diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 8f7fc39..f0e5306 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1031,32 +1031,23 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&tlb->mm->page_table_lock);
-	if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) {
-		if (unlikely(pmd_trans_splitting(*pmd))) {
-			spin_unlock(&tlb->mm->page_table_lock);
-			wait_split_huge_page(vma->anon_vma,
-					     pmd);
-		} else {
-			struct page *page;
-			pgtable_t pgtable;
-			pgtable = get_pmd_huge_pte(tlb->mm);
-			page = pmd_page(*pmd);
-			pmd_clear(pmd);
-			tlb_remove_pmd_tlb_entry(tlb, pmd, addr);
-			page_remove_rmap(page);
-			VM_BUG_ON(page_mapcount(page) < 0);
-			add_mm_counter(tlb->mm, MM_ANONPAGES, -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
-			VM_BUG_ON(!PageHead(page));
-			tlb->mm->nr_ptes--;
-			spin_unlock(&tlb->mm->page_table_lock);
-			tlb_remove_page(tlb, page);
-			pte_free(tlb->mm, pgtable);
-			ret = 1;
-		}
-	} else
+	if (__pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd, vma) == 1) {
+		struct page *page;
+		pgtable_t pgtable;
+		pgtable = get_pmd_huge_pte(tlb->mm);
+		page = pmd_page(*pmd);
+		pmd_clear(pmd);
+		tlb_remove_pmd_tlb_entry(tlb, pmd, addr);
+		page_remove_rmap(page);
+		VM_BUG_ON(page_mapcount(page) < 0);
+		add_mm_counter(tlb->mm, MM_ANONPAGES, -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
+		VM_BUG_ON(!PageHead(page));
+		tlb->mm->nr_ptes--;
 		spin_unlock(&tlb->mm->page_table_lock);
-
+		tlb_remove_page(tlb, page);
+		pte_free(tlb->mm, pgtable);
+		ret = 1;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1066,21 +1057,15 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
-	if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) {
-		ret = !pmd_trans_splitting(*pmd);
+	if (__pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd, vma) == 1) {
+		/*
+		 * All logical pages in the range are present
+		 * if backed by a huge page.
+		 */
 		spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
-		if (unlikely(!ret))
-			wait_split_huge_page(vma->anon_vma, pmd);
-		else {
-			/*
-			 * All logical pages in the range are present
-			 * if backed by a huge page.
-			 */
-			memset(vec, 1, (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-		}
-	} else
-		spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
+		memset(vec, 1, (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		ret = 1;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1110,20 +1095,11 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-	if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*old_pmd))) {
-		if (pmd_trans_splitting(*old_pmd)) {
-			spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-			wait_split_huge_page(vma->anon_vma, old_pmd);
-			ret = -1;
-		} else {
-			pmd = pmdp_get_and_clear(mm, old_addr, old_pmd);
-			VM_BUG_ON(!pmd_none(*new_pmd));
-			set_pmd_at(mm, new_addr, new_pmd, pmd);
-			spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-			ret = 1;
-		}
-	} else {
+	ret = __pmd_trans_huge_lock(old_pmd, vma);
+	if (ret == 1) {
+		pmd = pmdp_get_and_clear(mm, old_addr, old_pmd);
+		VM_BUG_ON(!pmd_none(*new_pmd));
+		set_pmd_at(mm, new_addr, new_pmd, pmd);
 		spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	}
 out:
@@ -1136,26 +1112,43 @@
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-	if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) {
-		if (unlikely(pmd_trans_splitting(*pmd))) {
-			spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-			wait_split_huge_page(vma->anon_vma, pmd);
-		} else {
-			pmd_t entry;
-
-			entry = pmdp_get_and_clear(mm, addr, pmd);
-			entry = pmd_modify(entry, newprot);
-			set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmd, entry);
-			spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
-			ret = 1;
-		}
-	} else
+	if (__pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd, vma) == 1) {
+		pmd_t entry;
+		entry = pmdp_get_and_clear(mm, addr, pmd);
+		entry = pmd_modify(entry, newprot);
+		set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmd, entry);
 		spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
+		ret = 1;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns 1 if a given pmd maps a stable (not under splitting) thp.
+ * Returns -1 if it maps a thp under splitting. Returns 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Note that if it returns 1, this routine returns without unlocking page
+ * table locks. So callers must unlock them.
+ */
+int __pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd_t *pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	spin_lock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
+	if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) {
+		if (unlikely(pmd_trans_splitting(*pmd))) {
+			spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
+			wait_split_huge_page(vma->anon_vma, pmd);
+			return -1;
+		} else {
+			/* Thp mapped by 'pmd' is stable, so we can
+			 * handle it as it is. */
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 pmd_t *page_check_address_pmd(struct page *page,
 			      struct mm_struct *mm,
 			      unsigned long address,