diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 2fc0a16ec77b..72a6e9d0db81 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -86,22 +86,6 @@ struct pid_namespace init_pid_ns = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_pid_ns);
 
-/*
- * Note: disable interrupts while the pidmap_lock is held as an
- * interrupt might come in and do read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
- *
- * If we don't disable interrupts there is a nasty deadlock between
- * detach_pid()->free_pid() and another cpu that does
- * spin_lock(&pidmap_lock) followed by an interrupt routine that does
- * read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
- *
- * After we clean up the tasklist_lock and know there are no
- * irq handlers that take it we can leave the interrupts enabled.
- * For now it is easier to be safe than to prove it can't happen.
- */
-
-static  __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pidmap_lock);
-
 void put_pid(struct pid *pid)
 {
 	struct pid_namespace *ns;
@@ -129,10 +113,11 @@ void free_pid(struct pid *pid)
 	int i;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pidmap_lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i <= pid->level; i++) {
 		struct upid *upid = pid->numbers + i;
 		struct pid_namespace *ns = upid->ns;
+
+		xa_lock_irqsave(&ns->idr.idr_rt, flags);
 		switch (--ns->pid_allocated) {
 		case 2:
 		case 1:
@@ -150,8 +135,8 @@ void free_pid(struct pid *pid)
 		}
 
 		idr_remove(&ns->idr, upid->nr);
+		xa_unlock_irqrestore(&ns->idr.idr_rt, flags);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pidmap_lock, flags);
 
 	call_rcu(&pid->rcu, delayed_put_pid);
 }
@@ -206,7 +191,7 @@ struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns, pid_t *set_tid,
 		}
 
 		idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-		spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
+		xa_lock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
 
 		if (tid) {
 			nr = idr_alloc(&tmp->idr, NULL, tid,
@@ -233,7 +218,7 @@ struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns, pid_t *set_tid,
 			nr = idr_alloc_cyclic(&tmp->idr, NULL, pid_min,
 					      pid_max, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
+		xa_unlock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
 		idr_preload_end();
 
 		if (nr < 0) {
@@ -266,34 +251,38 @@ struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns, pid_t *set_tid,
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&pid->inodes);
 
 	upid = pid->numbers + ns->level;
-	spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
-	if (!(ns->pid_allocated & PIDNS_ADDING))
-		goto out_unlock;
 	for ( ; upid >= pid->numbers; --upid) {
+		tmp = upid->ns;
+
+		xa_lock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
+		if (tmp == ns && !(tmp->pid_allocated & PIDNS_ADDING)) {
+			xa_unlock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
+			put_pid_ns(ns);
+			goto out_free;
+		}
+
 		/* Make the PID visible to find_pid_ns. */
-		idr_replace(&upid->ns->idr, pid, upid->nr);
-		upid->ns->pid_allocated++;
+		idr_replace(&tmp->idr, pid, upid->nr);
+		tmp->pid_allocated++;
+		xa_unlock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
 
 	return pid;
 
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
-	put_pid_ns(ns);
-
 out_free:
-	spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
 	while (++i <= ns->level) {
 		upid = pid->numbers + i;
-		idr_remove(&upid->ns->idr, upid->nr);
-	}
+		tmp = upid->ns;
 
-	/* On failure to allocate the first pid, reset the state */
-	if (ns->pid_allocated == PIDNS_ADDING)
-		idr_set_cursor(&ns->idr, 0);
+		xa_lock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
+		/* On failure to allocate the first pid, reset the state */
+		if (tmp == ns && tmp->pid_allocated == PIDNS_ADDING)
+			idr_set_cursor(&ns->idr, 0);
+
+		idr_remove(&tmp->idr, upid->nr);
+		xa_unlock_irq(&tmp->idr.idr_rt);
+	}
 
 	kmem_cache_free(ns->pid_cachep, pid);
 	return ERR_PTR(retval);
@@ -301,9 +290,9 @@ struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns, pid_t *set_tid,
 
 void disable_pid_allocation(struct pid_namespace *ns)
 {
-	spin_lock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
+	xa_lock_irq(&ns->idr.idr_rt);
 	ns->pid_allocated &= ~PIDNS_ADDING;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pidmap_lock);
+	xa_unlock_irq(&ns->idr.idr_rt);
 }
 
 struct pid *find_pid_ns(int nr, struct pid_namespace *ns)
@@ -646,6 +635,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(pidfd_open, pid_t, pid, unsigned int, flags)
 	return fd;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Note: disable interrupts while the xarray lock is held as an interrupt might
+ * come in and do read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
+ *
+ * If we don't disable interrupts there is a nasty deadlock between
+ * detach_pid()->free_pid() and another cpu that does xa_lock() followed by an
+ * interrupt routine that does read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ *
+ * After we clean up the tasklist_lock and know there are no irq handlers that
+ * take it we can leave the interrupts enabled.  For now it is easier to be safe
+ * than to prove it can't happen.
+ */
 void __init pid_idr_init(void)
 {
 	/* Verify no one has done anything silly: */
