Merge tag 'vfs-6.17-rc1.ovl' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

934600da · Linus Torvalds <[email protected]> · 2025-07-28 12:20:06 -07:00

Pull overlayfs updates from Christian Brauner:
 "This contains overlayfs updates for this cycle.

  The changes for overlayfs in here are primarily focussed on preparing
  for some proposed changes to directory locking.

  Overlayfs currently will sometimes lock a directory on the upper
  filesystem and do a few different things while holding the lock. This
  is incompatible with the new potential scheme.

  This series narrows the region of code protected by the directory
  lock, taking it multiple times when necessary. This theoretically
  opens up the possibilty of other changes happening on the upper
  filesytem between the unlock and the lock. To some extent the patches
  guard against that by checking the dentries still have the expect
  parent after retaking the lock. In general, concurrent changes to the
  upper and lower filesystems aren't supported properly anyway"

* tag 'vfs-6.17-rc1.ovl' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs: (25 commits)
  ovl: properly print correct variable
  ovl: rename ovl_cleanup_unlocked() to ovl_cleanup()
  ovl: change ovl_create_real() to receive dentry parent
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_check_rename_whiteout()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_whiteout()
  ovl: change ovl_cleanup_and_whiteout() to take rename lock as needed
  ovl: narrow locking on ovl_remove_and_whiteout()
  ovl: change ovl_workdir_cleanup() to take dir lock as needed.
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_workdir_cleanup_recurse()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_indexdir_cleanup()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_workdir_create()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_cleanup_index()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_cleanup_whiteouts()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_rename()
  ovl: simplify gotos in ovl_rename()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_create_over_whiteout()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_clear_empty()
  ovl: narrow locking in ovl_create_upper()
  ovl: narrow the locked region in ovl_copy_up_workdir()
  ovl: Call ovl_create_temp() without lock held.
  ...

Commit: 934600daa7bcce8ad6d5efe05cce4811c8d2f464
Parents: 117eab5c · 672820a0

Merge commit. Changes below are compared with the first parent: 117eab5c.

Changes

14 files changed · +302 −225

File	Status	Add	Del	Content
fs/backing-file.c	modified	+2	−2	View file
fs/file_table.c	modified	+8	−5	View file
fs/internal.h	modified	+1	−0	View file
fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c	modified	+24	−24	View file
fs/overlayfs/dir.c	modified	+132	−114	View file
fs/overlayfs/file.c	modified	+1	−1	View file
fs/overlayfs/namei.c	modified	+28	−3	View file
fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h	modified	+25	−4	View file
fs/overlayfs/ovl_entry.h	modified	+1	−0	View file
fs/overlayfs/params.c	modified	+6	−6	View file
fs/overlayfs/readdir.c	modified	+18	−24	View file
fs/overlayfs/super.c	modified	+24	−24	View file
fs/overlayfs/util.c	modified	+29	−15	View file
include/linux/fs.h	modified	+3	−3	View file

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fs/backing-file.c

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diff --git a/fs/backing-file.c b/fs/backing-file.c
index 763fbe9..8c7396b 100644
--- a/fs/backing-file.c
+++ b/fs/backing-file.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct file *backing_file_open(const struct path *user_path, int flags,
 		return f;
 
 	path_get(user_path);
-	*backing_file_user_path(f) = *user_path;
+	backing_file_set_user_path(f, user_path);
 	error = vfs_open(real_path, f);
 	if (error) {
 		fput(f);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct file *backing_tmpfile_open(const struct path *user_path, int flags,
 		return f;
 
 	path_get(user_path);
-	*backing_file_user_path(f) = *user_path;
+	backing_file_set_user_path(f, user_path);
 	error = vfs_tmpfile(real_idmap, real_parentpath, f, mode);
 	if (error) {
 		fput(f);

fs/file_table.c

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diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 138114d..f09d79a 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -52,17 +52,20 @@ struct backing_file {
 	};
 };
 
-static inline struct backing_file *backing_file(struct file *f)
-{
-	return container_of(f, struct backing_file, file);
-}
+#define backing_file(f) container_of(f, struct backing_file, file)
 
-struct path *backing_file_user_path(struct file *f)
+struct path *backing_file_user_path(const struct file *f)
 {
 	return &backing_file(f)->user_path;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backing_file_user_path);
 
