BUG_ON(test_bit(NFS_LSEG_VALID, &lseg->pls_flags));
                list_del(&lseg->pls_list);
                if (list_empty(&lseg->pls_layout->plh_segs)) {
-                       struct nfs_client *clp;
-
-                       clp = NFS_SERVER(ino)->nfs_client;
-                       spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-                       /* List does not take a reference, so no need for put here */
-                       list_del_init(&lseg->pls_layout->plh_layouts);
-                       spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
                        set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_DESTROYED, &lseg->pls_layout->plh_flags);
                        /* Matched by initial refcount set in alloc_init_layout_hdr */
                        put_layout_hdr_locked(lseg->pls_layout);
        return invalid - removed;
 }
 
+/* note free_me must contain lsegs from a single layout_hdr */
 void
 pnfs_free_lseg_list(struct list_head *free_me)
 {
        struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg, *tmp;
+       struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo;
+
+       if (list_empty(free_me))
+               return;
 
+       lo = list_first_entry(free_me, struct pnfs_layout_segment,
+                             pls_list)->pls_layout;
+
+       if (test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_DESTROYED, &lo->plh_flags)) {
+               struct nfs_client *clp;
+
+               clp = NFS_SERVER(lo->plh_inode)->nfs_client;
+               spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
+               list_del_init(&lo->plh_layouts);
+               spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+       }
        list_for_each_entry_safe(lseg, tmp, free_me, pls_list) {
                list_del(&lseg->pls_list);
                free_lseg(lseg);
        struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(ino)->nfs_client;
        struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo;
        struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg = NULL;
+       bool first = false;
 
        if (!pnfs_enabled_sb(NFS_SERVER(ino)))
                return NULL;
        atomic_inc(&lo->plh_outstanding);
 
        get_layout_hdr(lo);
-       if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs)) {
+       if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
+               first = true;
+       spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
+       if (first) {
                /* The lo must be on the clp list if there is any
                 * chance of a CB_LAYOUTRECALL(FILE) coming in.
                 */
                list_add_tail(&lo->plh_layouts, &clp->cl_layouts);
                spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
        }
-       spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 
        lseg = send_layoutget(lo, ctx, iomode);
-       if (!lseg) {
-               spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
-               if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs)) {
-                       spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&lo->plh_layouts);
-                       spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
+       if (!lseg && first) {
+               spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
+               list_del_init(&lo->plh_layouts);
+               spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
        }
        atomic_dec(&lo->plh_outstanding);
        put_layout_hdr(lo);