diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index ec78152e32e9..4e0db3496d70 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -60,17 +60,6 @@ static struct mutex uprobes_mmap_mutex[UPROBES_HASH_SZ];
  */
 static atomic_t uprobe_events = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
-/*
- * Maintain a temporary per vma info that can be used to search if a vma
- * has already been handled. This structure is introduced since extending
- * vm_area_struct wasnt recommended.
- */
-struct vma_info {
-	struct list_head	probe_list;
-	struct mm_struct	*mm;
-	loff_t			vaddr;
-};
-
 struct uprobe {
 	struct rb_node		rb_node;	/* node in the rb tree */
 	atomic_t		ref;
@@ -742,139 +731,123 @@ static void delete_uprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe)
 	atomic_dec(&uprobe_events);
 }
 
-static struct vma_info *
-__find_next_vma_info(struct address_space *mapping, struct list_head *head,
-			struct vma_info *vi, loff_t offset, bool is_register)
+struct map_info {
+	struct map_info *next;
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	loff_t vaddr;
+};
+
+static inline struct map_info *free_map_info(struct map_info *info)
 {
+	struct map_info *next = info->next;
+	kfree(info);
+	return next;
+}
+
+static struct map_info *
+build_map_info(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t offset, bool is_register)
+{
+	unsigned long pgoff = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	struct prio_tree_iter iter;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-	struct vma_info *tmpvi;
-	unsigned long pgoff;
-	int existing_vma;
-	loff_t vaddr;
-
-	pgoff = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct map_info *curr = NULL;
+	struct map_info *prev = NULL;
+	struct map_info *info;
+	int more = 0;
 
+ again:
+	mutex_lock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
 	vma_prio_tree_foreach(vma, &iter, &mapping->i_mmap, pgoff, pgoff) {
 		if (!valid_vma(vma, is_register))
 			continue;
 
-		existing_vma = 0;
-		vaddr = vma_address(vma, offset);
-
-		list_for_each_entry(tmpvi, head, probe_list) {
-			if (tmpvi->mm == vma->vm_mm && tmpvi->vaddr == vaddr) {
-				existing_vma = 1;
-				break;
-			}
+		if (!prev) {
+			more++;
+			continue;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Another vma needs a probe to be installed. However skip
-		 * installing the probe if the vma is about to be unlinked.
-		 */
-		if (!existing_vma && atomic_inc_not_zero(&vma->vm_mm->mm_users)) {
-			vi->mm = vma->vm_mm;
-			vi->vaddr = vaddr;
-			list_add(&vi->probe_list, head);
+		if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&vma->vm_mm->mm_users))
+			continue;
 
-			return vi;
-		}
+		info = prev;
+		prev = prev->next;
+		info->next = curr;
+		curr = info;
+
+		info->mm = vma->vm_mm;
+		info->vaddr = vma_address(vma, offset);
 	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Iterate in the rmap prio tree  and find a vma where a probe has not
- * yet been inserted.
- */
-static struct vma_info *
-find_next_vma_info(struct address_space *mapping, struct list_head *head,
-		loff_t offset, bool is_register)
-{
-	struct vma_info *vi, *retvi;
-
-	vi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vma_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vi)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	mutex_lock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
-	retvi = __find_next_vma_info(mapping, head, vi, offset, is_register);
 	mutex_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
 
-	if (!retvi)
-		kfree(vi);
+	if (!more)
+		goto out;
 
-	return retvi;
+	prev = curr;
+	while (curr) {
+		mmput(curr->mm);
+		curr = curr->next;
+	}
+
+	do {
+		info = kmalloc(sizeof(struct map_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!info) {
+			curr = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		info->next = prev;
+		prev = info;
+	} while (--more);
+
+	goto again;
+ out:
+	while (prev)
+		prev = free_map_info(prev);
+	return curr;
 }
 
 static int register_for_each_vma(struct uprobe *uprobe, bool is_register)
 {
-	struct list_head try_list;
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-	struct address_space *mapping;
-	struct vma_info *vi, *tmpvi;
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
-	loff_t vaddr;
-	int ret;
+	struct map_info *info;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	mapping = uprobe->inode->i_mapping;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&try_list);
+	info = build_map_info(uprobe->inode->i_mapping,
+					uprobe->offset, is_register);
+	if (IS_ERR(info))
+		return PTR_ERR(info);
 
-	ret = 0;
+	while (info) {
+		struct mm_struct *mm = info->mm;
+		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+		loff_t vaddr;
 
-	for (;;) {
-		vi = find_next_vma_info(mapping, &try_list, uprobe->offset, is_register);
-		if (!vi)
-			break;
+		if (err)
+			goto free;
 
-		if (IS_ERR(vi)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(vi);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		mm = vi->mm;
 		down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		vma = find_vma(mm, (unsigned long)vi->vaddr);
-		if (!vma || !valid_vma(vma, is_register)) {
-			list_del(&vi->probe_list);
-			kfree(vi);
-			up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-			mmput(mm);
-			continue;
-		}
+		vma = find_vma(mm, (unsigned long)info->vaddr);
+		if (!vma || !valid_vma(vma, is_register))
+			goto unlock;
+
 		vaddr = vma_address(vma, uprobe->offset);
 		if (vma->vm_file->f_mapping->host != uprobe->inode ||
-						vaddr != vi->vaddr) {
-			list_del(&vi->probe_list);
-			kfree(vi);
-			up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-			mmput(mm);
-			continue;
-		}
+						vaddr != info->vaddr)
+			goto unlock;
 
-		if (is_register)
-			ret = install_breakpoint(uprobe, mm, vma, vi->vaddr);
-		else
-			remove_breakpoint(uprobe, mm, vi->vaddr);
-
-		up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		mmput(mm);
 		if (is_register) {
-			if (ret && ret == -EEXIST)
-				ret = 0;
-			if (ret)
-				break;
+			err = install_breakpoint(uprobe, mm, vma, info->vaddr);
+			if (err == -EEXIST)
+				err = 0;
+		} else {
+			remove_breakpoint(uprobe, mm, info->vaddr);
 		}
+ unlock:
+		up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ free:
+		mmput(mm);
+		info = free_map_info(info);
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vi, tmpvi, &try_list, probe_list) {
-		list_del(&vi->probe_list);
-		kfree(vi);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int __uprobe_register(struct uprobe *uprobe)