diff --git a/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
index 8068ef2ae..376022c49 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ func PutBucketNotificationConfig(bucket string, ncfg *notificationConfig, objAPI
 
 	// Acquire a write lock on bucket before modifying its
 	// configuration.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
 	// Release lock after notifying peers
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// persist config to disk
 	err := persistNotificationConfig(bucket, ncfg, objAPI)
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ func AddBucketListenerConfig(bucket string, lcfg *listenerConfig, objAPI ObjectL
 
 	// Acquire a write lock on bucket before modifying its
 	// configuration.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
 	// Release lock after notifying peers
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// update persistent config if dist XL
 	if globalIsDistXL {
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ func RemoveBucketListenerConfig(bucket string, lcfg *listenerConfig, objAPI Obje
 
 	// Acquire a write lock on bucket before modifying its
 	// configuration.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
 	// Release lock after notifying peers
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// update persistent config if dist XL
 	if globalIsDistXL {
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers.go
index 10bb51896..0ada4f934 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-policy-handlers.go
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ func persistAndNotifyBucketPolicyChange(bucket string, pCh policyChange, objAPI
 
 	// Acquire a write lock on bucket before modifying its
 	// configuration.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
 	// Release lock after notifying peers
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	if pCh.IsRemove {
 		if err := removeBucketPolicy(bucket, objAPI); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/control-lock-main_test.go b/cmd/control-lock-main_test.go
index 93b1313d4..ad2557023 100644
--- a/cmd/control-lock-main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/control-lock-main_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import (
 
 // Test print systemState.
 func TestPrintLockState(t *testing.T) {
-	nsMutex.Lock("testbucket", "1.txt", "11-11")
+	testLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("testbucket", "1.txt")
+	testLock.Lock()
 	sysLockState, err := getSystemLockState()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	nsMutex.Unlock("testbucket", "1.txt", "11-11")
+	testLock.Unlock()
 	sysLockStateMap := map[string]SystemLockState{}
 	sysLockStateMap["bucket"] = sysLockState
 
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ func TestLockStateClear(t *testing.T) {
 		nsMutex.ForceUnlock(bucket, object)
 	}
 
-	nsMutex.Lock("testbucket", "1.txt", "11-11")
+	testLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("testbucket", "1.txt")
+	testLock.Lock()
 
 	sysLockState, err := getSystemLockState()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -111,7 +113,8 @@ func TestLockStateClear(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create another lock
-	nsMutex.RLock("testbucket", "blob.txt", "22-22")
+	blobLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("testbucket", "blob.txt")
+	blobLock.RLock()
 
 	if sysLockState, err = getSystemLockState(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -142,7 +145,8 @@ func TestLockStateClear(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create yet another lock
-	nsMutex.RLock("testbucket", "exact.txt", "33-33")
+	exactLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("testbucket", "exact.txt")
+	exactLock.RLock()
 
 	if sysLockState, err = getSystemLockState(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
index a1de8a111..90c6caa4f 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ func (fs fsObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 	var err error
 	var eof bool
 	if uploadIDMarker != "" {
-		// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-		opsID := getOpsID()
-		nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker), opsID)
+		keyMarkerLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+			pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker))
+		keyMarkerLock.RLock()
 		uploads, _, err = listMultipartUploadIDs(bucket, keyMarker, uploadIDMarker, maxUploads, fs.storage)
-		nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker), opsID)
+		keyMarkerLock.RUnlock()
 		if err != nil {
 			return ListMultipartsInfo{}, err
 		}
@@ -115,12 +115,11 @@ func (fs fsObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 			var end bool
 			uploadIDMarker = ""
 
