2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index d9d7a89da8bb..8aafbb80b8b0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static noinline void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
         }
 
         /* Hardware IRQ handlers cannot block. */
-        if (in_irq()) {
+        if (in_irq() || in_serving_softirq()) {
                 local_irq_restore(flags);
                 return;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 40cf63ddd4b3..fca82c32042b 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -315,16 +315,24 @@ static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
 {
         if (!force_irqthreads)
                 __do_softirq();
-        else
+        else {
+                __local_bh_disable((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0),
+                                SOFTIRQ_OFFSET);
                 wakeup_softirqd();
+                __local_bh_enable(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET);
+        }
 }
 #else
 static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
 {
         if (!force_irqthreads)
                 do_softirq();
-        else
+        else {
+                __local_bh_disable((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0),
+                                SOFTIRQ_OFFSET);
                 wakeup_softirqd();
+                __local_bh_enable(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET);
+        }
 }
 #endif