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diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 820f7453fda..c2bbdecaa27 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3779,6 +3779,24 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
rq = __task_rq_lock(p);
+ /*
+ * Idle task boosting is a nono in general. There is one
+ * exception, when PREEMPT_RT and NOHZ is active:
+ *
+ * The idle task calls get_next_timer_interrupt() and holds
+ * the timer wheel base->lock on the CPU and another CPU wants
+ * to access the timer (probably to cancel it). We can safely
+ * ignore the boosting request, as the idle CPU runs this code
+ * with interrupts disabled and will complete the lock
+ * protected section without being interrupted. So there is no
+ * real need to boost.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(p == rq->idle)) {
+ WARN_ON(p != rq->curr);
+ WARN_ON(p->pi_blocked_on);
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
trace_sched_pi_setprio(p, prio);
oldprio = p->prio;
prev_class = p->sched_class;
@@ -3802,11 +3820,10 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
enqueue_task(rq, p, oldprio < prio ? ENQUEUE_HEAD : 0);
check_class_changed(rq, p, prev_class, oldprio);
+out_unlock:
__task_rq_unlock(rq);
}
-
#endif
-
void set_user_nice(struct task_struct *p, long nice)
{
int old_prio, delta, on_rq;