1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 7051fe450e96..9dea2b8a7d48 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -387,10 +387,9 @@ static int contextualize_policy(int mode, nodemask_t *nodes)
         if (!nodes)
                 return 0;
 
-        /* Update current mems_allowed */
         cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed();
-        /* Ignore nodes not set in current->mems_allowed */
-        cpuset_restrict_to_mems_allowed(nodes->bits);
+        if (!cpuset_nodes_subset_current_mems_allowed(*nodes))
+                return -EINVAL;
         return mpol_check_policy(mode, nodes);
 }