diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
index 49b8551a3b68e00de3e9819f4a3b20c6cf4b3fa3..e48c57f1943bab162530416afb35f3acdff1729d 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ RCU pointer/list update:
 	list_add_tail_rcu
 	list_del_rcu
 	list_replace_rcu
-	hlist_add_after_rcu
+	hlist_add_behind_rcu
 	hlist_add_before_rcu
 	hlist_add_head_rcu
 	hlist_del_rcu
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_hashtab.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_hashtab.c
index 7e4bae760e2743532c39bd0d49cae176e2c93b2f..c3b80fd65d6254e89caf3381529f673764286115 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_hashtab.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_hashtab.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int drm_ht_insert_item(struct drm_open_hash *ht, struct drm_hash_item *item)
 		parent = &entry->head;
 	}
 	if (parent) {
-		hlist_add_after_rcu(parent, &item->head);
+		hlist_add_behind_rcu(&item->head, parent);
 	} else {
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&item->head, h_list);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 681a9e81ff512aa874406d6e549485815c29a55d..e8ba7470700af1abaaf33826c7bffc8409666b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ static int i40e_update_ethtool_fdir_entry(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 
 	/* add filter to the list */
 	if (parent)
-		hlist_add_after(&parent->fdir_node, &input->fdir_node);
+		hlist_add_behind(&input->fdir_node, &parent->fdir_node);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head(&input->fdir_node,
 			       &pf->fdir_filter_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 94a1c07efeb0b8b6b1915084bdb7d52c0a5aaacb..e4100b5737b67a3cb862428e120e67d51bd1b7fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ static int ixgbe_update_ethtool_fdir_entry(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 
 	/* add filter to the list */
 	if (parent)
-		hlist_add_after(&parent->fdir_node, &input->fdir_node);
+		hlist_add_behind(&input->fdir_node, &parent->fdir_node);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head(&input->fdir_node,
 			       &adapter->fdir_filter_list);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/hash.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/hash.c
index 5dde79418297acf6ddc0a2ec2b8e41ead89b5bd6..8ef1deb59d4a3d3abe6f70862e43a307604d4133 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/hash.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/hash.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ cfs_hash_dh_hnode_add(struct cfs_hash *hs, struct cfs_hash_bd *bd,
 					    cfs_hash_dhead_t, dh_head);
 
 	if (dh->dh_tail != NULL) /* not empty */
-		hlist_add_after(dh->dh_tail, hnode);
+		hlist_add_behind(hnode, dh->dh_tail);
 	else /* empty list */
 		hlist_add_head(hnode, &dh->dh_head);
 	dh->dh_tail = hnode;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ cfs_hash_dd_hnode_add(struct cfs_hash *hs, struct cfs_hash_bd *bd,
 						cfs_hash_dhead_dep_t, dd_head);
 
 	if (dh->dd_tail != NULL) /* not empty */
-		hlist_add_after(dh->dd_tail, hnode);
+		hlist_add_behind(hnode, dh->dd_tail);
 	else /* empty list */
 		hlist_add_head(hnode, &dh->dd_head);
 	dh->dd_tail = hnode;
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 182bc41cd88711d593c4d997171c6ad483a87577..2a1447c946e7c212071eac5243a5538a499cd0fa 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void commit_tree(struct mount *mnt, struct mount *shadows)
 	list_splice(&head, n->list.prev);
 
 	if (shadows)
-		hlist_add_after_rcu(&shadows->mnt_hash, &mnt->mnt_hash);
+		hlist_add_behind_rcu(&mnt->mnt_hash, &shadows->mnt_hash);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&mnt->mnt_hash,
 				m_hash(&parent->mnt, mnt->mnt_mountpoint));
diff --git a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
index 74825be65b7bbec7eec8df37dda142479c00eb3d..9ce062218de9cf2559c02b92a7a201224d1d67fc 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 
 	BUG_ON(last == NULL);
 	/* mark should be the last entry.  last is the current last entry */
-	hlist_add_after_rcu(&last->i.i_list, &mark->i.i_list);
+	hlist_add_behind_rcu(&mark->i.i_list, &last->i.i_list);
 out:
 	fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask_locked(inode);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
diff --git a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
index 68ca5a8704b5a385e38ae696835dd831d3202691..ac851e8376b1931d88adcf4ff5eaa8bd2445a635 100644
--- a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int fsnotify_add_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 
 	BUG_ON(last == NULL);
 	/* mark should be the last entry.  last is the current last entry */
-	hlist_add_after_rcu(&last->m.m_list, &mark->m.m_list);
+	hlist_add_behind_rcu(&mark->m.m_list, &last->m.m_list);
 out:
 	fsnotify_recalc_vfsmount_mask_locked(mnt);
 	spin_unlock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 624ec7f48293b3e37968d0486b58b2c31e315383..cbbb96fcead9208da224866d849f3b3dfcf0337e 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ static inline void hlist_add_before(struct hlist_node *n,
 	*(n->pprev) = n;
 }
 
