diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 1b44ad64f2817a591feb873bb5eecc41aeae5919..c339d7431bda9e19993023479a0582f56e1f4ca3 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static struct move_charge_struct {
 	unsigned long moved_charge;
 	unsigned long moved_swap;
 	struct task_struct *moving_task;	/* a task moving charges */
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	wait_queue_head_t waitq;		/* a waitq for other context */
 } mc = {
 	.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(mc.lock),
@@ -4681,7 +4680,7 @@ static unsigned long mem_cgroup_count_precharge(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	unsigned long precharge;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
-	/* We've already held the mmap_sem */
+	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 		struct mm_walk mem_cgroup_count_precharge_walk = {
 			.pmd_entry = mem_cgroup_count_precharge_pte_range,
@@ -4693,6 +4692,7 @@ static unsigned long mem_cgroup_count_precharge(struct mm_struct *mm)
 		walk_page_range(vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
 					&mem_cgroup_count_precharge_walk);
 	}
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 	precharge = mc.precharge;
 	mc.precharge = 0;
@@ -4702,10 +4702,15 @@ static unsigned long mem_cgroup_count_precharge(struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 static int mem_cgroup_precharge_mc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
-	return mem_cgroup_do_precharge(mem_cgroup_count_precharge(mm));
+	unsigned long precharge = mem_cgroup_count_precharge(mm);
+
+	VM_BUG_ON(mc.moving_task);
+	mc.moving_task = current;
+	return mem_cgroup_do_precharge(precharge);
 }
 
-static void mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
+/* cancels all extra charges on mc.from and mc.to, and wakes up all waiters. */
+static void __mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *from = mc.from;
 	struct mem_cgroup *to = mc.to;
@@ -4740,23 +4745,28 @@ static void mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
 						PAGE_SIZE * mc.moved_swap);
 		}
 		/* we've already done mem_cgroup_get(mc.to) */
-
 		mc.moved_swap = 0;
 	}
-	if (mc.mm) {
-		up_read(&mc.mm->mmap_sem);
-		mmput(mc.mm);
-	}
+	memcg_oom_recover(from);
+	memcg_oom_recover(to);
+	wake_up_all(&mc.waitq);
+}
+
+static void mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
+{
+	struct mem_cgroup *from = mc.from;
+
+	/*
+	 * we must clear moving_task before waking up waiters at the end of
+	 * task migration.
+	 */
+	mc.moving_task = NULL;
+	__mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
 	spin_lock(&mc.lock);
 	mc.from = NULL;
 	mc.to = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
-	mc.moving_task = NULL;
-	mc.mm = NULL;
 	mem_cgroup_end_move(from);
-	memcg_oom_recover(from);
-	memcg_oom_recover(to);
-	wake_up_all(&mc.waitq);
 }
 
 static int mem_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
@@ -4778,38 +4788,23 @@ static int mem_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
 			return 0;
 		/* We move charges only when we move a owner of the mm */
 		if (mm->owner == p) {
-			/*
-			 * We do all the move charge works under one mmap_sem to
-			 * avoid deadlock with down_write(&mmap_sem)
-			 * -> try_charge() -> if (mc.moving_task) -> sleep.
-			 */
-			down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-
 			VM_BUG_ON(mc.from);
 			VM_BUG_ON(mc.to);
 			VM_BUG_ON(mc.precharge);
 			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_charge);
 			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_swap);
-			VM_BUG_ON(mc.moving_task);
-			VM_BUG_ON(mc.mm);
-
 			mem_cgroup_start_move(from);
 			spin_lock(&mc.lock);
 			mc.from = from;
 			mc.to = mem;
-			mc.precharge = 0;
-			mc.moved_charge = 0;
-			mc.moved_swap = 0;
 			spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
-			mc.moving_task = current;
-			mc.mm = mm;
+			/* We set mc.moving_task later */
 
 			ret = mem_cgroup_precharge_mc(mm);
 			if (ret)
 				mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
-			/* We call up_read() and mmput() in clear_mc(). */
-		} else
-			mmput(mm);
+		}
+		mmput(mm);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -4898,7 +4893,19 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_charge(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 	lru_add_drain_all();
-	/* We've already held the mmap_sem */
+retry:
+	if (unlikely(!down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_sem))) {
+		/*
+		 * Someone who are holding the mmap_sem might be waiting in
+		 * waitq. So we cancel all extra charges, wake up all waiters,
+		 * and retry. Because we cancel precharges, we might not be able
+		 * to move enough charges, but moving charge is a best-effort
+		 * feature anyway, so it wouldn't be a big problem.
+		 */
+		__mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
+		cond_resched();
+		goto retry;
+	}
 	for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 		int ret;
 		struct mm_walk mem_cgroup_move_charge_walk = {
@@ -4917,6 +4924,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_charge(struct mm_struct *mm)
 			 */
 			break;
 	}
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 }
 
 static void mem_cgroup_move_task(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
@@ -4925,11 +4933,17 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_task(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
 				struct task_struct *p,
 				bool threadgroup)
 {
-	if (!mc.mm)
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+
+	if (!mc.to)
 		/* no need to move charge */
 		return;
 
-	mem_cgroup_move_charge(mc.mm);
+	mm = get_task_mm(p);
+	if (mm) {
+		mem_cgroup_move_charge(mm);
+		mmput(mm);
+	}
 	mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
 }
 #else	/* !CONFIG_MMU */