return r->res_dir_nodeid;
 }
 
-void dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+void dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
 
-       down_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(r, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(r, root_list, res_root_list) {
                r->res_dir_nodeid = dlm_hash2nodeid(ls, r->res_hash);
        }
-       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 }
 
 int dlm_recover_directory(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq)
 
 
 int dlm_dir_nodeid(struct dlm_rsb *rsb);
 int dlm_hash2nodeid(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint32_t hash);
-void dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(struct dlm_ls *ls);
+void dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(struct dlm_ls *ls,
+                           const struct list_head *root_list);
 int dlm_recover_directory(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
 void dlm_copy_master_names(struct dlm_ls *ls, const char *inbuf, int inlen,
                           char *outbuf, int outlen, int nodeid);
 
        wait_queue_head_t       ls_recover_lock_wait;
        spinlock_t              ls_clear_proc_locks;
 
-       struct list_head        ls_root_list;   /* root resources */
-       struct rw_semaphore     ls_root_sem;    /* protect root_list */
-       struct list_head        ls_masters_list;        /* root resources */
-       rwlock_t                ls_masters_lock;        /* protect root_list */
+       struct list_head        ls_masters_list; /* root resources */
+       rwlock_t                ls_masters_lock; /* protect root_list */
 
        const struct dlm_lockspace_ops *ls_ops;
        void                    *ls_ops_arg;
 
 
 /* Get rid of locks held by nodes that are gone. */
 
-void dlm_recover_purge(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+void dlm_recover_purge(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
        struct dlm_member *memb;
        if (!nodes_count)
                return;
 
-       down_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(r, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(r, root_list, res_root_list) {
                hold_rsb(r);
                lock_rsb(r);
                if (is_master(r)) {
                unhold_rsb(r);
                cond_resched();
        }
-       up_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 
        if (lkb_count)
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_purge %u locks for %u nodes",
 
 int dlm_search_rsb_tree(struct rb_root *tree, const void *name, int len,
                        struct dlm_rsb **r_ret);
 
-void dlm_recover_purge(struct dlm_ls *ls);
+void dlm_recover_purge(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct list_head *root_list);
 void dlm_purge_mstcpy_locks(struct dlm_rsb *r);
 void dlm_recover_grant(struct dlm_ls *ls);
 int dlm_recover_waiters_post(struct dlm_ls *ls);
 
        ls->ls_recover_list_count = 0;
        ls->ls_local_handle = ls;
        init_waitqueue_head(&ls->ls_wait_general);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ls->ls_root_list);
-       init_rwsem(&ls->ls_root_sem);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ls->ls_masters_list);
        rwlock_init(&ls->ls_masters_lock);
 
 
  * the correct dir node.
  */
 
-int dlm_recover_masters(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq)
+int dlm_recover_masters(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq,
+                       const struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
        unsigned int total = 0;
 
        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_masters");
 
-       down_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(r, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(r, root_list, res_root_list) {
                if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
-                       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
                        error = -EINTR;
                        goto out;
                }
                cond_resched();
                total++;
 
-               if (error) {
-                       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
+               if (error)
                        goto out;
-               }
        }
-       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 
        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_masters %u of %u", count, total);
 
        return error;
 }
 
-int dlm_recover_locks(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq)
+int dlm_recover_locks(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq,
+                     const struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
        int error, count = 0;
 
-       down_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(r, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(r, root_list, res_root_list) {
                if (is_master(r)) {
                        rsb_clear_flag(r, RSB_NEW_MASTER);
                        continue;
 
                if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
                        error = -EINTR;
-                       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
                        goto out;
                }
 
                error = recover_locks(r, seq);
-               if (error) {
-                       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
+               if (error)
                        goto out;
-               }
 
                count += r->res_recover_locks_count;
        }
-       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 
        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_locks %d out", count);
 
                rsb_set_flag(r, RSB_RECOVER_GRANT);
 }
 
-void dlm_recover_rsbs(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+void dlm_recover_rsbs(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
        unsigned int count = 0;
 
-       down_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(r, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(r, root_list, res_root_list) {
                lock_rsb(r);
                if (is_master(r)) {
                        if (rsb_flag(r, RSB_RECOVER_CONVERT))
                rsb_clear_flag(r, RSB_NEW_MASTER2);
                unlock_rsb(r);
        }
-       up_read(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 
        if (count)
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_rsbs %d done", count);
 
 int dlm_recover_directory_wait(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
 int dlm_recover_locks_wait(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
 int dlm_recover_done_wait(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
-int dlm_recover_masters(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
+int dlm_recover_masters(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq,
+                       const struct list_head *root_list);
 int dlm_recover_master_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct dlm_rcom *rc);
-int dlm_recover_locks(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq);
+int dlm_recover_locks(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t seq,
+                     const struct list_head *root_list);
 void dlm_recovered_lock(struct dlm_rsb *r);
 void dlm_clear_toss(struct dlm_ls *ls);
-void dlm_recover_rsbs(struct dlm_ls *ls);
+void dlm_recover_rsbs(struct dlm_ls *ls, const struct list_head *root_list);
 
