diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 123bcef..6c2a09c 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -65,28 +65,21 @@
 static int bdi_debug_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = m->private;
-	struct bdi_writeback *wb;
+	struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
 	unsigned long background_thresh;
 	unsigned long dirty_thresh;
 	unsigned long bdi_thresh;
 	unsigned long nr_dirty, nr_io, nr_more_io, nr_wb;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	/*
-	 * inode lock is enough here, the bdi->wb_list is protected by
-	 * RCU on the reader side
-	 */
 	nr_wb = nr_dirty = nr_io = nr_more_io = 0;
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(wb, &bdi->wb_list, list) {
-		nr_wb++;
-		list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_dirty, i_list)
-			nr_dirty++;
-		list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_io, i_list)
-			nr_io++;
-		list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_more_io, i_list)
-			nr_more_io++;
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_dirty, i_list)
+		nr_dirty++;
+	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_io, i_list)
+		nr_io++;
+	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_more_io, i_list)
+		nr_more_io++;
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 
 	get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, &bdi_thresh, bdi);
@@ -98,19 +91,16 @@
 		   "BdiDirtyThresh:   %8lu kB\n"
 		   "DirtyThresh:      %8lu kB\n"
 		   "BackgroundThresh: %8lu kB\n"
-		   "WritebackThreads: %8lu\n"
 		   "b_dirty:          %8lu\n"
 		   "b_io:             %8lu\n"
 		   "b_more_io:        %8lu\n"
 		   "bdi_list:         %8u\n"
-		   "state:            %8lx\n"
-		   "wb_list:          %8u\n",
+		   "state:            %8lx\n",
 		   (unsigned long) K(bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK)),
 		   (unsigned long) K(bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE)),
 		   K(bdi_thresh), K(dirty_thresh),
-		   K(background_thresh), nr_wb, nr_dirty, nr_io, nr_more_io,
-		   !list_empty(&bdi->bdi_list), bdi->state,
-		   !list_empty(&bdi->wb_list));
+		   K(background_thresh), nr_dirty, nr_io, nr_more_io,
+		   !list_empty(&bdi->bdi_list), bdi->state);
 #undef K
 
 	return 0;
@@ -270,24 +260,6 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_more_io);
 }
 
-static void bdi_task_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
-			  struct bdi_writeback *wb)
-{
-	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-
-	spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
-	list_add_tail_rcu(&wb->list, &bdi->wb_list);
-	spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
-
-	tsk->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
-	set_freezable();
-
-	/*
-	 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
-	 */
-	set_user_nice(tsk, 0);
-}
-
 static int bdi_start_fn(void *ptr)
 {
 	struct bdi_writeback *wb = ptr;
@@ -301,7 +273,13 @@
 	list_add_rcu(&bdi->bdi_list, &bdi_list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
 
-	bdi_task_init(bdi, wb);
+	current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
+	set_freezable();
+
+	/*
+	 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
+	 */
+	set_user_nice(current, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear pending bit and wakeup anybody waiting to tear us down
@@ -312,12 +290,7 @@
 
 	ret = bdi_writeback_task(wb);
 
-	/*
-	 * Remove us from the list
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
-	list_del_rcu(&wb->list);
-	spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
+	wb->task = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Flush any work that raced with us exiting. No new work
@@ -326,7 +299,6 @@
 	if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
 		wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
 
-	wb->task = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -391,7 +363,13 @@
 {
 	struct bdi_writeback *me = ptr;
 
-	bdi_task_init(me->bdi, me);
+	current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
+	set_freezable();
+
+	/*
+	 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
+	 */
+	set_user_nice(current, 0);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		struct backing_dev_info *bdi, *tmp;
@@ -598,8 +576,6 @@
  */
 static void bdi_wb_shutdown(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
-	struct bdi_writeback *wb;
-
 	if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi))
 		return;
 
@@ -615,14 +591,14 @@
 	bdi_remove_from_list(bdi);
 
 	/*
-	 * Finally, kill the kernel threads. We don't need to be RCU
+	 * Finally, kill the kernel thread. We don't need to be RCU
 	 * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility. Force
 	 * unfreeze of the thread before calling kthread_stop(), otherwise
 	 * it would never exet if it is currently stuck in the refrigerator.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(wb, &bdi->wb_list, list) {
-		thaw_process(wb->task);
-		kthread_stop(wb->task);
+	if (bdi->wb.task) {
+		thaw_process(bdi->wb.task);
+		kthread_stop(bdi->wb.task);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -667,7 +643,6 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&bdi->wb_lock);
 	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&bdi->rcu_head);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->bdi_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->wb_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->work_list);
 
 	bdi_wb_init(&bdi->wb, bdi);