diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/directory-locking.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/directory-locking.rst
index 504ba94..dccd61c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/directory-locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/directory-locking.rst
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ exclusive.
 3) object removal.  Locking rules: caller locks parent, finds victim,
 locks victim and calls the method.  Locks are exclusive.
 
-4) rename() that is _not_ cross-directory.  Locking rules: caller locks
-the parent and finds source and target.  In case of exchange (with
-RENAME_EXCHANGE in flags argument) lock both.  In any case,
-if the target already exists, lock it.  If the source is a non-directory,
-lock it.  If we need to lock both, lock them in inode pointer order.
-Then call the method.  All locks are exclusive.
+4) rename() that is _not_ cross-directory.  Locking rules: caller locks the
+parent and finds source and target.  We lock both (provided they exist).  If we
+need to lock two inodes of different type (dir vs non-dir), we lock directory
+first.  If we need to lock two inodes of the same type, lock them in inode
+pointer order.  Then call the method.  All locks are exclusive.
 NB: we might get away with locking the source (and target in exchange
 case) shared.
 
@@ -44,15 +43,17 @@ All locks are exclusive.
 rules:
 
 	* lock the filesystem
-	* lock parents in "ancestors first" order.
+	* lock parents in "ancestors first" order. If one is not ancestor of
+	  the other, lock them in inode pointer order.
 	* find source and target.
 	* if old parent is equal to or is a descendent of target
 	  fail with -ENOTEMPTY
 	* if new parent is equal to or is a descendent of source
 	  fail with -ELOOP
-	* If it's an exchange, lock both the source and the target.
-	* If the target exists, lock it.  If the source is a non-directory,
-	  lock it.  If we need to lock both, do so in inode pointer order.
+	* Lock both the source and the target provided they exist. If we
+	  need to lock two inodes of different type (dir vs non-dir), we lock
+	  the directory first. If we need to lock two inodes of the same type,
+	  lock them in inode pointer order.
 	* call the method.
 
 All ->i_rwsem are taken exclusive.  Again, we might get away with locking
@@ -66,8 +67,9 @@ If no directory is its own ancestor, the scheme above is deadlock-free.
 
 Proof:
 
-	First of all, at any moment we have a partial ordering of the
-	objects - A < B iff A is an ancestor of B.
+	First of all, at any moment we have a linear ordering of the
+	objects - A < B iff (A is an ancestor of B) or (B is not an ancestor
+        of A and ptr(A) < ptr(B)).
 
 	That ordering can change.  However, the following is true:
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 45b5798..0caf6c7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -3834,19 +3834,10 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 			return retval;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * We need to protect against old.inode directory getting converted
-	 * from inline directory format into a normal one.
-	 */
-	if (S_ISDIR(old.inode->i_mode))
-		inode_lock_nested(old.inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
-
 	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de,
 				 &old.inlined);
-	if (IS_ERR(old.bh)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(old.bh);
-		goto unlock_moved_dir;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(old.bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(old.bh);
 
 	/*
 	 *  Check for inode number is _not_ due to possible IO errors.
@@ -4043,10 +4034,6 @@ release_bh:
 	brelse(old.bh);
 	brelse(new.bh);
 
-unlock_moved_dir:
-	if (S_ISDIR(old.inode->i_mode))
-		inode_unlock(old.inode);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index 77a7127..ad597b4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -995,20 +995,12 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Copied from ext4_rename: we need to protect against old.inode
-	 * directory getting converted from inline directory format into
-	 * a normal one.
-	 */
-	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode))
-		inode_lock_nested(old_inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
-
 	err = -ENOENT;
 	old_entry = f2fs_find_entry(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &old_page);
 	if (!old_entry) {
 		if (IS_ERR(old_page))
 			err = PTR_ERR(old_page);
-		goto out_unlock_old;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode)) {
@@ -1116,9 +1108,6 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 
 	f2fs_unlock_op(sbi);
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode))
-		inode_unlock(old_inode);
-
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(old_dir) || IS_DIRSYNC(new_dir))
 		f2fs_sync_fs(sbi->sb, 1);
 
@@ -1133,9 +1122,6 @@ out_dir:
 		f2fs_put_page(old_dir_page, 0);
 out_old:
 	f2fs_put_page(old_page, 0);
-out_unlock_old:
-	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode))
-		inode_unlock(old_inode);
 out:
 	iput(whiteout);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 577799b..53ae3b7 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1104,9 +1104,51 @@ void discard_new_inode(struct inode *inode)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(discard_new_inode);
 
 /**
+ * lock_two_inodes - lock two inodes (may be regular files but also dirs)
+ *
+ * Lock any non-NULL argument. The caller must make sure that if he is passing
+ * in two directories, one is not ancestor of the other.  Zero, one or two
+ * objects may be locked by this function.
+ *
+ * @inode1: first inode to lock
+ * @inode2: second inode to lock
+ * @subclass1: inode lock subclass for the first lock obtained
+ * @subclass2: inode lock subclass for the second lock obtained
+ */
+void lock_two_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
+		     unsigned subclass1, unsigned subclass2)
+{
+	if (!inode1 || !inode2) {
+		/*
+		 * Make sure @subclass1 will be used for the acquired lock.
+		 * This is not strictly necessary (no current caller cares) but
+		 * let's keep things consistent.
+		 */
+		if (!inode1)
+			swap(inode1, inode2);
+		goto lock;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If one object is directory and the other is not, we must make sure
+	 * to lock directory first as the other object may be its child.
+	 */
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode2->i_mode) == S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode)) {
+		if (inode1 > inode2)
+			swap(inode1, inode2);
+	} else if (!S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode))
+		swap(inode1, inode2);
+lock:
+	if (inode1)
+		inode_lock_nested(inode1, subclass1);
+	if (inode2 && inode2 != inode1)
+		inode_lock_nested(inode2, subclass2);
+}
+
+/**
  * lock_two_nondirectories - take two i_mutexes on non-directory objects
  *
- * Lock any non-NULL argument that is not a directory.
+ * Lock any non-NULL argument. Passed objects must not be directories.
  * Zero, one or two objects may be locked by this function.
  *
  * @inode1: first inode to lock
@@ -1114,13 +1156,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(discard_new_inode);
  */
 void lock_two_nondirectories(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2)
 {
-	if (inode1 > inode2)
-		swap(inode1, inode2);
-
-	if (inode1 && !S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode))
-		inode_lock(inode1);
-	if (inode2 && !S_ISDIR(inode2->i_mode) && inode2 != inode1)
-		inode_lock_nested(inode2, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(S_ISDIR(inode2->i_mode));
+	lock_two_inodes(inode1, inode2, I_MUTEX_NORMAL, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_two_nondirectories);
 
