diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.cpp
index 8166cc15f4e..0c40a26197f 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Singleton.h>
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
@@ -20,20 +21,20 @@ SpinlockProtected<Custody::AllCustodiesList>& Custody::all_instances()
     return s_all_instances;
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> Custody::try_create(Custody* parent, StringView name, Inode& inode, int mount_flags)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> Custody::try_create(Custody* parent, StringView name, Inode& inode, int mount_flags)
 {
-    return all_instances().with([&](auto& all_custodies) -> ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> {
+    return all_instances().with([&](auto& all_custodies) -> ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> {
         for (Custody& custody : all_custodies) {
             if (custody.parent() == parent
                 && custody.name() == name
                 && &custody.inode() == &inode
                 && custody.mount_flags() == mount_flags) {
-                return NonnullLockRefPtr { custody };
+                return NonnullRefPtr { custody };
             }
         }
 
         auto name_kstring = TRY(KString::try_create(name));
-        auto custody = TRY(adopt_nonnull_lock_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Custody(parent, move(name_kstring), inode, mount_flags)));
+        auto custody = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Custody(parent, move(name_kstring), inode, mount_flags)));
         all_custodies.prepend(*custody);
         return custody;
     });
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h
index 26f2e277b65..f72cf071c64 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
 
 #include <AK/Error.h>
 #include <AK/IntrusiveList.h>
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/Forward.h>
 #include <Kernel/KString.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h>
-#include <Kernel/Library/LockRefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/SpinlockProtected.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-class Custody : public ListedRefCounted<Custody, LockType::Spinlock> {
+class Custody final : public ListedRefCounted<Custody, LockType::Spinlock> {
 public:
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> try_create(Custody* parent, StringView name, Inode&, int mount_flags);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> try_create(Custody* parent, StringView name, Inode&, int mount_flags);
 
     ~Custody();
 
-    Custody* parent() { return m_parent.ptr(); }
-    Custody const* parent() const { return m_parent.ptr(); }
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent() { return m_parent; }
+    RefPtr<Custody const> parent() const { return m_parent; }
     Inode& inode() { return *m_inode; }
     Inode const& inode() const { return *m_inode; }
     StringView name() const { return m_name->view(); }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 private:
     Custody(Custody* parent, NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, Inode&, int mount_flags);
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> m_parent;
+    RefPtr<Custody> m_parent;
     NonnullOwnPtr<KString> m_name;
     NonnullLockRefPtr<Inode> m_inode;
     int m_mount_flags { 0 };
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.cpp
index e0bf3d5955d..108b47aee7c 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KBuffer>> Inode::read_entire(OpenFileDescription* descript
     return entire_file.release_nonnull();
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> Inode::resolve_as_link(Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level) const
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> Inode::resolve_as_link(Custody& base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level) const
 {
     // The default implementation simply treats the stored
     // contents as a path and resolves that. That is, it
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
index 20c2ae6c49d..155a8e2567a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     virtual ErrorOr<void> chmod(mode_t) = 0;
     virtual ErrorOr<void> chown(UserID, GroupID) = 0;
     virtual ErrorOr<void> truncate(u64) { return {}; }
-    virtual ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_as_link(Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level) const;
+    virtual ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_as_link(Custody& base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level) const;
 
     virtual ErrorOr<int> get_block_address(int) { return ENOTSUP; }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.cpp
index e934d2eb711..733147d7469 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 Mount::Mount(FileSystem& guest_fs, Custody* host_custody, int flags)
     : m_guest(guest_fs.root_inode())
     , m_guest_fs(guest_fs)
-    , m_host_custody(host_custody)
+    , m_host_custody(LockRank::None, host_custody)
     , m_flags(flags)
 {
 }
@@ -22,30 +22,36 @@ Mount::Mount(FileSystem& guest_fs, Custody* host_custody, int flags)
 Mount::Mount(Inode& source, Custody& host_custody, int flags)
     : m_guest(source)
     , m_guest_fs(source.fs())
-    , m_host_custody(host_custody)
+    , m_host_custody(LockRank::None, host_custody)
     , m_flags(flags)
 {
 }
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KString>> Mount::absolute_path() const
 {
-    if (!m_host_custody)
-        return KString::try_create("/"sv);
-    return m_host_custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
+    return m_host_custody.with([&](auto& host_custody) -> ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KString>> {
+        if (!host_custody)
+            return KString::try_create("/"sv);
+        return host_custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
+    });
 }
 
-Inode* Mount::host()
+LockRefPtr<Inode> Mount::host()
 {
-    if (!m_host_custody)
-        return nullptr;
-    return &m_host_custody->inode();
+    return m_host_custody.with([](auto& host_custody) -> LockRefPtr<Inode> {
+        if (!host_custody)
+            return nullptr;
+        return &host_custody->inode();
+    });
 }
 
-Inode const* Mount::host() const
+LockRefPtr<Inode const> Mount::host() const
 {
-    if (!m_host_custody)
-        return nullptr;
-    return &m_host_custody->inode();
+    return m_host_custody.with([](auto& host_custody) -> LockRefPtr<Inode const> {
+        if (!host_custody)
+            return nullptr;
+        return &host_custody->inode();
+    });
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.h
index 89f59a59251..de49c64caab 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Mount.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/Forward.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/NonnullLockRefPtr.h>
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ public:
     Mount(FileSystem&, Custody* host_custody, int flags);
     Mount(Inode& source, Custody& host_custody, int flags);
 
-    Inode const* host() const;
-    Inode* host();
+    LockRefPtr<Inode const> host() const;
+    LockRefPtr<Inode> host();
 
     Inode const& guest() const { return *m_guest; }
     Inode& guest() { return *m_guest; }
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 private:
     NonnullLockRefPtr<Inode> m_guest;
     NonnullLockRefPtr<FileSystem> m_guest_fs;
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> m_host_custody;
+    SpinlockProtected<RefPtr<Custody>> m_host_custody;
     int m_flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.cpp
index b7a1c5ecd27..f7405d52a99 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<OpenFileDescription>> OpenFileDescription::try_create(
     auto inode_file = TRY(InodeFile::create(custody.inode()));
     auto description = TRY(adopt_nonnull_lock_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) OpenFileDescription(move(inode_file))));
 
-    description->m_custody = custody;
+    description->m_state.with([&](auto& state) { state.custody = custody; });
     TRY(description->attach());
     return description;
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> OpenFileDescription::attach()
 
 void OpenFileDescription::set_original_custody(Badge<VirtualFileSystem>, Custody& custody)
 {
-    m_custody = custody;
+    m_state.with([&](auto& state) { state.custody = custody; });
 }
 
 Thread::FileBlocker::BlockFlags OpenFileDescription::should_unblock(Thread::FileBlocker::BlockFlags block_flags) const
@@ -355,15 +355,15 @@ ErrorOr<void> OpenFileDescription::close()
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KString>> OpenFileDescription::original_absolute_path() const
 {
-    if (!m_custody)
-        return ENOENT;
-    return m_custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
+    if (auto custody = this->custody())
+        return custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
+    return ENOENT;
 }
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KString>> OpenFileDescription::pseudo_path() const
 {
-    if (m_custody)
-        return m_custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
+    if (auto custody = this->custody())
+        return custody->try_serialize_absolute_path();
     return m_file->pseudo_path(*this);
 }
 
@@ -538,4 +538,14 @@ off_t OpenFileDescription::offset() const
     return m_state.with([](auto& state) { return state.current_offset; });
 }
 
+RefPtr<Custody const> OpenFileDescription::custody() const
+{
+    return m_state.with([](auto& state) { return state.custody; });
+}
+
+RefPtr<Custody> OpenFileDescription::custody()
+{
+    return m_state.with([](auto& state) { return state.custody; });
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
index fc513f56cb0..c4cdae2d49c 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Badge.h>
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/FIFO.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/InodeMetadata.h>
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ public:
     Inode* inode() { return m_inode.ptr(); }
     Inode const* inode() const { return m_inode.ptr(); }
 
