diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index e541f5c0bc25..30d7454a9b93 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_queue_all(
 	int			cpu;
 	bool			ret = false;
 
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask) {
 		gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, cpu);
 		if (!llist_empty(&gc->list)) {
 			mod_delayed_work_on(cpu, mp->m_inodegc_wq, &gc->work, 0);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_wait_all(
 	int			error = 0;
 
 	flush_workqueue(mp->m_inodegc_wq);
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask) {
 		struct xfs_inodegc	*gc;
 
 		gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, cpu);
@@ -1845,9 +1845,17 @@ xfs_inodegc_worker(
 						struct xfs_inodegc, work);
 	struct llist_node	*node = llist_del_all(&gc->list);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip, *n;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = gc->mp;
 	unsigned int		nofs_flag;
 
-	ASSERT(gc->cpu == smp_processor_id());
+	/*
+	 * Clear the cpu mask bit and ensure that we have seen the latest
+	 * update of the gc structure associated with this CPU. This matches
+	 * with the release semantics used when setting the cpumask bit in
+	 * xfs_inodegc_queue.
+	 */
+	cpumask_clear_cpu(gc->cpu, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask);
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(gc->items, 0);
 
@@ -1862,7 +1870,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_worker(
 	nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
 
 	ip = llist_entry(node, struct xfs_inode, i_gclist);
-	trace_xfs_inodegc_worker(ip->i_mount, READ_ONCE(gc->shrinker_hits));
+	trace_xfs_inodegc_worker(mp, READ_ONCE(gc->shrinker_hits));
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(gc->shrinker_hits, 0);
 	llist_for_each_entry_safe(ip, n, node, i_gclist) {
@@ -2057,6 +2065,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_queue(
 	struct xfs_inodegc	*gc;
 	int			items;
 	unsigned int		shrinker_hits;
+	unsigned int		cpu_nr;
 	unsigned long		queue_delay = 1;
 
 	trace_xfs_inode_set_need_inactive(ip);
@@ -2064,18 +2073,28 @@ xfs_inodegc_queue(
 	ip->i_flags |= XFS_NEED_INACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
 
-	gc = get_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc);
+	cpu_nr = get_cpu();
+	gc = this_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc);
 	llist_add(&ip->i_gclist, &gc->list);
 	items = READ_ONCE(gc->items);
 	WRITE_ONCE(gc->items, items + 1);
 	shrinker_hits = READ_ONCE(gc->shrinker_hits);
 
+	/*
+	 * Ensure the list add is always seen by anyone who finds the cpumask
+	 * bit set. This effectively gives the cpumask bit set operation
+	 * release ordering semantics.
+	 */
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu_nr, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask))
+		cpumask_test_and_set_cpu(cpu_nr, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask);
+
 	/*
 	 * We queue the work while holding the current CPU so that the work
 	 * is scheduled to run on this CPU.
 	 */
 	if (!xfs_is_inodegc_enabled(mp)) {
-		put_cpu_ptr(gc);
+		put_cpu();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2085,7 +2104,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_queue(
 	trace_xfs_inodegc_queue(mp, __return_address);
 	mod_delayed_work_on(current_cpu(), mp->m_inodegc_wq, &gc->work,
 			queue_delay);
-	put_cpu_ptr(gc);
+	put_cpu();
 
 	if (xfs_inodegc_want_flush_work(ip, items, shrinker_hits)) {
 		trace_xfs_inodegc_throttle(mp, __return_address);
@@ -2093,47 +2112,6 @@ xfs_inodegc_queue(
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Fold the dead CPU inodegc queue into the current CPUs queue.
- */
-void
-xfs_inodegc_cpu_dead(
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	unsigned int		dead_cpu)
-{
-	struct xfs_inodegc	*dead_gc, *gc;
-	struct llist_node	*first, *last;
-	unsigned int		count = 0;
-
-	dead_gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, dead_cpu);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dead_gc->work);
-
-	if (llist_empty(&dead_gc->list))
-		return;
-
-	first = dead_gc->list.first;
-	last = first;
-	while (last->next) {
-		last = last->next;
-		count++;
-	}
-	dead_gc->list.first = NULL;
-	dead_gc->items = 0;
-
-	/* Add pending work to current CPU */
-	gc = get_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc);
-	llist_add_batch(first, last, &gc->list);
-	count += READ_ONCE(gc->items);
-	WRITE_ONCE(gc->items, count);
-
-	if (xfs_is_inodegc_enabled(mp)) {
-		trace_xfs_inodegc_queue(mp, __return_address);
-		mod_delayed_work_on(current_cpu(), mp->m_inodegc_wq, &gc->work,
-				0);
-	}
-	put_cpu_ptr(gc);
-}
-
 /*
  * We set the inode flag atomically with the radix tree tag.  Once we get tag
  * lookups on the radix tree, this inode flag can go away.
@@ -2195,7 +2173,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_shrinker_count(
 	if (!xfs_is_inodegc_enabled(mp))
 		return 0;
 
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask) {
 		gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, cpu);
 		if (!llist_empty(&gc->list))
 			return XFS_INODEGC_SHRINKER_COUNT;
@@ -2220,7 +2198,7 @@ xfs_inodegc_shrinker_scan(
 
 	trace_xfs_inodegc_shrinker_scan(mp, sc, __return_address);
 
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, &mp->m_inodegc_cpumask) {
 		gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, cpu);
 		if (!llist_empty(&gc->list)) {
 			unsigned int	h = READ_ONCE(gc->shrinker_hits);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
index 2fa6f2e09d07..905944dafbe5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void xfs_inodegc_push(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 int xfs_inodegc_flush(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_inodegc_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_inodegc_start(struct xfs_mount *mp);
-void xfs_inodegc_cpu_dead(struct xfs_mount *mp, unsigned int cpu);
 int xfs_inodegc_register_shrinker(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index a25eece3be2b..f4a8879ba0e9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct xfs_error_cfg {
  * Per-cpu deferred inode inactivation GC lists.
  */
 struct xfs_inodegc {
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp;
 	struct llist_head	list;
 	struct delayed_work	work;
 	int			error;
@@ -67,9 +68,7 @@ struct xfs_inodegc {
 	/* approximate count of inodes in the list */
 	unsigned int		items;
 	unsigned int		shrinker_hits;
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(XFS_WARN)
 	unsigned int		cpu;
-#endif
 };
 
 /*
@@ -249,6 +248,9 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	unsigned int		*m_errortag;
 	struct xfs_kobj		m_errortag_kobj;
 #endif
+
+	/* cpus that have inodes queued for inactivation */
+	struct cpumask		m_inodegc_cpumask;
 } xfs_mount_t;
 
 #define M_IGEO(mp)		(&(mp)->m_ino_geo)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index ed29a5022e36..3a91ba3a4c62 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1135,9 +1135,8 @@ xfs_inodegc_init_percpu(
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		gc = per_cpu_ptr(mp->m_inodegc, cpu);
-#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(XFS_WARN)
 		gc->cpu = cpu;
-#endif
+		gc->mp = mp;
 		init_llist_head(&gc->list);
 		gc->items = 0;
 		gc->error = 0;
@@ -2336,7 +2335,6 @@ xfs_cpu_dead(
 	spin_lock(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mp, n, &xfs_mount_list, m_mount_list) {
 		spin_unlock(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
-		xfs_inodegc_cpu_dead(mp, cpu);
 		spin_lock(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&xfs_mount_list_lock);