diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index af5ebaad2f1d..5aaf248d3107 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -685,12 +685,15 @@ int dup_userfaultfd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct list_head *fcs)
 		ctx->flags = octx->flags;
 		ctx->features = octx->features;
 		ctx->released = false;
+		init_rwsem(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 		atomic_set(&ctx->mmap_changing, 0);
 		ctx->mm = vma->vm_mm;
 		mmgrab(ctx->mm);
 
 		userfaultfd_ctx_get(octx);
+		down_write(&octx->map_changing_lock);
 		atomic_inc(&octx->mmap_changing);
+		up_write(&octx->map_changing_lock);
 		fctx->orig = octx;
 		fctx->new = ctx;
 		list_add_tail(&fctx->list, fcs);
@@ -737,7 +740,9 @@ void mremap_userfaultfd_prep(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (ctx->features & UFFD_FEATURE_EVENT_REMAP) {
 		vm_ctx->ctx = ctx;
 		userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
+		down_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 		atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
+		up_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	} else {
 		/* Drop uffd context if remap feature not enabled */
 		vma_start_write(vma);
@@ -783,7 +788,9 @@ bool userfaultfd_remove(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		return true;
 
 	userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
+	down_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
+	up_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 
 	msg_init(&ewq.msg);
@@ -825,7 +832,9 @@ int userfaultfd_unmap_prep(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
+	down_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
+	up_write(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	unmap_ctx->ctx = ctx;
 	unmap_ctx->start = start;
 	unmap_ctx->end = end;
@@ -1709,9 +1718,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_copy(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	if (uffdio_copy.mode & UFFDIO_COPY_MODE_WP)
 		flags |= MFILL_ATOMIC_WP;
 	if (mmget_not_zero(ctx->mm)) {
-		ret = mfill_atomic_copy(ctx->mm, uffdio_copy.dst, uffdio_copy.src,
-					uffdio_copy.len, &ctx->mmap_changing,
-					flags);
+		ret = mfill_atomic_copy(ctx, uffdio_copy.dst, uffdio_copy.src,
+					uffdio_copy.len, flags);
 		mmput(ctx->mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -1761,9 +1769,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_zeropage(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (mmget_not_zero(ctx->mm)) {
-		ret = mfill_atomic_zeropage(ctx->mm, uffdio_zeropage.range.start,
-					   uffdio_zeropage.range.len,
-					   &ctx->mmap_changing);
+		ret = mfill_atomic_zeropage(ctx, uffdio_zeropage.range.start,
+					   uffdio_zeropage.range.len);
 		mmput(ctx->mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -1818,9 +1825,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_writeprotect(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (mmget_not_zero(ctx->mm)) {
-		ret = mwriteprotect_range(ctx->mm, uffdio_wp.range.start,
-					  uffdio_wp.range.len, mode_wp,
-					  &ctx->mmap_changing);
+		ret = mwriteprotect_range(ctx, uffdio_wp.range.start,
+					  uffdio_wp.range.len, mode_wp);
 		mmput(ctx->mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -1870,9 +1876,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_continue(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long arg)
 		flags |= MFILL_ATOMIC_WP;
 
 	if (mmget_not_zero(ctx->mm)) {
-		ret = mfill_atomic_continue(ctx->mm, uffdio_continue.range.start,
-					    uffdio_continue.range.len,
-					    &ctx->mmap_changing, flags);
+		ret = mfill_atomic_continue(ctx, uffdio_continue.range.start,
+					    uffdio_continue.range.len, flags);
 		mmput(ctx->mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -1925,9 +1930,8 @@ static inline int userfaultfd_poison(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long
 		goto out;
 
 	if (mmget_not_zero(ctx->mm)) {
-		ret = mfill_atomic_poison(ctx->mm, uffdio_poison.range.start,
-					  uffdio_poison.range.len,
-					  &ctx->mmap_changing, 0);
+		ret = mfill_atomic_poison(ctx, uffdio_poison.range.start,
+					  uffdio_poison.range.len, 0);
 		mmput(ctx->mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -2003,12 +2007,14 @@ static int userfaultfd_move(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	if (mmget_not_zero(mm)) {
 		mmap_read_lock(mm);
 
