diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index 9ee6520ef04f..01162f06af93 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ void bd_abort_claiming(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_abort_claiming);
 
-static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev)
+static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 {
 	struct block_device *whole = bdev_whole(bdev);
 	bool unblock = false;
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev)
 	 * bdev_lock.  open_mutex is used to synchronize disk_holder unlinking.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&bdev_lock);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(bdev->bd_holder != holder);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(--bdev->bd_holders < 0);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(--whole->bd_holders < 0);
 	if (!bdev->bd_holders) {
@@ -821,10 +822,9 @@ void blkdev_put_no_open(struct block_device *bdev)
  * @holder: exclusive holder identifier
  * @hops: holder operations
  *
- * Open the block device described by device number @dev. If @mode includes
- * %FMODE_EXCL, the block device is opened with exclusive access.  Specifying
- * %FMODE_EXCL with a %NULL @holder is invalid.  Exclusive opens may nest for
- * the same @holder.
+ * Open the block device described by device number @dev. If @holder is not
+ * %NULL, the block device is opened with exclusive access.  Exclusive opens may
+ * nest for the same @holder.
  *
  * Use this interface ONLY if you really do not have anything better - i.e. when
  * you are behind a truly sucky interface and all you are given is a device
@@ -856,10 +856,16 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_dev(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode, void *holder,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 	disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 
-	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL) {
+	if (holder) {
+		mode |= FMODE_EXCL;
 		ret = bd_prepare_to_claim(bdev, holder, hops);
 		if (ret)
 			goto put_blkdev;
+	} else {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(mode & FMODE_EXCL)) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto put_blkdev;
+		}
 	}
 
 	disk_block_events(disk);
@@ -876,7 +882,7 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_dev(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode, void *holder,
 		ret = blkdev_get_whole(bdev, mode);
 	if (ret)
 		goto put_module;
-	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL) {
+	if (holder) {
 		bd_finish_claiming(bdev, holder, hops);
 
 		/*
@@ -900,7 +906,7 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_dev(dev_t dev, fmode_t mode, void *holder,
 put_module:
 	module_put(disk->fops->owner);
 abort_claiming:
-	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL)
+	if (holder)
 		bd_abort_claiming(bdev, holder);
 	mutex_unlock(&disk->open_mutex);
 	disk_unblock_events(disk);
@@ -916,10 +922,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get_by_dev);
  * @mode: FMODE_* mask
  * @holder: exclusive holder identifier
  *
- * Open the block device described by the device file at @path.  If @mode
- * includes %FMODE_EXCL, the block device is opened with exclusive access.
- * Specifying %FMODE_EXCL with a %NULL @holder is invalid.  Exclusive opens may
- * nest for the same @holder.
+ * Open the block device described by the device file at @path.  If @holder is
+ * not %NULL, the block device is opened with exclusive access.  Exclusive opens
+ * may nest for the same @holder.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
  * Might sleep.
@@ -940,7 +945,7 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, fmode_t mode,
 
 	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, mode, holder, hops);
 	if (!IS_ERR(bdev) && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && bdev_read_only(bdev)) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, holder);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	}
 
@@ -948,7 +953,7 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, fmode_t mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get_by_path);
 
-void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
+void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 
@@ -963,8 +968,8 @@ void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 		sync_blockdev(bdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex);
-	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL)
-		bd_end_claim(bdev);
+	if (holder)
+		bd_end_claim(bdev, holder);
 
 	/*
 	 * Trigger event checking and tell drivers to flush MEDIA_CHANGE
diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index ca2571f2ebf3..04a864d2b581 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ static int blkdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if ((filp->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == 3)
 		filp->f_mode |= FMODE_WRITE_IOCTL;
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(inode->i_rdev, filp->f_mode, filp, NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(inode->i_rdev, filp->f_mode,
+				 (filp->f_mode & FMODE_EXCL) ? filp : NULL,
+				 NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 
@@ -504,7 +506,7 @@ static int blkdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = filp->private_data;
 
-	blkdev_put(bdev, filp->f_mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, (filp->f_mode & FMODE_EXCL) ? filp : NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 50f9433b4de4..40fa01e94c1b 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -365,12 +365,11 @@ int disk_scan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 	}
 
 	set_bit(GD_NEED_PART_SCAN, &disk->state);
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(disk_devt(disk), mode & ~FMODE_EXCL, NULL,
-				 NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(disk_devt(disk), mode, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		ret =  PTR_ERR(bdev);
 	else
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode & ~FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * If blkdev_get_by_dev() failed early, GD_NEED_PART_SCAN is still set,
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index c7d7d4345edb..b39bd5b41ee4 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -454,11 +454,10 @@ static int blkdev_bszset(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL)
 		return set_blocksize(bdev, n);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(blkdev_get_by_dev(bdev->bd_dev, mode | FMODE_EXCL, &bdev,
-			NULL)))
+	if (IS_ERR(blkdev_get_by_dev(bdev->bd_dev, mode, &bdev, NULL)))
 		return -EBUSY;
 	ret = set_blocksize(bdev, n);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, &bdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 563f60bb9722..6ce09211db4e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -1640,8 +1640,7 @@ static struct block_device *open_backing_dev(struct drbd_device *device,
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(bdev_path,
-				  FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(bdev_path, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
 				  claim_ptr, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		drbd_err(device, "open(\"%s\") failed with %ld\n",
@@ -1654,7 +1653,7 @@ static struct block_device *open_backing_dev(struct drbd_device *device,
 
 	err = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, device->vdisk);
 	if (err) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, claim_ptr);
 		drbd_err(device, "bd_link_disk_holder(\"%s\", ...) failed with %d\n",
 				bdev_path, err);
 		bdev = ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -1696,13 +1695,13 @@ static int open_backing_devices(struct drbd_device *device,
 }
 
 static void close_backing_dev(struct drbd_device *device, struct block_device *bdev,
-	bool do_bd_unlink)
+		void *claim_ptr, bool do_bd_unlink)
 {
 	if (!bdev)
 		return;
 	if (do_bd_unlink)
 		bd_unlink_disk_holder(bdev, device->vdisk);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, claim_ptr);
 }
 
 void drbd_backing_dev_free(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_backing_dev *ldev)
@@ -1710,8 +1709,11 @@ void drbd_backing_dev_free(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_backing_dev *
 	if (ldev == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	close_backing_dev(device, ldev->md_bdev, ldev->md_bdev != ldev->backing_bdev);
-	close_backing_dev(device, ldev->backing_bdev, true);
+	close_backing_dev(device, ldev->md_bdev,
+			  ldev->md.meta_dev_idx < 0 ?
+				(void *)device : (void *)drbd_m_holder,
+			  ldev->md_bdev != ldev->backing_bdev);
+	close_backing_dev(device, ldev->backing_bdev, device, true);
 
 	kfree(ldev->disk_conf);
 	kfree(ldev);
@@ -2127,8 +2129,11 @@ int drbd_adm_attach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
  fail:
 	conn_reconfig_done(connection);
 	if (nbc) {
-		close_backing_dev(device, nbc->md_bdev, nbc->md_bdev != nbc->backing_bdev);
-		close_backing_dev(device, nbc->backing_bdev, true);
+		close_backing_dev(device, nbc->md_bdev,
+			  nbc->disk_conf->meta_dev_idx < 0 ?
+				(void *)device : (void *)drbd_m_holder,
+			  nbc->md_bdev != nbc->backing_bdev);
+		close_backing_dev(device, nbc->backing_bdev, device, true);
 		kfree(nbc);
 	}
 	kfree(new_disk_conf);
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 5e32ac8a6409..c533aaaf7b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -2177,8 +2177,7 @@ static int pkt_open_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, fmode_t write)
 	 * to read/write from/to it. It is already opened in O_NONBLOCK mode
 	 * so open should not fail.
 	 */
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(pd->bdev->bd_dev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL, pd,
-				 NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(pd->bdev->bd_dev, FMODE_READ, pd, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bdev);
 		goto out;
@@ -2225,7 +2224,7 @@ static int pkt_open_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, fmode_t write)
 	return 0;
 
 out_putdev:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, pd);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2244,7 +2243,7 @@ static void pkt_release_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, int flush)
 	pkt_lock_door(pd, 0);
 
 	pkt_set_speed(pd, MAX_SPEED, MAX_SPEED);
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, pd);
 
 	pkt_shrink_pktlist(pd);
 }
@@ -2530,7 +2529,7 @@ static int pkt_new_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, dev_t dev)
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 	sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(bdev->bd_disk->queue);
 	if (!sdev) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_NDELAY);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
@@ -2555,7 +2554,7 @@ static int pkt_new_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, dev_t dev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_mem:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_NDELAY);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 	/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2761,7 +2760,7 @@ static int pkt_remove_dev(dev_t pkt_dev)
 	pkt_debugfs_dev_remove(pd);
 	pkt_sysfs_dev_remove(pd);
 
-	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_NDELAY);
+	blkdev_put(pd->bdev, NULL);
 
 	remove_proc_entry(pd->disk->disk_name, pkt_proc);
 	dev_notice(ddev, "writer unmapped\n");
diff --git a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
index 45ed53dc65fa..602cb962dde1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void rnbd_destroy_sess_dev(struct rnbd_srv_sess_dev *sess_dev, bool keep_id)
 	rnbd_put_sess_dev(sess_dev);
 	wait_for_completion(&dc); /* wait for inflights to drop to zero */
 
