* RB tree of active children throtl_grp's, which are sorted by
         * their ->disptime.
         */
-       struct rb_root          pending_tree;   /* RB tree of active tgs */
-       struct rb_node          *first_pending; /* first node in the tree */
+       struct rb_root_cached   pending_tree;   /* RB tree of active tgs */
        unsigned int            nr_pending;     /* # queued in the tree */
        unsigned long           first_pending_disptime; /* disptime of the first tg */
        struct timer_list       pending_timer;  /* fires on first_pending_disptime */
 {
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sq->queued[0]);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sq->queued[1]);
-       sq->pending_tree = RB_ROOT;
+       sq->pending_tree = RB_ROOT_CACHED;
        timer_setup(&sq->pending_timer, throtl_pending_timer_fn, 0);
 }
 
 static struct throtl_grp *
 throtl_rb_first(struct throtl_service_queue *parent_sq)
 {
+       struct rb_node *n;
        /* Service tree is empty */
        if (!parent_sq->nr_pending)
                return NULL;
 
-       if (!parent_sq->first_pending)
-               parent_sq->first_pending = rb_first(&parent_sq->pending_tree);
-
-       if (parent_sq->first_pending)
-               return rb_entry_tg(parent_sq->first_pending);
-
-       return NULL;
-}
-
-static void rb_erase_init(struct rb_node *n, struct rb_root *root)
-{
-       rb_erase(n, root);
-       RB_CLEAR_NODE(n);
+       n = rb_first_cached(&parent_sq->pending_tree);
+       WARN_ON_ONCE(!n);
+       if (!n)
+               return NULL;
+       return rb_entry_tg(n);
 }
 
 static void throtl_rb_erase(struct rb_node *n,
                            struct throtl_service_queue *parent_sq)
 {
-       if (parent_sq->first_pending == n)
-               parent_sq->first_pending = NULL;
-       rb_erase_init(n, &parent_sq->pending_tree);
+       rb_erase_cached(n, &parent_sq->pending_tree);
+       RB_CLEAR_NODE(n);
        --parent_sq->nr_pending;
 }
 
 static void tg_service_queue_add(struct throtl_grp *tg)
 {
        struct throtl_service_queue *parent_sq = tg->service_queue.parent_sq;
-       struct rb_node **node = &parent_sq->pending_tree.rb_node;
+       struct rb_node **node = &parent_sq->pending_tree.rb_root.rb_node;
        struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
        struct throtl_grp *__tg;
        unsigned long key = tg->disptime;
-       int left = 1;
+       bool leftmost = true;
 
        while (*node != NULL) {
                parent = *node;
                        node = &parent->rb_left;
                else {
                        node = &parent->rb_right;
-                       left = 0;
+                       leftmost = false;
                }
        }
 
-       if (left)
-               parent_sq->first_pending = &tg->rb_node;
-
        rb_link_node(&tg->rb_node, parent, node);
-       rb_insert_color(&tg->rb_node, &parent_sq->pending_tree);
+       rb_insert_color_cached(&tg->rb_node, &parent_sq->pending_tree,
+                              leftmost);
 }
 
 static void __throtl_enqueue_tg(struct throtl_grp *tg)