diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 6954660869a7..0979eebacaea 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -506,9 +506,7 @@ static void remove_inode_hugepages(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart,
 			if (unlikely(page_mapped(page))) {
 				BUG_ON(truncate_op);
 
-				mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 				i_mmap_lock_write(mapping);
-				mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 				hugetlb_vmdelete_list(&mapping->i_mmap,
 					index * pages_per_huge_page(h),
 					(index + 1) * pages_per_huge_page(h),
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 09a0ee4121d1..c9eed786df00 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4728,7 +4728,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 	struct hstate *h = hstate_vma(src_vma);
 	unsigned long sz = huge_page_size(h);
 	unsigned long npages = pages_per_huge_page(h);
-	struct address_space *mapping = src_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
 	struct mmu_notifier_range range;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -4739,14 +4738,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 		mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(&range);
 		mmap_assert_write_locked(src);
 		raw_write_seqcount_begin(&src->write_protect_seq);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * For shared mappings i_mmap_rwsem must be held to call
-		 * huge_pte_alloc, otherwise the returned ptep could go
-		 * away if part of a shared pmd and another thread calls
-		 * huge_pmd_unshare.
-		 */
-		i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 	}
 
 	for (addr = src_vma->vm_start; addr < src_vma->vm_end; addr += sz) {
@@ -4889,8 +4880,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 	if (cow) {
 		raw_write_seqcount_end(&src->write_protect_seq);
 		mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(&range);
-	} else {
-		i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -5275,30 +5264,9 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_wp(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		 * may get SIGKILLed if it later faults.
 		 */
 		if (outside_reserve) {
-			struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
-			pgoff_t idx;
-			u32 hash;
-
 			put_page(old_page);
 			BUG_ON(huge_pte_none(pte));
-			/*
-			 * Drop hugetlb_fault_mutex and i_mmap_rwsem before
-			 * unmapping.  unmapping needs to hold i_mmap_rwsem
-			 * in write mode.  Dropping i_mmap_rwsem in read mode
-			 * here is OK as COW mappings do not interact with
-			 * PMD sharing.
-			 *
-			 * Reacquire both after unmap operation.
-			 */
-			idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
-			hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
-			mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-			i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
-
 			unmap_ref_private(mm, vma, old_page, haddr);
-
-			i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
-			mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 			spin_lock(ptl);
 			ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
 			if (likely(ptep &&
@@ -5457,9 +5425,7 @@ static inline vm_fault_t hugetlb_handle_userfault(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	 */
 	hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
 	mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-	i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 	ret = handle_userfault(&vmf, reason);
-	i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 	mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -5690,11 +5656,6 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
 	if (ptep) {
-		/*
-		 * Since we hold no locks, ptep could be stale.  That is
-		 * OK as we are only making decisions based on content and
-		 * not actually modifying content here.
-		 */
 		entry = huge_ptep_get(ptep);
 		if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_migration(entry))) {
 			migration_entry_wait_huge(vma, ptep);
@@ -5702,31 +5663,20 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		} else if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_hwpoisoned(entry)))
 			return VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE |
 				VM_FAULT_SET_HINDEX(hstate_index(h));
+	} else {
+		ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, vma, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
+		if (!ptep)
+			return VM_FAULT_OOM;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Acquire i_mmap_rwsem before calling huge_pte_alloc and hold
-	 * until finished with ptep.  This prevents huge_pmd_unshare from
-	 * being called elsewhere and making the ptep no longer valid.
-	 *
-	 * ptep could have already be assigned via huge_pte_offset.  That
-	 * is OK, as huge_pte_alloc will return the same value unless
-	 * something has changed.
-	 */
 	mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
-	i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
-	ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, vma, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
-	if (!ptep) {
-		i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
-		return VM_FAULT_OOM;
-	}
+	idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
 
