3 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 42df664e95e5..922f27068c4c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ struct dentry *lock_rename(struct dentry *p1, struct dentry *p2)
         }
 
         mutex_lock_nested(&p1->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-        mutex_lock_nested(&p2->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&p2->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT2);
         return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_rename);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 3fbf0d306e12..401f0840f5cc 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ void ovl_cleanup_whiteouts(struct dentry *upper, struct list_head *list)
 {
         struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
 
-        mutex_lock_nested(&upper->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&upper->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
         list_for_each_entry(p, list, l_node) {
                 struct dentry *dentry;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4e41a4a331bb..01036262095f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -639,11 +639,13 @@ static inline int inode_unhashed(struct inode *inode)
  * 2: child/target
  * 3: xattr
  * 4: second non-directory
- * The last is for certain operations (such as rename) which lock two
+ * 5: second parent (when locking independent directories in rename)
+ *
+ * I_MUTEX_NONDIR2 is for certain operations (such as rename) which lock two
  * non-directories at once.
  *
  * The locking order between these classes is
- * parent -> child -> normal -> xattr -> second non-directory
+ * parent[2] -> child -> grandchild -> normal -> xattr -> second non-directory
  */
 enum inode_i_mutex_lock_class
 {
@@ -651,7 +653,8 @@ enum inode_i_mutex_lock_class
         I_MUTEX_PARENT,
         I_MUTEX_CHILD,
         I_MUTEX_XATTR,
-        I_MUTEX_NONDIR2
+        I_MUTEX_NONDIR2,
+        I_MUTEX_PARENT2,
 };
 
 void lock_two_nondirectories(struct inode *, struct inode*);