diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 465d972..7243044 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -1550,6 +1550,36 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
+static void enable_swap_info(struct swap_info_struct *p, int prio,
+				unsigned char *swap_map)
+{
+	int i, prev;
+
+	spin_lock(&swap_lock);
+	if (prio >= 0)
+		p->prio = prio;
+	else
+		p->prio = --least_priority;
+	p->swap_map = swap_map;
+	p->flags |= SWP_WRITEOK;
+	nr_swap_pages += p->pages;
+	total_swap_pages += p->pages;
+
+	/* insert swap space into swap_list: */
+	prev = -1;
+	for (i = swap_list.head; i >= 0; i = swap_info[i]->next) {
+		if (p->prio >= swap_info[i]->prio)
+			break;
+		prev = i;
+	}
+	p->next = i;
+	if (prev < 0)
+		swap_list.head = swap_list.next = p->type;
+	else
+		swap_info[prev]->next = p->type;
+	spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 {
 	struct swap_info_struct *p = NULL;
@@ -1621,26 +1651,14 @@
 	current->flags &= ~PF_OOM_ORIGIN;
 
 	if (err) {
+		/*
+		 * reading p->prio and p->swap_map outside the lock is
+		 * safe here because only sys_swapon and sys_swapoff
+		 * change them, and there can be no other sys_swapon or
+		 * sys_swapoff for this swap_info_struct at this point.
+		 */
 		/* re-insert swap space back into swap_list */
-		spin_lock(&swap_lock);
-		if (p->prio < 0)
-			p->prio = --least_priority;
-		p->flags |= SWP_WRITEOK;
-		nr_swap_pages += p->pages;
-		total_swap_pages += p->pages;
-
-		prev = -1;
-		for (i = swap_list.head; i >= 0; i = swap_info[i]->next) {
-			if (p->prio >= swap_info[i]->prio)
-				break;
-			prev = i;
-		}
-		p->next = i;
-		if (prev < 0)
-			swap_list.head = swap_list.next = type;
-		else
-			swap_info[prev]->next = type;
-		spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+		enable_swap_info(p, p->prio, p->swap_map);
 		goto out_dput;
 	}
 
@@ -2037,7 +2055,8 @@
 	char *name;
 	struct file *swap_file = NULL;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
-	int i, prev;
+	int i;
+	int prio;
 	int error;
 	union swap_header *swap_header;
 	int nr_extents;
@@ -2134,30 +2153,11 @@
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&swapon_mutex);
-	spin_lock(&swap_lock);
+	prio = -1;
 	if (swap_flags & SWAP_FLAG_PREFER)
-		p->prio =
+		prio =
 		  (swap_flags & SWAP_FLAG_PRIO_MASK) >> SWAP_FLAG_PRIO_SHIFT;
-	else
-		p->prio = --least_priority;
-	p->swap_map = swap_map;
-	p->flags |= SWP_WRITEOK;
-	nr_swap_pages += p->pages;
-	total_swap_pages += p->pages;
-
-	/* insert swap space into swap_list: */
-	prev = -1;
-	for (i = swap_list.head; i >= 0; i = swap_info[i]->next) {
-		if (p->prio >= swap_info[i]->prio)
-			break;
-		prev = i;
-	}
-	p->next = i;
-	if (prev < 0)
-		swap_list.head = swap_list.next = p->type;
-	else
-		swap_info[prev]->next = p->type;
-	spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+	enable_swap_info(p, prio, swap_map);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Adding %uk swap on %s.  "
 			"Priority:%d extents:%d across:%lluk %s%s\n",