diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index d90797160c2a..5adfc268b408 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -355,62 +355,86 @@ static struct pcpu_chunk *pcpu_chunk_addr_search(void *addr)
 }
 
 /**
- * pcpu_extend_area_map - extend area map for allocation
- * @chunk: target chunk
+ * pcpu_need_to_extend - determine whether chunk area map needs to be extended
+ * @chunk: chunk of interest
  *
- * Extend area map of @chunk so that it can accomodate an allocation.
- * A single allocation can split an area into three areas, so this
- * function makes sure that @chunk->map has at least two extra slots.
+ * Determine whether area map of @chunk needs to be extended to
+ * accomodate a new allocation.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * pcpu_alloc_mutex, pcpu_lock.  pcpu_lock is released and reacquired
- * if area map is extended.
+ * pcpu_lock.
  *
  * RETURNS:
- * 0 if noop, 1 if successfully extended, -errno on failure.
+ * New target map allocation length if extension is necessary, 0
+ * otherwise.
  */
-static int pcpu_extend_area_map(struct pcpu_chunk *chunk, unsigned long *flags)
+static int pcpu_need_to_extend(struct pcpu_chunk *chunk)
 {
 	int new_alloc;
-	int *new;
-	size_t size;
 
-	/* has enough? */
 	if (chunk->map_alloc >= chunk->map_used + 2)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcpu_lock, *flags);
-
 	new_alloc = PCPU_DFL_MAP_ALLOC;
 	while (new_alloc < chunk->map_used + 2)
 		new_alloc *= 2;
 
-	new = pcpu_mem_alloc(new_alloc * sizeof(new[0]));
-	if (!new) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, *flags);
+	return new_alloc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pcpu_extend_area_map - extend area map of a chunk
+ * @chunk: chunk of interest
+ * @new_alloc: new target allocation length of the area map
+ *
+ * Extend area map of @chunk to have @new_alloc entries.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Does GFP_KERNEL allocation.  Grabs and releases pcpu_lock.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int pcpu_extend_area_map(struct pcpu_chunk *chunk, int new_alloc)
+{
+	int *old = NULL, *new = NULL;
+	size_t old_size = 0, new_size = new_alloc * sizeof(new[0]);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	new = pcpu_mem_alloc(new_size);
+	if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Acquire pcpu_lock and switch to new area map.  Only free
-	 * could have happened inbetween, so map_used couldn't have
-	 * grown.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, *flags);
-	BUG_ON(new_alloc < chunk->map_used + 2);
+	/* acquire pcpu_lock and switch to new area map */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, flags);
 
-	size = chunk->map_alloc * sizeof(chunk->map[0]);
-	memcpy(new, chunk->map, size);
+	if (new_alloc <= chunk->map_alloc)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	old_size = chunk->map_alloc * sizeof(chunk->map[0]);
+	memcpy(new, chunk->map, old_size);
 
 	/*
 	 * map_alloc < PCPU_DFL_MAP_ALLOC indicates that the chunk is
 	 * one of the first chunks and still using static map.
 	 */
 	if (chunk->map_alloc >= PCPU_DFL_MAP_ALLOC)
-		pcpu_mem_free(chunk->map, size);
+		old = chunk->map;
 
 	chunk->map_alloc = new_alloc;
 	chunk->map = new;
+	new = NULL;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcpu_lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * pcpu_mem_free() might end up calling vfree() which uses
+	 * IRQ-unsafe lock and thus can't be called under pcpu_lock.
+	 */
+	pcpu_mem_free(old, old_size);
+	pcpu_mem_free(new, new_size);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1049,7 +1073,7 @@ static void *pcpu_alloc(size_t size, size_t align, bool reserved)
 	static int warn_limit = 10;
 	struct pcpu_chunk *chunk;
 	const char *err;
-	int slot, off;
+	int slot, off, new_alloc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(!size || size > PCPU_MIN_UNIT_SIZE || align > PAGE_SIZE)) {
@@ -1064,14 +1088,25 @@ static void *pcpu_alloc(size_t size, size_t align, bool reserved)
 	/* serve reserved allocations from the reserved chunk if available */
 	if (reserved && pcpu_reserved_chunk) {
 		chunk = pcpu_reserved_chunk;
-		if (size > chunk->contig_hint ||
-		    pcpu_extend_area_map(chunk, &flags) < 0) {
-			err = "failed to extend area map of reserved chunk";
+
+		if (size > chunk->contig_hint) {
+			err = "alloc from reserved chunk failed";
 			goto fail_unlock;
 		}
+
+		while ((new_alloc = pcpu_need_to_extend(chunk))) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcpu_lock, flags);
+			if (pcpu_extend_area_map(chunk, new_alloc) < 0) {
+				err = "failed to extend area map of reserved chunk";
+				goto fail_unlock_mutex;
+			}
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, flags);
+		}
+
 		off = pcpu_alloc_area(chunk, size, align);
 		if (off >= 0)
 			goto area_found;
+
 		err = "alloc from reserved chunk failed";
 		goto fail_unlock;
 	}
@@ -1083,14 +1118,20 @@ restart:
 			if (size > chunk->contig_hint)
 				continue;
 
-			switch (pcpu_extend_area_map(chunk, &flags)) {
-			case 0:
-				break;
-			case 1:
-				goto restart;	/* pcpu_lock dropped, restart */
-			default:
-				err = "failed to extend area map";
-				goto fail_unlock;
+			new_alloc = pcpu_need_to_extend(chunk);
+			if (new_alloc) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcpu_lock, flags);
+				if (pcpu_extend_area_map(chunk,
+							 new_alloc) < 0) {
+					err = "failed to extend area map";
+					goto fail_unlock_mutex;
+				}
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, flags);
+				/*
+				 * pcpu_lock has been dropped, need to
+				 * restart cpu_slot list walking.
+				 */
+				goto restart;
 			}
 
 			off = pcpu_alloc_area(chunk, size, align);