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diff --git a/kernel/srcu.c b/kernel/srcu.c
index 98d8c1e80ed..73ce23feaea 100644
--- a/kernel/srcu.c
+++ b/kernel/srcu.c
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ void __srcu_read_unlock(struct srcu_struct *sp, int idx)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__srcu_read_unlock);
/*
+ * We use an adaptive strategy for synchronize_srcu() and especially for
+ * synchronize_srcu_expedited(). We spin for a fixed time period
+ * (defined below) to allow SRCU readers to exit their read-side critical
+ * sections. If there are still some readers after 10 microseconds,
+ * we repeatedly block for 1-millisecond time periods. This approach
+ * has done well in testing, so there is no need for a config parameter.
+ */
+#define SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY 10
+
+/*
* Helper function for synchronize_srcu() and synchronize_srcu_expedited().
*/
static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void))
@@ -207,11 +217,12 @@ static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void))
* will have finished executing. We initially give readers
* an arbitrarily chosen 10 microseconds to get out of their
* SRCU read-side critical sections, then loop waiting 1/HZ
- * seconds per iteration.
+ * seconds per iteration. The 10-microsecond value has done
+ * very well in testing.
*/
if (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx))
- udelay(CONFIG_SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY);
+ udelay(SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY);
while (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx))
schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);