/* forward declarations */
 static void release_stateowner(struct nfs4_stateowner *sop);
 static void release_stateid(struct nfs4_stateid *stp, int flags);
-static void release_file(struct nfs4_file *fp);
 
 /*
  * Delegation state
 spinlock_t recall_lock;
 static struct list_head del_recall_lru;
 
+static void
+free_nfs4_file(struct kref *kref)
+{
+       struct nfs4_file *fp = container_of(kref, struct nfs4_file, fi_ref);
+       list_del(&fp->fi_hash);
+       iput(fp->fi_inode);
+       kmem_cache_free(file_slab, fp);
+}
+
+static inline void
+put_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi)
+{
+       kref_put(&fi->fi_ref, free_nfs4_file);
+}
+
+static inline void
+get_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi)
+{
+       kref_get(&fi->fi_ref);
+}
+
 static struct nfs4_delegation *
 alloc_init_deleg(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfs4_stateid *stp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, u32 type)
 {
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->dl_del_perclnt);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->dl_recall_lru);
        dp->dl_client = clp;
+       get_nfs4_file(fp);
        dp->dl_file = fp;
        dp->dl_flock = NULL;
        get_file(stp->st_vfs_file);
 {
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&dp->dl_count)) {
                dprintk("NFSD: freeing dp %p\n",dp);
+               put_nfs4_file(dp->dl_file);
                kmem_cache_free(deleg_slab, dp);
        }
 }
 
        fp = kmem_cache_alloc(file_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (fp) {
+               kref_init(&fp->fi_ref);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_hash);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_stateids);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_delegations);
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-release_all_files(void)
-{
-       int i;
-       struct nfs4_file *fp;
-
-       for (i=0;i<FILE_HASH_SIZE;i++) {
-               while (!list_empty(&file_hashtbl[i])) {
-                       fp = list_entry(file_hashtbl[i].next, struct nfs4_file, fi_hash);
-                       /* this should never be more than once... */
-                       if (!list_empty(&fp->fi_stateids) || !list_empty(&fp->fi_delegations)) {
-                               printk("ERROR: release_all_files: file %p is open, creating dangling state !!!\n",fp);
-                       }
-                       release_file(fp);
-               }
-       }
-}
-
 static void
 nfsd4_free_slab(kmem_cache_t **slab)
 {
        list_add(&stp->st_perfilestate, &sop->so_perfilestate);
        list_add(&stp->st_perfile, &fp->fi_stateids);
        stp->st_stateowner = sop;
+       get_nfs4_file(fp);
        stp->st_file = fp;
        stp->st_stateid.si_boot = boot_time;
        stp->st_stateid.si_stateownerid = sop->so_id;
                nfsd_close(filp);
        } else if (flags & LOCK_STATE)
                locks_remove_posix(filp, (fl_owner_t) stp->st_stateowner);
+       put_nfs4_file(stp->st_file);
        kmem_cache_free(stateid_slab, stp);
        stp = NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-release_file(struct nfs4_file *fp)
-{
-       list_del(&fp->fi_hash);
-       iput(fp->fi_inode);
-       kmem_cache_free(file_slab, fp);
-}      
-
 void
 move_to_close_lru(struct nfs4_stateowner *sop)
 {
 release_state_owner(struct nfs4_stateid *stp, int flag)
 {
        struct nfs4_stateowner *sop = stp->st_stateowner;
-       struct nfs4_file *fp = stp->st_file;
 
        dprintk("NFSD: release_state_owner\n");
        release_stateid(stp, flag);
         */
        if (sop->so_confirmed && list_empty(&sop->so_perfilestate))
                move_to_close_lru(sop);
-       /* unused nfs4_file's are releseed. XXX slab cache? */
-       if (list_empty(&fp->fi_stateids) && list_empty(&fp->fi_delegations)) {
-               release_file(fp);
-       }
 }
 
 static int
        struct nfs4_file *fp;
 
        list_for_each_entry(fp, &file_hashtbl[hashval], fi_hash) {
-               if (fp->fi_inode == ino)
+               if (fp->fi_inode == ino) {
+                       get_nfs4_file(fp);
                        return fp;
+               }
        }
        return NULL;
 }
        struct inode *ino = current_fh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
        struct nfs4_file *fp;
        struct nfs4_stateid *stp;
+       int ret;
 
        dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_share_conflict\n");
 
        fp = find_file(ino);
-       if (fp) {
+       if (!fp)
+               return nfs_ok;
+       ret = nfserr_share_denied;
        /* Search for conflicting share reservations */
-               list_for_each_entry(stp, &fp->fi_stateids, st_perfile) {
-                       if (test_bit(deny_type, &stp->st_deny_bmap) ||
-                           test_bit(NFS4_SHARE_DENY_BOTH, &stp->st_deny_bmap))
-                               return nfserr_share_denied;
-               }
+       list_for_each_entry(stp, &fp->fi_stateids, st_perfile) {
+               if (test_bit(deny_type, &stp->st_deny_bmap) ||
+                   test_bit(NFS4_SHARE_DENY_BOTH, &stp->st_deny_bmap))
+                       goto out;
        }
-       return nfs_ok;
+       ret = nfs_ok;
+out:
+       put_nfs4_file(fp);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static inline void
                    stp->st_stateid.si_boot, stp->st_stateid.si_stateownerid,
                    stp->st_stateid.si_fileid, stp->st_stateid.si_generation);
 out:
-       /* take the opportunity to clean up unused state */
-       if (fp && list_empty(&fp->fi_stateids) && list_empty(&fp->fi_delegations))
-               release_file(fp);
-
+       if (fp)
+               put_nfs4_file(fp);
        /* CLAIM_PREVIOUS has different error returns */
        nfs4_set_claim_prev(open, &status);
        /*
 static struct nfs4_delegation *
 find_delegation_stateid(struct inode *ino, stateid_t *stid)
 {
-       struct nfs4_file *fp = NULL;
+       struct nfs4_file *fp;
+       struct nfs4_delegation *dl;
 
        dprintk("NFSD:find_delegation_stateid stateid=(%08x/%08x/%08x/%08x)\n",
                     stid->si_boot, stid->si_stateownerid,
                     stid->si_fileid, stid->si_generation);
 
        fp = find_file(ino);
-       if (fp)
-               return find_delegation_file(fp, stid);
-       return NULL;
+       if (!fp)
+               return NULL;
+       dl = find_delegation_file(fp, stid);
+       put_nfs4_file(fp);
+       return dl;
 }
 
 /*
        list_add(&stp->st_perfile, &fp->fi_stateids);
        list_add(&stp->st_perfilestate, &sop->so_perfilestate);
        stp->st_stateowner = sop;
+       get_nfs4_file(fp);
        stp->st_file = fp;
        stp->st_stateid.si_boot = boot_time;
        stp->st_stateid.si_stateownerid = sop->so_id;
                unhash_delegation(dp);
        }
 
-       release_all_files();
        cancel_delayed_work(&laundromat_work);
        flush_scheduled_work();
        nfs4_init = 0;