diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index f1252ed8bd0a..ef207784876c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *xfs_buf_cache;
  *
  * xfs_buf_rele:
  *	b_lock
- *	  pag_buf_lock
- *	    lru_lock
+ *	  lru_lock
  *
  * xfs_buftarg_drain_rele
  *	lru_lock
@@ -220,14 +219,21 @@ _xfs_buf_alloc(
 	 */
 	flags &= ~(XBF_UNMAPPED | XBF_TRYLOCK | XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ_AHEAD);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&bp->b_lock);
+	/*
+	 * A new buffer is held and locked by the owner.  This ensures that the
+	 * buffer is owned by the caller and racing RCU lookups right after
+	 * inserting into the hash table are safe (and will have to wait for
+	 * the unlock to do anything non-trivial).
+	 */
 	bp->b_hold = 1;
+	sema_init(&bp->b_sema, 0); /* held, no waiters */
+
+	spin_lock_init(&bp->b_lock);
 	atomic_set(&bp->b_lru_ref, 1);
 	init_completion(&bp->b_iowait);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->b_lru);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->b_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->b_li_list);
-	sema_init(&bp->b_sema, 0); /* held, no waiters */
 	bp->b_target = target;
 	bp->b_mount = target->bt_mount;
 	bp->b_flags = flags;
@@ -497,7 +503,6 @@ int
 xfs_buf_cache_init(
 	struct xfs_buf_cache	*bch)
 {
-	spin_lock_init(&bch->bc_lock);
 	return rhashtable_init(&bch->bc_hash, &xfs_buf_hash_params);
 }
 
@@ -647,17 +652,20 @@ xfs_buf_find_insert(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free_buf;
 
-	spin_lock(&bch->bc_lock);
+	/* The new buffer keeps the perag reference until it is freed. */
+	new_bp->b_pag = pag;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	bp = rhashtable_lookup_get_insert_fast(&bch->bc_hash,
 			&new_bp->b_rhash_head, xfs_buf_hash_params);
 	if (IS_ERR(bp)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		error = PTR_ERR(bp);
-		spin_unlock(&bch->bc_lock);
 		goto out_free_buf;
 	}
 	if (bp && xfs_buf_try_hold(bp)) {
 		/* found an existing buffer */
-		spin_unlock(&bch->bc_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		error = xfs_buf_find_lock(bp, flags);
 		if (error)
 			xfs_buf_rele(bp);
@@ -665,10 +673,8 @@ xfs_buf_find_insert(
 			*bpp = bp;
 		goto out_free_buf;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	/* The new buffer keeps the perag reference until it is freed. */
-	new_bp->b_pag = pag;
-	spin_unlock(&bch->bc_lock);
 	*bpp = new_bp;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1085,7 +1091,6 @@ xfs_buf_rele_cached(
 	}
 
 	/* we are asked to drop the last reference */
-	spin_lock(&bch->bc_lock);
 	__xfs_buf_ioacct_dec(bp);
 	if (!(bp->b_flags & XBF_STALE) && atomic_read(&bp->b_lru_ref)) {
 		/*
@@ -1097,7 +1102,6 @@ xfs_buf_rele_cached(
 			bp->b_state &= ~XFS_BSTATE_DISPOSE;
 		else
 			bp->b_hold--;
-		spin_unlock(&bch->bc_lock);
 	} else {
 		bp->b_hold--;
 		/*
@@ -1115,7 +1119,6 @@ xfs_buf_rele_cached(
 		ASSERT(!(bp->b_flags & _XBF_DELWRI_Q));
 		rhashtable_remove_fast(&bch->bc_hash, &bp->b_rhash_head,
 				xfs_buf_hash_params);
-		spin_unlock(&bch->bc_lock);
 		if (pag)
 			xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		freebuf = true;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
index 7e73663c5d4a..3b4ed42e11c0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ typedef unsigned int xfs_buf_flags_t;
 #define XFS_BSTATE_IN_FLIGHT	 (1 << 1)	/* I/O in flight */
 
 struct xfs_buf_cache {
-	spinlock_t		bc_lock;
 	struct rhashtable	bc_hash;
 };