1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index 93d4a1c2e88b..257664815d5d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@
  * Dynticks per-CPU state.
  */
 struct rcu_dynticks {
-        int dynticks_nesting;   /* Track irq/process nesting level. */
-        int dynticks_nmi_nesting; /* Track NMI nesting level. */
-        atomic_t dynticks;      /* Even value for dynticks-idle, else odd. */
+        int dynticks_nesting;   /* Track nesting level, sort of. */
+        int dynticks;           /* Even value for dynticks-idle, else odd. */
+        int dynticks_nmi;       /* Even value for either dynticks-idle or */
+                                /*  not in nmi handler, else odd.  So this */
+                                /*  remains even for nmi from irq handler. */
 };
 
 /* RCU's kthread states for tracing. */
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ struct rcu_data {
         /* 3) dynticks interface. */
         struct rcu_dynticks *dynticks;  /* Shared per-CPU dynticks state. */
         int dynticks_snap;              /* Per-GP tracking for dynticks. */
+        int dynticks_nmi_snap;          /* Per-GP tracking for dynticks_nmi. */
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ */
 
         /* 4) reasons this CPU needed to be kicked by force_quiescent_state */