-	blkdev_put(sess_dev->bdev, sess_dev->open_flags);
+	blkdev_put(sess_dev->bdev, NULL);
 	mutex_lock(&sess_dev->dev->lock);
 	list_del(&sess_dev->dev_list);
 	if (sess_dev->open_flags & FMODE_WRITE)
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ srv_dev_put:
 	}
 	rnbd_put_srv_dev(srv_dev);
 blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, open_flags);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 free_path:
 	kfree(full_path);
 reject:
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
index 516de75b3dad..d00d09aa9da4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static void xenvbd_sysfs_delif(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 static void xen_vbd_free(struct xen_vbd *vbd)
 {
 	if (vbd->bdev)
-		blkdev_put(vbd->bdev, vbd->readonly ? FMODE_READ : FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(vbd->bdev, NULL);
 	vbd->bdev = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index cca8069eb98d..6e212dd9b8d5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void reset_bdev(struct zram *zram)
 		return;
 
 	bdev = zram->bdev;
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, zram);
 	/* hope filp_close flush all of IO */
 	filp_close(zram->backing_dev, NULL);
 	zram->backing_dev = NULL;
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ static ssize_t backing_dev_store(struct device *dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(inode->i_rdev,
-			FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL, zram, NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(inode->i_rdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, zram,
+				 NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(bdev);
 		bdev = NULL;
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ out:
 	kvfree(bitmap);
 
 	if (bdev)
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, zram);
 
 	if (backing_dev)
 		filp_close(backing_dev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index e5560c54db48..625680a62979 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static void cached_dev_free(struct closure *cl)
 		put_page(virt_to_page(dc->sb_disk));
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->bdev))
-		blkdev_put(dc->bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(dc->bdev, bcache_kobj);
 
 	wake_up(&unregister_wait);
 
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ void bch_cache_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 		put_page(virt_to_page(ca->sb_disk));
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ca->bdev))
-		blkdev_put(ca->bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(ca->bdev, bcache_kobj);
 
 	kfree(ca);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ static int register_cache(struct cache_sb *sb, struct cache_sb_disk *sb_disk,
 		 * call blkdev_put() to bdev in bch_cache_release(). So we
 		 * explicitly call blkdev_put() here.
 		 */
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, bcache_kobj);
 		if (ret == -ENOMEM)
 			err = "cache_alloc(): -ENOMEM";
 		else if (ret == -EPERM)
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ static void register_bdev_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!dc) {
 		fail = true;
 		put_page(virt_to_page(args->sb_disk));
-		blkdev_put(args->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(args->bdev, bcache_kobj);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ static void register_cache_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!ca) {
 		fail = true;
 		put_page(virt_to_page(args->sb_disk));
-		blkdev_put(args->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(args->bdev, bcache_kobj);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2556,8 +2556,7 @@ static ssize_t register_bcache(struct kobject *k, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	err = "failed to open device";
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(strim(path),
-				  FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(strim(path), FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE,
 				  sb, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		if (bdev == ERR_PTR(-EBUSY)) {
@@ -2646,7 +2645,7 @@ async_done:
 out_put_sb_page:
 	put_page(virt_to_page(sb_disk));
 out_blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, register_bcache);
 out_free_sb:
 	kfree(sb);
 out_free_path:
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 2793aa196dc6..df0b5d2826ad 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -742,13 +742,13 @@ static int open_table_device(struct table_device *td, dev_t dev,
 
 	BUG_ON(td->dm_dev.bdev);
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL, _dm_claim_ptr, NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, td->dm_dev.mode, _dm_claim_ptr, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 
 	r = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, dm_disk(md));
 	if (r) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, _dm_claim_ptr);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static void close_table_device(struct table_device *td, struct mapped_device *md
 		return;
 
 	bd_unlink_disk_holder(td->dm_dev.bdev, dm_disk(md));
-	blkdev_put(td->dm_dev.bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(td->dm_dev.bdev, _dm_claim_ptr);
 	put_dax(td->dm_dev.dax_dev);
 	td->dm_dev.bdev = NULL;
 	td->dm_dev.dax_dev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 159197dd7b6d..dad4a5539f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2449,7 +2449,10 @@ static void rdev_delayed_delete(struct work_struct *ws)
 
 void md_autodetect_dev(dev_t dev);
 
-static void export_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev)
+/* just for claiming the bdev */
+static struct md_rdev claim_rdev;
+
+static void export_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	pr_debug("md: export_rdev(%pg)\n", rdev->bdev);
 	md_rdev_clear(rdev);
@@ -2457,7 +2460,7 @@ static void export_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	if (test_bit(AutoDetected, &rdev->flags))
 		md_autodetect_dev(rdev->bdev->bd_dev);
 #endif
-	blkdev_put(rdev->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(rdev->bdev, mddev->major_version == -2 ? &claim_rdev : rdev);
 	rdev->bdev = NULL;
 	kobject_put(&rdev->kobj);
 }
@@ -2485,7 +2488,7 @@ static void md_kick_rdev_from_array(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->del_work, rdev_delayed_delete);
 	kobject_get(&rdev->kobj);
 	queue_work(md_rdev_misc_wq, &rdev->del_work);
-	export_rdev(rdev);
+	export_rdev(rdev, rdev->mddev);
 }
 
