diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
index 2ada505067cc..eb5d7a56f8d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ notrace static int __always_inline do_realtime(struct timespec *ts)
 
 	ts->tv_nsec = 0;
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(&gtod->seq);
+		seq = raw_read_seqcount_begin(&gtod->seq);
 		mode = gtod->clock.vclock_mode;
 		ts->tv_sec = gtod->wall_time_sec;
 		ns = gtod->wall_time_snsec;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ notrace static int do_monotonic(struct timespec *ts)
 
 	ts->tv_nsec = 0;
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(&gtod->seq);
+		seq = raw_read_seqcount_begin(&gtod->seq);
 		mode = gtod->clock.vclock_mode;
 		ts->tv_sec = gtod->monotonic_time_sec;
 		ns = gtod->monotonic_time_snsec;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ notrace static int do_realtime_coarse(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	unsigned long seq;
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(&gtod->seq);
+		seq = raw_read_seqcount_begin(&gtod->seq);
 		ts->tv_sec = gtod->wall_time_coarse.tv_sec;
 		ts->tv_nsec = gtod->wall_time_coarse.tv_nsec;
 	} while (unlikely(read_seqcount_retry(&gtod->seq, seq)));
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ notrace static int do_monotonic_coarse(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	unsigned long seq;
 	do {
-		seq = read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(&gtod->seq);
+		seq = raw_read_seqcount_begin(&gtod->seq);
 		ts->tv_sec = gtod->monotonic_time_coarse.tv_sec;
 		ts->tv_nsec = gtod->monotonic_time_coarse.tv_nsec;
 	} while (unlikely(read_seqcount_retry(&gtod->seq, seq)));
diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index cf87a24c0f92..535f158977b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@ static inline unsigned __read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 }
 
 /**
- * read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep - start seq-read critical section w/o lockdep
+ * raw_read_seqcount_begin - start seq-read critical section w/o lockdep
  * @s: pointer to seqcount_t
  * Returns: count to be passed to read_seqcount_retry
  *
- * read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep opens a read critical section of the given
+ * raw_read_seqcount_begin opens a read critical section of the given
  * seqcount, but without any lockdep checking. Validity of the critical
  * section is tested by checking read_seqcount_retry function.
  */
-static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(const seqcount_t *s)
+static inline unsigned raw_read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 {
 	unsigned ret = __read_seqcount_begin(s);
 	smp_rmb();
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(const seqcount_t *s)
 static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 {
 	seqcount_lockdep_reader_access(s);
-	return read_seqcount_begin_no_lockdep(s);
+	return raw_read_seqcount_begin(s);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -206,14 +206,26 @@ static inline int read_seqcount_retry(const seqcount_t *s, unsigned start)
 }
 
 
+
+static inline void raw_write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
+{
+	s->sequence++;
+	smp_wmb();
+}
+
+static inline void raw_write_seqcount_end(seqcount_t *s)
+{
+	smp_wmb();
+	s->sequence++;
+}
+
 /*
  * Sequence counter only version assumes that callers are using their
  * own mutexing.
  */
 static inline void write_seqcount_begin_nested(seqcount_t *s, int subclass)
 {
-	s->sequence++;
-	smp_wmb();
+	raw_write_seqcount_begin(s);
 	seqcount_acquire(&s->dep_map, subclass, 0, _RET_IP_);
 }
 
@@ -225,8 +237,7 @@ static inline void write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
 static inline void write_seqcount_end(seqcount_t *s)
 {
 	seqcount_release(&s->dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
-	smp_wmb();
-	s->sequence++;
+	raw_write_seqcount_end(s);
 }
 
 /**