diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index b5c109703daa..82298412f020 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -1451,34 +1451,35 @@ static int get_hstate_idx(int page_size_log)
  * otherwise hugetlb_reserve_pages reserves one less hugepages than intended.
  */
 struct file *hugetlb_file_setup(const char *name, size_t size,
-				vm_flags_t acctflag, struct user_struct **user,
+				vm_flags_t acctflag,
 				int creat_flags, int page_size_log)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int hstate_idx;
 	struct file *file;
+	const struct cred *cred;
 
 	hstate_idx = get_hstate_idx(page_size_log);
 	if (hstate_idx < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
-	*user = NULL;
 	mnt = hugetlbfs_vfsmount[hstate_idx];
 	if (!mnt)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	if (creat_flags == HUGETLB_SHMFS_INODE && !can_do_hugetlb_shm()) {
-		*user = current_user();
-		if (user_shm_lock(size, *user)) {
+		cred = current_cred();
+		if (user_shm_lock(size, cred)) {
 			task_lock(current);
 			pr_warn_once("%s (%d): Using mlock ulimits for SHM_HUGETLB is deprecated\n",
 				current->comm, current->pid);
 			task_unlock(current);
 		} else {
-			*user = NULL;
 			return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 		}
+	} else {
+		cred = NULL;
 	}
 
 	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
@@ -1503,10 +1504,8 @@ struct file *hugetlb_file_setup(const char *name, size_t size,
 
 	iput(inode);
 out:
-	if (*user) {
-		user_shm_unlock(size, *user);
-		*user = NULL;
-	}
+	if (cred)
+		user_shm_unlock(size, cred);
 	return file;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index ebca2ef02212..fbd36c452648 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -434,8 +434,7 @@ static inline struct hugetlbfs_inode_info *HUGETLBFS_I(struct inode *inode)
 extern const struct file_operations hugetlbfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct vm_operations_struct hugetlb_vm_ops;
 struct file *hugetlb_file_setup(const char *name, size_t size, vm_flags_t acct,
-				struct user_struct **user, int creat_flags,
-				int page_size_log);
+				int creat_flags, int page_size_log);
 
 static inline bool is_file_hugepages(struct file *file)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index ecdf8a8cd6ae..30a37aef1ab9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1628,8 +1628,8 @@ extern bool can_do_mlock(void);
 #else
 static inline bool can_do_mlock(void) { return false; }
 #endif
-extern int user_shm_lock(size_t, struct user_struct *);
-extern void user_shm_unlock(size_t, struct user_struct *);
+extern int user_shm_lock(size_t, const struct cred *);
+extern void user_shm_unlock(size_t, const struct cred *);
 
 /*
  * Parameter block passed down to zap_pte_range in exceptional cases.
diff --git a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
index d82b6f396588..10f50b1c4e0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern struct file *shmem_file_setup_with_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt,
 extern int shmem_zero_setup(struct vm_area_struct *);
 extern unsigned long shmem_get_unmapped_area(struct file *, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags);
-extern int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct user_struct *user);
+extern int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, const struct cred *cred);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHMEM
 extern const struct address_space_operations shmem_aops;
 static inline bool shmem_mapping(struct address_space *mapping)
diff --git a/include/linux/user_namespace.h b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
index 26000aea53c4..9f8ecf3063dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/user_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ enum ucount_type {
 	UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC,
 	UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE,
 	UCOUNT_RLIMIT_SIGPENDING,
+	UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK,
 	UCOUNT_COUNTS,
 };
 
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index febd88daba8c..40c566cd6f7a 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct shmid_kernel /* private to the kernel */
 	time64_t		shm_ctim;
 	struct pid		*shm_cprid;
 	struct pid		*shm_lprid;
-	struct user_struct	*mlock_user;
+	const struct cred	*mlock_cred;
 