-			// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-			opsID := getOpsID()
-
-			nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry), opsID)
+			entryLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+				pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry))
+			entryLock.RLock()
 			tmpUploads, end, err = listMultipartUploadIDs(bucket, entry, uploadIDMarker, maxUploads, fs.storage)
-			nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry), opsID)
+			entryLock.RUnlock()
 			if err != nil {
 				return ListMultipartsInfo{}, err
 			}
@@ -233,12 +232,12 @@ func (fs fsObjects) newMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, meta map[st
 		fsMeta.Meta = meta
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// This lock needs to be held for any changes to the directory contents of ".minio.sys/multipart/object/"
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
+	// This lock needs to be held for any changes to the directory
+	// contents of ".minio.sys/multipart/object/"
+	objectMPartPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object))
+	objectMPartPathLock.Lock()
+	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	uploadID = getUUID()
 	initiated := time.Now().UTC()
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ func getFSAppendDataPath(uploadID string) string {
 }
 
 // Append parts to fsAppendDataFile.
-func appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID string) {
+func appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID string) {
 	cleanupAppendPaths := func() {
 		// In case of any error, cleanup the append data and json files
 		// from the tmp so that we do not have any inconsistent append
@@ -316,16 +315,18 @@ func appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID string) {
 	fsMetaPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID, fsMetaJSONFile)
 
 	// Lock the uploadID so that no one modifies fs.json
-	nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	uploadIDLock.RLock()
 	fsMeta, err := readFSMetadata(disk, minioMetaBucket, fsMetaPath)
-	nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	uploadIDLock.RUnlock()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Lock fs-append.json so that there is no parallel append to the file.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
+	appendPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath)
+	appendPathLock.Lock()
+	defer appendPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	fsAppendMeta, err := readFSMetadata(disk, minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -344,8 +345,9 @@ func appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID string) {
 	}
 	// Hold write lock on the part so that there is no parallel upload on the part.
 	partPath := pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID, strconv.Itoa(part.Number))
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, partPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, partPath, opsID)
+	partPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, partPath)
+	partPathLock.Lock()
+	defer partPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Proceed to append "part"
 	fsAppendDataPath := getFSAppendDataPath(uploadID)
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ func appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID string) {
 	// If there are more parts that need to be appended to fsAppendDataFile
 	_, appendNeeded = partToAppend(fsMeta, fsAppendMeta)
 	if appendNeeded {
-		go appendParts(disk, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID)
+		go appendParts(disk, bucket, object, uploadID)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -409,13 +411,11 @@ func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 
 	uploadIDPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	preUploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	preUploadIDLock.RLock()
 	// Just check if the uploadID exists to avoid copy if it doesn't.
 	uploadIDExists := fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID)
-	nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	preUploadIDLock.RUnlock()
 	if !uploadIDExists {
 		return "", traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
 	}
@@ -490,14 +490,10 @@ func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 		}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	// generates random string on setting MINIO_DEBUG=lock, else returns empty string.
-	// used for instrumentation on locks.
-	opsID = getOpsID()
-
 	// Hold write lock as we are updating fs.json
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	postUploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	postUploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer postUploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Just check if the uploadID exists to avoid copy if it doesn't.
 	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
@@ -520,7 +516,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 	if err = writeFSMetadata(fs.storage, minioMetaBucket, path.Join(uploadIDPath, fsMetaJSONFile), fsMeta); err != nil {
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	}
-	go appendParts(fs.storage, bucket, object, uploadID, opsID)
+	go appendParts(fs.storage, bucket, object, uploadID)
 	return newMD5Hex, nil
 }
 
@@ -595,12 +591,12 @@ func (fs fsObjects) ListObjectParts(bucket, object, uploadID string, partNumberM
 		return ListPartsInfo{}, traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold lock so that there is no competing abort-multipart-upload or complete-multipart-upload.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
+	// Hold lock so that there is no competing
+	// abort-multipart-upload or complete-multipart-upload.
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return ListPartsInfo{}, traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
@@ -643,15 +639,14 @@ func (fs fsObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	}
 
