diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index f62c2f6c60593978b9611bef4a6d3faac49ccf7a..5b337cf8fb8655755fd00360df587745e8cc34f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct hugepage_subpool {
 
 struct resv_map {
 	struct kref refs;
+	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head regions;
 };
 extern struct resv_map *resv_map_alloc(void);
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 454b311373c58cb978d5b7373441f9728f7aff04..5a2515a774b5f52f9a683dd2f44bbbf41d9619f4 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -135,15 +135,8 @@ static inline struct hugepage_subpool *subpool_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  * Region tracking -- allows tracking of reservations and instantiated pages
  *                    across the pages in a mapping.
  *
- * The region data structures are protected by a combination of the mmap_sem
- * and the hugetlb_instantiation_mutex.  To access or modify a region the caller
- * must either hold the mmap_sem for write, or the mmap_sem for read and
- * the hugetlb_instantiation_mutex:
- *
- *	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
- * or
- *	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
- *	mutex_lock(&hugetlb_instantiation_mutex);
+ * The region data structures are embedded into a resv_map and
+ * protected by a resv_map's lock
  */
 struct file_region {
 	struct list_head link;
@@ -156,6 +149,7 @@ static long region_add(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 	struct list_head *head = &resv->regions;
 	struct file_region *rg, *nrg, *trg;
 
+	spin_lock(&resv->lock);
 	/* Locate the region we are either in or before. */
 	list_for_each_entry(rg, head, link)
 		if (f <= rg->to)
@@ -185,15 +179,18 @@ static long region_add(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 	}
 	nrg->from = f;
 	nrg->to = t;
+	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static long region_chg(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &resv->regions;
-	struct file_region *rg, *nrg;
+	struct file_region *rg, *nrg = NULL;
 	long chg = 0;
 
+retry:
+	spin_lock(&resv->lock);
 	/* Locate the region we are before or in. */
 	list_for_each_entry(rg, head, link)
 		if (f <= rg->to)
@@ -203,15 +200,21 @@ static long region_chg(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 	 * Subtle, allocate a new region at the position but make it zero
 	 * size such that we can guarantee to record the reservation. */
 	if (&rg->link == head || t < rg->from) {
-		nrg = kmalloc(sizeof(*nrg), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!nrg)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		nrg->from = f;
-		nrg->to   = f;
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nrg->link);
-		list_add(&nrg->link, rg->link.prev);
+		if (!nrg) {
+			spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
+			nrg = kmalloc(sizeof(*nrg), GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!nrg)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			nrg->from = f;
+			nrg->to   = f;
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nrg->link);
+			goto retry;
+		}
 
-		return t - f;
+		list_add(&nrg->link, rg->link.prev);
+		chg = t - f;
+		goto out_nrg;
 	}
 
 	/* Round our left edge to the current segment if it encloses us. */
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ static long region_chg(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 		if (&rg->link == head)
 			break;
 		if (rg->from > t)
-			return chg;
+			goto out;
 
 		/* We overlap with this area, if it extends further than
 		 * us then we must extend ourselves.  Account for its
@@ -235,6 +238,14 @@ static long region_chg(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 		}
 		chg -= rg->to - rg->from;
 	}
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
+	/*  We already know we raced and no longer need the new region */
+	kfree(nrg);
+	return chg;
+out_nrg:
+	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
 	return chg;
 }
 
@@ -244,12 +255,13 @@ static long region_truncate(struct resv_map *resv, long end)
 	struct file_region *rg, *trg;
 	long chg = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&resv->lock);
 	/* Locate the region we are either in or before. */
 	list_for_each_entry(rg, head, link)
 		if (end <= rg->to)
 			break;
 	if (&rg->link == head)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* If we are in the middle of a region then adjust it. */
 	if (end > rg->from) {
@@ -266,6 +278,9 @@ static long region_truncate(struct resv_map *resv, long end)
 		list_del(&rg->link);
 		kfree(rg);
 	}
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
 	return chg;
 }
 
@@ -275,6 +290,7 @@ static long region_count(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 	struct file_region *rg;
 	long chg = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&resv->lock);
 	/* Locate each segment we overlap with, and count that overlap. */
 	list_for_each_entry(rg, head, link) {
 		long seg_from;
@@ -290,6 +306,7 @@ static long region_count(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t)
 
 		chg += seg_to - seg_from;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
 
 	return chg;
 }
@@ -387,6 +404,7 @@ struct resv_map *resv_map_alloc(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	kref_init(&resv_map->refs);
+	spin_lock_init(&resv_map->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resv_map->regions);
 
 	return resv_map;