diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index af28e128b749ea9ca42b36cc816d4b608b016c14..027c0dd7a83e1d7af53968535271d77c92bb2414 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
 	 */
 	struct mem_cgroup_lru_info info;
 
+	/*
+	  protect against reclaim related member.
+	*/
+	spinlock_t reclaim_param_lock;
+
 	int	prev_priority;	/* for recording reclaim priority */
 
 	/*
@@ -400,18 +405,28 @@ int mem_cgroup_calc_mapped_ratio(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
  */
 int mem_cgroup_get_reclaim_priority(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
 {
-	return mem->prev_priority;
+	int prev_priority;
+
+	spin_lock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
+	prev_priority = mem->prev_priority;
+	spin_unlock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
+
+	return prev_priority;
 }
 
 void mem_cgroup_note_reclaim_priority(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int priority)
 {
+	spin_lock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
 	if (priority < mem->prev_priority)
 		mem->prev_priority = priority;
+	spin_unlock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
 }
 
 void mem_cgroup_record_reclaim_priority(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int priority)
 {
+	spin_lock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
 	mem->prev_priority = priority;
+	spin_unlock(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
 }
 
 int mem_cgroup_inactive_anon_is_low(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct zone *zone)
@@ -2076,6 +2091,7 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cont)
 	}
 	mem_cgroup_set_inactive_ratio(mem);
 	mem->last_scanned_child = NULL;
+	spin_lock_init(&mem->reclaim_param_lock);
 
 	return &mem->css;
 free_out: