diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index ea0025e77519..2af4bb21fde8 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
  *
  * 1) epmutex (mutex)
  * 2) ep->mtx (mutex)
- * 3) ep->wq.lock (spinlock)
+ * 3) ep->lock (rwlock)
  *
  * The acquire order is the one listed above, from 1 to 3.
- * We need a spinlock (ep->wq.lock) because we manipulate objects
+ * We need a rwlock (ep->lock) because we manipulate objects
  * from inside the poll callback, that might be triggered from
  * a wake_up() that in turn might be called from IRQ context.
  * So we can't sleep inside the poll callback and hence we need
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
  * of epoll file descriptors, we use the current recursion depth as
  * the lockdep subkey.
  * It is possible to drop the "ep->mtx" and to use the global
- * mutex "epmutex" (together with "ep->wq.lock") to have it working,
+ * mutex "epmutex" (together with "ep->lock") to have it working,
  * but having "ep->mtx" will make the interface more scalable.
  * Events that require holding "epmutex" are very rare, while for
  * normal operations the epoll private "ep->mtx" will guarantee
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ struct epitem {
  * This structure is stored inside the "private_data" member of the file
  * structure and represents the main data structure for the eventpoll
  * interface.
- *
- * Access to it is protected by the lock inside wq.
  */
 struct eventpoll {
 	/*
@@ -203,13 +201,16 @@ struct eventpoll {
 	/* List of ready file descriptors */
 	struct list_head rdllist;
 
+	/* Lock which protects rdllist and ovflist */
+	rwlock_t lock;
+
 	/* RB tree root used to store monitored fd structs */
 	struct rb_root_cached rbr;
 
 	/*
 	 * This is a single linked list that chains all the "struct epitem" that
 	 * happened while transferring ready events to userspace w/out
-	 * holding ->wq.lock.
+	 * holding ->lock.
 	 */
 	struct epitem *ovflist;
 
@@ -697,17 +698,17 @@ static __poll_t ep_scan_ready_list(struct eventpoll *ep,
 	 * because we want the "sproc" callback to be able to do it
 	 * in a lockless way.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 	list_splice_init(&ep->rdllist, &txlist);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ep->ovflist, NULL);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Now call the callback function.
 	 */
 	res = (*sproc)(ep, &txlist, priv);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 	/*
 	 * During the time we spent inside the "sproc" callback, some
 	 * other events might have been queued by the poll callback.
@@ -749,11 +750,11 @@ static __poll_t ep_scan_ready_list(struct eventpoll *ep,
 		 * the ->poll() wait list (delayed after we release the lock).
 		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&ep->wq))
-			wake_up_locked(&ep->wq);
+			wake_up(&ep->wq);
 		if (waitqueue_active(&ep->poll_wait))
 			pwake++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	if (!ep_locked)
 		mutex_unlock(&ep->mtx);
@@ -793,10 +794,10 @@ static int ep_remove(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi)
 
 	rb_erase_cached(&epi->rbn, &ep->rbr);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 	if (ep_is_linked(epi))
 		list_del_init(&epi->rdllink);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	wakeup_source_unregister(ep_wakeup_source(epi));
 	/*
@@ -846,7 +847,7 @@ static void ep_free(struct eventpoll *ep)
 	 * Walks through the whole tree by freeing each "struct epitem". At this
 	 * point we are sure no poll callbacks will be lingering around, and also by
 	 * holding "epmutex" we can be sure that no file cleanup code will hit
-	 * us during this operation. So we can avoid the lock on "ep->wq.lock".
+	 * us during this operation. So we can avoid the lock on "ep->lock".
 	 * We do not need to lock ep->mtx, either, we only do it to prevent
 	 * a lockdep warning.
 	 */
@@ -1027,6 +1028,7 @@ static int ep_alloc(struct eventpoll **pep)
 		goto free_uid;
 
 	mutex_init(&ep->mtx);
+	rwlock_init(&ep->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ep->wq);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ep->poll_wait);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ep->rdllist);
@@ -1116,10 +1118,61 @@ struct file *get_epoll_tfile_raw_ptr(struct file *file, int tfd,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE */
 
