diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
index 1eb76959d09680..ccf0ce7866b9e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting
@@ -346,3 +346,17 @@ look at examples of other filesystems) for guidance.
 for details of what locks to replace dcache_lock with in order to protect
 particular things. Most of the time, a filesystem only needs ->d_lock, which
 protects *all* the dcache state of a given dentry.
+
+--
+[mandatory]
+
+	Filesystems must RCU-free their inodes, if they can have been accessed
+via rcu-walk path walk (basically, if the file can have had a path name in the
+vfs namespace).
+
+	i_dentry and i_rcu share storage in a union, and the vfs expects
+i_dentry to be reinitialized before it is freed, so an:
+
+  INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+
+must be done in the RCU callback.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 03185de7cd4a91..856e9c39806861 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -71,12 +71,18 @@ spufs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void
-spufs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void spufs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(spufs_inode_cache, SPUFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void spufs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, spufs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void
 spufs_init_once(void *p)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index 61685ccceda88c..cc8d2840f9b629 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -826,6 +826,13 @@ const struct address_space_operations pohmelfs_aops = {
 	.set_page_dirty 	= __set_page_dirty_nobuffers,
 };
 
+static void pohmelfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(pohmelfs_inode_cache, POHMELFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 /*
  * ->detroy_inode() callback. Deletes inode from the caches
  *  and frees private data.
@@ -842,8 +849,8 @@ static void pohmelfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 
 	dprintk("%s: pi: %p, inode: %p, ino: %llu.\n",
 		__func__, pi, &pi->vfs_inode, pi->ino);
-	kmem_cache_free(pohmelfs_inode_cache, pi);
 	atomic_long_dec(&psb->total_inodes);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, pohmelfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
index 540a984bb5160d..244319dc970275 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -62,11 +62,18 @@ static struct inode *smb_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void smb_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void smb_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(smb_inode_cachep, SMB_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void smb_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, smb_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct smb_inode_info *ei = (struct smb_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 1073bca8488cca..f6f9081e6d2ce5 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -237,10 +237,17 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
  *
  */
 
-void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void v9fs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(vcookie_cache, v9fs_inode2cookie(inode));
 }
+
+void v9fs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, v9fs_i_callback);
+}
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/adfs/super.c b/fs/adfs/super.c
index 959dbff2d42dc4..47dffc513a263a 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/super.c
@@ -240,11 +240,18 @@ static struct inode *adfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void adfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void adfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(adfs_inode_cachep, ADFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void adfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, adfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct adfs_inode_info *ei = (struct adfs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/affs/super.c b/fs/affs/super.c
index 0cf7f4384cbd47..4c18fcfb0a1974 100644
--- a/fs/affs/super.c
+++ b/fs/affs/super.c
@@ -95,11 +95,18 @@ static struct inode *affs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &i->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void affs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void affs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(affs_inode_cachep, AFFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void affs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, affs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct affs_inode_info *ei = (struct affs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index 27201cffece494..f901a9d7c11107 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -498,6 +498,14 @@ static struct inode *afs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &vnode->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void afs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(afs_inode_cachep, vnode);
+}
+
 /*
  * destroy an AFS inode struct
  */
@@ -511,7 +519,7 @@ static void afs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 
 	ASSERTCMP(vnode->server, ==, NULL);
 
-	kmem_cache_free(afs_inode_cachep, vnode);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, afs_i_callback);
 	atomic_dec(&afs_count_active_inodes);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index aa4e7c7ae3c657..de93581b79a243 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -284,12 +284,18 @@ befs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
         return &bi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void
-befs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void befs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
         kmem_cache_free(befs_inode_cachep, BEFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void befs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, befs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
         struct befs_inode_info *bi = (struct befs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/bfs/inode.c b/fs/bfs/inode.c
index 76db6d7d49bbd7..a8e37f81d097b0 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -248,11 +248,18 @@ static struct inode *bfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &bi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void bfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void bfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(bfs_inode_cachep, BFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void bfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, bfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct bfs_inode_info *bi = foo;
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 4230252fd6895c..771f23527010de 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -409,13 +409,20 @@ static struct inode *bdev_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void bdev_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void bdev_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
 	struct bdev_inode *bdi = BDEV_I(inode);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(bdev_cachep, bdi);
 }
 
+static void bdev_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, bdev_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct bdev_inode *ei = (struct bdev_inode *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 7ce9f89327890a..f9d2994a42a26d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6495,6 +6495,13 @@ struct inode *btrfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return inode;
 }
 
+static void btrfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_cachep, BTRFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 void btrfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered;
@@ -6564,7 +6571,7 @@ void btrfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	inode_tree_del(inode);
 	btrfs_drop_extent_cache(inode, 0, (u64)-1, 0);
 free:
-	kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_cachep, BTRFS_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, btrfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 int btrfs_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 2a48cafc174b91..47f8c8baf3b5f5 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -368,6 +368,15 @@ struct inode *ceph_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ci->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void ceph_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ceph_inode_cachep, ci);
+}
+
 void ceph_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
@@ -407,7 +416,7 @@ void ceph_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (ci->i_xattrs.prealloc_blob)
 		ceph_buffer_put(ci->i_xattrs.prealloc_blob);
 
-	kmem_cache_free(ceph_inode_cachep, ci);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ceph_i_callback);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 3936aa7f2c2285..223717dcc40193 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -334,10 +334,17 @@ cifs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &cifs_inode->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void cifs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(cifs_inode_cachep, CIFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void
 cifs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	kmem_cache_free(cifs_inode_cachep, CIFS_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, cifs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index 5ea57c8c7f9703..50dc7d189f5626 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -56,11 +56,18 @@ static struct inode *coda_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void coda_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void coda_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(coda_inode_cachep, ITOC(inode));
 }
 
+static void coda_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, coda_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct coda_inode_info *ei = (struct coda_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index 2720178b7718a9..3042fe123a3426 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ static struct inode *ecryptfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return inode;
 }
 
+static void ecryptfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info;
+	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_inode_info_cache, inode_info);
+}
+
 /**
  * ecryptfs_destroy_inode
  * @inode: The ecryptfs inode
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		}
 	}
 	ecryptfs_destroy_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
-	kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_inode_info_cache, inode_info);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ecryptfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/efs/super.c b/fs/efs/super.c
index 5073a07652cc78..0f31acb0131c1b 100644
--- a/fs/efs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efs/super.c
@@ -65,11 +65,18 @@ static struct inode *efs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void efs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void efs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(efs_inode_cachep, INODE_INFO(inode));
 }
 
+static void efs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, efs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct efs_inode_info *ei = (struct efs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 79c3ae6e045693..8c6c4669b38169 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -150,12 +150,19 @@ static struct inode *exofs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &oi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void exofs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(exofs_inode_cachep, exofs_i(inode));
+}
+
 /*
  * Remove an inode from the cache
  */
 static void exofs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	kmem_cache_free(exofs_inode_cachep, exofs_i(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, exofs_i_callback);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index d89e0b6a2d78d8..e0c6380ff99272 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -161,11 +161,18 @@ static struct inode *ext2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void ext2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void ext2_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(ext2_inode_cachep, EXT2_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void ext2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ext2_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = (struct ext2_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index acf8695fa8f035..77ce1616f725d4 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ static struct inode *ext3_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void ext3_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ext3_inode_cachep, EXT3_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void ext3_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!list_empty(&(EXT3_I(inode)->i_orphan))) {
@@ -489,7 +496,7 @@ static void ext3_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 				false);
 		dump_stack();
 	}
-	kmem_cache_free(ext3_inode_cachep, EXT3_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ext3_i_callback);
 }
 
 static void init_once(void *foo)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index fb15c9c0be74d5..cd37f9d5e447f7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -841,6 +841,13 @@ static int ext4_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	return drop;
 }
 
+static void ext4_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ext4_inode_cachep, EXT4_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void ext4_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	ext4_ioend_wait(inode);
@@ -853,7 +860,7 @@ static void ext4_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 				true);
 		dump_stack();
 	}
-	kmem_cache_free(ext4_inode_cachep, EXT4_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ext4_i_callback);
 }
 
 static void init_once(void *foo)
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index ad6998a92c30d4..8cccfebee180a1 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -514,11 +514,18 @@ static struct inode *fat_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void fat_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void fat_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(fat_inode_cachep, MSDOS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void fat_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, fat_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct msdos_inode_info *ei = (struct msdos_inode_info *)foo;
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
index 8c04eac5079d34..2ba6719ac61279 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
@@ -337,6 +337,13 @@ vxfs_iget(struct super_block *sbp, ino_t ino)
 	return ip;
 }
 
+static void vxfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(vxfs_inode_cachep, inode->i_private);
+}
+
 /**
  * vxfs_evict_inode - remove inode from main memory
  * @ip:		inode to discard.
@@ -350,5 +357,5 @@ vxfs_evict_inode(struct inode *ip)
 {
 	truncate_inode_pages(&ip->i_data, 0);
 	end_writeback(ip);
-	kmem_cache_free(vxfs_inode_cachep, ip->i_private);
+	call_rcu(&ip->i_rcu, vxfs_i_callback);
 }
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index cfce3ad86a9253..44e0a6c57e8729 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ static struct inode *fuse_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return inode;
 }
 
+static void fuse_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(fuse_inode_cachep, inode);
+}
+
 static void fuse_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
@@ -106,7 +113,7 @@ static void fuse_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fi->queued_writes));
 	if (fi->forget_req)
 		fuse_request_free(fi->forget_req);
-	kmem_cache_free(fuse_inode_cachep, inode);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, fuse_i_callback);
 }
 
 void fuse_send_forget(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 2b2c4997430b70..16c2ecac7eb78c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1405,11 +1405,18 @@ static struct inode *gfs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ip->i_inode;
 }
 
-static void gfs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void gfs2_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_inode_cachep, inode);
 }
 
+static void gfs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, gfs2_i_callback);
+}
+
 const struct super_operations gfs2_super_ops = {
 	.alloc_inode		= gfs2_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode		= gfs2_destroy_inode,
diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 4824c27cebb8c2..ef4ee5716abe03 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -167,11 +167,18 @@ static struct inode *hfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return i ? &i->vfs_inode : NULL;
 }
 
-static void hfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(hfs_inode_cachep, HFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void hfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static const struct super_operations hfs_super_operations = {
 	.alloc_inode	= hfs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode	= hfs_destroy_inode,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 52cc746d3ba36d..182e83a9079ef8 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -488,11 +488,19 @@ static struct inode *hfsplus_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return i ? &i->vfs_inode : NULL;
 }
 
-static void hfsplus_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hfsplus_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(hfsplus_inode_cachep, HFSPLUS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void hfsplus_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hfsplus_i_callback);
+}
+
 #define HFSPLUS_INODE_SIZE	sizeof(struct hfsplus_inode_info)
 
 static struct dentry *hfsplus_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 39dc505ed27310..861113fcfc88ca 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -247,11 +247,18 @@ static void hostfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 }
 
-static void hostfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hostfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kfree(HOSTFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void hostfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hostfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static int hostfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 {
 	const char *root_path = vfs->mnt_sb->s_fs_info;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index 6c5f01597c3af0..49935ba78db8a1 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -177,11 +177,18 @@ static struct inode *hpfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void hpfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hpfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(hpfs_inode_cachep, hpfs_i(inode));
 }
 
+static void hpfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hpfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *ei = (struct hpfs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index f702b5f713fc40..87ed48e0343d70 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -632,11 +632,18 @@ void hppfs_evict_inode(struct inode *ino)
 	mntput(ino->i_sb->s_fs_info);
 }
 
