diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 36d53be4fca684def4ef78fc99ea559b4386345e..32611c8f1219038c53a0d1539b063cfad2858210 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2205,6 +2205,14 @@ int netdev_max_backlog __read_mostly = 1000;
 int netdev_budget __read_mostly = 300;
 int weight_p __read_mostly = 64;            /* old backlog weight */
 
+/* Called with irq disabled */
+static inline void ____napi_schedule(struct softnet_data *sd,
+				     struct napi_struct *napi)
+{
+	list_add_tail(&napi->poll_list, &sd->poll_list);
+	__raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 
 /* One global table that all flow-based protocols share. */
@@ -2363,7 +2371,7 @@ static void rps_trigger_softirq(void *data)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = data;
 
-	__napi_schedule(&sd->backlog);
+	____napi_schedule(sd, &sd->backlog);
 	sd->received_rps++;
 }
 
@@ -2421,7 +2429,7 @@ static int enqueue_to_backlog(struct sk_buff *skb, int cpu,
 		/* Schedule NAPI for backlog device */
 		if (napi_schedule_prep(&sd->backlog)) {
 			if (!rps_ipi_queued(sd))
-				__napi_schedule(&sd->backlog);
+				____napi_schedule(sd, &sd->backlog);
 		}
 		goto enqueue;
 	}
@@ -3280,7 +3288,7 @@ static void net_rps_action_and_irq_enable(struct softnet_data *sd)
 static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 {
 	int work = 0;
-	struct softnet_data *sd = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
+	struct softnet_data *sd = container_of(napi, struct softnet_data, backlog);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 	/* Check if we have pending ipi, its better to send them now,
@@ -3313,7 +3321,16 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 						   &sd->process_queue);
 		}
 		if (qlen < quota - work) {
-			__napi_complete(napi);
+			/*
+			 * Inline a custom version of __napi_complete().
+			 * only current cpu owns and manipulates this napi,
+			 * and NAPI_STATE_SCHED is the only possible flag set on backlog.
+			 * we can use a plain write instead of clear_bit(),
+			 * and we dont need an smp_mb() memory barrier.
+			 */
+			list_del(&napi->poll_list);
+			napi->state = 0;
+
 			quota = work + qlen;
 		}
 		rps_unlock(sd);
@@ -3334,8 +3351,7 @@ void __napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	list_add_tail(&n->poll_list, &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data).poll_list);
-	__raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
+	____napi_schedule(&__get_cpu_var(softnet_data), n);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__napi_schedule);