diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index d5f8c8a..8c9f915 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
 	if (!fnode)
 		goto bail;
-	dnode = hpfs_alloc_dnode(dir->i_sb, fno, &dno, &qbh0, 1);
+	dnode = hpfs_alloc_dnode(dir->i_sb, fno, &dno, &qbh0);
 	if (!dnode)
 		goto bail1;
 	memset(&dee, 0, sizeof dee);
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
 	if (dee.read_only)
 		result->i_mode &= ~0222;
 
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail3;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -101,11 +100,9 @@
 		hpfs_write_inode_nolock(result);
 	}
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail3:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	iput(result);
 bail2:
 	hpfs_brelse4(&qbh0);
@@ -168,8 +165,7 @@
 	result->i_data.a_ops = &hpfs_aops;
 	hpfs_i(result)->mmu_private = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -193,12 +189,10 @@
 		hpfs_write_inode_nolock(result);
 	}
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 
 bail2:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	iput(result);
 bail1:
 	brelse(bh);
@@ -254,8 +248,7 @@
 	result->i_blocks = 1;
 	init_special_inode(result, mode, rdev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -271,12 +264,10 @@
 
 	hpfs_write_inode_nolock(result);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail2:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	iput(result);
 bail1:
 	brelse(bh);
@@ -333,8 +324,7 @@
 	result->i_op = &page_symlink_inode_operations;
 	result->i_data.a_ops = &hpfs_symlink_aops;
 
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -352,11 +342,9 @@
 
 	hpfs_write_inode_nolock(result);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail2:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	iput(result);
 bail1:
 	brelse(bh);
@@ -382,8 +370,6 @@
 	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 again:
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	err = -ENOENT;
 	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
 	if (!de)
@@ -410,8 +396,6 @@
 		if (rep++)
 			break;
 
-		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 		dentry_unhash(dentry);
 		if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 			dput(dentry);
@@ -445,8 +429,6 @@
 out1:
 	hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -466,8 +448,6 @@
 
 	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	err = -ENOENT;
 	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
 	if (!de)
@@ -505,8 +485,6 @@
 out1:
 	hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -568,12 +546,6 @@
 
 	hpfs_lock(i->i_sb);
 	/* order doesn't matter, due to VFS exclusion */
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(i)->i_parent_mutex);
-	if (new_inode)
-		mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(new_inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_mutex);
-	if (new_dir != old_dir)
-		mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_mutex);
 	
 	/* Erm? Moving over the empty non-busy directory is perfectly legal */
 	if (new_inode && S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode)) {
@@ -610,9 +582,7 @@
 
 	if (new_dir == old_dir) hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 
-	hpfs_lock_creation(i->i_sb);
-	if ((r = hpfs_add_dirent(new_dir, new_name, new_len, &de, 1))) {
-		hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
+	if ((r = hpfs_add_dirent(new_dir, new_name, new_len, &de))) {
 		if (r == -1) hpfs_error(new_dir->i_sb, "hpfs_rename: dirent already exists!");
 		err = r == 1 ? -ENOSPC : -EFSERROR;
 		if (new_dir != old_dir) hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
@@ -621,20 +591,17 @@
 	
 	if (new_dir == old_dir)
 		if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
-			hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
 			hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "lookup succeeded but map dirent failed at #2");
 			err = -ENOENT;
 			goto end1;
 		}
 
 	if ((r = hpfs_remove_dirent(old_dir, dno, dep, &qbh, 0))) {
-		hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
 		hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "hpfs_rename: could not remove dirent");
 		err = r == 2 ? -ENOSPC : -EFSERROR;
 		goto end1;
 	}
-	hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
-	
+
 	end:
 	hpfs_i(i)->i_parent_dir = new_dir->i_ino;
 	if (S_ISDIR(i->i_mode)) {
@@ -652,12 +619,6 @@
 	hpfs_i(i)->i_conv = hpfs_sb(i->i_sb)->sb_conv;
 	hpfs_decide_conv(i, new_name, new_len);
 end1:
-	if (old_dir != new_dir)
-		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(i)->i_parent_mutex);
-	if (new_inode)
-		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(new_inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	hpfs_unlock(i->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }