6 files changed, 10 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 77619a56e2bf..0dd6c2b5391b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -331,25 +331,19 @@ crypt_alloc_buffer(struct crypt_config *cc, unsigned int size,
 	struct bio *bio;
 	unsigned int nr_iovecs = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	int gfp_mask = GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGHMEM;
-	unsigned long flags = current->flags;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	/*
-	 * Tell VM to act less aggressively and fail earlier.
-	 * This is not necessary but increases throughput.
+	 * Use __GFP_NOMEMALLOC to tell the VM to act less aggressively and
+	 * to fail earlier.  This is not necessary but increases throughput.
 	 * FIXME: Is this really intelligent?
 	 */
-	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
-
 	if (base_bio)
-		bio = bio_clone(base_bio, GFP_NOIO);
+		bio = bio_clone(base_bio, GFP_NOIO|__GFP_NOMEMALLOC);
 	else
-		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, nr_iovecs);
-	if (!bio) {
-		if (flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
-			current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
+		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO|__GFP_NOMEMALLOC, nr_iovecs);
+	if (!bio)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	/* if the last bio was not complete, continue where that one ended */
 	bio->bi_idx = *bio_vec_idx;
@@ -386,9 +380,6 @@ crypt_alloc_buffer(struct crypt_config *cc, unsigned int size,
 		size -= bv->bv_len;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
-		current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
-
 	if (!bio->bi_size) {
 		bio_put(bio);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/md/multipath.c b/drivers/md/multipath.c
index c9b134cd1532..1891e4930dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/md/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/multipath.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int multipath_remove_disk(mddev_t *mddev, int number)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		synchronize_kernel();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			/* lost the race, try later */
 			err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index a389394b52f6..83380b5d6593 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int raid1_remove_disk(mddev_t *mddev, int number)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		synchronize_kernel();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			/* lost the race, try later */
 			err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index b100bfe4fdca..e9dc2876a626 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int raid10_remove_disk(mddev_t *mddev, int number)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		synchronize_kernel();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			/* lost the race, try later */
 			err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 52c3a81c4aa7..e96e2a10a9c9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ static int raid5_remove_disk(mddev_t *mddev, int number)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		synchronize_kernel();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			/* lost the race, try later */
 			err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid6main.c b/drivers/md/raid6main.c
index 7e30ab29691a..8a33f351e092 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid6main.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid6main.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ static int raid6_remove_disk(mddev_t *mddev, int number)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		synchronize_kernel();
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			/* lost the race, try later */
 			err = -EBUSY;