diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index b08dc50f9f260..9eb564c002f66 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ void __weak unxlate_dev_mem_ptr(phys_addr_t phys, void *addr)
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline bool should_stop_iteration(void)
+{
+	if (need_resched())
+		cond_resched();
+	return fatal_signal_pending(current);
+}
+
 /*
  * This funcion reads the *physical* memory. The f_pos points directly to the
  * memory location.
@@ -175,6 +182,8 @@ static ssize_t read_mem(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 		p += sz;
 		count -= sz;
 		read += sz;
+		if (should_stop_iteration())
+			break;
 	}
 	kfree(bounce);
 
@@ -251,6 +260,8 @@ static ssize_t write_mem(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		p += sz;
 		count -= sz;
 		written += sz;
+		if (should_stop_iteration())
+			break;
 	}
 
 	*ppos += written;
@@ -468,6 +479,10 @@ static ssize_t read_kmem(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			read += sz;
 			low_count -= sz;
 			count -= sz;
+			if (should_stop_iteration()) {
+				count = 0;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -492,6 +507,8 @@ static ssize_t read_kmem(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			buf += sz;
 			read += sz;
 			p += sz;
+			if (should_stop_iteration())
+				break;
 		}
 		free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
 	}
@@ -544,6 +561,8 @@ static ssize_t do_write_kmem(unsigned long p, const char __user *buf,
 		p += sz;
 		count -= sz;
 		written += sz;
+		if (should_stop_iteration())
+			break;
 	}
 
 	*ppos += written;
@@ -595,6 +614,8 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			buf += sz;
 			virtr += sz;
 			p += sz;
+			if (should_stop_iteration())
+				break;
 		}
 		free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
 	}