 static void export_array(struct mddev *mddev)
@@ -3612,6 +3615,7 @@ int md_rdev_init(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	return badblocks_init(&rdev->badblocks, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(md_rdev_init);
+
 /*
  * Import a device. If 'super_format' >= 0, then sanity check the superblock
  *
@@ -3624,7 +3628,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(md_rdev_init);
  */
 static struct md_rdev *md_import_device(dev_t newdev, int super_format, int super_minor)
 {
-	static struct md_rdev claim_rdev; /* just for claiming the bdev */
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
 	sector_t size;
 	int err;
@@ -3640,8 +3643,7 @@ static struct md_rdev *md_import_device(dev_t newdev, int super_format, int supe
 	if (err)
 		goto out_clear_rdev;
 
-	rdev->bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(newdev,
-			FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL,
+	rdev->bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(newdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
 			super_format == -2 ? &claim_rdev : rdev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(rdev->bdev)) {
 		pr_warn("md: could not open device unknown-block(%u,%u).\n",
@@ -3679,7 +3681,7 @@ static struct md_rdev *md_import_device(dev_t newdev, int super_format, int supe
 	return rdev;
 
 out_blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(rdev->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(rdev->bdev, super_format == -2 ? &claim_rdev : rdev);
 out_clear_rdev:
 	md_rdev_clear(rdev);
 out_free_rdev:
@@ -4560,7 +4562,7 @@ new_dev_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
  out:
 	if (err)
-		export_rdev(rdev);
+		export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 	mddev_unlock(mddev);
 	if (!err)
 		md_new_event();
@@ -6498,7 +6500,7 @@ static void autorun_devices(int part)
 			rdev_for_each_list(rdev, tmp, &candidates) {
 				list_del_init(&rdev->same_set);
 				if (bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev))
-					export_rdev(rdev);
+					export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 			}
 			autorun_array(mddev);
 			mddev_unlock(mddev);
@@ -6508,7 +6510,7 @@ static void autorun_devices(int part)
 		 */
 		rdev_for_each_list(rdev, tmp, &candidates) {
 			list_del_init(&rdev->same_set);
-			export_rdev(rdev);
+			export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 		}
 		mddev_put(mddev);
 	}
@@ -6696,13 +6698,13 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 				pr_warn("md: %pg has different UUID to %pg\n",
 					rdev->bdev,
 					rdev0->bdev);
-				export_rdev(rdev);
+				export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
 		err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
 		if (err)
-			export_rdev(rdev);
+			export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -6746,7 +6748,7 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 			/* This was a hot-add request, but events doesn't
 			 * match, so reject it.
 			 */
-			export_rdev(rdev);
+			export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -6772,7 +6774,7 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 				}
 			}
 			if (has_journal || mddev->bitmap) {
-				export_rdev(rdev);
+				export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 				return -EBUSY;
 			}
 			set_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags);
@@ -6787,7 +6789,7 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 				/* --add initiated by this node */
 				err = md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk(mddev, rdev);
 				if (err) {
-					export_rdev(rdev);
+					export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 					return err;
 				}
 			}
@@ -6797,7 +6799,7 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 		err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
 
 		if (err)
-			export_rdev(rdev);
+			export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 
 		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
 			if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CANDIDATE)) {
@@ -6860,7 +6862,7 @@ int md_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_disk_info_s *info)
 
 		err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
 		if (err) {
-			export_rdev(rdev);
+			export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 			return err;
 		}
 	}
@@ -6985,7 +6987,7 @@ static int hot_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	return 0;
 
 abort_export:
-	export_rdev(rdev);
+	export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index 6a46634d7586..30f51e1f8b56 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void block2mtd_free_device(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
 	if (dev->blkdev) {
 		invalidate_mapping_pages(dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_mapping,
 					0, -1);
-		blkdev_put(dev->blkdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(dev->blkdev, NULL);
 	}
 
 	kfree(dev);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static struct block_device __ref *mdtblock_early_get_bdev(const char *devname,
 static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size,
 		char *label, int timeout)
 {
-	const fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL;
+	const fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct block2mtd_dev *dev;
 	char *name;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
index 9b6d6d85c725..65ed2d478fac 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void nvmet_bdev_set_limits(struct block_device *bdev, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 void nvmet_bdev_ns_disable(struct nvmet_ns *ns)
 {
 	if (ns->bdev) {
-		blkdev_put(ns->bdev, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
+		blkdev_put(ns->bdev, NULL);
 		ns->bdev = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
index 2a5150dc2b5d..fd5a6bce210d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void dasd_destroy_partitions(struct dasd_block *block)
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_disk->open_mutex);
 
