diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 8da627d33804db7c9e30936fead573cedd4407e3..86ea9e34e3260138401663be21dd22d1892c4ce3 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1031,11 +1031,9 @@ int current_cpuset_is_being_rebound(void)
 	return task_cs(current) == cpuset_being_rebound;
 }
 
-static int update_relax_domain_level(struct cpuset *cs, char *buf)
+static int update_relax_domain_level(struct cpuset *cs, s64 val)
 {
-	int val = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
-
-	if (val < 0)
+	if ((int)val < 0)
 		val = -1;
 
 	if (val != cs->relax_domain_level) {
@@ -1280,9 +1278,6 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_write(struct cgroup *cont,
 	case FILE_MEMLIST:
 		retval = update_nodemask(cs, buffer);
 		break;
-	case FILE_SCHED_RELAX_DOMAIN_LEVEL:
-		retval = update_relax_domain_level(cs, buffer);
-		break;
 	default:
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 		goto out2;
@@ -1348,6 +1343,30 @@ static int cpuset_write_u64(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft, u64 val)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int cpuset_write_s64(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft, s64 val)
+{
+	int retval = 0;
+	struct cpuset *cs = cgroup_cs(cgrp);
+	cpuset_filetype_t type = cft->private;
+
+	cgroup_lock();
+
+	if (cgroup_is_removed(cgrp)) {
+		cgroup_unlock();
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	switch (type) {
+	case FILE_SCHED_RELAX_DOMAIN_LEVEL:
+		retval = update_relax_domain_level(cs, val);
+		break;
+	default:
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+	cgroup_unlock();
+	return retval;
+}
+
 /*
  * These ascii lists should be read in a single call, by using a user
  * buffer large enough to hold the entire map.  If read in smaller
@@ -1406,9 +1425,6 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_read(struct cgroup *cont,
 	case FILE_MEMLIST:
 		s += cpuset_sprintf_memlist(s, cs);
 		break;
-	case FILE_SCHED_RELAX_DOMAIN_LEVEL:
-		s += sprintf(s, "%d", cs->relax_domain_level);
-		break;
 	default:
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -1449,6 +1465,18 @@ static u64 cpuset_read_u64(struct cgroup *cont, struct cftype *cft)
 	}
 }
 
+static s64 cpuset_read_s64(struct cgroup *cont, struct cftype *cft)
+{
+	struct cpuset *cs = cgroup_cs(cont);
+	cpuset_filetype_t type = cft->private;
+	switch (type) {
+	case FILE_SCHED_RELAX_DOMAIN_LEVEL:
+		return cs->relax_domain_level;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+}
+
 
 /*
  * for the common functions, 'private' gives the type of file
@@ -1499,8 +1527,8 @@ static struct cftype files[] = {
 
 	{
 		.name = "sched_relax_domain_level",
-		.read_u64 = cpuset_read_u64,
-		.write_u64 = cpuset_write_u64,
+		.read_s64 = cpuset_read_s64,
+		.write_s64 = cpuset_write_s64,
 		.private = FILE_SCHED_RELAX_DOMAIN_LEVEL,
 	},