diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index af2bd059daae..98c5f6178efc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -541,11 +541,6 @@ enum {
 	BTRFS_FS_QUOTA_OVERRIDE,
 	/* Used to record internally whether fs has been frozen */
 	BTRFS_FS_FROZEN,
-	/*
-	 * Indicate that a whole-filesystem exclusive operation is running
-	 * (device replace, resize, device add/delete, balance)
-	 */
-	BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP,
 	/*
 	 * Indicate that balance has been set up from the ioctl and is in the
 	 * main phase. The fs_info::balance_ctl is initialized.
@@ -566,6 +561,19 @@ enum {
 	BTRFS_FS_DISCARD_RUNNING,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Exclusive operations (device replace, resize, device add/remove, balance)
+ */
+enum btrfs_exclusive_operation {
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_NONE,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_ADD,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REMOVE,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REPLACE,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_RESIZE,
+	BTRFS_EXCLOP_SWAP_ACTIVATE,
+};
+
 struct btrfs_fs_info {
 	u8 chunk_tree_uuid[BTRFS_UUID_SIZE];
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -937,6 +945,9 @@ struct btrfs_fs_info {
 	 */
 	int send_in_progress;
 
+	/* Type of exclusive operation running */
+	unsigned long exclusive_operation;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_REF_VERIFY
 	spinlock_t ref_verify_lock;
 	struct rb_root block_tree;
@@ -3032,6 +3043,9 @@ void btrfs_get_block_group_info(struct list_head *groups_list,
 				struct btrfs_ioctl_space_info *space);
 void btrfs_update_ioctl_balance_args(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			       struct btrfs_ioctl_balance_args *bargs);
+bool btrfs_exclop_start(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+			enum btrfs_exclusive_operation type);
+void btrfs_exclop_finish(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 
 /* file.c */
 int __init btrfs_auto_defrag_init(void);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 61d800a149b0..14901ca2508d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ int btrfs_resume_dev_replace_async(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	 * should never allow both to start and pause. We don't want to allow
 	 * dev-replace to start anyway.
 	 */
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REPLACE)) {
 		down_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
 		dev_replace->replace_state =
 					BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_SUSPENDED;
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_kthread(void *data)
 	ret = btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(fs_info, ret);
 	WARN_ON(ret && ret != -ECANCELED);
 
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index a66145aac710..cce6f8789a4e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -10015,14 +10015,14 @@ static int btrfs_swap_activate(struct swap_info_struct *sis, struct file *file,
 
 	/*
 	 * Balance or device remove/replace/resize can move stuff around from
-	 * under us. The EXCL_OP flag makes sure they aren't running/won't run
-	 * concurrently while we are mapping the swap extents, and
-	 * fs_info->swapfile_pins prevents them from running while the swap file
-	 * is active and moving the extents. Note that this also prevents a
-	 * concurrent device add which isn't actually necessary, but it's not
+	 * under us. The exclop protection makes sure they aren't running/won't
+	 * run concurrently while we are mapping the swap extents, and
+	 * fs_info->swapfile_pins prevents them from running while the swap
+	 * file is active and moving the extents. Note that this also prevents
+	 * a concurrent device add which isn't actually necessary, but it's not
 	 * really worth the trouble to allow it.
 	 */
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_SWAP_ACTIVATE)) {
 		btrfs_warn(fs_info,
 	   "cannot activate swapfile while exclusive operation is running");
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -10168,7 +10168,7 @@ out:
 	if (ret)
 		btrfs_swap_deactivate(file);
 
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index b91444e810a5..f30231596fe0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ static int check_xflags(unsigned int flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool btrfs_exclop_start(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+			enum btrfs_exclusive_operation type)
+{
+	return !cmpxchg(&fs_info->exclusive_operation, BTRFS_EXCLOP_NONE, type);
+}
+
+void btrfs_exclop_finish(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(fs_info->exclusive_operation, BTRFS_EXCLOP_NONE);
+}
+
 /*
  * Set the xflags from the internal inode flags. The remaining items of fsxattr
  * are zeroed.
@@ -1639,7 +1650,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct file *file,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_RESIZE)) {
 		mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 		return BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_EXCL_RUN_IN_PROGRESS;
 	}
@@ -1753,7 +1764,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct file *file,
 out_free:
 	kfree(vol_args);
 out:
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3127,7 +3138,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_add_dev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, void __user *arg)
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags))
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_ADD))
 		return BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_EXCL_RUN_IN_PROGRESS;
 
 	vol_args = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(*vol_args));
@@ -3144,7 +3155,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_add_dev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, void __user *arg)
 
