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diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 627db2e031e9..6e9844b8c6fb 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -344,8 +344,24 @@ int __mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *m)
* incremented count after it has set MNT_WRITE_HOLD.
*/
smp_mb();
- while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
- cpu_relax();
+ might_lock(&mount_lock.lock);
+ while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD) {
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)) {
+ cpu_relax();
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * This prevents priority inversion, if the task
+ * setting MNT_WRITE_HOLD got preempted on a remote
+ * CPU, and it prevents life lock if the task setting
+ * MNT_WRITE_HOLD has a lower priority and is bound to
+ * the same CPU as the task that is spinning here.
+ */
+ preempt_enable();
+ lock_mount_hash();
+ unlock_mount_hash();
+ preempt_disable();
+ }
+ }
/*
* After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
* be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until