diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 27cf5577f239..147cbf9261ce 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
 		goto error;
 	}
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	/* Ensure consistent page alignment of the data.
 	 * Note: assumes we have exclusive access to this mapping either
 	 *	 through inode->i_sem or some other mechanism.
@@ -462,7 +464,9 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
 						page,
 						NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize,
 						desc->plus);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	desc->page = page;
 	desc->ptr = kmap(page);		/* matching kunmap in nfs_do_filldir */
 	if (desc->error >= 0) {
@@ -1596,7 +1600,10 @@ void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *set)
 			put_rpccred(cache->cred);
 		cache->cred = get_rpccred(set->cred);
 	}
+	/* FIXME: replace current access_cache BKL reliance with inode->i_lock */
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	cache->jiffies = set->jiffies;
 	cache->mask = set->mask;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index ee27578277f3..541b418327c8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ nfs_zap_caches(struct inode *inode)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	int mode = inode->i_mode;
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	NFS_ATTRTIMEO(inode) = NFS_MINATTRTIMEO(inode);
 	NFS_ATTRTIMEO_UPDATE(inode) = jiffies;
 
@@ -623,6 +625,8 @@ nfs_zap_caches(struct inode *inode)
 		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 	else
 		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
+
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
 static void nfs_zap_acl_cache(struct inode *inode)
@@ -632,7 +636,9 @@ static void nfs_zap_acl_cache(struct inode *inode)
 	clear_acl_cache = NFS_PROTO(inode)->clear_acl_cache;
 	if (clear_acl_cache != NULL)
 		clear_acl_cache(inode);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -841,7 +847,9 @@ void nfs_setattr_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 			inode->i_uid = attr->ia_uid;
 		if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) != 0)
 			inode->i_gid = attr->ia_gid;
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	}
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) != 0) {
 		inode->i_size = attr->ia_size;
@@ -1082,6 +1090,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 			 (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode), status);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	cache_validity = nfsi->cache_validity;
 	nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 
@@ -1091,6 +1100,7 @@ __nfs_revalidate_inode(struct nfs_server *server, struct inode *inode)
 	 */
 	if (verifier == nfsi->cache_change_attribute)
 		nfsi->cache_validity &= ~(NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
 
@@ -1149,12 +1159,16 @@ void nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
 			nfs_wb_all(inode);
 		}
 		invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
+
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			memset(nfsi->cookieverf, 0, sizeof(nfsi->cookieverf));
 			/* This ensures we revalidate child dentries */
 			nfsi->cache_change_attribute++;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 		dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: (%s/%Ld) data cache invalidated\n",
 				inode->i_sb->s_id,
 				(long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
@@ -1184,10 +1198,12 @@ void nfs_end_data_update(struct inode *inode)
 
 	if (!nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ)) {
 		/* Mark the attribute cache for revalidation */
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 		/* Directories and symlinks: invalidate page cache too */
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	}
 	nfsi->cache_change_attribute ++;
 	atomic_dec(&nfsi->data_updates);
@@ -1212,6 +1228,8 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 	if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
 		return 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	/* Are we in the process of updating data on the server? */
 	data_unstable = nfs_caches_unstable(inode);
 
@@ -1226,13 +1244,17 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR) == 0)
+	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR) == 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* Has the inode gone and changed behind our back? */
 	if (nfsi->fileid != fattr->fileid
-			|| (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT))
+			|| (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT)) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	cur_size = i_size_read(inode);
  	new_isize = nfs_size_to_loff_t(fattr->size);
@@ -1271,6 +1293,7 @@ int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 		nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
 
 	nfsi->read_cache_jiffies = fattr->timestamp;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1309,11 +1332,15 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, unsign
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the inode's type hasn't changed.
 	 */
-	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT))
+	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT)) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		goto out_changed;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the read time so we don't revalidate too often.
@@ -1406,6 +1433,7 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, unsign
 	if (!nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
 		nfsi->cache_validity |= invalid;
 
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	return 0;
  out_changed:
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index a020e650ffc2..6a5bbc0ae941 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	status = rpc_call(server->client_acl, ACLPROC3_SETACL,
 			  &args, &fattr, 0);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setacl: %d\n", status);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 90df0500ca1b..6ceb1d471f20 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ static int nfs_readpage_sync(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
 		if (rdata->res.eof != 0 || result == 0)
 			break;
 	} while (count);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	if (count)
 		memclear_highpage_flush(page, rdata->args.pgbase, count);
@@ -473,7 +475,9 @@ void nfs_readpage_result(struct rpc_task *task)
 		}
 		task->tk_status = -EIO;
 	}
+	spin_lock(&data->inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(data->inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATIME;
+	spin_unlock(&data->inode->i_lock);
 	data->complete(data, status);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index deef9567788a..9a6047ff1b25 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ static inline int nfs_caches_unstable(struct inode *inode)
 
 static inline void NFS_CACHEINV(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	if (!nfs_caches_unstable(inode))
+	if (!nfs_caches_unstable(inode)) {
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR | NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline int nfs_server_capable(struct inode *inode, int cap)