diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/operations.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/operations.txt
index bee2a5f..a1c052c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/operations.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/operations.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
      to be cleared before proceeding:
 
 		wait_on_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING,
-			    fscache_wait_bit, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 
  (2) The operation may be fast asynchronous (FSCACHE_OP_FAST), in which case it
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index 4e84095..96c92b7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -615,16 +615,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This function is called when wait_on_bit is actually waiting.
- */
-static int do_io_schedule(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
  * Initiate a write on a dirty buffer, but don't wait for it.
  *
  * - If the buffer is not dirty, exit.
@@ -640,8 +630,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	clear_bit(B_DIRTY, &b->state);
-	wait_on_bit_lock(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-			 do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_lock_io(&b->state, B_WRITING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	if (!write_list)
 		submit_io(b, WRITE, b->block, write_endio);
@@ -675,9 +664,9 @@
 	if (!b->state)	/* fast case */
 		return;
 
-	wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_READING, do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_READING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	__write_dirty_buffer(b, NULL);
-	wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_WRITING, do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_WRITING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1030,7 +1019,7 @@
 	if (need_submit)
 		submit_io(b, READ, b->block, read_endio);
 
-	wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_READING, do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_READING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	if (b->read_error) {
 		int error = b->read_error;
@@ -1209,15 +1198,13 @@
 				dropped_lock = 1;
 				b->hold_count++;
 				dm_bufio_unlock(c);
-				wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-					    do_io_schedule,
-					    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+				wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_WRITING,
+					       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 				dm_bufio_lock(c);
 				b->hold_count--;
 			} else
-				wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-					    do_io_schedule,
-					    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+				wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_WRITING,
+					       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		}
 
 		if (!test_bit(B_DIRTY, &b->state) &&
@@ -1321,15 +1308,15 @@
 
 	__write_dirty_buffer(b, NULL);
 	if (b->hold_count == 1) {
-		wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-			    do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_WRITING,
+			       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		set_bit(B_DIRTY, &b->state);
 		__unlink_buffer(b);
 		__link_buffer(b, new_block, LIST_DIRTY);
 	} else {
 		sector_t old_block;
-		wait_on_bit_lock(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-				 do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		wait_on_bit_lock_io(&b->state, B_WRITING,
+				    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		/*
 		 * Relink buffer to "new_block" so that write_callback
 		 * sees "new_block" as a block number.
@@ -1341,8 +1328,8 @@
 		__unlink_buffer(b);
 		__link_buffer(b, new_block, b->list_mode);
 		submit_io(b, WRITE, new_block, write_endio);
-		wait_on_bit(&b->state, B_WRITING,
-			    do_io_schedule, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		wait_on_bit_io(&b->state, B_WRITING,
+			       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		__unlink_buffer(b);
 		__link_buffer(b, old_block, b->list_mode);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 5bd2290..864b03f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1032,21 +1032,13 @@
 		snapshot_merge_next_chunks(s);
 }
 
-static int wait_schedule(void *ptr)
-{
-	schedule();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the merging process and wait until it finishes.
  */
 static void stop_merge(struct dm_snapshot *s)
 {
 	set_bit(SHUTDOWN_MERGE, &s->state_bits);
-	wait_on_bit(&s->state_bits, RUNNING_MERGE, wait_schedule,
-		    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit(&s->state_bits, RUNNING_MERGE, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	clear_bit(SHUTDOWN_MERGE, &s->state_bits);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/dvb_usb_core.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/dvb_usb_core.c
index e355806..f296394 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/dvb_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/dvb_usb_core.c
@@ -253,13 +253,6 @@
 	return usb_urb_exitv2(&adap->stream);
 }
 
-static int wait_schedule(void *ptr)
-{
-	schedule();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int dvb_usb_start_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *dvbdmxfeed)
 {
 	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = dvbdmxfeed->demux->priv;
@@ -273,8 +266,7 @@
 			dvbdmxfeed->pid, dvbdmxfeed->index);
 
