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diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 53cc09ceb0b8..d7d498d8cc4f 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -328,10 +328,19 @@ void irq_enter(void)
static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
{
- if (!force_irqthreads)
- __do_softirq();
- else
+ if (!force_irqthreads) {
+ /*
+ * We can safely execute softirq on the current stack if
+ * it is the irq stack, because it should be near empty
+ * at this stage. But we have no way to know if the arch
+ * calls irq_exit() on the irq stack. So call softirq
+ * in its own stack to prevent from any overrun on top
+ * of a potentially deep task stack.
+ */
+ do_softirq();
+ } else {
wakeup_softirqd();
+ }
}
static inline void tick_irq_exit(void)
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