diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 3432756d95e6..a99b11ee1f66 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/memremap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/cacheinfo.h>
+#include <linux/rcuwait.h>
 
 struct mempolicy;
 struct anon_vma;
@@ -697,12 +698,43 @@ static inline void vma_numab_state_free(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
-static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool reset_refcnt)
 {
-	init_rwsem(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	static struct lock_class_key lockdep_key;
+
+	lockdep_init_map(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, "vm_lock", &lockdep_key, 0);
+#endif
+	if (reset_refcnt)
+		refcount_set(&vma->vm_refcnt, 0);
 	vma->vm_lock_seq = UINT_MAX;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_vma_writer_only(int refcnt)
+{
+	/*
+	 * With a writer and no readers, refcnt is VMA_LOCK_OFFSET if the vma
+	 * is detached and (VMA_LOCK_OFFSET + 1) if it is attached. Waiting on
+	 * a detached vma happens only in vma_mark_detached() and is a rare
+	 * case, therefore most of the time there will be no unnecessary wakeup.
+	 */
+	return refcnt & VMA_LOCK_OFFSET && refcnt <= VMA_LOCK_OFFSET + 1;
+}
+
+static inline void vma_refcount_put(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	/* Use a copy of vm_mm in case vma is freed after we drop vm_refcnt */
+	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
+	int oldcnt;
+
+	rwsem_release(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+	if (!__refcount_dec_and_test(&vma->vm_refcnt, &oldcnt)) {
+
+		if (is_vma_writer_only(oldcnt - 1))
+			rcuwait_wake_up(&mm->vma_writer_wait);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to read-lock a vma. The function is allowed to occasionally yield false
  * locked result to avoid performance overhead, in which case we fall back to
@@ -710,6 +742,8 @@ static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  */
 static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
+	int oldcnt;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check before locking. A race might cause false locked result.
 	 * We can use READ_ONCE() for the mm_lock_seq here, and don't need
@@ -720,13 +754,19 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (READ_ONCE(vma->vm_lock_seq) == READ_ONCE(vma->vm_mm->mm_lock_seq.sequence))
 		return false;
 
-	if (unlikely(down_read_trylock(&vma->vm_lock.lock) == 0))
+	/*
+	 * If VMA_LOCK_OFFSET is set, __refcount_inc_not_zero_limited() will fail
+	 * because VMA_REF_LIMIT is less than VMA_LOCK_OFFSET.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!__refcount_inc_not_zero_limited(&vma->vm_refcnt, &oldcnt,
+						      VMA_REF_LIMIT)))
 		return false;
 
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
 	/*
-	 * Overflow might produce false locked result.
+	 * Overflow of vm_lock_seq/mm_lock_seq might produce false locked result.
 	 * False unlocked result is impossible because we modify and check
-	 * vma->vm_lock_seq under vma->vm_lock protection and mm->mm_lock_seq
+	 * vma->vm_lock_seq under vma->vm_refcnt protection and mm->mm_lock_seq
 	 * modification invalidates all existing locks.
 	 *
 	 * We must use ACQUIRE semantics for the mm_lock_seq so that if we are
@@ -735,9 +775,10 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	 * This pairs with RELEASE semantics in vma_end_write_all().
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(vma->vm_lock_seq == raw_read_seqcount(&vma->vm_mm->mm_lock_seq))) {
-		up_read(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
+		vma_refcount_put(vma);
 		return false;
 	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -749,8 +790,14 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  */
 static inline bool vma_start_read_locked_nested(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int subclass)
 {
+	int oldcnt;
+
 	mmap_assert_locked(vma->vm_mm);
-	down_read_nested(&vma->vm_lock.lock, subclass);
+	if (unlikely(!__refcount_inc_not_zero_limited(&vma->vm_refcnt, &oldcnt,
+						      VMA_REF_LIMIT)))
+		return false;
+
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -762,16 +809,12 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read_locked_nested(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int
  */
 static inline bool vma_start_read_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	mmap_assert_locked(vma->vm_mm);
-	down_read(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
-	return true;
+	return vma_start_read_locked_nested(vma, 0);
 }
 
 static inline void vma_end_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	rcu_read_lock(); /* keeps vma alive till the end of up_read */
-	up_read(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	vma_refcount_put(vma);
 }
 
 /* WARNING! Can only be used if mmap_lock is expected to be write-locked */
@@ -813,36 +856,33 @@ static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 
 static inline void vma_assert_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	if (!rwsem_is_locked(&vma->vm_lock.lock))
+	if (refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt) <= 1)
 		vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
 }
 
