diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
index e77c501f0a73..b105d03b44dd 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -2554,30 +2554,18 @@ int
 freebsd32_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td,
     struct freebsd32_cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 {
-	struct cpuset_getaffinity_args ap;
 
-	ap.level = uap->level;
-	ap.which = uap->which;
-	ap.id = PAIR32TO64(id_t,uap->id);
-	ap.cpusetsize = uap->cpusetsize;
-	ap.mask = uap->mask;
-
-	return (sys_cpuset_getaffinity(td, &ap));
+	return (kern_cpuset_getaffinity(td, uap->level, uap->which,
+	    PAIR32TO64(id_t,uap->id), uap->cpusetsize, uap->mask));
 }
 
 int
 freebsd32_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td,
     struct freebsd32_cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
 {
-	struct cpuset_setaffinity_args ap;
 
-	ap.level = uap->level;
-	ap.which = uap->which;
-	ap.id = PAIR32TO64(id_t,uap->id);
-	ap.cpusetsize = uap->cpusetsize;
-	ap.mask = uap->mask;
-
-	return (sys_cpuset_setaffinity(td, &ap));
+	return (kern_cpuset_setaffinity(td, uap->level, uap->which,
+	    PAIR32TO64(id_t,uap->id), uap->cpusetsize, uap->mask));
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
index 1e6822fa4f02..139b902b20d7 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,6 @@ linux_sched_getaffinity(struct thread *td,
 {
 	int error;
 	struct thread *tdt;
-	struct cpuset_getaffinity_args cga;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	if (ldebug(sched_getaffinity))
@@ -2117,13 +2116,10 @@ linux_sched_getaffinity(struct thread *td,
 		return (ESRCH);
 
 	PROC_UNLOCK(tdt->td_proc);
-	cga.level = CPU_LEVEL_WHICH;
-	cga.which = CPU_WHICH_TID;
-	cga.id = tdt->td_tid;
-	cga.cpusetsize = sizeof(cpuset_t);
-	cga.mask = (cpuset_t *) args->user_mask_ptr;
 
-	if ((error = sys_cpuset_getaffinity(td, &cga)) == 0)
+	error = kern_cpuset_getaffinity(td, CPU_LEVEL_WHICH, CPU_WHICH_TID,
+	    tdt->td_tid, sizeof(cpuset_t), (cpuset_t *)args->user_mask_ptr);
+	if (error == 0)
 		td->td_retval[0] = sizeof(cpuset_t);
 
 	return (error);
@@ -2136,7 +2132,6 @@ int
 linux_sched_setaffinity(struct thread *td,
     struct linux_sched_setaffinity_args *args)
 {
-	struct cpuset_setaffinity_args csa;
 	struct thread *tdt;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -2152,13 +2147,9 @@ linux_sched_setaffinity(struct thread *td,
 		return (ESRCH);
 
 	PROC_UNLOCK(tdt->td_proc);
-	csa.level = CPU_LEVEL_WHICH;
-	csa.which = CPU_WHICH_TID;
-	csa.id = tdt->td_tid;
-	csa.cpusetsize = sizeof(cpuset_t);
-	csa.mask = (cpuset_t *) args->user_mask_ptr;
 
-	return (sys_cpuset_setaffinity(td, &csa));
+	return (kern_cpuset_setaffinity(td, CPU_LEVEL_WHICH, CPU_WHICH_TID,
+	    tdt->td_tid, sizeof(cpuset_t), (cpuset_t *) args->user_mask_ptr));
 }
 
 struct linux_rlimit64 {
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_cpuset.c b/sys/kern/kern_cpuset.c
index a78b6840abaf..409aeed7e693 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_cpuset.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_cpuset.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,15 @@ struct cpuset_getaffinity_args {
 #endif
 int
 sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
+{
+
+	return (kern_cpuset_getaffinity(td, uap->level, uap->which,
+	    uap->id, uap->cpusetsize, uap->mask));
+}
+
+int
+kern_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, cpulevel_t level, cpuwhich_t which,
+    id_t id, size_t cpusetsize, cpuset_t *maskp)
 {
 	struct thread *ttd;
 	struct cpuset *nset;
@@ -1086,18 +1095,17 @@ sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 	int error;
 	size_t size;
 