-    Custody* custody() { return m_custody.ptr(); }
-    Custody const* custody() const { return m_custody.ptr(); }
+    RefPtr<Custody> custody();
+    RefPtr<Custody const> custody() const;
 
     ErrorOr<Memory::Region*> mmap(Process&, Memory::VirtualRange const&, u64 offset, int prot, bool shared);
 
@@ -138,12 +139,12 @@ private:
         blocker_set().unblock_all_blockers_whose_conditions_are_met();
     }
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> m_custody;
     LockRefPtr<Inode> m_inode;
     NonnullLockRefPtr<File> m_file;
 
     struct State {
         OwnPtr<OpenFileDescriptionData> data;
+        RefPtr<Custody> custody;
         off_t current_offset { 0 };
         u32 file_flags { 0 };
         bool readable : 1 { false };
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index d995c29299f..5b426e3c460 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/AnyOf.h>
 #include <AK/GenericLexer.h>
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Singleton.h>
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
 #include <Kernel/API/POSIX/errno.h>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ VirtualFileSystem& VirtualFileSystem::the()
 }
 
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT VirtualFileSystem::VirtualFileSystem()
+    : m_root_custody(LockRank::None)
 {
 }
 
@@ -52,14 +54,15 @@ InodeIdentifier VirtualFileSystem::root_inode_id() const
 bool VirtualFileSystem::mount_point_exists_at_inode(InodeIdentifier inode_identifier)
 {
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> bool {
-        return any_of(mounts, [&inode_identifier](Mount const& existing_mount) {
-            return existing_mount.host() && existing_mount.host()->identifier() == inode_identifier;
+        return any_of(mounts, [&inode_identifier](auto const& existing_mount) {
+            return existing_mount->host() && existing_mount->host()->identifier() == inode_identifier;
         });
     });
 }
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mount(FileSystem& fs, Custody& mount_point, int flags)
 {
+    auto new_mount = TRY(adopt_nonnull_own_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Mount(fs, &mount_point, flags)));
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> ErrorOr<void> {
         auto& inode = mount_point.inode();
         dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Mounting {} at inode {} with flags {}",
@@ -70,14 +73,14 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mount(FileSystem& fs, Custody& mount_point, int
             dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Mounting unsuccessful - inode {} is already a mount-point.", inode.identifier());
             return EBUSY;
         }
-        Mount mount { fs, &mount_point, flags };
-        mounts.append(move(mount));
+        mounts.append(move(new_mount));
         return {};
     });
 }
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::bind_mount(Custody& source, Custody& mount_point, int flags)
 {
+    auto new_mount = TRY(adopt_nonnull_own_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Mount(source.inode(), mount_point, flags)));
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> ErrorOr<void> {
         auto& inode = mount_point.inode();
         dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Bind-mounting inode {} at inode {}", source.inode().identifier(), inode.identifier());
@@ -86,8 +89,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::bind_mount(Custody& source, Custody& mount_poin
                 mount_point.inode().identifier());
             return EBUSY;
         }
-        Mount mount { source.inode(), mount_point, flags };
-        mounts.append(move(mount));
+        mounts.append(move(new_mount));
         return {};
     });
 }
@@ -111,11 +113,11 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::unmount(Inode& guest_inode)
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> ErrorOr<void> {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mounts.size(); ++i) {
             auto& mount = mounts[i];
-            if (&mount.guest() != &guest_inode)
+            if (&mount->guest() != &guest_inode)
                 continue;
-            TRY(mount.guest_fs().prepare_to_unmount());
-            dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Unmounting file system {}...", mount.guest_fs().fsid());
-            mounts.unstable_take(i);
+            TRY(mount->guest_fs().prepare_to_unmount());
+            dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Unmounting file system {}...", mount->guest_fs().fsid());
+            (void)mounts.unstable_take(i);
             return {};
         }
         dbgln("VirtualFileSystem: Nothing mounted on inode {}", guest_inode.identifier());
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mount_root(FileSystem& fs)
         return EEXIST;
     }
 
