diff --git a/.bcachefs_revision b/.bcachefs_revision
index 2a12d1f7f..afaeb7c5f 100644
--- a/.bcachefs_revision
+++ b/.bcachefs_revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2be6fc9b111cad37da8838e39c66244767bc7d0a
+47d1e7a86242b814ec9ff4f426d521832515f115
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index d01aa9a2d..31aaa087e 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_
 #define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_
 
-#define console_lock()
-#define console_unlock()
+#define console_lock()		do {} while (0)
+#define console_trylock()	true
+#define console_unlock()	do {} while (0)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CONSOLE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index fedb1c3c2..99d6a47af 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define PF_FROZEN	0x00010000	/* frozen for system suspend */
 #define PF_FSTRANS	0x00020000	/* inside a filesystem transaction */
 #define PF_KSWAPD	0x00040000	/* I am kswapd */
+#define PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS 0x00040000	/* All allocations inherit GFP_NOFS. See memalloc_nfs_save() */
 #define PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO 0x00080000	/* Allocating memory without IO involved */
 #define PF_LESS_THROTTLE 0x00100000	/* Throttle me less: I clean memory */
 #define PF_KTHREAD	0x00200000	/* I am a kernel thread */
diff --git a/libbcachefs/alloc_background.c b/libbcachefs/alloc_background.c
index 9ff822e4f..d9c5a92fa 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/alloc_background.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/alloc_background.c
@@ -2384,6 +2384,7 @@ void bch2_recalc_capacity(struct bch_fs *c)
 
 	reserved_sectors = min(reserved_sectors, capacity);
 
+	c->reserved = reserved_sectors;
 	c->capacity = capacity - reserved_sectors;
 
 	c->bucket_size_max = bucket_size_max;
diff --git a/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.c b/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
index 49a5789d7..cabf866c7 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
@@ -626,14 +626,8 @@ static struct open_bucket *bch2_bucket_alloc_trans(struct btree_trans *trans,
 	if (usage->d[BCH_DATA_need_gc_gens].buckets > avail)
 		bch2_gc_gens_async(c);
 
-	if (should_invalidate_buckets(ca, *usage)) {
+	if (should_invalidate_buckets(ca, *usage))
 		bch2_dev_do_invalidates(ca);
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		struct task_struct *t = rcu_dereference(c->copygc_thread);
-		if (t)
-			wake_up_process(t);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
 
 	if (!avail) {
 		if (cl && !waiting) {
@@ -1595,7 +1589,7 @@ void bch2_fs_allocator_foreground_init(struct bch_fs *c)
 	}
 }
 
-static void bch2_open_bucket_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c, struct open_bucket *ob)
+void bch2_open_bucket_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c, struct open_bucket *ob)
 {
 	struct bch_dev *ca = ob_dev(c, ob);
 	unsigned data_type = ob->data_type;
@@ -1712,6 +1706,8 @@ void bch2_fs_alloc_debug_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c)
 	printbuf_tabstops_reset(out);
 	printbuf_tabstop_push(out, 24);
 
+	prt_printf(out, "capacity\t%llu\n",		c->capacity);
+	prt_printf(out, "reserved\t%llu\n",		c->reserved);
 	prt_printf(out, "hidden\t%llu\n",		percpu_u64_get(&c->usage->hidden));
 	prt_printf(out, "btree\t%llu\n",		percpu_u64_get(&c->usage->btree));
 	prt_printf(out, "data\t%llu\n",			percpu_u64_get(&c->usage->data));
diff --git a/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.h b/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
index a42c9730d..6da9e7e29 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static inline struct write_point_specifier writepoint_ptr(struct write_point *wp
 
 void bch2_fs_allocator_foreground_init(struct bch_fs *);
 
+void bch2_open_bucket_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *, struct open_bucket *);
 void bch2_open_buckets_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *);
 void bch2_open_buckets_partial_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *);
 
diff --git a/libbcachefs/backpointers.c b/libbcachefs/backpointers.c
index 96217e8d0..3cc02479a 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/backpointers.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/backpointers.c
@@ -762,12 +762,12 @@ static int bch2_get_btree_in_memory_pos(struct btree_trans *trans,
 	for (enum btree_id btree = start.btree;
 	     btree < BTREE_ID_NR && !ret;
 	     btree++) {
-		unsigned depth = ((1U << btree) & btree_leaf_mask) ? 0 : 1;
+		unsigned depth = (BIT_ULL(btree) & btree_leaf_mask) ? 0 : 1;
 		struct btree_iter iter;
 		struct btree *b;
 
