4 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcuclassic.c b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
index bd5a9003497c..654c640a6b9c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcuclassic.c
+++ b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
 {
         if (user ||
-            (idle_cpu(cpu) && !in_softirq() &&
-                                hardirq_count() <= (1 << HARDIRQ_SHIFT))) {
+            (idle_cpu(cpu) && rcu_scheduler_active &&
+             !in_softirq() && hardirq_count() <= (1 << HARDIRQ_SHIFT))) {
 
                 /*
                  * Get here if this CPU took its interrupt from user
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index d92a76a881aa..cae8a059cf47 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
 
 enum rcu_barrier {
         RCU_BARRIER_STD,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_head, rcu_barrier_head) = {NULL};
 static atomic_t rcu_barrier_cpu_count;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(rcu_barrier_mutex);
 static struct completion rcu_barrier_completion;
+int rcu_scheduler_active __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * Awaken the corresponding synchronize_rcu() instance now that a
@@ -80,6 +82,10 @@ void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head  *head)
 void synchronize_rcu(void)
 {
         struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
+
+        if (rcu_blocking_is_gp())
+                return;
+
         init_completion(&rcu.completion);
         /* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
         call_rcu(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
@@ -175,3 +181,9 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
         __rcu_init();
 }
 
+void rcu_scheduler_starting(void)
+{
+        WARN_ON(num_online_cpus() != 1);
+        WARN_ON(nr_context_switches() > 0);
+        rcu_scheduler_active = 1;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/rcupreempt.c b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
index 33cfc50781f9..5d59e850fb71 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupreempt.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
@@ -1181,6 +1181,9 @@ void __synchronize_sched(void)
 {
         struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
 
+        if (num_online_cpus() == 1)
+                return;  /* blocking is gp if only one CPU! */
+
         init_completion(&rcu.completion);
         /* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
         call_rcu_sched(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index b2fd602a6f6f..97ce31579ec0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -948,8 +948,8 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
 {
         if (user ||
-            (idle_cpu(cpu) && !in_softirq() &&
-                                hardirq_count() <= (1 << HARDIRQ_SHIFT))) {
+            (idle_cpu(cpu) && rcu_scheduler_active &&
+             !in_softirq() && hardirq_count() <= (1 << HARDIRQ_SHIFT))) {
 
                 /*
                  * Get here if this CPU took its interrupt from user