-		/* Re-check after taking mmap_lock */
+		/* Re-check after taking map_changing_lock */
+		down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 		if (likely(!atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing)))
 			ret = move_pages(ctx, mm, uffdio_move.dst, uffdio_move.src,
 					 uffdio_move.len, uffdio_move.mode);
 		else
 			ret = -EINVAL;
+		up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 
 		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 		mmput(mm);
@@ -2216,6 +2222,7 @@ static int new_userfaultfd(int flags)
 	ctx->flags = flags;
 	ctx->features = 0;
 	ctx->released = false;
+	init_rwsem(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	atomic_set(&ctx->mmap_changing, 0);
 	ctx->mm = current->mm;
 	/* prevent the mm struct to be freed */
diff --git a/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h b/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
index 691d928ee864..3210c3552976 100644
--- a/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
+++ b/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ struct userfaultfd_ctx {
 	unsigned int features;
 	/* released */
 	bool released;
+	/*
+	 * Prevents userfaultfd operations (fill/move/wp) from happening while
+	 * some non-cooperative event(s) is taking place. Increments are done
+	 * in write-mode. Whereas, userfaultfd operations, which includes
+	 * reading mmap_changing, is done under read-mode.
+	 */
+	struct rw_semaphore map_changing_lock;
 	/* memory mappings are changing because of non-cooperative event */
 	atomic_t mmap_changing;
 	/* mm with one ore more vmas attached to this userfaultfd_ctx */
@@ -113,22 +120,18 @@ extern int mfill_atomic_install_pte(pmd_t *dst_pmd,
 				    unsigned long dst_addr, struct page *page,
 				    bool newly_allocated, uffd_flags_t flags);
 
-extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_copy(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long dst_start,
+extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_copy(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long dst_start,
 				 unsigned long src_start, unsigned long len,
-				 atomic_t *mmap_changing, uffd_flags_t flags);
-extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_zeropage(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
+				 uffd_flags_t flags);
+extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_zeropage(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 				     unsigned long dst_start,
-				     unsigned long len,
-				     atomic_t *mmap_changing);
-extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_continue(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long dst_start,
-				     unsigned long len, atomic_t *mmap_changing,
-				     uffd_flags_t flags);
-extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_poison(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
-				   unsigned long len, atomic_t *mmap_changing,
-				   uffd_flags_t flags);
-extern int mwriteprotect_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
-			       unsigned long start, unsigned long len,
-			       bool enable_wp, atomic_t *mmap_changing);
+				     unsigned long len);
+extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_continue(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long dst_start,
+				     unsigned long len, uffd_flags_t flags);
+extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_poison(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long start,
+				   unsigned long len, uffd_flags_t flags);
+extern int mwriteprotect_range(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long start,
+			       unsigned long len, bool enable_wp);
 extern long uffd_wp_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			  unsigned long start, unsigned long len, bool enable_wp);
 
diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 20e3b0d9cf7e..a66b4d62a361 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static pmd_t *mm_alloc_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
  * called with mmap_lock held, it will release mmap_lock before returning.
  */
 static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
+					      struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 					      struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma,
 					      unsigned long dst_start,
 					      unsigned long src_start,
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 	 * feature is not supported.
 	 */
 	if (uffd_flags_mode_is(flags, MFILL_ATOMIC_ZEROPAGE)) {
+		up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 		mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 		cond_resched();
 
 		if (unlikely(err == -ENOENT)) {
+			up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 			mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 			BUG_ON(!folio);
 
