diff --git a/fs/btrfs/compression.c b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
index 57ee8ca29b0601060fae924f43b7897f2c4c7c7c..3a9317ce67f868f0240ecd5cd984198f5f6fdddd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/compression.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
@@ -839,6 +839,9 @@ static void free_workspace(int type, struct list_head *workspace)
 	btrfs_compress_op[idx]->free_workspace(workspace);
 	atomic_dec(alloc_workspace);
 wake:
+	/*
+	 * Make sure counter is updated before we wake up waiters.
+	 */
 	smp_mb();
 	if (waitqueue_active(workspace_wait))
 		wake_up(workspace_wait);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index a2ae42720a6afe92701de402b837d56dd66d03b4..e0941fbb913c2e99740b9df34d06efbc8cffdea1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ static int __btrfs_add_delayed_deletion_item(struct btrfs_delayed_node *node,
 static void finish_one_item(struct btrfs_delayed_root *delayed_root)
 {
 	int seq = atomic_inc_return(&delayed_root->items_seq);
+
+	/*
+	 * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+	 */
 	if ((atomic_dec_return(&delayed_root->items) <
 	    BTRFS_DELAYED_BACKGROUND || seq % BTRFS_DELAYED_BATCH == 0) &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&delayed_root->wait))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index a64ca942b63faf73084f9062fbf768e6092c9815..1e668fb7dd4c73dbc03b7f642660f2af20bd2ddb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -454,8 +454,7 @@ static void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_blocked(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 static void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_unblocked(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_STATE_DEV_REPLACING, &fs_info->fs_state);
-	if (waitqueue_active(&fs_info->replace_wait))
-		wake_up(&fs_info->replace_wait);
+	wake_up(&fs_info->replace_wait);
 }
 
 static int btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 7f934cccc98d82410a2a815af80528fc5a551a7f..a42c1f575ef7f05f2b16d44dc1f767f9b9cfef25 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ static void run_one_async_done(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	limit = btrfs_async_submit_limit(fs_info);
 	limit = limit * 2 / 3;
 
+	/*
+	 * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+	 */
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&fs_info->nr_async_submits) < limit &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&fs_info->async_submit_wait))
 		wake_up(&fs_info->async_submit_wait);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 92a5b4cad2abb027c7d98e338a591812256fc26d..522fb45d472ae9673cdbcd8c1f3ffccafa4a476f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -10372,8 +10372,7 @@ void btrfs_end_write_no_snapshoting(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	percpu_counter_dec(&root->subv_writers->counter);
 	/*
-	 * Make sure counter is updated before we wake up
-	 * waiters.
+	 * Make sure counter is updated before we wake up waiters.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
 	if (waitqueue_active(&root->subv_writers->wait))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 25eb814c302fffd881b832fad853811d214a52c5..208db4e835f0feccb860a8536910f02b69aa1ef6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -1096,6 +1096,9 @@ static noinline void async_cow_submit(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	nr_pages = (async_cow->end - async_cow->start + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) >>
 		PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 
+	/*
+	 * atomic_sub_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+	 */
 	if (atomic_sub_return(nr_pages, &root->fs_info->async_delalloc_pages) <
 	    5 * 1024 * 1024 &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&root->fs_info->async_submit_wait))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.c b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
index d7e6baf1b2054f1998608902385bc5016020c2cf..8077461fc56ab256d8d02838ac3c345408edf5a4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ void btrfs_clear_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 		write_lock(&eb->lock);
 		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers));
 		atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_writers);
+		/*
+		 * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+		 */
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_writers) &&
 		    waitqueue_active(&eb->write_lock_wq))
 			wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ void btrfs_clear_lock_blocking_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
 		read_lock(&eb->lock);
 		atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_readers);
+		/*
+		 * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+		 */
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
 		    waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
 			wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
@@ -229,6 +235,9 @@ void btrfs_tree_read_unlock_blocking(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	}
 	btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(eb);
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
+	/*
+	 * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+	 */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
 		wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
@@ -280,6 +289,9 @@ void btrfs_tree_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	if (blockers) {
 		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers));
 		atomic_dec(&eb->blocking_writers);
+		/*
+		 * Make sure counter is updated before we wake up waiters.
+		 */
 		smp_mb();
 		if (waitqueue_active(&eb->write_lock_wq))
 			wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
index 52170cf1757e3d25192a6cf6211a9d2edaa52751..071005f008c11f992dc56dbfe6ad8e33f89ff99c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ int btrfs_dec_test_first_ordered_pending(struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (entry->bytes_left == 0) {
 		ret = test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_ORDERED_IO_DONE, &entry->flags);
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after test_and_set_bit
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&entry->wait))
 			wake_up(&entry->wait);
 	} else {
@@ -409,6 +412,9 @@ int btrfs_dec_test_ordered_pending(struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (entry->bytes_left == 0) {
 		ret = test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_ORDERED_IO_DONE, &entry->flags);
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after test_and_set_bit
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&entry->wait))
 			wake_up(&entry->wait);
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
index fcf7265ca46fd84a65b647619f4e07ba996d7a9f..1a33d3eb36de184e4cbcf72efb26687857c70051 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
@@ -810,7 +810,11 @@ static noinline void unlock_stripe(struct btrfs_raid_bio *rbio)
 			}
 
