diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index f3d74bd04d18..c62a9f84d614 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1740,7 +1740,6 @@ extern cputime_t task_gtime(struct task_struct *p);
 
 #define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED (1 << 0) /* blocked while in RCU read-side. */
 #define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS (1 << 1) /* RCU core needs CPU response. */
-#define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS  (1 << 2) /* CPU has responded to RCU core. */
 
 static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index e9a4ae94647f..6c99553e9f15 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -107,27 +107,23 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp,
  */
 void rcu_sched_qs(int cpu)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_sched_data, cpu);
-	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 	rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
-	rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	barrier();
+	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
+	rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(cpu);
 }
 
 void rcu_bh_qs(int cpu)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);
-	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 	rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	barrier();
+	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ
@@ -615,6 +611,7 @@ rcu_start_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long flags)
 
 	/* Advance to a new grace period and initialize state. */
 	rsp->gpnum++;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(rsp->signaled == RCU_GP_INIT);
 	rsp->signaled = RCU_GP_INIT; /* Hold off force_quiescent_state. */
 	rsp->jiffies_force_qs = jiffies + RCU_JIFFIES_TILL_FORCE_QS;
 	record_gp_stall_check_time(rsp);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index b8e4b0384f00..c9616e48379b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -64,34 +64,42 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_batches_completed);
  * not in a quiescent state.  There might be any number of tasks blocked
  * while in an RCU read-side critical section.
  */
-static void rcu_preempt_qs_record(int cpu)
+static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
 {
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu);
-	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 	rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
+	barrier();
+	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 }
 
 /*
- * We have entered the scheduler or are between softirqs in ksoftirqd.
- * If we are in an RCU read-side critical section, we need to reflect
- * that in the state of the rcu_node structure corresponding to this CPU.
- * Caller must disable hardirqs.
+ * We have entered the scheduler, and the current task might soon be
+ * context-switched away from.  If this task is in an RCU read-side
+ * critical section, we will no longer be able to rely on the CPU to
+ * record that fact, so we enqueue the task on the appropriate entry
+ * of the blocked_tasks[] array.  The task will dequeue itself when
+ * it exits the outermost enclosing RCU read-side critical section.
+ * Therefore, the current grace period cannot be permitted to complete
+ * until the blocked_tasks[] entry indexed by the low-order bit of
+ * rnp->gpnum empties.
+ *
+ * Caller must disable preemption.
  */
-static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
+static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int phase;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
 	struct rcu_node *rnp;
 
 	if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting &&
 	    (t->rcu_read_unlock_special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED) == 0) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu != smp_processor_id());
 
 		/* Possibly blocking in an RCU read-side critical section. */
 		rdp = rcu_preempt_state.rda[cpu];
 		rnp = rdp->mynode;
-		spin_lock(&rnp->lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
 		t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED;
 		t->rcu_blocked_node = rnp;
 
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
 		phase = !(rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask) ^ (rnp->gpnum & 0x1);
 		list_add(&t->rcu_node_entry, &rnp->blocked_tasks[phase]);
 		smp_mb();  /* Ensure later ctxt swtch seen after above. */
-		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -124,9 +132,8 @@ static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
 	 * grace period, then the fact that the task has been enqueued
 	 * means that we continue to block the current grace period.
 	 */
-	rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
-	t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS |
-					RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
+	rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
+	t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 	special = t->rcu_read_unlock_special;
 	if (special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS) {
 		t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
-		t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS;
+		rcu_preempt_qs(smp_processor_id());
 	}
 
 	/* Hardware IRQ handlers cannot block. */
@@ -199,9 +206,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 		 */
 		if (!empty && rnp->qsmask == 0 &&
 		    list_empty(&rnp->blocked_tasks[rnp->gpnum & 0x1])) {
-			t->rcu_read_unlock_special &=
-				~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS |
-				  RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
+			t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
 			if (rnp->parent == NULL) {
 				/* Only one rcu_node in the tree. */
 				cpu_quiet_msk_finish(&rcu_preempt_state, flags);
@@ -352,19 +357,12 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(int cpu)
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
 
 	if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0) {
-		t->rcu_read_unlock_special &=
-			~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS | RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
-		rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
+		t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
+		rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu).qs_pending) {
-		if (t->rcu_read_unlock_special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS) {
-			rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
-			t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS;
-		} else if (!(t->rcu_read_unlock_special &
-			     RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS)) {
-			t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
-		}
+		t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -451,7 +449,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_batches_completed);
  * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
  * CPUs being in quiescent states.
  */
-static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
+static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 {
 }