1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index d9a380312467..cb1b3a7ecdfc 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@
 const unsigned long hugetlb_zero = 0, hugetlb_infinity = ~0UL;
 static unsigned long nr_huge_pages, free_huge_pages, resv_huge_pages;
 static unsigned long surplus_huge_pages;
+static unsigned long nr_overcommit_huge_pages;
 unsigned long max_huge_pages;
+unsigned long sysctl_overcommit_huge_pages;
 static struct list_head hugepage_freelists[MAX_NUMNODES];
 static unsigned int nr_huge_pages_node[MAX_NUMNODES];
 static unsigned int free_huge_pages_node[MAX_NUMNODES];
 static unsigned int surplus_huge_pages_node[MAX_NUMNODES];
 static gfp_t htlb_alloc_mask = GFP_HIGHUSER;
 unsigned long hugepages_treat_as_movable;
-unsigned long nr_overcommit_huge_pages;
 static int hugetlb_next_nid;
 
 /*
@@ -609,8 +610,9 @@ int hugetlb_overcommit_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
                         struct file *file, void __user *buffer,
                         size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-        spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
         proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, file, buffer, length, ppos);
+        spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
+        nr_overcommit_huge_pages = sysctl_overcommit_huge_pages;
         spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
         return 0;
 }