+/*
+ * WARNING: to avoid racing with vma_mark_attached()/vma_mark_detached(), these
+ * assertions should be made either under mmap_write_lock or when the object
+ * has been isolated under mmap_write_lock, ensuring no competing writers.
+ */
 static inline void vma_assert_attached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(vma->detached, vma);
+	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(!refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt), vma);
 }
 
 static inline void vma_assert_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(!vma->detached, vma);
+	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt), vma);
 }
 
 static inline void vma_mark_attached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	vma->detached = false;
-}
-
-static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	/* When detaching vma should be write-locked */
 	vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
-	vma->detached = true;
+	vma_assert_detached(vma);
+	refcount_set(&vma->vm_refcnt, 1);
 }
 
-static inline bool is_vma_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	return vma->detached;
-}
+void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
@@ -865,7 +905,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
 
-static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
+static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool reset_refcnt) {}
 static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		{ return false; }
 static inline void vma_end_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
@@ -908,12 +948,8 @@ static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	vma->vm_mm = mm;
 	vma->vm_ops = &vma_dummy_vm_ops;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
-	/* vma is not locked, can't use vma_mark_detached() */
-	vma->detached = true;
-#endif
 	vma_numab_state_init(vma);
-	vma_lock_init(vma);
+	vma_lock_init(vma, false);
 }
 
 /* Use when VMA is not part of the VMA tree and needs no locking */
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 6573d95f1d1e..9228d19662c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
 #include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 
@@ -629,9 +630,8 @@ static inline struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name_alloc(const char *name)
 }
 #endif
 
-struct vma_lock {
-	struct rw_semaphore lock;
-};
+#define VMA_LOCK_OFFSET	0x40000000
+#define VMA_REF_LIMIT	(VMA_LOCK_OFFSET - 1)
 
 struct vma_numab_state {
 	/*
@@ -709,19 +709,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	};
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
-	/*
-	 * Flag to indicate areas detached from the mm->mm_mt tree.
-	 * Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this.
-	 */
-	bool detached;
-
 	/*
 	 * Can only be written (using WRITE_ONCE()) while holding both:
 	 *  - mmap_lock (in write mode)
-	 *  - vm_lock->lock (in write mode)
+	 *  - vm_refcnt bit at VMA_LOCK_OFFSET is set
 	 * Can be read reliably while holding one of:
 	 *  - mmap_lock (in read or write mode)
-	 *  - vm_lock->lock (in read or write mode)
+	 *  - vm_refcnt bit at VMA_LOCK_OFFSET is set or vm_refcnt > 1
 	 * Can be read unreliably (using READ_ONCE()) for pessimistic bailout
 	 * while holding nothing (except RCU to keep the VMA struct allocated).
 	 *
@@ -784,7 +778,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx vm_userfaultfd_ctx;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
 	/* Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this. */
-	struct vma_lock vm_lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+	refcount_t vm_refcnt ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	struct lockdep_map vmlock_dep_map;
+#endif
 #endif
 } __randomize_layout;
 
@@ -919,6 +916,7 @@ struct mm_struct {
 					  * by mmlist_lock
 					  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+		struct rcuwait vma_writer_wait;
 		/*
 		 * This field has lock-like semantics, meaning it is sometimes
 		 * accessed with ACQUIRE/RELEASE semantics.
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index d4c75428ccaf..9d9275783cf8 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -463,12 +463,8 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_dup(struct vm_area_struct *orig)
 	 * will be reinitialized.
 	 */
 	data_race(memcpy(new, orig, sizeof(*new)));
-	vma_lock_init(new);
+	vma_lock_init(new, true);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->anon_vma_chain);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
-	/* vma is not locked, can't use vma_mark_detached() */
-	new->detached = true;
-#endif
 	vma_numab_state_init(new);
 	dup_anon_vma_name(orig, new);
 
@@ -477,6 +473,8 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_dup(struct vm_area_struct *orig)
 
 void __vm_area_free(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
+	/* The vma should be detached while being destroyed. */
+	vma_assert_detached(vma);
 	vma_numab_state_free(vma);
 	free_anon_vma_name(vma);
 	kmem_cache_free(vm_area_cachep, vma);
@@ -488,8 +486,6 @@ static void vm_area_free_rcu_cb(struct rcu_head *head)
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = container_of(head, struct vm_area_struct,
 						  vm_rcu);
 
