diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 26e4925bc35b..632205ccc25d 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -85,23 +85,29 @@ static inline int write_tryseqlock(seqlock_t *sl)
 /* Start of read calculation -- fetch last complete writer token */
 static __always_inline unsigned read_seqbegin(const seqlock_t *sl)
 {
-	unsigned ret = sl->sequence;
+	unsigned ret;
+
+repeat:
+	ret = sl->sequence;
 	smp_rmb();
+	if (unlikely(ret & 1)) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto repeat;
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Test if reader processed invalid data.
- * If initial values is odd, 
- *	then writer had already started when section was entered
- * If sequence value changed
- *	then writer changed data while in section
- *    
- * Using xor saves one conditional branch.
+/*
+ * Test if reader processed invalid data.
+ *
+ * If sequence value changed then writer changed data while in section.
  */
-static __always_inline int read_seqretry(const seqlock_t *sl, unsigned iv)
+static __always_inline int read_seqretry(const seqlock_t *sl, unsigned start)
 {
 	smp_rmb();
-	return (iv & 1) | (sl->sequence ^ iv);
+
+	return (sl->sequence != start);
 }
 
 
@@ -122,20 +128,26 @@ typedef struct seqcount {
 /* Start of read using pointer to a sequence counter only.  */
 static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 {
-	unsigned ret = s->sequence;
+	unsigned ret;
+
+repeat:
+	ret = s->sequence;
 	smp_rmb();
+	if (unlikely(ret & 1)) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto repeat;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Test if reader processed invalid data.
- * Equivalent to: iv is odd or sequence number has changed.
- *                (iv & 1) || (*s != iv)
- * Using xor saves one conditional branch.
+/*
+ * Test if reader processed invalid data because sequence number has changed.
  */
-static inline int read_seqcount_retry(const seqcount_t *s, unsigned iv)
+static inline int read_seqcount_retry(const seqcount_t *s, unsigned start)
 {
 	smp_rmb();
-	return (iv & 1) | (s->sequence ^ iv);
+
+	return s->sequence != start;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 09ca69b2c17d..9e19287f3359 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1656,42 +1656,6 @@ void aggregate_group_weight(struct task_group *tg, struct sched_domain *sd)
 	aggregate(tg, sd)->task_weight = task_weight;
 }
 
-/*
- * Redistribute tg->shares amongst all tg->cfs_rq[]s.
- */
-static void __aggregate_redistribute_shares(struct task_group *tg)
-{
-	int i, max_cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	unsigned long rq_weight = 0;
-	unsigned long shares, max_shares = 0, shares_rem = tg->shares;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		rq_weight += tg->cfs_rq[i]->load.weight;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		/*
-		 * divide shares proportional to the rq_weights.
-		 */
-		shares = tg->shares * tg->cfs_rq[i]->load.weight;
-		shares /= rq_weight + 1;
-
-		tg->cfs_rq[i]->shares = shares;
-
-		if (shares > max_shares) {
-			max_shares = shares;
-			max_cpu = i;
-		}
-		shares_rem -= shares;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Ensure it all adds up to tg->shares; we can loose a few
-	 * due to rounding down when computing the per-cpu shares.
-	 */
-	if (shares_rem)
-		tg->cfs_rq[max_cpu]->shares += shares_rem;
-}
-
 /*
  * Compute the weight of this group on the given cpus.
  */
@@ -1701,18 +1665,11 @@ void aggregate_group_shares(struct task_group *tg, struct sched_domain *sd)
 	unsigned long shares = 0;
 	int i;
 
-again:
 	for_each_cpu_mask(i, sd->span)
 		shares += tg->cfs_rq[i]->shares;
 
-	/*
-	 * When the span doesn't have any shares assigned, but does have
-	 * tasks to run do a machine wide rebalance (should be rare).
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(!shares && aggregate(tg, sd)->rq_weight)) {
-		__aggregate_redistribute_shares(tg);
-		goto again;
-	}
+	if ((!shares && aggregate(tg, sd)->rq_weight) || shares > tg->shares)
+		shares = tg->shares;
 
 	aggregate(tg, sd)->shares = shares;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index d358d4e3a958..b854a895591e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ void tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick(void)
 		sub_preempt_count(HARDIRQ_OFFSET);
 	}
 
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 	/*
 	 * Cancel the scheduled timer and restore the tick
 	 */