1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 06fb1a9d5..fd05e2bf3 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3078,12 +3078,10 @@ static void early_kmem_cache_node_alloc(int node)
 	inc_slabs_node(kmem_cache_node, node, page->objects);
 
 	/*
-	 * the lock is for lockdep's sake, not for any actual
-	 * race protection
+	 * No locks need to be taken here as it has just been
+	 * initialized and there is no concurrent access.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&n->list_lock);
-	add_partial(n, page, DEACTIVATE_TO_HEAD);
-	spin_unlock(&n->list_lock);
+	__add_partial(n, page, DEACTIVATE_TO_HEAD);
 }
 
 static void free_kmem_cache_nodes(struct kmem_cache *s)