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diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tiny_plugin.h
index 196f0302e2f4..c64b827ecbca 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny_plugin.h
@@ -60,12 +60,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_scheduler_active);
/*
* During boot, we forgive RCU lockdep issues. After this function is
- * invoked, we start taking RCU lockdep issues seriously.
+ * invoked, we start taking RCU lockdep issues seriously. Note that unlike
+ * Tree RCU, Tiny RCU transitions directly from RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE
+ * to RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING, skipping the RCU_SCHEDULER_INIT stage.
+ * The reason for this is that Tiny RCU does not need kthreads, so does
+ * not have to care about the fact that the scheduler is half-initialized
+ * at a certain phase of the boot process.
*/
void __init rcu_scheduler_starting(void)
{
WARN_ON(nr_context_switches() > 0);
- rcu_scheduler_active = 1;
+ rcu_scheduler_active = RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING;
}
#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */