diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index b84c291ba1ebf38d0295b0dd919c794c28caa099..d7b78d531e63f99f6e2a350e081c9836918b64b5 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int v9fs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 					v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses));
 	fid = file->private_data;
 	if (!fid) {
-		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid))
 			return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int v9fs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ v9fs_mmap_file_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(filp->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(filp));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			retval = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/export.c b/fs/ceph/export.c
index 6e72c98162d5351a9ad27b581eb17737eb4a1203..1780218a48f0843e2fa0777831d958cb4c4e9a37 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/export.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/export.c
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ static struct dentry *__fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, u64 ino)
 	}
 
 	dentry = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		iput(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
-	}
 	err = ceph_init_dentry(dentry);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dput(dentry);
@@ -167,10 +165,8 @@ static struct dentry *__get_parent(struct super_block *sb,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	dentry = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		iput(inode);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
-	}
 	err = ceph_init_dentry(dentry);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dput(dentry);
@@ -210,7 +206,7 @@ static struct dentry *ceph_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	dout("fh_to_parent %llx\n", cfh->parent_ino);
 	dentry = __get_parent(sb, NULL, cfh->ino);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry) && PTR_ERR(dentry) == -ENOENT)
+	if (unlikely(dentry == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT)))
 		dentry = __fh_to_dentry(sb, cfh->parent_ino);
 	return dentry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index cedeacbae303a9483fea836ba4a5cc24cb022f41..74dc8b9e7f53ab394113783c96fb754c045735fa 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -84,6 +84,61 @@ int dcache_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_dir_close);
 
+/* parent is locked at least shared */
+static struct dentry *next_positive(struct dentry *parent,
+				    struct list_head *from,
+				    int count)
+{
+	unsigned *seq = &parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq, n;
+	struct dentry *res;
+	struct list_head *p;
+	bool skipped;
+	int i;
+
+retry:
+	i = count;
+	skipped = false;
+	n = smp_load_acquire(seq) & ~1;
+	res = NULL;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for (p = from->next; p != &parent->d_subdirs; p = p->next) {
+		struct dentry *d = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
+		if (!simple_positive(d)) {
+			skipped = true;
+		} else if (!--i) {
+			res = d;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (skipped) {
+		smp_rmb();
+		if (unlikely(*seq != n))
+			goto retry;
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+static void move_cursor(struct dentry *cursor, struct list_head *after)
+{
+	struct dentry *parent = cursor->d_parent;
+	unsigned n, *seq = &parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq;
+	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
+	for (;;) {
+		n = *seq;
+		if (!(n & 1) && cmpxchg(seq, n, n + 1) == n)
+			break;
+		cpu_relax();
+	}
+	__list_del(cursor->d_child.prev, cursor->d_child.next);
+	if (after)
+		list_add(&cursor->d_child, after);
+	else
+		list_add_tail(&cursor->d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
+	smp_store_release(seq, n + 2);
+	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
+}
+
 loff_t dcache_dir_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
@@ -99,25 +154,14 @@ loff_t dcache_dir_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 	if (offset != file->f_pos) {
 		file->f_pos = offset;
 		if (file->f_pos >= 2) {
-			struct list_head *p;
 			struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
+			struct dentry *to;
 			loff_t n = file->f_pos - 2;
 
-			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-			/* d_lock not required for cursor */
-			list_del(&cursor->d_child);
-			p = dentry->d_subdirs.next;
-			while (n && p != &dentry->d_subdirs) {
-				struct dentry *next;
-				next = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
-				spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-				if (simple_positive(next))
-					n--;
-				spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-				p = p->next;
-			}
-			list_add_tail(&cursor->d_child, p);
-			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+			inode_lock_shared(dentry->d_inode);
+			to = next_positive(dentry, &dentry->d_subdirs, n);
+			move_cursor(cursor, to ? &to->d_child : NULL);
+			inode_unlock_shared(dentry->d_inode);
 		}
 	}
 	return offset;
@@ -140,36 +184,25 @@ int dcache_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct dentry *cursor = file->private_data;
-	struct list_head *p, *q = &cursor->d_child;
+	struct list_head *p = &cursor->d_child;
+	struct dentry *next;
+	bool moved = false;
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		return 0;
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	if (ctx->pos == 2)
-		list_move(q, &dentry->d_subdirs);
 
-	for (p = q->next; p != &dentry->d_subdirs; p = p->next) {
-		struct dentry *next = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_child);
-		spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-		if (!simple_positive(next)) {
-			spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	if (ctx->pos == 2)
+		p = &dentry->d_subdirs;
+	while ((next = next_positive(dentry, p, 1)) != NULL) {
 		if (!dir_emit(ctx, next->d_name.name, next->d_name.len,
 			      d_inode(next)->i_ino, dt_type(d_inode(next))))
-			return 0;
-		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_lock_nested(&next->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-		/* next is still alive */
-		list_move(q, p);
-		spin_unlock(&next->d_lock);
-		p = q;
+			break;
+		moved = true;
+		p = &next->d_child;
 		ctx->pos++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	if (moved)
+		move_cursor(cursor, p);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_readdir);
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 783004af57077a9947a8f3a3228cbc8465a79b3e..419f746d851d1c1745fc0edca4a37459a4b17f35 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ void __detach_mounts(struct dentry *dentry)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	lock_mount_hash();
+	event++;
 	while (!hlist_empty(&mp->m_list)) {
 		mnt = hlist_entry(mp->m_list.first, struct mount, mnt_mp_list);
 		if (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_UMOUNT) {