 	kfree(vol_args);
 out:
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3173,7 +3184,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev_v2(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REMOVE)) {
 		ret = BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_EXCL_RUN_IN_PROGRESS;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -3184,7 +3195,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev_v2(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 		vol_args->name[BTRFS_SUBVOL_NAME_MAX] = '\0';
 		ret = btrfs_rm_device(fs_info, vol_args->name, 0);
 	}
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (vol_args->flags & BTRFS_DEVICE_SPEC_BY_ID)
@@ -3215,7 +3226,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REMOVE)) {
 		ret = BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_EXCL_RUN_IN_PROGRESS;
 		goto out_drop_write;
 	}
@@ -3233,7 +3244,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 		btrfs_info(fs_info, "disk deleted %s", vol_args->name);
 	kfree(vol_args);
 out:
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 out_drop_write:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 
@@ -3737,11 +3748,11 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_dev_replace(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			ret = -EROFS;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+		if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REPLACE)) {
 			ret = BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_EXCL_RUN_IN_PROGRESS;
 		} else {
 			ret = btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl(fs_info, p);
-			clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+			btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 		}
 		break;
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_CMD_STATUS:
@@ -3952,7 +3963,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_balance(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 		return ret;
 
 again:
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags)) {
+	if (btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE)) {
 		mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
 		need_unlock = true;
 		goto locked;
@@ -3998,7 +4009,6 @@ again:
 	}
 
 locked:
-	BUG_ON(!test_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags));
 
 	if (arg) {
 		bargs = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(*bargs));
@@ -4053,10 +4063,10 @@ locked:
 
 do_balance:
 	/*
-	 * Ownership of bctl and filesystem flag BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP goes to
-	 * btrfs_balance.  bctl is freed in reset_balance_state, or, if
-	 * restriper was paused all the way until unmount, in free_fs_info.
-	 * The flag should be cleared after reset_balance_state.
+	 * Ownership of bctl and exclusive operation goes to btrfs_balance.
+	 * bctl is freed in reset_balance_state, or, if restriper was paused
+	 * all the way until unmount, in free_fs_info.  The flag should be
+	 * cleared after reset_balance_state.
 	 */
 	need_unlock = false;
 
@@ -4075,7 +4085,7 @@ out_bargs:
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
 	if (need_unlock)
-		clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+		btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 out:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index c86ffad04641..cbebb5d06773 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static int __btrfs_map_block(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
  *   balance_mutex
  *
  *
- * Exclusive operations, BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP
- * ======================================
+ * Exclusive operations
+ * ====================
  *
  * Maintains the exclusivity of the following operations that apply to the
  * whole filesystem and cannot run in parallel.
@@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ static int __btrfs_map_block(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
  * - system power-cycle and filesystem mounted as read-only
  * - filesystem or device errors leading to forced read-only
  *
- * BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP flag is set and cleared using atomic operations.
- * During the course of Paused state, the BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP remains set.
+ * The status of exclusive operation is set and cleared atomically.
+ * During the course of Paused state, fs_info::exclusive_operation remains set.
  * A device operation in Paused or Running state can be canceled or resumed
  * either by ioctl (Balance only) or when remounted as read-write.
- * BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP flag is cleared when the device operation is canceled or
+ * The exclusive status is cleared when the device operation is canceled or
  * completed.
  */
 
@@ -4033,7 +4033,7 @@ int btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	/*
 	 * rw_devices will not change at the moment, device add/delete/replace
-	 * are excluded by EXCL_OP
+	 * are exclusive
 	 */
 	num_devices = fs_info->fs_devices->rw_devices;
 
@@ -4169,7 +4169,7 @@ int btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	if ((ret && ret != -ECANCELED && ret != -ENOSPC) ||
 	    balance_need_close(fs_info)) {
 		reset_balance_state(fs_info);
-		clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+		btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 	}
 
 	wake_up(&fs_info->balance_wait_q);
@@ -4180,7 +4180,7 @@ out:
 		reset_balance_state(fs_info);
 	else
 		kfree(bctl);
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -4282,7 +4282,7 @@ int btrfs_recover_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	 * is in a paused state and must have fs_info::balance_ctl properly
 	 * set up.
 	 */
-	if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags))
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE))
 		btrfs_warn(fs_info,
 	"balance: cannot set exclusive op status, resume manually");
 
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ int btrfs_cancel_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 
 		if (fs_info->balance_ctl) {
 			reset_balance_state(fs_info);
-			clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags);
+			btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
 			btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: canceled");
 		}
 	}