diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index bc3caff..dae50d0 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -4556,20 +4556,31 @@
  *
  * A pointer to the shared css_set was automatically copied in
  * fork.c by dup_task_struct().  However, we ignore that copy, since
- * it was not made under the protection of RCU or cgroup_mutex, so
- * might no longer be a valid cgroup pointer.  cgroup_attach_task() might
- * have already changed current->cgroups, allowing the previously
- * referenced cgroup group to be removed and freed.
+ * it was not made under the protection of RCU, cgroup_mutex or
+ * threadgroup_change_begin(), so it might no longer be a valid
+ * cgroup pointer.  cgroup_attach_task() might have already changed
+ * current->cgroups, allowing the previously referenced cgroup
+ * group to be removed and freed.
+ *
+ * Outside the pointer validity we also need to process the css_set
+ * inheritance between threadgoup_change_begin() and
+ * threadgoup_change_end(), this way there is no leak in any process
+ * wide migration performed by cgroup_attach_proc() that could otherwise
+ * miss a thread because it is too early or too late in the fork stage.
  *
  * At the point that cgroup_fork() is called, 'current' is the parent
  * task, and the passed argument 'child' points to the child task.
  */
 void cgroup_fork(struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	task_lock(current);
+	/*
+	 * We don't need to task_lock() current because current->cgroups
+	 * can't be changed concurrently here. The parent obviously hasn't
+	 * exited and called cgroup_exit(), and we are synchronized against
+	 * cgroup migration through threadgroup_change_begin().
+	 */
 	child->cgroups = current->cgroups;
 	get_css_set(child->cgroups);
-	task_unlock(current);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&child->cg_list);
 }