diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index f50edad..6836a90 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -241,17 +241,20 @@
  */
 static void unlink_css_set(struct css_set *cg)
 {
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *saved_link;
+
 	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
 	hlist_del(&cg->hlist);
 	css_set_count--;
-	while (!list_empty(&cg->cg_links)) {
-		struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
-		link = list_entry(cg->cg_links.next,
-				  struct cg_cgroup_link, cg_link_list);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, saved_link, &cg->cg_links,
+				 cg_link_list) {
 		list_del(&link->cg_link_list);
 		list_del(&link->cgrp_link_list);
 		kfree(link);
 	}
+
 	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
 }
 
@@ -363,15 +366,14 @@
 static int allocate_cg_links(int count, struct list_head *tmp)
 {
 	struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *saved_link;
 	int i;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(tmp);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		link = kmalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!link) {
-			while (!list_empty(tmp)) {
-				link = list_entry(tmp->next,
-						  struct cg_cgroup_link,
-						  cgrp_link_list);
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(link, saved_link, tmp,
+						 cgrp_link_list) {
 				list_del(&link->cgrp_link_list);
 				kfree(link);
 			}
@@ -384,11 +386,10 @@
 
 static void free_cg_links(struct list_head *tmp)
 {
-	while (!list_empty(tmp)) {
-		struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
-		link = list_entry(tmp->next,
-				  struct cg_cgroup_link,
-				  cgrp_link_list);
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *saved_link;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, saved_link, tmp, cgrp_link_list) {
 		list_del(&link->cgrp_link_list);
 		kfree(link);
 	}
@@ -1093,6 +1094,8 @@
 	struct cgroupfs_root *root = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct cgroup *cgrp = &root->top_cgroup;
 	int ret;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *saved_link;
 
 	BUG_ON(!root);
 
@@ -1112,10 +1115,9 @@
 	 * root cgroup
 	 */
 	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&cgrp->css_sets)) {
-		struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
-		link = list_entry(cgrp->css_sets.next,
-				  struct cg_cgroup_link, cgrp_link_list);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, saved_link, &cgrp->css_sets,
+				 cgrp_link_list) {
 		list_del(&link->cg_link_list);
 		list_del(&link->cgrp_link_list);
 		kfree(link);
@@ -1756,15 +1758,11 @@
 int cgroup_task_count(const struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {
 	int count = 0;
-	struct list_head *l;
+	struct cg_cgroup_link *link;
 
 	read_lock(&css_set_lock);
-	l = cgrp->css_sets.next;
-	while (l != &cgrp->css_sets) {
-		struct cg_cgroup_link *link =
-			list_entry(l, struct cg_cgroup_link, cgrp_link_list);
+	list_for_each_entry(link, &cgrp->css_sets, cgrp_link_list) {
 		count += atomic_read(&link->cg->ref.refcount);
-		l = l->next;
 	}
 	read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
 	return count;