 	/* The task created the shm object.  NULL if the task is dead. */
 	struct task_struct	*shm_creator;
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ static void shm_destroy(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct shmid_kernel *shp)
 	shm_rmid(ns, shp);
 	shm_unlock(shp);
 	if (!is_file_hugepages(shm_file))
-		shmem_lock(shm_file, 0, shp->mlock_user);
-	else if (shp->mlock_user)
+		shmem_lock(shm_file, 0, shp->mlock_cred);
+	else if (shp->mlock_cred)
 		user_shm_unlock(i_size_read(file_inode(shm_file)),
-				shp->mlock_user);
+				shp->mlock_cred);
 	fput(shm_file);
 	ipc_update_pid(&shp->shm_cprid, NULL);
 	ipc_update_pid(&shp->shm_lprid, NULL);
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 
 	shp->shm_perm.key = key;
 	shp->shm_perm.mode = (shmflg & S_IRWXUGO);
-	shp->mlock_user = NULL;
+	shp->mlock_cred = NULL;
 
 	shp->shm_perm.security = NULL;
 	error = security_shm_alloc(&shp->shm_perm);
@@ -650,8 +650,9 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 		if (shmflg & SHM_NORESERVE)
 			acctflag = VM_NORESERVE;
 		file = hugetlb_file_setup(name, hugesize, acctflag,
-				  &shp->mlock_user, HUGETLB_SHMFS_INODE,
+				HUGETLB_SHMFS_INODE,
 				(shmflg >> SHM_HUGE_SHIFT) & SHM_HUGE_MASK);
+		shp->mlock_cred = current_cred();
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Do not allow no accounting for OVERCOMMIT_NEVER, even
@@ -663,8 +664,10 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 		file = shmem_kernel_file_setup(name, size, acctflag);
 	}
 	error = PTR_ERR(file);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		shp->mlock_cred = NULL;
 		goto no_file;
+	}
 
 	shp->shm_cprid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
 	shp->shm_lprid = NULL;
@@ -698,8 +701,8 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 no_id:
 	ipc_update_pid(&shp->shm_cprid, NULL);
 	ipc_update_pid(&shp->shm_lprid, NULL);
-	if (is_file_hugepages(file) && shp->mlock_user)
-		user_shm_unlock(size, shp->mlock_user);
+	if (is_file_hugepages(file) && shp->mlock_cred)
+		user_shm_unlock(size, shp->mlock_cred);
 	fput(file);
 	ipc_rcu_putref(&shp->shm_perm, shm_rcu_free);
 	return error;
@@ -1105,12 +1108,12 @@ static int shmctl_do_lock(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int shmid, int cmd)
 		goto out_unlock0;
 
 	if (cmd == SHM_LOCK) {
-		struct user_struct *user = current_user();
+		const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 
-		err = shmem_lock(shm_file, 1, user);
+		err = shmem_lock(shm_file, 1, cred);
 		if (!err && !(shp->shm_perm.mode & SHM_LOCKED)) {
 			shp->shm_perm.mode |= SHM_LOCKED;
-			shp->mlock_user = user;
+			shp->mlock_cred = cred;
 		}
 		goto out_unlock0;
 	}
@@ -1118,9 +1121,9 @@ static int shmctl_do_lock(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int shmid, int cmd)
 	/* SHM_UNLOCK */
 	if (!(shp->shm_perm.mode & SHM_LOCKED))
 		goto out_unlock0;
-	shmem_lock(shm_file, 0, shp->mlock_user);
+	shmem_lock(shm_file, 0, shp->mlock_cred);
 	shp->shm_perm.mode &= ~SHM_LOCKED;
-	shp->mlock_user = NULL;
+	shp->mlock_cred = NULL;
 	get_file(shm_file);
 	ipc_unlock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index a7be5790392e..8104870f67c0 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ void __init fork_init(void)
 	init_user_ns.ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC] = task_rlimit(&init_task, RLIMIT_NPROC);
 	init_user_ns.ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE] = task_rlimit(&init_task, RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE);
 	init_user_ns.ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_SIGPENDING] = task_rlimit(&init_task, RLIMIT_SIGPENDING);
+	init_user_ns.ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK] = task_rlimit(&init_task, RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VMAP_STACK
 	cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN, "fork:vm_stack_cache",
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index 823dbe2364c6..3f5445d25167 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static struct ctl_table user_table[] = {
 	{ },
 	{ },
 	{ },
+	{ },
 	{ }
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index eeff7f6d81c0..a634ce74988c 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ int create_user_ns(struct cred *new)
 	ns->ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC] = rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC);
 	ns->ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE] = rlimit(RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE);
 	ns->ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_SIGPENDING] = rlimit(RLIMIT_SIGPENDING);
+	ns->ucount_max[UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK] = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
 	ns->ucounts = ucounts;
 
