diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 8c92a9b..137d503 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	if (v9ses->cache)
 		sb->s_bdi->ra_pages = (VM_MAX_READAHEAD * 1024)/PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 
-	sb->s_flags = flags | MS_ACTIVE | MS_DIRSYNC | MS_NOATIME;
+	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE | MS_DIRSYNC | MS_NOATIME;
 	if (!v9ses->cache)
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 		goto close_session;
 	}
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, NULL, v9fs_set_super, v9ses);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, NULL, v9fs_set_super, flags, v9ses);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(sb);
 		goto clunk_fid;
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index f02b31e..df8c604 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 	as->volume = vol;
 
 	/* allocate a deviceless superblock */
-	sb = sget(fs_type, afs_test_super, afs_set_super, as);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, afs_test_super, afs_set_super, flags, as);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(sb);
 		afs_put_volume(vol);
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		/* initial superblock/root creation */
 		_debug("create");
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
 		ret = afs_fill_super(sb, &params);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index e239915..b19d755 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@
 	}
 
 	bdev = fs_devices->latest_bdev;
-	s = sget(fs_type, btrfs_test_super, btrfs_set_super, fs_info);
+	s = sget(fs_type, btrfs_test_super, btrfs_set_super, flags | MS_NOSEC,
+		 fs_info);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(s);
 		goto error_close_devices;
@@ -1082,7 +1083,6 @@
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-		s->s_flags = flags | MS_NOSEC;
 		strlcpy(s->s_id, bdevname(bdev, b), sizeof(s->s_id));
 		btrfs_sb(s)->bdev_holder = fs_type;
 		error = btrfs_fill_super(s, fs_devices, data,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index 1e67dd7..7076109 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
 
 	if (ceph_test_opt(fsc->client, NOSHARE))
 		compare_super = NULL;
-	sb = sget(fs_type, compare_super, ceph_set_super, fsc);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, compare_super, ceph_set_super, flags, fsc);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		res = ERR_CAST(sb);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index c0c2751a..a7610cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -637,7 +637,10 @@
 	mnt_data.cifs_sb = cifs_sb;
 	mnt_data.flags = flags;
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, cifs_match_super, cifs_set_super, &mnt_data);
+	/* BB should we make this contingent on mount parm? */
+	flags |= MS_NODIRATIME | MS_NOATIME;
+
+	sb = sget(fs_type, cifs_match_super, cifs_set_super, flags, &mnt_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		root = ERR_CAST(sb);
 		cifs_umount(cifs_sb);
@@ -648,10 +651,6 @@
 		cFYI(1, "Use existing superblock");
 		cifs_umount(cifs_sb);
 	} else {
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
-		/* BB should we make this contingent on mount parm? */
-		sb->s_flags |= MS_NODIRATIME | MS_NOATIME;
-
 		rc = cifs_read_super(sb);
 		if (rc) {
 			root = ERR_PTR(rc);
diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 979c1e3..14afbab 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -439,15 +439,15 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
 	if (opts.newinstance)
-		s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
+		s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, flags, NULL);
 	else
-		s = sget(fs_type, compare_init_pts_sb, set_anon_super, NULL);
+		s = sget(fs_type, compare_init_pts_sb, set_anon_super, flags,
+			 NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return ERR_CAST(s);
 
 	if (!s->s_root) {
-		s->s_flags = flags;
 		error = devpts_fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_undo_sget;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 6895493..7edeb3d 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -499,13 +499,12 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
+	s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, flags, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(s);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	s->s_flags = flags;
 	rc = bdi_setup_and_register(&sbi->bdi, "ecryptfs", BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out1;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index b8c250f..6c90607 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
 		error = -EBUSY;
 		goto error_bdev;
 	}
-	s = sget(fs_type, test_gfs2_super, set_gfs2_super, bdev);
+	s = sget(fs_type, test_gfs2_super, set_gfs2_super, flags, bdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	error = PTR_ERR(s);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
@@ -1316,7 +1316,6 @@
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-		s->s_flags = flags;
 		s->s_mode = mode;
 		strlcpy(s->s_id, bdevname(bdev, b), sizeof(s->s_id));
 		sb_set_blocksize(s, block_size(bdev));
@@ -1360,7 +1359,7 @@
 		       dev_name, error);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 	}
-	s = sget(&gfs2_fs_type, test_gfs2_super, set_meta_super,
+	s = sget(&gfs2_fs_type, test_gfs2_super, set_meta_super, flags,
 		 path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	path_put(&path);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index ebd03f6..a74cb17 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -222,15 +222,15 @@
 	const struct super_operations *ops,
 	const struct dentry_operations *dops, unsigned long magic)
 {
-	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
+	struct super_block *s;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *root;
 	struct qstr d_name = QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
 
+	s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, MS_NOUSER, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return ERR_CAST(s);
 
-	s->s_flags = MS_NOUSER;
 	s->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	s->s_blocksize = PAGE_SIZE;
 	s->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_SHIFT;
diff --git a/fs/logfs/super.c b/fs/logfs/super.c
index 97bca62..345c24b 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/super.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 	log_super("LogFS: Start mount %x\n", mount_count++);
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	sb = sget(type, logfs_sb_test, logfs_sb_set, super);
+	sb = sget(type, logfs_sb_test, logfs_sb_set, flags | MS_NOATIME, super);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		super->s_devops->put_device(super);
 		kfree(super);
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@
 	sb->s_maxbytes	= (1ull << 43) - 1;
 	sb->s_max_links = LOGFS_LINK_MAX;
 	sb->s_op	= &logfs_super_operations;
-	sb->s_flags	= flags | MS_NOATIME;
 
 	err = logfs_read_sb(sb, sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 0622819..8b2a297 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@
 		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
 