 	/* Matching blkdev_put to the blkdev_get in dasd_scan_partitions. */
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 }
 
 int dasd_gendisk_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
index a5cbbefa78ee..c62f961f46e3 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int iblock_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	pr_debug( "IBLOCK: Claiming struct block_device: %s\n",
 			ib_dev->ibd_udev_path);
 
-	mode = FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL;
+	mode = FMODE_READ;
 	if (!ib_dev->ibd_readonly)
 		mode |= FMODE_WRITE;
 	else
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int iblock_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(ib_dev->ibd_bd, FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(ib_dev->ibd_bd, ib_dev);
 out_free_bioset:
 	bioset_exit(&ib_dev->ibd_bio_set);
 out:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void iblock_destroy_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	struct iblock_dev *ib_dev = IBLOCK_DEV(dev);
 
 	if (ib_dev->ibd_bd != NULL)
-		blkdev_put(ib_dev->ibd_bd, FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(ib_dev->ibd_bd, ib_dev);
 	bioset_exit(&ib_dev->ibd_bio_set);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
index 9c7d1afe8843..0e3815c2e043 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@ static int pscsi_create_type_disk(struct se_device *dev, struct scsi_device *sd)
 	 * Claim exclusive struct block_device access to struct scsi_device
 	 * for TYPE_DISK and TYPE_ZBC using supplied udev_path
 	 */
-	bd = blkdev_get_by_path(dev->udev_path,
-				FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL, pdv,
+	bd = blkdev_get_by_path(dev->udev_path, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ, pdv,
 				NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		pr_err("pSCSI: blkdev_get_by_path() failed\n");
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ static int pscsi_create_type_disk(struct se_device *dev, struct scsi_device *sd)
 
 	ret = pscsi_add_device_to_list(dev, sd);
 	if (ret) {
-		blkdev_put(pdv->pdv_bd, FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(pdv->pdv_bd, pdv);
 		scsi_device_put(sd);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -566,8 +565,7 @@ static void pscsi_destroy_device(struct se_device *dev)
 		 */
 		if ((sd->type == TYPE_DISK || sd->type == TYPE_ZBC) &&
 		    pdv->pdv_bd) {
-			blkdev_put(pdv->pdv_bd,
-				   FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXCL);
+			blkdev_put(pdv->pdv_bd, pdv);
 			pdv->pdv_bd = NULL;
 		}
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index df5abcc998c6..c5781754830f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int btrfs_init_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(device_path, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(device_path, FMODE_WRITE,
 				  fs_info->bdev_holder, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info, "target device %s is invalid!", device_path);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int btrfs_init_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	device->bdev = bdev;
 	set_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_IN_FS_METADATA, &device->dev_state);
 	set_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_REPLACE_TGT, &device->dev_state);
-	device->mode = FMODE_EXCL;
+	device->holder = fs_info->bdev_holder;
 	device->dev_stats_valid = 1;
 	set_blocksize(device->bdev, BTRFS_BDEV_BLOCKSIZE);
 	device->fs_devices = fs_info->fs_devices;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int btrfs_init_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, fs_info->bdev_holder);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 526f367ef8b4..1ba4aa89772a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -512,14 +512,14 @@ btrfs_get_bdev_and_sb(const char *device_path, fmode_t flags, void *holder,
 		sync_blockdev(*bdev);
 	ret = set_blocksize(*bdev, BTRFS_BDEV_BLOCKSIZE);
 	if (ret) {
-		blkdev_put(*bdev, flags);
+		blkdev_put(*bdev, holder);
 		goto error;
 	}
 	invalidate_bdev(*bdev);
 	*disk_super = btrfs_read_dev_super(*bdev);
 	if (IS_ERR(*disk_super)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(*disk_super);
-		blkdev_put(*bdev, flags);
+		blkdev_put(*bdev, holder);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int btrfs_open_one_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 
 	device->bdev = bdev;
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_IN_FS_METADATA, &device->dev_state);
-	device->mode = flags;
+	device->holder = holder;
 
 	fs_devices->open_devices++;
 	if (test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_WRITEABLE, &device->dev_state) &&
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int btrfs_open_one_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 
 error_free_page:
 	btrfs_release_disk_super(disk_super);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, flags);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, holder);
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static void __btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 			continue;
 
 		if (device->bdev) {
-			blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode);
+			blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->holder);
 			device->bdev = NULL;
 			fs_devices->open_devices--;
 		}
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device)
 		invalidate_bdev(device->bdev);
 	}
 
-	blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode);
+	blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->holder);
 }
 
 static void btrfs_close_one_device(struct btrfs_device *device)
@@ -1185,8 +1185,6 @@ static int open_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 	struct btrfs_device *latest_dev = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_device *tmp_device;
 