-    Mount mount { fs, nullptr, root_mount_flags };
+    auto new_mount = TRY(adopt_nonnull_own_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Mount(fs, nullptr, root_mount_flags)));
 
     auto& root_inode = fs.root_inode();
     if (!root_inode.is_directory()) {
@@ -143,10 +145,13 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mount_root(FileSystem& fs)
     dmesgln("VirtualFileSystem: mounted root from {} ({})", fs.class_name(), pseudo_path);
 
     m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) {
-        mounts.append(move(mount));
+        mounts.append(move(new_mount));
     });
 
-    m_root_custody = TRY(Custody::try_create(nullptr, ""sv, *m_root_inode, root_mount_flags));
+    RefPtr<Custody> new_root_custody = TRY(Custody::try_create(nullptr, ""sv, *m_root_inode, root_mount_flags));
+    m_root_custody.with([&](auto& root_custody) {
+        swap(root_custody, new_root_custody);
+    });
     return {};
 }
 
@@ -154,8 +159,8 @@ auto VirtualFileSystem::find_mount_for_host(InodeIdentifier id) -> Mount*
 {
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> Mount* {
         for (auto& mount : mounts) {
-            if (mount.host() && mount.host()->identifier() == id)
-                return &mount;
+            if (mount->host() && mount->host()->identifier() == id)
+                return mount.ptr();
         }
         return nullptr;
     });
@@ -165,8 +170,8 @@ auto VirtualFileSystem::find_mount_for_guest(InodeIdentifier id) -> Mount*
 {
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> Mount* {
         for (auto& mount : mounts) {
-            if (mount.guest().identifier() == id)
-                return &mount;
+            if (mount->guest().identifier() == id)
+                return mount.ptr();
         }
         return nullptr;
     });
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<OpenFileDescription>> VirtualFileSystem::open(StringVi
     if ((options & O_CREAT) && (options & O_DIRECTORY))
         return EINVAL;
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto custody_or_error = resolve_path(path, base, &parent_custody, options);
     if (custody_or_error.is_error()) {
         // NOTE: ENOENT with a non-null parent custody signals us that the immediate parent
@@ -332,7 +337,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mknod(StringView path, mode_t mode, dev_t dev,
     if (!is_regular_file(mode) && !is_block_device(mode) && !is_character_device(mode) && !is_fifo(mode) && !is_socket(mode))
         return EINVAL;
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto existing_file_or_error = resolve_path(path, base, &parent_custody);
     if (!existing_file_or_error.is_error())
         return EEXIST;
@@ -397,7 +402,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::mkdir(StringView path, mode_t mode, Custody& ba
         path = "/"sv;
     }
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     // FIXME: The errors returned by resolve_path_without_veil can leak information about paths that are not unveiled,
     //        e.g. when the error is EACCESS or similar.
     auto result = resolve_path_without_veil(path, base, &parent_custody);
@@ -446,7 +451,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::access(StringView path, int mode, Custody& base
     return {};
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::open_directory(StringView path, Custody& base)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::open_directory(StringView path, Custody& base)
 {
     auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(path, base));
     auto& inode = custody->inode();
@@ -480,11 +485,11 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::chmod(StringView path, mode_t mode, Custody& ba
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::rename(StringView old_path, StringView new_path, Custody& base)
 {
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> old_parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> old_parent_custody;
     auto old_custody = TRY(resolve_path(old_path, base, &old_parent_custody, O_NOFOLLOW_NOERROR));
     auto& old_inode = old_custody->inode();
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> new_parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> new_parent_custody;
     auto new_custody_or_error = resolve_path(new_path, base, &new_parent_custody);
     if (new_custody_or_error.is_error()) {
         if (new_custody_or_error.error().code() != ENOENT || !new_parent_custody)
@@ -630,7 +635,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::link(StringView old_path, StringView new_path,
     auto old_custody = TRY(resolve_path(old_path, base));
     auto& old_inode = old_custody->inode();
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto new_custody_or_error = resolve_path(new_path, base, &parent_custody);
     if (!new_custody_or_error.is_error())
         return EEXIST;
@@ -660,7 +665,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::link(StringView old_path, StringView new_path,
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::unlink(StringView path, Custody& base)
 {
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(path, base, &parent_custody, O_NOFOLLOW_NOERROR | O_UNLINK_INTERNAL));
     auto& inode = custody->inode();
 
