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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
index 5afb5e0fe903..e896ebef8c24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
@@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ static inline void native_set_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte)
* pte_offset_map_lock() on 32-bit PAE kernels was reading the pmd_t with
* a "*pmdp" dereference done by GCC. Problem is, in certain places
* where pte_offset_map_lock() is called, concurrent page faults are
- * allowed, if the mmap_sem is hold for reading. An example is mincore
+ * allowed, if the mmap_lock is hold for reading. An example is mincore
* vs page faults vs MADV_DONTNEED. On the page fault side
* pmd_populate() rightfully does a set_64bit(), but if we're reading the
* pmd_t with a "*pmdp" on the mincore side, a SMP race can happen
* because GCC will not read the 64-bit value of the pmd atomically.
*
* To fix this all places running pte_offset_map_lock() while holding the
- * mmap_sem in read mode, shall read the pmdp pointer using this
+ * mmap_lock in read mode, shall read the pmdp pointer using this
* function to know if the pmd is null or not, and in turn to know if
* they can run pte_offset_map_lock() or pmd_trans_huge() or other pmd
* operations.
*
- * Without THP if the mmap_sem is held for reading, the pmd can only
+ * Without THP if the mmap_lock is held for reading, the pmd can only
* transition from null to not null while pmd_read_atomic() runs. So
* we can always return atomic pmd values with this function.
*
- * With THP if the mmap_sem is held for reading, the pmd can become
+ * With THP if the mmap_lock is held for reading, the pmd can become
* trans_huge or none or point to a pte (and in turn become "stable")
* at any time under pmd_read_atomic(). We could read it truly
* atomically here with an atomic64_read() for the THP enabled case (and