-	flags |= FMODE_EXCL;
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(device, tmp_device, &fs_devices->devices,
 				 dev_list) {
 		int ret;
@@ -1364,7 +1362,7 @@ struct btrfs_device *btrfs_scan_one_device(const char *path, fmode_t flags,
 	btrfs_release_disk_super(disk_super);
 
 error_bdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, flags);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, NULL);
 
 	return device;
 }
@@ -2569,7 +2567,7 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 	if (sb_rdonly(sb) && !fs_devices->seeding)
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(device_path, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(device_path, FMODE_WRITE,
 				  fs_info->bdev_holder, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
@@ -2637,7 +2635,7 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 	device->commit_total_bytes = device->total_bytes;
 	set_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_IN_FS_METADATA, &device->dev_state);
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_REPLACE_TGT, &device->dev_state);
-	device->mode = FMODE_EXCL;
+	device->holder = fs_info->bdev_holder;
 	device->dev_stats_valid = 1;
 	set_blocksize(device->bdev, BTRFS_BDEV_BLOCKSIZE);
 
@@ -2786,7 +2784,7 @@ error_free_zone:
 error_free_device:
 	btrfs_free_device(device);
 error:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, fs_info->bdev_holder);
 	if (locked) {
 		mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index 463d7b5911c1..0bb89a131e85 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ struct btrfs_device {
 
 	struct btrfs_zoned_device_info *zone_info;
 
-	/* the mode sent to blkdev_get */
-	fmode_t mode;
+	/* block device holder for blkdev_get/put */
+	void *holder;
 
 	unsigned long dev_state;
 	blk_status_t last_flush_error;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 3335383aa184..037fa291490c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static struct block_device *ext4_blkdev_get(dev_t dev, struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL, sb,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, sb,
 				 &ext4_holder_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		goto fail;
@@ -1119,17 +1119,12 @@ fail:
 /*
  * Release the journal device
  */
-static void ext4_blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
-}
-
 static void ext4_blkdev_remove(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	bdev = sbi->s_journal_bdev;
 	if (bdev) {
-		ext4_blkdev_put(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, sbi->s_es);
 		sbi->s_journal_bdev = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -5899,7 +5894,7 @@ static journal_t *ext4_get_dev_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 out_journal:
 	jbd2_journal_destroy(journal);
 out_bdev:
-	ext4_blkdev_put(bdev);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, sb);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 73bfd8feb477..53a9e5ca15d4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ static void destroy_device_list(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_ndevs; i++) {
-		blkdev_put(FDEV(i).bdev, FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(FDEV(i).bdev, sbi->sb->s_type);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 		kvfree(FDEV(i).blkz_seq);
 		kfree(FDEV(i).zone_capacity_blocks);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 66dc30028b3e..a1d4762c62bb 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	 * file systems to log may have n-to-1 relationship;
 	 */
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(sbi->logdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL,
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(sbi->logdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
 				 log, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(bdev);
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ journal_found:
 	lbmLogShutdown(log);
 
       close:		/* close external log device */
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, log);
 
       free:		/* free log descriptor */
 	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ int lmLogClose(struct super_block *sb)
 	bdev = log->bdev;
 	rc = lmLogShutdown(log);
 
-	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, log);
 
 	kfree(log);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
index 38b066ca699e..9be7f958f60e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bl_free_device(struct pnfs_block_dev *dev)
 		}
 
 		if (dev->bdev)
-			blkdev_put(dev->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE);
+			blkdev_put(dev->bdev, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ bl_parse_scsi(struct nfs_server *server, struct pnfs_block_dev *d,
 	return 0;
 
 out_blkdev_put:
-	blkdev_put(d->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE);
+	blkdev_put(d->bdev, NULL);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 556b2cb68bf1..43657cad8d7f 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ nilfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 {
 	struct nilfs_super_data sd;
 	struct super_block *s;
-	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL;
+	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ;
 	struct dentry *root_dentry;
 	int err, s_new = false;
 
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ nilfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	}
 
 	if (!s_new)
-		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, fs_type);
 
 	return root_dentry;
 
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ nilfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 
  failed:
 	if (!s_new)
-		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(sd.bdev, fs_type);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 57d8f056bfdf..295b97ff5830 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ static void o2hb_region_release(struct config_item *item)
 	}
 
 	if (reg->hr_bdev)
-		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, NULL);
 
 	kfree(reg->hr_slots);
 
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ static ssize_t o2hb_region_dev_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 out3:
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(reg->hr_bdev, NULL);
 		reg->hr_bdev = NULL;
 	}
 out2:
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 19d7bafef32f..13824e9da45f 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ static void release_journal_dev(struct super_block *super,
 			       struct reiserfs_journal *journal)
 {
 	if (journal->j_dev_bd != NULL) {
-		blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd, journal->j_dev_mode);
+		blkdev_put(journal->j_dev_bd, journal);
 		journal->j_dev_bd = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -2594,9 +2594,10 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
 			    struct reiserfs_journal *journal,
 			    const char *jdev_name)
 {
+	fmode_t blkdev_mode = FMODE_READ;
+	void *holder = journal;
 	int result;
 	dev_t jdev;
-	fmode_t blkdev_mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL;
 
 	result = 0;
 