@@ -690,7 +695,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::unlink(StringView path, Custody& base)
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::symlink(StringView target, StringView linkpath, Custody& base)
 {
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto existing_custody_or_error = resolve_path(linkpath, base, &parent_custody);
     if (!existing_custody_or_error.is_error())
         return EEXIST;
@@ -719,7 +724,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::symlink(StringView target, StringView linkpath,
 
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::rmdir(StringView path, Custody& base)
 {
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
     auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(path, base, &parent_custody));
     auto& inode = custody->inode();
 
@@ -766,7 +771,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::for_each_mount(Function<ErrorOr<void>(Mount con
 {
     return m_mounts.with([&](auto& mounts) -> ErrorOr<void> {
         for (auto& mount : mounts)
-            TRY(callback(mount));
+            TRY(callback(*mount));
         return {};
     });
 }
@@ -776,9 +781,9 @@ void VirtualFileSystem::sync()
     FileSystem::sync();
 }
 
-Custody& VirtualFileSystem::root_custody()
+NonnullRefPtr<Custody> VirtualFileSystem::root_custody()
 {
-    return *m_root_custody;
+    return m_root_custody.with([](auto& root_custody) -> NonnullRefPtr<Custody> { return *root_custody; });
 }
 
 UnveilNode const& VirtualFileSystem::find_matching_unveiled_path(StringView path)
@@ -871,7 +876,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::validate_path_against_process_veil(StringView p
     return {};
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::resolve_path(StringView path, Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::resolve_path(StringView path, NonnullRefPtr<Custody> base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level)
 {
     // FIXME: The errors returned by resolve_path_without_veil can leak information about paths that are not unveiled,
     //        e.g. when the error is EACCESS or similar.
@@ -899,7 +904,7 @@ static bool safe_to_follow_symlink(Inode const& inode, InodeMetadata const& pare
     return false;
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::resolve_path_without_veil(StringView path, Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::resolve_path_without_veil(StringView path, NonnullRefPtr<Custody> base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent, int options, int symlink_recursion_level)
 {
     if (symlink_recursion_level >= symlink_recursion_limit)
         return ELOOP;
@@ -910,7 +915,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> VirtualFileSystem::resolve_path_without_veil
     GenericLexer path_lexer(path);
     auto& current_process = Process::current();
 
-    NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody> custody = path[0] == '/' ? root_custody() : base;
+    NonnullRefPtr<Custody> custody = path[0] == '/' ? root_custody() : base;
     bool extra_iteration = path[path.length() - 1] == '/';
 
     while (!path_lexer.is_eof() || extra_iteration) {
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
index a9b358eb01b..26459474d8b 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     ErrorOr<void> utimensat(StringView path, Custody& base, timespec const& atime, timespec const& mtime, int options = 0);
     ErrorOr<void> rename(StringView oldpath, StringView newpath, Custody& base);
     ErrorOr<void> mknod(StringView path, mode_t, dev_t, Custody& base);
-    ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> open_directory(StringView path, Custody& base);
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> open_directory(StringView path, Custody& base);
 
     ErrorOr<void> for_each_mount(Function<ErrorOr<void>(Mount const&)>) const;
 
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ public:
 
     static void sync();
 
