diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 3fc62b0..f6eaf0d 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -100,9 +100,13 @@
  *
  * Any operation working on dquots via inode pointers must hold dqptr_sem.  If
  * operation is just reading pointers from inode (or not using them at all) the
- * read lock is enough. If pointers are altered function must hold write lock
- * (these locking rules also apply for S_NOQUOTA flag in the inode - note that
- * for altering the flag i_mutex is also needed).
+ * read lock is enough. If pointers are altered function must hold write lock.
+ * Special care needs to be taken about S_NOQUOTA inode flag (marking that
+ * inode is a quota file). Functions adding pointers from inode to dquots have
+ * to check this flag under dqptr_sem and then (if S_NOQUOTA is not set) they
+ * have to do all pointer modifications before dropping dqptr_sem. This makes
+ * sure they cannot race with quotaon which first sets S_NOQUOTA flag and
+ * then drops all pointers to dquots from an inode.
  *
  * Each dquot has its dq_lock mutex. Locked dquots might not be referenced
  * from inodes (dquot_alloc_space() and such don't check the dq_lock).
@@ -1275,7 +1279,6 @@
 	}
 
 	down_write(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	/* Having dqptr_sem we know NOQUOTA flags can't be altered... */
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode))
 		goto out_err;
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
@@ -1431,11 +1434,6 @@
 	}
 
 	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
-		inode_incr_space(inode, number, reserve);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++)
 		warntype[cnt] = QUOTA_NL_NOWARN;
 
@@ -1466,7 +1464,6 @@
 	mark_all_dquot_dirty(inode->i_dquot);
 out_flush_warn:
 	flush_warnings(inode->i_dquot, warntype);
-out_unlock:
 	up_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -1499,10 +1496,6 @@
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++)
 		warntype[cnt] = QUOTA_NL_NOWARN;
 	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
-		up_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-		return QUOTA_OK;
-	}
 	spin_lock(&dq_data_lock);
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
 		if (!inode->i_dquot[cnt])
@@ -1539,12 +1532,6 @@
 	}
 
 	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode))	{
-		up_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-		inode_claim_rsv_space(inode, number);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&dq_data_lock);
 	/* Claim reserved quotas to allocated quotas */
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
@@ -1573,17 +1560,11 @@
 	/* First test before acquiring mutex - solves deadlocks when we
          * re-enter the quota code and are already holding the mutex */
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
-out_sub:
 		inode_decr_space(inode, number, reserve);
 		return QUOTA_OK;
 	}
 
 	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	/* Now recheck reliably when holding dqptr_sem */
-	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
-		up_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-		goto out_sub;
-	}
 	spin_lock(&dq_data_lock);
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
 		if (!inode->i_dquot[cnt])
@@ -1636,11 +1617,6 @@
 		return QUOTA_OK;
 
 	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	/* Now recheck reliably when holding dqptr_sem */
-	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
-		up_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-		return QUOTA_OK;
-	}
 	spin_lock(&dq_data_lock);
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
 		if (!inode->i_dquot[cnt])
@@ -1692,7 +1668,6 @@
 					      GRPQUOTA);
 
 	down_write(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
-	/* Now recheck reliably when holding dqptr_sem */
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {	/* File without quota accounting? */
 		up_write(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
 		goto put_all;
@@ -2010,13 +1985,15 @@
 		/* We don't want quota and atime on quota files (deadlocks
 		 * possible) Also nobody should write to the file - we use
 		 * special IO operations which ignore the immutable bit. */
-		down_write(&dqopt->dqptr_sem);
 		mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_QUOTA);
 		oldflags = inode->i_flags & (S_NOATIME | S_IMMUTABLE |
 					     S_NOQUOTA);
 		inode->i_flags |= S_NOQUOTA | S_NOATIME | S_IMMUTABLE;
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-		up_write(&dqopt->dqptr_sem);
+		/*
+		 * When S_NOQUOTA is set, remove dquot references as no more
+		 * references can be added
+		 */
 		sb->dq_op->drop(inode);
 	}
 
@@ -2053,14 +2030,12 @@
 	iput(inode);
 out_lock:
 	if (oldflags != -1) {
-		down_write(&dqopt->dqptr_sem);
 		mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_QUOTA);
 		/* Set the flags back (in the case of accidental quotaon()
 		 * on a wrong file we don't want to mess up the flags) */
 		inode->i_flags &= ~(S_NOATIME | S_NOQUOTA | S_IMMUTABLE);
 		inode->i_flags |= oldflags;
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-		up_write(&dqopt->dqptr_sem);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dqopt->dqonoff_mutex);
 out_fmt: