diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 3c2cbf7b6663..27ebe61d3ccc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ static inline u32 btrfs_file_extent_inline_item_len(struct extent_buffer *eb,
 	return btrfs_item_size(eb, e) - offset;
 }
 
-static inline struct btrfs_root *btrfs_sb(struct super_block *sb)
+static inline struct btrfs_fs_info *btrfs_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	return sb->s_fs_info;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 89e99eb384db..7aa9cd36bf1b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,6 @@ static int __setup_root(u32 nodesize, u32 leafsize, u32 sectorsize,
 	root->orphan_item_inserted = 0;
 	root->orphan_cleanup_state = 0;
 
-	root->fs_info = fs_info;
 	root->objectid = objectid;
 	root->last_trans = 0;
 	root->highest_objectid = 0;
@@ -1218,6 +1217,14 @@ static int find_and_setup_root(struct btrfs_root *tree_root,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct btrfs_root *btrfs_alloc_root(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	struct btrfs_root *root = kzalloc(sizeof(*root), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (root)
+		root->fs_info = fs_info;
+	return root;
+}
+
 static struct btrfs_root *alloc_log_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					 struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
@@ -1225,7 +1232,7 @@ static struct btrfs_root *alloc_log_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct btrfs_root *tree_root = fs_info->tree_root;
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 
-	root = kzalloc(sizeof(*root), GFP_NOFS);
+	root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
 	if (!root)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -1320,7 +1327,7 @@ struct btrfs_root *btrfs_read_fs_root_no_radix(struct btrfs_root *tree_root,
 	u32 blocksize;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	root = kzalloc(sizeof(*root), GFP_NOFS);
+	root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
 	if (!root)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	if (location->offset == (u64)-1) {
@@ -1876,9 +1883,9 @@ static void free_root_pointers(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, int chunk_root)
 }
 
 
-struct btrfs_root *open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
-			      struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
-			      char *options)
+int open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
+	       struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
+	       char *options)
 {
 	u32 sectorsize;
 	u32 nodesize;
@@ -1890,8 +1897,8 @@ struct btrfs_root *open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct btrfs_key location;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super;
-	struct btrfs_root *tree_root = btrfs_sb(sb);
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = tree_root->fs_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_root *tree_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *extent_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *csum_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *chunk_root;
@@ -1902,16 +1909,14 @@ struct btrfs_root *open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
 	int num_backups_tried = 0;
 	int backup_index = 0;
 
-	extent_root = fs_info->extent_root =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
-	csum_root = fs_info->csum_root =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
-	chunk_root = fs_info->chunk_root =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
-	dev_root = fs_info->dev_root =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
+	tree_root = fs_info->tree_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
+	extent_root = fs_info->extent_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
+	csum_root = fs_info->csum_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
+	chunk_root = fs_info->chunk_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
+	dev_root = fs_info->dev_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
 
-	if (!extent_root || !csum_root || !chunk_root || !dev_root) {
+	if (!tree_root || !extent_root || !csum_root ||
+	    !chunk_root || !dev_root) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -2389,7 +2394,7 @@ retry_root_backup:
 		     btrfs_level_size(tree_root,
 				      btrfs_super_log_root_level(disk_super));
 
-		log_tree_root = kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
+		log_tree_root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info);
 		if (!log_tree_root) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto fail_trans_kthread;
@@ -2450,11 +2455,11 @@ retry_root_backup:
 
 		if (err) {
 			close_ctree(tree_root);
-			return ERR_PTR(err);
+			return err;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return tree_root;
+	return 0;
 
 fail_trans_kthread:
 	kthread_stop(fs_info->transaction_kthread);
@@ -2500,8 +2505,7 @@ fail_srcu:
 	cleanup_srcu_struct(&fs_info->subvol_srcu);
 fail:
 	btrfs_close_devices(fs_info->fs_devices);
-	free_fs_info(fs_info);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return err;
 
 recovery_tree_root:
 	if (!btrfs_test_opt(tree_root, RECOVERY))
@@ -3007,7 +3011,7 @@ int close_ctree(struct btrfs_root *root)
 		   (atomic_read(&fs_info->defrag_running) == 0));
 
 	/* clear out the rbtree of defraggable inodes */
-	btrfs_run_defrag_inodes(root->fs_info);
+	btrfs_run_defrag_inodes(fs_info);
 
 	/*
 	 * Here come 2 situations when btrfs is broken to flip readonly:
@@ -3036,8 +3040,8 @@ int close_ctree(struct btrfs_root *root)
 
 	btrfs_put_block_group_cache(fs_info);
 
-	kthread_stop(root->fs_info->transaction_kthread);
-	kthread_stop(root->fs_info->cleaner_kthread);
+	kthread_stop(fs_info->transaction_kthread);
+	kthread_stop(fs_info->cleaner_kthread);
 
 	fs_info->closing = 2;
 	smp_mb();
@@ -3055,14 +3059,14 @@ int close_ctree(struct btrfs_root *root)
 	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->extent_root->commit_root);
 	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->tree_root->node);
 	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->tree_root->commit_root);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->chunk_root->node);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->chunk_root->commit_root);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->dev_root->node);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->dev_root->commit_root);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->csum_root->node);
-	free_extent_buffer(root->fs_info->csum_root->commit_root);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->chunk_root->node);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->chunk_root->commit_root);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->dev_root->node);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->dev_root->commit_root);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->csum_root->node);
+	free_extent_buffer(fs_info->csum_root->commit_root);
 
-	btrfs_free_block_groups(root->fs_info);
+	btrfs_free_block_groups(fs_info);
 
 	del_fs_roots(fs_info);
 
@@ -3093,8 +3097,6 @@ int close_ctree(struct btrfs_root *root)
 	bdi_destroy(&fs_info->bdi);
 	cleanup_srcu_struct(&fs_info->subvol_srcu);
 
-	free_fs_info(fs_info);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
index c99d0a8f13fa..e4bc4741319b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ struct extent_buffer *btrfs_find_create_tree_block(struct btrfs_root *root,
 						   u64 bytenr, u32 blocksize);
 int clean_tree_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		     struct btrfs_root *root, struct extent_buffer *buf);
-struct btrfs_root *open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
-			      struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
-			      char *options);
+int open_ctree(struct super_block *sb,
+	       struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
+	       char *options);
 int close_ctree(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int write_ctree_super(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		      struct btrfs_root *root, int max_mirrors);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/export.c b/fs/btrfs/export.c
index 1b8dc33778f9..5f77166fd01c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/export.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb, u64 objectid,
 				       u64 root_objectid, u32 generation,
 				       int check_generation)
 {
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb)->fs_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 2db7c1455c7f..ab620014bcc3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -286,14 +286,13 @@ static int btrfs_ioctl_getversion(struct file *file, int __user *arg)
 
 static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_fitrim(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = fdentry(file)->d_sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = root->fs_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(fdentry(file)->d_sb);
 	struct btrfs_device *device;
 	struct request_queue *q;
 	struct fstrim_range range;
 	u64 minlen = ULLONG_MAX;
 	u64 num_devices = 0;
-	u64 total_bytes = btrfs_super_total_bytes(root->fs_info->super_copy);
+	u64 total_bytes = btrfs_super_total_bytes(fs_info->super_copy);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_fitrim(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 
 	range.len = min(range.len, total_bytes - range.start);
 	range.minlen = max(range.minlen, minlen);
-	ret = btrfs_trim_fs(root, &range);
+	ret = btrfs_trim_fs(fs_info->tree_root, &range);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 8ffaaa8e3df8..3ce97b217cbe 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ void __btrfs_std_error(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *function,
 
 static void btrfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(sb);
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = close_ctree(root);
-	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-
-	(void)ret; /* FIXME: need to fix VFS to return error? */
+	(void)close_ctree(btrfs_sb(sb)->tree_root);
+	/* FIXME: need to fix VFS to return error? */
+	/* AV: return it _where_?  ->put_super() can be triggered by any number
+	 * of async events, up to and including delivery of SIGKILL to the
+	 * last process that kept it busy.  Or segfault in the aforementioned
+	 * process...  Whom would you report that to?
+	 */
 }
 
 enum {
@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@ out:
 static struct dentry *get_default_root(struct super_block *sb,
 				       u64 subvol_objectid)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->tree_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *new_root;
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *di;
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ static struct dentry *get_default_root(struct super_block *sb,
 	 * will mount by default if we haven't been given a specific subvolume
 	 * to mount.
 	 */
-	dir_id = btrfs_super_root_dir(root->fs_info->super_copy);
+	dir_id = btrfs_super_root_dir(fs_info->super_copy);
 	di = btrfs_lookup_dir_item(NULL, root, path, dir_id, "default", 7, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(di)) {
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ static struct dentry *get_default_root(struct super_block *sb,
 		 */
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
 		dir_id = BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
-		new_root = root->fs_info->fs_root;
+		new_root = fs_info->fs_root;
 		goto setup_root;
 	}
 
