diff --git a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
index 25a6dd5c..81dc8a58 100644
--- a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
+++ b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
@@ -479,10 +479,20 @@ ifneq (,$(shell grep '^unsigned int stack_trace_save' include/linux/stacktrace.h
 ccflags-y += -DKC_STACK_TRACE_SAVE
 endif
 
-# v6.1-rc1-4-g7420332a6ff4
 #
-# .get_acl() method now has dentry arg (and mnt_idmap). The old get_acl has been renamed
-# to get_inode_acl() and is still available as well, but has an extra rcu param.
-ifneq (,$(shell grep 'struct posix_acl ...get_acl..struct mnt_idmap ., struct dentry' include/linux/fs.h))
-ccflags-y += -DKC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+# v6.1-rc1-2-g138060ba92b3
+#
+# set_acl now passed a struct dentry instead of inode.
+#
+ifneq (,$(shell grep 'int ..set_acl.*struct dentry' include/linux/fs.h))
+ccflags-y += -DKC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
+endif
+
+#
+# v6.1-rc1-3-gcac2f8b8d8b5
+#
+# get_acl renamed to get_inode_acl.
+#
+ifneq (,$(shell grep 'struct posix_acl.*get_inode_acl' include/linux/fs.h))
+ccflags-y += -DKC_GET_INODE_ACL
 endif
diff --git a/kmod/src/acl.c b/kmod/src/acl.c
index a9a25416..356e3107 100644
--- a/kmod/src/acl.c
+++ b/kmod/src/acl.c
@@ -107,20 +107,22 @@ struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl_locked(struct inode *inode, int type, struct s
 	return acl;
 }
 
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
-struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(KC_VFS_NS_DEF
-				  struct dentry *dentry, int type)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu)
 #else
 struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
-{
 #endif
+{
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *lock = NULL;
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	int ret;
 
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	if (rcu)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef KC___POSIX_ACL_CREATE
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(inode))
 		return NULL;
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
 int scoutfs_set_acl(KC_VFS_NS_DEF
 		    struct dentry *dentry, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
@@ -254,9 +256,8 @@ int scoutfs_acl_get_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *value,
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(dentry->d_inode))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
-	acl = scoutfs_get_acl(KC_VFS_INIT_NS
-			      dentry, type);
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	acl = scoutfs_get_acl(dentry->d_inode, type, false);
 #else
 	acl = scoutfs_get_acl(dentry->d_inode, type);
 #endif
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ int scoutfs_acl_set_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *v
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
 	ret = scoutfs_set_acl(KC_VFS_INIT_NS dentry, acl, type);
 #else
 	ret = scoutfs_set_acl(dentry->d_inode, acl, type);
diff --git a/kmod/src/acl.h b/kmod/src/acl.h
index 09b7b65c..a5bf21d6 100644
--- a/kmod/src/acl.h
+++ b/kmod/src/acl.h
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef _SCOUTFS_ACL_H_
 #define _SCOUTFS_ACL_H_
 
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
-struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(KC_VFS_NS_DEF struct dentry *dentry, int type);
-int scoutfs_set_acl(KC_VFS_NS_DEF struct dentry *dentry, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
+int scoutfs_set_acl(KC_VFS_NS_DEF
+		    struct dentry *dentry, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
+#else
+int scoutfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
+#endif
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
 #else
 struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
-int scoutfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 #endif
 struct posix_acl *scoutfs_get_acl_locked(struct inode *inode, int type, struct scoutfs_lock *lock);
 int scoutfs_set_acl_locked(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type,
diff --git a/kmod/src/dir.c b/kmod/src/dir.c
index 09952bf1..d2343e58 100644
--- a/kmod/src/dir.c
+++ b/kmod/src/dir.c
@@ -2006,7 +2006,11 @@ const struct inode_operations scoutfs_symlink_iops = {
 #ifdef KC_LINUX_HAVE_RHEL_IOPS_WRAPPER
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	.get_inode_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
+#else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
+#endif
 #ifndef KC_LINUX_HAVE_RHEL_IOPS_WRAPPER
 	.tmpfile	= scoutfs_tmpfile,
 	.rename		= scoutfs_rename_common,
@@ -2052,8 +2056,12 @@ const struct inode_operations scoutfs_dir_iops = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.listxattr	= scoutfs_listxattr,
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	.get_inode_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
+#else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+#endif
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
 #endif
 	.symlink	= scoutfs_symlink,
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.c b/kmod/src/inode.c
index 740aba5f..a4d118f1 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.c
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.c
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@ static const struct inode_operations scoutfs_file_iops = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.listxattr	= scoutfs_listxattr,
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	.get_inode_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
+#else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+#endif
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
 #endif
 	.fiemap		= scoutfs_data_fiemap,
@@ -165,8 +169,12 @@ static const struct inode_operations scoutfs_special_iops = {
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 #endif
 	.listxattr	= scoutfs_listxattr,
+#ifdef KC_GET_INODE_ACL
+	.get_inode_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
+#else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
-#ifdef KC_GET_ACL_DENTRY
+#endif
+#ifdef KC_SET_ACL_DENTRY
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
 #endif
 };
diff --git a/tests/funcs/fs.sh b/tests/funcs/fs.sh
index 5fe53ed4..9d90b296 100644
--- a/tests/funcs/fs.sh
+++ b/tests/funcs/fs.sh
@@ -283,6 +283,30 @@ t_reinsert_remount_all()
 	t_quiet t_mount_all || t_fail "mounting all failed"
 }
 