+/*
+ * Adds a new entry to the tail of the list in a lockless way, i.e.
+ * multiple CPUs are allowed to call this function concurrently.
+ *
+ * Beware: it is necessary to prevent any other modifications of the
+ *         existing list until all changes are completed, in other words
+ *         concurrent list_add_tail_lockless() calls should be protected
+ *         with a read lock, where write lock acts as a barrier which
+ *         makes sure all list_add_tail_lockless() calls are fully
+ *         completed.
+ *
+ *        Also an element can be locklessly added to the list only in one
+ *        direction i.e. either to the tail either to the head, otherwise
+ *        concurrent access will corrupt the list.
+ */
+static inline void list_add_tail_lockless(struct list_head *new,
+					  struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct list_head *prev;
+
+	new->next = head;
+
+	/*
+	 * Initially ->next of a new element must be updated with the head
+	 * (we are inserting to the tail) and only then pointers are atomically
+	 * exchanged.  XCHG guarantees memory ordering, thus ->next should be
+	 * updated before pointers are actually swapped.
+	 */
+
+	prev = xchg(&head->prev, new);
+
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to modify prev->next and new->prev, because a new element
+	 * is added only to the tail and new->next is updated before XCHG.
+	 */
+
+	prev->next = new;
+	new->prev = prev;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the callback that is passed to the wait queue wakeup
  * mechanism. It is called by the stored file descriptors when they
  * have events to report.
+ *
+ * This callback takes a read lock in order not to content with concurrent
+ * events from another file descriptors, thus all modifications to ->rdllist
+ * or ->ovflist are lockless.  Read lock is paired with the write lock from
+ * ep_scan_ready_list(), which stops all list modifications and guarantees
+ * that lists state is seen correctly.
+ *
+ * Another thing worth to mention is that ep_poll_callback() can't be called
+ * concurrently for the same @epi, because wq.lock must be taken by the caller
+ * with interrupts disabled, thus states for epi->next or ep_is_linked() will
+ * be correctly seen.
  */
 static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, void *key)
 {
@@ -1132,7 +1185,7 @@ static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, v
 	/* Interrupts are disabled by the wake_up_*poll() callers */
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-	spin_lock(&ep->wq.lock);
+	read_lock(&ep->lock);
 
 	ep_set_busy_poll_napi_id(epi);
 
@@ -1162,8 +1215,8 @@ static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, v
 	 */
 	if (READ_ONCE(ep->ovflist) != EP_UNACTIVE_PTR) {
 		if (epi->next == EP_UNACTIVE_PTR) {
-			epi->next = READ_ONCE(ep->ovflist);
-			WRITE_ONCE(ep->ovflist, epi);
+			/* Atomically exchange tail */
+			epi->next = xchg(&ep->ovflist, epi);
 			if (epi->ws) {
 				/*
 				 * Activate ep->ws since epi->ws may get
@@ -1178,7 +1231,7 @@ static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, v
 
 	/* If this file is already in the ready list we exit soon */
 	if (!ep_is_linked(epi)) {
-		list_add_tail(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
+		list_add_tail_lockless(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
 		ep_pm_stay_awake_rcu(epi);
 	}
 
@@ -1203,13 +1256,13 @@ static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, v
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		wake_up_locked(&ep->wq);
+		wake_up(&ep->wq);
 	}
 	if (waitqueue_active(&ep->poll_wait))
 		pwake++;
 
 out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock(&ep->wq.lock);
+	read_unlock(&ep->lock);
 
 	/* We have to call this outside the lock */
 	if (pwake)
@@ -1494,7 +1547,7 @@ static int ep_insert(struct eventpoll *ep, const struct epoll_event *event,
 		goto error_remove_epi;
 
 	/* We have to drop the new item inside our item list to keep track of it */
-	spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	/* record NAPI ID of new item if present */
 	ep_set_busy_poll_napi_id(epi);
@@ -1506,12 +1559,12 @@ static int ep_insert(struct eventpoll *ep, const struct epoll_event *event,
 
 		/* Notify waiting tasks that events are available */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&ep->wq))
-			wake_up_locked(&ep->wq);
+			wake_up(&ep->wq);
 		if (waitqueue_active(&ep->poll_wait))
 			pwake++;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	atomic_long_inc(&ep->user->epoll_watches);
 
@@ -1537,10 +1590,10 @@ static int ep_insert(struct eventpoll *ep, const struct epoll_event *event,
 	 * list, since that is used/cleaned only inside a section bound by "mtx".
 	 * And ep_insert() is called with "mtx" held.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 	if (ep_is_linked(epi))
 		list_del_init(&epi->rdllink);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+	write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 	wakeup_source_unregister(ep_wakeup_source(epi));
 
@@ -1584,9 +1637,9 @@ static int ep_modify(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi,
 	 * 1) Flush epi changes above to other CPUs.  This ensures
 	 *    we do not miss events from ep_poll_callback if an
 	 *    event occurs immediately after we call f_op->poll().
-	 *    We need this because we did not take ep->wq.lock while
+	 *    We need this because we did not take ep->lock while
 	 *    changing epi above (but ep_poll_callback does take
-	 *    ep->wq.lock).
+	 *    ep->lock).
 	 *
 	 * 2) We also need to ensure we do not miss _past_ events
 	 *    when calling f_op->poll().  This barrier also
@@ -1605,18 +1658,18 @@ static int ep_modify(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi,
 	 * list, push it inside.
 	 */
 	if (ep_item_poll(epi, &pt, 1)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+		write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 		if (!ep_is_linked(epi)) {
 			list_add_tail(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
 			ep_pm_stay_awake(epi);
 
 			/* Notify waiting tasks that events are available */
 			if (waitqueue_active(&ep->wq))
-				wake_up_locked(&ep->wq);
+				wake_up(&ep->wq);
 			if (waitqueue_active(&ep->poll_wait))
 				pwake++;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+		write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 	}
 
 	/* We have to call this outside the lock */
@@ -1777,9 +1830,9 @@ static int ep_poll(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epoll_event __user *events,
 		 */
 		timed_out = 1;
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+		write_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 		eavail = ep_events_available(ep);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&ep->wq.lock);
+		write_unlock_irq(&ep->lock);
 
 		goto send_events;
 	}
