diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index 85ce57bd2ae4..28b0d40c362f 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -304,7 +304,12 @@ int bdev_freeze(struct block_device *bdev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) > 1) {
+	/* A device being removed from its filesystem refuses freezes. */
+	if (!atomic_inc_unless_negative(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	if (atomic_read(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) > 1) {
 		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -340,18 +345,18 @@ int bdev_thaw(struct block_device *bdev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 
-	/*
-	 * If this returns < 0 it means that @bd_fsfreeze_count was
-	 * already 0 and no decrement was performed.
-	 */
-	nr_freeze = atomic_dec_if_positive(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
-	if (nr_freeze < 0)
+	/* <= 0: not frozen (0) or a freeze deny is held (< 0); leave it. */
+	nr_freeze = atomic_read(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
+	if (nr_freeze <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	error = 0;
-	if (nr_freeze > 0)
+	if (nr_freeze > 1) {
+		atomic_dec(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
+	/* Keep the count positive across the thaw so a deny is refused. */
 	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock);
 	if (bdev->bd_holder_ops && bdev->bd_holder_ops->thaw) {
 		error = bdev->bd_holder_ops->thaw(bdev);
@@ -360,14 +365,52 @@ int bdev_thaw(struct block_device *bdev)
 		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock);
 	}
 
-	if (error)
-		atomic_inc(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
+	if (!error)
+		atomic_dec(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_thaw);
 
+/**
+ * bdev_deny_freeze - make a block device unfreezable
+ * @bdev: block device
+ *
+ * Reserve @bdev against bdev_freeze() the way deny_write_access() reserves a
+ * file against writers.  bd_fsfreeze_count is sign-encoded: > 0 counts active
+ * freezes, < 0 counts deniers, so a deny succeeds only while no freeze is in
+ * progress.  While held, bdev_freeze() returns -EBUSY.  Pair with
+ * bdev_allow_freeze().
+ *
+ * A filesystem removing, adding or replacing a member device denies freezes on
+ * it for the duration, so a claim a freeze walk might act on is never torn down
+ * behind the freezer's back.  The deny is device-scoped, not (device,
+ * superblock)-scoped: a device shared by several superblocks is refused for all
+ * of them.  No in-tree filesystem removes a shared claim from a live superblock.
+ *
+ * Return: 0, or -EBUSY if the device is currently frozen.
+ */
+int bdev_deny_freeze(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	return atomic_dec_unless_positive(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bdev_deny_freeze);
+
+/**
+ * bdev_allow_freeze - allow freezing a block device again
+ * @bdev: block device
+ *
+ * Undo one bdev_deny_freeze().
+ */
+void bdev_allow_freeze(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	/* A deny must be held, i.e. the count must be negative. */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) >= 0);
+	atomic_inc(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bdev_allow_freeze);
+
 /*
  * pseudo-fs
  */
@@ -1152,6 +1195,39 @@ void bdev_release(struct file *bdev_file)
 	blkdev_put_no_open(bdev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * bdev_yield_claim - give up the holder claim on an open block device
+ * @bdev_file: open block device
+ *
+ * Yield the holder and any write access for @bdev_file without closing it, so
+ * the caller can still act on the device - e.g. bdev_allow_freeze() it - before
+ * the final bdev_fput().  bdev_fput() yields too, so calling it afterwards is
+ * safe.
+ */
+void bdev_yield_claim(struct file *bdev_file)
+{
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	if (!bdev_file->private_data)
+		return;
+
+	bdev = file_bdev(bdev_file);
+	disk = bdev->bd_disk;
+
+	mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex);
+	bdev_yield_write_access(bdev_file);
+	bd_yield_claim(bdev_file);
+	/*
+	 * Tell release we already gave up our hold on the
+	 * device and if write restrictions are available that
+	 * we already gave up write access to the device.
+	 */
+	bdev_file->private_data = BDEV_I(bdev_file->f_mapping->host);
+	mutex_unlock(&disk->open_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bdev_yield_claim);
+
 /**
  * bdev_fput - yield claim to the block device and put the file
  * @bdev_file: open block device
@@ -1165,22 +1241,7 @@ void bdev_fput(struct file *bdev_file)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bdev_file->f_op != &def_blk_fops))
 		return;
 
-	if (bdev_file->private_data) {
-		struct block_device *bdev = file_bdev(bdev_file);
-		struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
-
-		mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex);
-		bdev_yield_write_access(bdev_file);
-		bd_yield_claim(bdev_file);
-		/*
-		 * Tell release we already gave up our hold on the
-		 * device and if write restrictions are available that
-		 * we already gave up write access to the device.
-		 */
-		bdev_file->private_data = BDEV_I(bdev_file->f_mapping->host);
-		mutex_unlock(&disk->open_mutex);
-	}
-
+	bdev_yield_claim(bdev_file);
 	fput(bdev_file);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_fput);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 318ddb790429..dc0834f920c3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ static int btrfs_init_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_path(device_path, BLK_OPEN_WRITE,
-					   fs_info->sb, &fs_holder_ops);
+	/* Unfreezable for the whole replace; see btrfs_dev_replace_start(). */
+	bdev_file = btrfs_open_device_deny_freeze(device_path, fs_info->sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev_file)) {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info, "target device %s is invalid!", device_path);
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev_file);
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ static int btrfs_init_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+	/* Undo the open-time freeze deny. */
+	btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(bdev_file);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -624,6 +625,15 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_start(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Deny the source before mark, so every 'leave' unwinds both denied. */
+	if (src_device->bdev) {
+		ret = bdev_deny_freeze(src_device->bdev);
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device, true);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = mark_block_group_to_copy(fs_info, src_device);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -708,7 +718,9 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_start(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	return ret;
 
 leave:
-	btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device);
+	if (src_device->bdev)
+		bdev_allow_freeze(src_device->bdev);
+	btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device, true);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -889,6 +901,7 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	 */
 	ret = btrfs_start_delalloc_roots(fs_info, LONG_MAX, false);
 	if (ret) {
+		/* Stays started/resumable; keep both denied. */
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_replace->lock_finishing_cancel_unmount);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -902,6 +915,7 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	while (1) {
 		trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
+			/* Stays started/resumable; keep both denied. */
 			mutex_unlock(&dev_replace->lock_finishing_cancel_unmount);
 			return PTR_ERR(trans);
 		}
@@ -954,7 +968,10 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
 		btrfs_rm_dev_replace_blocked(fs_info);
 		if (tgt_device)
-			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device);
+			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device, true);
+		/* The source stays a member; re-allow freezing it. */
+		if (src_device->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(src_device->bdev);
 		btrfs_rm_dev_replace_unblocked(fs_info);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_replace->lock_finishing_cancel_unmount);
 
@@ -1027,6 +1044,8 @@ static int btrfs_dev_replace_finishing(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_replace->lock_finishing_cancel_unmount);
 
+	/* The target is now a member; the source is freed (allow + release). */
+	bdev_allow_freeze(tgt_device->bdev);
 	btrfs_rm_dev_replace_free_srcdev(src_device);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1155,8 +1174,9 @@ int btrfs_dev_replace_cancel(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 			btrfs_dev_name(src_device), src_device->devid,
 			btrfs_dev_name(tgt_device));
 
+		/* A suspended replace never re-denied freezing; do not allow. */
 		if (tgt_device)
-			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device);
+			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device, false);
 		break;
 	default:
 		up_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
@@ -1186,6 +1206,11 @@ void btrfs_dev_replace_suspend_for_unmount(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		dev_replace->time_stopped = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 		dev_replace->item_needs_writeback = 1;
 		btrfs_info(fs_info, "suspending dev_replace for unmount");
+		/* Reopened freezable next mount; resume re-denies. */
+		if (dev_replace->srcdev && dev_replace->srcdev->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(dev_replace->srcdev->bdev);
+		if (dev_replace->tgtdev && dev_replace->tgtdev->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(dev_replace->tgtdev->bdev);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1198,6 +1223,7 @@ int btrfs_resume_dev_replace_async(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct btrfs_dev_replace *dev_replace = &fs_info->dev_replace;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	down_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
 
@@ -1241,8 +1267,33 @@ int btrfs_resume_dev_replace_async(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Re-deny for the resumed replace; stay suspended if frozen now. */
+	if (dev_replace->srcdev->bdev &&
+	    bdev_deny_freeze(dev_replace->srcdev->bdev))
+		goto suspend;
+	if (bdev_deny_freeze(dev_replace->tgtdev->bdev)) {
+		if (dev_replace->srcdev->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(dev_replace->srcdev->bdev);
+		goto suspend;
+	}
+
 	task = kthread_run(btrfs_dev_replace_kthread, fs_info, "btrfs-devrepl");
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(task);
+	if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+		bdev_allow_freeze(dev_replace->tgtdev->bdev);
+		if (dev_replace->srcdev->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(dev_replace->srcdev->bdev);
+		/* Undo the deny and suspend, but still fail the mount. */
+		ret = PTR_ERR(task);
+		goto suspend;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+suspend:
+	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
+	down_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
+	dev_replace->replace_state = BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_SUSPENDED;
+	up_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int btrfs_dev_replace_kthread(void *data)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 9d47d16394fc..26ebfac37952 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev_v2(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 err_drop:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	if (bdev_file)
-		bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+		btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(bdev_file);
 out:
 	btrfs_put_dev_args_from_path(&args);
 	return ret;
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_rm_dev(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	if (bdev_file)
-		bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+		btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(bdev_file);
 out:
 	btrfs_put_dev_args_from_path(&args);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 6eab4cc73ce4..2d9e2ca09c5f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,16 @@ void btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 }
 
-static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device)
+/* Release a device that was made unfreezable for a membership change. */
+void btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(struct file *bdev_file)
+{
+	/* Yield before allow (strand-safe); file still open for the allow (UAF-safe). */
+	bdev_yield_claim(bdev_file);
+	bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(bdev_file));
+	bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+}
+
+static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device, bool allow_freeze)
 {
 	if (!device->bdev)
 		return;
@@ -1134,7 +1143,11 @@ static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device)
 		invalidate_bdev(device->bdev);
 	}
 
-	bdev_fput(device->bdev_file);
+	/* @allow_freeze undoes a replace-time deny; unmount-close was never denied. */
+	if (allow_freeze)
+		btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(device->bdev_file);
+	else
+		bdev_fput(device->bdev_file);
 }
 
 static void btrfs_close_one_device(struct btrfs_device *device)
@@ -1155,7 +1168,7 @@ static void btrfs_close_one_device(struct btrfs_device *device)
 		fs_devices->missing_devices--;
 	}
 
-	btrfs_close_bdev(device);
+	btrfs_close_bdev(device, false);
 	if (device->bdev) {
 		fs_devices->open_devices--;
 		device->bdev = NULL;
@@ -2373,6 +2386,13 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	    fs_info->fs_devices->rw_devices == 1)
 		return BTRFS_ERROR_DEV_ONLY_WRITABLE;
 
+	/* Removal and freezing are mutually exclusive; refuse if frozen now. */
+	if (device->bdev) {
+		ret = bdev_deny_freeze(device->bdev);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_WRITEABLE, &device->dev_state)) {
 		mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 		list_del_init(&device->dev_alloc_list);
@@ -2399,6 +2419,8 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			   device->devid, ret);
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
+		if (device->bdev)
+			bdev_allow_freeze(device->bdev);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -2490,6 +2512,8 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	return btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
 
 error_undo:
+	if (device->bdev)
+		bdev_allow_freeze(device->bdev);
 	if (test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_WRITEABLE, &device->dev_state)) {
 		mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 		list_add(&device->dev_alloc_list,
@@ -2534,7 +2558,8 @@ void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_free_srcdev(struct btrfs_device *srcdev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
 
-	btrfs_close_bdev(srcdev);
+	/* The source was made unfreezable for the replace; undo it. */
+	btrfs_close_bdev(srcdev, true);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	btrfs_free_device(srcdev);
 
@@ -2555,7 +2580,8 @@ void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_free_srcdev(struct btrfs_device *srcdev)
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 }
 
-void btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_device *tgtdev)
+void btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_device *tgtdev,
+				      bool allow_freeze)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices = tgtdev->fs_info->fs_devices;
 
@@ -2576,7 +2602,7 @@ void btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_device *tgtdev)
 
 	btrfs_scratch_superblocks(tgtdev->fs_info, tgtdev);
 
-	btrfs_close_bdev(tgtdev);
+	btrfs_close_bdev(tgtdev, allow_freeze);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	btrfs_free_device(tgtdev);
 }
@@ -2845,6 +2871,37 @@ static int btrfs_finish_sprout(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Open @path for @sb with freezing denied before the holder claim is published,
+ * so a racing bdev_freeze() can never reach a claim a device add or replace may
+ * still abort.  The deny is taken on a throwaway non-holder probe open, then the
+ * holder is opened by the probe's dev_t.  Balanced by the caller.
+ */
+struct file *btrfs_open_device_deny_freeze(const char *path,
+					   struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	struct file *probe_file, *bdev_file;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* WRITE so bdev_file_open_by_path() rejects a read-only device. */
+	probe_file = bdev_file_open_by_path(path, BLK_OPEN_WRITE, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(probe_file))
+		return probe_file;
+
+	ret = bdev_deny_freeze(file_bdev(probe_file));
+	if (ret) {
+		bdev_fput(probe_file);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_dev(file_bdev(probe_file)->bd_dev,
+					  BLK_OPEN_WRITE, sb, &fs_holder_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev_file))
+		bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(probe_file));
+	bdev_fput(probe_file);
+	return bdev_file;
+}
+
 int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->dev_root;
@@ -2863,8 +2920,8 @@ 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_file = bdev_file_open_by_path(device_path, BLK_OPEN_WRITE,
-					   fs_info->sb, &fs_holder_ops);
+	/* Forbid freezing until the device is a committed member (or unwound). */
+	bdev_file = btrfs_open_device_deny_freeze(device_path, fs_info->sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev_file))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev_file);
 
@@ -3035,8 +3092,10 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 		locked = false;
 
-		if (ret) /* transaction commit */
+		if (ret) { /* transaction commit */
+			bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(bdev_file));
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		ret = btrfs_relocate_sys_chunks(fs_info);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -3044,8 +3103,10 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 				    "Failed to relocate sys chunks after device initialization. This can be fixed using the \"btrfs balance\" command.");
 		trans = btrfs_attach_transaction(root);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
-			if (PTR_ERR(trans) == -ENOENT)
+			if (PTR_ERR(trans) == -ENOENT) {
+				bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(bdev_file));
 				return 0;
+			}
 			ret = PTR_ERR(trans);
 			trans = NULL;
 			goto error_sysfs;
@@ -3065,6 +3126,7 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 	/* Update ctime/mtime for blkid or udev */
 	update_dev_time(device_path);
 
+	bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(bdev_file));
 	return ret;
 
 error_sysfs:
@@ -3094,7 +3156,7 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 error_free_device:
 	btrfs_free_device(device);
 error:
-	bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+	btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(bdev_file);
 	if (locked) {
 		mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index 63be45c3298c..df2c671ab6fa 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ int btrfs_open_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 struct btrfs_device *btrfs_scan_one_device(const char *path, bool mount_arg_dev);
 int btrfs_forget_devices(dev_t devt);
 void btrfs_close_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices);
+void btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(struct file *bdev_file);
 void btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices);
 void btrfs_assign_next_active_device(struct btrfs_device *device,
 				     struct btrfs_device *this_dev);
@@ -768,6 +769,8 @@ struct btrfs_device *btrfs_find_device(const struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices
 				       const struct btrfs_dev_lookup_args *args);
 int btrfs_shrink_device(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 new_size);
 int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *path);
+struct file *btrfs_open_device_deny_freeze(const char *path,
+					   struct super_block *sb);
 int btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		  struct btrfs_balance_control *bctl,
 		  struct btrfs_ioctl_balance_args *bargs);
@@ -788,7 +791,8 @@ int btrfs_init_writeback_bio_size(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 int btrfs_run_dev_stats(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_remove_srcdev(struct btrfs_device *srcdev);
 void btrfs_rm_dev_replace_free_srcdev(struct btrfs_device *srcdev);
-void btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_device *tgtdev);
+void btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(struct btrfs_device *tgtdev,
+				      bool allow_freeze);
 unsigned long btrfs_full_stripe_len(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				    u64 logical);
 u64 btrfs_calc_stripe_length(const struct btrfs_chunk_map *map);
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index 8808ee76e73c..5a725a0cd35f 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct block_device {
 	int			bd_holders;
 	struct kobject		*bd_holder_dir;
 
-	atomic_t		bd_fsfreeze_count; /* number of freeze requests */
+	atomic_t		bd_fsfreeze_count; /* >0 freeze requests, <0 freeze deniers */
 	struct mutex		bd_fsfreeze_mutex; /* serialize freeze/thaw */
 
 	struct partition_meta_info *bd_meta_info;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 9213a5716f95..f4e5eca5a91f 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1837,7 +1837,10 @@ static inline int early_lookup_bdev(const char *pathname, dev_t *dev)
 
 int bdev_freeze(struct block_device *bdev);
 int bdev_thaw(struct block_device *bdev);
+int bdev_deny_freeze(struct block_device *bdev);
+void bdev_allow_freeze(struct block_device *bdev);
 void bdev_fput(struct file *bdev_file);
+void bdev_yield_claim(struct file *bdev_file);
 
 struct io_comp_batch {
 	struct rq_list req_list;