unsigned int cur_cookie;
        unsigned int our_cookie = atomic_read(&iolat->scale_cookie);
        u64 scale_lat;
-       unsigned int old;
        int direction = 0;
 
        if (lat_to_blkg(iolat)->parent == NULL)
        else
                return;
 
-       old = atomic_cmpxchg(&iolat->scale_cookie, our_cookie, cur_cookie);
-
-       /* Somebody beat us to the punch, just bail. */
-       if (old != our_cookie)
+       if (!atomic_try_cmpxchg(&iolat->scale_cookie, &our_cookie, cur_cookie)) {
+               /* Somebody beat us to the punch, just bail. */
                return;
+       }
 
        if (direction < 0 && iolat->min_lat_nsec) {
                u64 samples_thresh;
                        window_start = atomic64_read(&iolat->window_start);
                        if (now > window_start &&
                            (now - window_start) >= iolat->cur_win_nsec) {
-                               if (atomic64_cmpxchg(&iolat->window_start,
-                                            window_start, now) == window_start)
+                               if (atomic64_try_cmpxchg(&iolat->window_start,
+                                                        &window_start, now))
                                        iolatency_check_latencies(iolat, now);
                        }
                }