static void nfs_do_free_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
+       if (delegation->cred)
+               put_rpccred(delegation->cred);
        kfree(delegation);
 }
 
 
 static void nfs_free_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
-       struct rpc_cred *cred;
-
-       cred = rcu_dereference(delegation->cred);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(delegation->cred, NULL);
        call_rcu(&delegation->rcu, nfs_free_delegation_callback);
-       if (cred)
-               put_rpccred(cred);
 }
 
 void nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
        return inode;
 }
 
-static struct nfs_delegation *nfs_detach_delegation_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, const nfs4_stateid *stateid)
+static struct nfs_delegation *nfs_detach_delegation_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi,
+                                                          const nfs4_stateid *stateid,
+                                                          struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
-       struct nfs_delegation *delegation = rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation);
+       struct nfs_delegation *delegation =
+               rcu_dereference_protected(nfsi->delegation,
+                                         lockdep_is_held(&clp->cl_lock));
 
        if (delegation == NULL)
                goto nomatch;
 {
        struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-       struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
+       struct nfs_delegation *delegation, *old_delegation;
        struct nfs_delegation *freeme = NULL;
        int status = 0;
 
        spin_lock_init(&delegation->lock);
 
        spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-       if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
-               if (memcmp(&delegation->stateid, &nfsi->delegation->stateid,
-                                       sizeof(delegation->stateid)) == 0 &&
-                               delegation->type == nfsi->delegation->type) {
+       old_delegation = rcu_dereference_protected(nfsi->delegation,
+                                                  lockdep_is_held(&clp->cl_lock));
+       if (old_delegation != NULL) {
+               if (memcmp(&delegation->stateid, &old_delegation->stateid,
+                                       sizeof(old_delegation->stateid)) == 0 &&
+                               delegation->type == old_delegation->type) {
                        goto out;
                }
                /*
                dfprintk(FILE, "%s: server %s handed out "
                                "a duplicate delegation!\n",
                                __func__, clp->cl_hostname);
-               if (delegation->type <= nfsi->delegation->type) {
+               if (delegation->type <= old_delegation->type) {
                        freeme = delegation;
                        delegation = NULL;
                        goto out;
                }
-               freeme = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+               freeme = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
        }
        list_add_rcu(&delegation->super_list, &clp->cl_delegations);
        nfsi->delegation_state = delegation->type;
                if (inode == NULL)
                        continue;
                spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL);
+               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL, clp);
                spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
                rcu_read_unlock();
                if (delegation != NULL) {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
        struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 
-       if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
+       if (rcu_access_pointer(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
                spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
                spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
                if (delegation != NULL)
                        nfs_do_return_delegation(inode, delegation, 0);
        struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
+       if (rcu_access_pointer(nfsi->delegation) != NULL) {
                spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL);
+               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
                spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
                if (delegation != NULL) {
                        nfs_msync_inode(inode);
                if (inode == NULL)
                        continue;
                spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL);
+               delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(NFS_I(inode), NULL, clp);
                spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
                rcu_read_unlock();
                if (delegation != NULL)