diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index 2446076633631..3a4259eeb5a0e 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * The following locks and mutexes are used by kmemleak:
  *
- * - kmemleak_lock (rwlock): protects the object_list modifications and
+ * - kmemleak_lock (raw_spinlock_t): protects the object_list modifications and
  *   accesses to the object_tree_root. The object_list is the main list
  *   holding the metadata (struct kmemleak_object) for the allocated memory
  *   blocks. The object_tree_root is a red black tree used to look-up
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
  *   object_tree_root in the create_object() function called from the
  *   kmemleak_alloc() callback and removed in delete_object() called from the
  *   kmemleak_free() callback
- * - kmemleak_object.lock (spinlock): protects a kmemleak_object. Accesses to
- *   the metadata (e.g. count) are protected by this lock. Note that some
- *   members of this structure may be protected by other means (atomic or
- *   kmemleak_lock). This lock is also held when scanning the corresponding
- *   memory block to avoid the kernel freeing it via the kmemleak_free()
- *   callback. This is less heavyweight than holding a global lock like
- *   kmemleak_lock during scanning
+ * - kmemleak_object.lock (raw_spinlock_t): protects a kmemleak_object.
+ *   Accesses to the metadata (e.g. count) are protected by this lock. Note
+ *   that some members of this structure may be protected by other means
+ *   (atomic or kmemleak_lock). This lock is also held when scanning the
+ *   corresponding memory block to avoid the kernel freeing it via the
+ *   kmemleak_free() callback. This is less heavyweight than holding a global
+ *   lock like kmemleak_lock during scanning.
  * - scan_mutex (mutex): ensures that only one thread may scan the memory for
  *   unreferenced objects at a time. The gray_list contains the objects which
  *   are already referenced or marked as false positives and need to be
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct kmemleak_scan_area {
  * (use_count) and freed using the RCU mechanism.
  */
 struct kmemleak_object {
-	spinlock_t lock;
+	raw_spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned int flags;		/* object status flags */
 	struct list_head object_list;
 	struct list_head gray_list;
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ static int mem_pool_free_count = ARRAY_SIZE(mem_pool);
 static LIST_HEAD(mem_pool_free_list);
 /* search tree for object boundaries */
 static struct rb_root object_tree_root = RB_ROOT;
-/* rw_lock protecting the access to object_list and object_tree_root */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(kmemleak_lock);
+/* protecting the access to object_list and object_tree_root */
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(kmemleak_lock);
 
 /* allocation caches for kmemleak internal data */
 static struct kmem_cache *object_cache;
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *mem_pool_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
 	}
 
 	/* slab allocation failed, try the memory pool */
-	write_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	object = list_first_entry_or_null(&mem_pool_free_list,
 					  typeof(*object), object_list);
 	if (object)
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *mem_pool_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
 		object = &mem_pool[--mem_pool_free_count];
 	else
 		pr_warn_once("Memory pool empty, consider increasing CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_MEM_POOL_SIZE\n");
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 
 	return object;
 }
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ static void mem_pool_free(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 	}
 
 	/* add the object to the memory pool free list */
-	write_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	list_add(&object->object_list, &mem_pool_free_list);
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *find_and_get_object(unsigned long ptr, int alias)
 	struct kmemleak_object *object;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	read_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	object = lookup_object(ptr, alias);
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 
 	/* check whether the object is still available */
 	if (object && !get_object(object))
@@ -546,11 +546,11 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *find_and_remove_object(unsigned long ptr, int ali
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct kmemleak_object *object;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	object = lookup_object(ptr, alias);
 	if (object)
 		__remove_object(object);
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 
 	return object;
 }
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *create_object(unsigned long ptr, size_t size,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->object_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->gray_list);
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&object->area_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&object->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_init(&object->lock);
 	atomic_set(&object->use_count, 1);
 	object->flags = OBJECT_ALLOCATED;
 	object->pointer = ptr;
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *create_object(unsigned long ptr, size_t size,
 	/* kernel backtrace */
 	object->trace_len = __save_stack_trace(object->trace);
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 
 	untagged_ptr = (unsigned long)kasan_reset_tag((void *)ptr);
 	min_addr = min(min_addr, untagged_ptr);
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *create_object(unsigned long ptr, size_t size,
 
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&object->object_list, &object_list);
 out:
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	return object;
 }
 
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ static void __delete_object(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 	 * Locking here also ensures that the corresponding memory block
 	 * cannot be freed when it is being scanned.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	object->flags &= ~OBJECT_ALLOCATED;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	put_object(object);
 }
 
