diff --git a/fs/mount.h b/fs/mount.h
index 711a4093e475..c7abb7b394d8 100644
--- a/fs/mount.h
+++ b/fs/mount.h
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ struct mnt_namespace {
 	atomic_t		count;
 	struct ns_common	ns;
 	struct mount *	root;
+	/*
+	 * Traversal and modification of .list is protected by either
+	 * - taking namespace_sem for write, OR
+	 * - taking namespace_sem for read AND taking .ns_lock.
+	 */
 	struct list_head	list;
+	spinlock_t		ns_lock;
 	struct user_namespace	*user_ns;
 	struct ucounts		*ucounts;
 	u64			seq;	/* Sequence number to prevent loops */
@@ -133,9 +139,7 @@ struct proc_mounts {
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns;
 	struct path root;
 	int (*show)(struct seq_file *, struct vfsmount *);
-	void *cached_mount;
-	u64 cached_event;
-	loff_t cached_index;
+	struct mount cursor;
 };
 
 extern const struct seq_operations mounts_op;
@@ -153,3 +157,5 @@ static inline bool is_anon_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
 {
 	return ns->seq == 0;
 }
+
+extern void mnt_cursor_del(struct mnt_namespace *ns, struct mount *cursor);
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index a28e4db075ed..b59b4e4e9a8a 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -648,6 +648,21 @@ struct vfsmount *lookup_mnt(const struct path *path)
 	return m;
 }
 
+static inline void lock_ns_list(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
+{
+	spin_lock(&ns->ns_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void unlock_ns_list(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&ns->ns_lock);
+}
+
+static inline bool mnt_is_cursor(struct mount *mnt)
+{
+	return mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_CURSOR;
+}
+
 /*
  * __is_local_mountpoint - Test to see if dentry is a mountpoint in the
  *                         current mount namespace.
@@ -673,11 +688,15 @@ bool __is_local_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry)
 		goto out;
 
 	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	lock_ns_list(ns);
 	list_for_each_entry(mnt, &ns->list, mnt_list) {
+		if (mnt_is_cursor(mnt))
+			continue;
 		is_covered = (mnt->mnt_mountpoint == dentry);
 		if (is_covered)
 			break;
 	}
+	unlock_ns_list(ns);
 	up_read(&namespace_sem);
 out:
 	return is_covered;
@@ -1245,46 +1264,71 @@ struct vfsmount *mnt_clone_internal(const struct path *path)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+static struct mount *mnt_list_next(struct mnt_namespace *ns,
+				   struct list_head *p)
+{
+	struct mount *mnt, *ret = NULL;
+
+	lock_ns_list(ns);
+	for (p = p->next; p != &ns->list; p = p->next) {
+		mnt = list_entry(p, typeof(*mnt), mnt_list);
+		if (!mnt_is_cursor(mnt)) {
+			ret = mnt;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	unlock_ns_list(ns);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* iterator; we want it to have access to namespace_sem, thus here... */
 static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct proc_mounts *p = m->private;
+	struct list_head *prev;
 
 	down_read(&namespace_sem);
-	if (p->cached_event == p->ns->event) {
-		void *v = p->cached_mount;
-		if (*pos == p->cached_index)
-			return v;
-		if (*pos == p->cached_index + 1) {
-			v = seq_list_next(v, &p->ns->list, &p->cached_index);
-			return p->cached_mount = v;
-		}
+	if (!*pos) {
+		prev = &p->ns->list;
+	} else {
+		prev = &p->cursor.mnt_list;
+
+		/* Read after we'd reached the end? */
+		if (list_empty(prev))
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	p->cached_event = p->ns->event;
-	p->cached_mount = seq_list_start(&p->ns->list, *pos);
-	p->cached_index = *pos;
-	return p->cached_mount;
+	return mnt_list_next(p->ns, prev);
 }
 
 static void *m_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct proc_mounts *p = m->private;
+	struct mount *mnt = v;
 
