diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 88823f4..214b936 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -5634,6 +5634,17 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int btrfs_insert_inode_locked(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct btrfs_iget_args args;
+	args.location = &BTRFS_I(inode)->location;
+	args.root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
+
+	return insert_inode_locked4(inode,
+		   btrfs_inode_hash(inode->i_ino, BTRFS_I(inode)->root),
+		   btrfs_find_actor, &args);
+}
+
 static struct inode *btrfs_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				     struct btrfs_root *root,
 				     struct inode *dir,
@@ -5726,10 +5737,19 @@
 		sizes[1] = name_len + sizeof(*ref);
 	}
 
+	location = &BTRFS_I(inode)->location;
+	location->objectid = objectid;
+	location->offset = 0;
+	btrfs_set_key_type(location, BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY);
+
+	ret = btrfs_insert_inode_locked(inode);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	ret = btrfs_insert_empty_items(trans, root, path, key, sizes, nitems);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_unlock;
 
 	inode_init_owner(inode, dir, mode);
 	inode_set_bytes(inode, 0);
@@ -5752,11 +5772,6 @@
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(path->nodes[0]);
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 
-	location = &BTRFS_I(inode)->location;
-	location->objectid = objectid;
-	location->offset = 0;
-	btrfs_set_key_type(location, BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY);
-
 	btrfs_inherit_iflags(inode, dir);
 
 	if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
@@ -5767,7 +5782,6 @@
 				BTRFS_INODE_NODATASUM;
 	}
 
-	btrfs_insert_inode_hash(inode);
 	inode_tree_add(inode);
 
 	trace_btrfs_inode_new(inode);
@@ -5782,6 +5796,9 @@
 			  btrfs_ino(inode), root->root_key.objectid, ret);
 
 	return inode;
+
+fail_unlock:
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 fail:
 	if (dir && name)
 		BTRFS_I(dir)->index_cnt--;
@@ -5916,28 +5933,28 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
-	if (err) {
-		drop_inode = 1;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	* If the active LSM wants to access the inode during
 	* d_instantiate it needs these. Smack checks to see
 	* if the filesystem supports xattrs by looking at the
 	* ops vector.
 	*/
-
 	inode->i_op = &btrfs_special_inode_operations;
-	err = btrfs_add_nondir(trans, dir, dentry, inode, 0, index);
+	init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, rdev);
+
+	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	if (err)
-		drop_inode = 1;
-	else {
-		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, rdev);
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
+
+	err = btrfs_add_nondir(trans, dir, dentry, inode, 0, index);
+	if (err) {
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
+	} else {
 		btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
+
 out_unlock:
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 	btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
@@ -5947,6 +5964,12 @@
 		iput(inode);
 	}
 	return err;
+
+out_unlock_inode:
+	drop_inode = 1;
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	goto out_unlock;
+
 }
 
 static int btrfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -5981,15 +6004,6 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	drop_inode_on_err = 1;
-
-	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
 	/*
 	* If the active LSM wants to access the inode during
 	* d_instantiate it needs these. Smack checks to see
@@ -5998,14 +6012,23 @@
 	*/
 	inode->i_fop = &btrfs_file_operations;
 	inode->i_op = &btrfs_file_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &btrfs_aops;
+	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &root->fs_info->bdi;
+
+	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
+
+	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
 	err = btrfs_add_nondir(trans, dir, dentry, inode, 0, index);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
-	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &btrfs_aops;
-	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &root->fs_info->bdi;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree.ops = &btrfs_extent_io_ops;
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 out_unlock:
@@ -6017,6 +6040,11 @@
 	btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
 	return err;
+
+out_unlock_inode:
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	goto out_unlock;
+
 }
 
 static int btrfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
@@ -6124,25 +6152,30 @@
 	}
 
 	drop_on_err = 1;
+	/* these must be set before we unlock the inode */
+	inode->i_op = &btrfs_dir_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_fop = &btrfs_dir_file_operations;
 
 	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_fail;
-
-	inode->i_op = &btrfs_dir_inode_operations;
-	inode->i_fop = &btrfs_dir_file_operations;
+		goto out_fail_inode;
 
 	btrfs_i_size_write(inode, 0);
 	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_fail;
+		goto out_fail_inode;
 
 	err = btrfs_add_link(trans, dir, inode, dentry->d_name.name,
 			     dentry->d_name.len, 0, index);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_fail;
+		goto out_fail_inode;
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	/*
+	 * mkdir is special.  We're unlocking after we call d_instantiate
+	 * to avoid a race with nfsd calling d_instantiate.
+	 */
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	drop_on_err = 0;
 
 out_fail:
@@ -6152,6 +6185,10 @@
 	btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
 	return err;
+
+out_fail_inode:
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	goto out_fail;
 }
 
 /* helper for btfs_get_extent.  Given an existing extent in the tree,
@@ -8107,6 +8144,7 @@
 
 	set_nlink(inode, 1);
 	btrfs_i_size_write(inode, 0);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 
 	err = btrfs_subvol_inherit_props(trans, new_root, parent_root);
 	if (err)
@@ -8757,12 +8795,6 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
-	if (err) {
-		drop_inode = 1;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	* If the active LSM wants to access the inode during
 	* d_instantiate it needs these. Smack checks to see
@@ -8771,23 +8803,22 @@
 	*/
 	inode->i_fop = &btrfs_file_operations;
 	inode->i_op = &btrfs_file_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &btrfs_aops;
+	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &root->fs_info->bdi;
+	BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree.ops = &btrfs_extent_io_ops;
+
+	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
 	err = btrfs_add_nondir(trans, dir, dentry, inode, 0, index);
 	if (err)
-		drop_inode = 1;
-	else {
-		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &btrfs_aops;
-		inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &root->fs_info->bdi;
-		BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree.ops = &btrfs_extent_io_ops;
-	}
-	if (drop_inode)
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		drop_inode = 1;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 	}
 	key.objectid = btrfs_ino(inode);
 	key.offset = 0;
@@ -8796,9 +8827,8 @@
 	err = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key,
 				      datasize);
 	if (err) {
-		drop_inode = 1;
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 	}
 	leaf = path->nodes[0];
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],
@@ -8822,12 +8852,15 @@
 	inode_set_bytes(inode, name_len);
 	btrfs_i_size_write(inode, name_len);
 	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
 		drop_inode = 1;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
+	}
+
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 out_unlock:
-	if (!err)
-		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 	if (drop_inode) {
 		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
@@ -8835,6 +8868,11 @@
 	}
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
 	return err;
+
+out_unlock_inode:
+	drop_inode = 1;
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	goto out_unlock;
 }
 
 static int __btrfs_prealloc_file_range(struct inode *inode, int mode,
@@ -9018,14 +9056,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	inode->i_fop = &btrfs_file_operations;
 	inode->i_op = &btrfs_file_inode_operations;
 
@@ -9033,9 +9063,16 @@
 	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &root->fs_info->bdi;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree.ops = &btrfs_extent_io_ops;
 
+	ret = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, inode, dir, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_inode;
+
+	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_inode;
 	ret = btrfs_orphan_add(trans, inode);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_inode;
 
 	/*
 	 * We set number of links to 0 in btrfs_new_inode(), and here we set
@@ -9045,6 +9082,7 @@
 	 *    d_tmpfile() -> inode_dec_link_count() -> drop_nlink()
 	 */
 	set_nlink(inode, 1);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
@@ -9054,8 +9092,12 @@
 		iput(inode);
 	btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
-
 	return ret;
+
+out_inode:
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	goto out;
+
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations btrfs_dir_inode_operations = {