struct cpuset *sibling;
        struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos_css;
 
+       percpu_rwsem_assert_held(&cpuset_rwsem);
+
        /*
         * Check all its siblings and call update_cpumasks_hier()
         * if their use_parent_ecpus flag is set in order for them
         * to use the right effective_cpus value.
+        *
+        * The update_cpumasks_hier() function may sleep. So we have to
+        * release the RCU read lock before calling it.
         */
        rcu_read_lock();
        cpuset_for_each_child(sibling, pos_css, parent) {
                        continue;
                if (!sibling->use_parent_ecpus)
                        continue;
+               if (!css_tryget_online(&sibling->css))
+                       continue;
 
+               rcu_read_unlock();
                update_cpumasks_hier(sibling, tmp);
+               rcu_read_lock();
+               css_put(&sibling->css);
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
 }