diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 83326ad..90eef40 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@
 		 * We can't temporarily set the pmd to null in order
 		 * to split it, the pmd must remain marked huge at all
 		 * times or the VM won't take the pmd_trans_huge paths
-		 * and it won't wait on the anon_vma->root->lock to
+		 * and it won't wait on the anon_vma->root->mutex to
 		 * serialize against split_huge_page*.
 		 */
 		pmdp_splitting_flush_notify(vma, address, pmd);
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* must be called with anon_vma->root->lock hold */
+/* must be called with anon_vma->root->mutex hold */
 static void __split_huge_page(struct page *page,
 			      struct anon_vma *anon_vma)
 {
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 26efbfc..ac2631b 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -2502,15 +2502,15 @@
 		 * The LSB of head.next can't change from under us
 		 * because we hold the mm_all_locks_mutex.
 		 */
-		spin_lock_nest_lock(&anon_vma->root->lock, &mm->mmap_sem);
+		mutex_lock_nest_lock(&anon_vma->root->mutex, &mm->mmap_sem);
 		/*
 		 * We can safely modify head.next after taking the
-		 * anon_vma->root->lock. If some other vma in this mm shares
+		 * anon_vma->root->mutex. If some other vma in this mm shares
 		 * the same anon_vma we won't take it again.
 		 *
 		 * No need of atomic instructions here, head.next
 		 * can't change from under us thanks to the
-		 * anon_vma->root->lock.
+		 * anon_vma->root->mutex.
 		 */
 		if (__test_and_set_bit(0, (unsigned long *)
 				       &anon_vma->root->head.next))
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@
  * vma in this mm is backed by the same anon_vma or address_space.
  *
  * We can take all the locks in random order because the VM code
- * taking i_mmap_mutex or anon_vma->lock outside the mmap_sem never
+ * taking i_mmap_mutex or anon_vma->mutex outside the mmap_sem never
  * takes more than one of them in a row. Secondly we're protected
  * against a concurrent mm_take_all_locks() by the mm_all_locks_mutex.
  *
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * No need of atomic instructions here, head.next
 		 * can't change from under us until we release the
-		 * anon_vma->root->lock.
+		 * anon_vma->root->mutex.
 		 */
 		if (!__test_and_clear_bit(0, (unsigned long *)
 					  &anon_vma->root->head.next))
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index d271845..ce29d40 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  *   mm->mmap_sem
  *     page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)
  *       mapping->i_mmap_mutex
- *         anon_vma->lock
+ *         anon_vma->mutex
  *           mm->page_table_lock or pte_lock
  *             zone->lru_lock (in mark_page_accessed, isolate_lru_page)
  *             swap_lock (in swap_duplicate, swap_info_get)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  *
  * (code doesn't rely on that order so it could be switched around)
  * ->tasklist_lock
- *   anon_vma->lock      (memory_failure, collect_procs_anon)
+ *   anon_vma->mutex      (memory_failure, collect_procs_anon)
  *     pte map lock
  */
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 {
 	struct anon_vma *anon_vma = data;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&anon_vma->lock);
+	mutex_init(&anon_vma->mutex);
 	atomic_set(&anon_vma->refcount, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&anon_vma->head);
 }
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * We need mmap_sem locking, Otherwise VM_LOCKED check makes
 	 * unstable result and race. Plus, We can't wait here because
-	 * we now hold anon_vma->lock or mapping->i_mmap_mutex.
+	 * we now hold anon_vma->mutex or mapping->i_mmap_mutex.
 	 * if trylock failed, the page remain in evictable lru and later
 	 * vmscan could retry to move the page to unevictable lru if the
 	 * page is actually mlocked.