diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index d3e15e1d4a91..c3e92f2fd915 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ void btrfs_readdir_put_delayed_items(struct inode *inode,
 	 * The VFS is going to do up_read(), so we need to downgrade back to a
 	 * read lock.
 	 */
-	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_downgrade(inode);
 }
 
 int btrfs_should_delete_dir_index(struct list_head *del_list,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index a1ee0b775e65..1cbd763a46d8 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_mksubvol(const struct path *parent,
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int error;
 
-	error = down_write_killable_nested(&dir->i_rwsem, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	error = inode_lock_killable_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	if (error == -EINTR)
 		return error;
 
@@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_snap_destroy(struct file *file,
 		goto out;
 
 
-	err = down_write_killable_nested(&dir->i_rwsem, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	err = inode_lock_killable_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	if (err == -EINTR)
 		goto out_drop_write;
 	dentry = lookup_one_len(vol_args->name, parent, namelen);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/io.c b/fs/ceph/io.c
index 97602ea92ff4..e94186259c2e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/io.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/io.c
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ ceph_start_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 
 	/* Be an optimist! */
-	down_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_shared(inode);
 	if (!(READ_ONCE(ci->i_ceph_flags) & CEPH_I_ODIRECT))
 		return;
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 	/* Slow path.... */
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	ceph_block_o_direct(ci, inode);
-	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_downgrade(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ceph_start_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 void
 ceph_end_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ceph_end_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 void
 ceph_start_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	ceph_block_o_direct(ceph_inode(inode), inode);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ceph_start_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 void
 ceph_end_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock(inode);
 }
 
 /* Call with exclusively locked inode->i_rwsem */
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ ceph_start_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 
 	/* Be an optimist! */
-	down_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_shared(inode);
 	if (READ_ONCE(ci->i_ceph_flags) & CEPH_I_ODIRECT)
 		return;
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 	/* Slow path.... */
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	ceph_block_buffered(ci, inode);
-	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_downgrade(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -159,5 +159,5 @@ ceph_start_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 void
 ceph_end_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/io.c b/fs/nfs/io.c
index 5088fda9b453..bf5ed7bea59d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/io.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/io.c
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ nfs_start_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	/* Be an optimist! */
-	down_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_shared(inode);
 	if (test_bit(NFS_INO_ODIRECT, &nfsi->flags) == 0)
 		return;
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 	/* Slow path.... */
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	nfs_block_o_direct(nfsi, inode);
-	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_downgrade(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ nfs_start_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 void
 nfs_end_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ nfs_end_io_read(struct inode *inode)
 void
 nfs_start_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	nfs_block_o_direct(NFS_I(inode), inode);
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ nfs_start_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 void
 nfs_end_io_write(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock(inode);
 }
 
 /* Call with exclusively locked inode->i_rwsem */
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ nfs_start_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	/* Be an optimist! */
-	down_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_shared(inode);
 	if (test_bit(NFS_INO_ODIRECT, &nfsi->flags) != 0)
 		return;
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 	/* Slow path.... */
-	down_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	nfs_block_buffered(nfsi, inode);
-	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_downgrade(inode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -144,5 +144,5 @@ nfs_start_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 void
 nfs_end_io_direct(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	up_read(&inode->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(inode);
 }
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index a5612abc0936..6420503e1275 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ static ssize_t orangefs_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		ro->blksiz = iter->count;
 	}
 
-	down_read(&file_inode(iocb->ki_filp)->i_rwsem);
+	inode_lock_shared(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp));
 	ret = orangefs_revalidate_mapping(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp));
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, iter);
 out:
-	up_read(&file_inode(iocb->ki_filp)->i_rwsem);
+	inode_unlock_shared(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp));
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 47a91c9733a5..c203e73160b0 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int ovl_check_whiteouts(struct dentry *dir, struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(rdd->dentry->d_sb);
 
-	err = down_write_killable(&dir->d_inode->i_rwsem);
+	err = inode_lock_killable(dir->d_inode);
 	if (!err) {
 		while (rdd->first_maybe_whiteout) {
 			p = rdd->first_maybe_whiteout;
diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index d26d5ea4de7b..10a34efa0af0 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ int iterate_dir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (shared)
-		res = down_read_killable(&inode->i_rwsem);
+		res = inode_lock_shared_killable(inode);
 	else
-		res = down_write_killable(&inode->i_rwsem);
+		res = inode_lock_killable(inode);
 	if (res)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 98e0349adb52..2b407464fac1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -831,6 +831,27 @@ static inline void inode_lock_shared_nested(struct inode *inode, unsigned subcla
 	down_read_nested(&inode->i_rwsem, subclass);
 }
 
+static inline void inode_lock_downgrade(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	downgrade_write(&inode->i_rwsem);
+}
+
+static inline int inode_lock_killable(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return down_write_killable(&inode->i_rwsem);
+}
+
+static inline int inode_lock_shared_killable(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return down_read_killable(&inode->i_rwsem);
+}
+
+static inline int inode_lock_killable_nested(struct inode *inode,
+					     unsigned subclass)
+{
+	return down_write_killable_nested(&inode->i_rwsem, subclass);
+}
+
 void lock_two_nondirectories(struct inode *, struct inode*);
 void unlock_two_nondirectories(struct inode *, struct inode*);
 