-	/* The vma should not be locked while being destroyed. */
-	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(rwsem_is_locked(&vma->vm_lock.lock), vma);
 	__vm_area_free(vma);
 }
 #endif
@@ -1223,6 +1219,9 @@ static inline void mmap_init_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	init_rwsem(&mm->mmap_lock);
 	mm_lock_seqcount_init(mm);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+	rcuwait_init(&mm->vma_writer_wait);
+#endif
 }
 
 static struct mm_struct *mm_init(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p,
diff --git a/mm/init-mm.c b/mm/init-mm.c
index 6af3ad675930..4600e7605cab 100644
--- a/mm/init-mm.c
+++ b/mm/init-mm.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct mm_struct init_mm = {
 	.arg_lock	=  __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(init_mm.arg_lock),
 	.mmlist		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_mm.mmlist),
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+	.vma_writer_wait = __RCUWAIT_INITIALIZER(init_mm.vma_writer_wait),
 	.mm_lock_seq	= SEQCNT_ZERO(init_mm.mm_lock_seq),
 #endif
 	.user_ns	= &init_user_ns,
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 236fdecd44d6..dc16b67beefa 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -6328,9 +6328,47 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_mm_and_find_vma(struct mm_struct *mm,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+static inline bool __vma_enter_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool detaching)
+{
+	unsigned int tgt_refcnt = VMA_LOCK_OFFSET;
+
+	/* Additional refcnt if the vma is attached. */
+	if (!detaching)
+		tgt_refcnt++;
+
+	/*
+	 * If vma is detached then only vma_mark_attached() can raise the
+	 * vm_refcnt. mmap_write_lock prevents racing with vma_mark_attached().
+	 */
+	if (!refcount_add_not_zero(VMA_LOCK_OFFSET, &vma->vm_refcnt))
+		return false;
+
+	rwsem_acquire(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+	rcuwait_wait_event(&vma->vm_mm->vma_writer_wait,
+		   refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt) == tgt_refcnt,
+		   TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	lock_acquired(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline void __vma_exit_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool *detached)
+{
+	*detached = refcount_sub_and_test(VMA_LOCK_OFFSET, &vma->vm_refcnt);
+	rwsem_release(&vma->vmlock_dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+}
+
 void __vma_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned int mm_lock_seq)
 {
-	down_write(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
+	bool locked;
+
+	/*
+	 * __vma_enter_locked() returns false immediately if the vma is not
+	 * attached, otherwise it waits until refcnt is indicating that vma
+	 * is attached with no readers.
+	 */
+	locked = __vma_enter_locked(vma, false);
+
 	/*
 	 * We should use WRITE_ONCE() here because we can have concurrent reads
 	 * from the early lockless pessimistic check in vma_start_read().
@@ -6338,10 +6376,40 @@ void __vma_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned int mm_lock_seq)
 	 * we should use WRITE_ONCE() for cleanliness and to keep KCSAN happy.
 	 */
 	WRITE_ONCE(vma->vm_lock_seq, mm_lock_seq);
-	up_write(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
+
+	if (locked) {
+		bool detached;
+
+		__vma_exit_locked(vma, &detached);
+		VM_BUG_ON_VMA(detached, vma); /* vma should remain attached */
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__vma_start_write);
 
+void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
+	vma_assert_attached(vma);
+
+	/*
+	 * We are the only writer, so no need to use vma_refcount_put().
+	 * The condition below is unlikely because the vma has been already
+	 * write-locked and readers can increment vm_refcnt only temporarily
+	 * before they check vm_lock_seq, realize the vma is locked and drop
+	 * back the vm_refcnt. That is a narrow window for observing a raised
+	 * vm_refcnt.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!refcount_dec_and_test(&vma->vm_refcnt))) {
+		/* Wait until vma is detached with no readers. */
+		if (__vma_enter_locked(vma, true)) {
+			bool detached;
+
+			__vma_exit_locked(vma, &detached);
+			VM_BUG_ON_VMA(!detached, vma);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Lookup and lock a VMA under RCU protection. Returned VMA is guaranteed to be
  * stable and not isolated. If the VMA is not found or is being modified the
@@ -6354,7 +6422,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-retry:
 	vma = mas_walk(&mas);
 	if (!vma)
 		goto inval;
@@ -6362,13 +6429,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (!vma_start_read(vma))
 		goto inval;
 
-	/* Check if the VMA got isolated after we found it */
-	if (is_vma_detached(vma)) {
-		vma_end_read(vma);
-		count_vm_vma_lock_event(VMA_LOCK_MISS);
-		/* The area was replaced with another one */
-		goto retry;
-	}
 	/*
 	 * At this point, we have a stable reference to a VMA: The VMA is
 	 * locked and we know it hasn't already been isolated.
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h b/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
index 3e1b6adc027b..788c597c4fde 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@
 #define atomic_set(x, y) uatomic_set(x, y)
 #define U8_MAX UCHAR_MAX
 