 	/* wait init is done */
-	wait_on_bit(&adap->state_bits, ADAP_INIT, wait_schedule,
-			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit(&adap->state_bits, ADAP_INIT, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	if (adap->active_fe == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -568,7 +560,7 @@
 
 	if (!adap->suspend_resume_active) {
 		set_bit(ADAP_SLEEP, &adap->state_bits);
-		wait_on_bit(&adap->state_bits, ADAP_STREAMING, wait_schedule,
+		wait_on_bit(&adap->state_bits, ADAP_STREAMING,
 				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index a389820..3e11aab 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -3437,16 +3437,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int eb_wait(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void wait_on_extent_buffer_writeback(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 {
-	wait_on_bit(&eb->bflags, EXTENT_BUFFER_WRITEBACK, eb_wait,
-		    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_io(&eb->bflags, EXTENT_BUFFER_WRITEBACK,
+		       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 static noinline_for_stack int
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index eba6e4f..8f05111 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -61,16 +61,9 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_buffer);
 
-static int sleep_on_buffer(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void __lock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	wait_on_bit_lock(&bh->b_state, BH_Lock, sleep_on_buffer,
-							TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_lock_io(&bh->b_state, BH_Lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__lock_buffer);
 
@@ -123,7 +116,7 @@
  */
 void __wait_on_buffer(struct buffer_head * bh)
 {
-	wait_on_bit(&bh->b_state, BH_Lock, sleep_on_buffer, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_io(&bh->b_state, BH_Lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__wait_on_buffer);
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 20d75b8..b98366f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3934,13 +3934,6 @@
 	return tlink_tcon(cifs_sb_master_tlink(cifs_sb));
 }
 
-static int
-cifs_sb_tcon_pending_wait(void *unused)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return signal_pending(current) ? -ERESTARTSYS : 0;
-}
-
 /* find and return a tlink with given uid */
 static struct tcon_link *
 tlink_rb_search(struct rb_root *root, kuid_t uid)
@@ -4039,11 +4032,10 @@
 	} else {
 wait_for_construction:
 		ret = wait_on_bit(&tlink->tl_flags, TCON_LINK_PENDING,
-				  cifs_sb_tcon_pending_wait,
 				  TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (ret) {
 			cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
 		}
 
 		/* if it's good, return it */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index e90a1e9..b88b1ad 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -3618,13 +3618,6 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int
-cifs_pending_writers_wait(void *unused)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = container_of(work, struct cifsFileInfo,
@@ -3636,7 +3629,7 @@
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_WRITERS,
-			cifs_pending_writers_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	server->ops->downgrade_oplock(server, cinode,
 		test_bit(CIFS_INODE_DOWNGRADE_OPLOCK_TO_L2, &cinode->flags));
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index a174605..213c458 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1794,8 +1794,8 @@
 	int rc;
 	unsigned long *flags = &CIFS_I(inode)->flags;
 
-	rc = wait_on_bit_lock(flags, CIFS_INO_LOCK, cifs_wait_bit_killable,
-				TASK_KILLABLE);
+	rc = wait_on_bit_lock_action(flags, CIFS_INO_LOCK, cifs_wait_bit_killable,
+				     TASK_KILLABLE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 3b0c62e..6bf55d0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 
 start:
 	rc = wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_OPLOCK_BREAK,
-				   cifs_oplock_break_wait, TASK_KILLABLE);
+			 TASK_KILLABLE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index be568b7..ef9bef1 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@
 	wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
 	while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		__wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		__wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, bit_wait,
+			      TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index aec01be..89acec7 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 	_enter("%p", cookie);
 
 	wait_on_bit_lock(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_ENABLEMENT_LOCK,
-			 fscache_wait_bit, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_ENABLED, &cookie->flags))
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 	if (!fscache_defer_lookup) {
 		_debug("non-deferred lookup %p", &cookie->flags);
 		wait_on_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_LOOKING_UP,
-			    fscache_wait_bit, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		_debug("complete");
 		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_UNAVAILABLE, &cookie->flags))
 			goto unavailable;
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@
 	_enter("%p", cookie);
 
 	wait_on_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING,
-		    fscache_wait_bit_interruptible,
 		    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	_leave("");
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@
 	}
 
 	wait_on_bit_lock(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_ENABLEMENT_LOCK,
-			 fscache_wait_bit, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_ENABLED, &cookie->flags))
 		goto out_unlock_enable;
 