-		if (!((1U << btree) & btree_leaf_mask) &&
-		    !((1U << btree) & btree_interior_mask))
+		if (!(BIT_ULL(btree) & btree_leaf_mask) &&
+		    !(BIT_ULL(btree) & btree_interior_mask))
 			continue;
 
 		bch2_trans_begin(trans);
@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ int bch2_check_backpointers_to_extents(struct bch_fs *c)
 
 	while (1) {
 		ret = bch2_get_btree_in_memory_pos(trans,
-						   (1U << BTREE_ID_extents)|
-						   (1U << BTREE_ID_reflink),
+						   BIT_ULL(BTREE_ID_extents)|
+						   BIT_ULL(BTREE_ID_reflink),
 						   ~0,
 						   start, &end);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/libbcachefs/bcachefs.h b/libbcachefs/bcachefs.h
index 65e46225e..91361a167 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/bcachefs.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/bcachefs.h
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ struct bch_fs {
 	struct bch_devs_mask	rw_devs[BCH_DATA_NR];
 
 	u64			capacity; /* sectors */
+	u64			reserved; /* sectors */
 
 	/*
 	 * When capacity _decreases_ (due to a disk being removed), we
@@ -980,7 +981,7 @@ struct bch_fs {
 	struct bch_fs_rebalance	rebalance;
 
 	/* COPYGC */
-	struct task_struct __rcu *copygc_thread;
+	struct task_struct	*copygc_thread;
 	struct write_point	copygc_write_point;
 	s64			copygc_wait_at;
 	s64			copygc_wait;
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_gc.c b/libbcachefs/btree_gc.c
index 1e4c3e309..6cbf2aa6a 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_gc.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_gc.c
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ static int bch2_gc_btree(struct btree_trans *trans, enum btree_id btree, bool in
 
 	/* root */
 	do {
+retry_root:
+		bch2_trans_begin(trans);
+
 		struct btree_iter iter;
 		bch2_trans_node_iter_init(trans, &iter, btree, POS_MIN,
 					  0, bch2_btree_id_root(c, btree)->b->c.level, 0);
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ static int bch2_gc_btree(struct btree_trans *trans, enum btree_id btree, bool in
 
 		if (b != btree_node_root(c, b)) {
 			bch2_trans_iter_exit(trans, &iter);
-			continue;
+			goto retry_root;
 		}
 
 		gc_pos_set(c, gc_pos_btree(btree, b->c.level + 1, SPOS_MAX));
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_io.c b/libbcachefs/btree_io.c
index e092f541c..db700caf8 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_io.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_io.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ int bch2_btree_node_read_done(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 		BTREE_PTR_RANGE_UPDATED(&bkey_i_to_btree_ptr_v2(&b->key)->v);
 	unsigned u64s;
 	unsigned ptr_written = btree_ptr_sectors_written(bkey_i_to_s_c(&b->key));
+	u64 max_journal_seq = 0;
 	struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
 	int ret = 0, retry_read = 0, write = READ;
 	u64 start_time = local_clock();
@@ -1181,6 +1182,8 @@ int bch2_btree_node_read_done(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 		sort_iter_add(iter,
 			      vstruct_idx(i, 0),
 			      vstruct_last(i));
+
+		max_journal_seq = max(max_journal_seq, le64_to_cpu(i->journal_seq));
 	}
 
 	if (ptr_written) {
@@ -1217,6 +1220,7 @@ int bch2_btree_node_read_done(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 	swap(sorted, b->data);
 	set_btree_bset(b, b->set, &b->data->keys);
 	b->nsets = 1;
+	b->data->keys.journal_seq = cpu_to_le64(max_journal_seq);
 
 	BUG_ON(b->nr.live_u64s != u64s);
 
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_locking.c b/libbcachefs/btree_locking.c
index dd52372ac..8bdfe573e 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_locking.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_locking.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static noinline int break_cycle(struct lock_graph *g, struct printbuf *cycle)
 			prt_newline(&buf);
 		}
 
-		bch2_print_string_as_lines(KERN_ERR, buf.buf);
+		bch2_print_string_as_lines_nonblocking(KERN_ERR, buf.buf);
 		printbuf_exit(&buf);
 		BUG();
 	}
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_locking.h b/libbcachefs/btree_locking.h
index b9fd14e31..8dbceec8e 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_locking.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_locking.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include "btree_iter.h"
 #include "six.h"
 
-#include <linux/sched/mm.h>
-
 void bch2_btree_lock_init(struct btree_bkey_cached_common *, enum six_lock_init_flags);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan.c b/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
index 2cb0442f6..ddc5ada3e 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static bool found_btree_node_is_readable(struct btree_trans *trans,
 		return ret;
 
 	f->sectors_written = b->written;
+	f->journal_seq = le64_to_cpu(b->data->keys.journal_seq);
 	six_unlock_read(&b->c.lock);
 
 	/*
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ static int found_btree_node_cmp_cookie(const void *_l, const void *_r)
 static int found_btree_node_cmp_time(const struct found_btree_node *l,
 				     const struct found_btree_node *r)
 {
-	return cmp_int(l->seq, r->seq);
+	return  cmp_int(l->seq, r->seq) ?:
+		cmp_int(l->journal_seq, r->seq);
 }
 
 static int found_btree_node_cmp_pos(const void *_l, const void *_r)
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan_types.h b/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan_types.h
index 5cfaeb5ac..b6c36c45d 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan_types.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_node_scan_types.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct found_btree_node {
 	u8			level;
 	unsigned		sectors_written;
 	u32			seq;
+	u64			journal_seq;
 	u64			cookie;
 
 	struct bpos		min_key;
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.c b/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
index 9575fb65b..31ee50184 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
@@ -2647,6 +2647,28 @@ bch2_btree_roots_to_journal_entries(struct bch_fs *c,
 	return end;
 }
 
+static void bch2_btree_alloc_to_text(struct printbuf *out,
+				     struct bch_fs *c,
+				     struct btree_alloc *a)
+{
+	printbuf_indent_add(out, 2);
+	bch2_bkey_val_to_text(out, c, bkey_i_to_s_c(&a->k));
+	prt_newline(out);
+
+	struct open_bucket *ob;
+	unsigned i;
+	open_bucket_for_each(c, &a->ob, ob, i)
+		bch2_open_bucket_to_text(out, c, ob);
+
+	printbuf_indent_sub(out, 2);
+}
+
+void bch2_btree_reserve_cache_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c)
+{
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < c->btree_reserve_cache_nr; i++)
+		bch2_btree_alloc_to_text(out, c, &c->btree_reserve_cache[i]);
+}
+
 void bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_exit(struct bch_fs *c)
 {
 	if (c->btree_node_rewrite_worker)
diff --git a/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.h b/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.h
index b5b76ce01..02c6ecada 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/btree_update_interior.h
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ struct jset_entry *bch2_btree_roots_to_journal_entries(struct bch_fs *,
 void bch2_do_pending_node_rewrites(struct bch_fs *);
 void bch2_free_pending_node_rewrites(struct bch_fs *);
 
+void bch2_btree_reserve_cache_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *);
+
 void bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_exit(struct bch_fs *);
 void bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_init_early(struct bch_fs *);
 int bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_init(struct bch_fs *);
diff --git a/libbcachefs/buckets.c b/libbcachefs/buckets.c
index 25549c231..2650a0d24 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/buckets.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/buckets.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ int bch2_bucket_ref_update(struct btree_trans *trans, struct bch_dev *ca,
 			"bucket %u:%zu gen %u (mem gen %u) data type %s: stale dirty ptr (gen %u)\n"
 			"while marking %s",
 			ptr->dev, bucket_nr, b_gen,
-			*bucket_gen(ca, bucket_nr),
+			bucket_gen_get(ca, bucket_nr),
 			bch2_data_type_str(bucket_data_type ?: ptr_data_type),
 			ptr->gen,
 			(printbuf_reset(&buf),
diff --git a/libbcachefs/buckets.h b/libbcachefs/buckets.h
index 4a14741b8..2d35eeb24 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/buckets.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/buckets.h
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ static inline u8 *bucket_gen(struct bch_dev *ca, size_t b)
 	return gens->b + b;
 }
 
+static inline u8 bucket_gen_get(struct bch_dev *ca, size_t b)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	u8 gen = *bucket_gen(ca, b);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return gen;
+}
+
 static inline size_t PTR_BUCKET_NR(const struct bch_dev *ca,
 				   const struct bch_extent_ptr *ptr)
 {
diff --git a/libbcachefs/fs.c b/libbcachefs/fs.c
index 3ea8dbc4d..24fba256e 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/fs.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/fs.c
@@ -2140,8 +2140,7 @@ int __init bch2_vfs_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	bch2_inode_cache = KMEM_CACHE(bch_inode_info, SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT |
-				      SLAB_ACCOUNT);
+	bch2_inode_cache = KMEM_CACHE(bch_inode_info, SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!bch2_inode_cache)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/libbcachefs/inode.h b/libbcachefs/inode.h
index 679f5f5e5..da0e4a745 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/inode.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/inode.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct bkey_inode_buf {
 #define x(_name, _bits)		+ 8 + _bits / 8
 	u8		_pad[0 + BCH_INODE_FIELDS_v3()];
 #undef  x
-} __packed __aligned(8);
+};
 
 void bch2_inode_pack(struct bkey_inode_buf *, const struct bch_inode_unpacked *);
 int bch2_inode_unpack(struct bkey_s_c, struct bch_inode_unpacked *);
diff --git a/libbcachefs/io_misc.c b/libbcachefs/io_misc.c
index 4ec979b4b..2cf629775 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/io_misc.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/io_misc.c
@@ -125,8 +125,12 @@ int bch2_extent_fallocate(struct btree_trans *trans,
 	bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&old, c);
 
 	if (closure_nr_remaining(&cl) != 1) {
-		bch2_trans_unlock(trans);
-		closure_sync(&cl);
+		bch2_trans_unlock_long(trans);
+
+		if (closure_sync_timeout(&cl, HZ * 10)) {
+			bch2_print_allocator_stuck(c);
+			closure_sync(&cl);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/libbcachefs/movinggc.c b/libbcachefs/movinggc.c
index f7aa835d7..deef4f024 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/movinggc.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/movinggc.c
@@ -357,18 +357,19 @@ static int bch2_copygc_thread(void *arg)
 		}
 
 		last = atomic64_read(&clock->now);
-		wait = max_t(long, 0, bch2_copygc_wait_amount(c) - clock->max_slop);
+		wait = bch2_copygc_wait_amount(c);
 
-		if (wait > 0) {
+		if (wait > clock->max_slop) {
 			c->copygc_wait_at = last;
 			c->copygc_wait = last + wait;
 			move_buckets_wait(&ctxt, buckets, true);
-			trace_and_count(c, copygc_wait, c, wait, c->copygc_wait);
-			bch2_io_clock_schedule_timeout(clock, c->copygc_wait);
+			trace_and_count(c, copygc_wait, c, wait, last + wait);
+			bch2_kthread_io_clock_wait(clock, last + wait,
+					MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		c->copygc_wait = c->copygc_wait_at = 0;
+		c->copygc_wait = 0;
 
 		c->copygc_running = true;
 		ret = bch2_copygc(&ctxt, buckets, &did_work);
@@ -383,7 +384,8 @@ static int bch2_copygc_thread(void *arg)
 				min_member_capacity = 128 * 2048;
 
 			bch2_trans_unlock_long(ctxt.trans);
-			bch2_io_clock_schedule_timeout(clock, last + (min_member_capacity >> 8));
+			bch2_kthread_io_clock_wait(clock, last + (min_member_capacity >> 6),
+					MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -399,10 +401,9 @@ static int bch2_copygc_thread(void *arg)
 
 void bch2_copygc_stop(struct bch_fs *c)
 {
-	struct task_struct *t = rcu_dereference_protected(c->copygc_thread, true);
-	if (t) {
-		kthread_stop(t);
-		put_task_struct(t);
+	if (c->copygc_thread) {
+		kthread_stop(c->copygc_thread);
+		put_task_struct(c->copygc_thread);
 	}
 	c->copygc_thread = NULL;
 }
@@ -429,8 +430,8 @@ int bch2_copygc_start(struct bch_fs *c)
 
 	get_task_struct(t);
 
-	rcu_assign_pointer(c->copygc_thread, t);
-	wake_up_process(t);
+	c->copygc_thread = t;
+	wake_up_process(c->copygc_thread);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libbcachefs/sysfs.c b/libbcachefs/sysfs.c
index 7c9cafdcf..1c0d1fb20 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/sysfs.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/sysfs.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "btree_iter.h"
 #include "btree_key_cache.h"
 #include "btree_update.h"
+#include "btree_update_interior.h"
 #include "btree_gc.h"
 #include "buckets.h"
 #include "clock.h"
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ write_attribute(trigger_journal_flush);
 write_attribute(trigger_journal_writes);
 write_attribute(trigger_btree_cache_shrink);
 write_attribute(trigger_btree_key_cache_shrink);
+write_attribute(trigger_freelist_wakeup);
 rw_attribute(gc_gens_pos);
 
 read_attribute(uuid);
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ read_attribute(compression_stats);
 read_attribute(journal_debug);
 read_attribute(btree_cache);
 read_attribute(btree_key_cache);
+read_attribute(btree_reserve_cache);
 read_attribute(stripes_heap);
 read_attribute(open_buckets);
 read_attribute(open_buckets_partial);
@@ -357,6 +360,9 @@ SHOW(bch2_fs)
 	if (attr == &sysfs_btree_key_cache)
 		bch2_btree_key_cache_to_text(out, &c->btree_key_cache);
 
+	if (attr == &sysfs_btree_reserve_cache)
+		bch2_btree_reserve_cache_to_text(out, c);
+
 	if (attr == &sysfs_stripes_heap)
 		bch2_stripes_heap_to_text(out, c);
 
@@ -475,6 +481,9 @@ STORE(bch2_fs)
 	if (attr == &sysfs_trigger_journal_writes)
 		bch2_journal_do_writes(&c->journal);
 
+	if (attr == &sysfs_trigger_freelist_wakeup)
+		closure_wake_up(&c->freelist_wait);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BCACHEFS_TESTS
 	if (attr == &sysfs_perf_test) {
 		char *tmp = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL), *p = tmp;
@@ -577,6 +586,7 @@ struct attribute *bch2_fs_internal_files[] = {
 	&sysfs_journal_debug,
 	&sysfs_btree_cache,
 	&sysfs_btree_key_cache,
+	&sysfs_btree_reserve_cache,
 	&sysfs_new_stripes,
 	&sysfs_stripes_heap,
 	&sysfs_open_buckets,
@@ -596,6 +606,7 @@ struct attribute *bch2_fs_internal_files[] = {
 	&sysfs_trigger_journal_writes,
 	&sysfs_trigger_btree_cache_shrink,
 	&sysfs_trigger_btree_key_cache_shrink,
+	&sysfs_trigger_freelist_wakeup,
 
 	&sysfs_gc_gens_pos,
 
diff --git a/libbcachefs/util.c b/libbcachefs/util.c
index de331dec2..4ec7e44d6 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/util.c
+++ b/libbcachefs/util.c
@@ -252,8 +252,10 @@ void bch2_prt_u64_base2(struct printbuf *out, u64 v)
 	bch2_prt_u64_base2_nbits(out, v, fls64(v) ?: 1);
 }
 
-void bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines)
+static void __bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines,
+					 bool nonblocking)
 {
+	bool locked = false;
 	const char *p;
 
 	if (!lines) {
@@ -261,7 +263,13 @@ void bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	console_lock();
+	if (!nonblocking) {
+		console_lock();
+		locked = true;
+	} else {
+		locked = console_trylock();
+	}
+
 	while (1) {
 		p = strchrnul(lines, '\n');
 		printk("%s%.*s\n", prefix, (int) (p - lines), lines);
@@ -269,7 +277,18 @@ void bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines)
 			break;
 		lines = p + 1;
 	}
-	console_unlock();
+	if (locked)
+		console_unlock();
+}
+
+void bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines)
+{
+	return __bch2_print_string_as_lines(prefix, lines, false);
+}
+
+void bch2_print_string_as_lines_nonblocking(const char *prefix, const char *lines)
+{
+	return __bch2_print_string_as_lines(prefix, lines, true);
 }
 
 int bch2_save_backtrace(bch_stacktrace *stack, struct task_struct *task, unsigned skipnr,
diff --git a/libbcachefs/util.h b/libbcachefs/util.h
index 76ffe08e7..2def4f761 100644
--- a/libbcachefs/util.h
+++ b/libbcachefs/util.h
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ void bch2_prt_u64_base2_nbits(struct printbuf *, u64, unsigned);
 void bch2_prt_u64_base2(struct printbuf *, u64);
 
 void bch2_print_string_as_lines(const char *prefix, const char *lines);
+void bch2_print_string_as_lines_nonblocking(const char *prefix, const char *lines);
 
 typedef DARRAY(unsigned long) bch_stacktrace;
 int bch2_save_backtrace(bch_stacktrace *stack, struct task_struct *, unsigned, gfp_t);