 #endif                         /* __RECOVER_DOT_H__ */
 
 
        write_unlock(&ls->ls_masters_lock);
 }
 
-static void dlm_create_root_list(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+static void dlm_create_root_list(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct rb_node *n;
        struct dlm_rsb *r;
        int i;
 
-       down_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       if (!list_empty(&ls->ls_root_list)) {
-               log_error(ls, "root list not empty");
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        for (i = 0; i < ls->ls_rsbtbl_size; i++) {
                spin_lock_bh(&ls->ls_rsbtbl[i].lock);
                for (n = rb_first(&ls->ls_rsbtbl[i].keep); n; n = rb_next(n)) {
                        r = rb_entry(n, struct dlm_rsb, res_hashnode);
-                       list_add(&r->res_root_list, &ls->ls_root_list);
+                       list_add(&r->res_root_list, root_list);
                        dlm_hold_rsb(r);
                }
 
                        log_error(ls, "%s toss not empty", __func__);
                spin_unlock_bh(&ls->ls_rsbtbl[i].lock);
        }
- out:
-       up_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 }
 
-static void dlm_release_root_list(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+static void dlm_release_root_list(struct list_head *root_list)
 {
        struct dlm_rsb *r, *safe;
 
-       down_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(r, safe, &ls->ls_root_list, res_root_list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(r, safe, root_list, res_root_list) {
                list_del_init(&r->res_root_list);
                dlm_put_rsb(r);
        }
-       up_write(&ls->ls_root_sem);
 }
 
 /* If the start for which we're re-enabling locking (seq) has been superseded
 
 static int ls_recover(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_recover *rv)
 {
+       LIST_HEAD(root_list);
        unsigned long start;
        int error, neg = 0;
 
         * routines.
         */
 
-       dlm_create_root_list(ls);
+       dlm_create_root_list(ls, &root_list);
 
        /*
         * Add or remove nodes from the lockspace's ls_nodes list.
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(ls);
+       dlm_recover_dir_nodeid(ls, &root_list);
 
        /* Create a snapshot of all active rsbs were we are the master of.
         * During the barrier between dlm_recover_members_wait() and
        error = dlm_create_masters_list(ls);
        if (error) {
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_create_masters_list error %d", error);
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_root_list;
        }
 
        ls->ls_recover_dir_sent_res = 0;
        if (error) {
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_members_wait error %d", error);
                dlm_release_masters_list(ls);
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_root_list;
        }
 
        start = jiffies;
        if (error) {
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_directory error %d", error);
                dlm_release_masters_list(ls);
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_root_list;
        }
 
        dlm_set_recover_status(ls, DLM_RS_DIR);
        if (error) {
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_directory_wait error %d", error);
                dlm_release_masters_list(ls);
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_root_list;
        }
 
        dlm_release_masters_list(ls);
 
        if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
                error = -EINTR;
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_root_list;
        }
 
        if (neg || dlm_no_directory(ls)) {
                 * Clear lkb's for departed nodes.
                 */
 
-               dlm_recover_purge(ls);
+               dlm_recover_purge(ls, &root_list);
 
                /*
                 * Get new master nodeid's for rsb's that were mastered on
                 * departed nodes.
                 */
 
-               error = dlm_recover_masters(ls, rv->seq);
+               error = dlm_recover_masters(ls, rv->seq, &root_list);
                if (error) {
                        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_masters error %d", error);
-                       goto fail;
+                       goto fail_root_list;
                }
 
                /*
                 * Send our locks on remastered rsb's to the new masters.
                 */
 
-               error = dlm_recover_locks(ls, rv->seq);
+               error = dlm_recover_locks(ls, rv->seq, &root_list);
                if (error) {
                        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_locks error %d", error);
-                       goto fail;
+                       goto fail_root_list;
                }
 
                dlm_set_recover_status(ls, DLM_RS_LOCKS);
                error = dlm_recover_locks_wait(ls, rv->seq);
                if (error) {
                        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_locks_wait error %d", error);
-                       goto fail;
+                       goto fail_root_list;
                }
 
                log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_locks %u in",
                 * settings.
                 */
 
-               dlm_recover_rsbs(ls);
+               dlm_recover_rsbs(ls, &root_list);
        } else {
                /*
                 * Other lockspace members may be going through the "neg" steps
                error = dlm_recover_locks_wait(ls, rv->seq);
                if (error) {
                        log_rinfo(ls, "dlm_recover_locks_wait error %d", error);
-                       goto fail;
+                       goto fail_root_list;
                }
        }
 
-       dlm_release_root_list(ls);
+       dlm_release_root_list(&root_list);
 
        /*
         * Purge directory-related requests that are saved in requestqueue.
 
        return 0;
 
+ fail_root_list:
+       dlm_release_root_list(&root_list);
  fail:
-       dlm_release_root_list(ls);
        mutex_unlock(&ls->ls_recoverd_active);
 
        return error;