}
 }
 
+/**
+ * tdp_mmu_link_page - Add a new page to the list of pages used by the TDP MMU
+ *
+ * @kvm: kvm instance
+ * @sp: the new page
+ * @account_nx: This page replaces a NX large page and should be marked for
+ *             eventual reclaim.
+ */
+static void tdp_mmu_link_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
+                             bool account_nx)
+{
+       lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+
+       list_add(&sp->link, &kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages);
+       if (account_nx)
+               account_huge_nx_page(kvm, sp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tdp_mmu_unlink_page - Remove page from the list of pages used by the TDP MMU
+ *
+ * @kvm: kvm instance
+ * @sp: the page to be removed
+ */
+static void tdp_mmu_unlink_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
+{
+       lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+
+       list_del(&sp->link);
+       if (sp->lpage_disallowed)
+               unaccount_huge_nx_page(kvm, sp);
+}
+
 /**
  * handle_removed_tdp_mmu_page - handle a pt removed from the TDP structure
  *
 
        trace_kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(sp);
 
-       list_del(&sp->link);
-
-       if (sp->lpage_disallowed)
-               unaccount_huge_nx_page(kvm, sp);
+       tdp_mmu_unlink_page(kvm, sp);
 
        for (i = 0; i < PT64_ENT_PER_PAGE; i++) {
                old_child_spte = READ_ONCE(*(pt + i));
 
                if (!is_shadow_present_pte(iter.old_spte)) {
                        sp = alloc_tdp_mmu_page(vcpu, iter.gfn, iter.level);
-                       list_add(&sp->link, &vcpu->kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages);
                        child_pt = sp->spt;
+
+                       tdp_mmu_link_page(vcpu->kvm, sp,
+                                         huge_page_disallowed &&
+                                         req_level >= iter.level);
+
                        new_spte = make_nonleaf_spte(child_pt,
                                                     !shadow_accessed_mask);
 
                        trace_kvm_mmu_get_page(sp, true);
-                       if (huge_page_disallowed && req_level >= iter.level)
-                               account_huge_nx_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
-
                        tdp_mmu_set_spte(vcpu->kvm, &iter, new_spte);
                }
        }