+void backing_file_set_user_path(struct file *f, const struct path *path)
+{
+	backing_file(f)->user_path = *path;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backing_file_set_user_path);
+
 static inline void file_free(struct file *f)
 {
 	security_file_free(f);

fs/internal.h

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diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 393f6c5..d733d8b 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ extern void chroot_fs_refs(const struct path *, const struct path *);
 struct file *alloc_empty_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred);
 struct file *alloc_empty_file_noaccount(int flags, const struct cred *cred);
 struct file *alloc_empty_backing_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred);
+void backing_file_set_user_path(struct file *f, const struct path *path);
 
 static inline void file_put_write_access(struct file *file)
 {

fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c

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diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index 8a3c0d1..c4d7c28 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -517,15 +517,12 @@ static int ovl_set_upper_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
 
 /*
  * Create and install index entry.
- *
- * Caller must hold i_mutex on indexdir.
  */
 static int ovl_create_index(struct dentry *dentry, const struct ovl_fh *fh,
 			    struct dentry *upper)
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct dentry *indexdir = ovl_indexdir(dentry->d_sb);
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(indexdir);
 	struct dentry *index = NULL;
 	struct dentry *temp = NULL;
 	struct qstr name = { };
@@ -559,6 +556,9 @@ static int ovl_create_index(struct dentry *dentry, const struct ovl_fh *fh,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	err = ovl_parent_lock(indexdir, temp);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 	index = ovl_lookup_upper(ofs, name.name, indexdir, name.len);
 	if (IS_ERR(index)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(index);
@@ -566,9 +566,10 @@ static int ovl_create_index(struct dentry *dentry, const struct ovl_fh *fh,
 		err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, indexdir, temp, indexdir, index, 0);
 		dput(index);
 	}
+	ovl_parent_unlock(indexdir);
 out:
 	if (err)
-		ovl_cleanup(ofs, dir, temp);
+		ovl_cleanup(ofs, indexdir, temp);
 	dput(temp);
 free_name:
 	kfree(name.name);
@@ -762,7 +763,6 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_workdir(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(c->dentry->d_sb);
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct inode *wdir = d_inode(c->workdir);
 	struct path path = { .mnt = ovl_upper_mnt(ofs) };
 	struct dentry *temp, *upper, *trap;
 	struct ovl_cu_creds cc;
@@ -779,9 +779,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_workdir(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 		return err;
 
 	ovl_start_write(c->dentry);
-	inode_lock(wdir);
 	temp = ovl_create_temp(ofs, c->workdir, &cattr);
-	inode_unlock(wdir);
 	ovl_end_write(c->dentry);
 	ovl_revert_cu_creds(&cc);
 
@@ -794,35 +792,36 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_workdir(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 	 */
 	path.dentry = temp;
 	err = ovl_copy_up_data(c, &path);
+	ovl_start_write(c->dentry);
+	if (err)
+		goto cleanup_unlocked;
+
+	if (S_ISDIR(c->stat.mode) && c->indexed) {
+		err = ovl_create_index(c->dentry, c->origin_fh, temp);
+		if (err)
+			goto cleanup_unlocked;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We cannot hold lock_rename() throughout this helper, because of
 	 * lock ordering with sb_writers, which shouldn't be held when calling
 	 * ovl_copy_up_data(), so lock workdir and destdir and make sure that
 	 * temp wasn't moved before copy up completion or cleanup.
 	 */
-	ovl_start_write(c->dentry);
 	trap = lock_rename(c->workdir, c->destdir);
 	if (trap || temp->d_parent != c->workdir) {
 		/* temp or workdir moved underneath us? abort without cleanup */
 		dput(temp);
 		err = -EIO;
-		if (IS_ERR(trap))
-			goto out;
-		goto unlock;
-	} else if (err) {
-		goto cleanup;
+		if (!IS_ERR(trap))
+			unlock_rename(c->workdir, c->destdir);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	err = ovl_copy_up_metadata(c, temp);
 	if (err)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(c->stat.mode) && c->indexed) {
-		err = ovl_create_index(c->dentry, c->origin_fh, temp);
-		if (err)
-			goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 	upper = ovl_lookup_upper(ofs, c->destname.name, c->destdir,
 				 c->destname.len);
 	err = PTR_ERR(upper);
@@ -830,9 +829,10 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_workdir(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, c->workdir, temp, c->destdir, upper, 0);
+	unlock_rename(c->workdir, c->destdir);
 	dput(upper);
 	if (err)
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_unlocked;
 