-	if (uap->cpusetsize < sizeof(cpuset_t) ||
-	    uap->cpusetsize > CPU_MAXSIZE / NBBY)
+	if (cpusetsize < sizeof(cpuset_t) || cpusetsize > CPU_MAXSIZE / NBBY)
 		return (ERANGE);
-	size = uap->cpusetsize;
+	size = cpusetsize;
 	mask = malloc(size, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
-	error = cpuset_which(uap->which, uap->id, &p, &ttd, &set);
+	error = cpuset_which(which, id, &p, &ttd, &set);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	switch (uap->level) {
+	switch (level) {
 	case CPU_LEVEL_ROOT:
 	case CPU_LEVEL_CPUSET:
-		switch (uap->which) {
+		switch (which) {
 		case CPU_WHICH_TID:
 		case CPU_WHICH_PID:
 			thread_lock(ttd);
@@ -1112,7 +1120,7 @@ sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 			error = EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (uap->level == CPU_LEVEL_ROOT)
+		if (level == CPU_LEVEL_ROOT)
 			nset = cpuset_refroot(set);
 		else
 			nset = cpuset_refbase(set);
@@ -1120,7 +1128,7 @@ sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 		cpuset_rel(nset);
 		break;
 	case CPU_LEVEL_WHICH:
-		switch (uap->which) {
+		switch (which) {
 		case CPU_WHICH_TID:
 			thread_lock(ttd);
 			CPU_COPY(&ttd->td_cpuset->cs_mask, mask);
@@ -1138,13 +1146,13 @@ sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 			CPU_COPY(&set->cs_mask, mask);
 			break;
 		case CPU_WHICH_IRQ:
-			error = intr_getaffinity(uap->id, mask);
+			error = intr_getaffinity(id, mask);
 			break;
 		case CPU_WHICH_DOMAIN:
-			if (uap->id < 0 || uap->id >= MAXMEMDOM)
+			if (id < 0 || id >= MAXMEMDOM)
 				error = ESRCH;
 			else
-				CPU_COPY(&cpuset_domain[uap->id], mask);
+				CPU_COPY(&cpuset_domain[id], mask);
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1157,7 +1165,7 @@ sys_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_getaffinity_args *uap)
 	if (p)
 		PROC_UNLOCK(p);
 	if (error == 0)
-		error = copyout(mask, uap->mask, size);
+		error = copyout(mask, maskp, size);
 out:
 	free(mask, M_TEMP);
 	return (error);
@@ -1174,6 +1182,15 @@ struct cpuset_setaffinity_args {
 #endif
 int
 sys_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
+{
+
+	return (kern_cpuset_setaffinity(td, uap->level, uap->which,
+	    uap->id, uap->cpusetsize, uap->mask));
+}
+
+int
+kern_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, cpulevel_t level, cpuwhich_t which,
+    id_t id, size_t cpusetsize, const cpuset_t *maskp)
 {
 	struct cpuset *nset;
 	struct cpuset *set;
@@ -1182,22 +1199,21 @@ sys_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
 	cpuset_t *mask;
 	int error;
 
-	if (uap->cpusetsize < sizeof(cpuset_t) ||
-	    uap->cpusetsize > CPU_MAXSIZE / NBBY)
+	if (cpusetsize < sizeof(cpuset_t) || cpusetsize > CPU_MAXSIZE / NBBY)
 		return (ERANGE);
-	mask = malloc(uap->cpusetsize, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
-	error = copyin(uap->mask, mask, uap->cpusetsize);
+	mask = malloc(cpusetsize, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	error = copyin(maskp, mask, cpusetsize);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 	/*
 	 * Verify that no high bits are set.
 	 */
-	if (uap->cpusetsize > sizeof(cpuset_t)) {
+	if (cpusetsize > sizeof(cpuset_t)) {
 		char *end;
 		char *cp;
 
 		end = cp = (char *)&mask->__bits;
-		end += uap->cpusetsize;
+		end += cpusetsize;
 		cp += sizeof(cpuset_t);
 		while (cp != end)
 			if (*cp++ != 0) {
@@ -1206,13 +1222,13 @@ sys_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
 			}
 
 	}
-	switch (uap->level) {
+	switch (level) {
 	case CPU_LEVEL_ROOT:
 	case CPU_LEVEL_CPUSET:
-		error = cpuset_which(uap->which, uap->id, &p, &ttd, &set);
+		error = cpuset_which(which, id, &p, &ttd, &set);
 		if (error)
 			break;
-		switch (uap->which) {
+		switch (which) {
 		case CPU_WHICH_TID:
 		case CPU_WHICH_PID:
 			thread_lock(ttd);
@@ -1228,7 +1244,7 @@ sys_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
 			error = EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (uap->level == CPU_LEVEL_ROOT)
+		if (level == CPU_LEVEL_ROOT)
 			nset = cpuset_refroot(set);
 		else
 			nset = cpuset_refbase(set);
@@ -1237,24 +1253,23 @@ sys_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, struct cpuset_setaffinity_args *uap)
 		cpuset_rel(set);
 		break;
 	case CPU_LEVEL_WHICH:
-		switch (uap->which) {
+		switch (which) {
 		case CPU_WHICH_TID:
-			error = cpuset_setthread(uap->id, mask);
+			error = cpuset_setthread(id, mask);
 			break;
 		case CPU_WHICH_PID:
-			error = cpuset_setproc(uap->id, NULL, mask);
+			error = cpuset_setproc(id, NULL, mask);
 			break;
 		case CPU_WHICH_CPUSET:
 		case CPU_WHICH_JAIL:
-			error = cpuset_which(uap->which, uap->id, &p,
-			    &ttd, &set);
+			error = cpuset_which(which, id, &p, &ttd, &set);
 			if (error == 0) {
 				error = cpuset_modify(set, mask);
 				cpuset_rel(set);
 			}
 			break;
 		case CPU_WHICH_IRQ:
-			error = intr_setaffinity(uap->id, mask);
+			error = intr_setaffinity(id, mask);
 			break;
 		default:
 			error = EINVAL;
diff --git a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
index f57c6d2203f2..2d9e9252f083 100644
--- a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/mac.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/_cpuset.h>
 
 struct file;
 struct filecaps;
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ int	kern_clock_settime(struct thread *td, clockid_t clock_id,
 int	kern_close(struct thread *td, int fd);
 int	kern_connectat(struct thread *td, int dirfd, int fd,
 	    struct sockaddr *sa);
+int	kern_cpuset_getaffinity(struct thread *td, cpulevel_t level,
+	    cpuwhich_t which, id_t id, size_t cpusetsize, cpuset_t *maskp);
+int	kern_cpuset_setaffinity(struct thread *td, cpulevel_t level,
+	    cpuwhich_t which, id_t id, size_t cpusetsize,
+	    const cpuset_t *maskp);
 int	kern_cpuset_getid(struct thread *td, cpulevel_t level,
 	    cpuwhich_t which, id_t id, cpusetid_t *setid);
 int	kern_cpuset_setid(struct thread *td, cpuwhich_t which,