 	/*
 	 * Serialize hugepage allocation and instantiation, so that we don't
 	 * get spurious allocation failures if two CPUs race to instantiate
 	 * the same page in the page cache.
 	 */
-	idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
 	hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
 	mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 
@@ -5838,7 +5788,6 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 out_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-	i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 	/*
 	 * Generally it's safe to hold refcount during waiting page lock. But
 	 * here we just wait to defer the next page fault to avoid busy loop and
@@ -6676,12 +6625,10 @@ void adjust_range_if_pmd_sharing_possible(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
  * Search for a shareable pmd page for hugetlb. In any case calls pmd_alloc()
  * and returns the corresponding pte. While this is not necessary for the
  * !shared pmd case because we can allocate the pmd later as well, it makes the
- * code much cleaner.
- *
- * This routine must be called with i_mmap_rwsem held in at least read mode if
- * sharing is possible.  For hugetlbfs, this prevents removal of any page
- * table entries associated with the address space.  This is important as we
- * are setting up sharing based on existing page table entries (mappings).
+ * code much cleaner. pmd allocation is essential for the shared case because
+ * pud has to be populated inside the same i_mmap_rwsem section - otherwise
+ * racing tasks could either miss the sharing (see huge_pte_offset) or select a
+ * bad pmd for sharing.
  */
 pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		      unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
@@ -6695,7 +6642,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	pte_t *pte;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 
-	i_mmap_assert_locked(mapping);
+	i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 	vma_interval_tree_foreach(svma, &mapping->i_mmap, idx, idx) {
 		if (svma == vma)
 			continue;
@@ -6725,6 +6672,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
 out:
 	pte = (pte_t *)pmd_alloc(mm, pud, addr);
+	i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 	return pte;
 }
 
@@ -6735,7 +6683,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
  * indicated by page_count > 1, unmap is achieved by clearing pud and
  * decrementing the ref count. If count == 1, the pte page is not shared.
  *
- * Called with page table lock held and i_mmap_rwsem held in write mode.
+ * Called with page table lock held.
  *
  * returns: 1 successfully unmapped a shared pte page
  *	    0 the underlying pte page is not shared, or it is the last user
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 94d6b24a1ac2..e0ede92830a9 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
  * inode->i_rwsem	(while writing or truncating, not reading or faulting)
  *   mm->mmap_lock
  *     mapping->invalidate_lock (in filemap_fault)
- *       page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)   * (see hugetlbfs below)
+ *       page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)
  *         hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key (in huge_pmd_share)
  *           mapping->i_mmap_rwsem
- *             hugetlb_fault_mutex (hugetlbfs specific page fault mutex)
  *             anon_vma->rwsem
  *               mm->page_table_lock or pte_lock
  *                 swap_lock (in swap_duplicate, swap_info_get)
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@
  * anon_vma->rwsem,mapping->i_mmap_rwsem   (memory_failure, collect_procs_anon)
  *   ->tasklist_lock
  *     pte map lock
- *
- * * hugetlbfs PageHuge() pages take locks in this order:
- *         mapping->i_mmap_rwsem
- *           hugetlb_fault_mutex (hugetlbfs specific page fault mutex)
- *             page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)
  */
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 4f4892a5f767..1a2cdac18ad7 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -374,14 +374,10 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 		BUG_ON(dst_addr >= dst_start + len);
 
 		/*
-		 * Serialize via i_mmap_rwsem and hugetlb_fault_mutex.
-		 * i_mmap_rwsem ensures the dst_pte remains valid even
-		 * in the case of shared pmds.  fault mutex prevents
-		 * races with other faulting threads.
+		 * Serialize via hugetlb_fault_mutex.
 		 */
-		mapping = dst_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
-		i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 		idx = linear_page_index(dst_vma, dst_addr);
+		mapping = dst_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
 		hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
 		mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 
@@ -389,7 +385,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 		dst_pte = huge_pte_alloc(dst_mm, dst_vma, dst_addr, vma_hpagesize);
 		if (!dst_pte) {
 			mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-			i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
@@ -397,7 +392,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 		    !huge_pte_none_mostly(huge_ptep_get(dst_pte))) {
 			err = -EEXIST;
 			mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-			i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
@@ -406,7 +400,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 					       wp_copy);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
-		i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 
 		cond_resched();
 
