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diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index d4b6bd7d74e..fe2f71f92ae 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -2150,6 +2150,33 @@ int __cpuset_zone_allowed(struct zone *z, gfp_t gfp_mask)
}
/**
+ * cpuset_lock - lock out any changes to cpuset structures
+ *
+ * The out of memory (oom) code needs to lock down cpusets
+ * from being changed while it scans the tasklist looking for a
+ * task in an overlapping cpuset. Expose callback_sem via this
+ * cpuset_lock() routine, so the oom code can lock it, before
+ * locking the task list. The tasklist_lock is a spinlock, so
+ * must be taken inside callback_sem.
+ */
+
+void cpuset_lock(void)
+{
+ down(&callback_sem);
+}
+
+/**
+ * cpuset_unlock - release lock on cpuset changes
+ *
+ * Undo the lock taken in a previous cpuset_lock() call.
+ */
+
+void cpuset_unlock(void)
+{
+ up(&callback_sem);
+}
+
+/**
* cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap - Do we overlap @p's mem_exclusive ancestors?
* @p: pointer to task_struct of some other task.
*
@@ -2158,7 +2185,7 @@ int __cpuset_zone_allowed(struct zone *z, gfp_t gfp_mask)
* determine if task @p's memory usage might impact the memory
* available to the current task.
*
- * Acquires callback_sem - not suitable for calling from a fast path.
+ * Call while holding callback_sem.
**/
int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
@@ -2166,8 +2193,6 @@ int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
const struct cpuset *cs1, *cs2; /* my and p's cpuset ancestors */
int overlap = 0; /* do cpusets overlap? */
- down(&callback_sem);
-
task_lock(current);
if (current->flags & PF_EXITING) {
task_unlock(current);
@@ -2186,8 +2211,6 @@ int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
overlap = nodes_intersects(cs1->mems_allowed, cs2->mems_allowed);
done:
- up(&callback_sem);
-
return overlap;
}