diff --git a/include/linux/cpuset.h b/include/linux/cpuset.h
index a73454aec33..20b51cab659 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuset.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuset.h
@@ -86,9 +86,44 @@ extern void rebuild_sched_domains(void);
 
 extern void cpuset_print_task_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *p);
 
+/*
+ * reading current mems_allowed and mempolicy in the fastpath must protected
+ * by get_mems_allowed()
+ */
+static inline void get_mems_allowed(void)
+{
+	current->mems_allowed_change_disable++;
+
+	/*
+	 * ensure that reading mems_allowed and mempolicy happens after the
+	 * update of ->mems_allowed_change_disable.
+	 *
+	 * the write-side task finds ->mems_allowed_change_disable is not 0,
+	 * and knows the read-side task is reading mems_allowed or mempolicy,
+	 * so it will clear old bits lazily.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+}
+
+static inline void put_mems_allowed(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * ensure that reading mems_allowed and mempolicy before reducing
+	 * mems_allowed_change_disable.
+	 *
+	 * the write-side task will know that the read-side task is still
+	 * reading mems_allowed or mempolicy, don't clears old bits in the
+	 * nodemask.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+	--ACCESS_ONCE(current->mems_allowed_change_disable);
+}
+
 static inline void set_mems_allowed(nodemask_t nodemask)
 {
+	task_lock(current);
 	current->mems_allowed = nodemask;
+	task_unlock(current);
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_CPUSETS */
@@ -187,6 +222,14 @@ static inline void set_mems_allowed(nodemask_t nodemask)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void get_mems_allowed(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void put_mems_allowed(void)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* !CONFIG_CPUSETS */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CPUSET_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index b55e988988b..415b8f8a3f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS
 	nodemask_t mems_allowed;	/* Protected by alloc_lock */
+	int mems_allowed_change_disable;
 	int cpuset_mem_spread_rotor;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index db0990ac3fa..61d6af7fa67 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -946,16 +946,62 @@ static void cpuset_migrate_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, const nodemask_t *from,
  * In order to avoid seeing no nodes if the old and new nodes are disjoint,
  * we structure updates as setting all new allowed nodes, then clearing newly
  * disallowed ones.
- *
- * Called with task's alloc_lock held
  */
 static void cpuset_change_task_nodemask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					nodemask_t *newmems)
 {
+repeat:
+	/*
+	 * Allow tasks that have access to memory reserves because they have
+	 * been OOM killed to get memory anywhere.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE)))
+		return;
+	if (current->flags & PF_EXITING) /* Let dying task have memory */
+		return;
+
+	task_lock(tsk);
 	nodes_or(tsk->mems_allowed, tsk->mems_allowed, *newmems);
-	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, &tsk->mems_allowed, MPOL_REBIND_ONCE);
-	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_ONCE);
+	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP1);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * ensure checking ->mems_allowed_change_disable after setting all new
+	 * allowed nodes.
+	 *
+	 * the read-side task can see an nodemask with new allowed nodes and
+	 * old allowed nodes. and if it allocates page when cpuset clears newly
+	 * disallowed ones continuous, it can see the new allowed bits.
+	 *
+	 * And if setting all new allowed nodes is after the checking, setting
+	 * all new allowed nodes and clearing newly disallowed ones will be done
+	 * continuous, and the read-side task may find no node to alloc page.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocation of memory is very fast, we needn't sleep when waiting
+	 * for the read-side.
+	 */
+	while (ACCESS_ONCE(tsk->mems_allowed_change_disable)) {
+		task_unlock(tsk);
+		if (!task_curr(tsk))
+			yield();
+		goto repeat;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * ensure checking ->mems_allowed_change_disable before clearing all new
+	 * disallowed nodes.
+	 *
+	 * if clearing newly disallowed bits before the checking, the read-side
+	 * task may find no node to alloc page.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
+	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP2);
 	tsk->mems_allowed = *newmems;
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -978,9 +1024,7 @@ static void cpuset_change_nodemask(struct task_struct *p,
 	cs = cgroup_cs(scan->cg);
 	guarantee_online_mems(cs, newmems);
 
-	task_lock(p);
 	cpuset_change_task_nodemask(p, newmems);
-	task_unlock(p);
 
 	NODEMASK_FREE(newmems);
 
@@ -1383,9 +1427,7 @@ static void cpuset_attach_task(struct task_struct *tsk, nodemask_t *to,
 	err = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpus_attach);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(err);
 
-	task_lock(tsk);
 	cpuset_change_task_nodemask(tsk, to);
-	task_unlock(tsk);
 	cpuset_update_task_spread_flag(cs, tsk);
 
 }
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index eabca5a73a8..019a2843bf9 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1002,8 +1002,10 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 
 	exit_notify(tsk, group_dead);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+	task_lock(tsk);
 	mpol_put(tsk->mempolicy);
 	tsk->mempolicy = NULL;
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
 	if (unlikely(current->pi_state_cache))
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index d6f4f073836..88d719665a2 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -461,9 +461,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_to_page_cache_lru);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 struct page *__page_cache_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	int n;
+	struct page *page;
+
 	if (cpuset_do_page_mem_spread()) {
-		int n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
-		return alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+		get_mems_allowed();
+		n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
+		page = alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+		put_mems_allowed();
+		return page;
 	}
 	return alloc_pages(gfp, 0);
 }
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 4c9e6bbf377..54d42b009db 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -465,11 +465,13 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
 	nodemask_t *nodemask;
-	struct zonelist *zonelist = huge_zonelist(vma, address,
-					htlb_alloc_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
+	struct zonelist *zonelist;
 	struct zone *zone;
 	struct zoneref *z;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
+	zonelist = huge_zonelist(vma, address,
+					htlb_alloc_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
 	/*
 	 * A child process with MAP_PRIVATE mappings created by their parent
 	 * have no page reserves. This check ensures that reservations are
@@ -477,11 +479,11 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 	 */
 	if (!vma_has_reserves(vma) &&
 			h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages == 0)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err;
 
 	/* If reserves cannot be used, ensure enough pages are in the pool */
 	if (avoid_reserve && h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages == 0)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err;;
 
 	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist,
 						MAX_NR_ZONES - 1, nodemask) {
@@ -500,7 +502,9 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+err:
 	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	return page;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 8a993db8802..721b2b33803 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,8 @@ static inline unsigned interleave_nid(struct mempolicy *pol,
  * to the struct mempolicy for conditional unref after allocation.
  * If the effective policy is 'BIND, returns a pointer to the mempolicy's
  * @nodemask for filtering the zonelist.
+ *
+ * Must be protected by get_mems_allowed()
  */
 struct zonelist *huge_zonelist(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 				gfp_t gfp_flags, struct mempolicy **mpol,
@@ -1684,6 +1686,7 @@ bool init_nodemask_of_mempolicy(nodemask_t *mask)
 	if (!(mask && current->mempolicy))
 		return false;
 
+	task_lock(current);
 	mempolicy = current->mempolicy;
 	switch (mempolicy->mode) {
 	case MPOL_PREFERRED:
@@ -1703,6 +1706,7 @@ bool init_nodemask_of_mempolicy(nodemask_t *mask)
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
+	task_unlock(current);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1750,13 +1754,17 @@ alloc_page_vma(gfp_t gfp, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = get_vma_policy(current, vma, addr);
 	struct zonelist *zl;
+	struct page *page;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (unlikely(pol->mode == MPOL_INTERLEAVE)) {
 		unsigned nid;
 
 		nid = interleave_nid(pol, vma, addr, PAGE_SHIFT);
 		mpol_cond_put(pol);
-		return alloc_page_interleave(gfp, 0, nid);
+		page = alloc_page_interleave(gfp, 0, nid);
+		put_mems_allowed();
+		return page;
 	}
 	zl = policy_zonelist(gfp, pol);
 	if (unlikely(mpol_needs_cond_ref(pol))) {
@@ -1766,12 +1774,15 @@ alloc_page_vma(gfp_t gfp, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 		struct page *page =  __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0,
 						zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
 		__mpol_put(pol);
+		put_mems_allowed();
 		return page;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * fast path:  default or task policy
 	 */
-	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0, zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, 0, zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	put_mems_allowed();
+	return page;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1796,18 +1807,23 @@ alloc_page_vma(gfp_t gfp, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 struct page *alloc_pages_current(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = current->mempolicy;
+	struct page *page;
 
 	if (!pol || in_interrupt() || (gfp & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		pol = &default_policy;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	/*
 	 * No reference counting needed for current->mempolicy
 	 * nor system default_policy
 	 */
 	if (pol->mode == MPOL_INTERLEAVE)
-		return alloc_page_interleave(gfp, order, interleave_nodes(pol));
-	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
+		page = alloc_page_interleave(gfp, order, interleave_nodes(pol));
+	else
+		page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
 			policy_zonelist(gfp, pol), policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
+	put_mems_allowed();
+	return page;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_pages_current);
 
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 596180fedd3..f7da2a2934b 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1990,10 +1990,13 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	if (unlikely(!zonelist->_zonerefs->zone))
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	/* The preferred zone is used for statistics later */
 	first_zones_zonelist(zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask, &preferred_zone);
-	if (!preferred_zone)
+	if (!preferred_zone) {
+		put_mems_allowed();
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* First allocation attempt */
 	page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask|__GFP_HARDWALL, nodemask, order,
@@ -2003,6 +2006,7 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		page = __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	trace_mm_page_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask, migratetype);
 	return page;
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 50a73fca19c..02786e1a32d 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3217,10 +3217,12 @@ static void *alternate_node_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
 	if (in_interrupt() || (flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return NULL;
 	nid_alloc = nid_here = numa_node_id();
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (cpuset_do_slab_mem_spread() && (cachep->flags & SLAB_MEM_SPREAD))
 		nid_alloc = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
 	else if (current->mempolicy)
 		nid_alloc = slab_node(current->mempolicy);
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	if (nid_alloc != nid_here)
 		return ____cache_alloc_node(cachep, flags, nid_alloc);
 	return NULL;
@@ -3247,6 +3249,7 @@ static void *fallback_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cache, gfp_t flags)
 	if (flags & __GFP_THISNODE)
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	local_flags = flags & (GFP_CONSTRAINT_MASK|GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
@@ -3302,6 +3305,7 @@ retry:
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	put_mems_allowed();
 	return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index e46e3129697..26f0cb9cc58 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1360,6 +1360,7 @@ static struct page *get_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags)
 			get_cycles() % 1024 > s->remote_node_defrag_ratio)
 		return NULL;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
 		struct kmem_cache_node *n;
@@ -1369,10 +1370,13 @@ static struct page *get_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags)
 		if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed_hardwall(zone, flags) &&
 				n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
 			page = get_partial_node(n);
-			if (page)
+			if (page) {
+				put_mems_allowed();
 				return page;
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	put_mems_allowed();
 #endif
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 3ff3311447f..f2c367c9ec1 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@ static unsigned long do_try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(sc->gfp_mask);
 	unsigned long writeback_threshold;
 
+	get_mems_allowed();
 	delayacct_freepages_start();
 
 	if (scanning_global_lru(sc))
@@ -1857,6 +1858,7 @@ out:
 		mem_cgroup_record_reclaim_priority(sc->mem_cgroup, priority);
 
 	delayacct_freepages_end();
+	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	return ret;
 }