diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index f55af3d..fd572d0 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	/* Tracks how many cgroups are currently defined in hierarchy.*/
 	int number_of_cgroups;
 
-	/* A list running through the mounted hierarchies */
+	/* A list running through the active hierarchies */
 	struct list_head root_list;
 
 	/* Hierarchy-specific flags */
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
 #define for_each_subsys(_root, _ss) \
 list_for_each_entry(_ss, &_root->subsys_list, sibling)
 
-/* for_each_root() allows you to iterate across the active hierarchies */
-#define for_each_root(_root) \
+/* for_each_active_root() allows you to iterate across the active hierarchies */
+#define for_each_active_root(_root) \
 list_for_each_entry(_root, &roots, root_list)
 
 /* the list of cgroups eligible for automatic release. Protected by
@@ -1111,10 +1111,9 @@
 	}
 	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
 
-	if (!list_empty(&root->root_list)) {
-		list_del(&root->root_list);
-		root_count--;
-	}
+	list_del(&root->root_list);
+	root_count--;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	kfree(root);
@@ -2559,7 +2558,6 @@
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&init_css_set.hlist);
 	css_set_count = 1;
 	init_cgroup_root(&rootnode);
-	list_add(&rootnode.root_list, &roots);
 	root_count = 1;
 	init_task.cgroups = &init_css_set;
 
@@ -2666,15 +2664,12 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
-	for_each_root(root) {
+	for_each_active_root(root) {
 		struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
 		struct cgroup *cgrp;
 		int subsys_id;
 		int count = 0;
 
-		/* Skip this hierarchy if it has no active subsystems */
-		if (!root->actual_subsys_bits)
-			continue;
 		seq_printf(m, "%lu:", root->subsys_bits);
 		for_each_subsys(root, ss)
 			seq_printf(m, "%s%s", count++ ? "," : "", ss->name);