diff --git a/fs/msdos/namei.c b/fs/msdos/namei.c
index 05ff4f1..1f7f295 100644
--- a/fs/msdos/namei.c
+++ b/fs/msdos/namei.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 
 	dentry->d_op = &msdos_dentry_operations;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 	res = msdos_find(dir, dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, &sinfo);
 	if (res == -ENOENT)
 		goto add;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 	if (dentry)
 		dentry->d_op = &msdos_dentry_operations;
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	if (!res)
 		return dentry;
 	return ERR_PTR(res);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 	unsigned char msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME];
 	int err, is_hid;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	err = msdos_format_name(dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len,
 				msdos_name, &MSDOS_SB(sb)->options);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	if (!err)
 		err = fat_flush_inodes(sb, dir, inode);
 	return err;
@@ -324,11 +324,12 @@
 /***** Remove a directory */
 static int msdos_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
+	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 	/*
 	 * Check whether the directory is not in use, then check
 	 * whether it is empty.
@@ -349,9 +350,9 @@
 	inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	fat_detach(inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	if (!err)
-		err = fat_flush_inodes(inode->i_sb, dir, inode);
+		err = fat_flush_inodes(sb, dir, inode);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@
 	struct timespec ts;
 	int err, is_hid, cluster;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	err = msdos_format_name(dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len,
 				msdos_name, &MSDOS_SB(sb)->options);
@@ -404,14 +405,14 @@
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	fat_flush_inodes(sb, dir, inode);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
 	fat_free_clusters(dir, cluster);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -419,10 +420,11 @@
 static int msdos_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct super_block *sb= inode->i_sb;
 	struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 	err = msdos_find(dir, dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, &sinfo);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -434,9 +436,9 @@
 	inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	fat_detach(inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	if (!err)
-		err = fat_flush_inodes(inode->i_sb, dir, inode);
+		err = fat_flush_inodes(sb, dir, inode);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -618,10 +620,11 @@
 static int msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
+	struct super_block *sb = old_dir->i_sb;
 	unsigned char old_msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME], new_msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME];
 	int err, is_hid;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	lock_super(sb);
 
 	err = msdos_format_name(old_dentry->d_name.name,
 				old_dentry->d_name.len, old_msdos_name,
@@ -640,9 +643,9 @@
 	err = do_msdos_rename(old_dir, old_msdos_name, old_dentry,
 			      new_dir, new_msdos_name, new_dentry, is_hid);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	unlock_super(sb);
 	if (!err)
-		err = fat_flush_inodes(old_dir->i_sb, old_dir, new_dir);
+		err = fat_flush_inodes(sb, old_dir, new_dir);
 	return err;
 }