diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 5e410a9..6dc79f8 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2127,6 +2127,37 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Check the page->freelist of a page and either transfer the freelist to the per cpu freelist
+ * or deactivate the page.
+ *
+ * The page is still frozen if the return value is not NULL.
+ *
+ * If this function returns NULL then the page has been unfrozen.
+ */
+static inline void *get_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct page new;
+	unsigned long counters;
+	void *freelist;
+
+	do {
+		freelist = page->freelist;
+		counters = page->counters;
+		new.counters = counters;
+		VM_BUG_ON(!new.frozen);
+
+		new.inuse = page->objects;
+		new.frozen = freelist != NULL;
+
+	} while (!cmpxchg_double_slab(s, page,
+		freelist, counters,
+		NULL, new.counters,
+		"get_freelist"));
+
+	return freelist;
+}
+
+/*
  * Slow path. The lockless freelist is empty or we need to perform
  * debugging duties.
  *
@@ -2147,8 +2178,6 @@
 {
 	void **object;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct page new;
-	unsigned long counters;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
@@ -2176,29 +2205,7 @@
 
 	stat(s, ALLOC_SLOWPATH);
 
-	do {
-		object = c->page->freelist;
-		counters = c->page->counters;
-		new.counters = counters;
-		VM_BUG_ON(!new.frozen);
-
-		/*
-		 * If there is no object left then we use this loop to
-		 * deactivate the slab which is simple since no objects
-		 * are left in the slab and therefore we do not need to
-		 * put the page back onto the partial list.
-		 *
-		 * If there are objects left then we retrieve them
-		 * and use them to refill the per cpu queue.
-		 */
-
-		new.inuse = c->page->objects;
-		new.frozen = object != NULL;
-
-	} while (!__cmpxchg_double_slab(s, c->page,
-			object, counters,
-			NULL, new.counters,
-			"__slab_alloc"));
+	object = get_freelist(s, c->page);
 
 	if (!object) {
 		c->page = NULL;