1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index d97355b744ab..ac5aeafaec9a 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1787,16 +1787,6 @@ struct mempolicy *__mpol_cond_copy(struct mempolicy *tompol,
         return tompol;
 }
 
-static int mpol_match_intent(const struct mempolicy *a,
-                             const struct mempolicy *b)
-{
-        if (a->flags != b->flags)
-                return 0;
-        if (!mpol_store_user_nodemask(a))
-                return 1;
-        return nodes_equal(a->w.user_nodemask, b->w.user_nodemask);
-}
-
 /* Slow path of a mempolicy comparison */
 int __mpol_equal(struct mempolicy *a, struct mempolicy *b)
 {
@@ -1804,8 +1794,12 @@ int __mpol_equal(struct mempolicy *a, struct mempolicy *b)
                 return 0;
         if (a->mode != b->mode)
                 return 0;
-        if (a->mode != MPOL_DEFAULT && !mpol_match_intent(a, b))
+        if (a->flags != b->flags)
                 return 0;
+        if (mpol_store_user_nodemask(a))
+                if (!nodes_equal(a->w.user_nodemask, b->w.user_nodemask))
+                        return 0;
+
         switch (a->mode) {
         case MPOL_BIND:
                 /* Fall through */