 			goto done_nolock;
-		} else  if (waitqueue_active(&h->wait)) {
+			/*
+			 * The barrier for this waitqueue_active is not needed,
+			 * we're protected by h->lock and can't miss a wakeup.
+			 */
+		} else if (waitqueue_active(&h->wait)) {
 			spin_unlock(&rbio->bio_list_lock);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->lock, flags);
 			wake_up(&h->wait);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 76354bb1312c841986f19928376e3eabbb36a7e3..47fd27031a206b86c8a4a8000f5e396746f54a54 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ void btrfs_put_transaction(struct btrfs_transaction *transaction)
 static void clear_btree_io_tree(struct extent_io_tree *tree)
 {
 	spin_lock(&tree->lock);
+	/*
+	 * Do a single barrier for the waitqueue_active check here, the state
+	 * of the waitqueue should not change once clear_btree_io_tree is
+	 * called.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
 	while (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&tree->state)) {
 		struct rb_node *node;
 		struct extent_state *state;
@@ -856,6 +862,9 @@ static int __btrfs_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	atomic_dec(&cur_trans->num_writers);
 	extwriter_counter_dec(cur_trans, trans->type);
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure counter is updated before we wake up waiters.
+	 */
 	smp_mb();
 	if (waitqueue_active(&cur_trans->writer_wait))
 		wake_up(&cur_trans->writer_wait);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index c3f9a9c71f28fa5f8930e86c43df03e43e3b79a9..1fffe8845c09b4bb09c1e515d2e6ab73d5deb536 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ int btrfs_pin_log_trans(struct btrfs_root *root)
 void btrfs_end_log_trans(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&root->log_writers)) {
-		smp_mb();
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after atomic_dec_and_test
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&root->log_writer_wait))
 			wake_up(&root->log_writer_wait);
 	}
@@ -2820,7 +2822,9 @@ int btrfs_sync_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	mutex_lock(&log_root_tree->log_mutex);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&log_root_tree->log_writers)) {
-		smp_mb();
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after atomic_dec_and_test
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&log_root_tree->log_writer_wait))
 			wake_up(&log_root_tree->log_writer_wait);
 	}
@@ -2950,6 +2954,9 @@ int btrfs_sync_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	atomic_set(&log_root_tree->log_commit[index2], 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&log_root_tree->log_mutex);
 
+	/*
+	 * The barrier before waitqueue_active is implied by mutex_unlock
+	 */
 	if (waitqueue_active(&log_root_tree->log_commit_wait[index2]))
 		wake_up(&log_root_tree->log_commit_wait[index2]);
 out:
@@ -2961,6 +2968,9 @@ int btrfs_sync_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	atomic_set(&root->log_commit[index1], 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&root->log_mutex);
 
+	/*
+	 * The barrier before waitqueue_active is implied by mutex_unlock
+	 */
 	if (waitqueue_active(&root->log_commit_wait[index1]))
 		wake_up(&root->log_commit_wait[index1]);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index dd644d7677821ab90544db5f8fbd0b763dde389f..cc1cc355904576bc5a1ee08f169cf287b6cc3ffb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ static noinline void run_scheduled_bios(struct btrfs_device *device)
 		pending = pending->bi_next;
 		cur->bi_next = NULL;
 
+		/*
+		 * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+		 */
 		if (atomic_dec_return(&fs_info->nr_async_bios) < limit &&
 		    waitqueue_active(&fs_info->async_submit_wait))
 			wake_up(&fs_info->async_submit_wait);