diff --git a/include/linux/list_lru.h b/include/linux/list_lru.h
index cf59a8a..95a73ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_lru.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_lru.h
@@ -40,8 +40,37 @@ struct list_lru {
 };
 
 int list_lru_init(struct list_lru *lru);
-int list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item);
-int list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item);
+
+struct list_lru_node *list_lru_to_node(struct list_lru *lru,
+				       struct list_head *item);
+int list_lru_add_node(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_node *nlru,
+		      struct list_head *item);
+int list_lru_del_node(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_node *nlru,
+		      struct list_head *item);
+
+static inline int list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct list_lru_node *nlru = list_lru_to_node(lru, item);
+
+	spin_lock(&nlru->lock);
+	ret = list_lru_add_node(lru, nlru, item);
+	spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct list_lru_node *nlru = list_lru_to_node(lru, item);
+
+	spin_lock(&nlru->lock);
+	ret = list_lru_del_node(lru, nlru, item);
+	spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 
 unsigned long list_lru_count_node(struct list_lru *lru, int nid);
 static inline unsigned long list_lru_count(struct list_lru *lru)
diff --git a/lib/list_lru.c b/lib/list_lru.c
index dae13d6..f72029d 100644
--- a/lib/list_lru.c
+++ b/lib/list_lru.c
@@ -9,49 +9,53 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/list_lru.h>
 
-int
-list_lru_add(
+struct list_lru_node *
+list_lru_to_node(
 	struct list_lru	*lru,
 	struct list_head *item)
 {
 	int nid = page_to_nid(virt_to_page(item));
-	struct list_lru_node *nlru = &lru->node[nid];
+	return &lru->node[nid];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_to_node);
+
+int
+list_lru_add_node(
+	struct list_lru		*lru,
+	struct list_lru_node	*nlru,
+	struct list_head	*item)
+{
+	int nid = page_to_nid(virt_to_page(item));
 
-	spin_lock(&nlru->lock);
 	BUG_ON(nlru->nr_items < 0);
 	if (list_empty(item)) {
 		list_add_tail(item, &nlru->list);
 		if (nlru->nr_items++ == 0)
 			node_set(nid, lru->active_nodes);
-		spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_add);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_add_node);
 
 int
-list_lru_del(
-	struct list_lru	*lru,
-	struct list_head *item)
+list_lru_del_node(
+	struct list_lru		*lru,
+	struct list_lru_node	*nlru,
+	struct list_head	*item)
 {
 	int nid = page_to_nid(virt_to_page(item));
-	struct list_lru_node *nlru = &lru->node[nid];
 
-	spin_lock(&nlru->lock);
 	if (!list_empty(item)) {
 		list_del_init(item);
 		if (--nlru->nr_items == 0)
 			node_clear(nid, lru->active_nodes);
 		BUG_ON(nlru->nr_items < 0);
-		spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&nlru->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_del);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_del_node);
 
 unsigned long
 list_lru_count_node(struct list_lru *lru, int nid)