diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index bf726dd00f7d..fd56d7cca9c2 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static inline int alloc_consistency_checks(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static noinline int alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
+static noinline bool alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
 			struct slab *slab, void *object, int orig_size)
 {
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS) {
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ static noinline int alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	trace(s, slab, object, 1);
 	set_orig_size(s, object, orig_size);
 	init_object(s, object, SLUB_RED_ACTIVE);
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 
 bad:
 	if (folio_test_slab(slab_folio(slab))) {
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static noinline int alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		slab->inuse = slab->objects;
 		slab->freelist = NULL;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static inline int free_consistency_checks(struct kmem_cache *s,
@@ -1646,17 +1646,17 @@ static inline void setup_object_debug(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object) {}
 static inline
 void setup_slab_debug(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab, void *addr) {}
 
-static inline int alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
-	struct slab *slab, void *object, int orig_size) { return 0; }
+static inline bool alloc_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
+	struct slab *slab, void *object, int orig_size) { return true; }
 
-static inline void free_debug_processing(
-	struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
-	void *head, void *tail, int bulk_cnt,
-	unsigned long addr) {}
+static inline bool free_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
+	struct slab *slab, void *head, void *tail, int *bulk_cnt,
+	unsigned long addr, depot_stack_handle_t handle) { return true; }
 
 static inline void slab_pad_check(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab) {}
 static inline int check_object(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
 			void *object, u8 val) { return 1; }
+static inline depot_stack_handle_t set_track_prepare(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void set_track(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object,
 			     enum track_item alloc, unsigned long addr) {}
 static inline void add_full(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_node *n,
@@ -2833,38 +2833,28 @@ static inline unsigned long node_nr_objs(struct kmem_cache_node *n)
 }
 
 /* Supports checking bulk free of a constructed freelist */
-static noinline void free_debug_processing(
-	struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
-	void *head, void *tail, int bulk_cnt,
-	unsigned long addr)
+static inline bool free_debug_processing(struct kmem_cache *s,
+	struct slab *slab, void *head, void *tail, int *bulk_cnt,
+	unsigned long addr, depot_stack_handle_t handle)
 {
-	struct kmem_cache_node *n = get_node(s, slab_nid(slab));
-	struct slab *slab_free = NULL;
+	bool checks_ok = false;
 	void *object = head;
 	int cnt = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	bool checks_ok = false;
-	depot_stack_handle_t handle = 0;
-
-	if (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
-		handle = set_track_prepare();
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags);
 
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS) {
 		if (!check_slab(s, slab))
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (slab->inuse < bulk_cnt) {
+	if (slab->inuse < *bulk_cnt) {
 		slab_err(s, slab, "Slab has %d allocated objects but %d are to be freed\n",
-			 slab->inuse, bulk_cnt);
+			 slab->inuse, *bulk_cnt);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 next_object:
 
-	if (++cnt > bulk_cnt)
+	if (++cnt > *bulk_cnt)
 		goto out_cnt;
 
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS) {
@@ -2886,57 +2876,18 @@ static noinline void free_debug_processing(
 	checks_ok = true;
 
 out_cnt:
-	if (cnt != bulk_cnt)
+	if (cnt != *bulk_cnt) {
 		slab_err(s, slab, "Bulk free expected %d objects but found %d\n",
-			 bulk_cnt, cnt);
-
-out:
-	if (checks_ok) {
-		void *prior = slab->freelist;
-
-		/* Perform the actual freeing while we still hold the locks */
-		slab->inuse -= cnt;
-		set_freepointer(s, tail, prior);
-		slab->freelist = head;
-
-		/*
-		 * If the slab is empty, and node's partial list is full,
-		 * it should be discarded anyway no matter it's on full or
-		 * partial list.
-		 */
-		if (slab->inuse == 0 && n->nr_partial >= s->min_partial)
-			slab_free = slab;
-
-		if (!prior) {
-			/* was on full list */
-			remove_full(s, n, slab);
-			if (!slab_free) {
-				add_partial(n, slab, DEACTIVATE_TO_TAIL);
-				stat(s, FREE_ADD_PARTIAL);
-			}
-		} else if (slab_free) {
-			remove_partial(n, slab);
-			stat(s, FREE_REMOVE_PARTIAL);
-		}
+			 *bulk_cnt, cnt);
+		*bulk_cnt = cnt;
 	}
 
-	if (slab_free) {
-		/*
-		 * Update the counters while still holding n->list_lock to
-		 * prevent spurious validation warnings
-		 */
-		dec_slabs_node(s, slab_nid(slab_free), slab_free->objects);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&n->list_lock, flags);
+out:
 
 	if (!checks_ok)
 		slab_fix(s, "Object at 0x%p not freed", object);
 
-	if (slab_free) {
-		stat(s, FREE_SLAB);
-		free_slab(s, slab_free);
-	}
+	return checks_ok;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG */
 
@@ -3453,6 +3404,67 @@ void *kmem_cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_alloc_node);
 
+static noinline void free_to_partial_list(
+	struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
+	void *head, void *tail, int bulk_cnt,
+	unsigned long addr)
+{
+	struct kmem_cache_node *n = get_node(s, slab_nid(slab));
+	struct slab *slab_free = NULL;
+	int cnt = bulk_cnt;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	depot_stack_handle_t handle = 0;
+
+	if (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
+		handle = set_track_prepare();
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags);
+
+	if (free_debug_processing(s, slab, head, tail, &cnt, addr, handle)) {
+		void *prior = slab->freelist;
+
+		/* Perform the actual freeing while we still hold the locks */
+		slab->inuse -= cnt;
+		set_freepointer(s, tail, prior);
+		slab->freelist = head;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the slab is empty, and node's partial list is full,
+		 * it should be discarded anyway no matter it's on full or
+		 * partial list.
+		 */
+		if (slab->inuse == 0 && n->nr_partial >= s->min_partial)
+			slab_free = slab;
+
+		if (!prior) {
+			/* was on full list */
+			remove_full(s, n, slab);
+			if (!slab_free) {
+				add_partial(n, slab, DEACTIVATE_TO_TAIL);
+				stat(s, FREE_ADD_PARTIAL);
+			}
+		} else if (slab_free) {
+			remove_partial(n, slab);
+			stat(s, FREE_REMOVE_PARTIAL);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (slab_free) {
+		/*
+		 * Update the counters while still holding n->list_lock to
+		 * prevent spurious validation warnings
+		 */
+		dec_slabs_node(s, slab_nid(slab_free), slab_free->objects);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&n->list_lock, flags);
+
+	if (slab_free) {
+		stat(s, FREE_SLAB);
+		free_slab(s, slab_free);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Slow path handling. This may still be called frequently since objects
  * have a longer lifetime than the cpu slabs in most processing loads.
@@ -3479,7 +3491,7 @@ static void __slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
 		return;
 
 	if (kmem_cache_debug(s)) {
-		free_debug_processing(s, slab, head, tail, cnt, addr);
+		free_to_partial_list(s, slab, head, tail, cnt, addr);
 		return;
 	}
 