-static void hppfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void hppfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kfree(HPPFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void hppfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hppfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static const struct super_operations hppfs_sbops = {
 	.alloc_inode	= hppfs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode	= hppfs_destroy_inode,
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index a5fe68189eed00..9885082b470f72 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -663,11 +663,18 @@ static struct inode *hugetlbfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &p->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void hugetlbfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep, HUGETLBFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void hugetlbfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	hugetlbfs_inc_free_inodes(HUGETLBFS_SB(inode->i_sb));
 	mpol_free_shared_policy(&HUGETLBFS_I(inode)->policy);
-	kmem_cache_free(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep, HUGETLBFS_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hugetlbfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static const struct address_space_operations hugetlbfs_aops = {
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 5a0a898f55d1ce..6751dfe8cc06cb 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -272,6 +272,13 @@ void __destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__destroy_inode);
 
+static void i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, inode);
+}
+
 static void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&inode->i_lru));
@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ static void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
 		inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
 	else
-		kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, (inode));
+		call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, i_callback);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -432,6 +439,7 @@ void end_writeback(struct inode *inode)
 	BUG_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING));
 	BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_CLEAR);
 	inode_sync_wait(inode);
+	/* don't need i_lock here, no concurrent mods to i_state */
 	inode->i_state = I_FREEING | I_CLEAR;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(end_writeback);
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index d204ee4235fda9..d8f3a652243d9e 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -81,11 +81,18 @@ static struct inode *isofs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void isofs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void isofs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(isofs_inode_cachep, ISOFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void isofs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, isofs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct iso_inode_info *ei = foo;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index c86041b866a481..853b8e300084cf 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -40,11 +40,18 @@ static struct inode *jffs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &f->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void jffs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void jffs2_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(jffs2_inode_cachep, JFFS2_INODE_INFO(inode));
 }
 
+static void jffs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, jffs2_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void jffs2_i_init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f = foo;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 0669fc1cc3bf25..b715b0f7bdfd7a 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ static struct inode *jfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &jfs_inode->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void jfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct jfs_inode_info *ji = JFS_IP(inode);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(jfs_inode_cachep, ji);
+}
+
 static void jfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct jfs_inode_info *ji = JFS_IP(inode);
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ static void jfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		ji->active_ag = -1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ji->ag_lock);
-	kmem_cache_free(jfs_inode_cachep, ji);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, jfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static int jfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
diff --git a/fs/logfs/inode.c b/fs/logfs/inode.c
index d8c71ece098fb2..03b8c240aeda37 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/inode.c
@@ -141,13 +141,20 @@ struct inode *logfs_safe_iget(struct super_block *sb, ino_t ino, int *is_cached)
 	return __logfs_iget(sb, ino);
 }
 
+static void logfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(logfs_inode_cache, logfs_inode(inode));
+}
+
 static void __logfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct logfs_inode *li = logfs_inode(inode);
 
 	BUG_ON(li->li_block);
 	list_del(&li->li_freeing_list);
-	kmem_cache_free(logfs_inode_cache, li);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, logfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static void logfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index fb2020858a34cf..ae0b83f476a63b 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -68,11 +68,18 @@ static struct inode *minix_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void minix_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void minix_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(minix_inode_cachep, minix_i(inode));
 }
 
+static void minix_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, minix_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct minix_inode_info *ei = (struct minix_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 8fb93b604e73a3..60047dbeb38d82 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -58,11 +58,18 @@ static struct inode *ncp_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void ncp_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void ncp_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(ncp_inode_cachep, NCP_FINFO(inode));
 }
 
+static void ncp_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ncp_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct ncp_inode_info *ei = (struct ncp_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index e67e31c734163c..017daa3bed38c0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1438,11 +1438,18 @@ struct inode *nfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &nfsi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-void nfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void nfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(nfs_inode_cachep, NFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+void nfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, nfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static inline void nfs4_init_once(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index d36fc7ee615ff5..e2dcc9c733f7f7 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -162,10 +162,13 @@ struct inode *nilfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ii->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-void nilfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void nilfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
 	struct nilfs_mdt_info *mdi = NILFS_MDT(inode);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+
 	if (mdi) {
 		kfree(mdi->mi_bgl); /* kfree(NULL) is safe */
 		kfree(mdi);
@@ -173,6 +176,11 @@ void nilfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	kmem_cache_free(nilfs_inode_cachep, NILFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+void nilfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, nilfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static int nilfs_sync_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
 {
 	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index 93622b175fc7f6..a627ed82c0a3f4 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ struct inode *ntfs_alloc_big_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void ntfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ntfs_big_inode_cache, NTFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 void ntfs_destroy_big_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	ntfs_inode *ni = NTFS_I(inode);
@@ -340,7 +347,7 @@ void ntfs_destroy_big_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	BUG_ON(ni->page);
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ni->count))
 		BUG();
-	kmem_cache_free(ntfs_big_inode_cache, NTFS_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ntfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static inline ntfs_inode *ntfs_alloc_extent_inode(void)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index b2df490a19edda..8c5c0eddc365a0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -351,11 +351,18 @@ static struct inode *dlmfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ip->ip_vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void dlmfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void dlmfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(dlmfs_inode_cache, DLMFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void dlmfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, dlmfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void dlmfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	int status;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index cfeab7ce36974b..17ff46fa8a1037 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -569,11 +569,18 @@ static struct inode *ocfs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &oi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void ocfs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void ocfs2_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(ocfs2_inode_cachep, OCFS2_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void ocfs2_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ocfs2_i_callback);
+}
+
 static unsigned long long ocfs2_max_file_offset(unsigned int bbits,
 						unsigned int cbits)
 {
diff --git a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
index 911e61f348fc0f..a2a5bff774e335 100644
--- a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
@@ -343,11 +343,18 @@ static struct inode *openprom_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &oi->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void openprom_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void openprom_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(op_inode_cachep, OP_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void openprom_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, openprom_i_callback);
+}
+
 static struct inode *openprom_iget(struct super_block *sb, ino_t ino)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 3ddb6068177c9a..6bcb926b101b37 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -65,11 +65,18 @@ static struct inode *proc_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static void proc_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void proc_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(proc_inode_cachep, PROC_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void proc_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, proc_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct proc_inode *ei = (struct proc_inode *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/inode.c b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
index fcada42f1aa35a..e63b4171d583bc 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -425,11 +425,18 @@ static struct inode *qnx4_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void qnx4_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void qnx4_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(qnx4_inode_cachep, qnx4_i(inode));
 }
 
+static void qnx4_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, qnx4_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct qnx4_inode_info *ei = (struct qnx4_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index b243117b8752d0..2575682a9eada1 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -529,11 +529,18 @@ static struct inode *reiserfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void reiserfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void reiserfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(reiserfs_inode_cachep, REISERFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void reiserfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, reiserfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_inode_info *ei = (struct reiserfs_inode_info *)foo;
diff --git a/fs/romfs/super.c b/fs/romfs/super.c
index 6647f90e55cdcb..2305e3121cb1d3 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/super.c
@@ -400,11 +400,18 @@ static struct inode *romfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 /*
  * return a spent inode to the slab cache
  */
-static void romfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void romfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(romfs_inode_cachep, ROMFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void romfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, romfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 /*
  * get filesystem statistics
  */
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/super.c b/fs/squashfs/super.c
index 24de30ba34c18b..20700b9f2b4cdf 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/super.c
@@ -440,11 +440,18 @@ static struct inode *squashfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 
-static void squashfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void squashfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(squashfs_inode_cachep, squashfs_i(inode));
 }
 
+static void squashfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, squashfs_i_callback);
+}
+
 
 static struct file_system_type squashfs_fs_type = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index de44d067b9e680..0630eb969a2808 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -333,11 +333,18 @@ static struct inode *sysv_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &si->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void sysv_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void sysv_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(sysv_inode_cachep, SYSV_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void sysv_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, sysv_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *p)
 {
 	struct sysv_inode_info *si = (struct sysv_inode_info *)p;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 91fac54c70e32b..6e11c2975dcf50 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -272,12 +272,20 @@ static struct inode *ubifs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ui->vfs_inode;
 };
 