 	uploadIDPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
 
 	// Hold lock so that
 	// 1) no one aborts this multipart upload
 	// 2) no one does a parallel complete-multipart-upload on this
 	// multipart upload
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return "", traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
@@ -660,8 +655,9 @@ func (fs fsObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	// fs-append.json path
 	fsAppendMetaPath := getFSAppendMetaPath(uploadID)
 	// Lock fs-append.json so that no parallel appendParts() is being done.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
+	appendPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath)
+	appendPathLock.Lock()
+	defer appendPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Calculate s3 compatible md5sum for complete multipart.
 	s3MD5, err := getCompleteMultipartMD5(parts...)
@@ -788,13 +784,13 @@ func (fs fsObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID = getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold the lock so that two parallel complete-multipart-uploads do not
-	// leave a stale uploads.json behind.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
+	// Hold the lock so that two parallel
+	// complete-multipart-uploads do not leave a stale
+	// uploads.json behind.
+	objectMPartPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object))
+	objectMPartPathLock.Lock()
+	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json
 	if err = fs.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
@@ -848,12 +844,12 @@ func (fs fsObjects) AbortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) error
 		return traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold lock so that there is no competing complete-multipart-upload or put-object-part.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
+	// Hold lock so that there is no competing
+	// complete-multipart-upload or put-object-part.
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
@@ -861,8 +857,9 @@ func (fs fsObjects) AbortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) error
 
 	fsAppendMetaPath := getFSAppendMetaPath(uploadID)
 	// Lock fs-append.json so that no parallel appendParts() is being done.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath, opsID)
+	appendPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, fsAppendMetaPath)
+	appendPathLock.Lock()
+	defer appendPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	err := fs.abortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID)
 	return err
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index c41abb3b0..fce574d9b 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -226,12 +226,10 @@ func (fs fsObjects) GetObject(bucket, object string, offset int64, length int64,
 		return traceError(InvalidRange{offset, length, fi.Size})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Lock the object before reading.
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
 	var totalLeft = length
 	bufSize := int64(readSizeV1)
@@ -446,12 +444,10 @@ func (fs fsObjects) PutObject(bucket string, object string, size int64, data io.
 		}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Lock the object before committing the object.
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
 	// Entire object was written to the temp location, now it's safe to rename it to the actual location.
 	err = fs.storage.RenameFile(minioMetaBucket, tempObj, bucket, object)
@@ -488,13 +484,12 @@ func (fs fsObjects) DeleteObject(bucket, object string) error {
 	if !IsValidObjectName(object) {
 		return traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
 
 	// Lock the object before deleting so that an in progress GetObject does not return
 	// corrupt data or there is no race with a PutObject.
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
 	err := fs.storage.DeleteFile(minioMetaBucket, path.Join(bucketMetaPrefix, bucket, object, fsMetaJSONFile))
 	if err != nil && err != errFileNotFound {
diff --git a/cmd/lock-instrument_test.go b/cmd/lock-instrument_test.go
index 31aa32176..89e3a6d5d 100644
--- a/cmd/lock-instrument_test.go
+++ b/cmd/lock-instrument_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ func TestNsLockMapStatusBlockedToRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		// Test case - 1.
 		{
-
 			volume:     "my-bucket",
 			path:       "my-object",
 			lockOrigin: "/home/vadmeste/work/go/src/github.com/minio/minio/xl-v1-object.go:683 +0x2a",
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ func TestNsLockMapStatusBlockedToRunning(t *testing.T) {
 		// No entry for <volume, path> pair.
 		// So an attempt to change the state of the lock from `Blocked`->`Running` should fail.
 		{
-
 			volume:     "my-bucket",
 			path:       "my-object-2",
 			lockOrigin: "/home/vadmeste/work/go/src/github.com/minio/minio/xl-v1-object.go:683 +0x2a",
@@ -307,7 +305,6 @@ func TestNsLockMapStatusBlockedToRunning(t *testing.T) {
 		// Test case - 5.
 		// Test case with write lock.
 		{
-
 			volume:     "my-bucket",
 			path:       "my-object",
 			lockOrigin: "/home/vadmeste/work/go/src/github.com/minio/minio/xl-v1-object.go:683 +0x2a",
diff --git a/cmd/namespace-lock.go b/cmd/namespace-lock.go
index 4ddc61639..27be90bf2 100644
--- a/cmd/namespace-lock.go
+++ b/cmd/namespace-lock.go
@@ -256,3 +256,42 @@ func (n *nsLockMap) ForceUnlock(volume, path string) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// lockInstance - frontend/top-level interface for namespace locks.
+type lockInstance struct {
+	n                   *nsLockMap
+	volume, path, opsID string
+}
+
+// NewNSLock - returns a lock instance for a given volume and
+// path. The returned lockInstance object encapsulates the nsLockMap,
+// volume, path and operation ID.
+func (n *nsLockMap) NewNSLock(volume, path string) *lockInstance {
+	return &lockInstance{n, volume, path, getOpsID()}
+}
+
+// Lock - block until write lock is taken.
+func (li *lockInstance) Lock() {
+	lockLocation := callerLocation()
+	readLock := false
+	li.n.lock(li.volume, li.path, lockLocation, li.opsID, readLock)
+}
+
+// Unlock - block until write lock is released.
+func (li *lockInstance) Unlock() {
+	readLock := false
+	li.n.unlock(li.volume, li.path, li.opsID, readLock)
+}
+
+// RLock - block until read lock is taken.
+func (li *lockInstance) RLock() {
+	lockLocation := callerLocation()
+	readLock := true
+	li.n.lock(li.volume, li.path, lockLocation, li.opsID, readLock)
+}
+
+// RUnlock - block until read lock is released.
+func (li *lockInstance) RUnlock() {
+	readLock := true
+	li.n.unlock(li.volume, li.path, li.opsID, readLock)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/namespace-lock_test.go b/cmd/namespace-lock_test.go
index 9b289084c..0679b9843 100644
--- a/cmd/namespace-lock_test.go
+++ b/cmd/namespace-lock_test.go
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ func TestLockStats(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNamespaceForceUnlockTest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create lock.
-	nsMutex.Lock("bucket", "object", "11-11")
+	lock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("bucket", "object")
+	lock.Lock()
 	// Forcefully unlock lock.
 	nsMutex.ForceUnlock("bucket", "object")
 
@@ -394,7 +395,8 @@ func TestNamespaceForceUnlockTest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	go func() {
 		// Try to claim lock again.
-		nsMutex.Lock("bucket", "object", "22-22")
+		anotherLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock("bucket", "object")
+		anotherLock.Lock()
 		// And signal succes.
 		ch <- struct{}{}
 	}()
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
index 45cb33851..0c52abfa6 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) MakeBucket(bucket string) error {
 		return traceError(BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
 	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -174,11 +172,11 @@ func (xl xlObjects) GetBucketInfo(bucket string) (BucketInfo, error) {
 	if !IsValidBucketName(bucket) {
 		return BucketInfo{}, BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
 	}
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
 
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, "", opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.RLock()
+	defer bucketLock.RUnlock()
+
 	bucketInfo, err := xl.getBucketInfo(bucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		return BucketInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket)
@@ -249,11 +247,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) DeleteBucket(bucket string) error {
 		return BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Collect if all disks report volume not found.
 	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
index a3da4d10b..21509b9c5 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) HealBucket(bucket string) error {
 
 	// Heal bucket - create buckets on disks where it does not exist.
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, "", opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, "", opsID)
+	bucketLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, "")
+	bucketLock.Lock()
+	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
 	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -101,12 +99,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) HealObject(bucket, object string) error {
 		return traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Lock the object before healing.
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
 	partsMetadata, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, bucket, object)
 	if err := reduceErrs(errs, nil); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-list-objects-heal.go b/cmd/xl-v1-list-objects-heal.go
index cb5e3a8b6..df332c8b7 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-list-objects-heal.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-list-objects-heal.go
@@ -143,11 +143,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listObjectsHeal(bucket, prefix, marker, delimiter string, ma
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-		opsID := getOpsID()
-
 		// Check if the current object needs healing
-		nsMutex.RLock(bucket, objInfo.Name, opsID)
+		objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, objInfo.Name)
+		objectLock.RLock()
 		partsMetadata, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, bucket, objInfo.Name)
 		if xlShouldHeal(partsMetadata, errs) {
 			result.Objects = append(result.Objects, ObjectInfo{
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listObjectsHeal(bucket, prefix, marker, delimiter string, ma
 				IsDir:   false,
 			})
 		}
-		nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, objInfo.Name, opsID)
+		objectLock.RUnlock()
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
index eb32c4275..e9786ed9a 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 	// List all upload ids for the keyMarker starting from
 	// uploadIDMarker first.
 	if uploadIDMarker != "" {
-		// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-		opsID := getOpsID()
-
-		nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker), opsID)
+		// hold lock on keyMarker path
+		keyMarkerLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+			pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker))
+		keyMarkerLock.RLock()
 		for _, disk := range xl.getLoadBalancedDisks() {
 			if disk == nil {
 				continue
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 			}
 			break
 		}
-		nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, keyMarker), opsID)
+		keyMarkerLock.RUnlock()
 		if err != nil {
 			return ListMultipartsInfo{}, err
 		}
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 			var end bool
 			uploadIDMarker = ""
 
-			// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-			opsID := getOpsID()
-
-			// For the new object entry we get all its pending uploadIDs.
-			nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry), opsID)
+			// For the new object entry we get all its
+			// pending uploadIDs.
+			entryLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+				pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry))
+			entryLock.RLock()
 			var disk StorageAPI
 			for _, disk = range xl.getLoadBalancedDisks() {
 				if disk == nil {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 				}
 				break
 			}
-			nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry), opsID)
+			entryLock.RUnlock()
 			if err != nil {
 				if isErrIgnored(err, xlTreeWalkIgnoredErrs) {
 					continue
@@ -279,12 +279,12 @@ func (xl xlObjects) newMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, meta map[st
 	xlMeta.Stat.ModTime = time.Now().UTC()
 	xlMeta.Meta = meta
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// This lock needs to be held for any changes to the directory contents of ".minio.sys/multipart/object/"
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
+	// This lock needs to be held for any changes to the directory
+	// contents of ".minio.sys/multipart/object/"
+	objectMPartPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object))
+	objectMPartPathLock.Lock()
+	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	uploadID := getUUID()
 	uploadIDPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
@@ -360,23 +360,22 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 	var errs []error
 	uploadIDPath := pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	// pre-check upload id lock.
+	preUploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	preUploadIDLock.RLock()
 	// Validates if upload ID exists.
 	if !xl.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
-		nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+		preUploadIDLock.RUnlock()
 		return "", traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
 	}
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	partsMetadata, errs = readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, minioMetaBucket,
 		uploadIDPath)
 	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
-		nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+		preUploadIDLock.RUnlock()
 		return "", toObjectErr(traceError(errXLWriteQuorum), bucket, object)
 	}
-	nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	preUploadIDLock.RUnlock()
 
 	// List all online disks.
 	onlineDisks, modTime := listOnlineDisks(xl.storageDisks, partsMetadata, errs)
@@ -467,13 +466,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 		}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	// generates random string on setting MINIO_DEBUG=lock, else returns empty string.
-	// used for instrumentation on locks.
-	opsID = getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath, opsID)
+	// post-upload check (write) lock
+	postUploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	postUploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer postUploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Validate again if upload ID still exists.
 	if !xl.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
@@ -617,12 +613,12 @@ func (xl xlObjects) ListObjectParts(bucket, object, uploadID string, partNumberM
 		return ListPartsInfo{}, traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold lock so that there is no competing abort-multipart-upload or complete-multipart-upload.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
+	// Hold lock so that there is no competing
+	// abort-multipart-upload or complete-multipart-upload.
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !xl.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return ListPartsInfo{}, traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
@@ -653,14 +649,16 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 		})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Hold lock so that
+	//
 	// 1) no one aborts this multipart upload
-	// 2) no one does a parallel complete-multipart-upload on this multipart upload
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
+	//
+	// 2) no one does a parallel complete-multipart-upload on this
+	// multipart upload
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !xl.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return "", traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
@@ -772,24 +770,22 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 		return "", toObjectErr(rErr, minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID = getOpsID()
-
 	// Hold write lock on the destination before rename.
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer func(curOpsID string) {
+	destLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	destLock.Lock()
+	defer func() {
 		// A new complete multipart upload invalidates any
 		// previously cached object in memory.
 		xl.objCache.Delete(path.Join(bucket, object))
 