-	p->cached_mount = seq_list_next(v, &p->ns->list, pos);
-	p->cached_index = *pos;
-	return p->cached_mount;
+	++*pos;
+	return mnt_list_next(p->ns, &mnt->mnt_list);
 }
 
 static void m_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
+	struct proc_mounts *p = m->private;
+	struct mount *mnt = v;
+
+	lock_ns_list(p->ns);
+	if (mnt)
+		list_move_tail(&p->cursor.mnt_list, &mnt->mnt_list);
+	else
+		list_del_init(&p->cursor.mnt_list);
+	unlock_ns_list(p->ns);
 	up_read(&namespace_sem);
 }
 
 static int m_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct proc_mounts *p = m->private;
-	struct mount *r = list_entry(v, struct mount, mnt_list);
+	struct mount *r = v;
 	return p->show(m, &r->mnt);
 }
 
@@ -1294,6 +1338,15 @@ const struct seq_operations mounts_op = {
 	.stop	= m_stop,
 	.show	= m_show,
 };
+
+void mnt_cursor_del(struct mnt_namespace *ns, struct mount *cursor)
+{
+	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	lock_ns_list(ns);
+	list_del(&cursor->mnt_list);
+	unlock_ns_list(ns);
+	up_read(&namespace_sem);
+}
 #endif  /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 /**
@@ -3202,6 +3255,7 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *alloc_mnt_ns(struct user_namespace *user_ns, bool a
 	atomic_set(&new_ns->count, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_ns->list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&new_ns->poll);
+	spin_lock_init(&new_ns->ns_lock);
 	new_ns->user_ns = get_user_ns(user_ns);
 	new_ns->ucounts = ucounts;
 	return new_ns;
@@ -3842,10 +3896,14 @@ static bool mnt_already_visible(struct mnt_namespace *ns,
 	bool visible = false;
 
 	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	lock_ns_list(ns);
 	list_for_each_entry(mnt, &ns->list, mnt_list) {
 		struct mount *child;
 		int mnt_flags;
 
+		if (mnt_is_cursor(mnt))
+			continue;
+
 		if (mnt->mnt.mnt_sb->s_type != sb->s_type)
 			continue;
 
@@ -3893,6 +3951,7 @@ static bool mnt_already_visible(struct mnt_namespace *ns,
 	next:	;
 	}
 found:
+	unlock_ns_list(ns);
 	up_read(&namespace_sem);
 	return visible;
 }
diff --git a/fs/proc_namespace.c b/fs/proc_namespace.c
index 273ee82d8aa9..e4d70c0dffe9 100644
--- a/fs/proc_namespace.c
+++ b/fs/proc_namespace.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ static int mounts_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	p->ns = ns;
 	p->root = root;
 	p->show = show;
-	p->cached_event = ~0ULL;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->cursor.mnt_list);
+	p->cursor.mnt.mnt_flags = MNT_CURSOR;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ static int mounts_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
 	struct proc_mounts *p = m->private;
 	path_put(&p->root);
+	mnt_cursor_del(p->ns, &p->cursor);
 	put_mnt_ns(p->ns);
 	return seq_release_private(inode, file);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index bf8cc4108b8f..7edac8c7a9c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ struct fs_context;
 #define MNT_ATIME_MASK (MNT_NOATIME | MNT_NODIRATIME | MNT_RELATIME )
 
 #define MNT_INTERNAL_FLAGS (MNT_SHARED | MNT_WRITE_HOLD | MNT_INTERNAL | \
-			    MNT_DOOMED | MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT | MNT_MARKED)
+			    MNT_DOOMED | MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT | MNT_MARKED | \
+			    MNT_CURSOR)
 
 #define MNT_INTERNAL	0x4000
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ struct fs_context;
 #define MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT		0x2000000
 #define MNT_MARKED		0x4000000
 #define MNT_UMOUNT		0x8000000
+#define MNT_CURSOR		0x10000000
 
 struct vfsmount {
 	struct dentry *mnt_root;	/* root of the mounted tree */