+#
+# scratch helpers
+#
+t_scratch_mkfs()
+{
+	scoutfs mkfs -f -Q 0,127.0.0.1,$T_SCRATCH_PORT "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$@" > $T_TMP.mkfs.out 2>&1 || \
+		t_fail "scratch mkfs failed"
+}
+
+t_scratch_mount()
+{
+	mkdir -p "$T_MSCR"
+	mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$@" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR" || \
+		t_fail "scratch mount failed"
+}
+
+t_scratch_umount()
+{
+	umount "$T_MSCR" || \
+		t_fail "scratch umount failed"
+	rmdir "$T_MSCR"
+}
+
+
 t_trigger_path() {
 	local nr="$1"
 
diff --git a/tests/golden/basic-acl-consistency b/tests/golden/basic-acl-consistency
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c890c104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden/basic-acl-consistency
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+== make scratch fs
+== create uid/gids
+== set acls and permissions
+== compare output
+== drop caches and compare again
+== cleanup scratch fs
diff --git a/tests/run-tests.sh b/tests/run-tests.sh
index 814c4de7..f6c506ec 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ for t in $tests; do
 		cmd rm -rf "$T_TMPDIR"
 		cmd mkdir -p "$T_TMPDIR"
 
+		# assign scratch mount point in temporary dir
+		T_MSCR="$T_TMPDIR/scratch"
+
 		# create a test name dir in the fs, clean up old data as needed
 		T_DS=""
 		for i in $(seq 0 $((T_NR_MOUNTS - 1))); do
diff --git a/tests/sequence b/tests/sequence
index 18eff7cf..8091b1b1 100644
--- a/tests/sequence
+++ b/tests/sequence
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export-get-name-parent.sh
 basic-block-counts.sh
 basic-bad-mounts.sh
 basic-posix-acl.sh
+basic-acl-consistency.sh
 inode-items-updated.sh
 simple-inode-index.sh
 simple-staging.sh
diff --git a/tests/tests/basic-acl-consistency.sh b/tests/tests/basic-acl-consistency.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8355caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/basic-acl-consistency.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+
+#
+# Test basic clustered posix acl consistency.
+#
+
+t_require_commands getfacl setfacl
+
+GETFACL="getfacl --absolute-names"
+
+filter_scratch() {
+	sed "s@$T_MSCR@t_mscr@g"
+}
+
+acl_compare()
+{
+	diff -u - <($GETFACL $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b | filter_scratch) <<EOF1
+# file: t_mscr/data/dir_a/dir_b
+# owner: t_usr_3
+# group: t_grp_3
+# flags: -s-
+user::rwx
+group::rwx
+group:t_grp_2:r-x
+mask::rwx
+other::---
+default:user::rwx
+default:group::rwx
+default:group:t_grp_2:r-x
+default:group:t_grp_3:rwx
+default:mask::rwx
+default:other::---
+
+EOF1
+
+	test $? -eq 0 || t_fail "dir_b differs"
+
+	diff -u - <($GETFACL -p $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c/dir_d | filter_scratch) <<EOF3
+# file: t_mscr/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c/dir_d
+# owner: t_usr_1
+# group: t_grp_1
+# flags: -s-
+user::rwx
+group::rwx
+group:t_grp_2:r-x
+mask::rwx
+other::---
+default:user::rwx
+default:group::rwx
+default:group:t_grp_2:r-x
+default:group:t_grp_3:rwx
+default:mask::rwx
+default:other::---
+
+EOF3
+	test $? -eq 0 || t_fail "dir_d differs"
+
+	diff -u - <($GETFACL $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c | filter_scratch) <<EOF2
+# file: t_mscr/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c
+# owner: t_usr_3
+# group: t_grp_2
+# flags: -s-
+user::rwx
+group::rwx
+group:t_grp_2:r-x
+mask::rwx
+other::---
+default:user::rwx
+default:group::rwx
+default:group:t_grp_2:r-x
+default:group:t_grp_3:rwx
+default:mask::rwx
+default:other::---
+
+EOF2
+	test $? -eq 0 || t_fail "dir_c differs"
+}
+echo "== make scratch fs"
+t_scratch_mkfs
+t_scratch_mount
+
+rm -rf $T_MSCR/data
+
+echo "== create uid/gids"
+groupadd -g 7101 t_grp_1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+useradd -g 7101 -u 7101 t_usr_1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+groupadd -g 7102 t_grp_2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+groupadd -g 7103 t_grp_3 > /dev/null 2>&1
+useradd -g 7103 -u 7103 t_usr_3 > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo "== set acls and permissions"
+mkdir -p $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+chown t_usr_3:t_grp_3 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+chmod 2770 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+setfacl -m g:t_grp_2:rx $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+setfacl -m d:g:t_grp_2:rx $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+setfacl -m d:g:t_grp_3:rwx $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b
+
+mkdir -p $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c
+chown t_usr_3:t_grp_2 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c
+setfacl -x g:t_grp_3 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c
+
+mkdir -p $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c/dir_d
+chown t_usr_1:t_grp_1 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c/dir_d
+setfacl -x g:t_grp_3 $T_MSCR/data/dir_a/dir_b/dir_c/dir_d
+
+echo "== compare output"
+acl_compare
+
+echo "== drop caches and compare again"
+sync
+echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
+acl_compare
+
+echo "== cleanup scratch fs"
+t_scratch_umount
+
+t_pass
diff --git a/tests/tests/basic-bad-mounts.sh b/tests/tests/basic-bad-mounts.sh
index d8bc13ef..a20f36b6 100644
--- a/tests/tests/basic-bad-mounts.sh
+++ b/tests/tests/basic-bad-mounts.sh
@@ -12,25 +12,22 @@ mount_fail()
 }
 
