1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 60763c043aa3..f9572f416126 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -915,10 +915,12 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig, int node)
                 tsk->cpus_ptr = &tsk->cpus_mask;
 
         /*
-         * One for us, one for whoever does the "release_task()" (usually
-         * parent)
+         * One for the user space visible state that goes away when reaped.
+         * One for the scheduler.
          */
-        refcount_set(&tsk->usage, 2);
+        refcount_set(&tsk->rcu_users, 2);
+        /* One for the rcu users */
+        refcount_set(&tsk->usage, 1);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
         tsk->btrace_seq = 0;
 #endif