-    Custody& root_custody();
-    ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_path(StringView path, Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent = nullptr, int options = 0, int symlink_recursion_level = 0);
-    ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_path_without_veil(StringView path, Custody& base, LockRefPtr<Custody>* out_parent = nullptr, int options = 0, int symlink_recursion_level = 0);
+    NonnullRefPtr<Custody> root_custody();
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_path(StringView path, NonnullRefPtr<Custody> base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent = nullptr, int options = 0, int symlink_recursion_level = 0);
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> resolve_path_without_veil(StringView path, NonnullRefPtr<Custody> base, RefPtr<Custody>* out_parent = nullptr, int options = 0, int symlink_recursion_level = 0);
 
 private:
     friend class OpenFileDescription;
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ private:
 
     bool mount_point_exists_at_inode(InodeIdentifier inode);
 
+    // FIXME: These functions are totally unsafe as someone could unmount the returned Mount underneath us.
     Mount* find_mount_for_host(InodeIdentifier);
     Mount* find_mount_for_guest(InodeIdentifier);
 
     LockRefPtr<Inode> m_root_inode;
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> m_root_custody;
 
-    SpinlockProtected<Vector<Mount, 16>> m_mounts { LockRank::None };
+    SpinlockProtected<RefPtr<Custody>> m_root_custody;
+
+    SpinlockProtected<Vector<NonnullOwnPtr<Mount>, 16>> m_mounts { LockRank::None };
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index 5adb6d85e72..c069d0f0ed2 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void Process::unprotect_data()
     });
 }
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Process>> Process::try_create(LockRefPtr<Thread>& first_thread, NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, UserID uid, GroupID gid, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, LockRefPtr<Custody> current_directory, LockRefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, Process* fork_parent)
+ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Process>> Process::try_create(LockRefPtr<Thread>& first_thread, NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, UserID uid, GroupID gid, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, RefPtr<Custody> current_directory, RefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, Process* fork_parent)
 {
     auto space = TRY(Memory::AddressSpace::try_create(fork_parent ? &fork_parent->address_space() : nullptr));
     auto unveil_tree = UnveilNode { TRY(KString::try_create("/"sv)), UnveilMetadata(TRY(KString::try_create("/"sv))) };
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Process>> Process::try_create(LockRefPtr<Thread>& firs
     return process;
 }
 
-Process::Process(NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, NonnullRefPtr<Credentials> credentials, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, LockRefPtr<Custody> current_directory, LockRefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, UnveilNode unveil_tree)
+Process::Process(NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, NonnullRefPtr<Credentials> credentials, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, RefPtr<Custody> current_directory, RefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, UnveilNode unveil_tree)
     : m_name(move(name))
     , m_is_kernel_process(is_kernel_process)
-    , m_executable(move(executable))
+    , m_executable(LockRank::None, move(executable))
     , m_current_directory(LockRank::None, move(current_directory))
     , m_tty(tty)
     , m_unveil_data(LockRank::None, move(unveil_tree))
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ siginfo_t Process::wait_info() const
     return siginfo;
 }
 
-NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody> Process::current_directory()
+NonnullRefPtr<Custody> Process::current_directory()
 {
-    return m_current_directory.with([&](auto& current_directory) -> NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody> {
+    return m_current_directory.with([&](auto& current_directory) -> NonnullRefPtr<Custody> {
         if (!current_directory)
             current_directory = VirtualFileSystem::the().root_custody();
         return *current_directory;
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void Process::finalize()
         TimerQueue::the().cancel_timer(m_alarm_timer.release_nonnull());
     m_fds.with_exclusive([](auto& fds) { fds.clear(); });
     m_tty = nullptr;
-    m_executable = nullptr;
+    m_executable.with([](auto& executable) { executable = nullptr; });
     m_arguments.clear();
     m_environment.clear();
 
@@ -971,4 +971,14 @@ NonnullRefPtr<Credentials> Process::credentials() const
     return *m_protected_values.credentials;
 }
 
+RefPtr<Custody> Process::executable()
+{
+    return m_executable.with([](auto& executable) { return executable; });
+}
+
+RefPtr<Custody const> Process::executable() const
+{
+    return m_executable.with([](auto& executable) { return executable; });
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index 887b80aea0f..345cc4e343c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ public:
     u32 m_ticks_in_user_for_dead_children { 0 };
     u32 m_ticks_in_kernel_for_dead_children { 0 };
 
