diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index e92e981890321a7cc73beb11a8b32edf19d6a17c..4683fe728c9b4baef4d9f703ab1e8edf11ab6374 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1610,34 +1610,26 @@ static int cpuset_write_resmask(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
  * across a page fault.
  */
 
-static int cpuset_sprintf_cpulist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
+static size_t cpuset_sprintf_cpulist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
 {
-	int ret;
+	size_t count;
 
 	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
-	ret = cpulist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, cs->cpus_allowed);
+	count = cpulist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, cs->cpus_allowed);
 	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
 
-	return ret;
+	return count;
 }
 
-static int cpuset_sprintf_memlist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
+static size_t cpuset_sprintf_memlist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
 {
-	NODEMASK_ALLOC(nodemask_t, mask, GFP_KERNEL);
-	int retval;
-
-	if (mask == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	size_t count;
 
 	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
-	*mask = cs->mems_allowed;
+	count = nodelist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, cs->mems_allowed);
 	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
 
-	retval = nodelist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, *mask);
-
-	NODEMASK_FREE(mask);
-
-	return retval;
+	return count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_read(struct cgroup *cont,