2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 6c12989839d9..f6efed0039ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ enum
         TASKLET_SOFTIRQ,
         SCHED_SOFTIRQ,
         HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ,
+        RCU_SOFTIRQ,    /* Preferable RCU should always be the last softirq */
 
         NR_SOFTIRQS
 };
diff --git a/include/trace/events/irq.h b/include/trace/events/irq.h
index ae045ca7d356..1c09820df585 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/irq.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/irq.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ struct softirq_action;
                          softirq_name(BLOCK_IOPOLL),    \
                          softirq_name(TASKLET),         \
                          softirq_name(SCHED),           \
-                         softirq_name(HRTIMER))
+                         softirq_name(HRTIMER),         \
+                         softirq_name(RCU))
 
 /**
  * irq_handler_entry - called immediately before the irq action handler