diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 2b9e656f1cb3..3c9e98f0999a 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2573,7 +2573,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(size_t size,
 		size_t align, unsigned long flags,
 		void (*ctor)(void *, struct kmem_cache *, unsigned long))
 {
-	struct list_head *h;
+	struct kmem_cache *s;
 
 	if (slub_nomerge || (flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE))
 		return NULL;
@@ -2585,10 +2585,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(size_t size,
 	align = calculate_alignment(flags, align, size);
 	size = ALIGN(size, align);
 
-	list_for_each(h, &slab_caches) {
-		struct kmem_cache *s =
-			container_of(h, struct kmem_cache, list);
-
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
 		if (slab_unmergeable(s))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2670,33 +2667,6 @@ void *kmem_cache_zalloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_zalloc);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static void for_all_slabs(void (*func)(struct kmem_cache *, int), int cpu)
-{
-	struct list_head *h;
-
-	down_read(&slub_lock);
-	list_for_each(h, &slab_caches) {
-		struct kmem_cache *s =
-			container_of(h, struct kmem_cache, list);
-
-		func(s, cpu);
-	}
-	up_read(&slub_lock);
-}
-
-/*
- * Version of __flush_cpu_slab for the case that interrupts
- * are enabled.
- */
-static void cpu_slab_flush(struct kmem_cache *s, int cpu)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	__flush_cpu_slab(s, cpu);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
-
 /*
  * Use the cpu notifier to insure that the cpu slabs are flushed when
  * necessary.
@@ -2705,13 +2675,21 @@ static int __cpuinit slab_cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
+	struct kmem_cache *s;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
-		for_all_slabs(cpu_slab_flush, cpu);
+		down_read(&slub_lock);
+		list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
+			local_irq_save(flags);
+			__flush_cpu_slab(s, cpu);
+			local_irq_restore(flags);
+		}
+		up_read(&slub_lock);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -3736,7 +3714,7 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name)
 
 static int __init slab_sysfs_init(void)
 {
-	struct list_head *h;
+	struct kmem_cache *s;
 	int err;
 
 	err = subsystem_register(&slab_subsys);
@@ -3747,10 +3725,7 @@ static int __init slab_sysfs_init(void)
 
 	slab_state = SYSFS;
 
-	list_for_each(h, &slab_caches) {
-		struct kmem_cache *s =
-			container_of(h, struct kmem_cache, list);
-
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
 		err = sysfs_slab_add(s);
 		BUG_ON(err);
 	}