diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 9ac2a148bf48..b08556d9cc1f 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static struct cpuset top_cpuset = {
  * guidelines for accessing subsystem state in kernel/cgroup.c
  */
 
-DEFINE_STATIC_PERCPU_RWSEM(cpuset_rwsem);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpuset_mutex);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(callback_lock);
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *cpuset_migrate_mm_wq;
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static void rebuild_root_domains(void)
 	struct cpuset *cs = NULL;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos_css;
 
-	percpu_rwsem_assert_held(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cpuset_mutex);
 	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 	lockdep_assert_held(&sched_domains_mutex);
 
@@ -986,8 +986,7 @@ static void rebuild_sched_domains_locked(void)
 	cpumask_var_t *doms;
 	int ndoms;
 
-	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
-	percpu_rwsem_assert_held(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * We have raced with CPU hotplug. Don't do anything to avoid
@@ -1017,9 +1016,9 @@ static void rebuild_sched_domains_locked(void)
 void rebuild_sched_domains(void)
 {
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
@@ -1138,7 +1137,7 @@ static int update_parent_subparts_cpumask(struct cpuset *cpuset, int cmd,
 	int deleting;	/* Moving cpus from subparts_cpus to effective_cpus */
 	bool part_error = false;	/* Partition error? */
 
-	percpu_rwsem_assert_held(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * The parent must be a partition root.
@@ -2128,7 +2127,7 @@ static int cpuset_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 	cpuset_attach_old_cs = task_cs(cgroup_taskset_first(tset, &css));
 	cs = css_cs(css);
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/* allow moving tasks into an empty cpuset if on default hierarchy */
 	ret = -ENOSPC;
@@ -2152,7 +2151,7 @@ static int cpuset_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 	cs->attach_in_progress++;
 	ret = 0;
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2162,9 +2161,9 @@ static void cpuset_cancel_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 
 	cgroup_taskset_first(tset, &css);
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	css_cs(css)->attach_in_progress--;
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2187,7 +2186,7 @@ static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 	cgroup_taskset_first(tset, &css);
 	cs = css_cs(css);
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/* prepare for attach */
 	if (cs == &top_cpuset)
@@ -2241,7 +2240,7 @@ static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 	if (!cs->attach_in_progress)
 		wake_up(&cpuset_attach_wq);
 
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
 /* The various types of files and directories in a cpuset file system */
@@ -2273,7 +2272,7 @@ static int cpuset_write_u64(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	if (!is_cpuset_online(cs)) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -2309,7 +2308,7 @@ static int cpuset_write_u64(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
 		break;
 	}
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -2322,7 +2321,7 @@ static int cpuset_write_s64(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
 	int retval = -ENODEV;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	if (!is_cpuset_online(cs))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -2335,7 +2334,7 @@ static int cpuset_write_s64(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
 		break;
 	}
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -2376,7 +2375,7 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	flush_work(&cpuset_hotplug_work);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	if (!is_cpuset_online(cs))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -2400,7 +2399,7 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 
 	free_cpuset(trialcs);
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 	kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(of->kn);
 	css_put(&cs->css);
@@ -2533,13 +2532,13 @@ static ssize_t sched_partition_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 
 	css_get(&cs->css);
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	if (!is_cpuset_online(cs))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	retval = update_prstate(cs, val);
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 	css_put(&cs->css);
 	return retval ?: nbytes;
@@ -2747,7 +2746,7 @@ static int cpuset_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 		return 0;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	set_bit(CS_ONLINE, &cs->flags);
 	if (is_spread_page(parent))
@@ -2799,7 +2798,7 @@ static int cpuset_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	cpumask_copy(cs->effective_cpus, parent->cpus_allowed);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 out_unlock:
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2820,7 +2819,7 @@ static void cpuset_css_offline(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	struct cpuset *cs = css_cs(css);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	if (is_partition_root(cs))
 		update_prstate(cs, 0);
@@ -2839,7 +2838,7 @@ static void cpuset_css_offline(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	cpuset_dec();
 	clear_bit(CS_ONLINE, &cs->flags);
 
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
@@ -2852,7 +2851,7 @@ static void cpuset_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 
 static void cpuset_bind(struct cgroup_subsys_state *root_css)
 {
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
 	if (is_in_v2_mode()) {
@@ -2865,7 +2864,7 @@ static void cpuset_bind(struct cgroup_subsys_state *root_css)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2907,8 +2906,6 @@ struct cgroup_subsys cpuset_cgrp_subsys = {
 
 int __init cpuset_init(void)
 {
-	BUG_ON(percpu_init_rwsem(&cpuset_rwsem));
-
 	BUG_ON(!alloc_cpumask_var(&top_cpuset.cpus_allowed, GFP_KERNEL));
 	BUG_ON(!alloc_cpumask_var(&top_cpuset.effective_cpus, GFP_KERNEL));
 	BUG_ON(!zalloc_cpumask_var(&top_cpuset.subparts_cpus, GFP_KERNEL));
@@ -2982,7 +2979,7 @@ hotplug_update_tasks_legacy(struct cpuset *cs,
 	is_empty = cpumask_empty(cs->cpus_allowed) ||
 		   nodes_empty(cs->mems_allowed);
 
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * Move tasks to the nearest ancestor with execution resources,
@@ -2992,7 +2989,7 @@ hotplug_update_tasks_legacy(struct cpuset *cs,
 	if (is_empty)
 		remove_tasks_in_empty_cpuset(cs);
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3042,14 +3039,14 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks(struct cpuset *cs, struct tmpmasks *tmp)
 retry:
 	wait_event(cpuset_attach_wq, cs->attach_in_progress == 0);
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * We have raced with task attaching. We wait until attaching
 	 * is finished, so we won't attach a task to an empty cpuset.
 	 */
 	if (cs->attach_in_progress) {
-		percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+		mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
@@ -3117,7 +3114,7 @@ update_tasks:
 		hotplug_update_tasks_legacy(cs, &new_cpus, &new_mems,
 					    cpus_updated, mems_updated);
 
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3147,7 +3144,7 @@ void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (on_dfl && !alloc_cpumasks(NULL, &tmp))
 		ptmp = &tmp;
 
-	percpu_down_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/* fetch the available cpus/mems and find out which changed how */
 	cpumask_copy(&new_cpus, cpu_active_mask);
@@ -3197,7 +3194,7 @@ void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		update_tasks_nodemask(&top_cpuset);
 	}
 
-	percpu_up_write(&cpuset_rwsem);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
 	/* if cpus or mems changed, we need to propagate to descendants */
 	if (cpus_updated || mems_updated) {