diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 46cfceea87847..637e8f9454573 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1775,6 +1775,78 @@ static void rcu_strict_gp_boundary(void *unused)
 	invoke_rcu_core();
 }
 
+// Has rcu_init() been invoked?  This is used (for example) to determine
+// whether spinlocks may be acquired safely.
+static bool rcu_init_invoked(void)
+{
+	return !!rcu_state.n_online_cpus;
+}
+
+// Make the polled API aware of the beginning of a grace period.
+static void rcu_poll_gp_seq_start(unsigned long *snap)
+{
+	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root();
+
+	if (rcu_init_invoked())
+		raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
+
+	// If RCU was idle, note beginning of GP.
+	if (!rcu_seq_state(rcu_state.gp_seq_polled))
+		rcu_seq_start(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled);
+
+	// Either way, record current state.
+	*snap = rcu_state.gp_seq_polled;
+}
+
+// Make the polled API aware of the end of a grace period.
+static void rcu_poll_gp_seq_end(unsigned long *snap)
+{
+	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root();
+
+	if (rcu_init_invoked())
+		raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
+
+	// If the the previously noted GP is still in effect, record the
+	// end of that GP.  Either way, zero counter to avoid counter-wrap
+	// problems.
+	if (*snap && *snap == rcu_state.gp_seq_polled) {
+		rcu_seq_end(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled);
+		rcu_state.gp_seq_polled_snap = 0;
+	} else {
+		*snap = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+// Make the polled API aware of the beginning of a grace period, but
+// where caller does not hold the root rcu_node structure's lock.
+static void rcu_poll_gp_seq_start_unlocked(unsigned long *snap)
+{
+	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root();
+
+	if (rcu_init_invoked()) {
+		lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
+		raw_spin_lock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
+	}
+	rcu_poll_gp_seq_start(snap);
+	if (rcu_init_invoked())
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
+}
+
+// Make the polled API aware of the end of a grace period, but where
+// caller does not hold the root rcu_node structure's lock.
+static void rcu_poll_gp_seq_end_unlocked(unsigned long *snap)
+{
+	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root();
+
+	if (rcu_init_invoked()) {
+		lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
+		raw_spin_lock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
+	}
+	rcu_poll_gp_seq_end(snap);
+	if (rcu_init_invoked())
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize a new grace period.  Return false if no grace period required.
  */
@@ -1810,6 +1882,7 @@ static noinline_for_stack bool rcu_gp_init(void)
 	rcu_seq_start(&rcu_state.gp_seq);
 	ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_WRITER(rcu_state.gp_seq);
 	trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, rcu_state.gp_seq, TPS("start"));
+	rcu_poll_gp_seq_start(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled_snap);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
 
 	/*
@@ -2069,6 +2142,7 @@ static noinline void rcu_gp_cleanup(void)
 	 * safe for us to drop the lock in order to mark the grace
 	 * period as completed in all of the rcu_node structures.
 	 */
+	rcu_poll_gp_seq_end(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled_snap);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(rnp);
 
 	/*
@@ -3837,8 +3911,18 @@ void synchronize_rcu(void)
 			 lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map) ||
 			 lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map),
 			 "Illegal synchronize_rcu() in RCU read-side critical section");
-	if (rcu_blocking_is_gp())
+	if (rcu_blocking_is_gp()) {
+		// Note well that this code runs with !PREEMPT && !SMP.
+		// In addition, all code that advances grace periods runs
+		// at process level.  Therefore, this GP overlaps with other
+		// GPs only by being fully nested within them, which allows
+		// reuse of ->gp_seq_polled_snap.
+		rcu_poll_gp_seq_start_unlocked(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled_snap);
+		rcu_poll_gp_seq_end_unlocked(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled_snap);
+		if (rcu_init_invoked())
+			cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs();
 		return;  // Context allows vacuous grace periods.
+	}
 	if (rcu_gp_is_expedited())
 		synchronize_rcu_expedited();
 	else
@@ -3860,7 +3944,7 @@ unsigned long get_state_synchronize_rcu(void)
 	 * before the load from ->gp_seq.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();  /* ^^^ */
-	return rcu_seq_snap(&rcu_state.gp_seq);
+	return rcu_seq_snap(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_state_synchronize_rcu);
 
@@ -3925,7 +4009,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(start_poll_synchronize_rcu);
 bool poll_state_synchronize_rcu(unsigned long oldstate)
 {
 	if (oldstate == RCU_GET_STATE_COMPLETED ||
-	    rcu_seq_done_exact(&rcu_state.gp_seq, oldstate)) {
+	    rcu_seq_done_exact(&rcu_state.gp_seq_polled, oldstate)) {
 		smp_mb(); /* Ensure GP ends before subsequent accesses. */
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index 2ccf5845957df..9c853033f159d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ struct rcu_state {
 	short gp_state;				/* GP kthread sleep state. */
 	unsigned long gp_wake_time;		/* Last GP kthread wake. */
 	unsigned long gp_wake_seq;		/* ->gp_seq at ^^^. */
+	unsigned long gp_seq_polled;		/* GP seq for polled API. */
+	unsigned long gp_seq_polled_snap;	/* ->gp_seq_polled at normal GP start. */
 
 	/* End of fields guarded by root rcu_node's lock. */
 
