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diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index fad6d1d732b2..90517b4b21ef 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1077,31 +1077,34 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
retry:
/*
- * Preload this CPU with one extra vmap_area object to ensure
- * that we have it available when fit type of free area is
- * NE_FIT_TYPE.
+ * Preload this CPU with one extra vmap_area object. It is used
+ * when fit type of free area is NE_FIT_TYPE. Please note, it
+ * does not guarantee that an allocation occurs on a CPU that
+ * is preloaded, instead we minimize the case when it is not.
+ * It can happen because of cpu migration, because there is a
+ * race until the below spinlock is taken.
*
* The preload is done in non-atomic context, thus it allows us
* to use more permissive allocation masks to be more stable under
- * low memory condition and high memory pressure.
+ * low memory condition and high memory pressure. In rare case,
+ * if not preloaded, GFP_NOWAIT is used.
*
- * Even if it fails we do not really care about that. Just proceed
- * as it is. "overflow" path will refill the cache we allocate from.
+ * Set "pva" to NULL here, because of "retry" path.
*/
- preempt_disable();
- if (!__this_cpu_read(ne_fit_preload_node)) {
- preempt_enable();
- pva = kmem_cache_alloc_node(vmap_area_cachep, GFP_KERNEL, node);
- preempt_disable();
+ pva = NULL;
- if (__this_cpu_cmpxchg(ne_fit_preload_node, NULL, pva)) {
- if (pva)
- kmem_cache_free(vmap_area_cachep, pva);
- }
- }
+ if (!this_cpu_read(ne_fit_preload_node))
+ /*
+ * Even if it fails we do not really care about that.
+ * Just proceed as it is. If needed "overflow" path
+ * will refill the cache we allocate from.
+ */
+ pva = kmem_cache_alloc_node(vmap_area_cachep, GFP_KERNEL, node);
spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
- preempt_enable();
+
+ if (pva && __this_cpu_cmpxchg(ne_fit_preload_node, NULL, pva))
+ kmem_cache_free(vmap_area_cachep, pva);
/*
* If an allocation fails, the "vend" address is