diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index dcc5de7..64b4641 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
  * bitmap_remap(dst, src, old, new, nbits)	*dst = map(old, new)(src)
  * bitmap_bitremap(oldbit, old, new, nbits)	newbit = map(old, new)(oldbit)
  * bitmap_scnprintf(buf, len, src, nbits)	Print bitmap src to buf
- * bitmap_parse(ubuf, ulen, dst, nbits)		Parse bitmap dst from user buf
+ * bitmap_parse(buf, buflen, dst, nbits)	Parse bitmap dst from kernel buf
+ * bitmap_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, dst, nbits)	Parse bitmap dst from user buf
  * bitmap_scnlistprintf(buf, len, src, nbits)	Print bitmap src as list to buf
  * bitmap_parselist(buf, dst, nbits)		Parse bitmap dst from list
  * bitmap_find_free_region(bitmap, bits, order)	Find and allocate bit region
@@ -106,7 +107,9 @@
 
 extern int bitmap_scnprintf(char *buf, unsigned int len,
 			const unsigned long *src, int nbits);
-extern int bitmap_parse(const char __user *ubuf, unsigned int ulen,
+extern int __bitmap_parse(const char *buf, unsigned int buflen, int is_user,
+			unsigned long *dst, int nbits);
+extern int bitmap_parse_user(const char __user *ubuf, unsigned int ulen,
 			unsigned long *dst, int nbits);
 extern int bitmap_scnlistprintf(char *buf, unsigned int len,
 			const unsigned long *src, int nbits);
@@ -270,6 +273,12 @@
 		__bitmap_shift_left(dst, src, n, nbits);
 }
 
+static inline int bitmap_parse(const char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
+			unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)
+{
+	return __bitmap_parse(buf, buflen, 0, maskp, nmaskbits);
+}
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_BITMAP_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index b268a3c..d0e8c8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  * See detailed comments in the file linux/bitmap.h describing the
  * data type on which these cpumasks are based.
  *
- * For details of cpumask_scnprintf() and cpumask_parse(),
- * see bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse() in lib/bitmap.c.
+ * For details of cpumask_scnprintf() and cpumask_parse_user(),
+ * see bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse_user() in lib/bitmap.c.
  * For details of cpulist_scnprintf() and cpulist_parse(), see
  * bitmap_scnlistprintf() and bitmap_parselist(), also in bitmap.c.
  * For details of cpu_remap(), see bitmap_bitremap in lib/bitmap.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  * unsigned long *cpus_addr(mask)	Array of unsigned long's in mask
  *
  * int cpumask_scnprintf(buf, len, mask) Format cpumask for printing
- * int cpumask_parse(ubuf, ulen, mask)	Parse ascii string as cpumask
+ * int cpumask_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, mask)	Parse ascii string as cpumask
  * int cpulist_scnprintf(buf, len, mask) Format cpumask as list for printing
  * int cpulist_parse(buf, map)		Parse ascii string as cpulist
  * int cpu_remap(oldbit, old, new)	newbit = map(old, new)(oldbit)
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@
 	return bitmap_scnprintf(buf, len, srcp->bits, nbits);
 }
 
-#define cpumask_parse(ubuf, ulen, dst) \
-			__cpumask_parse((ubuf), (ulen), &(dst), NR_CPUS)
-static inline int __cpumask_parse(const char __user *buf, int len,
+#define cpumask_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, dst) \
+			__cpumask_parse_user((ubuf), (ulen), &(dst), NR_CPUS)
+static inline int __cpumask_parse_user(const char __user *buf, int len,
 					cpumask_t *dstp, int nbits)
 {
-	return bitmap_parse(buf, len, dstp->bits, nbits);
+	return bitmap_parse_user(buf, len, dstp->bits, nbits);
 }
 
 #define cpulist_scnprintf(buf, len, src) \
diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask.h b/include/linux/nodemask.h
index 5dce5c2..b1063e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/nodemask.h
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  * See detailed comments in the file linux/bitmap.h describing the
  * data type on which these nodemasks are based.
  *
- * For details of nodemask_scnprintf() and nodemask_parse(),
- * see bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse() in lib/bitmap.c.
+ * For details of nodemask_scnprintf() and nodemask_parse_user(),
+ * see bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse_user() in lib/bitmap.c.
  * For details of nodelist_scnprintf() and nodelist_parse(), see
  * bitmap_scnlistprintf() and bitmap_parselist(), also in bitmap.c.
  * For details of node_remap(), see bitmap_bitremap in lib/bitmap.c.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
  * unsigned long *nodes_addr(mask)	Array of unsigned long's in mask
  *
  * int nodemask_scnprintf(buf, len, mask) Format nodemask for printing
- * int nodemask_parse(ubuf, ulen, mask)	Parse ascii string as nodemask
+ * int nodemask_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, mask)	Parse ascii string as nodemask
  * int nodelist_scnprintf(buf, len, mask) Format nodemask as list for printing
  * int nodelist_parse(buf, map)		Parse ascii string as nodelist
  * int node_remap(oldbit, old, new)	newbit = map(old, new)(oldbit)
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@
 	return bitmap_scnprintf(buf, len, srcp->bits, nbits);
 }
 
-#define nodemask_parse(ubuf, ulen, dst) \
-			__nodemask_parse((ubuf), (ulen), &(dst), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodemask_parse(const char __user *buf, int len,
+#define nodemask_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, dst) \
+		__nodemask_parse_user((ubuf), (ulen), &(dst), MAX_NUMNODES)
+static inline int __nodemask_parse_user(const char __user *buf, int len,
 					nodemask_t *dstp, int nbits)
 {
-	return bitmap_parse(buf, len, dstp->bits, nbits);
+	return bitmap_parse_user(buf, len, dstp->bits, nbits);
 }
 
 #define nodelist_scnprintf(buf, len, src) \