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
-	s = sget(fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
+	s = sget(fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, flags, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		mntroot = ERR_CAST(s);
 		goto out_err_nosb;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 1099a76..d57c42f9 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,8 @@
 		err = -EBUSY;
 		goto failed;
 	}
-	s = sget(fs_type, nilfs_test_bdev_super, nilfs_set_bdev_super, sd.bdev);
+	s = sget(fs_type, nilfs_test_bdev_super, nilfs_set_bdev_super, flags,
+		 sd.bdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&sd.bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(s);
@@ -1301,7 +1302,6 @@
 		s_new = true;
 
 		/* New superblock instance created */
-		s->s_flags = flags;
 		s->s_mode = mode;
 		strlcpy(s->s_id, bdevname(sd.bdev, b), sizeof(s->s_id));
 		sb_set_blocksize(s, block_size(sd.bdev));
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index 568b202..9a2d9fd 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		options = data;
 	}
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, proc_test_super, proc_set_super, ns);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, proc_test_super, proc_set_super, flags, ns);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return ERR_CAST(sb);
 
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
 		err = proc_fill_super(sb);
 		if (err) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index 2c1ade6..e60e870 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 	if (l)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(sget(&reiserfs_fs_type, test_sb, set_sb, s)))
+	if (IS_ERR(sget(&reiserfs_fs_type, test_sb, set_sb, 0, s)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	up_write(&s->s_umount);
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index cf00177..c743fb3 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@
 /**
  *	alloc_super	-	create new superblock
  *	@type:	filesystem type superblock should belong to
+ *	@flags: the mount flags
  *
  *	Allocates and initializes a new &struct super_block.  alloc_super()
  *	returns a pointer new superblock or %NULL if allocation had failed.
  */
-static struct super_block *alloc_super(struct file_system_type *type)
+static struct super_block *alloc_super(struct file_system_type *type, int flags)
 {
 	struct super_block *s = kzalloc(sizeof(struct super_block),  GFP_USER);
 	static const struct super_operations default_op;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@
 #else
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&s->s_files);
 #endif
+		s->s_flags = flags;
 		s->s_bdi = &default_backing_dev_info;
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&s->s_instances);
 		INIT_HLIST_BL_HEAD(&s->s_anon);
@@ -415,11 +417,13 @@
  *	@type:	filesystem type superblock should belong to
  *	@test:	comparison callback
  *	@set:	setup callback
+ *	@flags:	mount flags
  *	@data:	argument to each of them
  */
 struct super_block *sget(struct file_system_type *type,
 			int (*test)(struct super_block *,void *),
 			int (*set)(struct super_block *,void *),
+			int flags,
 			void *data)
 {
 	struct super_block *s = NULL;
@@ -450,7 +454,7 @@
 	}
 	if (!s) {
 		spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-		s = alloc_super(type);
+		s = alloc_super(type, flags);
 		if (!s)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto retry;
@@ -925,13 +929,12 @@
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, ns_test_super, ns_set_super, data);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, ns_test_super, ns_set_super, flags, data);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return ERR_CAST(sb);
 
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		int err;
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
 		err = fill_super(sb, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (err) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
@@ -992,7 +995,8 @@
 		error = -EBUSY;
 		goto error_bdev;
 	}
-	s = sget(fs_type, test_bdev_super, set_bdev_super, bdev);
+	s = sget(fs_type, test_bdev_super, set_bdev_super, flags | MS_NOSEC,
+		 bdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		goto error_s;
@@ -1017,7 +1021,6 @@
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-		s->s_flags = flags | MS_NOSEC;
 		s->s_mode = mode;
 		strlcpy(s->s_id, bdevname(bdev, b), sizeof(s->s_id));
 		sb_set_blocksize(s, block_size(bdev));
@@ -1062,13 +1065,11 @@
 	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
 {
 	int error;
-	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
+	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, flags, NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return ERR_CAST(s);
 
-	s->s_flags = flags;
-
 	error = fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 	if (error) {
 		deactivate_locked_super(s);
@@ -1091,11 +1092,10 @@
 	struct super_block *s;
 	int error;
 
-	s = sget(fs_type, compare_single, set_anon_super, NULL);
+	s = sget(fs_type, compare_single, set_anon_super, flags, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return ERR_CAST(s);
 	if (!s->s_root) {
-		s->s_flags = flags;
 		error = fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(s);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index c15a7a3..71eb7e2 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -118,13 +118,12 @@
 	for (type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE; type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES; type++)
 		info->ns[type] = kobj_ns_grab_current(type);
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, sysfs_test_super, sysfs_set_super, info);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, sysfs_test_super, sysfs_set_super, flags, info);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb) || sb->s_fs_info != info)
 		free_sysfs_super_info(info);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return ERR_CAST(sb);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
 		error = sysfs_fill_super(sb, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 5862dd9..1c766c3 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@
 
 	dbg_gen("opened ubi%d_%d", c->vi.ubi_num, c->vi.vol_id);
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, sb_test, sb_set, c);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, sb_test, sb_set, flags, c);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(sb);
 		kfree(c);
@@ -2153,7 +2153,6 @@
 			goto out_deact;
 		}
 	} else {
-		sb->s_flags = flags;
 		err = ubifs_fill_super(sb, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_deact;