1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 233768f21f97..697c0a0229d4 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -606,8 +606,6 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops sched_ops_sync = {
         .name           = "sched_sync"
 };
 
-extern int rcu_expedited_torture_stats(char *page);
-
 static struct rcu_torture_ops sched_expedited_ops = {
         .init           = rcu_sync_torture_init,
         .cleanup        = NULL,
@@ -650,7 +648,7 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
                 old_rp = rcu_torture_current;
                 rp->rtort_mbtest = 1;
                 rcu_assign_pointer(rcu_torture_current, rp);
-                smp_wmb();
+                smp_wmb(); /* Mods to old_rp must follow rcu_assign_pointer() */
                 if (old_rp) {
                         i = old_rp->rtort_pipe_count;
                         if (i > RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN)