diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 3b820b672d17..27648e803d1e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -969,40 +969,6 @@ fail:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int init_threads(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int undo)
-{
-	struct task_struct *p;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	if (undo)
-		goto fail_quotad;
-
-	p = kthread_run(gfs2_logd, sdp, "gfs2_logd");
-	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(p);
-		fs_err(sdp, "can't start logd thread: %d\n", error);
-		return error;
-	}
-	sdp->sd_logd_process = p;
-
-	p = kthread_run(gfs2_quotad, sdp, "gfs2_quotad");
-	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(p);
-		fs_err(sdp, "can't start quotad thread: %d\n", error);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	sdp->sd_quotad_process = p;
-
-	return 0;
-
-
-fail_quotad:
-	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
-fail:
-	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
-	return error;
-}
-
 static const match_table_t nolock_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_jid, "jid=%d\n", },
 	{ Opt_err, NULL },
@@ -1267,15 +1233,11 @@ static int fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct gfs2_args *args, int silent
 		goto fail_per_node;
 	}
 
-	error = init_threads(sdp, DO);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail_per_node;
-
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		error = gfs2_make_fs_rw(sdp);
 		if (error) {
 			fs_err(sdp, "can't make FS RW: %d\n", error);
-			goto fail_threads;
+			goto fail_per_node;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1283,8 +1245,6 @@ static int fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct gfs2_args *args, int silent
 	gfs2_online_uevent(sdp);
 	return 0;
 
-fail_threads:
-	init_threads(sdp, UNDO);
 fail_per_node:
 	init_per_node(sdp, UNDO);
 fail_inodes:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index a1df01d381a8..3287d9871508 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -1376,23 +1376,6 @@ void gfs2_quota_cleanup(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		qd = list_entry(head->prev, struct gfs2_quota_data, qd_list);
 
-		/*
-		 * To be removed in due course... we should be able to
-		 * ensure that all refs to the qd have done by this point
-		 * so that this rather odd test is not required
-		 */
-		spin_lock(&qd->qd_lockref.lock);
-		if (qd->qd_lockref.count > 1 ||
-		    (qd->qd_lockref.count && !test_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags))) {
-			spin_unlock(&qd->qd_lockref.lock);
-			list_move(&qd->qd_list, head);
-			spin_unlock(&qd_lock);
-			schedule();
-			spin_lock(&qd_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&qd->qd_lockref.lock);
-
 		list_del(&qd->qd_list);
 
 		/* Also remove if this qd exists in the reclaim list */
@@ -1404,11 +1387,8 @@ void gfs2_quota_cleanup(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		hlist_bl_del_rcu(&qd->qd_hlist);
 		spin_unlock_bucket(qd->qd_hash);
 
-		if (!qd->qd_lockref.count) {
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qd->qd_change);
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qd->qd_slot_count);
-		} else
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, qd->qd_slot_count == 1);
+		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qd->qd_change);
+		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qd->qd_slot_count);
 		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qd->qd_bh_count);
 
 		gfs2_glock_put(qd->qd_gl);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 35da5b19c0de..60f60f6181f3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -369,6 +369,33 @@ int gfs2_jdesc_check(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int init_threads(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	p = kthread_run(gfs2_logd, sdp, "gfs2_logd");
+	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(p);
+		fs_err(sdp, "can't start logd thread: %d\n", error);
+		return error;
+	}
+	sdp->sd_logd_process = p;
+
+	p = kthread_run(gfs2_quotad, sdp, "gfs2_quotad");
+	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(p);
+		fs_err(sdp, "can't start quotad thread: %d\n", error);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	sdp->sd_quotad_process = p;
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
+	return error;
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_make_fs_rw - Turn a Read-Only FS into a Read-Write one
  * @sdp: the filesystem
@@ -384,10 +411,14 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct gfs2_log_header_host head;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_trans_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &t_gh);
+	error = init_threads(sdp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_trans_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &t_gh);
+	if (error)
+		goto fail_threads;
+
 	j_gl->gl_ops->go_inval(j_gl, DIO_METADATA);
 
 	error = gfs2_find_jhead(sdp->sd_jdesc, &head);
@@ -417,7 +448,9 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 fail:
 	t_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&t_gh);
-
+fail_threads:
+	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
+	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -800,6 +833,9 @@ static int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct gfs2_holder t_gh;
 	int error;
 
+	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
+	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
+
 	flush_workqueue(gfs2_delete_workqueue);
 	gfs2_quota_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);
 	gfs2_statfs_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);
@@ -857,9 +893,6 @@ restart:
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_jindex_spin);
 
-	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
-	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
-
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		error = gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
 		if (error)