static void freezer_attach(struct cgroup_subsys_state *new_css,
                           struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 {
-       struct freezer *freezer = css_freezer(new_css);
        struct task_struct *task;
-       bool clear_frozen = false;
 
        mutex_lock(&freezer_mutex);
 
         * be visible in a FROZEN cgroup and frozen tasks in a THAWED one.
         */
        cgroup_taskset_for_each(task, tset) {
+               struct freezer *freezer = css_freezer(new_css);
+
                if (!(freezer->state & CGROUP_FREEZING)) {
                        __thaw_task(task);
                } else {
                        freeze_task(task);
-                       freezer->state &= ~CGROUP_FROZEN;
-                       clear_frozen = true;
+                       /* clear FROZEN and propagate upwards */
+                       while (freezer && (freezer->state & CGROUP_FROZEN)) {
+                               freezer->state &= ~CGROUP_FROZEN;
+                               freezer = parent_freezer(freezer);
+                       }
                }
        }
 
-       /* propagate FROZEN clearing upwards */
-       while (clear_frozen && (freezer = parent_freezer(freezer))) {
-               freezer->state &= ~CGROUP_FROZEN;
-               clear_frozen = freezer->state & CGROUP_FREEZING;
-       }
-
        mutex_unlock(&freezer_mutex);
 }