* WB_SYNC_HOLD is a hack for sys_sync(): reattach the inode to sb->s_dirty so
  * that it can be located for waiting on in __writeback_single_inode().
  *
- * Called under inode_lock.
- *
  * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
  * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
  * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched.  For other superblocks,
 {
        const unsigned long start = jiffies;    /* livelock avoidance */
 
+       spin_lock(&inode_lock);
        if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&sb->s_io))
                queue_io(sb, wbc->older_than_this);
 
                if (!list_empty(&sb->s_more_io))
                        wbc->more_io = 1;
        }
+       spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
        return;         /* Leave any unwritten inodes on s_io */
 }
 
                         * be unmounted by the time it is released.
                         */
                        if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
-                               if (sb->s_root) {
-                                       spin_lock(&inode_lock);
+                               if (sb->s_root)
                                        sync_sb_inodes(sb, wbc);
-                                       spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
-                               }
                                up_read(&sb->s_umount);
                        }
                        spin_lock(&sb_lock);
                        (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused) +
                        nr_dirty + nr_unstable;
        wbc.nr_to_write += wbc.nr_to_write / 2;         /* Bit more for luck */
-       spin_lock(&inode_lock);
        sync_sb_inodes(sb, &wbc);
-       spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 }
 
 /*