@@ -593,7 +594,7 @@ static struct dentry *get_default_root(struct super_block *sb,
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 
 find_root:
-	new_root = btrfs_read_fs_root_no_name(root->fs_info, &location);
+	new_root = btrfs_read_fs_root_no_name(fs_info, &location);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_root))
 		return ERR_CAST(new_root);
 
@@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *root_dentry;
-	struct btrfs_root *tree_root;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int err;
 
@@ -644,18 +645,16 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_POSIXACL;
 #endif
 
-	tree_root = open_ctree(sb, fs_devices, (char *)data);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(tree_root)) {
+	err = open_ctree(sb, fs_devices, (char *)data);
+	if (err) {
 		printk("btrfs: open_ctree failed\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(tree_root);
+		return err;
 	}
-	sb->s_fs_info = tree_root;
 
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, tree_root->fs_info->fs_root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, fs_info->fs_root, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto fail_close;
@@ -672,23 +671,25 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 	cleancache_init_fs(sb);
+	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
 	return 0;
 
 fail_close:
-	close_ctree(tree_root);
+	close_ctree(fs_info->tree_root);
 	return err;
 }
 
 int btrfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->tree_root;
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_btrfs_sync_fs(wait);
 
 	if (!wait) {
-		filemap_flush(root->fs_info->btree_inode->i_mapping);
+		filemap_flush(fs_info->btree_inode->i_mapping);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -704,8 +705,8 @@ int btrfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 
 static int btrfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(dentry->d_sb);
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *info = root->fs_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *info = btrfs_sb(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct btrfs_root *root = info->tree_root;
 	char *compress_type;
 
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, DEGRADED))
@@ -770,23 +771,18 @@ static int btrfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static int btrfs_test_super(struct super_block *s, void *data)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *test_root = data;
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(s);
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *p = data;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(s);
 
-	/*
-	 * If this super block is going away, return false as it
-	 * can't match as an existing super block.
-	 */
-	if (!atomic_read(&s->s_active))
-		return 0;
-	return root->fs_info->fs_devices == test_root->fs_info->fs_devices;
+	return fs_info->fs_devices == p->fs_devices;
 }
 
 static int btrfs_set_super(struct super_block *s, void *data)
 {
-	s->s_fs_info = data;
-
-	return set_anon_super(s, data);
+	int err = set_anon_super(s, data);
+	if (!err)
+		s->s_fs_info = data;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -946,12 +942,6 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	if (!fs_info)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	fs_info->tree_root = kzalloc(sizeof(struct btrfs_root), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!fs_info->tree_root) {
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_fs_info;
-	}
-	fs_info->tree_root->fs_info = fs_info;
 	fs_info->fs_devices = fs_devices;
 
 	fs_info->super_copy = kzalloc(BTRFS_SUPER_INFO_SIZE, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -971,43 +961,30 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	}
 
 	bdev = fs_devices->latest_bdev;
-	s = sget(fs_type, btrfs_test_super, btrfs_set_super,
-		 fs_info->tree_root);
+	s = sget(fs_type, btrfs_test_super, btrfs_set_super, fs_info);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(s);
 		goto error_close_devices;
 	}
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
-		if ((flags ^ s->s_flags) & MS_RDONLY) {
-			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			error = -EBUSY;
-			goto error_close_devices;
-		}
-
 		btrfs_close_devices(fs_devices);
 		free_fs_info(fs_info);
+		if ((flags ^ s->s_flags) & MS_RDONLY)
+			error = -EBUSY;
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
 		s->s_flags = flags | MS_NOSEC;
 		strlcpy(s->s_id, bdevname(bdev, b), sizeof(s->s_id));
-		btrfs_sb(s)->fs_info->bdev_holder = fs_type;
+		btrfs_sb(s)->bdev_holder = fs_type;
 		error = btrfs_fill_super(s, fs_devices, data,
 					 flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
-		if (error) {
-			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			return ERR_PTR(error);
-		}
-
-		s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
 	}
 