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index bc6c08f..7872a62 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
 	return workqueue_congested(WORK_CPU_UNBOUND, fscache_object_wq);
 }
 
-extern int fscache_wait_bit(void *);
-extern int fscache_wait_bit_interruptible(void *);
 extern int fscache_wait_atomic_t(atomic_t *);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/fscache/main.c b/fs/fscache/main.c
index 63f868e..a31b83c 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/main.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/main.c
@@ -197,24 +197,6 @@
 module_exit(fscache_exit);
 
 /*
- * wait_on_bit() sleep function for uninterruptible waiting
- */
-int fscache_wait_bit(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * wait_on_bit() sleep function for interruptible waiting
- */
-int fscache_wait_bit_interruptible(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return signal_pending(current);
-}
-
-/*
  * wait_on_atomic_t() sleep function for uninterruptible waiting
  */
 int fscache_wait_atomic_t(atomic_t *p)
diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index ed70714..85332b9 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@
 
 	jif = jiffies;
 	if (wait_on_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_LOOKING_UP,
-			fscache_wait_bit_interruptible,
 			TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) != 0) {
 		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_retrievals_intr);
 		_leave(" = -ERESTARTSYS");
@@ -342,7 +341,6 @@
 	if (stat_op_waits)
 		fscache_stat(stat_op_waits);
 	if (wait_on_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING,
-			fscache_wait_bit_interruptible,
 			TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) != 0) {
 		ret = fscache_cancel_op(op, do_cancel);
 		if (ret == 0)
@@ -351,7 +349,7 @@
 		/* it's been removed from the pending queue by another party,
 		 * so we should get to run shortly */
 		wait_on_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING,
-			    fscache_wait_bit, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	}
 	_debug("<<< GO");
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index c355f73..770e167 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -856,27 +856,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_glock_holder_wait
- * @word: unused
- *
- * This function and gfs2_glock_demote_wait both show up in the WCHAN
- * field. Thus I've separated these otherwise identical functions in
- * order to be more informative to the user.
- */
-
-static int gfs2_glock_holder_wait(void *word)
-{
-        schedule();
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static int gfs2_glock_demote_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * gfs2_glock_wait - wait on a glock acquisition
  * @gh: the glock holder
  *
@@ -888,7 +867,7 @@
 	unsigned long time1 = jiffies;
 
 	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&gh->gh_iflags, HIF_WAIT, gfs2_glock_holder_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit(&gh->gh_iflags, HIF_WAIT, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (time_after(jiffies, time1 + HZ)) /* have we waited > a second? */
 		/* Lengthen the minimum hold time. */
 		gh->gh_gl->gl_hold_time = min(gh->gh_gl->gl_hold_time +
@@ -1128,7 +1107,7 @@
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
 	gfs2_glock_dq(gh);
 	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, gfs2_glock_demote_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index 91f274d..992ca5b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -936,12 +936,6 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int dlm_recovery_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int control_first_done(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
@@ -976,7 +970,7 @@
 		fs_info(sdp, "control_first_done wait gen %u\n", start_gen);
 
 		wait_on_bit(&ls->ls_recover_flags, DFL_DLM_RECOVERY,
-			    dlm_recovery_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		goto restart;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index bc564c0..d3eae24 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1024,20 +1024,13 @@
 		lm->lm_unmount(sdp);
 }
 
-static int gfs2_journalid_wait(void *word)
-{
-	if (signal_pending(current))
-		return -EINTR;
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int wait_on_journal(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	if (sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_mount == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	return wait_on_bit(&sdp->sd_flags, SDF_NOJOURNALID, gfs2_journalid_wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	return wait_on_bit(&sdp->sd_flags, SDF_NOJOURNALID, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE)
+		? -EINTR : 0;
 }
 
 void gfs2_online_uevent(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index 94555d4..573bd3b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -591,12 +591,6 @@
 	wake_up_bit(&jd->jd_flags, JDF_RECOVERY);
 }
 