@@ -472,6 +475,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 				goto out;
 			}
 			mmap_read_lock(dst_mm);
+			down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 
 			dst_vma = NULL;
 			goto retry;
@@ -491,6 +495,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
+	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 out:
 	if (folio)
@@ -502,7 +507,8 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
 /* fail at build time if gcc attempts to use this */
-extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma,
+extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
+				    struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma,
 				    unsigned long dst_start,
 				    unsigned long src_start,
 				    unsigned long len,
@@ -553,13 +559,13 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_pte(pmd_t *dst_pmd,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
+static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 					    unsigned long dst_start,
 					    unsigned long src_start,
 					    unsigned long len,
-					    atomic_t *mmap_changing,
 					    uffd_flags_t flags)
 {
+	struct mm_struct *dst_mm = ctx->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma;
 	ssize_t err;
 	pmd_t *dst_pmd;
@@ -589,8 +595,9 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 	 * operation (e.g. mremap) running in parallel, bail out and
 	 * request the user to retry later
 	 */
+	down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	err = -EAGAIN;
-	if (mmap_changing && atomic_read(mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	/*
@@ -622,7 +629,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 	 * If this is a HUGETLB vma, pass off to appropriate routine
 	 */
 	if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(dst_vma))
-		return  mfill_atomic_hugetlb(dst_vma, dst_start,
+		return  mfill_atomic_hugetlb(ctx, dst_vma, dst_start,
 					     src_start, len, flags);
 
 	if (!vma_is_anonymous(dst_vma) && !vma_is_shmem(dst_vma))
@@ -682,6 +689,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 		if (unlikely(err == -ENOENT)) {
 			void *kaddr;
 
+			up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 			mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 			BUG_ON(!folio);
 
@@ -712,6 +720,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
+	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 out:
 	if (folio)
@@ -722,34 +731,33 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 	return copied ? copied : err;
 }
 
-ssize_t mfill_atomic_copy(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long dst_start,
+ssize_t mfill_atomic_copy(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long dst_start,
 			  unsigned long src_start, unsigned long len,
-			  atomic_t *mmap_changing, uffd_flags_t flags)
+			  uffd_flags_t flags)
 {
-	return mfill_atomic(dst_mm, dst_start, src_start, len, mmap_changing,
+	return mfill_atomic(ctx, dst_start, src_start, len,
 			    uffd_flags_set_mode(flags, MFILL_ATOMIC_COPY));
 }
 
-ssize_t mfill_atomic_zeropage(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
-			      unsigned long len, atomic_t *mmap_changing)
+ssize_t mfill_atomic_zeropage(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
+			      unsigned long start,
+			      unsigned long len)
 {
-	return mfill_atomic(dst_mm, start, 0, len, mmap_changing,
+	return mfill_atomic(ctx, start, 0, len,
 			    uffd_flags_set_mode(0, MFILL_ATOMIC_ZEROPAGE));
 }
 
-ssize_t mfill_atomic_continue(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
-			      unsigned long len, atomic_t *mmap_changing,
-			      uffd_flags_t flags)
+ssize_t mfill_atomic_continue(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long start,
+			      unsigned long len, uffd_flags_t flags)
 {
-	return mfill_atomic(dst_mm, start, 0, len, mmap_changing,
+	return mfill_atomic(ctx, start, 0, len,
 			    uffd_flags_set_mode(flags, MFILL_ATOMIC_CONTINUE));
 }
 
-ssize_t mfill_atomic_poison(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
-			    unsigned long len, atomic_t *mmap_changing,
-			    uffd_flags_t flags)
+ssize_t mfill_atomic_poison(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long start,
+			    unsigned long len, uffd_flags_t flags)
 {
-	return mfill_atomic(dst_mm, start, 0, len, mmap_changing,
+	return mfill_atomic(ctx, start, 0, len,
 			    uffd_flags_set_mode(flags, MFILL_ATOMIC_POISON));
 }
 
@@ -782,10 +790,10 @@ long uffd_wp_range(struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int mwriteprotect_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
-			unsigned long len, bool enable_wp,
-			atomic_t *mmap_changing)
+int mwriteprotect_range(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long start,
+			unsigned long len, bool enable_wp)
 {
+	struct mm_struct *dst_mm = ctx->mm;
 	unsigned long end = start + len;
 	unsigned long _start, _end;
 	struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma;
@@ -809,8 +817,9 @@ int mwriteprotect_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
 	 * operation (e.g. mremap) running in parallel, bail out and
 	 * request the user to retry later
 	 */
+	down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	err = -EAGAIN;
-	if (mmap_changing && atomic_read(mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
@@ -839,6 +848,7 @@ int mwriteprotect_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, unsigned long start,
 		err = 0;
 	}
 out_unlock:
+	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
 	mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
 	return err;
 }
