if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
 
-       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
-       if (root->fs_info->balance_ctl) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: balance in progress\n");
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+       if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                       1)) {
+               pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
+               return -EINPROGRESS;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
        vol_args = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(*vol_args));
        if (IS_ERR(vol_args)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(vol_args);
        kfree(vol_args);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
+       atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 0);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (btrfs_root_readonly(root))
                return -EROFS;
 
+       if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                       1)) {
+               pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
+               return -EINPROGRESS;
+       }
        ret = mnt_want_write_file(file);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
+               atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                          0);
                return ret;
+       }
 
        switch (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
        case S_IFDIR:
        }
 out:
        mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+       atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 0);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
 
-       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
-       if (root->fs_info->balance_ctl) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: balance in progress\n");
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+       if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                       1)) {
+               pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
+               return -EINPROGRESS;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
        vol_args = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(*vol_args));
        if (IS_ERR(vol_args)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(vol_args);
        kfree(vol_args);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
+       atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 0);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (root->fs_info->sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
                return -EROFS;
 
-       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
-       if (root->fs_info->balance_ctl) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: balance in progress\n");
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+       if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                       1)) {
+               pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
+               return -EINPROGRESS;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
        vol_args = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(*vol_args));
        if (IS_ERR(vol_args)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(vol_args);
        kfree(vol_args);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
+       atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 0);
        return ret;
 }
 
        struct btrfs_ioctl_balance_args *bargs;
        struct btrfs_balance_control *bctl;
        int ret;
+       int need_to_clear_lock = 0;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
                bargs = NULL;
        }
 
-       if (fs_info->balance_ctl) {
+       if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                       1)) {
+               pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
                ret = -EINPROGRESS;
                goto out_bargs;
        }
+       need_to_clear_lock = 1;
 
        bctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*bctl), GFP_NOFS);
        if (!bctl) {
 out_bargs:
        kfree(bargs);
 out:
+       if (need_to_clear_lock)
+               atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
+                          0);
        mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
        mutex_unlock(&fs_info->volume_mutex);
        mnt_drop_write_file(file);