diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index b045be7394a08dff3f34d0f6384ce897c649a634..59ba9a6832dda6b3046effe686722c5f7c5592c5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -7080,14 +7080,16 @@ check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner)
 {
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	int status = false;
-	struct nfsd_file *nf = find_any_file(fp);
+	struct nfsd_file *nf;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct file_lock_context *flctx;
 
+	spin_lock(&fp->fi_lock);
+	nf = find_any_file_locked(fp);
 	if (!nf) {
 		/* Any valid lock stateid should have some sort of access */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-		return status;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	inode = locks_inode(nf->nf_file);
@@ -7103,26 +7105,39 @@ check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&flctx->flc_lock);
 	}
-	nfsd_file_put(nf);
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfsd4_release_lockowner - process NFSv4.0 RELEASE_LOCKOWNER operations
+ * @rqstp: RPC transaction
+ * @cstate: NFSv4 COMPOUND state
+ * @u: RELEASE_LOCKOWNER arguments
+ *
+ * Check if theree are any locks still held and if not - free the lockowner
+ * and any lock state that is owned.
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   %nfs_ok: lockowner released or not found
+ *   %nfserr_locks_held: lockowner still in use
+ *   %nfserr_stale_clientid: clientid no longer active
+ *   %nfserr_expired: clientid not recognized
+ */
 __be32
 nfsd4_release_lockowner(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 			struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			union nfsd4_op_u *u)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_release_lockowner *rlockowner = &u->release_lockowner;
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp), nfsd_net_id);
 	clientid_t *clid = &rlockowner->rl_clientid;
-	struct nfs4_stateowner *sop;
-	struct nfs4_lockowner *lo = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
-	struct xdr_netobj *owner = &rlockowner->rl_owner;
-	unsigned int hashval = ownerstr_hashval(owner);
-	__be32 status;
-	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp), nfsd_net_id);
+	struct nfs4_lockowner *lo;
 	struct nfs4_client *clp;
-	LIST_HEAD (reaplist);
+	LIST_HEAD(reaplist);
+	__be32 status;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd4_release_lockowner clientid: (%08x/%08x):\n",
 		clid->cl_boot, clid->cl_id);
@@ -7130,30 +7145,22 @@ nfsd4_release_lockowner(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = lookup_clientid(clid, cstate, nn, false);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
-
 	clp = cstate->clp;
-	/* Find the matching lock stateowner */
-	spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(sop, &clp->cl_ownerstr_hashtbl[hashval],
-			    so_strhash) {
 
-		if (sop->so_is_open_owner || !same_owner_str(sop, owner))
-			continue;
+	spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
+	lo = find_lockowner_str_locked(clp, &rlockowner->rl_owner);
+	if (!lo) {
+		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+		return nfs_ok;
+	}
 
-		if (atomic_read(&sop->so_count) != 1) {
+	list_for_each_entry(stp, &lo->lo_owner.so_stateids, st_perstateowner) {
+		if (check_for_locks(stp->st_stid.sc_file, lo)) {
 			spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+			nfs4_put_stateowner(&lo->lo_owner);
 			return nfserr_locks_held;
 		}
-
-		lo = lockowner(sop);
-		nfs4_get_stateowner(sop);
-		break;
-	}
-	if (!lo) {
-		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		return status;
 	}
-
 	unhash_lockowner_locked(lo);
 	while (!list_empty(&lo->lo_owner.so_stateids)) {
 		stp = list_first_entry(&lo->lo_owner.so_stateids,
@@ -7163,11 +7170,11 @@ nfsd4_release_lockowner(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		put_ol_stateid_locked(stp, &reaplist);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+
 	free_ol_stateid_reaplist(&reaplist);
 	remove_blocked_locks(lo);
 	nfs4_put_stateowner(&lo->lo_owner);
-
-	return status;
+	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
 static inline struct nfs4_client_reclaim *