diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index ff31261..40c00da 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -730,8 +730,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * 1. Guard access to the cache-chain.
- * 2. Protect sanity of cpu_online_map against cpu hotplug events
+ * Guard access to the cache-chain.
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cache_chain_mutex);
 static struct list_head cache_chain;
@@ -1331,12 +1330,11 @@
 	int err = 0;
 
 	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_LOCK_ACQUIRE:
-		mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
-		break;
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+		mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		err = cpuup_prepare(cpu);
+		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		break;
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
 	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
@@ -1373,9 +1371,8 @@
 #endif
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
+		mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		cpuup_canceled(cpu);
-		break;
-	case CPU_LOCK_RELEASE:
 		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2170,6 +2167,7 @@
 	 * We use cache_chain_mutex to ensure a consistent view of
 	 * cpu_online_map as well.  Please see cpuup_callback
 	 */
+	get_online_cpus();
 	mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pc, &cache_chain, next) {
@@ -2396,6 +2394,7 @@
 		panic("kmem_cache_create(): failed to create slab `%s'\n",
 		      name);
 	mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
+	put_online_cpus();
 	return cachep;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_create);
@@ -2547,9 +2546,11 @@
 	int ret;
 	BUG_ON(!cachep || in_interrupt());
 
+	get_online_cpus();
 	mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 	ret = __cache_shrink(cachep);
 	mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
+	put_online_cpus();
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_shrink);
@@ -2575,6 +2576,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(!cachep || in_interrupt());
 
 	/* Find the cache in the chain of caches. */
+	get_online_cpus();
 	mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 	/*
 	 * the chain is never empty, cache_cache is never destroyed
@@ -2584,6 +2586,7 @@
 		slab_error(cachep, "Can't free all objects");
 		list_add(&cachep->next, &cache_chain);
 		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
+		put_online_cpus();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2592,6 +2595,7 @@
 
 	__kmem_cache_destroy(cachep);
 	mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
+	put_online_cpus();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_destroy);