diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/connection.c b/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
index fd0a288af299..36d1da273edd 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(init_lock);
 static struct ksmbd_conn_ops default_conn_ops;
 
 LIST_HEAD(conn_list);
-DEFINE_RWLOCK(conn_list_lock);
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(conn_list_lock);
 
 /**
  * ksmbd_conn_free() - free resources of the connection instance
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ DEFINE_RWLOCK(conn_list_lock);
  */
 void ksmbd_conn_free(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 {
-	write_lock(&conn_list_lock);
-	list_del(&conn->conns_list);
-	write_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+	spin_lock(&conn_list_lock);
+	list_del_rcu(&conn->conns_list);
+	spin_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
 
 	xa_destroy(&conn->sessions);
 	kvfree(conn->request_buf);
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ struct ksmbd_conn *ksmbd_conn_alloc(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->llist_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&conn->lock_list);
 
-	write_lock(&conn_list_lock);
-	list_add(&conn->conns_list, &conn_list);
-	write_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+	spin_lock(&conn_list_lock);
+	list_add_rcu(&conn->conns_list, &conn_list);
+	spin_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
 	return conn;
 }
 
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ bool ksmbd_conn_lookup_dialect(struct ksmbd_conn *c)
 	struct ksmbd_conn *t;
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	read_lock(&conn_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(t, &conn_list, conns_list) {
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(t, &conn_list, conns_list) {
 		if (memcmp(t->ClientGUID, c->ClientGUID, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE))
 			continue;
 
 		ret = true;
 		break;
 	}
-	read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ static void stop_sessions(void)
 	struct ksmbd_transport *t;
 
 again:
-	read_lock(&conn_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(conn, &conn_list, conns_list) {
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, &conn_list, conns_list) {
 		struct task_struct *task;
 
 		t = conn->transport;
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ static void stop_sessions(void)
 				    task->comm, task_pid_nr(task));
 		conn->status = KSMBD_SESS_EXITING;
 		if (t->ops->shutdown) {
-			read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			t->ops->shutdown(t);
-			read_lock(&conn_list_lock);
+			rcu_read_lock();
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (!list_empty(&conn_list)) {
 		schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 10); /* 100ms */
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/connection.h b/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
index 3643354a3fa7..e41f33a2da7c 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/connection.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct ksmbd_transport {
 #define KSMBD_TCP_PEER_SOCKADDR(c)	((struct sockaddr *)&((c)->peer_addr))
 
 extern struct list_head conn_list;
-extern rwlock_t conn_list_lock;
 
 bool ksmbd_conn_alive(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
 void ksmbd_conn_wait_idle(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 771e045c8d4a..c60cfb360f42 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -6915,8 +6915,8 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 		nolock = 1;
 		/* check locks in connection list */
-		read_lock(&conn_list_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(conn, &conn_list, conns_list) {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, &conn_list, conns_list) {
 			spin_lock(&conn->llist_lock);
 			list_for_each_entry_safe(cmp_lock, tmp2, &conn->lock_list, clist) {
 				if (file_inode(cmp_lock->fl->fl_file) !=
@@ -6932,7 +6932,7 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 						list_del(&cmp_lock->flist);
 						list_del(&cmp_lock->clist);
 						spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
-						read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+						rcu_read_unlock();
 
 						locks_free_lock(cmp_lock->fl);
 						kfree(cmp_lock);
@@ -6954,7 +6954,7 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 				    cmp_lock->start > smb_lock->start &&
 				    cmp_lock->start < smb_lock->end) {
 					spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
-					read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+					rcu_read_unlock();
 					pr_err("previous lock conflict with zero byte lock range\n");
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -6963,7 +6963,7 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 				    smb_lock->start > cmp_lock->start &&
 				    smb_lock->start < cmp_lock->end) {
 					spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
-					read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+					rcu_read_unlock();
 					pr_err("current lock conflict with zero byte lock range\n");
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -6974,14 +6974,14 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 				      cmp_lock->end >= smb_lock->end)) &&
 				    !cmp_lock->zero_len && !smb_lock->zero_len) {
 					spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
-					read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+					rcu_read_unlock();
 					pr_err("Not allow lock operation on exclusive lock range\n");
 					goto out;
 				}
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
 		}
-		read_unlock(&conn_list_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 out_check_cl:
 		if (smb_lock->fl->fl_type == F_UNLCK && nolock) {
 			pr_err("Try to unlock nolocked range\n");
