diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 1f107c74087b..f21ba868f0d1 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -248,34 +248,34 @@ static struct cpuset top_cpuset = {
 		if (is_cpuset_online(((des_cs) = css_cs((pos_css)))))
 
 /*
- * There are two global mutexes guarding cpuset structures - cpuset_mutex
- * and callback_mutex.  The latter may nest inside the former.  We also
- * require taking task_lock() when dereferencing a task's cpuset pointer.
- * See "The task_lock() exception", at the end of this comment.
+ * There are two global locks guarding cpuset structures - cpuset_mutex and
+ * callback_lock. We also require taking task_lock() when dereferencing a
+ * task's cpuset pointer. See "The task_lock() exception", at the end of this
+ * comment.
  *
- * A task must hold both mutexes to modify cpusets.  If a task holds
+ * A task must hold both locks to modify cpusets.  If a task holds
  * cpuset_mutex, then it blocks others wanting that mutex, ensuring that it
- * is the only task able to also acquire callback_mutex and be able to
+ * is the only task able to also acquire callback_lock and be able to
  * modify cpusets.  It can perform various checks on the cpuset structure
  * first, knowing nothing will change.  It can also allocate memory while
  * just holding cpuset_mutex.  While it is performing these checks, various
- * callback routines can briefly acquire callback_mutex to query cpusets.
- * Once it is ready to make the changes, it takes callback_mutex, blocking
+ * callback routines can briefly acquire callback_lock to query cpusets.
+ * Once it is ready to make the changes, it takes callback_lock, blocking
  * everyone else.
  *
  * Calls to the kernel memory allocator can not be made while holding
- * callback_mutex, as that would risk double tripping on callback_mutex
+ * callback_lock, as that would risk double tripping on callback_lock
  * from one of the callbacks into the cpuset code from within
  * __alloc_pages().
  *
- * If a task is only holding callback_mutex, then it has read-only
+ * If a task is only holding callback_lock, then it has read-only
  * access to cpusets.
  *
  * Now, the task_struct fields mems_allowed and mempolicy may be changed
  * by other task, we use alloc_lock in the task_struct fields to protect
  * them.
  *
- * The cpuset_common_file_read() handlers only hold callback_mutex across
+ * The cpuset_common_file_read() handlers only hold callback_lock across
  * small pieces of code, such as when reading out possibly multi-word
  * cpumasks and nodemasks.
  *
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static struct cpuset top_cpuset = {
  */
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpuset_mutex);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(callback_mutex);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(callback_lock);
 
 /*
  * CPU / memory hotplug is handled asynchronously.
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static struct file_system_type cpuset_fs_type = {
  * One way or another, we guarantee to return some non-empty subset
  * of cpu_online_mask.
  *
- * Call with callback_mutex held.
+ * Call with callback_lock or cpuset_mutex held.
  */
 static void guarantee_online_cpus(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *pmask)
 {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static void guarantee_online_cpus(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *pmask)
  * One way or another, we guarantee to return some non-empty subset
  * of node_states[N_MEMORY].
  *
- * Call with callback_mutex held.
+ * Call with callback_lock or cpuset_mutex held.
  */
 static void guarantee_online_mems(struct cpuset *cs, nodemask_t *pmask)
 {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static void guarantee_online_mems(struct cpuset *cs, nodemask_t *pmask)
 /*
  * update task's spread flag if cpuset's page/slab spread flag is set
  *
- * Called with callback_mutex/cpuset_mutex held
+ * Call with callback_lock or cpuset_mutex held.
  */
 static void cpuset_update_task_spread_flag(struct cpuset *cs,
 					struct task_struct *tsk)
@@ -876,9 +876,9 @@ static void update_cpumasks_hier(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *new_cpus)
 			continue;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
-		mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		cpumask_copy(cp->effective_cpus, new_cpus);
-		mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 		WARN_ON(!cgroup_on_dfl(cp->css.cgroup) &&
 			!cpumask_equal(cp->cpus_allowed, cp->effective_cpus));
@@ -943,9 +943,9 @@ static int update_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *trialcs,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cpumask_copy(cs->cpus_allowed, trialcs->cpus_allowed);
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	/* use trialcs->cpus_allowed as a temp variable */
 	update_cpumasks_hier(cs, trialcs->cpus_allowed);
@@ -1132,9 +1132,9 @@ static void update_nodemasks_hier(struct cpuset *cs, nodemask_t *new_mems)
 			continue;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
-		mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		cp->effective_mems = *new_mems;
-		mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 		WARN_ON(!cgroup_on_dfl(cp->css.cgroup) &&
 			!nodes_equal(cp->mems_allowed, cp->effective_mems));
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static void update_nodemasks_hier(struct cpuset *cs, nodemask_t *new_mems)
  * mempolicies and if the cpuset is marked 'memory_migrate',
  * migrate the tasks pages to the new memory.
  *
- * Call with cpuset_mutex held.  May take callback_mutex during call.
+ * Call with cpuset_mutex held. May take callback_lock during call.
  * Will take tasklist_lock, scan tasklist for tasks in cpuset cs,
  * lock each such tasks mm->mmap_sem, scan its vma's and rebind
  * their mempolicies to the cpusets new mems_allowed.
@@ -1202,9 +1202,9 @@ static int update_nodemask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *trialcs,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cs->mems_allowed = trialcs->mems_allowed;
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	/* use trialcs->mems_allowed as a temp variable */
 	update_nodemasks_hier(cs, &cs->mems_allowed);
@@ -1295,9 +1295,9 @@ static int update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t bit, struct cpuset *cs,
 	spread_flag_changed = ((is_spread_slab(cs) != is_spread_slab(trialcs))
 			|| (is_spread_page(cs) != is_spread_page(trialcs)));
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cs->flags = trialcs->flags;
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	if (!cpumask_empty(trialcs->cpus_allowed) && balance_flag_changed)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ static int cpuset_common_seq_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *v)
 	count = seq_get_buf(sf, &buf);
 	s = buf;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case FILE_CPULIST:
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ static int cpuset_common_seq_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *v)
 		seq_commit(sf, -1);
 	}
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1957,12 +1957,12 @@ static int cpuset_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 
 	cpuset_inc();
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	if (cgroup_on_dfl(cs->css.cgroup)) {
 		cpumask_copy(cs->effective_cpus, parent->effective_cpus);
 		cs->effective_mems = parent->effective_mems;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	if (!test_bit(CGRP_CPUSET_CLONE_CHILDREN, &css->cgroup->flags))
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -1989,10 +1989,10 @@ static int cpuset_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cs->mems_allowed = parent->mems_allowed;
 	cpumask_copy(cs->cpus_allowed, parent->cpus_allowed);
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	return 0;
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ static void cpuset_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 static void cpuset_bind(struct cgroup_subsys_state *root_css)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	if (cgroup_on_dfl(root_css->cgroup)) {
 		cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.cpus_allowed, cpu_possible_mask);
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ static void cpuset_bind(struct cgroup_subsys_state *root_css)
 		top_cpuset.mems_allowed = top_cpuset.effective_mems;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -2127,12 +2127,12 @@ hotplug_update_tasks_legacy(struct cpuset *cs,
 {
 	bool is_empty;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cpumask_copy(cs->cpus_allowed, new_cpus);
 	cpumask_copy(cs->effective_cpus, new_cpus);
 	cs->mems_allowed = *new_mems;
 	cs->effective_mems = *new_mems;
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't call update_tasks_cpumask() if the cpuset becomes empty,
@@ -2169,10 +2169,10 @@ hotplug_update_tasks(struct cpuset *cs,
 	if (nodes_empty(*new_mems))
 		*new_mems = parent_cs(cs)->effective_mems;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 	cpumask_copy(cs->effective_cpus, new_cpus);
 	cs->effective_mems = *new_mems;
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	if (cpus_updated)
 		update_tasks_cpumask(cs);
@@ -2258,21 +2258,21 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* synchronize cpus_allowed to cpu_active_mask */
 	if (cpus_updated) {
-		mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		if (!on_dfl)
 			cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.cpus_allowed, &new_cpus);
 		cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.effective_cpus, &new_cpus);
-		mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		/* we don't mess with cpumasks of tasks in top_cpuset */
 	}
 
 	/* synchronize mems_allowed to N_MEMORY */
 	if (mems_updated) {
-		mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		if (!on_dfl)
 			top_cpuset.mems_allowed = new_mems;
 		top_cpuset.effective_mems = new_mems;
-		mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		update_tasks_nodemask(&top_cpuset);
 	}
 
@@ -2365,11 +2365,13 @@ void __init cpuset_init_smp(void)
 
 void cpuset_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cpumask *pmask)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&callback_lock, flags);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	guarantee_online_cpus(task_cs(tsk), pmask);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&callback_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(struct task_struct *tsk)
@@ -2415,12 +2417,13 @@ void cpuset_init_current_mems_allowed(void)
 nodemask_t cpuset_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	nodemask_t mask;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&callback_lock, flags);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	guarantee_online_mems(task_cs(tsk), &mask);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&callback_lock, flags);
 
 	return mask;
 }
@@ -2439,7 +2442,7 @@ int cpuset_nodemask_valid_mems_allowed(nodemask_t *nodemask)
 /*
  * nearest_hardwall_ancestor() - Returns the nearest mem_exclusive or
  * mem_hardwall ancestor to the specified cpuset.  Call holding
- * callback_mutex.  If no ancestor is mem_exclusive or mem_hardwall
+ * callback_lock.  If no ancestor is mem_exclusive or mem_hardwall
  * (an unusual configuration), then returns the root cpuset.
  */
 static struct cpuset *nearest_hardwall_ancestor(struct cpuset *cs)
@@ -2481,13 +2484,12 @@ static struct cpuset *nearest_hardwall_ancestor(struct cpuset *cs)
  * GFP_KERNEL allocations are not so marked, so can escape to the
  * nearest enclosing hardwalled ancestor cpuset.
  *
- * Scanning up parent cpusets requires callback_mutex.  The
+ * Scanning up parent cpusets requires callback_lock.  The
  * __alloc_pages() routine only calls here with __GFP_HARDWALL bit
  * _not_ set if it's a GFP_KERNEL allocation, and all nodes in the
  * current tasks mems_allowed came up empty on the first pass over
  * the zonelist.  So only GFP_KERNEL allocations, if all nodes in the
- * cpuset are short of memory, might require taking the callback_mutex
- * mutex.
+ * cpuset are short of memory, might require taking the callback_lock.
  *
  * The first call here from mm/page_alloc:get_page_from_freelist()
  * has __GFP_HARDWALL set in gfp_mask, enforcing hardwall cpusets,
@@ -2514,6 +2516,7 @@ int __cpuset_node_allowed_softwall(int node, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct cpuset *cs;		/* current cpuset ancestors */
 	int allowed;			/* is allocation in zone z allowed? */
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (in_interrupt() || (gfp_mask & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return 1;
@@ -2533,14 +2536,14 @@ int __cpuset_node_allowed_softwall(int node, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Not hardwall and node outside mems_allowed: scan up cpusets */
-	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&callback_lock, flags);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	cs = nearest_hardwall_ancestor(task_cs(current));
 	allowed = node_isset(node, cs->mems_allowed);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&callback_lock, flags);
 	return allowed;
 }