if (toput)
 			dput(toput);
 		if (dentry != result && acceptable(context, dentry)) {
 			dput(result);
 			return dentry;
 		}
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		toput = dentry;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	if (toput)
 		dput(toput);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index be6e1f5c26bd..69e79576c899 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -697,14 +697,11 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 		    nd->path.mnt == nd->root.mnt) {
 			break;
 		}
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
 			nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.dentry->d_parent);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			dput(old);
 			break;
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		vfsmount_read_lock();
 		parent = nd->path.mnt->mnt_parent;
 		if (parent == nd->path.mnt) {
@@ -2164,12 +2161,10 @@ void dentry_unhash(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	dget(dentry);
 	shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (dentry->d_count == 2)
 		__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index ee0ccf855ac5..02685b5f5071 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ ncp_dget_fpos(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent, unsigned long fpos)
 	}
 
 	/* If a pointer is invalid, we search the dentry. */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	next = parent->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
@@ -375,13 +374,11 @@ ncp_dget_fpos(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent, unsigned long fpos)
 			else
 				dent = NULL;
 			spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return NULL;
 
 out:
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
index ce472d684dc8..0a041b0d432e 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ ncp_renew_dentries(struct dentry *parent)
 	struct list_head *next;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	next = parent->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ ncp_renew_dentries(struct dentry *parent)
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -216,7 +214,6 @@ ncp_invalidate_dircache_entries(struct dentry *parent)
 	struct list_head *next;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	next = parent->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ ncp_invalidate_dircache_entries(struct dentry *parent)
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 struct ncp_cache_head {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 3d07bd23af57..a2538cf79fc9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1432,11 +1432,9 @@ static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: unlink(%s/%ld, %s)\n", dir->i_sb->s_id,
 		dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (dentry->d_count > 1) {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		/* Start asynchronous writeout of the inode */
 		write_inode_now(dentry->d_inode, 0);
 		error = nfs_sillyrename(dir, dentry);
@@ -1447,7 +1445,6 @@ static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		need_rehash = 1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	error = nfs_safe_remove(dentry);
 	if (!error || error == -ENOENT) {
 		nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
diff --git a/fs/nfs/getroot.c b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
index 28516d9b5fe2..2a31f3c83df9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ static int nfs_superblock_set_dummy_root(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *i
 		 * This again causes shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree() to
 		 * Oops, since the test for IS_ROOT() will fail.
 		 */
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		spin_lock(&sb->s_root->d_lock);
 		list_del_init(&sb->s_root->d_alias);
 		spin_unlock(&sb->s_root->d_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 11880af61cde..961895616e8d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ rename_retry:
 
 	seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	while (!IS_ROOT(dentry) && dentry != droot) {
 		namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
 		buflen -= namelen + 1;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ rename_retry:
 		*--end = '/';
 		dentry = dentry->d_parent;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ rename_retry:
 	memcpy(end, base, namelen);
 	return end;
 Elong_unlock:
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))
 		goto rename_retry;
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 709dae31b03b..e9ba87ebf280 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ void __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(struct inode *inode)
 	/* determine if the children should tell inode about their events */
 	watched = fsnotify_inode_watches_children(inode);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	/* run all of the dentries associated with this inode.  Since this is a
 	 * directory, there damn well better only be one item on this list */
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ void __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(struct inode *inode)
 		spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /* Notify this dentry's parent about a child's events. */
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.c
index 977d3f6f79e1..ea87c0f0d1ed 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void set_dentry_child_flags(struct inode *inode, int watched)
 {
 	struct dentry *alias;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(alias, &inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
 		struct dentry *child;
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ static void set_dentry_child_flags(struct inode *inode, int watched)
 		spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -273,6 +271,7 @@ void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
 	if (!inode)
 		return;
 
+	/* XXX: need parent lock in place of dcache_lock? */
 	spin_lock(&entry->d_lock);
 	parent = entry->d_parent;
 	if (parent->d_inode && inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *entry)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent;
 
+	/* XXX: need parent lock in place of dcache_lock? */
 	parent = entry->d_parent;
 	if (inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
 		entry->d_flags |= DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
index 8b2146d838e6..ef24898e4754 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct dentry *ocfs2_find_local_alias(struct inode *inode,
 	struct list_head *p;
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each(p, &inode->i_dentry) {
 		dentry = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_alias);
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ struct dentry *ocfs2_find_local_alias(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	return dentry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index dcd391f73791..880659440865 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -463,11 +463,9 @@ int seq_path_root(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, struct path *root,
 	if (size) {
 		char *p;
 
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		vfsmount_read_lock();
 		p = __d_path(path, root, buf, size);
 		vfsmount_read_unlock();
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 		res = PTR_ERR(p);
 		if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/cache.c b/fs/smbfs/cache.c
index 54be50820a79..9351e1d79848 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/cache.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/cache.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ smb_invalidate_dircache_entries(struct dentry *parent)
 	struct list_head *next;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	next = parent->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ smb_invalidate_dircache_entries(struct dentry *parent)
 		next = next->next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ smb_dget_fpos(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent, unsigned long fpos)
 	}
 
 	/* If a pointer is invalid, we search the dentry. */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	next = parent->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (next != &parent->d_subdirs) {
@@ -115,7 +112,6 @@ smb_dget_fpos(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent, unsigned long fpos)
 	dent = NULL;
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	return dent;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 0bd92fdeb153..14e4728dd31b 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ struct dentry_operations {
 
 /*
 locking rules:
-		big lock	dcache_lock	d_lock   may block
-d_revalidate:	no		no		no       yes
-d_hash		no		no		no       yes
-d_compare:	no		yes		yes      no
-d_delete:	no		yes		no       no
-d_release:	no		no		no       yes
-d_iput:		no		no		no       yes
+		big lock	d_lock   may block
+d_revalidate:	no		no       yes
+d_hash		no		no       yes
+d_compare:	no		yes      no
+d_delete:	no		no       no
+d_release:	no		no       yes
+d_iput:		no		no       yes
  */
 
 /* d_flags entries */
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ d_iput:		no		no		no       yes
 
 extern spinlock_t dcache_inode_lock;
 extern spinlock_t dcache_hash_lock;
-extern spinlock_t dcache_lock;
 extern seqlock_t rename_lock;
 
 /**
@@ -219,11 +218,9 @@ static inline void __d_drop(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static inline void d_drop(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
  	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 static inline int dname_external(struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 66f47653d23f..2c3dede519f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2395,6 +2395,10 @@ static inline ino_t parent_ino(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	ino_t res;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't strictly need d_lock here? If the parent ino could change
+	 * then surely we'd have a deeper race in the caller?
+	 */
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	res = dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_ino;
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 4d6f47b51189..a6db0585cf04 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *parent;
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&dcache_lock);
 	assert_spin_locked(&dentry->d_lock);
 
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;
+	/* XXX: after dcache_lock removal, there is a race with parent->d_inode and fsnotify_inode_watches_children. must fix */
 	if (parent->d_inode && fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent->d_inode))
 		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
 	else
@@ -288,15 +288,12 @@ static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 /*
  * fsnotify_d_instantiate - instantiate a dentry for inode
- * Called with dcache_lock held.
  */
 static inline void __fsnotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!inode)
 		return;
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&dcache_lock);
-
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	__fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 81f81e3c89a1..bd31be20a22a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@ static void cgroup_clear_directory(struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct list_head *node;
 
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex));
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	node = dentry->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (node != &dentry->d_subdirs) {
@@ -823,18 +822,15 @@ static void cgroup_clear_directory(struct dentry *dentry)
 			dget_locked_dlock(d);
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			d_delete(d);
 			simple_unlink(dentry->d_inode, d);
 			dput(d);
-			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		} else
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
 		node = dentry->d_subdirs.next;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -846,14 +842,12 @@ static void cgroup_d_remove_dir(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	cgroup_clear_directory(dentry);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	list_del_init(&dentry->d_u.d_child);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 	remove_dir(dentry);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index dec4344462f9..7654521fced1 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@ static void sel_remove_entries(struct dentry *de)
 {
 	struct list_head *node;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	spin_lock(&de->d_lock);
 	node = de->d_subdirs.next;
 	while (node != &de->d_subdirs) {
@@ -956,11 +955,9 @@ static void sel_remove_entries(struct dentry *de)
 			dget_locked_dlock(d);
 			spin_unlock(&de->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			d_delete(d);
 			simple_unlink(de->d_inode, d);
 			dput(d);
-			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			spin_lock(&de->d_lock);
 		} else
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
@@ -968,7 +965,6 @@ static void sel_remove_entries(struct dentry *de)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&de->d_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 }
 
 #define BOOL_DIR_NAME "booleans"
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/realpath.c b/security/tomoyo/realpath.c
index 776146b68e57..f976358e6d4c 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/realpath.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/realpath.c
@@ -103,13 +103,9 @@ int tomoyo_realpath_from_path2(struct path *path, char *newname,
 			ns_root.mnt = mntget(root.mnt->mnt_ns->root);
 		if (ns_root.mnt)
 			ns_root.dentry = dget(ns_root.mnt->mnt_root);
-		vfsmount_read_unlock();
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-		vfsmount_read_lock();
 		tmp = ns_root;
 		sp = __d_path(path, &tmp, newname, newname_len);
 		vfsmount_read_unlock();
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		path_put(&root);
 		path_put(&ns_root);
 		/* Prepend "/proc" prefix if using internal proc vfs mount. */