struct marker_probe_closure single;
        struct marker_probe_closure *multi;
        int refcount;   /* Number of times armed. 0 if disarmed. */
-       struct rcu_head rcu;
-       void *oldptr;
-       unsigned char rcu_pending:1;
        unsigned char ptype:1;
        char name[0];   /* Contains name'\0'format'\0' */
 };
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(marker_probe_cb_noarg);
 
-static void free_old_closure(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-       struct marker_entry *entry = container_of(head,
-               struct marker_entry, rcu);
-       kfree(entry->oldptr);
-       /* Make sure we free the data before setting the pending flag to 0 */
-       smp_wmb();
-       entry->rcu_pending = 0;
-}
-
 static void debug_print_probes(struct marker_entry *entry)
 {
        int i;
        e->multi = NULL;
        e->ptype = 0;
        e->refcount = 0;
-       e->rcu_pending = 0;
        hlist_add_head(&e->hlist, head);
        return e;
 }
        if (e->single.func != __mark_empty_function)
                return -EBUSY;
        hlist_del(&e->hlist);
-       /* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */
-       if (e->rcu_pending)
-               rcu_barrier_sched();
        kfree(e);
        return 0;
 }
        e->multi = (*entry)->multi;
        e->ptype = (*entry)->ptype;
        e->refcount = (*entry)->refcount;
-       e->rcu_pending = 0;
        hlist_add_before(&e->hlist, &(*entry)->hlist);
        hlist_del(&(*entry)->hlist);
-       /* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */
-       if ((*entry)->rcu_pending)
-               rcu_barrier_sched();
        kfree(*entry);
        *entry = e;
        trace_mark(core_marker_format, "name %s format %s",
                        goto end;
                }
        }
-       /*
-        * If we detect that a call_rcu is pending for this marker,
-        * make sure it's executed now.
-        */
-       if (entry->rcu_pending)
-               rcu_barrier_sched();
        old = marker_entry_add_probe(entry, probe, probe_private);
        if (IS_ERR(old)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(old);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex);
        marker_update_probes();         /* may update entry */
+       synchronize_sched();
+       kfree(old);
        mutex_lock(&markers_mutex);
        entry = get_marker(name);
        WARN_ON(!entry);
-       entry->oldptr = old;
-       entry->rcu_pending = 1;
-       /* write rcu_pending before calling the RCU callback */
-       smp_wmb();
-       call_rcu_sched(&entry->rcu, free_old_closure);
 end:
        mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex);
        return ret;
        entry = get_marker(name);
        if (!entry)
                goto end;
-       if (entry->rcu_pending)
-               rcu_barrier_sched();
        old = marker_entry_remove_probe(entry, probe, probe_private);
        mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex);
        marker_update_probes();         /* may update entry */
+       synchronize_sched();
+       kfree(old);
        mutex_lock(&markers_mutex);
        entry = get_marker(name);
        if (!entry)
                goto end;
-       entry->oldptr = old;
-       entry->rcu_pending = 1;
-       /* write rcu_pending before calling the RCU callback */
-       smp_wmb();
-       call_rcu_sched(&entry->rcu, free_old_closure);
        remove_marker(name);    /* Ignore busy error message */
        ret = 0;
 end:
                ret = -ENOENT;
                goto end;
        }
-       if (entry->rcu_pending)
-               rcu_barrier_sched();
        old = marker_entry_remove_probe(entry, NULL, probe_private);
        mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex);
        marker_update_probes();         /* may update entry */
+       synchronize_sched();
+       kfree(old);
        mutex_lock(&markers_mutex);
        entry = get_marker_from_private_data(probe, probe_private);
        WARN_ON(!entry);
-       entry->oldptr = old;
-       entry->rcu_pending = 1;
-       /* write rcu_pending before calling the RCU callback */
-       smp_wmb();
-       call_rcu_sched(&entry->rcu, free_old_closure);
        remove_marker(entry->name);     /* Ignore busy error message */
 end:
        mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex);