diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 33d3363658df..6d5c83c6ddd5 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -4276,54 +4276,8 @@ static void cache_reap(struct work_struct *w)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLABINFO
-
-static void print_slabinfo_header(struct seq_file *m)
+void get_slabinfo(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct slabinfo *sinfo)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Output format version, so at least we can change it
-	 * without _too_ many complaints.
-	 */
-#if STATS
-	seq_puts(m, "slabinfo - version: 2.1 (statistics)\n");
-#else
-	seq_puts(m, "slabinfo - version: 2.1\n");
-#endif
-	seq_puts(m, "# name            <active_objs> <num_objs> <objsize> "
-		 "<objperslab> <pagesperslab>");
-	seq_puts(m, " : tunables <limit> <batchcount> <sharedfactor>");
-	seq_puts(m, " : slabdata <active_slabs> <num_slabs> <sharedavail>");
-#if STATS
-	seq_puts(m, " : globalstat <listallocs> <maxobjs> <grown> <reaped> "
-		 "<error> <maxfreeable> <nodeallocs> <remotefrees> <alienoverflow>");
-	seq_puts(m, " : cpustat <allochit> <allocmiss> <freehit> <freemiss>");
-#endif
-	seq_putc(m, '\n');
-}
-
-static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	loff_t n = *pos;
-
-	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
-	if (!n)
-		print_slabinfo_header(m);
-
-	return seq_list_start(&slab_caches, *pos);
-}
-
-static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	return seq_list_next(p, &slab_caches, pos);
-}
-
-static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
-}
-
-static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
-{
-	struct kmem_cache *cachep = list_entry(p, struct kmem_cache, list);
 	struct slab *slabp;
 	unsigned long active_objs;
 	unsigned long num_objs;
@@ -4378,13 +4332,20 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 	if (error)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "slab: cache %s error: %s\n", name, error);
 
-	seq_printf(m, "%-17s %6lu %6lu %6u %4u %4d",
-		   name, active_objs, num_objs, cachep->size,
-		   cachep->num, (1 << cachep->gfporder));
-	seq_printf(m, " : tunables %4u %4u %4u",
-		   cachep->limit, cachep->batchcount, cachep->shared);
-	seq_printf(m, " : slabdata %6lu %6lu %6lu",
-		   active_slabs, num_slabs, shared_avail);
+	sinfo->active_objs = active_objs;
+	sinfo->num_objs = num_objs;
+	sinfo->active_slabs = active_slabs;
+	sinfo->num_slabs = num_slabs;
+	sinfo->shared_avail = shared_avail;
+	sinfo->limit = cachep->limit;
+	sinfo->batchcount = cachep->batchcount;
+	sinfo->shared = cachep->shared;
+	sinfo->objects_per_slab = cachep->num;
+	sinfo->cache_order = cachep->gfporder;
+}
+
+void slabinfo_show_stats(struct seq_file *m, struct kmem_cache *cachep)
+{
 #if STATS
 	{			/* list3 stats */
 		unsigned long high = cachep->high_mark;
@@ -4414,31 +4375,8 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 			   allochit, allocmiss, freehit, freemiss);
 	}
 #endif
-	seq_putc(m, '\n');
-	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * slabinfo_op - iterator that generates /proc/slabinfo
- *
- * Output layout:
- * cache-name
- * num-active-objs
- * total-objs
- * object size
- * num-active-slabs
- * total-slabs
- * num-pages-per-slab
- * + further values on SMP and with statistics enabled
- */
-
-static const struct seq_operations slabinfo_op = {
-	.start = s_start,
-	.next = s_next,
-	.stop = s_stop,
-	.show = s_show,
-};
-
 #define MAX_SLABINFO_WRITE 128
 /**
  * slabinfo_write - Tuning for the slab allocator
@@ -4447,7 +4385,7 @@ static const struct seq_operations slabinfo_op = {
  * @count: data length
  * @ppos: unused
  */
-static ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
+ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 		       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char kbuf[MAX_SLABINFO_WRITE + 1], *tmp;
@@ -4490,19 +4428,6 @@ static ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int slabinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	return seq_open(file, &slabinfo_op);
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations proc_slabinfo_operations = {
-	.open		= slabinfo_open,
-	.read		= seq_read,
-	.write		= slabinfo_write,
-	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
-};
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB_LEAK
 