-static int gfs2_recovery_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int gfs2_recover_journal(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, bool wait)
 {
 	int rv;
@@ -609,7 +603,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(!rv);
 
 	if (wait)
-		wait_on_bit(&jd->jd_flags, JDF_RECOVERY, gfs2_recovery_wait,
+		wait_on_bit(&jd->jd_flags, JDF_RECOVERY,
 			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	return wait ? jd->jd_recover_error : 0;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 1319b5c..2607ff1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -864,12 +864,6 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int gfs2_umount_recovery_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_put_super - Unmount the filesystem
  * @sb: The VFS superblock
@@ -894,7 +888,7 @@
 			continue;
 		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_jindex_spin);
 		wait_on_bit(&jd->jd_flags, JDF_RECOVERY,
-			    gfs2_umount_recovery_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_jindex_spin);
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 6eecb7f..5938f39 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1695,13 +1695,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_needs_sync);
 
-int inode_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_wait);
-
 /*
  * If we try to find an inode in the inode hash while it is being
  * deleted, we have to wait until the filesystem completes its
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 6f0f590..5f09370 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -763,12 +763,6 @@
 	       bdevname(bh->b_bdev, b), (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 }
 
-static int sleep_on_shadow_bh(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * If the buffer is already part of the current transaction, then there
  * is nothing we need to do.  If it is already part of a prior
@@ -906,8 +900,8 @@
 		if (buffer_shadow(bh)) {
 			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "on shadow: sleep");
 			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
-			wait_on_bit(&bh->b_state, BH_Shadow,
-				    sleep_on_shadow_bh, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			wait_on_bit_io(&bh->b_state, BH_Shadow,
+				       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			goto repeat;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 4042ff5..524dd80 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@
 	 * Prevent starvation issues if someone is doing a consistency
 	 * sync-to-disk
 	 */
-	ret = wait_on_bit(&NFS_I(mapping->host)->flags, NFS_INO_FLUSHING,
-			nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+	ret = wait_on_bit_action(&NFS_I(mapping->host)->flags, NFS_INO_FLUSHING,
+				 nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
index 44bf014..e2a0361 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
@@ -783,8 +783,8 @@
 static void nfs4_wait_ds_connect(struct nfs4_pnfs_ds *ds)
 {
 	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&ds->ds_state, NFS4DS_CONNECTING,
-			nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+	wait_on_bit_action(&ds->ds_state, NFS4DS_CONNECTING,
+			   nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_clear_ds_conn_bit(struct nfs4_pnfs_ds *ds)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 9927913..b7b710e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1074,8 +1074,8 @@
 	 * the bit lock here if it looks like we're going to be doing that.
 	 */
 	for (;;) {
-		ret = wait_on_bit(bitlock, NFS_INO_INVALIDATING,
-				  nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+		ret = wait_on_bit_action(bitlock, NFS_INO_INVALIDATING,
+					 nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 848f685..42f1211 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1251,8 +1251,8 @@
 	might_sleep();
 
 	atomic_inc(&clp->cl_count);
-	res = wait_on_bit(&clp->cl_state, NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_RUNNING,
-			nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+	res = wait_on_bit_action(&clp->cl_state, NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_RUNNING,
+				 nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
 	if (res)
 		goto out;
 	if (clp->cl_cons_state < 0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index b6ee3a6..6104d35 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@
 	return __nfs_iocounter_wait(c);
 }
 
