break;
case CPU_PM_EXIT:
case CPU_PM_ENTER_FAILED:
- /* Restore and enable the counter */
- armpmu_start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD);
+ /*
+ * Restore and enable the counter.
+ * armpmu_start() indirectly calls
+ *
+ * perf_event_update_userpage()
+ *
+ * that requires RCU read locking to be functional,
+ * wrap the call within RCU_NONIDLE to make the
+ * RCU subsystem aware this cpu is not idle from
+ * an RCU perspective for the armpmu_start() call
+ * duration.
+ */
+ RCU_NONIDLE(armpmu_start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD));
break;
default:
break;