2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 8f5e85269110..2a57278afb80 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct fanotify_perm_event_info *dequeue_event(
 {
         struct fanotify_perm_event_info *event, *return_e = NULL;
 
-        mutex_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+        spin_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(event, &group->fanotify_data.access_list,
                             fae.fse.list) {
                 if (event->fd != fd)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static struct fanotify_perm_event_info *dequeue_event(
                 return_e = event;
                 break;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+        spin_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
 
         pr_debug("%s: found return_re=%p\n", __func__, return_e);
 
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 
                 pevent = FANOTIFY_PE(event);
                 pevent->fd = fd;
-                mutex_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+                spin_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
                 list_add_tail(&pevent->fae.fse.list,
                               &group->fanotify_data.access_list);
-                mutex_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+                spin_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int fanotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
         struct fanotify_perm_event_info *event, *next;
 
-        mutex_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+        spin_lock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
 
         atomic_inc(&group->fanotify_data.bypass_perm);
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int fanotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
                 list_del_init(&event->fae.fse.list);
                 event->response = FAN_ALLOW;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+        spin_unlock(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
 
         wake_up(&group->fanotify_data.access_waitq);
 #endif
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags)
 
         group->fanotify_data.f_flags = event_f_flags;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
-        mutex_init(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
+        spin_lock_init(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);
         init_waitqueue_head(&group->fanotify_data.access_waitq);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->fanotify_data.access_list);
         atomic_set(&group->fanotify_data.bypass_perm, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 64cf3ef50696..fc7718c6bd3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
                 struct fanotify_group_private_data {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
                         /* allows a group to block waiting for a userspace response */
-                        struct mutex access_mutex;
+                        spinlock_t access_lock;
                         struct list_head access_list;
                         wait_queue_head_t access_waitq;
                         atomic_t bypass_perm;