-static int nfs_wait_bit_uninterruptible(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * nfs_page_group_lock - lock the head of the page group
  * @req - request in group that is to be locked
@@ -158,7 +152,6 @@
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(head != head->wb_head);
 
 	wait_on_bit_lock(&head->wb_flags, PG_HEADLOCK,
-			nfs_wait_bit_uninterruptible,
 			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
@@ -425,9 +418,8 @@
 int
 nfs_wait_on_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	return wait_on_bit(&req->wb_flags, PG_BUSY,
-			nfs_wait_bit_uninterruptible,
-			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	return wait_on_bit_io(&req->wb_flags, PG_BUSY,
+			      TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 6fdcd23..a8914b3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@
 	if (test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMITTING, &nfsi->flags)) {
 		if (!sync)
 			goto out;
-		status = wait_on_bit_lock(&nfsi->flags,
+		status = wait_on_bit_lock_action(&nfsi->flags,
 				NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMITTING,
 				nfs_wait_bit_killable,
 				TASK_KILLABLE);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 98ff061..f05f321 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 	int err;
 
 	/* Stop dirtying of new pages while we sync */
-	err = wait_on_bit_lock(bitlock, NFS_INO_FLUSHING,
+	err = wait_on_bit_lock_action(bitlock, NFS_INO_FLUSHING,
 			nfs_wait_bit_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@
 			return error;
 		if (!may_wait)
 			goto out_mark_dirty;
-		error = wait_on_bit(&NFS_I(inode)->flags,
+		error = wait_on_bit_action(&NFS_I(inode)->flags,
 				NFS_INO_COMMIT,
 				nfs_wait_bit_killable,
 				TASK_KILLABLE);
diff --git a/include/linux/wait.h b/include/linux/wait.h
index bd68819..73960ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/wait.h
+++ b/include/linux/wait.h
@@ -854,11 +854,14 @@
 		(wait)->flags = 0;					\
 	} while (0)
 