 		// This lock also protects the cache namespace.
-		nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, object, curOpsID)
+		destLock.Unlock()
 
 		// Prefetch the object from disk by triggering a fake GetObject call
 		// Unlike a regular single PutObject,  multipart PutObject is comes in
 		// stages and it is harder to cache.
 		go xl.GetObject(bucket, object, 0, objectSize, ioutil.Discard)
-	}(opsID)
+	}()
 
 	// Rename if an object already exists to temporary location.
 	uniqueID := getUUID()
@@ -824,13 +820,13 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	// Delete the previously successfully renamed object.
 	xl.deleteObject(minioMetaBucket, path.Join(tmpMetaPrefix, uniqueID))
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID = getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold the lock so that two parallel complete-multipart-uploads do not
-	// leave a stale uploads.json behind.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
+	// Hold the lock so that two parallel
+	// complete-multipart-uploads do not leave a stale
+	// uploads.json behind.
+	objectMPartPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object))
+	objectMPartPathLock.Lock()
+	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json with quorum
 	if err = xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
@@ -851,11 +847,12 @@ func (xl xlObjects) abortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) (err e
 		return toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object), opsID)
+	// hold lock so we don't compete with a complete, or abort
+	// multipart request.
+	objectMPartPathLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object))
+	objectMPartPathLock.Lock()
+	defer objectMPartPathLock.Unlock()
 
 	// remove entry from uploads.json with quorum
 	if err = xl.updateUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadIDChange{uploadID: uploadID, isRemove: true}); err != nil {
@@ -889,12 +886,12 @@ func (xl xlObjects) AbortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) error
 		return traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	// Hold lock so that there is no competing complete-multipart-upload or put-object-part.
-	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID), opsID)
+	// Hold lock so that there is no competing
+	// complete-multipart-upload or put-object-part.
+	uploadIDLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket,
+		pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
+	uploadIDLock.Lock()
+	defer uploadIDLock.Unlock()
 
 	if !xl.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
 		return traceError(InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID})
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index 6f0103173..2db36e9ec 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) GetObject(bucket, object string, startOffset int64, length i
 		return traceError(errUnexpected)
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Lock the object before reading.
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	metaArr, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, bucket, object)
@@ -227,11 +225,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) GetObjectInfo(bucket, object string) (ObjectInfo, error) {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.RLock()
+	defer objectLock.RUnlock()
 
-	nsMutex.RLock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(bucket, object, opsID)
 	info, err := xl.getObjectInfo(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
@@ -508,14 +505,10 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObject(bucket string, object string, size int64, data io.
 		}
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	// generates random string on setting MINIO_DEBUG=lock, else returns empty string.
-	// used for instrumentation on locks.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
 	// Lock the object.
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.Lock()
+	defer objectLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Check if an object is present as one of the parent dir.
 	// -- FIXME. (needs a new kind of lock).
@@ -637,11 +630,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) DeleteObject(bucket, object string) (err error) {
 		return traceError(ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object})
 	}
 
-	// get a random ID for lock instrumentation.
-	opsID := getOpsID()
-
-	nsMutex.Lock(bucket, object, opsID)
-	defer nsMutex.Unlock(bucket, object, opsID)
+	objectLock := nsMutex.NewNSLock(bucket, object)
+	objectLock.Lock()
+	defer objectLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Validate object exists.
 	if !xl.isObject(bucket, object) {