diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0e44fc1cec0d..bd18fde99116 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
 #include <linux/sched/vhost_task.h>
 #include <linux/call_once.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/pvclock-abi.h>
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ union kvm_cpu_role {
 };
 
 struct kvm_rmap_head {
-	unsigned long val;
+	atomic_long_t val;
 };
 
 struct kvm_pio_request {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index a24cf8ddca7f..267cf2d4c3e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -853,11 +853,95 @@ static struct kvm_memory_slot *gfn_to_memslot_dirty_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu
  * About rmap_head encoding:
  *
  * If the bit zero of rmap_head->val is clear, then it points to the only spte
- * in this rmap chain. Otherwise, (rmap_head->val & ~1) points to a struct
+ * in this rmap chain. Otherwise, (rmap_head->val & ~3) points to a struct
  * pte_list_desc containing more mappings.
  */
 #define KVM_RMAP_MANY	BIT(0)
 
+/*
+ * rmaps and PTE lists are mostly protected by mmu_lock (the shadow MMU always
+ * operates with mmu_lock held for write), but rmaps can be walked without
+ * holding mmu_lock so long as the caller can tolerate SPTEs in the rmap chain
+ * being zapped/dropped _while the rmap is locked_.
+ *
+ * Other than the KVM_RMAP_LOCKED flag, modifications to rmap entries must be
+ * done while holding mmu_lock for write.  This allows a task walking rmaps
+ * without holding mmu_lock to concurrently walk the same entries as a task
+ * that is holding mmu_lock but _not_ the rmap lock.  Neither task will modify
+ * the rmaps, thus the walks are stable.
+ *
+ * As alluded to above, SPTEs in rmaps are _not_ protected by KVM_RMAP_LOCKED,
+ * only the rmap chains themselves are protected.  E.g. holding an rmap's lock
+ * ensures all "struct pte_list_desc" fields are stable.
+ */
+#define KVM_RMAP_LOCKED	BIT(1)
+
+static unsigned long kvm_rmap_lock(struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
+{
+	unsigned long old_val, new_val;
+
+	/*
+	 * Elide the lock if the rmap is empty, as lockless walkers (read-only
+	 * mode) don't need to (and can't) walk an empty rmap, nor can they add
+	 * entries to the rmap.  I.e. the only paths that process empty rmaps
+	 * do so while holding mmu_lock for write, and are mutually exclusive.
+	 */
+	old_val = atomic_long_read(&rmap_head->val);
+	if (!old_val)
+		return 0;
+
+	do {
+		/*
+		 * If the rmap is locked, wait for it to be unlocked before
+		 * trying acquire the lock, e.g. to bounce the cache line.
+		 */
+		while (old_val & KVM_RMAP_LOCKED) {
+			cpu_relax();
+			old_val = atomic_long_read(&rmap_head->val);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Recheck for an empty rmap, it may have been purged by the
+		 * task that held the lock.
+		 */
+		if (!old_val)
+			return 0;
+
+		new_val = old_val | KVM_RMAP_LOCKED;
+	/*
+	 * Use try_cmpxchg_acquire to prevent reads and writes to the rmap
+	 * from being reordered outside of the critical section created by
+	 * kvm_rmap_lock.
+	 *
+	 * Pairs with smp_store_release in kvm_rmap_unlock.
+	 *
+	 * For the !old_val case, no ordering is needed, as there is no rmap
+	 * to walk.
+	 */
+	} while (!atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire(&rmap_head->val, &old_val, new_val));
+
+	/* Return the old value, i.e. _without_ the LOCKED bit set. */
+	return old_val;
+}
+
+static void kvm_rmap_unlock(struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
+			    unsigned long new_val)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(new_val & KVM_RMAP_LOCKED);
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that all accesses to the rmap have completed
+	 * before we actually unlock the rmap.
+	 *
+	 * Pairs with the atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire in kvm_rmap_lock.
+	 */
+	atomic_long_set_release(&rmap_head->val, new_val);
+}
+
+static unsigned long kvm_rmap_get(struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
+{
+	return atomic_long_read(&rmap_head->val) & ~KVM_RMAP_LOCKED;
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns the number of pointers in the rmap chain, not counting the new one.
  */
@@ -868,7 +952,7 @@ static int pte_list_add(struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache *cache, u64 *spte,
 	struct pte_list_desc *desc;
 	int count = 0;
 
-	old_val = rmap_head->val;
+	old_val = kvm_rmap_lock(rmap_head);
 
 	if (!old_val) {
 		new_val = (unsigned long)spte;
@@ -900,7 +984,7 @@ static int pte_list_add(struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache *cache, u64 *spte,
 		desc->sptes[desc->spte_count++] = spte;
 	}
 
-	rmap_head->val = new_val;
+	kvm_rmap_unlock(rmap_head, new_val);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -948,7 +1032,7 @@ static void pte_list_remove(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *spte,
 	unsigned long rmap_val;
 	int i;
 
-	rmap_val = rmap_head->val;
+	rmap_val = kvm_rmap_lock(rmap_head);
 	if (KVM_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION(!rmap_val, kvm))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -974,7 +1058,7 @@ static void pte_list_remove(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *spte,
 	}
 
 out:
-	rmap_head->val = rmap_val;
+	kvm_rmap_unlock(rmap_head, rmap_val);
 }
 
 static void kvm_zap_one_rmap_spte(struct kvm *kvm,
@@ -992,7 +1076,7 @@ static bool kvm_zap_all_rmap_sptes(struct kvm *kvm,
 	unsigned long rmap_val;
 	int i;
 
-	rmap_val = rmap_head->val;
+	rmap_val = kvm_rmap_lock(rmap_head);
 	if (!rmap_val)
 		return false;
 
@@ -1011,13 +1095,13 @@ static bool kvm_zap_all_rmap_sptes(struct kvm *kvm,
 	}
 out:
 	/* rmap_head is meaningless now, remember to reset it */
-	rmap_head->val = 0;
+	kvm_rmap_unlock(rmap_head, 0);
 	return true;
 }
 
 unsigned int pte_list_count(struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
 {
-	unsigned long rmap_val = rmap_head->val;
+	unsigned long rmap_val = kvm_rmap_get(rmap_head);
 	struct pte_list_desc *desc;
 
 	if (!rmap_val)
@@ -1083,7 +1167,7 @@ struct rmap_iterator {
 static u64 *rmap_get_first(struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
 			   struct rmap_iterator *iter)
 {
-	unsigned long rmap_val = rmap_head->val;
+	unsigned long rmap_val = kvm_rmap_get(rmap_head);
 	u64 *sptep;
 
 	if (!rmap_val)
@@ -1418,7 +1502,7 @@ static void slot_rmap_walk_next(struct slot_rmap_walk_iterator *iterator)
 	while (++iterator->rmap <= iterator->end_rmap) {
 		iterator->gfn += KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(iterator->level);
 
-		if (iterator->rmap->val)
+		if (atomic_long_read(&iterator->rmap->val))
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -2444,7 +2528,8 @@ static int mmu_page_zap_pte(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 			 * avoids retaining a large number of stale nested SPs.
 			 */
 			if (tdp_enabled && invalid_list &&
-			    child->role.guest_mode && !child->parent_ptes.val)
+			    child->role.guest_mode &&
+			    !atomic_long_read(&child->parent_ptes.val))
 				return kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(kvm, child,
 								invalid_list);
 		}
