2 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index 12d66fee26f8..8a5dc91fbaad 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ struct cgroup_subsys_state {
 	/* reference count - access via css_[try]get() and css_put() */
 	struct percpu_ref refcnt;
 
+	/* the parent css */
+	struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent;
+
 	unsigned long flags;
 	/* ID for this css, if possible */
 	struct css_id __rcu *id;
@@ -666,15 +669,7 @@ struct cgroup_subsys {
 static inline
 struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_parent(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 {
-	struct cgroup *parent_cgrp = css->cgroup->parent;
-
-	if (!parent_cgrp)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (css->ss)
-		return parent_cgrp->subsys[css->ss->subsys_id];
-	else
-		return &parent_cgrp->dummy_css;
+	return css->parent;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 0b280978f097..5c6dd7ed26a7 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -4264,6 +4264,9 @@ static void css_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css =
 		container_of(work, struct cgroup_subsys_state, destroy_work);
 
+	if (css->parent)
+		css_put(css->parent);
+
 	cgroup_dput(css->cgroup);
 }
 
@@ -4290,8 +4293,12 @@ static void init_cgroup_css(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 	css->ss = ss;
 	css->flags = 0;
 	css->id = NULL;
-	if (cgrp == cgroup_dummy_top)
+
+	if (cgrp->parent)
+		css->parent = cgroup_css(cgrp->parent, ss->subsys_id);
+	else
 		css->flags |= CSS_ROOT;
+
 	BUG_ON(cgroup_css(cgrp, ss->subsys_id));
 	cgrp->subsys[ss->subsys_id] = css;
 }
@@ -4388,6 +4395,7 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 	cgrp->dentry = dentry;
 
 	cgrp->parent = parent;
+	cgrp->dummy_css.parent = &parent->dummy_css;
 	cgrp->root = parent->root;
 
 	if (notify_on_release(parent))
@@ -4436,9 +4444,13 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&cgrp->sibling, &cgrp->parent->children);
 	root->number_of_cgroups++;
 
-	/* each css holds a ref to the cgroup's dentry */
-	for_each_root_subsys(root, ss)
+	/* each css holds a ref to the cgroup's dentry and the parent css */
+	for_each_root_subsys(root, ss) {
+		struct cgroup_subsys_state *css = cgroup_css(cgrp, ss->subsys_id);
+
 		dget(dentry);
+		percpu_ref_get(&css->parent->refcnt);
+	}
 
 	/* hold a ref to the parent's dentry */
 	dget(parent->dentry);