diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d4b8e87a473b..c160e05dfb7c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4894,6 +4894,22 @@ rcu_boot_init_percpu_data(int cpu)
 	rcu_boot_init_nocb_percpu_data(rdp);
 }
 
+static void rcu_thread_affine_rnp(struct task_struct *t, struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+	cpumask_var_t affinity;
+	int cpu;
+
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&affinity, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return;
+
+	for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, affinity);
+
+	kthread_affine_preferred(t, affinity);
+
+	free_cpumask_var(affinity);
+}
+
 struct kthread_worker *rcu_exp_gp_kworker;
 
 static void rcu_spawn_exp_par_gp_kworker(struct rcu_node *rnp)
@@ -4906,7 +4922,7 @@ static void rcu_spawn_exp_par_gp_kworker(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 	if (rnp->exp_kworker)
 		return;
 
-	kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, name, rnp_index);
+	kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, name, rnp_index);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(kworker)) {
 		pr_err("Failed to create par gp kworker on %d/%d\n",
 		       rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi);
@@ -4916,16 +4932,9 @@ static void rcu_spawn_exp_par_gp_kworker(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EXP_KTHREAD))
 		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(kworker->task, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
-}
 
-static struct task_struct *rcu_exp_par_gp_task(struct rcu_node *rnp)
-{
-	struct kthread_worker *kworker = READ_ONCE(rnp->exp_kworker);
-
-	if (!kworker)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return kworker->task;
+	rcu_thread_affine_rnp(kworker->task, rnp);
+	wake_up_process(kworker->task);
 }
 
 static void __init rcu_start_exp_gp_kworker(void)
@@ -5010,79 +5019,6 @@ int rcutree_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void rcu_thread_affine_rnp(struct task_struct *t, struct rcu_node *rnp)
-{
-	cpumask_var_t affinity;
-	int cpu;
-
-	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&affinity, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return;
-
-	for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
-		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, affinity);
-
-	kthread_affine_preferred(t, affinity);
-
-	free_cpumask_var(affinity);
-}
-
-/*
- * Update kthreads affinity during CPU-hotplug changes.
- *
- * Set the per-rcu_node kthread's affinity to cover all CPUs that are
- * served by the rcu_node in question.  The CPU hotplug lock is still
- * held, so the value of rnp->qsmaskinit will be stable.
- *
- * We don't include outgoingcpu in the affinity set, use -1 if there is
- * no outgoing CPU.  If there are no CPUs left in the affinity set,
- * this function allows the kthread to execute on any CPU.
- *
- * Any future concurrent calls are serialized via ->kthread_mutex.
- */
-static void rcutree_affinity_setting(unsigned int cpu, int outgoingcpu)
-{
-	cpumask_var_t cm;
-	unsigned long mask;
-	struct rcu_data *rdp;
-	struct rcu_node *rnp;
-	struct task_struct *task_exp;
-
-	rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
-	rnp = rdp->mynode;
-
-	task_exp = rcu_exp_par_gp_task(rnp);
-
-	/*
-	 * If CPU is the boot one, this task is created later from early
-	 * initcall since kthreadd must be created first.
-	 */
-	if (!task_exp)
-		return;
-
-	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&cm, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&rnp->kthread_mutex);
-	mask = rcu_rnp_online_cpus(rnp);
-	for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu)
-		if ((mask & leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu)) &&
-		    cpu != outgoingcpu)
-			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cm);
-	cpumask_and(cm, cm, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_RCU));
-	if (cpumask_empty(cm)) {
-		cpumask_copy(cm, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_RCU));
-		if (outgoingcpu >= 0)
-			cpumask_clear_cpu(outgoingcpu, cm);
-	}
-
-	if (task_exp)
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task_exp, cm);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&rnp->kthread_mutex);
-
-	free_cpumask_var(cm);
-}
-
 /*
  * Has the specified (known valid) CPU ever been fully online?
  */
@@ -5111,7 +5047,6 @@ int rcutree_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE)
 		return 0; /* Too early in boot for scheduler work. */
 	sync_sched_exp_online_cleanup(cpu);
-	rcutree_affinity_setting(cpu, -1);
 
 	// Stop-machine done, so allow nohz_full to disable tick.
 	tick_dep_clear(TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
@@ -5328,8 +5263,6 @@ int rcutree_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	rnp->ffmask &= ~rdp->grpmask;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 
-	rcutree_affinity_setting(cpu, cpu);
-
 	// nohz_full CPUs need the tick for stop-machine to work quickly
 	tick_dep_set(TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
 	return 0;