@@ -1131,10 +1169,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_two_nondirectories);
  */
 void unlock_two_nondirectories(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2)
 {
-	if (inode1 && !S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode))
+	if (inode1) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(S_ISDIR(inode1->i_mode));
 		inode_unlock(inode1);
-	if (inode2 && !S_ISDIR(inode2->i_mode) && inode2 != inode1)
+	}
+	if (inode2 && inode2 != inode1) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(S_ISDIR(inode2->i_mode));
 		inode_unlock(inode2);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unlock_two_nondirectories);
 
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index b916b84..5cec33c 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ extern long prune_icache_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc);
 int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct mnt_idmap *, struct dentry *dentry);
 bool in_group_or_capable(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			 const struct inode *inode, vfsgid_t vfsgid);
+void lock_two_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
+		     unsigned subclass1, unsigned subclass2);
 
 /*
  * fs-writeback.c
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e4fe087..6a5e26a 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3028,8 +3028,8 @@ static struct dentry *lock_two_directories(struct dentry *p1, struct dentry *p2)
 		return p;
 	}
 
-	inode_lock_nested(p1->d_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	inode_lock_nested(p2->d_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT2);
+	lock_two_inodes(p1->d_inode, p2->d_inode,
+			I_MUTEX_PARENT, I_MUTEX_PARENT2);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -4731,7 +4731,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(link, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname
  *	   sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex. We might be more accurate, but that's another
  *	   story.
  *	c) we have to lock _four_ objects - parents and victim (if it exists),
- *	   and source (if it is not a directory).
+ *	   and source.
  *	   And that - after we got ->i_mutex on parents (until then we don't know
  *	   whether the target exists).  Solution: try to be smart with locking
  *	   order for inodes.  We rely on the fact that tree topology may change
@@ -4815,10 +4815,16 @@ int vfs_rename(struct renamedata *rd)
 
 	take_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name, old_dentry);
 	dget(new_dentry);
-	if (!is_dir || (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
-		lock_two_nondirectories(source, target);
-	else if (target)
-		inode_lock(target);
+	/*
+	 * Lock all moved children. Moved directories may need to change parent
+	 * pointer so they need the lock to prevent against concurrent
+	 * directory changes moving parent pointer. For regular files we've
+	 * historically always done this. The lockdep locking subclasses are
+	 * somewhat arbitrary but RENAME_EXCHANGE in particular can swap
+	 * regular files and directories so it's difficult to tell which
+	 * subclasses to use.
+	 */
+	lock_two_inodes(source, target, I_MUTEX_NORMAL, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 
 	error = -EPERM;
 	if (IS_SWAPFILE(source) || (target && IS_SWAPFILE(target)))
@@ -4866,9 +4872,9 @@ int vfs_rename(struct renamedata *rd)
 			d_exchange(old_dentry, new_dentry);
 	}
 out:
-	if (!is_dir || (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
-		unlock_two_nondirectories(source, target);
-	else if (target)
+	if (source)
+		inode_unlock(source);
+	if (target)
 		inode_unlock(target);
 	dput(new_dentry);
 	if (!error) {
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index fd20423..fd29a66 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -793,11 +793,6 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 			if (!empty_dir(new_inode))
 				goto out_oiter;
 		}
-		/*
-		 * We need to protect against old_inode getting converted from
-		 * ICB to normal directory.
-		 */
-		inode_lock_nested(old_inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 		retval = udf_fiiter_find_entry(old_inode, &dotdot_name,
 					       &diriter);
 		if (retval == -ENOENT) {
@@ -806,10 +801,8 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 				old_inode->i_ino);
 			retval = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		}
-		if (retval) {
-			inode_unlock(old_inode);
+		if (retval)
 			goto out_oiter;
-		}
 		has_diriter = true;
 		tloc = lelb_to_cpu(diriter.fi.icb.extLocation);
 		if (udf_get_lb_pblock(old_inode->i_sb, &tloc, 0) !=
@@ -889,7 +882,6 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 			       udf_dir_entry_len(&diriter.fi));
 		udf_fiiter_write_fi(&diriter, NULL);
 		udf_fiiter_release(&diriter);
-		inode_unlock(old_inode);
 
 		inode_dec_link_count(old_dir);
 		if (new_inode)
@@ -901,10 +893,8 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 	}
 	return 0;
 out_oiter:
-	if (has_diriter) {
+	if (has_diriter)
 		udf_fiiter_release(&diriter);
-		inode_unlock(old_inode);
-	}
 	udf_fiiter_release(&oiter);
 
 	return retval;
