diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.c b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
index 01277b8f2373c20615fea792d2001b9c30e406d2..5665d2149249d1d83a260c74f21889e1d394a6c3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ static void btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(struct extent_buffer *eb);
  */
 void btrfs_set_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 {
-	if (eb->lock_nested) {
-		read_lock(&eb->lock);
-		if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
-			read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-			return;
-		}
-		read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * no lock is required.  The lock owner may change if
+	 * we have a read lock, but it won't change to or away
+	 * from us.  If we have the write lock, we are the owner
+	 * and it'll never change.
+	 */
+	if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner)
+		return;
 	if (rw == BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK) {
 		if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) == 0) {
 			WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers) != 1);
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ void btrfs_set_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
  */
 void btrfs_clear_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 {
-	if (eb->lock_nested) {
-		read_lock(&eb->lock);
-		if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
-			read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-			return;
-		}
-		read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * no lock is required.  The lock owner may change if
+	 * we have a read lock, but it won't change to or away
+	 * from us.  If we have the write lock, we are the owner
+	 * and it'll never change.
+	 */
+	if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner)
+		return;
+
 	if (rw == BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK_BLOCKING) {
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) != 1);
 		write_lock(&eb->lock);
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ void btrfs_clear_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 void btrfs_tree_read_lock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 {
 again:
+	BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) &&
+	       current->pid == eb->lock_owner);
+
 	read_lock(&eb->lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) &&
 	    current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
@@ -132,7 +136,9 @@ int btrfs_try_tree_read_lock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers))
 		return 0;
 
-	read_lock(&eb->lock);
+	if (!read_trylock(&eb->lock))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers)) {
 		read_unlock(&eb->lock);
 		return 0;
@@ -151,7 +157,10 @@ int btrfs_try_tree_write_lock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) ||
 	    atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers))
 		return 0;
-	write_lock(&eb->lock);
+
+	if (!write_trylock(&eb->lock))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (atomic_read(&eb->blocking_writers) ||
 	    atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers)) {
 		write_unlock(&eb->lock);
@@ -168,14 +177,15 @@ int btrfs_try_tree_write_lock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
  */
 void btrfs_tree_read_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 {
-	if (eb->lock_nested) {
-		read_lock(&eb->lock);
-		if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
-			eb->lock_nested = 0;
-			read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-			return;
-		}
-		read_unlock(&eb->lock);
+	/*
+	 * if we're nested, we have the write lock.  No new locking
+	 * is needed as long as we are the lock owner.
+	 * The write unlock will do a barrier for us, and the lock_nested
+	 * field only matters to the lock owner.
+	 */
+	if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
+		eb->lock_nested = 0;
+		return;
 	}
 	btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(eb);
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_readers) == 0);
@@ -189,14 +199,15 @@ void btrfs_tree_read_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
  */
 void btrfs_tree_read_unlock_blocking(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 {
-	if (eb->lock_nested) {
-		read_lock(&eb->lock);
-		if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
-			eb->lock_nested = 0;
-			read_unlock(&eb->lock);
-			return;
-		}
-		read_unlock(&eb->lock);
+	/*
+	 * if we're nested, we have the write lock.  No new locking
+	 * is needed as long as we are the lock owner.
+	 * The write unlock will do a barrier for us, and the lock_nested
+	 * field only matters to the lock owner.
+	 */
+	if (eb->lock_nested && current->pid == eb->lock_owner) {
+		eb->lock_nested = 0;
+		return;
 	}
 	btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(eb);
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
@@ -244,6 +255,7 @@ void btrfs_tree_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	BUG_ON(blockers > 1);
 
 	btrfs_assert_tree_locked(eb);
+	eb->lock_owner = 0;
 	atomic_dec(&eb->write_locks);
 
 	if (blockers) {