diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index e2ab4f8..c9a5de1 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -132,10 +132,17 @@
 		(PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(*klist)) / sizeof(struct key);
 
 	ret = 0;
-	sklist = source->payload.subscriptions;
 
-	if (sklist && sklist->nkeys > 0) {
+	/* find out how many keys are currently linked */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	sklist = rcu_dereference(source->payload.subscriptions);
+	max = 0;
+	if (sklist)
 		max = sklist->nkeys;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	/* allocate a new payload and stuff load with key links */
+	if (max > 0) {
 		BUG_ON(max > limit);
 
 		max = (max + 3) & ~3;
@@ -148,6 +155,10 @@
 		if (!klist)
 			goto error;
 
+		/* set links */
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		sklist = rcu_dereference(source->payload.subscriptions);
+
 		klist->maxkeys = max;
 		klist->nkeys = sklist->nkeys;
 		memcpy(klist->keys,
@@ -157,7 +168,9 @@
 		for (loop = klist->nkeys - 1; loop >= 0; loop--)
 			atomic_inc(&klist->keys[loop]->usage);
 
-		keyring->payload.subscriptions = klist;
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
+		rcu_assign_pointer(keyring->payload.subscriptions, klist);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -192,7 +205,7 @@
 		write_unlock(&keyring_name_lock);
 	}
 
-	klist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+	klist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
 	if (klist) {
 		for (loop = klist->nkeys - 1; loop >= 0; loop--)
 			key_put(klist->keys[loop]);
@@ -216,17 +229,20 @@
 		seq_puts(m, "[anon]");
 	}
 
-	klist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	klist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
 	if (klist)
 		seq_printf(m, ": %u/%u", klist->nkeys, klist->maxkeys);
 	else
 		seq_puts(m, ": empty");
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 } /* end keyring_describe() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * read a list of key IDs from the keyring's contents
+ * - the keyring's semaphore is read-locked
  */
 static long keyring_read(const struct key *keyring,
 			 char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
@@ -237,7 +253,7 @@
 	int loop, ret;
 
 	ret = 0;
-	klist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+	klist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
 
 	if (klist) {
 		/* calculate how much data we could return */
@@ -320,7 +336,7 @@
 			       key_match_func_t match)
 {
 	struct {
-		struct key *keyring;
+		struct keyring_list *keylist;
 		int kix;
 	} stack[KEYRING_SEARCH_MAX_DEPTH];
 
@@ -328,10 +344,12 @@
 	struct timespec now;
 	struct key *key;
 	long err;
-	int sp, psp, kix;
+	int sp, kix;
 
 	key_check(keyring);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	/* top keyring must have search permission to begin the search */
 	key = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	if (!key_permission(keyring, KEY_SEARCH))
@@ -347,11 +365,10 @@
 
 	/* start processing a new keyring */
  descend:
-	read_lock(&keyring->lock);
-	if (keyring->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &keyring->flags))
 		goto not_this_keyring;
 
-	keylist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+	keylist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
 	if (!keylist)
 		goto not_this_keyring;
 
@@ -364,7 +381,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* skip revoked keys and expired keys */
-		if (key->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+		if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &key->flags))
 			continue;
 
 		if (key->expiry && now.tv_sec >= key->expiry)
@@ -379,7 +396,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* we set a different error code if we find a negative key */
-		if (key->flags & KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE) {
+		if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags)) {
 			err = -ENOKEY;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -390,48 +407,37 @@
 	/* search through the keyrings nested in this one */
 	kix = 0;
  ascend:
-	while (kix < keylist->nkeys) {
+	for (; kix < keylist->nkeys; kix++) {
 		key = keylist->keys[kix];
 		if (key->type != &key_type_keyring)
-			goto next;
+			continue;
 
 		/* recursively search nested keyrings
 		 * - only search keyrings for which we have search permission
 		 */
 		if (sp >= KEYRING_SEARCH_MAX_DEPTH)
-			goto next;
+			continue;
 
 		if (!key_permission(key, KEY_SEARCH))
-			goto next;
-
-		/* evade loops in the keyring tree */
-		for (psp = 0; psp < sp; psp++)
-			if (stack[psp].keyring == keyring)
-				goto next;
+			continue;
 
 		/* stack the current position */
-		stack[sp].keyring = keyring;
+		stack[sp].keylist = keylist;
 		stack[sp].kix = kix;
 		sp++;
 
 		/* begin again with the new keyring */
 		keyring = key;
 		goto descend;
-
-	next:
-		kix++;
 	}
 
 	/* the keyring we're looking at was disqualified or didn't contain a
 	 * matching key */
  not_this_keyring:
-	read_unlock(&keyring->lock);
-
 	if (sp > 0) {
 		/* resume the processing of a keyring higher up in the tree */
 		sp--;
-		keyring = stack[sp].keyring;
-		keylist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+		keylist = stack[sp].keylist;
 		kix = stack[sp].kix + 1;
 		goto ascend;
 	}
@@ -442,16 +448,9 @@
 	/* we found a viable match */
  found:
 	atomic_inc(&key->usage);
-	read_unlock(&keyring->lock);
-
-	/* unwind the keyring stack */
-	while (sp > 0) {
-		sp--;
-		read_unlock(&stack[sp].keyring->lock);
-	}
-
 	key_check(key);
  error:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return key;
 
 } /* end keyring_search_aux() */
@@ -489,7 +488,9 @@
 	struct key *key;
 	int loop;
 
-	klist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	klist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
 	if (klist) {
 		for (loop = 0; loop < klist->nkeys; loop++) {
 			key = klist->keys[loop];
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@
 			if (key->type == ktype &&
 			    key->type->match(key, description) &&
 			    key_permission(key, perm) &&
-			    !(key->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+			    !test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &key->flags)
 			    )
 				goto found;
 		}
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@
  found:
 	atomic_inc(&key->usage);
  error:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return key;
 
 } /* end __keyring_search_one() */
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@
 				    &keyring_name_hash[bucket],
 				    type_data.link
 				    ) {
-			if (keyring->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+			if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &keyring->flags))
 				continue;
 
 			if (strcmp(keyring->description, name) != 0)
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@
 static int keyring_detect_cycle(struct key *A, struct key *B)
 {
 	struct {
-		struct key *subtree;
+		struct keyring_list *keylist;
 		int kix;
 	} stack[KEYRING_SEARCH_MAX_DEPTH];
 
@@ -587,20 +589,21 @@
 	struct key *subtree, *key;
 	int sp, kix, ret;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	ret = -EDEADLK;
 	if (A == B)
-		goto error;
+		goto cycle_detected;
 
 	subtree = B;
 	sp = 0;
 
 	/* start processing a new keyring */
  descend:
-	read_lock(&subtree->lock);
-	if (subtree->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &subtree->flags))
 		goto not_this_keyring;
 
-	keylist = subtree->payload.subscriptions;
+	keylist = rcu_dereference(subtree->payload.subscriptions);
 	if (!keylist)
 		goto not_this_keyring;
 	kix = 0;
@@ -619,7 +622,7 @@
 				goto too_deep;
 
 			/* stack the current position */
-			stack[sp].subtree = subtree;
+			stack[sp].keylist = keylist;
 			stack[sp].kix = kix;
 			sp++;
 
@@ -632,13 +635,10 @@
 	/* the keyring we're looking at was disqualified or didn't contain a
 	 * matching key */
  not_this_keyring:
-	read_unlock(&subtree->lock);
-
 	if (sp > 0) {
 		/* resume the checking of a keyring higher up in the tree */
 		sp--;
-		subtree = stack[sp].subtree;
-		keylist = subtree->payload.subscriptions;
+		keylist = stack[sp].keylist;
 		kix = stack[sp].kix + 1;
 		goto ascend;
 	}
@@ -646,30 +646,36 @@
 	ret = 0; /* no cycles detected */
 
  error:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;
 
  too_deep:
 	ret = -ELOOP;
-	goto error_unwind;
+	goto error;
+
  cycle_detected:
 	ret = -EDEADLK;
- error_unwind:
-	read_unlock(&subtree->lock);
-
-	/* unwind the keyring stack */
-	while (sp > 0) {
-		sp--;
-		read_unlock(&stack[sp].subtree->lock);
-	}
-
 	goto error;
 
 } /* end keyring_detect_cycle() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
+ * dispose of a keyring list after the RCU grace period
+ */
+static void keyring_link_rcu_disposal(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct keyring_list *klist =
+		container_of(rcu, struct keyring_list, rcu);
+
+	kfree(klist);
+
+} /* end keyring_link_rcu_disposal() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
  * link a key into to a keyring
- * - must be called with the keyring's semaphore held
+ * - must be called with the keyring's semaphore write-locked
  */
 int __key_link(struct key *keyring, struct key *key)
 {
@@ -679,7 +685,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = -EKEYREVOKED;
-	if (keyring->flags & KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)
+	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &keyring->flags))
 		goto error;
 
 	ret = -ENOTDIR;
@@ -710,9 +716,10 @@
 		/* there's sufficient slack space to add directly */
 		atomic_inc(&key->usage);
 
-		write_lock(&keyring->lock);
-		klist->keys[klist->nkeys++] = key;
-		write_unlock(&keyring->lock);
+		klist->keys[klist->nkeys] = key;
+		smp_wmb();
+		klist->nkeys++;
+		smp_wmb();
 
 		ret = 0;
 	}
@@ -723,6 +730,8 @@
 			max += klist->maxkeys;
 
 		ret = -ENFILE;
+		if (max > 65535)
+			goto error3;
 		size = sizeof(*klist) + sizeof(*key) * max;
 		if (size > PAGE_SIZE)
 			goto error3;
@@ -743,14 +752,13 @@
 
