3 files changed, 4 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index 1ffe0a959cd4..71829efc40ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ typedef struct kmem_cache kmem_cache_t __deprecated;
 
 /* Flags passed to a constructor functions */
 #define SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR   0x001UL         /* If not set, then deconstructor */
-#define SLAB_CTOR_ATOMIC        0x002UL         /* Tell constructor it can't sleep */
 
 /*
  * struct kmem_cache related prototypes
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index a877d6f3d687..52ecf7599a7b 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -2752,13 +2752,6 @@ static int cache_grow(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
 
         ctor_flags = SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR;
         local_flags = (flags & GFP_LEVEL_MASK);
-        if (!(local_flags & __GFP_WAIT))
-                /*
-                 * Not allowed to sleep.  Need to tell a constructor about
-                 * this - it might need to know...
-                 */
-                ctor_flags |= SLAB_CTOR_ATOMIC;
-
         /* Take the l3 list lock to change the colour_next on this node */
         check_irq_off();
         l3 = cachep->nodelists[nodeid];
@@ -3092,14 +3085,8 @@ static void *cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
         }
 #endif
         objp += obj_offset(cachep);
-        if (cachep->ctor && cachep->flags & SLAB_POISON) {
-                unsigned long ctor_flags = SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR;
-
-                if (!(flags & __GFP_WAIT))
-                        ctor_flags |= SLAB_CTOR_ATOMIC;
-
-                cachep->ctor(objp, cachep, ctor_flags);
-        }
+        if (cachep->ctor && cachep->flags & SLAB_POISON)
+                cachep->ctor(objp, cachep, SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR);
 #if ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN
         if ((u32)objp & (ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN-1)) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "0x%p: not aligned to ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN=%d\n",
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index bd86182e595e..347e44821bcb 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -802,14 +802,8 @@ static void setup_object(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
                 init_tracking(s, object);
         }
 
-        if (unlikely(s->ctor)) {
-                int mode = SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR;
-
-                if (!(s->flags & __GFP_WAIT))
-                        mode |= SLAB_CTOR_ATOMIC;
-
-                s->ctor(object, s, mode);
-        }
+        if (unlikely(s->ctor))
+                s->ctor(object, s, SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR);
 }
 
 static struct page *new_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, int node)