-    NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody> current_directory();
-    Custody* executable() { return m_executable.ptr(); }
-    Custody const* executable() const { return m_executable.ptr(); }
+    NonnullRefPtr<Custody> current_directory();
+    RefPtr<Custody> executable();
+    RefPtr<Custody const> executable() const;
 
     static constexpr size_t max_arguments_size = Thread::default_userspace_stack_size / 8;
     static constexpr size_t max_environment_size = Thread::default_userspace_stack_size / 8;
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ private:
     bool add_thread(Thread&);
     bool remove_thread(Thread&);
 
-    Process(NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, NonnullRefPtr<Credentials>, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, LockRefPtr<Custody> current_directory, LockRefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, UnveilNode unveil_tree);
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Process>> try_create(LockRefPtr<Thread>& first_thread, NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, UserID, GroupID, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, LockRefPtr<Custody> current_directory = nullptr, LockRefPtr<Custody> executable = nullptr, TTY* = nullptr, Process* fork_parent = nullptr);
+    Process(NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, NonnullRefPtr<Credentials>, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, RefPtr<Custody> current_directory, RefPtr<Custody> executable, TTY* tty, UnveilNode unveil_tree);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<Process>> try_create(LockRefPtr<Thread>& first_thread, NonnullOwnPtr<KString> name, UserID, GroupID, ProcessID ppid, bool is_kernel_process, RefPtr<Custody> current_directory = nullptr, RefPtr<Custody> executable = nullptr, TTY* = nullptr, Process* fork_parent = nullptr);
     ErrorOr<void> attach_resources(NonnullOwnPtr<Memory::AddressSpace>&&, LockRefPtr<Thread>& first_thread, Process* fork_parent);
     static ProcessID allocate_pid();
 
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@ private:
     Atomic<bool, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_is_stopped { false };
     bool m_should_generate_coredump { false };
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> m_executable;
+    SpinlockProtected<RefPtr<Custody>> m_executable;
 
-    SpinlockProtected<LockRefPtr<Custody>> m_current_directory;
+    SpinlockProtected<RefPtr<Custody>> m_current_directory;
 
     NonnullOwnPtrVector<KString> m_arguments;
     NonnullOwnPtrVector<KString> m_environment;
diff --git a/Kernel/ProcessSpecificExposed.cpp b/Kernel/ProcessSpecificExposed.cpp
index 8e25c28c206..82fcf6735e2 100644
--- a/Kernel/ProcessSpecificExposed.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/ProcessSpecificExposed.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ mode_t Process::binary_link_required_mode() const
 
 ErrorOr<void> Process::procfs_get_binary_link(KBufferBuilder& builder) const
 {
-    auto const* custody = executable();
+    auto custody = executable();
     if (!custody)
         return Error::from_errno(ENOEXEC);
     return builder.append(TRY(custody->try_serialize_absolute_path())->view());
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
index 445a4fc03e5..a10a7cbc5bb 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h>
 #include <Kernel/Process.h>
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chdir(Userspace<char const*> user_path, size_t pat
     VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::rpath));
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(user_path, path_length));
-    auto current_directory = m_current_directory.with([](auto& current_directory) -> NonnullLockRefPtr<Custody> {
+    auto current_directory = m_current_directory.with([](auto& current_directory) -> NonnullRefPtr<Custody> {
         return *current_directory;
     });
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> new_directory = TRY(VirtualFileSystem::the().open_directory(path->view(), *current_directory));
+    RefPtr<Custody> new_directory = TRY(VirtualFileSystem::the().open_directory(path->view(), *current_directory));
     m_current_directory.with([&](auto& current_directory) {
         // NOTE: We use swap() here to avoid manipulating the ref counts while holding the lock.
         swap(current_directory, new_directory);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
index 564b87a61e2..c1f2e2fc8d4 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chmod(Userspace<Syscall::SC_chmod_params const*> u
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(params.path));
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
     if (params.dirfd == AT_FDCWD) {
         base = current_directory();
     } else {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
index 70c49b28764..4a72df16a2d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/NonnullLockRefPtrVector.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chown(Userspace<Syscall::SC_chown_params const*> u
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(params.path));
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
     if (params.dirfd == AT_FDCWD) {
         base = current_directory();
     } else {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/execve.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/execve.cpp
index 0a8dd5eeeba..405c9dbc8c9 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/execve.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/execve.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> Process::do_exec(NonnullLockRefPtr<OpenFileDescription> main_progr
 
