struct vm_area_struct *vma = mm->mmap;
 
        while (vma) {
+               struct anon_vma *anon_vma = vma->anon_vma;
                struct anon_vma_chain *avc;
 
-               vma_lock_anon_vma(vma);
-               list_for_each_entry(avc, &vma->anon_vma_chain, same_vma)
-                       anon_vma_interval_tree_verify(avc);
-               vma_unlock_anon_vma(vma);
+               if (anon_vma) {
+                       anon_vma_lock_read(anon_vma);
+                       list_for_each_entry(avc, &vma->anon_vma_chain, same_vma)
+                               anon_vma_interval_tree_verify(avc);
+                       anon_vma_unlock_read(anon_vma);
+               }
+
                highest_address = vma->vm_end;
                vma = vma->vm_next;
                i++;
 int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 {
        struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
-       int error;
+       int error = 0;
 
        if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       /*
-        * We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated
-        * so that the anon_vma locking is not a noop.
-        */
+       /* Guard against wrapping around to address 0. */
+       if (address < PAGE_ALIGN(address+4))
+               address = PAGE_ALIGN(address+4);
+       else
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       /* We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated. */
        if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
                return -ENOMEM;
-       vma_lock_anon_vma(vma);
 
        /*
         * vma->vm_start/vm_end cannot change under us because the caller
         * is required to hold the mmap_sem in read mode.  We need the
         * anon_vma lock to serialize against concurrent expand_stacks.
-        * Also guard against wrapping around to address 0.
         */
-       if (address < PAGE_ALIGN(address+4))
-               address = PAGE_ALIGN(address+4);
-       else {
-               vma_unlock_anon_vma(vma);
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
-       error = 0;
+       anon_vma_lock_write(vma->anon_vma);
 
        /* Somebody else might have raced and expanded it already */
        if (address > vma->vm_end) {
                                 * updates, but we only hold a shared mmap_sem
                                 * lock here, so we need to protect against
                                 * concurrent vma expansions.
-                                * vma_lock_anon_vma() doesn't help here, as
+                                * anon_vma_lock_write() doesn't help here, as
                                 * we don't guarantee that all growable vmas
                                 * in a mm share the same root anon vma.
                                 * So, we reuse mm->page_table_lock to guard
                        }
                }
        }
-       vma_unlock_anon_vma(vma);
+       anon_vma_unlock_write(vma->anon_vma);
        khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(vma, vma->vm_flags);
        validate_mm(mm);
        return error;
        struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
        int error;
 
-       /*
-        * We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated
-        * so that the anon_vma locking is not a noop.
-        */
-       if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        address &= PAGE_MASK;
        error = security_mmap_addr(address);
        if (error)
                return error;
 
-       vma_lock_anon_vma(vma);
+       /* We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated. */
+       if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        /*
         * vma->vm_start/vm_end cannot change under us because the caller
         * is required to hold the mmap_sem in read mode.  We need the
         * anon_vma lock to serialize against concurrent expand_stacks.
         */
+       anon_vma_lock_write(vma->anon_vma);
 
        /* Somebody else might have raced and expanded it already */
        if (address < vma->vm_start) {
                                 * updates, but we only hold a shared mmap_sem
                                 * lock here, so we need to protect against
                                 * concurrent vma expansions.
-                                * vma_lock_anon_vma() doesn't help here, as
+                                * anon_vma_lock_write() doesn't help here, as
                                 * we don't guarantee that all growable vmas
                                 * in a mm share the same root anon vma.
                                 * So, we reuse mm->page_table_lock to guard
                        }
                }
        }
-       vma_unlock_anon_vma(vma);
+       anon_vma_unlock_write(vma->anon_vma);
        khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(vma, vma->vm_flags);
        validate_mm(mm);
        return error;