On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 10:19:07PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote: > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c > index 0c71505f0e19c..8d2b5f75145d7 100644 > --- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c > +++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c > @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ > #include <linux/delay.h> > #include <linux/module.h> > #include <linux/srcu.h> > +#include <linux/locallock.h> > > #include "rcu.h" > #include "rcu_segcblist.h" > @@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ static void srcu_flip(struct srcu_struct *ssp) > smp_mb(); /* D */ /* Pairs with C. */ > } > > +static DEFINE_LOCAL_LOCK(sda_lock); > /* > * If SRCU is likely idle, return true, otherwise return false. > * > @@ -765,13 +767,13 @@ static bool srcu_might_be_idle(struct srcu_struct *ssp) > unsigned long tlast; > > /* If the local srcu_data structure has callbacks, not idle. */ > - local_irq_save(flags); > + local_lock_irqsave(sda_lock, flags); > sdp = this_cpu_ptr(ssp->sda); > if (rcu_segcblist_pend_cbs(&sdp->srcu_cblist)) { > - local_irq_restore(flags); > + local_unlock_irqrestore(sda_lock, flags); > return false; /* Callbacks already present, so not idle. */ > } > - local_irq_restore(flags); > + local_unlock_irqrestore(sda_lock, flags); Would it perhaps make sense to stick the local_lock in struct srcu_data ?