@@ -2604,16 +2605,15 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
 	jdev = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_DEVICE(super) ?
 	    new_decode_dev(SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_DEVICE(super)) : super->s_dev;
 
-	if (bdev_read_only(super->s_bdev))
-		blkdev_mode = FMODE_READ;
+	if (!bdev_read_only(super->s_bdev))
+		blkdev_mode |= FMODE_WRITE;
 
 	/* there is no "jdev" option and journal is on separate device */
 	if ((!jdev_name || !jdev_name[0])) {
 		if (jdev == super->s_dev)
-			blkdev_mode &= ~FMODE_EXCL;
-		journal->j_dev_bd = blkdev_get_by_dev(jdev, blkdev_mode,
-						      journal, NULL);
-		journal->j_dev_mode = blkdev_mode;
+			holder = NULL;
+		journal->j_dev_bd = blkdev_get_by_dev(jdev, blkdev_mode, holder,
+						      NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd)) {
 			result = PTR_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd);
 			journal->j_dev_bd = NULL;
@@ -2627,8 +2627,7 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	journal->j_dev_mode = blkdev_mode;
-	journal->j_dev_bd = blkdev_get_by_path(jdev_name, blkdev_mode, journal,
+	journal->j_dev_bd = blkdev_get_by_path(jdev_name, blkdev_mode, holder,
 					       NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd)) {
 		result = PTR_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.h b/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.h
index 3aa928ec527a..0dc415b28e0d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.h
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ struct reiserfs_journal {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *j_first;
 
 	struct block_device *j_dev_bd;
-	fmode_t j_dev_mode;
 
 	/* first block on s_dev of reserved area journal */
 	int j_1st_reserved_block;
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 9b40a066dbaf..e6ebc96c99d5 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *s;
-	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL;
+	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!(fc->sb_flags & SB_RDONLY))
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 		warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, blockdev is frozen", bdev);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 	s = sget_fc(fc, test_bdev_super_fc, set_bdev_super_fc);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
 		return PTR_ERR(s);
 	}
 
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 		if ((fc->sb_flags ^ s->s_flags) & SB_RDONLY) {
 			warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, would change RO state", bdev);
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+			blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 		 * holding an active reference.
 		 */
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
 		down_write(&s->s_umount);
 	} else {
 		s->s_mode = mode;
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ struct dentry *mount_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *s;
-	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL;
+	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!(flags & SB_RDONLY))
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ struct dentry *mount_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		 * holding an active reference.
 		 */
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, fs_type);
 		down_write(&s->s_umount);
 	} else {
 		s->s_mode = mode;
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ struct dentry *mount_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 error_s:
 	error = PTR_ERR(s);
 error_bdev:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, fs_type);
 error:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
@@ -1410,13 +1410,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mount_bdev);
 void kill_block_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = sb->s_bdev;
-	fmode_t mode = sb->s_mode;
 
 	bdev->bd_super = NULL;
 	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
 	sync_blockdev(bdev);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(mode & FMODE_EXCL));
-	blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+	blkdev_put(bdev, sb->s_type);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_block_super);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index b5aed4f0481c..6da3c7734360 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ xfs_blkdev_get(
 {
 	int			error = 0;
 
-	*bdevp = blkdev_get_by_path(name, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL,
-				    mp, &xfs_holder_ops);
+	*bdevp = blkdev_get_by_path(name, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, mp,
+				    &xfs_holder_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(*bdevp)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(*bdevp);
 		xfs_warn(mp, "Invalid device [%s], error=%d", name, error);
@@ -397,10 +397,11 @@ xfs_blkdev_get(
 
 STATIC void
 xfs_blkdev_put(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct block_device	*bdev)
 {
 	if (bdev)
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mp);
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -411,13 +412,13 @@ xfs_close_devices(
 		struct block_device *logdev = mp->m_logdev_targp->bt_bdev;
 
 		xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_logdev_targp);
-		xfs_blkdev_put(logdev);
+		xfs_blkdev_put(mp, logdev);
 	}
 	if (mp->m_rtdev_targp) {
 		struct block_device *rtdev = mp->m_rtdev_targp->bt_bdev;
 
 		xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_rtdev_targp);
-		xfs_blkdev_put(rtdev);
+		xfs_blkdev_put(mp, rtdev);
 	}
 	xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp);
 }
@@ -492,10 +493,10 @@ xfs_open_devices(
  out_free_ddev_targ:
 	xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp);
  out_close_rtdev:
-	xfs_blkdev_put(rtdev);
+	xfs_blkdev_put(mp, rtdev);
  out_close_logdev:
 	if (logdev && logdev != ddev)
-		xfs_blkdev_put(logdev);
+		xfs_blkdev_put(mp, logdev);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 5f107608ced9..de97eb27c857 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, fmode_t mode,
 int bd_prepare_to_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder,
 		const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
 void bd_abort_claiming(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder);
-void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode);
+void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder);
 