 static void *leaks_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
@@ -4631,6 +4556,16 @@ static int leaks_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return seq_list_next(p, &slab_caches, pos);
+}
+
+static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
+}
+
 static const struct seq_operations slabstats_op = {
 	.start = leaks_start,
 	.next = s_next,
@@ -4665,7 +4600,6 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_slabstats_operations = {
 
 static int __init slab_proc_init(void)
 {
-	proc_create("slabinfo",S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR,NULL,&proc_slabinfo_operations);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB_LEAK
 	proc_create("slab_allocators", 0, NULL, &proc_slabstats_operations);
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index 7deeb449a301..5a43c2f13621 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -47,4 +47,24 @@ static inline struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t siz
 
 int __kmem_cache_shutdown(struct kmem_cache *);
 
+struct seq_file;
+struct file;
+
+struct slabinfo {
+	unsigned long active_objs;
+	unsigned long num_objs;
+	unsigned long active_slabs;
+	unsigned long num_slabs;
+	unsigned long shared_avail;
+	unsigned int limit;
+	unsigned int batchcount;
+	unsigned int shared;
+	unsigned int objects_per_slab;
+	unsigned int cache_order;
+};
+
+void get_slabinfo(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slabinfo *sinfo);
+void slabinfo_show_stats(struct seq_file *m, struct kmem_cache *s);
+ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
+		       size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 069a24e64403..5fb753da6cf0 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -192,3 +194,110 @@ int slab_is_available(void)
 {
 	return slab_state >= UP;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLABINFO
+static void print_slabinfo_header(struct seq_file *m)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Output format version, so at least we can change it
+	 * without _too_ many complaints.
+	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB
+	seq_puts(m, "slabinfo - version: 2.1 (statistics)\n");
+#else
+	seq_puts(m, "slabinfo - version: 2.1\n");
+#endif
+	seq_puts(m, "# name            <active_objs> <num_objs> <objsize> "
+		 "<objperslab> <pagesperslab>");
+	seq_puts(m, " : tunables <limit> <batchcount> <sharedfactor>");
+	seq_puts(m, " : slabdata <active_slabs> <num_slabs> <sharedavail>");
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB
+	seq_puts(m, " : globalstat <listallocs> <maxobjs> <grown> <reaped> "
+		 "<error> <maxfreeable> <nodeallocs> <remotefrees> <alienoverflow>");
+	seq_puts(m, " : cpustat <allochit> <allocmiss> <freehit> <freemiss>");
+#endif
+	seq_putc(m, '\n');
+}
+
+static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	loff_t n = *pos;
+
+	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
+	if (!n)
+		print_slabinfo_header(m);
+
+	return seq_list_start(&slab_caches, *pos);
+}
+
+static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return seq_list_next(p, &slab_caches, pos);
+}
+
+static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
+}
+
+static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
+{
+	struct kmem_cache *s = list_entry(p, struct kmem_cache, list);
+	struct slabinfo sinfo;
+
+	memset(&sinfo, 0, sizeof(sinfo));
+	get_slabinfo(s, &sinfo);
+
+	seq_printf(m, "%-17s %6lu %6lu %6u %4u %4d",
+		   s->name, sinfo.active_objs, sinfo.num_objs, s->size,
+		   sinfo.objects_per_slab, (1 << sinfo.cache_order));
+
+	seq_printf(m, " : tunables %4u %4u %4u",
+		   sinfo.limit, sinfo.batchcount, sinfo.shared);
+	seq_printf(m, " : slabdata %6lu %6lu %6lu",
+		   sinfo.active_slabs, sinfo.num_slabs, sinfo.shared_avail);
+	slabinfo_show_stats(m, s);
+	seq_putc(m, '\n');
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * slabinfo_op - iterator that generates /proc/slabinfo
+ *
+ * Output layout:
+ * cache-name
+ * num-active-objs
+ * total-objs
+ * object size
+ * num-active-slabs
+ * total-slabs
+ * num-pages-per-slab
+ * + further values on SMP and with statistics enabled
+ */
+static const struct seq_operations slabinfo_op = {
+	.start = s_start,
+	.next = s_next,
+	.stop = s_stop,
+	.show = s_show,
+};
+
+static int slabinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return seq_open(file, &slabinfo_op);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations proc_slabinfo_operations = {
+	.open		= slabinfo_open,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.write          = slabinfo_write,
+	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= seq_release,
+};
+
+static int __init slab_proc_init(void)
+{
+	proc_create("slabinfo", S_IRUSR, NULL, &proc_slabinfo_operations);
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(slab_proc_init);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SLABINFO */
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index a0d698467f70..472e739278b4 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5405,49 +5405,14 @@ __initcall(slab_sysfs_init);
  * The /proc/slabinfo ABI
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLABINFO
-static void print_slabinfo_header(struct seq_file *m)
-{
-	seq_puts(m, "slabinfo - version: 2.1\n");
-	seq_puts(m, "# name            <active_objs> <num_objs> <object_size> "
-		 "<objperslab> <pagesperslab>");
-	seq_puts(m, " : tunables <limit> <batchcount> <sharedfactor>");
-	seq_puts(m, " : slabdata <active_slabs> <num_slabs> <sharedavail>");
-	seq_putc(m, '\n');
-}
-
-static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	loff_t n = *pos;
-
-	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
-	if (!n)
-		print_slabinfo_header(m);
-
-	return seq_list_start(&slab_caches, *pos);
-}
-
-static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	return seq_list_next(p, &slab_caches, pos);
-}
-
-static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
-}
-
-static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
+void get_slabinfo(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slabinfo *sinfo)
 {
 	unsigned long nr_partials = 0;
 	unsigned long nr_slabs = 0;
-	unsigned long nr_inuse = 0;
 	unsigned long nr_objs = 0;
 	unsigned long nr_free = 0;
-	struct kmem_cache *s;
 	int node;
 
