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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
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index 15763af..f6978b0 100644
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--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
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+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
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@@ -386,17 +386,21 @@ void default_idle(void)
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 		 */
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 		smp_mb();
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+		rcu_idle_enter();
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 		if (!need_resched())
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 			safe_halt();	/* enables interrupts racelessly */
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 		else
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 			local_irq_enable();
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+		rcu_idle_exit();
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 		current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
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 		trace_power_end(smp_processor_id());
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 		trace_cpu_idle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
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 	} else {
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 		local_irq_enable();
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 		/* loop is done by the caller */
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+		rcu_idle_enter();
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 		cpu_relax();
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+		rcu_idle_exit();
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 	}
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 }
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 #ifdef CONFIG_APM_MODULE
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@@ -457,14 +461,19 @@ static void mwait_idle(void)
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 		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
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 		smp_mb();
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+		rcu_idle_enter();
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 		if (!need_resched())
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 			__sti_mwait(0, 0);
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 		else
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 			local_irq_enable();
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+		rcu_idle_exit();
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 		trace_power_end(smp_processor_id());
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 		trace_cpu_idle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
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-	} else
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+	} else {
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 		local_irq_enable();
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+		rcu_idle_enter();
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+		rcu_idle_exit();
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+	}
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 }
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 /*
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@@ -477,8 +486,10 @@ static void poll_idle(void)
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 	trace_power_start(POWER_CSTATE, 0, smp_processor_id());
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 	trace_cpu_idle(0, smp_processor_id());
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 	local_irq_enable();
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+	rcu_idle_enter();
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 	while (!need_resched())
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 		cpu_relax();
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+	rcu_idle_exit();
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 	trace_power_end(smp_processor_id());
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 	trace_cpu_idle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
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 }
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
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index 485204f..6d9d4d5 100644
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--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
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+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
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@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
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 	/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
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 	while (1) {
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 		tick_nohz_idle_enter();
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-		rcu_idle_enter();
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 		while (!need_resched()) {
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 			check_pgt_cache();
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@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
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 				pm_idle();
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 			start_critical_timings();
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 		}
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-		rcu_idle_exit();
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 		tick_nohz_idle_exit();
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 		preempt_enable_no_resched();
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 		schedule();
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
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index 9b9fe4a..55a1a35 100644
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--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
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+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
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@@ -140,13 +140,9 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
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 			/* Don't trace irqs off for idle */
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 			stop_critical_timings();
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-			/* enter_idle() needs rcu for notifiers */
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-			rcu_idle_enter();
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-
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 			if (cpuidle_idle_call())
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 				pm_idle();
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-			rcu_idle_exit();
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 			start_critical_timings();
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 			/* In many cases the interrupt that ended idle
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diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
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index 20bce51..a9ddab8 100644
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--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
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+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
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@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static int intel_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
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 	kt_before = ktime_get_real();
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 	stop_critical_timings();
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+	rcu_idle_enter();
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 	if (!need_resched()) {
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 		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
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@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ static int intel_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
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 		if (!need_resched())
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 			__mwait(eax, ecx);
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 	}
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+	rcu_idle_exit();
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 	start_critical_timings();
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