 /* just for blk-cgroup, don't use elsewhere */
 struct block_device *blkdev_get_no_open(dev_t dev);
diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index 16636dbf4723..c22cbf36160e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -684,22 +684,18 @@ static int load_image_and_restore(bool snapshot_test)
 {
 	int error;
 	unsigned int flags;
-	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ;
-
-	if (snapshot_test)
-		mode |= FMODE_EXCL;
 
 	pm_pr_dbg("Loading hibernation image.\n");
 
 	lock_device_hotplug();
 	error = create_basic_memory_bitmaps();
 	if (error) {
-		swsusp_close(mode);
+		swsusp_close(snapshot_test);
 		goto Unlock;
 	}
 
 	error = swsusp_read(&flags);
-	swsusp_close(mode);
+	swsusp_close(snapshot_test);
 	if (!error)
 		error = hibernation_restore(flags & SF_PLATFORM_MODE);
 
@@ -950,7 +946,7 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 	/* The snapshot device should not be opened while we're running */
 	if (!hibernate_acquire()) {
 		error = -EBUSY;
-		swsusp_close(FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
+		swsusp_close(false);
 		goto Unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -985,7 +981,7 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 	pm_pr_dbg("Hibernation image not present or could not be loaded.\n");
 	return error;
  Close_Finish:
-	swsusp_close(FMODE_READ | FMODE_EXCL);
+	swsusp_close(false);
 	goto Finish;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index 978189fcafd1..a8e0c44b804e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int swsusp_check(bool snapshot_test);
 extern void swsusp_free(void);
 extern int swsusp_read(unsigned int *flags_p);
 extern int swsusp_write(unsigned int flags);
-extern void swsusp_close(fmode_t);
+void swsusp_close(bool snapshot_test);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
 extern int swsusp_unmark(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index 2a18a2daba90..b4bb95e7b208 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int swsusp_swap_check(void)
 
 	res = set_blocksize(hib_resume_bdev, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (res < 0)
-		blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, FMODE_WRITE);
+		blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, NULL);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static int get_swap_writer(struct swap_map_handle *handle)
 err_rel:
 	release_swap_writer(handle);
 err_close:
-	swsusp_close(FMODE_WRITE);
+	swsusp_close(false);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int swap_writer_finish(struct swap_map_handle *handle,
 	if (error)
 		free_all_swap_pages(root_swap);
 	release_swap_writer(handle);
-	swsusp_close(FMODE_WRITE);
+	swsusp_close(false);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1524,14 +1524,11 @@ static void *swsusp_holder;
 
 int swsusp_check(bool snapshot_test)
 {
+	void *holder = snapshot_test ? &swsusp_holder : NULL;
 	int error;
-	fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ;
 
-	if (snapshot_test)
-		mode |= FMODE_EXCL;
-
-	hib_resume_bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(swsusp_resume_device,
-					    mode, &swsusp_holder, NULL);
+	hib_resume_bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(swsusp_resume_device, FMODE_READ,
+					    holder, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(hib_resume_bdev)) {
 		set_blocksize(hib_resume_bdev, PAGE_SIZE);
 		clear_page(swsusp_header);
@@ -1558,7 +1555,7 @@ int swsusp_check(bool snapshot_test)
 
 put:
 		if (error)
-			blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, mode);
+			blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, holder);
 		else
 			pr_debug("Image signature found, resuming\n");
 	} else {
@@ -1575,14 +1572,14 @@ put:
  *	swsusp_close - close swap device.
  */
 
-void swsusp_close(fmode_t mode)
+void swsusp_close(bool snapshot_test)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR(hib_resume_bdev)) {
 		pr_debug("Image device not initialised\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, mode);
+	blkdev_put(hib_resume_bdev, snapshot_test ? &swsusp_holder : NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 6cf284835e72..c1b6b7ed47ce 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 		struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(inode);
 
 		set_blocksize(bdev, old_block_size);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, p);
 	}
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
@@ -2772,8 +2772,7 @@ static int claim_swapfile(struct swap_info_struct *p, struct inode *inode)
 
 	if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		p->bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(inode->i_rdev,
-				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL, p,
-				   NULL);
+				   FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, p, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(p->bdev)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(p->bdev);
 			p->bdev = NULL;
@@ -3224,7 +3223,7 @@ bad_swap:
 	p->cluster_next_cpu = NULL;
 	if (inode && S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && p->bdev) {
 		set_blocksize(p->bdev, p->old_block_size);
-		blkdev_put(p->bdev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL);
+		blkdev_put(p->bdev, p);
 	}
 	inode = NULL;
 	destroy_swap_extents(p);