-static inline void hlist_add_after(struct hlist_node *prev,
-				   struct hlist_node *n)
+static inline void hlist_add_behind(struct hlist_node *n,
+				    struct hlist_node *prev)
 {
 	n->next = prev->next;
 	prev->next = n;
diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
index 8183b46fbaa2d6da9817ead257735396a6ec7b0c..372ad5e0dcb88df4af003686c7057af3e900d281 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ static inline void hlist_add_before_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 }
 
 /**
- * hlist_add_after_rcu
- * @prev: the existing element to add the new element after.
+ * hlist_add_behind_rcu
  * @n: the new element to add to the hash list.
+ * @prev: the existing element to add the new element after.
  *
  * Description:
  * Adds the specified element to the specified hlist
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ static inline void hlist_add_before_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
  * hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(), used to prevent memory-consistency
  * problems on Alpha CPUs.
  */
-static inline void hlist_add_after_rcu(struct hlist_node *prev,
-				       struct hlist_node *n)
+static inline void hlist_add_behind_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
+					struct hlist_node *prev)
 {
 	n->next = prev->next;
 	n->pprev = &prev->next;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 022d18ab27a64dabc04ba8e71e1455c10904ae8a..52c43f9042209deaba0be22b549724ad28de1a77 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static bool batadv_frag_insert_packet(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 
 	/* Reached the end of the list, so insert after 'frag_entry_last'. */
 	if (likely(frag_entry_last)) {
-		hlist_add_after(&frag_entry_last->list, &frag_entry_new->list);
+		hlist_add_behind(&frag_entry_last->list, &frag_entry_new->list);
 		chain->size += skb->len - hdr_size;
 		chain->timestamp = jiffies;
 		ret = true;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index b4845f4b2bb414c7403e225528add6840eb26f74..7751c92c8c57fc24b0c18e4d20a095bfa02e9ff0 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static void br_multicast_add_router(struct net_bridge *br,
 	}
 
 	if (slot)
-		hlist_add_after_rcu(slot, &port->rlist);
+		hlist_add_behind_rcu(&port->rlist, slot);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&port->rlist, &br->router_list);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index 5afeb5aa4c7cfd9b0f794a45840f6fbd79b90315..e9cb2588e4161c41613c0e50a17ea91b7416a514 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static void insert_leaf_info(struct hlist_head *head, struct leaf_info *new)
 			last = li;
 		}
 		if (last)
-			hlist_add_after_rcu(&last->hlist, &new->hlist);
+			hlist_add_behind_rcu(&new->hlist, &last->hlist);
 		else
 			hlist_add_before_rcu(&new->hlist, &li->hlist);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c b/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
index 731e1e1722d9b4322f3907e57e3a1fd1994230b5..fd0dc47f471dad23566248fecadd571a1a4c00d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrlabel.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int __ip6addrlbl_add(struct ip6addrlbl_entry *newp, int replace)
 		last = p;
 	}
 	if (last)
-		hlist_add_after_rcu(&last->list, &newp->list);
+		hlist_add_behind_rcu(&newp->list, &last->list);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&newp->list, &ip6addrlbl_table.head);
 out:
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 0525d78ba32866c64c0b31bcf5b9d147855c308a..beeed602aeb379f2ddfbd74a61c798cd371636ba 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void xfrm_dst_hash_transfer(struct hlist_head *list,
 			if (h != h0)
 				continue;
 			hlist_del(&pol->bydst);
-			hlist_add_after(entry0, &pol->bydst);
+			hlist_add_behind(&pol->bydst, entry0);
 		}
 		entry0 = &pol->bydst;
 	}
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ int xfrm_policy_insert(int dir, struct xfrm_policy *policy, int excl)
 			break;
 	}
 	if (newpos)
-		hlist_add_after(newpos, &policy->bydst);
+		hlist_add_behind(&policy->bydst, newpos);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head(&policy->bydst, chain);
 	xfrm_pol_hold(policy);