diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index 98c3d12b7275..6008d884e621 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -643,10 +643,10 @@ struct memcg_cache_params {
 			struct list_head children_node;
 			struct list_head kmem_caches_node;
 
-			void (*deact_fn)(struct kmem_cache *);
+			void (*work_fn)(struct kmem_cache *);
 			union {
-				struct rcu_head deact_rcu_head;
-				struct work_struct deact_work;
+				struct rcu_head rcu_head;
+				struct work_struct work;
 			};
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index 86f7ede21203..7ef695b91919 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static __always_inline void memcg_uncharge_slab(struct page *page, int order,
 extern void slab_init_memcg_params(struct kmem_cache *);
 extern void memcg_link_cache(struct kmem_cache *s, struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
 extern void slab_deactivate_memcg_cache_rcu_sched(struct kmem_cache *s,
-				void (*deact_fn)(struct kmem_cache *));
+				void (*work_fn)(struct kmem_cache *));
 
 #else /* CONFIG_MEMCG_KMEM */
 
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 07ee4189b40c..f4dd9f75751c 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -691,17 +691,17 @@ out_unlock:
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
-static void kmemcg_deactivate_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
+static void kmemcg_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s = container_of(work, struct kmem_cache,
-					    memcg_params.deact_work);
+					    memcg_params.work);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	get_online_mems();
 
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 
-	s->memcg_params.deact_fn(s);
+	s->memcg_params.work_fn(s);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
 
@@ -712,36 +712,36 @@ static void kmemcg_deactivate_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	css_put(&s->memcg_params.memcg->css);
 }
 
-static void kmemcg_deactivate_rcufn(struct rcu_head *head)
+static void kmemcg_rcufn(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s = container_of(head, struct kmem_cache,
-					    memcg_params.deact_rcu_head);
+					    memcg_params.rcu_head);
 
 	/*
-	 * We need to grab blocking locks.  Bounce to ->deact_work.  The
+	 * We need to grab blocking locks.  Bounce to ->work.  The
 	 * work item shares the space with the RCU head and can't be
 	 * initialized eariler.
 	 */
-	INIT_WORK(&s->memcg_params.deact_work, kmemcg_deactivate_workfn);
-	queue_work(memcg_kmem_cache_wq, &s->memcg_params.deact_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&s->memcg_params.work, kmemcg_workfn);
+	queue_work(memcg_kmem_cache_wq, &s->memcg_params.work);
 }
 
 /**
  * slab_deactivate_memcg_cache_rcu_sched - schedule deactivation after a
  *					   sched RCU grace period
  * @s: target kmem_cache
- * @deact_fn: deactivation function to call
+ * @work_fn: deactivation function to call
  *
- * Schedule @deact_fn to be invoked with online cpus, mems and slab_mutex
+ * Schedule @work_fn to be invoked with online cpus, mems and slab_mutex
  * held after a sched RCU grace period.  The slab is guaranteed to stay
- * alive until @deact_fn is finished.  This is to be used from
+ * alive until @work_fn is finished.  This is to be used from
  * __kmemcg_cache_deactivate().
  */
 void slab_deactivate_memcg_cache_rcu_sched(struct kmem_cache *s,
-					   void (*deact_fn)(struct kmem_cache *))
+					   void (*work_fn)(struct kmem_cache *))
 {
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(is_root_cache(s)) ||
-	    WARN_ON_ONCE(s->memcg_params.deact_fn))
+	    WARN_ON_ONCE(s->memcg_params.work_fn))
 		return;
 
 	if (s->memcg_params.root_cache->memcg_params.dying)
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ void slab_deactivate_memcg_cache_rcu_sched(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	/* pin memcg so that @s doesn't get destroyed in the middle */
 	css_get(&s->memcg_params.memcg->css);
 
-	s->memcg_params.deact_fn = deact_fn;
-	call_rcu(&s->memcg_params.deact_rcu_head, kmemcg_deactivate_rcufn);
+	s->memcg_params.work_fn = work_fn;
+	call_rcu(&s->memcg_params.rcu_head, kmemcg_rcufn);
 }
 
 void memcg_deactivate_kmem_caches(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)