@@ -739,9 +739,9 @@ static void paint_it(struct kmemleak_object *object, int color)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	__paint_it(object, color);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void paint_ptr(unsigned long ptr, int color)
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void add_scan_area(unsigned long ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 	if (scan_area_cache)
 		area = kmem_cache_alloc(scan_area_cache, gfp_kmemleak_mask(gfp));
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	if (!area) {
 		pr_warn_once("Cannot allocate a scan area, scanning the full object\n");
 		/* mark the object for full scan to avoid false positives */
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static void add_scan_area(unsigned long ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 
 	hlist_add_head(&area->node, &object->area_list);
 out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	put_object(object);
 }
 
@@ -842,9 +842,9 @@ static void object_set_excess_ref(unsigned long ptr, unsigned long excess_ref)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	object->excess_ref = excess_ref;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	put_object(object);
 }
 
@@ -864,9 +864,9 @@ static void object_no_scan(unsigned long ptr)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	object->flags |= OBJECT_NO_SCAN;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	put_object(object);
 }
 
@@ -1026,9 +1026,9 @@ void __ref kmemleak_update_trace(const void *ptr)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	object->trace_len = __save_stack_trace(object->trace);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 
 	put_object(object);
 }
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static void scan_block(void *_start, void *_end,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long untagged_ptr;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 	for (ptr = start; ptr < end; ptr++) {
 		struct kmemleak_object *object;
 		unsigned long pointer;
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static void scan_block(void *_start, void *_end,
 		 * previously acquired in scan_object(). These locks are
 		 * enclosed by scan_mutex.
 		 */
-		spin_lock_nested(&object->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		raw_spin_lock_nested(&object->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		/* only pass surplus references (object already gray) */
 		if (color_gray(object)) {
 			excess_ref = object->excess_ref;
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static void scan_block(void *_start, void *_end,
 			excess_ref = 0;
 			update_refs(object);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&object->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&object->lock);
 
 		if (excess_ref) {
 			object = lookup_object(excess_ref, 0);
@@ -1286,12 +1286,12 @@ static void scan_block(void *_start, void *_end,
 			if (object == scanned)
 				/* circular reference, ignore */
 				continue;
-			spin_lock_nested(&object->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+			raw_spin_lock_nested(&object->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 			update_refs(object);
-			spin_unlock(&object->lock);
+			raw_spin_unlock(&object->lock);
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ static void scan_object(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 	 * Once the object->lock is acquired, the corresponding memory block
 	 * cannot be freed (the same lock is acquired in delete_object).
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	if (object->flags & OBJECT_NO_SCAN)
 		goto out;
 	if (!(object->flags & OBJECT_ALLOCATED))
@@ -1344,9 +1344,9 @@ static void scan_object(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 			if (start >= end)
 				break;
 
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 			cond_resched();
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+			raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 		} while (object->flags & OBJECT_ALLOCATED);
 	} else
 		hlist_for_each_entry(area, &object->area_list, node)
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static void scan_object(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 				   (void *)(area->start + area->size),
 				   object);
 out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static void kmemleak_scan(void)
 	/* prepare the kmemleak_object's */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(object, &object_list, object_list) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		/*
 		 * With a few exceptions there should be a maximum of
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static void kmemleak_scan(void)
 		if (color_gray(object) && get_object(object))
 			list_add_tail(&object->gray_list, &gray_list);
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -1492,14 +1492,14 @@ static void kmemleak_scan(void)
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(object, &object_list, object_list) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 		if (color_white(object) && (object->flags & OBJECT_ALLOCATED)
 		    && update_checksum(object) && get_object(object)) {
 			/* color it gray temporarily */
 			object->count = object->min_count;
 			list_add_tail(&object->gray_list, &gray_list);
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ static void kmemleak_scan(void)
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(object, &object_list, object_list) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 		if (unreferenced_object(object) &&
 		    !(object->flags & OBJECT_REPORTED)) {
 			object->flags |= OBJECT_REPORTED;
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ static void kmemleak_scan(void)
 
 			new_leaks++;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -1681,10 +1681,10 @@ static int kmemleak_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	struct kmemleak_object *object = v;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	if ((object->flags & OBJECT_REPORTED) && unreferenced_object(object))
 		print_unreferenced(seq, object);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1714,9 +1714,9 @@ static int dump_str_object_info(const char *str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	dump_object_info(object);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 
 	put_object(object);
 	return 0;
@@ -1735,11 +1735,11 @@ static void kmemleak_clear(void)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(object, &object_list, object_list) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 		if ((object->flags & OBJECT_REPORTED) &&
 		    unreferenced_object(object))
 			__paint_it(object, KMEMLEAK_GREY);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->lock, flags);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