 	/* Inherit USERNS_SETGROUPS_ALLOWED from our parent */
diff --git a/mm/memfd.c b/mm/memfd.c
index 2647c898990c..9f80f162791a 100644
--- a/mm/memfd.c
+++ b/mm/memfd.c
@@ -297,9 +297,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(memfd_create,
 	}
 
 	if (flags & MFD_HUGETLB) {
-		struct user_struct *user = NULL;
-
-		file = hugetlb_file_setup(name, 0, VM_NORESERVE, &user,
+		file = hugetlb_file_setup(name, 0, VM_NORESERVE,
 					HUGETLB_ANONHUGE_INODE,
 					(flags >> MFD_HUGE_SHIFT) &
 					MFD_HUGE_MASK);
diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 55b3b3672977..2d49d1afd7e0 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -812,15 +812,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(munlockall)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Objects with different lifetime than processes (SHM_LOCK and SHM_HUGETLB
- * shm segments) get accounted against the user_struct instead.
- */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shmlock_user_lock);
-
-int user_shm_lock(size_t size, struct user_struct *user)
+int user_shm_lock(size_t size, const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	unsigned long lock_limit, locked;
+	bool overlimit;
 	int allowed = 0;
 
 	locked = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -828,22 +823,18 @@ int user_shm_lock(size_t size, struct user_struct *user)
 	if (lock_limit == RLIM_INFINITY)
 		allowed = 1;
 	lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
-	spin_lock(&shmlock_user_lock);
-	if (!allowed &&
-	    locked + user->locked_shm > lock_limit && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
-		goto out;
-	get_uid(user);
-	user->locked_shm += locked;
-	allowed = 1;
-out:
-	spin_unlock(&shmlock_user_lock);
-	return allowed;
+
+	overlimit = inc_rlimit_ucounts_and_test(cred->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK,
+			locked, lock_limit);
+
+	if (!allowed && overlimit && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
+		dec_rlimit_ucounts(cred->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, locked);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
-void user_shm_unlock(size_t size, struct user_struct *user)
+void user_shm_unlock(size_t size, const struct cred *cred)
 {
-	spin_lock(&shmlock_user_lock);
-	user->locked_shm -= (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	spin_unlock(&shmlock_user_lock);
-	free_uid(user);
+	dec_rlimit_ucounts(cred->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index dc7206032387..e7980e2c18e8 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,6 @@ unsigned long ksys_mmap_pgoff(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 			goto out_fput;
 		}
 	} else if (flags & MAP_HUGETLB) {
-		struct user_struct *user = NULL;
 		struct hstate *hs;
 
 		hs = hstate_sizelog((flags >> MAP_HUGE_SHIFT) & MAP_HUGE_MASK);
@@ -1623,7 +1622,7 @@ unsigned long ksys_mmap_pgoff(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		 */
 		file = hugetlb_file_setup(HUGETLB_ANON_FILE, len,
 				VM_NORESERVE,
-				&user, HUGETLB_ANONHUGE_INODE,
+				HUGETLB_ANONHUGE_INODE,
 				(flags >> MAP_HUGE_SHIFT) & MAP_HUGE_MASK);
 		if (IS_ERR(file))
 			return PTR_ERR(file);
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 7c6b6d8f6c39..de9bf6866f51 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ static struct mempolicy *shmem_get_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 #endif
 
-int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct user_struct *user)
+int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct shmem_inode_info *info = SHMEM_I(inode);
@@ -2237,13 +2237,13 @@ int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct user_struct *user)
 	 * no serialization needed when called from shm_destroy().
 	 */
 	if (lock && !(info->flags & VM_LOCKED)) {
-		if (!user_shm_lock(inode->i_size, user))
+		if (!user_shm_lock(inode->i_size, cred))
 			goto out_nomem;
 		info->flags |= VM_LOCKED;
 		mapping_set_unevictable(file->f_mapping);
 	}
-	if (!lock && (info->flags & VM_LOCKED) && user) {
-		user_shm_unlock(inode->i_size, user);
+	if (!lock && (info->flags & VM_LOCKED) && cred) {
+		user_shm_unlock(inode->i_size, cred);
 		info->flags &= ~VM_LOCKED;
 		mapping_clear_unevictable(file->f_mapping);
 	}