+
+extern int bit_wait(void *);
+extern int bit_wait_io(void *);
+
 /**
  * wait_on_bit - wait for a bit to be cleared
  * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
  * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
- * @action: the function used to sleep, which may take special actions
  * @mode: the task state to sleep in
  *
  * There is a standard hashed waitqueue table for generic use. This
@@ -867,9 +870,62 @@
  * call wait_on_bit() in threads waiting for the bit to clear.
  * One uses wait_on_bit() where one is waiting for the bit to clear,
  * but has no intention of setting it.
+ * Returned value will be zero if the bit was cleared, or non-zero
+ * if the process received a signal and the mode permitted wakeup
+ * on that signal.
  */
 static inline int
-wait_on_bit(void *word, int bit, int (*action)(void *), unsigned mode)
+wait_on_bit(void *word, int bit, unsigned mode)
+{
+	if (!test_bit(bit, word))
+		return 0;
+	return out_of_line_wait_on_bit(word, bit,
+				       bit_wait,
+				       mode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wait_on_bit_io - wait for a bit to be cleared
+ * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
+ * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
+ * @mode: the task state to sleep in
+ *
+ * Use the standard hashed waitqueue table to wait for a bit
+ * to be cleared.  This is similar to wait_on_bit(), but calls
+ * io_schedule() instead of schedule() for the actual waiting.
+ *
+ * Returned value will be zero if the bit was cleared, or non-zero
+ * if the process received a signal and the mode permitted wakeup
+ * on that signal.
+ */
+static inline int
+wait_on_bit_io(void *word, int bit, unsigned mode)
+{
+	if (!test_bit(bit, word))
+		return 0;
+	return out_of_line_wait_on_bit(word, bit,
+				       bit_wait_io,
+				       mode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wait_on_bit_action - wait for a bit to be cleared
+ * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
+ * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
+ * @action: the function used to sleep, which may take special actions
+ * @mode: the task state to sleep in
+ *
+ * Use the standard hashed waitqueue table to wait for a bit
+ * to be cleared, and allow the waiting action to be specified.
+ * This is like wait_on_bit() but allows fine control of how the waiting
+ * is done.
+ *
+ * Returned value will be zero if the bit was cleared, or non-zero
+ * if the process received a signal and the mode permitted wakeup
+ * on that signal.
+ */
+static inline int
+wait_on_bit_action(void *word, int bit, int (*action)(void *), unsigned mode)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(bit, word))
 		return 0;
@@ -880,7 +936,6 @@
  * wait_on_bit_lock - wait for a bit to be cleared, when wanting to set it
  * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
  * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
- * @action: the function used to sleep, which may take special actions
  * @mode: the task state to sleep in
  *
  * There is a standard hashed waitqueue table for generic use. This
@@ -891,9 +946,61 @@
  * wait_on_bit() in threads waiting to be able to set the bit.
  * One uses wait_on_bit_lock() where one is waiting for the bit to
  * clear with the intention of setting it, and when done, clearing it.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the bit was (eventually) found to be clear and was
+ * set.  Returns non-zero if a signal was delivered to the process and
+ * the @mode allows that signal to wake the process.
  */
 static inline int
-wait_on_bit_lock(void *word, int bit, int (*action)(void *), unsigned mode)
+wait_on_bit_lock(void *word, int bit, unsigned mode)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(bit, word))
+		return 0;
+	return out_of_line_wait_on_bit_lock(word, bit, bit_wait, mode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wait_on_bit_lock_io - wait for a bit to be cleared, when wanting to set it
+ * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
+ * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
+ * @mode: the task state to sleep in
+ *
+ * Use the standard hashed waitqueue table to wait for a bit
+ * to be cleared and then to atomically set it.  This is similar
+ * to wait_on_bit(), but calls io_schedule() instead of schedule()
+ * for the actual waiting.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the bit was (eventually) found to be clear and was
+ * set.  Returns non-zero if a signal was delivered to the process and
+ * the @mode allows that signal to wake the process.
+ */
+static inline int
+wait_on_bit_lock_io(void *word, int bit, unsigned mode)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(bit, word))
+		return 0;
+	return out_of_line_wait_on_bit_lock(word, bit, bit_wait_io, mode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wait_on_bit_lock_action - wait for a bit to be cleared, when wanting to set it
+ * @word: the word being waited on, a kernel virtual address
+ * @bit: the bit of the word being waited on
+ * @action: the function used to sleep, which may take special actions
+ * @mode: the task state to sleep in
+ *
+ * Use the standard hashed waitqueue table to wait for a bit
+ * to be cleared and then to set it, and allow the waiting action
+ * to be specified.
+ * This is like wait_on_bit() but allows fine control of how the waiting
+ * is done.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the bit was (eventually) found to be clear and was
+ * set.  Returns non-zero if a signal was delivered to the process and
+ * the @mode allows that signal to wake the process.
+ */
+static inline int
+wait_on_bit_lock_action(void *word, int bit, int (*action)(void *), unsigned mode)
 {
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(bit, word))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index 5777c13..a219be9 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
  * fs/fs-writeback.c
  */	
 struct bdi_writeback;
-int inode_wait(void *);
 void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason);
 void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr,
 							enum wb_reason reason);
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@
 static inline void wait_on_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index adf9862..54e7522 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 
 
-static int ptrace_trapping_sleep_fn(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * ptrace a task: make the debugger its new parent and
  * move it to the ptrace list.
@@ -371,7 +365,7 @@
 out:
 	if (!retval) {
 		wait_on_bit(&task->jobctl, JOBCTL_TRAPPING_BIT,
-			    ptrace_trapping_sleep_fn, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		proc_ptrace_connector(task, PTRACE_ATTACH);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/wait.c b/kernel/sched/wait.c
index 0ffa20a..a104879 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/wait.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/wait.c
@@ -502,3 +502,21 @@
 	__wake_up_bit(atomic_t_waitqueue(p), p, WAIT_ATOMIC_T_BIT_NR);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wake_up_atomic_t);
+
+__sched int bit_wait(void *word)
+{
+	if (signal_pending_state(current->state, current))
+		return 1;
+	schedule();
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bit_wait);
+
+__sched int bit_wait_io(void *word)
+{
+	if (signal_pending_state(current->state, current))
+		return 1;
+	io_schedule();
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bit_wait_io);
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index dafb06f..d175917 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -241,18 +241,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(delete_from_page_cache);
 
