#endif
        unsigned int cache_validity;
        struct p9_fid *writeback_fid;
+       struct mutex v_mutex;
        struct inode vfs_inode;
 };
 
 
        }
 
        file->private_data = fid;
+       mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
        if (v9ses->cache && !v9inode->writeback_fid) {
                /*
                 * clone a fid and add it to writeback_fid
                fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file->f_path.dentry);
                if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
                        err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+                       mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
                        goto out_error;
                }
                v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) fid;
        }
+       mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
        if (v9ses->cache)
                v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(inode, file);
 
 #endif
        v9inode->writeback_fid = NULL;
        v9inode->cache_validity = 0;
+       mutex_init(&v9inode->v_mutex);
        return &v9inode->vfs_inode;
 }
 
        /* if we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
        if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) {
                v9inode = V9FS_I(dentry->d_inode);
+               mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
                if (v9ses->cache && !v9inode->writeback_fid) {
                        /*
                         * clone a fid and add it to writeback_fid
                        inode_fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(dentry);
                        if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
                                err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
+                               mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
                                goto error;
                        }
                        v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) inode_fid;
                }
+               mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
                filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
                if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
                        err = PTR_ERR(filp);
 
        v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
 
        v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
+       mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
        if (v9ses->cache && !v9inode->writeback_fid) {
                /*
                 * clone a fid and add it to writeback_fid
                inode_fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(dentry);
                if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
                        err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
+                       mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
                        goto error;
                }
                v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) inode_fid;
        }
+       mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
        /* Since we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
        filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
        if (IS_ERR(filp)) {