diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
index c7b9ccb13f1c..176c79b95692 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
@@ -750,8 +750,7 @@ kiblnd_setup_rd_kiov(lnet_ni_t *ni, kib_tx_t *tx, kib_rdma_desc_t *rd,
 
 static int
 kiblnd_post_tx_locked(kib_conn_t *conn, kib_tx_t *tx, int credit)
-	__releases(conn->ibc_lock)
-	__acquires(conn->ibc_lock)
+	__must_hold(&conn->ibc_lock)
 {
 	kib_msg_t *msg = tx->tx_msg;
 	kib_peer_t *peer = conn->ibc_peer;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd_cb.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd_cb.c
index 477b385f15e0..a0955d21fec2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd_cb.c
@@ -2336,6 +2336,7 @@ ksocknal_flush_stale_txs(ksock_peer_t *peer)
 
 static int
 ksocknal_send_keepalive_locked(ksock_peer_t *peer)
+	__must_hold(&ksocknal_data.ksnd_global_lock)
 {
 	ksock_sched_t *sched;
 	ksock_conn_t *conn;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/libcfs_lock.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/libcfs_lock.c
index 15782d9e6aa9..32db78803d46 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/libcfs_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/libcfs_lock.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfs_percpt_lock_alloc);
  */
 void
 cfs_percpt_lock(struct cfs_percpt_lock *pcl, int index)
+	__acquires(pcl->pcl_locks)
 {
 	int	ncpt = cfs_cpt_number(pcl->pcl_cptab);
 	int	i;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfs_percpt_lock);
 /** unlock a CPU partition */
 void
 cfs_percpt_unlock(struct cfs_percpt_lock *pcl, int index)
+	__releases(pcl->pcl_locks)
 {
 	int	ncpt = cfs_cpt_number(pcl->pcl_cptab);
 	int	i;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
index 2229419b7184..6b5f8d0d53df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,7 @@ static int get_write_extents(struct osc_object *obj, struct list_head *rpclist)
 static int
 osc_send_write_rpc(const struct lu_env *env, struct client_obd *cli,
 		   struct osc_object *osc)
+	__must_hold(osc)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(rpclist);
 	struct osc_extent *ext;
@@ -2010,6 +2011,7 @@ osc_send_write_rpc(const struct lu_env *env, struct client_obd *cli,
 static int
 osc_send_read_rpc(const struct lu_env *env, struct client_obd *cli,
 		  struct osc_object *osc)
+	__must_hold(osc)
 {
 	struct osc_extent *ext;
 	struct osc_extent *next;
@@ -2083,6 +2085,7 @@ static struct osc_object *osc_next_obj(struct client_obd *cli)
 
 /* called with the loi list lock held */
 static void osc_check_rpcs(const struct lu_env *env, struct client_obd *cli)
+	__must_hold(&cli->cl_loi_list_lock)
 {
 	struct osc_object *osc;
 	int rc = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/client.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/client.c
index efdda09507bf..8f3c26f1398f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/client.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/client.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static int unpack_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
  * If anything goes wrong just ignore it - same as if it never happened
  */
 static int ptlrpc_at_recv_early_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
+	__must_hold(&req->rq_lock)
 {
 	struct ptlrpc_request *early_req;
 	time64_t olddl;