diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index b1ece5329738..614fefa7dc7a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
 	unsigned int s_extent_max_zeroout_kb;
 
 	unsigned int s_log_groups_per_flex;
-	struct flex_groups *s_flex_groups;
+	struct flex_groups * __rcu *s_flex_groups;
 	ext4_group_t s_flex_groups_allocated;
 
 	/* workqueue for reserved extent conversions (buffered io) */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index c66e8f9451a2..501118b9ba90 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -328,11 +328,13 @@ void ext4_free_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
 
 	percpu_counter_inc(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
-		ext4_group_t f = ext4_flex_group(sbi, block_group);
+		struct flex_groups *fg;
 
-		atomic_inc(&sbi->s_flex_groups[f].free_inodes);
+		fg = sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+					 ext4_flex_group(sbi, block_group));
+		atomic_inc(&fg->free_inodes);
 		if (is_directory)
-			atomic_dec(&sbi->s_flex_groups[f].used_dirs);
+			atomic_dec(&fg->used_dirs);
 	}
 	BUFFER_TRACE(bh2, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
 	fatal = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, bh2);
@@ -368,12 +370,13 @@ static void get_orlov_stats(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t g,
 			    int flex_size, struct orlov_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct ext4_group_desc *desc;
-	struct flex_groups *flex_group = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_flex_groups;
+	struct flex_groups *flex_group = sbi_array_rcu_deref(EXT4_SB(sb),
+							     s_flex_groups, g);
 
 	if (flex_size > 1) {
-		stats->free_inodes = atomic_read(&flex_group[g].free_inodes);
-		stats->free_clusters = atomic64_read(&flex_group[g].free_clusters);
-		stats->used_dirs = atomic_read(&flex_group[g].used_dirs);
+		stats->free_inodes = atomic_read(&flex_group->free_inodes);
+		stats->free_clusters = atomic64_read(&flex_group->free_clusters);
+		stats->used_dirs = atomic_read(&flex_group->used_dirs);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1054,7 +1057,8 @@ struct inode *__ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
 		if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 			ext4_group_t f = ext4_flex_group(sbi, group);
 
-			atomic_inc(&sbi->s_flex_groups[f].used_dirs);
+			atomic_inc(&sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+							f)->used_dirs);
 		}
 	}
 	if (ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb)) {
@@ -1077,7 +1081,8 @@ struct inode *__ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
 
 	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 		flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi, group);
-		atomic_dec(&sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_inodes);
+		atomic_dec(&sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+						flex_group)->free_inodes);
 	}
 
 	inode->i_ino = ino + group * EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 1b46fb63692a..51a78eb65f3c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -3038,7 +3038,8 @@ ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 		ext4_group_t flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi,
 							  ac->ac_b_ex.fe_group);
 		atomic64_sub(ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len,
-			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
+			     &sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+						  flex_group)->free_clusters);
 	}
 
 	err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, bitmap_bh);
@@ -4936,7 +4937,8 @@ void ext4_free_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 		ext4_group_t flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi, block_group);
 		atomic64_add(count_clusters,
-			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
+			     &sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+						  flex_group)->free_clusters);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -5093,7 +5095,8 @@ int ext4_group_add_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct super_block *sb,
 	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 		ext4_group_t flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi, block_group);
 		atomic64_add(clusters_freed,
-			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
+			     &sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups,
+						  flex_group)->free_clusters);
 	}
 
 	ext4_mb_unload_buddy(&e4b);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index 536cc9f38091..a50b51270ea9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -1430,11 +1430,14 @@ static void ext4_update_super(struct super_block *sb,
 		   percpu_counter_read(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter));
 	if (ext4_has_feature_flex_bg(sb) && sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 		ext4_group_t flex_group;
+		struct flex_groups *fg;
+
 		flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi, group_data[0].group);
+		fg = sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups, flex_group);
 		atomic64_add(EXT4_NUM_B2C(sbi, free_blocks),
-			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
+			     &fg->free_clusters);
 		atomic_add(EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) * flex_gd->count,
-			   &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_inodes);
+			   &fg->free_inodes);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index e00bcc19099f..6b7e628b7903 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
 	struct ext4_super_block *es = sbi->s_es;
 	struct buffer_head **group_desc;
+	struct flex_groups **flex_groups;
 	int aborted = 0;
 	int i, err;
 
@@ -1052,8 +1053,13 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_gdb_count; i++)
 		brelse(group_desc[i]);
 	kvfree(group_desc);
+	flex_groups = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_flex_groups);
+	if (flex_groups) {
+		for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated; i++)
+			kvfree(flex_groups[i]);
+		kvfree(flex_groups);
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	kvfree(sbi->s_flex_groups);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
@@ -2384,8 +2390,8 @@ static int ext4_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es,
 int ext4_alloc_flex_bg_array(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t ngroup)
 {
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	struct flex_groups *new_groups;
-	int size;
+	struct flex_groups **old_groups, **new_groups;
+	int size, i;
 
 	if (!sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex)
 		return 0;
@@ -2394,22 +2400,37 @@ int ext4_alloc_flex_bg_array(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t ngroup)
 	if (size <= sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated)
 		return 0;
 
-	size = roundup_pow_of_two(size * sizeof(struct flex_groups));
-	new_groups = kvzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_groups = kvzalloc(roundup_pow_of_two(size *
+			      sizeof(*sbi->s_flex_groups)), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_groups) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "not enough memory for %d flex groups",
-			 size / (int) sizeof(struct flex_groups));
+		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			 "not enough memory for %d flex group pointers", size);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-
-	if (sbi->s_flex_groups) {
-		memcpy(new_groups, sbi->s_flex_groups,
-		       (sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated *
-			sizeof(struct flex_groups)));
-		kvfree(sbi->s_flex_groups);
+	for (i = sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated; i < size; i++) {
+		new_groups[i] = kvzalloc(roundup_pow_of_two(
+					 sizeof(struct flex_groups)),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!new_groups[i]) {
+			for (i--; i >= sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated; i--)
+				kvfree(new_groups[i]);
+			kvfree(new_groups);
+			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+				 "not enough memory for %d flex groups", size);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 	}
-	sbi->s_flex_groups = new_groups;
-	sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated = size / sizeof(struct flex_groups);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	old_groups = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_flex_groups);
+	if (old_groups)
+		memcpy(new_groups, old_groups,
+		       (sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated *
+			sizeof(struct flex_groups *)));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sbi->s_flex_groups, new_groups);
+	sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated = size;
+	if (old_groups)
+		ext4_kvfree_array_rcu(old_groups);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2417,6 +2438,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_flex_info(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
 	struct ext4_group_desc *gdp = NULL;
+	struct flex_groups *fg;
 	ext4_group_t flex_group;
 	int i, err;
 
@@ -2434,12 +2456,11 @@ static int ext4_fill_flex_info(struct super_block *sb)
 		gdp = ext4_get_group_desc(sb, i, NULL);
 
 		flex_group = ext4_flex_group(sbi, i);
-		atomic_add(ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, gdp),
-			   &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_inodes);
+		fg = sbi_array_rcu_deref(sbi, s_flex_groups, flex_group);
+		atomic_add(ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, gdp), &fg->free_inodes);
 		atomic64_add(ext4_free_group_clusters(sb, gdp),
-			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
-		atomic_add(ext4_used_dirs_count(sb, gdp),
-			   &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].used_dirs);
+			     &fg->free_clusters);
+		atomic_add(ext4_used_dirs_count(sb, gdp), &fg->used_dirs);
 	}
 
 	return 1;
@@ -3641,6 +3662,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	struct buffer_head *bh, **group_desc;
 	struct ext4_super_block *es = NULL;
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct flex_groups **flex_groups;
 	ext4_fsblk_t block;
 	ext4_fsblk_t sb_block = get_sb_block(&data);
 	ext4_fsblk_t logical_sb_block;
@@ -4692,8 +4714,14 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	ext4_unregister_li_request(sb);
 failed_mount6:
 	ext4_mb_release(sb);
-	if (sbi->s_flex_groups)
-		kvfree(sbi->s_flex_groups);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	flex_groups = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_flex_groups);
+	if (flex_groups) {
+		for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_flex_groups_allocated; i++)
+			kvfree(flex_groups[i]);
+		kvfree(flex_groups);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