 	inode = d_inode(c->dentry);
 	if (c->metacopy_digest)
@@ -846,17 +846,17 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_workdir(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c)
 	ovl_inode_update(inode, temp);
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		ovl_set_flag(OVL_WHITEOUTS, inode);
-unlock:
-	unlock_rename(c->workdir, c->destdir);
 out:
 	ovl_end_write(c->dentry);
 
 	return err;
 
 cleanup:
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, temp);
+	unlock_rename(c->workdir, c->destdir);
+cleanup_unlocked:
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, c->workdir, temp);
 	dput(temp);
-	goto unlock;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /* Copyup using O_TMPFILE which does not require cross dir locking */

fs/overlayfs/dir.c

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diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index 4fc221e..70b8687 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(redirect_max,
 
 static int ovl_set_redirect(struct dentry *dentry, bool samedir);
 
-int ovl_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct inode *wdir, struct dentry *wdentry)
+static int ovl_cleanup_locked(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct inode *wdir,
+			      struct dentry *wdentry)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,21 @@ int ovl_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct inode *wdir, struct dentry *wdentry)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int ovl_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *workdir,
+		struct dentry *wdentry)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = ovl_parent_lock(workdir, wdentry);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	ovl_cleanup_locked(ofs, workdir->d_inode, wdentry);
+	ovl_parent_unlock(workdir);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct dentry *ovl_lookup_temp(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *workdir)
 {
 	struct dentry *temp;
@@ -62,7 +78,6 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup_temp(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *workdir)
 	return temp;
 }
 
-/* caller holds i_mutex on workdir */
 static struct dentry *ovl_whiteout(struct ovl_fs *ofs)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -70,47 +85,52 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_whiteout(struct ovl_fs *ofs)
 	struct dentry *workdir = ofs->workdir;
 	struct inode *wdir = workdir->d_inode;
 
+	guard(mutex)(&ofs->whiteout_lock);
+
 	if (!ofs->whiteout) {
+		inode_lock_nested(wdir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 		whiteout = ovl_lookup_temp(ofs, workdir);
-		if (IS_ERR(whiteout))
-			goto out;
-
-		err = ovl_do_whiteout(ofs, wdir, whiteout);
-		if (err) {
-			dput(whiteout);
-			whiteout = ERR_PTR(err);
-			goto out;
+		if (!IS_ERR(whiteout)) {
+			err = ovl_do_whiteout(ofs, wdir, whiteout);
+			if (err) {
+				dput(whiteout);
+				whiteout = ERR_PTR(err);
+			}
 		}
+		inode_unlock(wdir);
+		if (IS_ERR(whiteout))
+			return whiteout;
 		ofs->whiteout = whiteout;
 	}
 
 	if (!ofs->no_shared_whiteout) {
+		inode_lock_nested(wdir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 		whiteout = ovl_lookup_temp(ofs, workdir);
-		if (IS_ERR(whiteout))
-			goto out;
-
-		err = ovl_do_link(ofs, ofs->whiteout, wdir, whiteout);
-		if (!err)
-			goto out;
-
-		if (err != -EMLINK) {
-			pr_warn("Failed to link whiteout - disabling whiteout inode sharing(nlink=%u, err=%i)\n",
-				ofs->whiteout->d_inode->i_nlink, err);
+		if (!IS_ERR(whiteout)) {
+			err = ovl_do_link(ofs, ofs->whiteout, wdir, whiteout);
+			if (err) {
+				dput(whiteout);
+				whiteout = ERR_PTR(err);
+			}
+		}
+		inode_unlock(wdir);
+		if (!IS_ERR(whiteout))
+			return whiteout;
+		if (PTR_ERR(whiteout) != -EMLINK) {
+			pr_warn("Failed to link whiteout - disabling whiteout inode sharing(nlink=%u, err=%lu)\n",
+				ofs->whiteout->d_inode->i_nlink,
+				PTR_ERR(whiteout));
 			ofs->no_shared_whiteout = true;
 		}
-		dput(whiteout);
 	}
 	whiteout = ofs->whiteout;
 	ofs->whiteout = NULL;
-out:
 	return whiteout;
 }
 
-/* Caller must hold i_mutex on both workdir and dir */
 int ovl_cleanup_and_whiteout(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dir,
 			     struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct inode *wdir = ofs->workdir->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *whiteout;
 	int err;
 	int flags = 0;
@@ -123,24 +143,29 @@ int ovl_cleanup_and_whiteout(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *dir,
 	if (d_is_dir(dentry))
 		flags = RENAME_EXCHANGE;
 
-	err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, ofs->workdir, whiteout, dir, dentry, flags);
+	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(ofs->workdir, whiteout, dir, dentry);
+	if (!err) {
+		err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, ofs->workdir, whiteout, dir, dentry, flags);
+		unlock_rename(ofs->workdir, dir);
+	}
 	if (err)
 		goto kill_whiteout;
 	if (flags)
-		ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, dentry);
+		ovl_cleanup(ofs, ofs->workdir, dentry);
 
 out:
 	dput(whiteout);
 	return err;
 
 kill_whiteout:
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, whiteout);
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, ofs->workdir, whiteout);
 	goto out;
 }
 
-struct dentry *ovl_create_real(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct inode *dir,
+struct dentry *ovl_create_real(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *parent,
 			       struct dentry *newdentry, struct ovl_cattr *attr)
 {
+	struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
 	int err;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(newdentry))
@@ -199,8 +224,12 @@ out:
 struct dentry *ovl_create_temp(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *workdir,
 			       struct ovl_cattr *attr)
 {
-	return ovl_create_real(ofs, d_inode(workdir),
-			       ovl_lookup_temp(ofs, workdir), attr);
+	struct dentry *ret;
+	inode_lock(workdir->d_inode);
+	ret = ovl_create_real(ofs, workdir,
+			      ovl_lookup_temp(ofs, workdir), attr);
+	inode_unlock(workdir->d_inode);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ovl_set_opaque_xerr(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *upper,
@@ -303,13 +332,13 @@ static int ovl_create_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	int err;
 
 	inode_lock_nested(udir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	newdentry = ovl_create_real(ofs, udir,
+	newdentry = ovl_create_real(ofs, upperdir,
 				    ovl_lookup_upper(ofs, dentry->d_name.name,
 						     upperdir, dentry->d_name.len),
 				    attr);
-	err = PTR_ERR(newdentry);
+	inode_unlock(udir);
 	if (IS_ERR(newdentry))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		return PTR_ERR(newdentry);
 
 	if (ovl_type_merge(dentry->d_parent) && d_is_dir(newdentry) &&
 	    !ovl_allow_offline_changes(ofs)) {
@@ -321,14 +350,12 @@ static int ovl_create_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	err = ovl_instantiate(dentry, inode, newdentry, !!attr->hardlink, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_cleanup;
-out_unlock:
-	inode_unlock(udir);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 
 out_cleanup:
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, udir, newdentry);
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, upperdir, newdentry);
 	dput(newdentry);
-	goto out_unlock;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -336,9 +363,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct dentry *workdir = ovl_workdir(dentry);
-	struct inode *wdir = workdir->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *upperdir = ovl_dentry_upper(dentry->d_parent);
-	struct inode *udir = upperdir->d_inode;
 	struct path upperpath;
 	struct dentry *upper;
 	struct dentry *opaquedir;
@@ -348,27 +373,25 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (WARN_ON(!workdir))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EROFS);
 
-	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(workdir, upperdir);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	ovl_path_upper(dentry, &upperpath);
 	err = vfs_getattr(&upperpath, &stat,
 			  STATX_BASIC_STATS, AT_STATX_SYNC_AS_STAT);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 
 	err = -ESTALE;
 	if (!S_ISDIR(stat.mode))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 	upper = upperpath.dentry;
-	if (upper->d_parent->d_inode != udir)
-		goto out_unlock;
 
 	opaquedir = ovl_create_temp(ofs, workdir, OVL_CATTR(stat.mode));
 	err = PTR_ERR(opaquedir);
 	if (IS_ERR(opaquedir))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
+
+	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(workdir, opaquedir, upperdir, upper);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_cleanup_unlocked;
 
 	err = ovl_copy_xattr(dentry->d_sb, &upperpath, opaquedir);
 	if (err)
@@ -385,12 +408,12 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto out_cleanup;
 
 	err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, workdir, opaquedir, upperdir, upper, RENAME_EXCHANGE);
+	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_cleanup;
+		goto out_cleanup_unlocked;
 
 	ovl_cleanup_whiteouts(ofs, upper, list);
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, upper);
-	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, workdir, upper);
 
 	/* dentry's upper doesn't match now, get rid of it */
 	d_drop(dentry);
@@ -398,10 +421,10 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_clear_empty(struct dentry *dentry,
 	return opaquedir;
 
 out_cleanup:
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, opaquedir);
-	dput(opaquedir);
-out_unlock:
 	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
+out_cleanup_unlocked:
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, workdir, opaquedir);
+	dput(opaquedir);
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
@@ -420,9 +443,7 @@ static int ovl_create_over_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct dentry *workdir = ovl_workdir(dentry);
-	struct inode *wdir = workdir->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *upperdir = ovl_dentry_upper(dentry->d_parent);
-	struct inode *udir = upperdir->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *upper;
 	struct dentry *newdentry;
 	int err;
@@ -439,15 +460,11 @@ static int ovl_create_over_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(workdir, upperdir);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	upper = ovl_lookup_upper(ofs, dentry->d_name.name, upperdir,
-				 dentry->d_name.len);
+	upper = ovl_lookup_upper_unlocked(ofs, dentry->d_name.name, upperdir,
+					  dentry->d_name.len);
 	err = PTR_ERR(upper);
 	if (IS_ERR(upper))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 
 	err = -ESTALE;
 	if (d_is_negative(upper) || !ovl_upper_is_whiteout(ofs, upper))
@@ -458,6 +475,10 @@ static int ovl_create_over_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	if (IS_ERR(newdentry))
 		goto out_dput;
 
+	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(workdir, newdentry, upperdir, upper);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_cleanup_unlocked;
+
 	/*
 	 * mode could have been mutilated due to umask (e.g. sgid directory)
 	 */
@@ -493,25 +514,25 @@ static int ovl_create_over_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 
 		err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, workdir, newdentry, upperdir, upper,
 				    RENAME_EXCHANGE);
+		unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
 		if (err)
-			goto out_cleanup;
+			goto out_cleanup_unlocked;
 
-		ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, upper);
+		ovl_cleanup(ofs, workdir, upper);
 	} else {
 		err = ovl_do_rename(ofs, workdir, newdentry, upperdir, upper, 0);
+		unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
 		if (err)
-			goto out_cleanup;
+			goto out_cleanup_unlocked;
 	}
 	ovl_dir_modified(dentry->d_parent, false);
 	err = ovl_instantiate(dentry, inode, newdentry, hardlink, NULL);
 	if (err) {
-		ovl_cleanup(ofs, udir, newdentry);
+		ovl_cleanup(ofs, upperdir, newdentry);
 		dput(newdentry);
 	}
 out_dput:
 	dput(upper);
-out_unlock:
-	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
 out:
 	if (!hardlink) {
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
@@ -520,7 +541,9 @@ out:
 	return err;
 
 out_cleanup:
-	ovl_cleanup(ofs, wdir, newdentry);
+	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
+out_cleanup_unlocked:
+	ovl_cleanup(ofs, workdir, newdentry);
 	dput(newdentry);
 	goto out_dput;
 }
@@ -757,15 +780,11 @@ static int ovl_remove_and_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = ovl_lock_rename_workdir(workdir, upperdir);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_dput;
-
-	upper = ovl_lookup_upper(ofs, dentry->d_name.name, upperdir,
-				 dentry->d_name.len);
+	upper = ovl_lookup_upper_unlocked(ofs, dentry->d_name.name, upperdir,
+					  dentry->d_name.len);
 	err = PTR_ERR(upper);
 	if (IS_ERR(upper))
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_dput;
 
 	err = -ESTALE;
 	if ((opaquedir && upper != opaquedir) ||
@@ -775,16 +794,12 @@ static int ovl_remove_and_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	err = ovl_cleanup_and_whiteout(ofs, upperdir, upper);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_d_drop;
+	if (!err)
+		ovl_dir_modified(dentry->d_parent, true);
 
-	ovl_dir_modified(dentry->d_parent, true);
-out_d_drop:
 	d_drop(dentry);
 out_dput_upper: