diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 668524097a3c..b23fb083a1d5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -2869,10 +2869,9 @@ int btrfs_drop_inode(struct inode *inode);
 int __init btrfs_init_cachep(void);
 void __cold btrfs_destroy_cachep(void);
 struct inode *btrfs_iget_path(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
-			      struct btrfs_root *root, int *new,
-			      struct btrfs_path *path);
+			      struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path);
 struct inode *btrfs_iget(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
-			 struct btrfs_root *root, int *was_new);
+			 struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct extent_map *btrfs_get_extent(struct btrfs_inode *inode,
 				    struct page *page, size_t pg_offset,
 				    u64 start, u64 end, int create);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/export.c b/fs/btrfs/export.c
index ddf28ecf17f9..72e312cae69d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/export.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb, u64 objectid,
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto fail;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	return d_obtain_alias(btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL));
+	return d_obtain_alias(btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root));
 fail:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 25ce1b6dbda9..f9434fa3e387 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int __btrfs_run_defrag_inode(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	key.objectid = defrag->ino;
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, inode_root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, inode_root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto cleanup;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
index d54dcd0ab230..85cd874e7b48 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct inode *__lookup_free_space_inode(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	 * sure NOFS is set to keep us from deadlocking.
 	 */
 	nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
-	inode = btrfs_iget_path(fs_info->sb, &location, root, NULL, path);
+	inode = btrfs_iget_path(fs_info->sb, &location, root, path);
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
 	memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flag);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index d3f7abf50c91..2ef5f542f58a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ static noinline int relink_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		srcu_read_unlock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu, index);
 		return 0;
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ int btrfs_orphan_cleanup(struct btrfs_root *root)
 		found_key.objectid = found_key.offset;
 		found_key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 		found_key.offset = 0;
-		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &found_key, root, NULL);
+		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &found_key, root);
 		ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode);
 		if (ret && ret != -ENOENT)
 			goto out;
@@ -5742,12 +5742,14 @@ static struct inode *btrfs_iget_locked(struct super_block *s,
 	return inode;
 }
 
-/* Get an inode object given its location and corresponding root.
- * Returns in *is_new if the inode was read from disk
+/*
+ * Get an inode object given its location and corresponding root.
+ * Path can be preallocated to prevent recursing back to iget through
+ * allocator. NULL is also valid but may require an additional allocation
+ * later.
  */
 struct inode *btrfs_iget_path(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
-			      struct btrfs_root *root, int *new,
-			      struct btrfs_path *path)
+			      struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
@@ -5762,8 +5764,6 @@ struct inode *btrfs_iget_path(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
 		if (!ret) {
 			inode_tree_add(inode);
 			unlock_new_inode(inode);
-			if (new)
-				*new = 1;
 		} else {
 			iget_failed(inode);
 			/*
@@ -5781,9 +5781,9 @@ struct inode *btrfs_iget_path(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
 }
 
 struct inode *btrfs_iget(struct super_block *s, struct btrfs_key *location,
-			 struct btrfs_root *root, int *new)
+			 struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
-	return btrfs_iget_path(s, location, root, new, NULL);
+	return btrfs_iget_path(s, location, root, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct inode *new_simple_dir(struct super_block *s,
@@ -5849,7 +5849,7 @@ struct inode *btrfs_lookup_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	if (location.type == BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY) {
-		inode = btrfs_iget(dir->i_sb, &location, root, NULL);
+		inode = btrfs_iget(dir->i_sb, &location, root);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode))
 			return inode;
 
@@ -5874,7 +5874,7 @@ struct inode *btrfs_lookup_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		else
 			inode = new_simple_dir(dir->i_sb, &location, sub_root);
 	} else {
-		inode = btrfs_iget(dir->i_sb, &location, sub_root, NULL);
+		inode = btrfs_iget(dir->i_sb, &location, sub_root);
 	}
 	srcu_read_unlock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu, index);
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 23272d9154f3..589b95eb2b80 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			temp_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key2, root, NULL);
+			temp_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key2, root);
 			if (IS_ERR(temp_inode)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(temp_inode);
 				goto out;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/props.c b/fs/btrfs/props.c
index 1e664e0b59b8..aac596300c89 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/props.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/props.c
@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ int btrfs_subvol_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	parent_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, parent_root, NULL);
+	parent_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, parent_root);
 	if (IS_ERR(parent_inode))
 		return PTR_ERR(parent_inode);
 
-	child_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	child_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(child_inode)) {
 		iput(parent_inode);
 		return PTR_ERR(child_inode);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 5cd42b66818c..df195e2bd45f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ static int delete_block_group_cache(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -4246,7 +4246,7 @@ struct inode *create_reloc_inode(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	key.objectid = objectid;
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(inode));
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->index_cnt = group->key.objectid;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index 123ac54af071..27e92594a81b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -4779,7 +4779,7 @@ static ssize_t fill_read_buf(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 offset, u32 len)
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 843015b9a11e..c7d78ac64b83 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, fs_info->fs_root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key, fs_info->fs_root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto fail_close;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index fa35fb890bf3..30a17143448d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static noinline struct inode *read_one_inode(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	key.objectid = objectid;
 	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
-	inode = btrfs_iget(root->fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+	inode = btrfs_iget(root->fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		inode = NULL;
 	return inode;
@@ -4965,7 +4965,7 @@ static int log_conflicting_inodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		key.objectid = ino;
 		key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 		key.offset = 0;
-		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root, NULL);
+		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 		/*
 		 * If the other inode that had a conflicting dir entry was
 		 * deleted in the current transaction, we need to log its parent
@@ -4975,8 +4975,7 @@ static int log_conflicting_inodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 				key.objectid = parent;
-				inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root,
-						   NULL);
+				inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, root);
 				if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 					ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 				} else {
@@ -5681,7 +5680,7 @@ static int log_new_dir_dentries(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				continue;
 
 			btrfs_release_path(path);
-			di_inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &di_key, root, NULL);
+			di_inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &di_key, root);
 			if (IS_ERR(di_inode)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(di_inode);
 				goto next_dir_inode;
@@ -5807,8 +5806,7 @@ static int btrfs_log_all_parents(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				cur_offset = item_size;
 			}
 
-			dir_inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &inode_key,
-					       root, NULL);
+			dir_inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &inode_key, root);
 			/*
 			 * If the parent inode was deleted, return an error to
 			 * fallback to a transaction commit. This is to prevent
@@ -5882,7 +5880,7 @@ static int log_new_ancestors(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		search_key.objectid = found_key.offset;
 		search_key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 		search_key.offset = 0;
-		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &search_key, root, NULL);
+		inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &search_key, root);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode))
 			return PTR_ERR(inode);