diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index a352272..b546ba6 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
 	if (len == 0)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	slots = kmalloc(sizeof(*slots) * MSDOS_SLOTS, GFP_KERNEL);
+	slots = kmalloc(sizeof(*slots) * MSDOS_SLOTS, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (slots == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
 	struct dentry *alias;
 	int err, table;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 	table = (MSDOS_SB(sb)->options.name_check == 's') ? 2 : 0;
 	dentry->d_op = &vfat_dentry_ops[table];
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
 	inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
 	brelse(sinfo.bh);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		unlock_kernel();
+		unlock_super(sb);
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 	}
 	alias = d_find_alias(inode);
@@ -708,13 +708,13 @@
 			dput(alias);
 		else {
 			iput(inode);
-			unlock_kernel();
+			unlock_super(sb);
 			return alias;
 		}
 
 	}
 error:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	dentry->d_op = &vfat_dentry_ops[table];
 	dentry->d_time = dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_version;
 	dentry = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
 	struct timespec ts;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	ts = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	err = vfat_add_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0, 0, &ts, &sinfo);
@@ -755,17 +755,18 @@
 	dentry->d_time = dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_version;
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static int vfat_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	err = fat_dir_empty(inode);
 	if (err)
@@ -783,7 +784,7 @@
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	fat_detach(inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -791,10 +792,11 @@
 static int vfat_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	err = vfat_find(dir, &dentry->d_name, &sinfo);
 	if (err)
@@ -807,7 +809,7 @@
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	fat_detach(inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -820,7 +822,7 @@
 	struct timespec ts;
 	int err, cluster;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	ts = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	cluster = fat_alloc_new_dir(dir, &ts);
@@ -849,13 +851,13 @@
 	dentry->d_time = dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_version;
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
 	fat_free_clusters(dir, cluster);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -869,11 +871,12 @@
 	struct timespec ts;
 	loff_t dotdot_i_pos, new_i_pos;
 	int err, is_dir, update_dotdot, corrupt = 0;
+	struct super_block *sb = old_dir->i_sb;
 
 	old_sinfo.bh = sinfo.bh = dotdot_bh = NULL;
 	old_inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 	new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 	err = vfat_find(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &old_sinfo);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -951,7 +954,7 @@
 	brelse(sinfo.bh);
 	brelse(dotdot_bh);
 	brelse(old_sinfo.bh);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 
 	return err;