diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index e80a464850c8..aba77b5720bc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	brelse(dibh);
 failed:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-	if (ip->i_res)
+	if (gfs2_mb_reserved(ip))
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 	if (qa) {
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 31b199f6efc1..37906174d417 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	 */
 	vfs_check_frozen(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 
+	ret = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq(&gh);
 	if (ret)
@@ -569,10 +573,15 @@ static int gfs2_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct gfs2_file *fp;
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 
 	fp = file->private_data;
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && ip->i_res &&
+	    (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1))
+		gfs2_rs_delete(ip);
+
 	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, fp))
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -653,12 +662,16 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 				   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND) {
-		struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
-		struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
 		struct gfs2_holder gh;
-		int ret;
 
 		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &gh);
 		if (ret)
@@ -774,6 +787,10 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	if (bytes == 0)
 		bytes = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &ip->i_gh);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq(&ip->i_gh);
 	if (unlikely(error))
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index a9ba2444e077..2a1b4b5a648c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -667,6 +667,10 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(dip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
@@ -704,6 +708,11 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock2;
 
+	/* the new inode needs a reservation so it can allocate xattrs. */
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(GFS2_I(inode));
+	if (error)
+		goto fail_gunlock2;
+
 	error = gfs2_acl_create(dip, inode);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock2;
@@ -722,7 +731,7 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	/* Check if we reserved space in the rgrp. Function link_dinode may
 	   not, depending on whether alloc is required. */
-	if (dip->i_res)
+	if (gfs2_mb_reserved(dip))
 		gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
 	gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
@@ -819,6 +828,10 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(dip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	gfs2_holder_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 1);
 
@@ -1234,6 +1247,10 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(ndip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	if (odip != ndip) {
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_rename_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
 					   0, &r_gh);
@@ -1644,6 +1661,10 @@ static int gfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 	int error;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index b97178e7d397..197cc2dade7f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -764,6 +764,10 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 	unsigned int nalloc = 0, blocks;
 	int error;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
 			      &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 
@@ -1549,10 +1553,14 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	error = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_put;
+
 	mutex_lock(&ip->i_inode.i_mutex);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(qd->qd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &q_gh);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_put;
+		goto out_unlockput;
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_q;
@@ -1609,8 +1617,9 @@ out_i:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 out_q:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&q_gh);
-out_put:
+out_unlockput:
 	mutex_unlock(&ip->i_inode.i_mutex);
+out_put:
 	qd_put(qd);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index f74fb9bd1973..e944fefbc9a8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -417,6 +417,39 @@ void gfs2_free_clones(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_rs_alloc - make sure we have a reservation assigned to the inode
+ * @ip: the inode for this reservation
+ */
+int gfs2_rs_alloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+
+	down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
+	if (!ip->i_res) {
+		ip->i_res = kmem_cache_zalloc(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!ip->i_res)
+			error = -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
+	return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_rs_delete - delete a reservation
+ * @ip: The inode for this reservation
+ *
+ */
+void gfs2_rs_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+{
+	down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
+	if (ip->i_res) {
+		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, ip->i_res);
+		ip->i_res = NULL;
+	}
+	up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
+}
+
 void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct rb_node *n;
@@ -992,22 +1025,6 @@ struct gfs2_qadata *gfs2_qadata_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	return ip->i_qadata;
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_blkrsv_get - get the struct gfs2_blkreserv structure for an inode
- * @ip: the incore GFS2 inode structure
- *
- * Returns: the struct gfs2_qadata
- */
-
-static int gfs2_blkrsv_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-	BUG_ON(ip->i_res != NULL);
-	ip->i_res = kmem_cache_zalloc(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!ip->i_res)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * try_rgrp_fit - See if a given reservation will fit in a given RG
  * @rgd: the RG data
@@ -1162,13 +1179,6 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 
-static void gfs2_blkrsv_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-	BUG_ON(ip->i_res == NULL);
-	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, ip->i_res);
-	ip->i_res = NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_inplace_reserve - Reserve space in the filesystem
  * @ip: the inode to reserve space for
@@ -1181,14 +1191,10 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs;
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 	u64 last_unlinked = NO_BLOCK;
 	int tries = 0;
 
-	error = gfs2_blkrsv_get(ip);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	rs = ip->i_res;
 	rs->rs_requested = requested;
 	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, requested)) {
@@ -1213,7 +1219,7 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested)
 
 out:
 	if (error)
-		gfs2_blkrsv_put(ip);
+		rs->rs_requested = 0;
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1230,7 +1236,7 @@ void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 
 	if (rs->rs_rgd_gh.gh_gl)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rs->rs_rgd_gh);
-	gfs2_blkrsv_put(ip);
+	rs->rs_requested = 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1496,7 +1502,7 @@ int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *nblocks,
 	/* Only happens if there is a bug in gfs2, return something distinctive
 	 * to ensure that it is noticed.
 	 */
-	if (ip->i_res == NULL)
+	if (ip->i_res->rs_requested == 0)
 		return -ECANCELED;
 
 	rgd = ip->i_rgd;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index b4b10f4de25f..d9eda5f9ef2a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ extern void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n,
 			     bool dinode, u64 *generation);
 
+extern int gfs2_rs_alloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern void gfs2_rs_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern void __gfs2_free_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen, int meta);
 extern void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip);
@@ -68,4 +70,12 @@ extern int gfs2_rgrp_send_discards(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 offset,
 				   const struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, unsigned minlen, u64 *ptrimmed);
 extern int gfs2_fitrim(struct file *filp, void __user *argp);
 
+/* This is how to tell if a reservation is "inplace" reserved: */
+static inline int gfs2_mb_reserved(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+{
+	if (ip->i_res && ip->i_res->rs_requested)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* __RGRP_DOT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 713e621c240b..65578df29446 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ out_unlock:
 out:
 	/* Case 3 starts here */
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
+	gfs2_rs_delete(ip);
 	clear_inode(inode);
 	gfs2_dir_hash_inval(ip);
 	ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
@@ -1576,6 +1577,7 @@ static struct inode *gfs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 		ip->i_flags = 0;
 		ip->i_gl = NULL;
 		ip->i_rgd = NULL;
+		ip->i_res = NULL;
 	}
 	return &ip->i_inode;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.h b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
index 125d4572e1c0..41f42cdccbb8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct gfs2_glock;
 static inline unsigned int gfs2_rg_blocks(const struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
-	if (rs->rs_requested < ip->i_rgd->rd_length)
+	if (rs && rs->rs_requested < ip->i_rgd->rd_length)
 		return rs->rs_requested + 1;
 	return ip->i_rgd->rd_length;
 }