diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
index e795908..604d247 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
@@ -357,11 +357,8 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	owner = READ_ONCE(sem->owner);
-	if (!rwsem_owner_is_writer(owner)) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't spin if the rwsem is readers owned.
-		 */
-		ret = !rwsem_owner_is_reader(owner);
+	if (!owner || !is_rwsem_owner_spinnable(owner)) {
+		ret = !owner;	/* !owner is spinnable */
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -382,11 +379,11 @@ static noinline bool rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	struct task_struct *owner = READ_ONCE(sem->owner);
 
-	if (!rwsem_owner_is_writer(owner))
-		goto out;
+	if (!is_rwsem_owner_spinnable(owner))
+		return false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	while (sem->owner == owner) {
+	while (owner && (READ_ONCE(sem->owner) == owner)) {
 		/*
 		 * Ensure we emit the owner->on_cpu, dereference _after_
 		 * checking sem->owner still matches owner, if that fails,
@@ -408,12 +405,12 @@ static noinline bool rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-out:
+
 	/*
 	 * If there is a new owner or the owner is not set, we continue
 	 * spinning.
 	 */
-	return !rwsem_owner_is_reader(READ_ONCE(sem->owner));
+	return is_rwsem_owner_spinnable(READ_ONCE(sem->owner));
 }
 
 static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 30465a2..bc1e507 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -221,5 +221,3 @@ void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(up_read_non_owner);
 
 #endif
-
-
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
index a17cba8..b9d0e72 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * The owner field of the rw_semaphore structure will be set to
- * RWSEM_READ_OWNED when a reader grabs the lock. A writer will clear
+ * RWSEM_READER_OWNED when a reader grabs the lock. A writer will clear
  * the owner field when it unlocks. A reader, on the other hand, will
  * not touch the owner field when it unlocks.
  *
- * In essence, the owner field now has the following 3 states:
+ * In essence, the owner field now has the following 4 states:
  *  1) 0
  *     - lock is free or the owner hasn't set the field yet
  *  2) RWSEM_READER_OWNED
  *     - lock is currently or previously owned by readers (lock is free
  *       or not set by owner yet)
- *  3) Other non-zero value
- *     - a writer owns the lock
+ *  3) RWSEM_ANONYMOUSLY_OWNED bit set with some other bits set as well
+ *     - lock is owned by an anonymous writer, so spinning on the lock
+ *       owner should be disabled.
+ *  4) Other non-zero value
+ *     - a writer owns the lock and other writers can spin on the lock owner.
  */
-#define RWSEM_READER_OWNED	((struct task_struct *)1UL)
+#define RWSEM_ANONYMOUSLY_OWNED	(1UL << 0)
+#define RWSEM_READER_OWNED	((struct task_struct *)RWSEM_ANONYMOUSLY_OWNED)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RWSEMS
 # define DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON(c)	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(c)
@@ -51,14 +55,22 @@ static inline void rwsem_set_reader_owned(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		WRITE_ONCE(sem->owner, RWSEM_READER_OWNED);
 }
 
-static inline bool rwsem_owner_is_writer(struct task_struct *owner)
+/*
+ * Return true if the a rwsem waiter can spin on the rwsem's owner
+ * and steal the lock, i.e. the lock is not anonymously owned.
+ * N.B. !owner is considered spinnable.
+ */
+static inline bool is_rwsem_owner_spinnable(struct task_struct *owner)
 {
-	return owner && owner != RWSEM_READER_OWNED;
+	return !((unsigned long)owner & RWSEM_ANONYMOUSLY_OWNED);
 }
 
-static inline bool rwsem_owner_is_reader(struct task_struct *owner)
+/*
+ * Return true if rwsem is owned by an anonymous writer or readers.
+ */
+static inline bool rwsem_has_anonymous_owner(struct task_struct *owner)
 {
-	return owner == RWSEM_READER_OWNED;
+	return (unsigned long)owner & RWSEM_ANONYMOUSLY_OWNED;
 }
 #else
 static inline void rwsem_set_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)