diff --git a/fs/gfs2/acl.c b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
index cb09b85c5b10..2e939f5fe751 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ int gfs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 	if (acl && acl->a_count > GFS2_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES(GFS2_SB(inode)))
 		return -E2BIG;
 
-	ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl)) {
 		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		need_unlock = true;
 	}
 
@@ -144,5 +144,7 @@ int gfs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 unlock:
 	if (need_unlock)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
+out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 4b9dbab50faf..d510a453dfa8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ int gfs2_setattr_size(struct inode *inode, u64 newsize)
 
 	inode_dio_wait(inode);
 
-	ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 54b0708e6d35..f18876cdfb0f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static vm_fault_t gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 
 	sb_start_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
 
-	ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ out_quota_unlock:
 out_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(&gh);
 out_uninit:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		set_page_dirty(page);
@@ -635,7 +636,17 @@ int gfs2_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	gfs2_assert_warn(GFS2_SB(inode), !file->private_data);
 	file->private_data = fp;
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
+		ret = gfs2_qa_get(GFS2_I(inode));
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail;
+	}
 	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	kfree(file->private_data);
+	file->private_data = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -690,10 +701,8 @@ static int gfs2_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	kfree(file->private_data);
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 
-	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-		return 0;
-
-	gfs2_rsqa_delete(ip, &inode->i_writecount);
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+		gfs2_rsqa_delete(ip, &inode->i_writecount);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -849,7 +858,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -860,7 +869,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &gh);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 	}
 
@@ -918,6 +927,8 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
+out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t le
 	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) {
 		ret = __gfs2_punch_hole(file, offset, len);
 	} else {
-		ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+		ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_putw;
 
@@ -1157,6 +1168,7 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t le
 
 		if (ret)
 			gfs2_rs_deltree(&ip->i_res);
+		gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	}
 
 out_putw:
@@ -1175,14 +1187,17 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 {
 	int error;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(out->f_mapping->host);
+	ssize_t ret;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
 		return (ssize_t)error;
 
 	gfs2_size_hint(out, *ppos, len);
 
-	return iter_file_splice_write(pipe, out, ppos, len, flags);
+	ret = iter_file_splice_write(pipe, out, ppos, len, flags);
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 04549a8cae7e..84a824293a78 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ struct gfs2_qadata { /* quota allocation data */
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qa_qd[2 * GFS2_MAXQUOTAS];
 	struct gfs2_holder qa_qd_ghs[2 * GFS2_MAXQUOTAS];
 	unsigned int qa_qd_num;
+	int qa_ref;
 };
 
 /* Resource group multi-block reservation, in order of appearance:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 710f1c644f87..d1a24753c55f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(dip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(dip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	error = gfs2_rindex_update(sdp);
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		goto fail;
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
 	if (error)
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto fail_gunlock;
 
 	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_free_acls;
 
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ fail_gunlock2:
 	clear_bit(GLF_INODE_CREATING, &io_gl->gl_flags);
 	gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
 fail_free_inode:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	if (ip->i_gl) {
 		glock_clear_object(ip->i_gl, ip);
 		gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
@@ -798,6 +799,7 @@ fail_gunlock:
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(ghs + 1))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
 fail:
+	gfs2_qa_put(dip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -899,7 +901,7 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(dip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(dip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -1002,6 +1004,7 @@ out_gunlock:
 out_child:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);
 out_parent:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 1);
 	return error;
@@ -1362,7 +1365,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ndip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ndip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -1562,6 +1565,7 @@ out_gunlock_r:
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&r_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&r_gh);
 out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ndip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1873,10 +1877,9 @@ static int setattr_chown(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 		ouid = nuid = NO_UID_QUOTA_CHANGE;
 	if (!(attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) || gid_eq(ogid, ngid))
 		ogid = ngid = NO_GID_QUOTA_CHANGE;
-
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
 	error = gfs2_rindex_update(sdp);
 	if (error)
@@ -1914,6 +1917,7 @@ out_end_trans:
 out_gunlock_q:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1935,21 +1939,21 @@ static int gfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		goto out;
 
 	error = -EPERM;
 	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		goto out;
+		goto error;
 
 	error = setattr_prepare(dentry, attr);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto error;
 
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
 		error = gfs2_setattr_size(inode, attr->ia_size);
@@ -1961,10 +1965,12 @@ static int gfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 			error = posix_acl_chmod(inode, inode->i_mode);
 	}
 
-out:
+error:
 	if (!error)
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
+out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index cbe45e8eb2e0..cc0c4b5800be 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -525,11 +525,11 @@ static void qdsb_put(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd)
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_qa_alloc - make sure we have a quota allocations data structure,
- *                 if necessary
+ * gfs2_qa_get - make sure we have a quota allocations data structure,
+ *               if necessary
  * @ip: the inode for this reservation
  */
-int gfs2_qa_alloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+int gfs2_qa_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
@@ -540,17 +540,21 @@ int gfs2_qa_alloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
 	if (ip->i_qadata == NULL) {
 		ip->i_qadata = kmem_cache_zalloc(gfs2_qadata_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!ip->i_qadata)
+		if (!ip->i_qadata) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
+	ip->i_qadata->qa_ref++;
+out:
 	up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 
-void gfs2_qa_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip, atomic_t *wcount)
+void gfs2_qa_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
-	if (ip->i_qadata && ((wcount == NULL) || (atomic_read(wcount) <= 1))) {
+	if (ip->i_qadata && --ip->i_qadata->qa_ref == 0) {
 		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_qadata_cachep, ip->i_qadata);
 		ip->i_qadata = NULL;
 	}
@@ -566,27 +570,27 @@ int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid)
 	if (sdp->sd_args.ar_quota == GFS2_QUOTA_OFF)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ip->i_qadata == NULL) {
-		error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
-	}
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	qd = ip->i_qadata->qa_qd;
 
 	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num) ||
-	    gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !test_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags)))
-		return -EIO;
+	    gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !test_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags))) {
+		error = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	error = qdsb_get(sdp, make_kqid_uid(ip->i_inode.i_uid), qd);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unhold;
 	ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num++;
 	qd++;
 
 	error = qdsb_get(sdp, make_kqid_gid(ip->i_inode.i_gid), qd);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unhold;
 	ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num++;
 	qd++;
 
@@ -594,7 +598,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid)
 	    !uid_eq(uid, ip->i_inode.i_uid)) {
 		error = qdsb_get(sdp, make_kqid_uid(uid), qd);
 		if (error)
-			goto out;
+			goto out_unhold;
 		ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num++;
 		qd++;
 	}
@@ -603,14 +607,15 @@ int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid)
 	    !gid_eq(gid, ip->i_inode.i_gid)) {
 		error = qdsb_get(sdp, make_kqid_gid(gid), qd);
 		if (error)
-			goto out;
+			goto out_unhold;
 		ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num++;
 		qd++;
 	}
 
-out:
+out_unhold:
 	if (error)
 		gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
+out:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -621,6 +626,7 @@ void gfs2_quota_unhold(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 
 	if (ip->i_qadata == NULL)
 		return;
+
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !test_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags));
 
 	for (x = 0; x < ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num; x++) {
@@ -628,6 +634,7 @@ void gfs2_quota_unhold(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		ip->i_qadata->qa_qd[x] = NULL;
 	}
 	ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num = 0;
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 }
 
 static int sort_qd(const void *a, const void *b)
@@ -876,7 +883,7 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 	unsigned int nalloc = 0, blocks;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -884,8 +891,10 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 			      &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 
 	ghs = kmalloc_array(num_qd, sizeof(struct gfs2_holder), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!ghs)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!ghs) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	sort(qda, num_qd, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota_data *), sort_qd, NULL);
 	inode_lock(&ip->i_inode);
@@ -893,12 +902,12 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(qda[qx]->qd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
 					   GL_NOCACHE, &ghs[qx]);
 		if (error)
-			goto out;
+			goto out_dq;
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_dq;
 
 	for (x = 0; x < num_qd; x++) {
 		offset = qd2offset(qda[x]);
@@ -950,13 +959,15 @@ out_ipres:
 	gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 out_alloc:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
-out:
+out_dq:
 	while (qx--)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ghs[qx]);
 	inode_unlock(&ip->i_inode);
 	kfree(ghs);
 	gfs2_log_flush(ip->i_gl->gl_name.ln_sbd, ip->i_gl,
 		       GFS2_LOG_HEAD_FLUSH_NORMAL | GFS2_LFC_DO_SYNC);
+out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1259,6 +1270,7 @@ void gfs2_quota_change(struct gfs2_inode *ip, s64 change,
 	if (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_SYSTEM)
 		return;
 
+	BUG_ON(ip->i_qadata->qa_ref <= 0);
 	for (x = 0; x < ip->i_qadata->qa_qd_num; x++) {
 		qd = ip->i_qadata->qa_qd[x];
 
@@ -1677,7 +1689,7 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, struct kqid qid,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	error = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_put;
 
@@ -1746,6 +1758,7 @@ out_i:
 out_q:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&q_gh);
 out_unlockput:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	inode_unlock(&ip->i_inode);
 out_put:
 	qd_put(qd);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.h b/fs/gfs2/quota.h
index 765627d9a91e..7f9ca8ef40fc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ struct gfs2_sbd;
 #define NO_UID_QUOTA_CHANGE INVALID_UID
 #define NO_GID_QUOTA_CHANGE INVALID_GID
 
-extern int gfs2_qa_alloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-extern void gfs2_qa_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip, atomic_t *wcount);
+extern int gfs2_qa_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern void gfs2_qa_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid);
 extern void gfs2_quota_unhold(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 3e3696da5bcb..04e3e13a230c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void gfs2_rsqa_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip, atomic_t *wcount)
 	if ((wcount == NULL) || (atomic_read(wcount) <= 1))
 		gfs2_rs_deltree(&ip->i_res);
 	up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
-	gfs2_qa_delete(ip, wcount);
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index a6bf8f1e083e..68d934fa0f9f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1401,6 +1401,8 @@ out_unlock:
 		fs_warn(sdp, "gfs2_evict_inode: %d\n", error);
 out:
 	truncate_inode_pages_final(&inode->i_data);
+	if (ip->i_qadata)
+		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, ip->i_qadata->qa_ref == 0);
 	gfs2_rsqa_delete(ip, NULL);
 	gfs2_ordered_del_inode(ip);
 	clear_inode(inode);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index c4fbb96e001f..9d7667bc4292 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int gfs2_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = gfs2_qa_alloc(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_qa_get(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1231,15 +1231,19 @@ static int gfs2_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	if (!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl)) {
 		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 	} else {
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ip->i_gl->gl_state != LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE))
-			return -EIO;
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ip->i_gl->gl_state != LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE)) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&gh);
 	}
 	ret = __gfs2_xattr_set(inode, name, value, size, flags, handler->flags);
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
+out:
+	gfs2_qa_put(ip);
 	return ret;
 }