diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index e196510..0864f40 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -755,68 +755,13 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * For a given cpuset cur, partition the system as follows
- * a. All cpus in the parent cpuset's cpus_allowed that are not part of any
- *    exclusive child cpusets
- * b. All cpus in the current cpuset's cpus_allowed that are not part of any
- *    exclusive child cpusets
- * Build these two partitions by calling partition_sched_domains
- *
- * Call with manage_mutex held.  May nest a call to the
- * lock_cpu_hotplug()/unlock_cpu_hotplug() pair.
- * Must not be called holding callback_mutex, because we must
- * not call lock_cpu_hotplug() while holding callback_mutex.
- */
-
-static void update_cpu_domains(struct cpuset *cur)
-{
-	struct cpuset *c, *par = cur->parent;
-	cpumask_t pspan, cspan;
-
-	if (par == NULL || cpus_empty(cur->cpus_allowed))
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * Get all cpus from parent's cpus_allowed not part of exclusive
-	 * children
-	 */
-	pspan = par->cpus_allowed;
-	list_for_each_entry(c, &par->children, sibling) {
-		if (is_cpu_exclusive(c))
-			cpus_andnot(pspan, pspan, c->cpus_allowed);
-	}
-	if (!is_cpu_exclusive(cur)) {
-		cpus_or(pspan, pspan, cur->cpus_allowed);
-		if (cpus_equal(pspan, cur->cpus_allowed))
-			return;
-		cspan = CPU_MASK_NONE;
-	} else {
-		if (cpus_empty(pspan))
-			return;
-		cspan = cur->cpus_allowed;
-		/*
-		 * Get all cpus from current cpuset's cpus_allowed not part
-		 * of exclusive children
-		 */
-		list_for_each_entry(c, &cur->children, sibling) {
-			if (is_cpu_exclusive(c))
-				cpus_andnot(cspan, cspan, c->cpus_allowed);
-		}
-	}
-
-	lock_cpu_hotplug();
-	partition_sched_domains(&pspan, &cspan);
-	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
-}
-
-/*
  * Call with manage_mutex held.  May take callback_mutex during call.
  */
 
 static int update_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpuset trialcs;
-	int retval, cpus_unchanged;
+	int retval;
 
 	/* top_cpuset.cpus_allowed tracks cpu_online_map; it's read-only */
 	if (cs == &top_cpuset)
@@ -843,12 +788,9 @@
 	retval = validate_change(cs, &trialcs);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
-	cpus_unchanged = cpus_equal(cs->cpus_allowed, trialcs.cpus_allowed);
 	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
 	cs->cpus_allowed = trialcs.cpus_allowed;
 	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
-	if (is_cpu_exclusive(cs) && !cpus_unchanged)
-		update_cpu_domains(cs);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1085,7 +1027,7 @@
 {
 	int turning_on;
 	struct cpuset trialcs;
-	int err, cpu_exclusive_changed;
+	int err;
 
 	turning_on = (simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10) != 0);
 
@@ -1098,14 +1040,10 @@
 	err = validate_change(cs, &trialcs);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	cpu_exclusive_changed =
-		(is_cpu_exclusive(cs) != is_cpu_exclusive(&trialcs));
 	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
 	cs->flags = trialcs.flags;
 	mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
 
-	if (cpu_exclusive_changed)
-                update_cpu_domains(cs);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1965,17 +1903,6 @@
 	return cpuset_create(c_parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode | S_IFDIR);
 }
 
-/*
- * Locking note on the strange update_flag() call below:
- *
- * If the cpuset being removed is marked cpu_exclusive, then simulate
- * turning cpu_exclusive off, which will call update_cpu_domains().
- * The lock_cpu_hotplug() call in update_cpu_domains() must not be
- * made while holding callback_mutex.  Elsewhere the kernel nests
- * callback_mutex inside lock_cpu_hotplug() calls.  So the reverse
- * nesting would risk an ABBA deadlock.
- */
-
 static int cpuset_rmdir(struct inode *unused_dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct cpuset *cs = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -1995,13 +1922,6 @@
 		mutex_unlock(&manage_mutex);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	if (is_cpu_exclusive(cs)) {
-		int retval = update_flag(CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE, cs, "0");
-		if (retval < 0) {
-			mutex_unlock(&manage_mutex);
-			return retval;
-		}
-	}
 	parent = cs->parent;
 	mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
 	set_bit(CS_REMOVED, &cs->flags);