     m_space = load_result.space.release_nonnull();
 
-    m_executable = main_program_description->custody();
+    m_executable.with([&](auto& executable) { executable = main_program_description->custody(); });
     m_arguments = move(arguments);
     m_environment = move(environment);
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/fork.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/fork.cpp
index 772b38764b0..2009f743a72 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/fork.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/fork.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fork(RegisterState& regs)
     };
 
     auto child_name = TRY(m_name->try_clone());
-    auto child = TRY(Process::try_create(child_first_thread, move(child_name), uid(), gid(), pid(), m_is_kernel_process, current_directory(), m_executable, m_tty, this));
+    auto child = TRY(Process::try_create(child_first_thread, move(child_name), uid(), gid(), pid(), m_is_kernel_process, current_directory(), executable(), m_tty, this));
 
     // NOTE: All user processes have a leaked ref on them. It's balanced by Thread::WaitBlockerSet::finalize().
     child->ref();
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/open.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/open.cpp
index 77294cd0f72..2a0c7732558 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/open.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/open.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/Debug.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h>
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$open(Userspace<Syscall::SC_open_params const*> use
     dbgln_if(IO_DEBUG, "sys$open(dirfd={}, path='{}', options={}, mode={})", dirfd, path->view(), options, mode);
 
     auto fd_allocation = TRY(allocate_fd());
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
     if (dirfd == AT_FDCWD) {
         base = current_directory();
     } else {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/stat.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/stat.cpp
index 39eea5b7e97..89194d32d0e 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/stat.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/stat.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/NonnullLockRefPtrVector.h>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$stat(Userspace<Syscall::SC_stat_params const*> use
 
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(params.path));
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
     if (params.dirfd == AT_FDCWD) {
         base = current_directory();
     } else {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
index 21a5edbc3cb..5f3a62330e2 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$unlink(int dirfd, Userspace<char const*> user_path
     if (flags & ~AT_REMOVEDIR)
         return Error::from_errno(EINVAL);
 
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
     if (dirfd == AT_FDCWD) {
         base = current_directory();
     } else {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/unveil.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/unveil.cpp
index a993f009527..a27ebefbbb5 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/unveil.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/unveil.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Custody.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$unveil(Userspace<Syscall::SC_unveil_params const*>
     // However, if the user specified unveil() with "c" permissions, we don't set errno if ENOENT is encountered,
     // because they most likely intend the program to create the file for them later on.
     // If this case is encountered, the parent node of the path is returned and the custody of that inode is used instead.
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> parent_custody; // Parent inode in case of ENOENT
+    RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody; // Parent inode in case of ENOENT
     OwnPtr<KString> new_unveiled_path;
     auto custody_or_error = VirtualFileSystem::the().resolve_path_without_veil(path->view(), VirtualFileSystem::the().root_custody(), &parent_custody);
     if (!custody_or_error.is_error()) {
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/utimensat.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/utimensat.cpp
index 45bfd1cb1b1..73b13ecb2e5 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/utimensat.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/utimensat.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$utimensat(Userspace<Syscall::SC_utimensat_params c
 
     OwnPtr<KString> path;
     LockRefPtr<OpenFileDescription> description;
-    LockRefPtr<Custody> base;
+    RefPtr<Custody> base;
 
     auto path_or_error = get_syscall_path_argument(params.path);
     if (path_or_error.is_error()) {