diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 7706df237349..f5d150c62955 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void nvme_free_ns(struct kref *kref)
 	kfree(ns);
 }
 
-static inline bool nvme_get_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+bool nvme_get_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 {
 	return kref_get_unless_zero(&ns->kref);
 }
@@ -3684,9 +3684,10 @@ out_unlock:
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns, *ret = NULL;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		if (ns->head->ns_id == nsid) {
 			if (!nvme_get_ns(ns))
 				continue;
@@ -3696,7 +3697,7 @@ struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid)
 		if (ns->head->ns_id > nsid)
 			break;
 	}
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(nvme_find_get_ns, NVME_TARGET_PASSTHRU);
@@ -3710,7 +3711,7 @@ static void nvme_ns_add_to_ctrl_list(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(tmp, &ns->ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		if (tmp->head->ns_id < ns->head->ns_id) {
-			list_add(&ns->list, &tmp->list);
+			list_add_rcu(&ns->list, &tmp->list);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3776,17 +3777,18 @@ static void nvme_alloc_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns_info *info)
 	if (nvme_update_ns_info(ns, info))
 		goto out_unlink_ns;
 
-	down_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that no namespaces are added to the ctrl list after the queues
 	 * are frozen, thereby avoiding a deadlock between scan and reset.
 	 */
 	if (test_bit(NVME_CTRL_FROZEN, &ctrl->flags)) {
-		up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
 		goto out_unlink_ns;
 	}
 	nvme_ns_add_to_ctrl_list(ns);
-	up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
 	nvme_get_ctrl(ctrl);
 
 	if (device_add_disk(ctrl->device, ns->disk, nvme_ns_attr_groups))
@@ -3809,9 +3811,10 @@ static void nvme_alloc_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns_info *info)
 
  out_cleanup_ns_from_list:
 	nvme_put_ctrl(ctrl);
-	down_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_del_init(&ns->list);
-	up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	list_del_rcu(&ns->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
  out_unlink_ns:
 	mutex_lock(&ctrl->subsys->lock);
 	list_del_rcu(&ns->siblings);
@@ -3861,9 +3864,10 @@ static void nvme_ns_remove(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 		nvme_cdev_del(&ns->cdev, &ns->cdev_device);
 	del_gendisk(ns->disk);
 
-	down_write(&ns->ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_del_init(&ns->list);
-	up_write(&ns->ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&ns->ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	list_del_rcu(&ns->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&ns->ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	synchronize_srcu(&ns->ctrl->srcu);
 
 	if (last_path)
 		nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(ns->head);
@@ -3953,16 +3957,17 @@ static void nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 	struct nvme_ns *ns, *next;
 	LIST_HEAD(rm_list);
 
-	down_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		if (ns->head->ns_id > nsid)
-			list_move_tail(&ns->list, &rm_list);
+			list_splice_init_rcu(&ns->list, &rm_list,
+					     synchronize_rcu);
 	}
-	up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &rm_list, list)
 		nvme_ns_remove(ns);
-
 }
 
 static int nvme_scan_ns_list(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
@@ -4132,9 +4137,10 @@ void nvme_remove_namespaces(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	/* this is a no-op when called from the controller reset handler */
 	nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DELETING_NOIO);
 
-	down_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_splice_init(&ctrl->namespaces, &ns_list);
-	up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	list_splice_init_rcu(&ctrl->namespaces, &ns_list, synchronize_rcu);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+	synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &ns_list, list)
 		nvme_ns_remove(ns);
@@ -4582,6 +4588,7 @@ static void nvme_free_ctrl(struct device *dev)
 	key_put(ctrl->tls_key);
 	nvme_free_cels(ctrl);
 	nvme_mpath_uninit(ctrl);
+	cleanup_srcu_struct(&ctrl->srcu);
 	nvme_auth_stop(ctrl);
 	nvme_auth_free(ctrl);
 	__free_page(ctrl->discard_page);
@@ -4614,10 +4621,15 @@ int nvme_init_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct device *dev,
 	ctrl->passthru_err_log_enabled = false;
 	clear_bit(NVME_CTRL_FAILFAST_EXPIRED, &ctrl->flags);
 	spin_lock_init(&ctrl->lock);
+	mutex_init(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
+
+	ret = init_srcu_struct(&ctrl->srcu);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	mutex_init(&ctrl->scan_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctrl->namespaces);
 	xa_init(&ctrl->cels);
-	init_rwsem(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
 	ctrl->dev = dev;
 	ctrl->ops = ops;
 	ctrl->quirks = quirks;
@@ -4697,6 +4709,7 @@ out_release_instance:
 out:
 	if (ctrl->discard_page)
 		__free_page(ctrl->discard_page);
+	cleanup_srcu_struct(&ctrl->srcu);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_init_ctrl);
@@ -4705,22 +4718,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_init_ctrl);
 void nvme_mark_namespaces_dead(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
 		blk_mark_disk_dead(ns->disk);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_mark_namespaces_dead);
 
 void nvme_unfreeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
 		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(ns->queue);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	clear_bit(NVME_CTRL_FROZEN, &ctrl->flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_unfreeze);
@@ -4728,14 +4743,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_unfreeze);
 int nvme_wait_freeze_timeout(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, long timeout)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		timeout = blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait_timeout(ns->queue, timeout);
 		if (timeout <= 0)
 			break;
 	}
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	return timeout;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_wait_freeze_timeout);
@@ -4743,23 +4759,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_wait_freeze_timeout);
 void nvme_wait_freeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
 		blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait(ns->queue);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_wait_freeze);
 
 void nvme_start_freeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
 	set_bit(NVME_CTRL_FROZEN, &ctrl->flags);
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
 		blk_freeze_queue_start(ns->queue);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_start_freeze);
 
@@ -4802,11 +4820,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_unquiesce_admin_queue);
 void nvme_sync_io_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
 		blk_sync_queue(ns->queue);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_sync_io_queues);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 499a8bb7cac7..9d9d2a127c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -789,15 +789,15 @@ static int nvme_dev_user_cmd(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, void __user *argp,
 		bool open_for_write)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
 	if (list_empty(&ctrl->namespaces)) {
 		ret = -ENOTTY;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ns = list_first_entry(&ctrl->namespaces, struct nvme_ns, list);
+	ns = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ctrl->namespaces, struct nvme_ns, list);
 	if (ns != list_last_entry(&ctrl->namespaces, struct nvme_ns, list)) {
 		dev_warn(ctrl->device,
 			"NVME_IOCTL_IO_CMD not supported when multiple namespaces present!\n");
@@ -807,15 +807,18 @@ static int nvme_dev_user_cmd(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, void __user *argp,
 
 	dev_warn(ctrl->device,
 		"using deprecated NVME_IOCTL_IO_CMD ioctl on the char device!\n");
-	kref_get(&ns->kref);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	if (!nvme_get_ns(ns)) {
+		ret = -ENXIO;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 
 	ret = nvme_user_cmd(ctrl, ns, argp, 0, open_for_write);
 	nvme_put_ns(ns);
 	return ret;
 
 out_unlock:
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 1bee176fd850..d8b6b4648eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -151,16 +151,17 @@ void nvme_mpath_end_request(struct request *rq)
 void nvme_kick_requeue_lists(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		if (!ns->head->disk)
 			continue;
 		kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
 		if (nvme_ctrl_state(ns->ctrl) == NVME_CTRL_LIVE)
 			disk_uevent(ns->head->disk, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 	}
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 
 static const char *nvme_ana_state_names[] = {
@@ -194,13 +195,14 @@ out:
 void nvme_mpath_clear_ctrl_paths(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(ns);
 		kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
 	}
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 
 void nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths(struct nvme_ns *ns)
@@ -681,6 +683,7 @@ static int nvme_update_ana_state(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 	u32 nr_nsids = le32_to_cpu(desc->nnsids), n = 0;
 	unsigned *nr_change_groups = data;
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+	int srcu_idx;
 
 	dev_dbg(ctrl->device, "ANA group %d: %s.\n",
 			le32_to_cpu(desc->grpid),
@@ -692,8 +695,8 @@ static int nvme_update_ana_state(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 	if (!nr_nsids)
 		return 0;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		unsigned nsid;
 again:
 		nsid = le32_to_cpu(desc->nsids[n]);
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ again:
 		if (ns->head->ns_id > nsid)
 			goto again;
 	}
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index c43a30753d87..f3a41133ac3f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ struct nvme_ctrl {
 	struct blk_mq_tag_set *tagset;
 	struct blk_mq_tag_set *admin_tagset;
 	struct list_head namespaces;
-	struct rw_semaphore namespaces_rwsem;
+	struct mutex namespaces_lock;
+	struct srcu_struct srcu;
 	struct device ctrl_device;
 	struct device *device;	/* char device */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVME_HWMON
@@ -1160,6 +1161,7 @@ void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns, u32 effects,
 		       struct nvme_command *cmd, int status);
 struct nvme_ctrl *nvme_ctrl_from_file(struct file *file);
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid);
+bool nvme_get_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns);
 void nvme_put_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns);
 
 static inline bool nvme_multi_css(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)