diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 3a41f83a4ba5..8c57cea7bbbb 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -886,36 +886,45 @@ long prune_icache_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	return freed;
 }
 
-static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode);
+static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode, bool locked);
 /*
  * Called with the inode lock held.
  */
 static struct inode *find_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 				struct hlist_head *head,
 				int (*test)(struct inode *, void *),
-				void *data)
+				void *data, bool locked)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
+	if (locked)
+		lockdep_assert_held(&inode_hash_lock);
+	else
+		lockdep_assert_not_held(&inode_hash_lock);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
 repeat:
-	hlist_for_each_entry(inode, head, i_hash) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(inode, head, i_hash) {
 		if (inode->i_sb != sb)
 			continue;
 		if (!test(inode, data))
 			continue;
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE)) {
-			__wait_on_freeing_inode(inode);
+			__wait_on_freeing_inode(inode, locked);
 			goto repeat;
 		}
 		if (unlikely(inode->i_state & I_CREATING)) {
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 		}
 		__iget(inode);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return inode;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -924,29 +933,39 @@ static struct inode *find_inode(struct super_block *sb,
  * iget_locked for details.
  */
 static struct inode *find_inode_fast(struct super_block *sb,
-				struct hlist_head *head, unsigned long ino)
+				struct hlist_head *head, unsigned long ino,
+				bool locked)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
+	if (locked)
+		lockdep_assert_held(&inode_hash_lock);
+	else
+		lockdep_assert_not_held(&inode_hash_lock);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
 repeat:
-	hlist_for_each_entry(inode, head, i_hash) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(inode, head, i_hash) {
 		if (inode->i_ino != ino)
 			continue;
 		if (inode->i_sb != sb)
 			continue;
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE)) {
-			__wait_on_freeing_inode(inode);
+			__wait_on_freeing_inode(inode, locked);
 			goto repeat;
 		}
 		if (unlikely(inode->i_state & I_CREATING)) {
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 		}
 		__iget(inode);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return inode;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1161,7 +1180,7 @@ struct inode *inode_insert5(struct inode *inode, unsigned long hashval,
 
 again:
 	spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	old = find_inode(inode->i_sb, head, test, data);
+	old = find_inode(inode->i_sb, head, test, data, true);
 	if (unlikely(old)) {
 		/*
 		 * Uhhuh, somebody else created the same inode under us.
@@ -1245,6 +1264,48 @@ struct inode *iget5_locked(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long hashval,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iget5_locked);
 
+/**
+ * iget5_locked_rcu - obtain an inode from a mounted file system
+ * @sb:		super block of file system
+ * @hashval:	hash value (usually inode number) to get
+ * @test:	callback used for comparisons between inodes
+ * @set:	callback used to initialize a new struct inode
+ * @data:	opaque data pointer to pass to @test and @set
+ *
+ * This is equivalent to iget5_locked, except the @test callback must
+ * tolerate the inode not being stable, including being mid-teardown.
+ */
+struct inode *iget5_locked_rcu(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long hashval,
+		int (*test)(struct inode *, void *),
+		int (*set)(struct inode *, void *), void *data)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *head = inode_hashtable + hash(sb, hashval);
+	struct inode *inode, *new;
+
+again:
+	inode = find_inode(sb, head, test, data, false);
+	if (inode) {
+		if (IS_ERR(inode))
+			return NULL;
+		wait_on_inode(inode);
+		if (unlikely(inode_unhashed(inode))) {
+			iput(inode);
+			goto again;
+		}
+		return inode;
+	}
+
+	new = alloc_inode(sb);
+	if (new) {
+		new->i_state = 0;
+		inode = inode_insert5(new, hashval, test, set, data);
+		if (unlikely(inode != new))
+			destroy_inode(new);
+	}
+	return inode;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iget5_locked_rcu);
+
 /**
  * iget_locked - obtain an inode from a mounted file system
  * @sb:		super block of file system
@@ -1263,9 +1324,7 @@ struct inode *iget_locked(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 	struct hlist_head *head = inode_hashtable + hash(sb, ino);
 	struct inode *inode;
 again:
-	spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	inode = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino);
-	spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
+	inode = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino, false);
 	if (inode) {
 		if (IS_ERR(inode))
 			return NULL;
@@ -1283,7 +1342,7 @@ struct inode *iget_locked(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 
 		spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
 		/* We released the lock, so.. */
-		old = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino);
+		old = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino, true);
 		if (!old) {
 			inode->i_ino = ino;
 			spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
@@ -1419,7 +1478,7 @@ struct inode *ilookup5_nowait(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long hashval,
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	inode = find_inode(sb, head, test, data);
+	inode = find_inode(sb, head, test, data, true);
 	spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
 
 	return IS_ERR(inode) ? NULL : inode;
@@ -1474,7 +1533,7 @@ struct inode *ilookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 	struct inode *inode;
 again:
 	spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	inode = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino);
+	inode = find_inode_fast(sb, head, ino, true);
 	spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
 
 	if (inode) {
@@ -2235,17 +2294,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_needs_sync);
  * wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW) after removing from the hash list
  * will DTRT.
  */
-static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode, bool locked)
 {
 	wait_queue_head_t *wq;
 	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &inode->i_state, __I_NEW);
 	wq = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW);
 	prepare_to_wait(wq, &wait.wq_entry, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (locked)
+		spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
 	schedule();
 	finish_wait(wq, &wait.wq_entry);
-	spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
+	if (locked)
+		spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 }
 
 static __initdata unsigned long ihash_entries;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index bfc1e6407bf6..3eb88cb3c1e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3045,7 +3045,12 @@ extern struct inode *inode_insert5(struct inode *inode, unsigned long hashval,
 		int (*test)(struct inode *, void *),
 		int (*set)(struct inode *, void *),
 		void *data);
-extern struct inode * iget5_locked(struct super_block *, unsigned long, int (*test)(struct inode *, void *), int (*set)(struct inode *, void *), void *);
+struct inode *iget5_locked(struct super_block *, unsigned long,
+			   int (*test)(struct inode *, void *),
+			   int (*set)(struct inode *, void *), void *);
+struct inode *iget5_locked_rcu(struct super_block *, unsigned long,
+			       int (*test)(struct inode *, void *),
+			       int (*set)(struct inode *, void *), void *);
 extern struct inode * iget_locked(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 extern struct inode *find_inode_nowait(struct super_block *,
 				       unsigned long,