+#ifndef atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed
+#define  atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed		uatomic_cmpxchg
+#define  atomic_cmpxchg_release         uatomic_cmpxchg
+#endif /* atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed */
+
 #endif	/* _LINUX_ATOMIC_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
index 47c8b03ffbbd..2ce032943861 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/maple_tree.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
-#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 extern unsigned long stack_guard_gap;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ typedef __bitwise unsigned int vm_fault_t;
  */
 #define pr_warn_once pr_err
 
-typedef struct refcount_struct {
-	atomic_t refs;
-} refcount_t;
-
 struct kref {
 	refcount_t refcount;
 };
@@ -232,15 +228,12 @@ struct mm_struct {
 	unsigned long flags; /* Must use atomic bitops to access */
 };
 
-struct vma_lock {
-	struct rw_semaphore lock;
-};
-
-
 struct file {
 	struct address_space	*f_mapping;
 };
 
+#define VMA_LOCK_OFFSET	0x40000000
+
 struct vm_area_struct {
 	/* The first cache line has the info for VMA tree walking. */
 
@@ -268,16 +261,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	};
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
-	/* Flag to indicate areas detached from the mm->mm_mt tree */
-	bool detached;
-
 	/*
 	 * Can only be written (using WRITE_ONCE()) while holding both:
 	 *  - mmap_lock (in write mode)
-	 *  - vm_lock.lock (in write mode)
+	 *  - vm_refcnt bit at VMA_LOCK_OFFSET is set
 	 * Can be read reliably while holding one of:
 	 *  - mmap_lock (in read or write mode)
-	 *  - vm_lock.lock (in read or write mode)
+	 *  - vm_refcnt bit at VMA_LOCK_OFFSET is set or vm_refcnt > 1
 	 * Can be read unreliably (using READ_ONCE()) for pessimistic bailout
 	 * while holding nothing (except RCU to keep the VMA struct allocated).
 	 *
@@ -286,7 +276,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	 * slowpath.
 	 */
 	unsigned int vm_lock_seq;
-	struct vma_lock vm_lock;
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -339,6 +328,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	struct vma_numab_state *numab_state;	/* NUMA Balancing state */
 #endif
 	struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx vm_userfaultfd_ctx;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+	/* Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this. */
+	refcount_t vm_refcnt;
+#endif
 } __randomize_layout;
 
 struct vm_fault {};
@@ -463,23 +456,41 @@ static inline struct vm_area_struct *vma_next(struct vma_iterator *vmi)
 	return mas_find(&vmi->mas, ULONG_MAX);
 }
 
-static inline void vma_lock_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+/*
+ * WARNING: to avoid racing with vma_mark_attached()/vma_mark_detached(), these
+ * assertions should be made either under mmap_write_lock or when the object
+ * has been isolated under mmap_write_lock, ensuring no competing writers.
+ */
+static inline void vma_assert_attached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	init_rwsem(&vma->vm_lock.lock);
-	vma->vm_lock_seq = UINT_MAX;
+	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(!refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt), vma);
 }
 
-static inline void vma_mark_attached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline void vma_assert_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	vma->detached = false;
+	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(refcount_read(&vma->vm_refcnt), vma);
 }
 
 static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *);
+static inline void vma_mark_attached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
+	vma_assert_detached(vma);
+	refcount_set(&vma->vm_refcnt, 1);
+}
+
 static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	/* When detaching vma should be write-locked */
 	vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
-	vma->detached = true;
+	vma_assert_attached(vma);
+
+	/* We are the only writer, so no need to use vma_refcount_put(). */
+	if (unlikely(!refcount_dec_and_test(&vma->vm_refcnt))) {
+		/*
+		 * Reader must have temporarily raised vm_refcnt but it will
+		 * drop it without using the vma since vma is write-locked.
+		 */
+	}
 }
 
 extern const struct vm_operations_struct vma_dummy_vm_ops;
@@ -492,9 +503,7 @@ static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	vma->vm_mm = mm;
 	vma->vm_ops = &vma_dummy_vm_ops;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
-	/* vma is not locked, can't use vma_mark_detached() */
-	vma->detached = true;
-	vma_lock_init(vma);
+	vma->vm_lock_seq = UINT_MAX;
 }
 
 static inline struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -517,10 +526,9 @@ static inline struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_dup(struct vm_area_struct *orig)
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(new, orig, sizeof(*new));
-	vma_lock_init(new);
+	refcount_set(&new->vm_refcnt, 0);
+	new->vm_lock_seq = UINT_MAX;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->anon_vma_chain);
-	/* vma is not locked, can't use vma_mark_detached() */
-	new->detached = true;
 
 	return new;
 }
