diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 346321aa3c90..53946b169699 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 					  TPS("Prestarted"));
 			goto unlock_out;
 		}
-		rnp->gp_seq_needed = gp_seq_req;
+		WRITE_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq_needed, gp_seq_req);
 		if (rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq))) {
 			/*
 			 * We just marked the leaf or internal node, and a
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 unlock_out:
 	/* Push furthest requested GP to leaf node and rcu_data structure. */
 	if (ULONG_CMP_LT(gp_seq_req, rnp->gp_seq_needed)) {
-		rnp_start->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq_needed;
-		rdp->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq_needed;
+		WRITE_ONCE(rnp_start->gp_seq_needed, rnp->gp_seq_needed);
+		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->gp_seq_needed, rnp->gp_seq_needed);
 	}
 	if (rnp != rnp_start)
 		raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rnp);
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static bool __note_gp_changes(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	}
 	rdp->gp_seq = rnp->gp_seq;  /* Remember new grace-period state. */
 	if (ULONG_CMP_LT(rdp->gp_seq_needed, rnp->gp_seq_needed) || rdp->gpwrap)
-		rdp->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq_needed;
+		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->gp_seq_needed, rnp->gp_seq_needed);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->gpwrap, false);
 	rcu_gpnum_ovf(rnp, rdp);
 	return ret;
@@ -3276,12 +3276,12 @@ int rcutree_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	rnp = rdp->mynode;
 	raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rnp);		/* irqs already disabled. */
 	rdp->beenonline = true;	 /* We have now been online. */
-	rdp->gp_seq = rnp->gp_seq;
-	rdp->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq;
+	rdp->gp_seq = READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq);
+	rdp->gp_seq_needed = rdp->gp_seq;
 	rdp->cpu_no_qs.b.norm = true;
 	rdp->core_needs_qs = false;
 	rdp->rcu_iw_pending = false;
-	rdp->rcu_iw_gp_seq = rnp->gp_seq - 1;
+	rdp->rcu_iw_gp_seq = rdp->gp_seq - 1;
 	trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, rdp->gp_seq, TPS("cpuonl"));
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	rcu_prepare_kthreads(cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index c6ea81cd4189..b5ba14864015 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ dump_blkd_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp, int ncheck)
 	raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
 	pr_info("%s: grp: %d-%d level: %d ->gp_seq %ld ->completedqs %ld\n",
 		__func__, rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi, rnp->level,
-		(long)rnp->gp_seq, (long)rnp->completedqs);
+		(long)READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq), (long)rnp->completedqs);
 	for (rnp1 = rnp; rnp1; rnp1 = rnp1->parent)
 		pr_info("%s: %d:%d ->qsmask %#lx ->qsmaskinit %#lx ->qsmaskinitnext %#lx\n",
 			__func__, rnp1->grplo, rnp1->grphi, rnp1->qsmask, rnp1->qsmaskinit, rnp1->qsmaskinitnext);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index 55f9b84790d3..43dc688c3785 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -592,21 +592,22 @@ void show_rcu_gp_kthreads(void)
 		(long)READ_ONCE(rcu_get_root()->gp_seq_needed),
 		READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_flags));
 	rcu_for_each_node_breadth_first(rnp) {
-		if (ULONG_CMP_GE(rcu_state.gp_seq, rnp->gp_seq_needed))
+		if (ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_seq),
+				 READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq_needed)))
 			continue;
 		pr_info("\trcu_node %d:%d ->gp_seq %ld ->gp_seq_needed %ld\n",
-			rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi, (long)rnp->gp_seq,
-			(long)rnp->gp_seq_needed);
+			rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi, (long)READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq),
+			(long)READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq_needed));
 		if (!rcu_is_leaf_node(rnp))
 			continue;
 		for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu) {
 			rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 			if (rdp->gpwrap ||
-			    ULONG_CMP_GE(rcu_state.gp_seq,
-					 rdp->gp_seq_needed))
+			    ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_seq),
+					 READ_ONCE(rdp->gp_seq_needed)))
 				continue;
 			pr_info("\tcpu %d ->gp_seq_needed %ld\n",
-				cpu, (long)rdp->gp_seq_needed);
+				cpu, (long)READ_ONCE(rdp->gp_seq_needed));
 		}
 	}
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
@@ -631,7 +632,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_start_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 	static atomic_t warned = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_RCU) || rcu_gp_in_progress() ||
-	    ULONG_CMP_GE(rnp_root->gp_seq, rnp_root->gp_seq_needed))
+	    ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq),
+			 READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq_needed)))
 		return;
 	j = jiffies; /* Expensive access, and in common case don't get here. */
 	if (time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity) + gpssdelay) ||
@@ -642,7 +644,8 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_start_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	j = jiffies;
 	if (rcu_gp_in_progress() ||
-	    ULONG_CMP_GE(rnp_root->gp_seq, rnp_root->gp_seq_needed) ||
+	    ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq),
+			 READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq_needed)) ||
 	    time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity) + gpssdelay) ||
 	    time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_activity) + gpssdelay) ||
 	    atomic_read(&warned)) {
@@ -655,9 +658,10 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_start_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 		raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rnp_root); /* irqs already disabled. */
 	j = jiffies;
 	if (rcu_gp_in_progress() ||
-	    ULONG_CMP_GE(rnp_root->gp_seq, rnp_root->gp_seq_needed) ||
-	    time_before(j, rcu_state.gp_req_activity + gpssdelay) ||
-	    time_before(j, rcu_state.gp_activity + gpssdelay) ||
+	    ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq),
+			 READ_ONCE(rnp_root->gp_seq_needed)) ||
+	    time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity) + gpssdelay) ||
+	    time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_activity) + gpssdelay) ||
 	    atomic_xchg(&warned, 1)) {
 		if (rnp_root != rnp)
 			/* irqs remain disabled. */