diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 12000ba..87fd3ab 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -3238,6 +3238,7 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 	struct page *ptepage;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	int cow;
+	struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
 	struct hstate *h = hstate_vma(vma);
 	unsigned long sz = huge_page_size(h);
 	struct mmu_notifier_range range;
@@ -3249,13 +3250,23 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 		mmu_notifier_range_init(&range, src, vma->vm_start,
 					vma->vm_end);
 		mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(&range);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * For shared mappings i_mmap_rwsem must be held to call
+		 * huge_pte_alloc, otherwise the returned ptep could go
+		 * away if part of a shared pmd and another thread calls
+		 * huge_pmd_unshare.
+		 */
+		i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 	}
 
 	for (addr = vma->vm_start; addr < vma->vm_end; addr += sz) {
 		spinlock_t *src_ptl, *dst_ptl;
+
 		src_pte = huge_pte_offset(src, addr, sz);
 		if (!src_pte)
 			continue;
+
 		dst_pte = huge_pte_alloc(dst, addr, sz);
 		if (!dst_pte) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3326,6 +3337,8 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 
 	if (cow)
 		mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(&range);
+	else
+		i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3771,14 +3784,18 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_no_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			};
 
 			/*
-			 * hugetlb_fault_mutex must be dropped before
-			 * handling userfault.  Reacquire after handling
-			 * fault to make calling code simpler.
+			 * hugetlb_fault_mutex and i_mmap_rwsem must be
+			 * dropped before handling userfault.  Reacquire
+			 * after handling fault to make calling code simpler.
 			 */
 			hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(h, mm, vma, mapping,
 							idx, haddr);
 			mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
+			i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
+
 			ret = handle_userfault(&vmf, VM_UFFD_MISSING);
+
+			i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 			mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -3926,6 +3943,11 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
 	if (ptep) {
+		/*
+		 * Since we hold no locks, ptep could be stale.  That is
+		 * OK as we are only making decisions based on content and
+		 * not actually modifying content here.
+		 */
 		entry = huge_ptep_get(ptep);
 		if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_migration(entry))) {
 			migration_entry_wait_huge(vma, mm, ptep);
@@ -3933,20 +3955,31 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		} else if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_hwpoisoned(entry)))
 			return VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE |
 				VM_FAULT_SET_HINDEX(hstate_index(h));
-	} else {
-		ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
-		if (!ptep)
-			return VM_FAULT_OOM;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Acquire i_mmap_rwsem before calling huge_pte_alloc and hold
+	 * until finished with ptep.  This prevents huge_pmd_unshare from
+	 * being called elsewhere and making the ptep no longer valid.
+	 *
+	 * ptep could have already be assigned via huge_pte_offset.  That
+	 * is OK, as huge_pte_alloc will return the same value unless
+	 * something changed.
+	 */
 	mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
-	idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
+	i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
+	ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
+	if (!ptep) {
+		i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
+		return VM_FAULT_OOM;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Serialize hugepage allocation and instantiation, so that we don't
 	 * get spurious allocation failures if two CPUs race to instantiate
 	 * the same page in the page cache.
 	 */
+	idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
 	hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(h, mm, vma, mapping, idx, haddr);
 	mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
 
@@ -4034,6 +4067,7 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 out_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
+	i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
 	/*
 	 * Generally it's safe to hold refcount during waiting page lock. But
 	 * here we just wait to defer the next page fault to avoid busy loop and
@@ -4638,10 +4672,12 @@ void adjust_range_if_pmd_sharing_possible(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
  * Search for a shareable pmd page for hugetlb. In any case calls pmd_alloc()
  * and returns the corresponding pte. While this is not necessary for the
  * !shared pmd case because we can allocate the pmd later as well, it makes the
- * code much cleaner. pmd allocation is essential for the shared case because
- * pud has to be populated inside the same i_mmap_rwsem section - otherwise
- * racing tasks could either miss the sharing (see huge_pte_offset) or select a
- * bad pmd for sharing.
+ * code much cleaner.
+ *
+ * This routine must be called with i_mmap_rwsem held in at least read mode.
+ * For hugetlbfs, this prevents removal of any page table entries associated
+ * with the address space.  This is important as we are setting up sharing
+ * based on existing page table entries (mappings).
  */
 pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
 {
@@ -4658,7 +4694,6 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
 	if (!vma_shareable(vma, addr))
 		return (pte_t *)pmd_alloc(mm, pud, addr);
 
-	i_mmap_lock_write(mapping);
 	vma_interval_tree_foreach(svma, &mapping->i_mmap, idx, idx) {
 		if (svma == vma)
 			continue;
@@ -4688,7 +4723,6 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
 out:
 	pte = (pte_t *)pmd_alloc(mm, pud, addr);
-	i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping);
 	return pte;
 }
 
@@ -4699,7 +4733,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
  * indicated by page_count > 1, unmap is achieved by clearing pud and
  * decrementing the ref count. If count == 1, the pte page is not shared.
  *
- * called with page table lock held.
+ * Called with page table lock held and i_mmap_rwsem held in write mode.
  *
  * returns: 1 successfully unmapped a shared pte page
  *	    0 the underlying pte page is not shared, or it is the last user