diff --git a/fs/cramfs/inode.c b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
index 27c6597aa1be5a..bc99d0fb8ad4c9 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
@@ -485,12 +485,16 @@ static void cramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct cramfs_sb_info *sbi = CRAMFS_SB(sb);
 
+	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRAMFS_MTD) && sb->s_mtd) {
 		if (sbi && sbi->mtd_point_size)
 			mtd_unpoint(sb->s_mtd, 0, sbi->mtd_point_size);
-		kill_mtd_super(sb);
+		put_mtd_device(sb->s_mtd);
+		sb->s_mtd = NULL;
 	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRAMFS_BLOCKDEV) && sb->s_bdev) {
-		kill_block_super(sb);
+		sync_blockdev(sb->s_bdev);
+		blkdev_put(sb->s_bdev, sb->s_type);
 	}
 	kfree(sbi);
 }
diff --git a/fs/romfs/super.c b/fs/romfs/super.c
index c59b230d55b435..42d7a344472f8f 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/super.c
@@ -583,16 +583,18 @@ static int romfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
  */
 static void romfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_MTD
 	if (sb->s_mtd) {
-		kill_mtd_super(sb);
-		return;
+		put_mtd_device(sb->s_mtd);
+		sb->s_mtd = NULL;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK
 	if (sb->s_bdev) {
-		kill_block_super(sb);
-		return;
+		sync_blockdev(sb->s_bdev);
+		blkdev_put(sb->s_bdev, sb->s_type);
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 7755cc2a360780..249558ecfd774d 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1228,12 +1228,7 @@ static const struct blk_holder_ops fs_holder_ops = {
 
 static int set_bdev_super(struct super_block *s, void *data)
 {
-	s->s_bdev = data;
-	s->s_dev = s->s_bdev->bd_dev;
-	s->s_bdi = bdi_get(s->s_bdev->bd_disk->bdi);
-
-	if (bdev_stable_writes(s->s_bdev))
-		s->s_iflags |= SB_I_STABLE_WRITES;
+	s->s_dev = *(dev_t *)data;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1244,7 +1239,61 @@ static int set_bdev_super_fc(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 
 static int test_bdev_super_fc(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 {
-	return !(s->s_iflags & SB_I_RETIRED) && s->s_bdev == fc->sget_key;
+	return !(s->s_iflags & SB_I_RETIRED) &&
+		s->s_dev == *(dev_t *)fc->sget_key;
+}
+
+static int setup_bdev_super(struct super_block *sb, int sb_flags,
+		struct fs_context *fc)
+{
+	blk_mode_t mode = sb_open_mode(sb_flags);
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(sb->s_dev, mode, sb->s_type, &fs_holder_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
+		if (fc)
+			errorf(fc, "%s: Can't open blockdev", fc->source);
+		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This really should be in blkdev_get_by_dev, but right now can't due
+	 * to legacy issues that require us to allow opening a block device node
+	 * writable from userspace even for a read-only block device.
+	 */
+	if ((mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) && bdev_read_only(bdev)) {
+		blkdev_put(bdev, sb->s_type);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Until SB_BORN flag is set, there can be no active superblock
+	 * references and thus no filesystem freezing. get_active_super() will
+	 * just loop waiting for SB_BORN so even freeze_bdev() cannot proceed.
+	 *
+	 * It is enough to check bdev was not frozen before we set s_bdev.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		if (fc)
+			warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, blockdev is frozen", bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, sb->s_type);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
+	sb->s_bdev = bdev;
+	sb->s_bdi = bdi_get(bdev->bd_disk->bdi);
+	if (bdev_stable_writes(bdev))
+		sb->s_iflags |= SB_I_STABLE_WRITES;
+	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+
+	snprintf(sb->s_id, sizeof(sb->s_id), "%pg", bdev);
+	shrinker_debugfs_rename(&sb->s_shrink, "sb-%s:%s", sb->s_type->name,
+				sb->s_id);
+	sb_set_blocksize(sb, block_size(bdev));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1256,71 +1305,48 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 		int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *,
 				  struct fs_context *))
 {
-	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *s;
 	int error = 0;
+	dev_t dev;
 
 	if (!fc->source)
 		return invalf(fc, "No source specified");
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(fc->source, sb_open_mode(fc->sb_flags),
-				  fc->fs_type, &fs_holder_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
-		errorf(fc, "%s: Can't open blockdev", fc->source);
-		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
-	}
-
-	/* Once the superblock is inserted into the list by sget_fc(), s_umount
-	 * will protect the lockfs code from trying to start a snapshot while
-	 * we are mounting
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	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, fc->fs_type);
-		return -EBUSY;
+	error = lookup_bdev(fc->source, &dev);
+	if (error) {
+		errorf(fc, "%s: Can't lookup blockdev", fc->source);
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	fc->sb_flags |= SB_NOSEC;
-	fc->sget_key = bdev;
+	fc->sget_key = &dev;
 	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, fc->fs_type);
+	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return PTR_ERR(s);
-	}
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
 		/* Don't summarily change the RO/RW state. */
 		if ((fc->sb_flags ^ s->s_flags) & SB_RDONLY) {
-			warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, would change RO state", bdev);
+			warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, would change RO state", s->s_bdev);
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
-
+	} else {
 		/*
-		 * s_umount nests inside open_mutex during
-		 * __invalidate_device().  blkdev_put() acquires
-		 * open_mutex and can't be called under s_umount.  Drop
-		 * s_umount temporarily.  This is safe as we're
-		 * holding an active reference.
+		 * We drop s_umount here because we need to open the bdev and
+		 * bdev->open_mutex ranks above s_umount (blkdev_put() ->
+		 * __invalidate_device()). It is safe because we have active sb
+		 * reference and SB_BORN is not set yet.
 		 */
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type);
+		error = setup_bdev_super(s, fc->sb_flags, fc);
 		down_write(&s->s_umount);
-	} else {
-		snprintf(s->s_id, sizeof(s->s_id), "%pg", bdev);
-		shrinker_debugfs_rename(&s->s_shrink, "sb-%s:%s",
-					fc->fs_type->name, s->s_id);
-		sb_set_blocksize(s, block_size(bdev));
-		error = fill_super(s, fc);
+		if (!error)
+			error = fill_super(s, fc);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
 			return error;
 		}
-
 		s->s_flags |= SB_ACTIVE;
 	}
 
@@ -1332,78 +1358,52 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_tree_bdev);
 
 static int test_bdev_super(struct super_block *s, void *data)
 {
-	return !(s->s_iflags & SB_I_RETIRED) && (void *)s->s_bdev == data;
+	return !(s->s_iflags & SB_I_RETIRED) && s->s_dev == *(dev_t *)data;
 }
 
 struct dentry *mount_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data,
 	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
 {
-	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *s;
-	int error = 0;
+	int error;
+	dev_t dev;
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(dev_name, sb_open_mode(flags), fs_type,
-				  &fs_holder_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
-		return ERR_CAST(bdev);
+	error = lookup_bdev(dev_name, &dev);
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
-	/*
-	 * once the super is inserted into the list by sget, s_umount
-	 * will protect the lockfs code from trying to start a snapshot
-	 * while we are mounting
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-		error = -EBUSY;
-		goto error_bdev;
-	}
-	s = sget(fs_type, test_bdev_super, set_bdev_super, flags | SB_NOSEC,
-		 bdev);
-	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	flags |= SB_NOSEC;
+	s = sget(fs_type, test_bdev_super, set_bdev_super, flags, &dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		goto error_s;
+		return ERR_CAST(s);
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
 		if ((flags ^ s->s_flags) & SB_RDONLY) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			error = -EBUSY;
-			goto error_bdev;
+			return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 		}
-
+	} else {
 		/*
-		 * s_umount nests inside open_mutex during
-		 * __invalidate_device().  blkdev_put() acquires
-		 * open_mutex and can't be called under s_umount.  Drop
-		 * s_umount temporarily.  This is safe as we're
-		 * holding an active reference.
+		 * We drop s_umount here because we need to open the bdev and
+		 * bdev->open_mutex ranks above s_umount (blkdev_put() ->
+		 * __invalidate_device()). It is safe because we have active sb
+		 * reference and SB_BORN is not set yet.
 		 */
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, fs_type);
+		error = setup_bdev_super(s, flags, NULL);
 		down_write(&s->s_umount);
-	} else {
-		snprintf(s->s_id, sizeof(s->s_id), "%pg", bdev);
-		shrinker_debugfs_rename(&s->s_shrink, "sb-%s:%s",
-					fs_type->name, s->s_id);
-		sb_set_blocksize(s, block_size(bdev));
-		error = fill_super(s, data, flags & SB_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
+		if (!error)
+			error = fill_super(s, data, flags & SB_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
-			goto error;
+			return ERR_PTR(error);
 		}
 
 		s->s_flags |= SB_ACTIVE;
 	}
 
 	return dget(s->s_root);
-
-error_s:
-	error = PTR_ERR(s);
-error_bdev:
-	blkdev_put(bdev, fs_type);
-error:
-	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mount_bdev);
 
@@ -1412,8 +1412,10 @@ void kill_block_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct block_device *bdev = sb->s_bdev;
 
 	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
-	sync_blockdev(bdev);
-	blkdev_put(bdev, sb->s_type);
+	if (bdev) {
+		sync_blockdev(bdev);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, sb->s_type);
+	}
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_block_super);