 echo "== prepare devices, mount point, and logs"
-SCR="$T_TMPDIR/mnt.scratch"
-mkdir -p "$SCR"
+t_scratch_mkfs
 > $T_TMP.mount.out
-scoutfs mkfs -f -Q 0,127.0.0.1,$T_SCRATCH_PORT "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" > $T_TMP.mkfs.out 2>&1 \
-	|| t_fail "mkfs failed"
 
 echo "== bad devices, bad options"
-mount_fail -o _bad /dev/null /dev/null "$SCR"
+mount_fail -o _bad /dev/null /dev/null "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== swapped devices"
-mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_DATA_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$SCR"
+mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_DATA_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== both meta devices"
-mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$SCR"
+mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== both data devices"
-mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_DATA_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
+mount_fail -o metadev_path=$T_EX_DATA_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== good volume, bad option and good options"
-mount_fail -o _bad,metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR" 
+mount_fail -o _bad,metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
 
 t_pass
diff --git a/tests/tests/change-devices.sh b/tests/tests/change-devices.sh
index 2436c5fa..7f021919 100644
--- a/tests/tests/change-devices.sh
+++ b/tests/tests/change-devices.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ truncate -s $sz "$T_TMP.equal"
 truncate -s $large_sz "$T_TMP.large"
 
 echo "== make scratch fs"
-t_quiet scoutfs mkfs -f -Q 0,127.0.0.1,$T_SCRATCH_PORT "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV"
-SCR="$T_TMPDIR/mnt.scratch"
-mkdir -p "$SCR"
+t_scratch_mkfs
+mkdir -p "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== small new data device fails"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.small"
@@ -23,13 +22,13 @@ t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device --check "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.small"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device --check "$T_EX_META_DEV"
 
 echo "== preparing while mounted fails"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
-umount "$SCR"
+umount "$T_MSCR"
 
 echo "== preparing without recovery fails"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
-umount -f "$SCR"
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
+umount -f "$T_MSCR"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
 
 echo "== check sees metadata errors"
@@ -37,16 +36,16 @@ t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device --check "$T_EX_META_DEV"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device --check "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
 
 echo "== preparing with file data fails"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
-echo hi > "$SCR"/file
-umount "$SCR"
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
+echo hi > "$T_MSCR"/file
+umount "$T_MSCR"
 scoutfs print "$T_EX_META_DEV" > "$T_TMP.print"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
 
 echo "== preparing after emptied"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
-rm -f "$SCR"/file
-umount "$SCR"
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$T_MSCR"
+rm -f "$T_MSCR"/file
+umount "$T_MSCR"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
 
 echo "== checks pass"
@@ -55,22 +54,22 @@ t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device --check "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.equal"
 
 echo "== using prepared"
 scr_loop=$(losetup --find --show "$T_TMP.equal")
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$scr_loop" "$SCR"
-touch "$SCR"/equal_prepared
-equal_tot=$(scoutfs statfs -s total_data_blocks -p "$SCR")
-umount "$SCR"
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$scr_loop" "$T_MSCR"
+touch "$T_MSCR"/equal_prepared
+equal_tot=$(scoutfs statfs -s total_data_blocks -p "$T_MSCR")
+umount "$T_MSCR"
 losetup -d "$scr_loop"
 
 echo "== preparing larger and resizing"
 t_rc scoutfs prepare-empty-data-device "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_TMP.large"
 scr_loop=$(losetup --find --show "$T_TMP.large")
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$scr_loop" "$SCR"
-touch "$SCR"/large_prepared
-ls "$SCR"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d $large_sz
-large_tot=$(scoutfs statfs -s total_data_blocks -p "$SCR")
+mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 "$scr_loop" "$T_MSCR"
+touch "$T_MSCR"/large_prepared
+ls "$T_MSCR"
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d $large_sz
+large_tot=$(scoutfs statfs -s total_data_blocks -p "$T_MSCR")
 test "$large_tot" -gt "$equal_tot" ; echo "resized larger test rc: $?"
-umount "$SCR"
+umount "$T_MSCR"
 losetup -d "$scr_loop"
 
 echo "== cleanup"
diff --git a/tests/tests/enospc.sh b/tests/tests/enospc.sh
index 3f4cc1cd..b84b6ae4 100644
--- a/tests/tests/enospc.sh
+++ b/tests/tests/enospc.sh
@@ -54,21 +54,16 @@ after=$(free_blocks Data "$T_M0")
 test "$before" == "$after" || \
 	t_fail "$after free data blocks after rm, expected $before"
 
-# XXX this is all pretty manual, would be nice to have helpers
 echo "== make small meta fs"
 # meta device just big enough for reserves and the metadata we'll fill
-scoutfs mkfs -A -f -Q 0,127.0.0.1,$T_SCRATCH_PORT -m 10G "$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" > $T_TMP.mkfs.out 2>&1 || \
-	t_fail "mkfs failed"
-SCR="$T_TMPDIR/mnt.scratch"
-mkdir -p "$SCR"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 \
-	"$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
+t_scratch_mkfs -A -m 10G
+t_scratch_mount
 
 echo "== create large xattrs until we fill up metadata"
-mkdir -p "$SCR/xattrs"
+mkdir -p "$T_MSCR/xattrs"
 
 for f in $(seq 1 100000); do
-	file="$SCR/xattrs/file-$f"
+	file="$T_MSCR/xattrs/file-$f"
 	touch "$file"
 
 	LC_ALL=C create_xattr_loop -c 1000 -n user.scoutfs-enospc -p "$file" -s 65535 > $T_TMP.cxl 2>&1
@@ -84,10 +79,10 @@ for f in $(seq 1 100000); do
 done
 
 echo "== remove files with xattrs after enospc"
-rm -rf "$SCR/xattrs"
+rm -rf "$T_MSCR/xattrs"
 
 echo "== make sure we can create again"
-file="$SCR/file-after"
+file="$T_MSCR/file-after"
 C=120
 while (( C-- )); do
 	touch $file 2> /dev/null && break
@@ -99,7 +94,6 @@ sync
 rm -f "$file"
 
 echo "== cleanup small meta fs"
-umount "$SCR"
-rmdir "$SCR"
+t_scratch_umount
 
 t_pass
diff --git a/tests/tests/resize-devices.sh b/tests/tests/resize-devices.sh
index cceda43c..f3649e3a 100644
--- a/tests/tests/resize-devices.sh
+++ b/tests/tests/resize-devices.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ df_free() {
 }
 
 same_totals() {
-	cur_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$SCR")
-	cur_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$SCR")
+	cur_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$T_MSCR")
+	cur_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$T_MSCR")
 
