1 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
index cc9ceca7bde1..069742d61c68 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__rcu_is_watching);
 static int rcu_qsctr_help(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp)
 {
         RCU_TRACE(reset_cpu_stall_ticks(rcp));
-        if (rcp->rcucblist != NULL &&
-            rcp->donetail != rcp->curtail) {
+        if (rcp->donetail != rcp->curtail) {
                 rcp->donetail = rcp->curtail;
                 return 1;
         }
@@ -169,17 +168,6 @@ static void __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp)
         unsigned long flags;
         RCU_TRACE(int cb_count = 0);
 
-        /* If no RCU callbacks ready to invoke, just return. */
-        if (&rcp->rcucblist == rcp->donetail) {
-                RCU_TRACE(trace_rcu_batch_start(rcp->name, 0, 0, -1));
-                RCU_TRACE(trace_rcu_batch_end(rcp->name, 0,
-                                              !!ACCESS_ONCE(rcp->rcucblist),
-                                              need_resched(),
-                                              is_idle_task(current),
-                                              false));
-                return;
-        }
-
         /* Move the ready-to-invoke callbacks to a local list. */
         local_irq_save(flags);
         RCU_TRACE(trace_rcu_batch_start(rcp->name, 0, rcp->qlen, -1));