struct qstr lockname;
        struct kref      refs;
 
-       /* please keep these next 3 in this order
-        * some funcs want to iterate over all lists */
+       /*
+        * Please keep granted, converting, and blocked in this order,
+        * as some funcs want to iterate over all lists.
+        *
+        * All four lists are protected by the hash's reference.
+        */
        struct list_head granted;
        struct list_head converting;
        struct list_head blocked;
+       struct list_head purge;
 
+       /*
+        * These two lists require you to hold an additional reference
+        * while they are on the list.
+        */
        struct list_head dirty;
        struct list_head recovering; // dlm_recovery_ctxt.resources list
 
        /* unused lock resources have their last_used stamped and are
         * put on a list for the dlm thread to run. */
-       struct list_head purge;
        unsigned long    last_used;
 
        unsigned migration_pending:1;
 
        /* don't shuffle secondary queues */
        if ((res->owner == dlm->node_num) &&
            !(res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_DIRTY)) {
+               /* ref for dirty_list */
+               dlm_lockres_get(res);
                list_add_tail(&res->dirty, &dlm->dirty_list);
                res->state |= DLM_LOCK_RES_DIRTY;
        }
                        list_del_init(&res->dirty);
                        spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
                        spin_unlock(&dlm->spinlock);
+                       /* Drop dirty_list ref */
+                       dlm_lockres_put(res);
 
                        /* lockres can be re-dirtied/re-added to the
                         * dirty_list in this gap, but that is ok */
                        /* if the lock was in-progress, stick
                         * it on the back of the list */
                        if (delay) {
+                               /* ref for dirty_list */
+                               dlm_lockres_get(res);
                                spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
                                list_add_tail(&res->dirty, &dlm->dirty_list);
                                res->state |= DLM_LOCK_RES_DIRTY;