+static void ubifs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct ubifs_inode *ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(ubifs_inode_slab, ui);
+}
+
 static void ubifs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ubifs_inode *ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
 
 	kfree(ui->data);
-	kmem_cache_free(ubifs_inode_slab, inode);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ubifs_i_callback);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 4a5c7c61836aaf..b539d53320fb45 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -139,11 +139,18 @@ static struct inode *udf_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void udf_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void udf_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(udf_inode_cachep, UDF_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void udf_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, udf_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct udf_inode_info *ei = (struct udf_inode_info *)foo;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index 2c47daed56dac7..2c61ac5d4e4887 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1412,11 +1412,18 @@ static struct inode *ufs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void ufs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void ufs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(ufs_inode_cachep, UFS_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void ufs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, ufs_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void init_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct ufs_inode_info *ei = (struct ufs_inode_info *) foo;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index 0cdd26932d8e8d..d7de5a3f78670c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 	return ip;
 }
 
+STATIC void
+xfs_inode_free_callback(
+	struct rcu_head		*head)
+{
+	struct inode		*inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+}
+
 void
 xfs_inode_free(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
@@ -134,7 +145,7 @@ xfs_inode_free(
 	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
 	ASSERT(completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
 
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+	call_rcu(&ip->i_vnode.i_rcu, xfs_inode_free_callback);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 296cf2fde945f2..1ff4d0a33b25a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -737,7 +737,10 @@ struct inode {
 	struct list_head	i_wb_list;	/* backing dev IO list */
 	struct list_head	i_lru;		/* inode LRU list */
 	struct list_head	i_sb_list;
-	struct list_head	i_dentry;
+	union {
+		struct list_head	i_dentry;
+		struct rcu_head		i_rcu;
+	};
 	unsigned long		i_ino;
 	atomic_t		i_count;
 	unsigned int		i_nlink;
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 16faa130088c29..06bde4908473da 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ enum sock_shutdown_cmd {
 struct socket_wq {
 	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
 	struct fasync_struct	*fasync_list;
-	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 /**
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 035f4399edbcb8..14fb6d67e6a3ef 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -237,11 +237,18 @@ static struct inode *mqueue_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
-static void mqueue_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void mqueue_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(mqueue_inode_cachep, MQUEUE_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void mqueue_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, mqueue_i_callback);
+}
+
 static void mqueue_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct mqueue_inode_info *info;
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 47fdeeb9d63685..5ee67c9906022a 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2415,13 +2415,20 @@ static struct inode *shmem_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return &p->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void shmem_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(shmem_inode_cachep, SHMEM_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void shmem_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG) {
 		/* only struct inode is valid if it's an inline symlink */
 		mpol_free_shared_policy(&SHMEM_I(inode)->policy);
 	}
-	kmem_cache_free(shmem_inode_cachep, SHMEM_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, shmem_i_callback);
 }
 
 static void init_once(void *foo)
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 088fb3fd45e00f..97fff3a4e72f30 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -262,20 +262,20 @@ static struct inode *sock_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 
-static void wq_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
+static void sock_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
-	struct socket_wq *wq = container_of(head, struct socket_wq, rcu);
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	struct socket_alloc *ei = container_of(inode, struct socket_alloc,
+								vfs_inode);
 
-	kfree(wq);
+	kfree(ei->socket.wq);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(sock_inode_cachep, ei);
 }
 
 static void sock_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct socket_alloc *ei;
-
-	ei = container_of(inode, struct socket_alloc, vfs_inode);
-	call_rcu(&ei->socket.wq->rcu, wq_free_rcu);
-	kmem_cache_free(sock_inode_cachep, ei);
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, sock_free_rcu);
 }
 
 static void init_once(void *foo)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
index a0dc1a86fcea68..2899fe27f88052 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -162,11 +162,19 @@ rpc_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 static void
-rpc_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+rpc_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
 	kmem_cache_free(rpc_inode_cachep, RPC_I(inode));
 }
 
+static void
+rpc_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, rpc_i_callback);
+}
+
 static int
 rpc_pipe_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {