diff --git a/kernel/sched/autogroup.c b/kernel/sched/autogroup.c
index 2067080bb..8629b37d1 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/autogroup.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/autogroup.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static inline void autogroup_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 	ag->tg->rt_se = NULL;
 	ag->tg->rt_rq = NULL;
 #endif
-	sched_offline_group(ag->tg);
+	sched_release_group(ag->tg);
 	sched_destroy_group(ag->tg);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index d6a5e5ab2..ae04a165a 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7924,6 +7924,22 @@ static void sched_free_group(struct task_group *tg)
 	kmem_cache_free(task_group_cache, tg);
 }
 
+static void sched_free_group_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	sched_free_group(container_of(rcu, struct task_group, rcu));
+}
+
+static void sched_unregister_group(struct task_group *tg)
+{
+	unregister_fair_sched_group(tg);
+	unregister_rt_sched_group(tg);
+	/*
+	 * We have to wait for yet another RCU grace period to expire, as
+	 * print_cfs_stats() might run concurrently.
+	 */
+	call_rcu(&tg->rcu, sched_free_group_rcu);
+}
+
 /* allocate runqueue etc for a new task group */
 struct task_group *sched_create_group(struct task_group *parent)
 {
@@ -7967,25 +7983,35 @@ void sched_online_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
 }
 
 /* rcu callback to free various structures associated with a task group */
-static void sched_free_group_rcu(struct rcu_head *rhp)
+static void sched_unregister_group_rcu(struct rcu_head *rhp)
 {
 	/* Now it should be safe to free those cfs_rqs: */
-	sched_free_group(container_of(rhp, struct task_group, rcu));
+	sched_unregister_group(container_of(rhp, struct task_group, rcu));
 }
 
 void sched_destroy_group(struct task_group *tg)
 {
 	/* Wait for possible concurrent references to cfs_rqs complete: */
-	call_rcu(&tg->rcu, sched_free_group_rcu);
+	call_rcu(&tg->rcu, sched_unregister_group_rcu);
 }
 
-void sched_offline_group(struct task_group *tg)
+void sched_release_group(struct task_group *tg)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* End participation in shares distribution: */
-	unregister_fair_sched_group(tg);
-
+	/*
+	 * Unlink first, to avoid walk_tg_tree_from() from finding us (via
+	 * sched_cfs_period_timer()).
+	 *
+	 * For this to be effective, we have to wait for all pending users of
+	 * this task group to leave their RCU critical section to ensure no new
+	 * user will see our dying task group any more. Specifically ensure
+	 * that tg_unthrottle_up() won't add decayed cfs_rq's to it.
+	 *
+	 * We therefore defer calling unregister_fair_sched_group() to
+	 * sched_unregister_group() which is guarantied to get called only after the
+	 * current RCU grace period has expired.
+	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&task_group_lock, flags);
 	list_del_rcu(&tg->list);
 	list_del_rcu(&tg->siblings);
@@ -8105,7 +8131,7 @@ static void cpu_cgroup_css_released(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 {
 	struct task_group *tg = css_tg(css);
 
-	sched_offline_group(tg);
+	sched_release_group(tg);
 }
 
 static void cpu_cgroup_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
@@ -8115,7 +8141,7 @@ static void cpu_cgroup_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	/*
 	 * Relies on the RCU grace period between css_released() and this.
 	 */
-	sched_free_group(tg);
+	sched_unregister_group(tg);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d6ef2b01e..806eb067b 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -11483,8 +11483,6 @@ void free_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	destroy_cfs_bandwidth(tg_cfs_bandwidth(tg));
-
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		if (tg->cfs_rq)
 			kfree(tg->cfs_rq[i]);
@@ -11561,6 +11559,8 @@ void unregister_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg)
 	struct rq *rq;
 	int cpu;
 
+	destroy_cfs_bandwidth(tg_cfs_bandwidth(tg));
+
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (tg->se[cpu])
 			remove_entity_load_avg(tg->se[cpu]);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index f49db5d9c..d6e52fd04 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -144,13 +144,17 @@ static inline struct rq *rq_of_rt_se(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
 	return rt_rq->rq;
 }
 
+void unregister_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg)
+{
+	if (tg->rt_se)
+		destroy_rt_bandwidth(&tg->rt_bandwidth);
+
+}
+
 void free_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (tg->rt_se)
-		destroy_rt_bandwidth(&tg->rt_bandwidth);
-
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		if (tg->rt_rq)
 			kfree(tg->rt_rq[i]);
@@ -257,6 +261,8 @@ static inline struct rt_rq *rt_rq_of_se(struct sched_rt_entity *rt_se)
 	return &rq->rt;
 }
 
+void unregister_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg) { }
+
 void free_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg) { }
 
 int alloc_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 6de9ccc79..9c56d1af6 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ extern void __refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
 extern void start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
 extern void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
 
+extern void unregister_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg);
 extern void free_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg);
 extern int alloc_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent);
 extern void init_tg_rt_entry(struct task_group *tg, struct rt_rq *rt_rq,
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ extern struct task_group *sched_create_group(struct task_group *parent);
 extern void sched_online_group(struct task_group *tg,
 			       struct task_group *parent);
 extern void sched_destroy_group(struct task_group *tg);
-extern void sched_offline_group(struct task_group *tg);
+extern void sched_release_group(struct task_group *tg);
 
 extern void sched_move_task(struct task_struct *tsk);