-	s = list_entry(p, struct kmem_cache, list);
-
 	for_each_online_node(node) {
 		struct kmem_cache_node *n = get_node(s, node);
 
@@ -5460,41 +5425,21 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 		nr_free += count_partial(n, count_free);
 	}
 
-	nr_inuse = nr_objs - nr_free;
-
-	seq_printf(m, "%-17s %6lu %6lu %6u %4u %4d", s->name, nr_inuse,
-		   nr_objs, s->size, oo_objects(s->oo),
-		   (1 << oo_order(s->oo)));
-	seq_printf(m, " : tunables %4u %4u %4u", 0, 0, 0);
-	seq_printf(m, " : slabdata %6lu %6lu %6lu", nr_slabs, nr_slabs,
-		   0UL);
-	seq_putc(m, '\n');
-	return 0;
+	sinfo->active_objs = nr_objs - nr_free;
+	sinfo->num_objs = nr_objs;
+	sinfo->active_slabs = nr_slabs;
+	sinfo->num_slabs = nr_slabs;
+	sinfo->objects_per_slab = oo_objects(s->oo);
+	sinfo->cache_order = oo_order(s->oo);
 }
 
-static const struct seq_operations slabinfo_op = {
-	.start = s_start,
-	.next = s_next,
-	.stop = s_stop,
-	.show = s_show,
-};
-
-static int slabinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+void slabinfo_show_stats(struct seq_file *m, struct kmem_cache *s)
 {
-	return seq_open(file, &slabinfo_op);
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations proc_slabinfo_operations = {
-	.open		= slabinfo_open,
-	.read		= seq_read,
-	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
-};
-
-static int __init slab_proc_init(void)
+ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
+		       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	proc_create("slabinfo", S_IRUSR, NULL, &proc_slabinfo_operations);
-	return 0;
+	return -EIO;
 }
-module_init(slab_proc_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SLABINFO */