 	test "$cur_meta_tot" == "$exp_meta_tot" || \
 		t_fail "cur total_meta_blocks $cur_meta_tot != expected $exp_meta_tot"
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ same_totals() {
 # some slop to account for reserved blocks and concurrent allocation.
 #
 devices_grew() {
-	cur_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$SCR")
-	cur_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$SCR")
-	cur_meta_df=$(df_free MetaData "$SCR")
-	cur_data_df=$(df_free Data "$SCR")
+	cur_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$T_MSCR")
+	cur_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$T_MSCR")
+	cur_meta_df=$(df_free MetaData "$T_MSCR")
+	cur_data_df=$(df_free Data "$T_MSCR")
 
 	local grow_meta_tot=$(echo "$exp_meta_tot * 2" | bc)
 	local grow_data_tot=$(echo "$exp_data_tot * 2" | bc)
@@ -70,19 +70,13 @@ size_data=$(blockdev --getsize64 "$T_EX_DATA_DEV")
 quarter_meta=$(echo "$size_meta / 4" | bc)
 quarter_data=$(echo "$size_data / 4" | bc)
 
-# XXX this is all pretty manual, would be nice to have helpers
 echo "== make initial small fs"
-scoutfs mkfs -A -f -Q 0,127.0.0.1,$T_SCRATCH_PORT -m $quarter_meta -d $quarter_data \
-	"$T_EX_META_DEV" "$T_EX_DATA_DEV" > $T_TMP.mkfs.out 2>&1 || \
-		t_fail "mkfs failed"
-SCR="$T_TMPDIR/mnt.scratch"
-mkdir -p "$SCR"
-mount -t scoutfs -o metadev_path=$T_EX_META_DEV,quorum_slot_nr=0 \
-	"$T_EX_DATA_DEV" "$SCR"
+t_scratch_mkfs -A -m $quarter_meta -d $quarter_data
+t_scratch_mount
 
 # then calculate sizes based on blocks that mkfs used
-quarter_meta=$(echo "$(statfs_total meta "$SCR") * 64 * 1024" | bc)
-quarter_data=$(echo "$(statfs_total data "$SCR") * 4 * 1024" | bc)
+quarter_meta=$(echo "$(statfs_total meta "$T_MSCR") * 64 * 1024" | bc)
+quarter_data=$(echo "$(statfs_total data "$T_MSCR") * 4 * 1024" | bc)
 whole_meta=$(echo "$quarter_meta * 4" | bc)
 whole_data=$(echo "$quarter_data * 4" | bc)
 outsize_meta=$(echo "$whole_meta * 2" | bc)
@@ -93,59 +87,58 @@ shrink_meta=$(echo "$quarter_meta / 2" | bc)
 shrink_data=$(echo "$quarter_data / 2" | bc)
 
 # and save expected values for checks
-exp_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$SCR")
-exp_meta_df=$(df_free MetaData "$SCR")
-exp_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$SCR")
-exp_data_df=$(df_free Data "$SCR")
+exp_meta_tot=$(statfs_total meta "$T_MSCR")
+exp_meta_df=$(df_free MetaData "$T_MSCR")
+exp_data_tot=$(statfs_total data "$T_MSCR")
+exp_data_df=$(df_free Data "$T_MSCR")
 
 echo "== 0s do nothing"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" 
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m 0
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d 0
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m 0 -d 0
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR"
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m 0
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d 0
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m 0 -d 0
 
 echo "== shrinking fails"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $shrink_meta
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d $shrink_data
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $shrink_meta -d $shrink_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $shrink_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d $shrink_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $shrink_meta -d $shrink_data
 same_totals
 
 echo "== existing sizes do nothing"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $quarter_meta
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d $quarter_data
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $quarter_meta -d $quarter_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $quarter_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d $quarter_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $quarter_meta -d $quarter_data
 same_totals
 
 echo "== growing outside device fails"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $outsize_meta
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d $outsize_data
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $outsize_meta -d $outsize_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $outsize_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d $outsize_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $outsize_meta -d $outsize_data
 same_totals
 
 echo "== resizing meta works"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $half_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $half_meta
 devices_grew meta
 
 echo "== resizing data works"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -d $half_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -d $half_data
 devices_grew data
 
 echo "== shrinking back fails"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $quarter_meta
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $quarter_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $quarter_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $quarter_data
 same_totals
 
 echo "== resizing again does nothing"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $half_meta
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $half_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $half_meta
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $half_data
 same_totals
 
 echo "== resizing to full works"
-scoutfs resize-devices -p "$SCR" -m $whole_meta -d $whole_data
+scoutfs resize-devices -p "$T_MSCR" -m $whole_meta -d $whole_data
 devices_grew meta data
 
 echo "== cleanup extra fs"
-umount "$SCR"
-rmdir "$SCR"
+t_scratch_umount
 
 t_pass