-static int sleep_on_page(void *word)
-{
-	io_schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int sleep_on_page_killable(void *word)
-{
-	sleep_on_page(word);
-	return fatal_signal_pending(current) ? -EINTR : 0;
-}
-
 static int filemap_check_errors(struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -692,7 +680,7 @@
 	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &page->flags, bit_nr);
 
 	if (test_bit(bit_nr, &page->flags))
-		__wait_on_bit(page_waitqueue(page), &wait, sleep_on_page,
+		__wait_on_bit(page_waitqueue(page), &wait, bit_wait_io,
 							TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_on_page_bit);
@@ -705,7 +693,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	return __wait_on_bit(page_waitqueue(page), &wait,
-			     sleep_on_page_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+			     bit_wait_io, TASK_KILLABLE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -806,7 +794,7 @@
 {
 	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &page->flags, PG_locked);
 
-	__wait_on_bit_lock(page_waitqueue(page), &wait, sleep_on_page,
+	__wait_on_bit_lock(page_waitqueue(page), &wait, bit_wait_io,
 							TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__lock_page);
@@ -816,7 +804,7 @@
 	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &page->flags, PG_locked);
 
 	return __wait_on_bit_lock(page_waitqueue(page), &wait,
-					sleep_on_page_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+					bit_wait_io, TASK_KILLABLE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__lock_page_killable);
 
diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 346ddc9..fb75902 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -1978,18 +1978,12 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_MIGRATION */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
-static int just_wait(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void wait_while_offlining(void)
 {
 	while (ksm_run & KSM_RUN_OFFLINE) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ksm_thread_mutex);
 		wait_on_bit(&ksm_run, ilog2(KSM_RUN_OFFLINE),
-				just_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		mutex_lock(&ksm_thread_mutex);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 0a43cce..e090bff 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2186,12 +2186,6 @@
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_INQUIRY, sizeof(cp), &cp);
 }
 
-static int wait_inquiry(void *word)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return signal_pending(current);
-}
-
 int hci_inquiry(void __user *arg)
 {
 	__u8 __user *ptr = arg;
@@ -2242,7 +2236,7 @@
 		/* Wait until Inquiry procedure finishes (HCI_INQUIRY flag is
 		 * cleared). If it is interrupted by a signal, return -EINTR.
 		 */
-		if (wait_on_bit(&hdev->flags, HCI_INQUIRY, wait_inquiry,
+		if (wait_on_bit(&hdev->flags, HCI_INQUIRY,
 				TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE))
 			return -EINTR;
 	}
diff --git a/security/keys/gc.c b/security/keys/gc.c
index d3222b6..9609a7f 100644
--- a/security/keys/gc.c
+++ b/security/keys/gc.c
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * wait_on_bit() sleep function for uninterruptible waiting
- */
-static int key_gc_wait_bit(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
  * Reap keys of dead type.
  *
  * We use three flags to make sure we see three complete cycles of the garbage
@@ -123,7 +114,7 @@
 	schedule_work(&key_gc_work);
 
 	kdebug("sleep");
-	wait_on_bit(&key_gc_flags, KEY_GC_REAPING_KEYTYPE, key_gc_wait_bit,
+	wait_on_bit(&key_gc_flags, KEY_GC_REAPING_KEYTYPE,
 		    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	key_gc_dead_keytype = NULL;
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 3814119..26a94f1 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -21,24 +21,6 @@
 
 #define key_negative_timeout	60	/* default timeout on a negative key's existence */
 
-/*
- * wait_on_bit() sleep function for uninterruptible waiting
- */
-static int key_wait_bit(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * wait_on_bit() sleep function for interruptible waiting
- */
-static int key_wait_bit_intr(void *flags)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return signal_pending(current) ? -ERESTARTSYS : 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * complete_request_key - Complete the construction of a key.
  * @cons: The key construction record.
@@ -592,10 +574,9 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = wait_on_bit(&key->flags, KEY_FLAG_USER_CONSTRUCT,
-			  intr ? key_wait_bit_intr : key_wait_bit,
 			  intr ? TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE : TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	if (ret)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags)) {
 		smp_rmb();
 		return key->type_data.reject_error;