 		/* add the key into the new space */
 		atomic_inc(&key->usage);
-
-		write_lock(&keyring->lock);
-		keyring->payload.subscriptions = nklist;
 		nklist->keys[nklist->nkeys++] = key;
-		write_unlock(&keyring->lock);
+
+		rcu_assign_pointer(keyring->payload.subscriptions, nklist);
 
 		/* dispose of the old keyring list */
-		kfree(klist);
+		if (klist)
+			call_rcu(&klist->rcu, keyring_link_rcu_disposal);
 
 		ret = 0;
 	}
@@ -791,11 +799,26 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
+ * dispose of a keyring list after the RCU grace period, freeing the unlinked
+ * key
+ */
+static void keyring_unlink_rcu_disposal(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct keyring_list *klist =
+		container_of(rcu, struct keyring_list, rcu);
+
+	key_put(klist->keys[klist->delkey]);
+	kfree(klist);
+
+} /* end keyring_unlink_rcu_disposal() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
  * unlink the first link to a key from a keyring
  */
 int key_unlink(struct key *keyring, struct key *key)
 {
-	struct keyring_list *klist;
+	struct keyring_list *klist, *nklist;
 	int loop, ret;
 
 	key_check(keyring);
@@ -819,31 +842,45 @@
 	ret = -ENOENT;
 	goto error;
 
- key_is_present:
+key_is_present:
+	/* we need to copy the key list for RCU purposes */
+	nklist = kmalloc(sizeof(*klist) + sizeof(*key) * klist->maxkeys,
+			 GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!nklist)
+		goto nomem;
+	nklist->maxkeys = klist->maxkeys;
+	nklist->nkeys = klist->nkeys - 1;
+
+	if (loop > 0)
+		memcpy(&nklist->keys[0],
+		       &klist->keys[0],
+		       loop * sizeof(klist->keys[0]));
+
+	if (loop < nklist->nkeys)
+		memcpy(&nklist->keys[loop],
+		       &klist->keys[loop + 1],
+		       (nklist->nkeys - loop) * sizeof(klist->keys[0]));
+
 	/* adjust the user's quota */
 	key_payload_reserve(keyring,
 			    keyring->datalen - KEYQUOTA_LINK_BYTES);
 
-	/* shuffle down the key pointers
-	 * - it might be worth shrinking the allocated memory, but that runs
-	 *   the risk of ENOMEM as we would have to copy
-	 */
-	write_lock(&keyring->lock);
-
-	klist->nkeys--;
-	if (loop < klist->nkeys)
-		memcpy(&klist->keys[loop],
-		       &klist->keys[loop + 1],
-		       (klist->nkeys - loop) * sizeof(struct key *));
-
-	write_unlock(&keyring->lock);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(keyring->payload.subscriptions, nklist);
 
 	up_write(&keyring->sem);
-	key_put(key);
+
+	/* schedule for later cleanup */
+	klist->delkey = loop;
+	call_rcu(&klist->rcu, keyring_unlink_rcu_disposal);
+
 	ret = 0;
 
- error:
+error:
 	return ret;
+nomem:
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	up_write(&keyring->sem);
+	goto error;
 
 } /* end key_unlink() */
 
@@ -851,13 +888,32 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
+ * dispose of a keyring list after the RCU grace period, releasing the keys it
+ * links to
+ */
+static void keyring_clear_rcu_disposal(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct keyring_list *klist;
+	int loop;
+
+	klist = container_of(rcu, struct keyring_list, rcu);
+
+	for (loop = klist->nkeys - 1; loop >= 0; loop--)
+		key_put(klist->keys[loop]);
+
+	kfree(klist);
+
+} /* end keyring_clear_rcu_disposal() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
  * clear the specified process keyring
  * - implements keyctl(KEYCTL_CLEAR)
  */
 int keyring_clear(struct key *keyring)
 {
 	struct keyring_list *klist;
-	int loop, ret;
+	int ret;
 
 	ret = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (keyring->type == &key_type_keyring) {
@@ -870,20 +926,15 @@
 			key_payload_reserve(keyring,
 					    sizeof(struct keyring_list));
 
-			write_lock(&keyring->lock);
-			keyring->payload.subscriptions = NULL;
-			write_unlock(&keyring->lock);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(keyring->payload.subscriptions,
+					   NULL);
 		}
 
 		up_write(&keyring->sem);
 
 		/* free the keys after the locks have been dropped */
-		if (klist) {
-			for (loop = klist->nkeys - 1; loop >= 0; loop--)
-				key_put(klist->keys[loop]);
-
-			kfree(klist);
-		}
+		if (klist)
+			call_rcu(&klist->rcu, keyring_clear_rcu_disposal);
 
 		ret = 0;
 	}