diff --git a/fs/d_path.c b/fs/d_path.c
index 5f4da5c8d5db..bb365511066b 100644
--- a/fs/d_path.c
+++ b/fs/d_path.c
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ static void get_fs_root_rcu(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root)
 	unsigned seq;
 
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&fs->seq);
 		*root = fs->root;
-	} while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+	} while (read_seqretry(&fs->seq, seq));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ static void get_fs_root_and_pwd_rcu(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root,
 	unsigned seq;
 
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&fs->seq);
 		*root = fs->root;
 		*pwd = fs->pwd;
-	} while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+	} while (read_seqretry(&fs->seq, seq));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 1f5fdd2e096e..871078ddb220 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ static void check_unsafe_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	 * state is protected by cred_guard_mutex we hold.
 	 */
 	n_fs = 1;
-	spin_lock(&p->fs->lock);
+	read_seqlock_excl(&p->fs->seq);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_other_threads(p, t) {
 		if (t->fs == p->fs)
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static void check_unsafe_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		bprm->unsafe |= LSM_UNSAFE_SHARE;
 	else
 		p->fs->in_exec = 1;
-	spin_unlock(&p->fs->lock);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&p->fs->seq);
 }
 
 static void bprm_fill_uid(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct file *file)
diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index b1363ead6c5e..7c236f64cdea 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -180,11 +180,7 @@ static int get_path_anchor(int fd, struct path *root)
 	}
 
 	if (fd == AT_FDCWD) {
-		struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
-		spin_lock(&fs->lock);
-		*root = fs->pwd;
-		path_get(root);
-		spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+		get_fs_pwd(current->fs, root);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/fs_struct.c b/fs/fs_struct.c
index 64c2d0814ed6..28be762ac1c6 100644
--- a/fs/fs_struct.c
+++ b/fs/fs_struct.c
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ void set_fs_root(struct fs_struct *fs, const struct path *path)
 	struct path old_root;
 
 	path_get(path);
-	spin_lock(&fs->lock);
-	write_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+	write_seqlock(&fs->seq);
 	old_root = fs->root;
 	fs->root = *path;
-	write_seqcount_end(&fs->seq);
-	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	write_sequnlock(&fs->seq);
 	if (old_root.dentry)
 		path_put(&old_root);
 }
@@ -36,12 +34,10 @@ void set_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, const struct path *path)
 	struct path old_pwd;
 
 	path_get(path);
-	spin_lock(&fs->lock);
-	write_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+	write_seqlock(&fs->seq);
 	old_pwd = fs->pwd;
 	fs->pwd = *path;
-	write_seqcount_end(&fs->seq);
-	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	write_sequnlock(&fs->seq);
 
 	if (old_pwd.dentry)
 		path_put(&old_pwd);
@@ -67,16 +63,14 @@ void chroot_fs_refs(const struct path *old_root, const struct path *new_root)
 		fs = p->fs;
 		if (fs) {
 			int hits = 0;
-			spin_lock(&fs->lock);
-			write_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+			write_seqlock(&fs->seq);
 			hits += replace_path(&fs->root, old_root, new_root);
 			hits += replace_path(&fs->pwd, old_root, new_root);
-			write_seqcount_end(&fs->seq);
 			while (hits--) {
 				count++;
 				path_get(new_root);
 			}
-			spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+			write_sequnlock(&fs->seq);
 		}
 		task_unlock(p);
 	}
@@ -99,10 +93,10 @@ void exit_fs(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	if (fs) {
 		int kill;
 		task_lock(tsk);
-		spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+		read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 		tsk->fs = NULL;
 		kill = !--fs->users;
-		spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+		read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 		task_unlock(tsk);
 		if (kill)
 			free_fs_struct(fs);
@@ -116,16 +110,15 @@ struct fs_struct *copy_fs_struct(struct fs_struct *old)
 	if (fs) {
 		fs->users = 1;
 		fs->in_exec = 0;
-		spin_lock_init(&fs->lock);
-		seqcount_spinlock_init(&fs->seq, &fs->lock);
+		seqlock_init(&fs->seq);
 		fs->umask = old->umask;
 
-		spin_lock(&old->lock);
+		read_seqlock_excl(&old->seq);
 		fs->root = old->root;
 		path_get(&fs->root);
 		fs->pwd = old->pwd;
 		path_get(&fs->pwd);
-		spin_unlock(&old->lock);
+		read_sequnlock_excl(&old->seq);
 	}
 	return fs;
 }
@@ -140,10 +133,10 @@ int unshare_fs_struct(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	task_lock(current);
-	spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+	read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 	kill = !--fs->users;
 	current->fs = new_fs;
-	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 	task_unlock(current);
 
 	if (kill)
@@ -162,7 +155,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(current_umask);
 /* to be mentioned only in INIT_TASK */
 struct fs_struct init_fs = {
 	.users		= 1,
-	.lock		= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(init_fs.lock),
-	.seq		= SEQCNT_SPINLOCK_ZERO(init_fs.seq, &init_fs.lock),
+	.seq		= __SEQLOCK_UNLOCKED(init_fs.seq),
 	.umask		= 0022,
 };
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 4bb889fc980b..f2fcaf84e111 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1012,10 +1012,10 @@ static int set_root(struct nameidata *nd)
 		unsigned seq;
 
 		do {
-			seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+			seq = read_seqbegin(&fs->seq);
 			nd->root = fs->root;
 			nd->root_seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->root.dentry->d_seq);
-		} while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+		} while (read_seqretry(&fs->seq, seq));
 	} else {
 		get_fs_root(fs, &nd->root);
 		nd->state |= ND_ROOT_GRABBED;
@@ -2580,11 +2580,11 @@ static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 			unsigned seq;
 
 			do {
-				seq = read_seqcount_begin(&fs->seq);
+				seq = read_seqbegin(&fs->seq);
 				nd->path = fs->pwd;
 				nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 				nd->seq = __read_seqcount_begin(&nd->path.dentry->d_seq);
-			} while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
+			} while (read_seqretry(&fs->seq, seq));
 		} else {
 			get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd->path);
 			nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs_struct.h b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
index 783b48dedb72..baf200ab5c77 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 struct fs_struct {
 	int users;
-	spinlock_t lock;
-	seqcount_spinlock_t seq;
+	seqlock_t seq;
 	int umask;
 	int in_exec;
 	struct path root, pwd;
@@ -26,18 +25,18 @@ extern int unshare_fs_struct(void);
 
 static inline void get_fs_root(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root)
 {
-	spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+	read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 	*root = fs->root;
 	path_get(root);
-	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 }
 
 static inline void get_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *pwd)
 {
-	spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+	read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 	*pwd = fs->pwd;
 	path_get(pwd);
-	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 }
 
 extern bool current_chrooted(void);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 1ee8eb11f38b..6318a25a16ba 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1542,14 +1542,14 @@ static int copy_fs(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 	if (clone_flags & CLONE_FS) {
 		/* tsk->fs is already what we want */
-		spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+		read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 		/* "users" and "in_exec" locked for check_unsafe_exec() */
 		if (fs->in_exec) {
-			spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+			read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		fs->users++;
-		spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+		read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	tsk->fs = copy_fs_struct(fs);
@@ -3149,13 +3149,13 @@ int ksys_unshare(unsigned long unshare_flags)
 
 		if (new_fs) {
 			fs = current->fs;
-			spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+			read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 			current->fs = new_fs;
 			if (--fs->users)
 				new_fs = NULL;
 			else
 				new_fs = fs;
-			spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
+			read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
 		}
 
 		if (new_fd)