-	root = get_default_root(s, subvol_objectid);
-	if (IS_ERR(root)) {
+	root = !error ? get_default_root(s, subvol_objectid) : ERR_PTR(error);
+	if (IS_ERR(root))
 		deactivate_locked_super(s);
-		return root;
-	}
 
 	return root;
 
@@ -1020,7 +997,8 @@ error_fs_info:
 
 static int btrfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->tree_root;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = btrfs_parse_options(root, data);
@@ -1036,13 +1014,13 @@ static int btrfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 		ret =  btrfs_commit_super(root);
 		WARN_ON(ret);
 	} else {
-		if (root->fs_info->fs_devices->rw_devices == 0)
+		if (fs_info->fs_devices->rw_devices == 0)
 			return -EACCES;
 
-		if (btrfs_super_log_root(root->fs_info->super_copy) != 0)
+		if (btrfs_super_log_root(fs_info->super_copy) != 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		ret = btrfs_cleanup_fs_roots(root->fs_info);
+		ret = btrfs_cleanup_fs_roots(fs_info);
 		WARN_ON(ret);
 
 		/* recover relocation */
@@ -1211,18 +1189,18 @@ static int btrfs_calc_avail_data_space(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 *free_bytes)
 
 static int btrfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(dentry->d_sb);
-	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super = root->fs_info->super_copy;
-	struct list_head *head = &root->fs_info->space_info;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super = fs_info->super_copy;
+	struct list_head *head = &fs_info->space_info;
 	struct btrfs_space_info *found;
 	u64 total_used = 0;
 	u64 total_free_data = 0;
 	int bits = dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
-	__be32 *fsid = (__be32 *)root->fs_info->fsid;
+	__be32 *fsid = (__be32 *)fs_info->fsid;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* holding chunk_muext to avoid allocating new chunks */
-	mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->chunk_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(found, head, list) {
 		if (found->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_DATA) {
@@ -1241,14 +1219,14 @@ static int btrfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	buf->f_bsize = dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize;
 	buf->f_type = BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	buf->f_bavail = total_free_data;
-	ret = btrfs_calc_avail_data_space(root, &total_free_data);
+	ret = btrfs_calc_avail_data_space(fs_info->tree_root, &total_free_data);
 	if (ret) {
-		mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->chunk_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	buf->f_bavail += total_free_data;
 	buf->f_bavail = buf->f_bavail >> bits;
-	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->chunk_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 
 	/* We treat it as constant endianness (it doesn't matter _which_)
 	   because we want the fsid to come out the same whether mounted
@@ -1262,11 +1240,18 @@ static int btrfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void btrfs_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	kill_anon_super(sb);
+	free_fs_info(fs_info);
+}
+
 static struct file_system_type btrfs_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "btrfs",
 	.mount		= btrfs_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
+	.kill_sb	= btrfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_REQUIRES_DEV,
 };
 
@@ -1300,17 +1285,17 @@ static long btrfs_control_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 
 static int btrfs_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(sb);
-	mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->transaction_kthread_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->cleaner_mutex);
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	mutex_lock(&fs_info->transaction_kthread_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&fs_info->cleaner_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int btrfs_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_sb(sb);
-	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->cleaner_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->transaction_kthread_mutex);
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->cleaner_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->transaction_kthread_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 7ffdb154daec..0b4e2af7954d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -708,8 +708,6 @@ int btrfs_scan_one_device(const char *path, fmode_t flags, void *holder,
 	u64 devid;
 	u64 transid;
 
-	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
-
 	flags |= FMODE_EXCL;
 	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(path, flags, holder);
 
@@ -718,6 +716,7 @@ int btrfs_scan_one_device(const char *path, fmode_t flags, void *holder,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
 	ret = set_blocksize(bdev, 4096);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_close;
@@ -739,9 +738,9 @@ int btrfs_scan_one_device(const char *path, fmode_t flags, void *holder,
 
 	brelse(bh);
 error_close:
+	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 	blkdev_put(bdev, flags);
 error:
-	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }