diff --git a/include/linux/rcu_segcblist.h b/include/linux/rcu_segcblist.h
index 4714b0263c76..8afe886e85f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcu_segcblist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcu_segcblist.h
@@ -63,8 +63,121 @@ struct rcu_cblist {
 #define RCU_NEXT_TAIL		3
 #define RCU_CBLIST_NSEGS	4
 
+
+/*
+ *                     ==NOCB Offloading state machine==
+ *
+ *
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  |                         SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY                           |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |  Callbacks processed by rcu_core() from softirqs or local                |
+ *  |  rcuc kthread, without holding nocb_lock.                                |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                                         |
+ *                                         v
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  |                        SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED                               |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  | Callbacks processed by rcu_core() from softirqs or local                 |
+ *  | rcuc kthread, while holding nocb_lock. Waking up CB and GP kthreads,     |
+ *  | allowing nocb_timer to be armed.                                         |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                                         |
+ *                                         v
+ *                        -----------------------------------
+ *                        |                                 |
+ *                        v                                 v
+ *  ---------------------------------------  ----------------------------------|
+ *  |        SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED |        |  |     SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED |       |
+ *  |        SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB         |  |     SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP        |
+ *  |                                     |  |                                 |
+ *  |                                     |  |                                 |
+ *  | CB kthread woke up and              |  | GP kthread woke up and          |
+ *  | acknowledged SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED.   |  | acknowledged SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED|
+ *  | Processes callbacks concurrently    |  |                                 |
+ *  | with rcu_core(), holding            |  |                                 |
+ *  | nocb_lock.                          |  |                                 |
+ *  ---------------------------------------  -----------------------------------
+ *                        |                                 |
+ *                        -----------------------------------
+ *                                         |
+ *                                         v
+ *  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED |                          |
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB |                         |
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP                           |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |   Kthreads handle callbacks holding nocb_lock, local rcu_core() stops    |
+ *  |   handling callbacks.                                                    |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+
+
+/*
+ *                       ==NOCB De-Offloading state machine==
+ *
+ *
+ *  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED |                          |
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB |                         |
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP                           |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |   CB/GP kthreads handle callbacks holding nocb_lock, local rcu_core()    |
+ *  |   ignores callbacks.                                                     |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                                      |
+ *                                      v
+ *  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB |                         |
+ *  |                           SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP                           |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |   CB/GP kthreads and local rcu_core() handle callbacks concurrently      |
+ *  |   holding nocb_lock. Wake up CB and GP kthreads if necessary.            |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                                      |
+ *                                      v
+ *                     -----------------------------------
+ *                     |                                 |
+ *                     v                                 v
+ *  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |        SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB         |       SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP         |
+ *  |                                     |                                    |
+ *  | GP kthread woke up and              |   CB kthread woke up and           |
+ *  | acknowledged the fact that          |   acknowledged the fact that       |
+ *  | SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED got cleared.    |   SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED got cleared. |
+ *  |                                     |   The CB kthread goes to sleep     |
+ *  | The callbacks from the target CPU   |   until it ever gets re-offloaded. |
+ *  | will be ignored from the GP kthread |                                    |
+ *  | loop.                               |                                    |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                      |                                 |
+ *                      -----------------------------------
+ *                                      |
+ *                                      v
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  |                                   0                                      |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  | Callbacks processed by rcu_core() from softirqs or local                 |
+ *  | rcuc kthread, while holding nocb_lock. Forbid nocb_timer to be armed.    |
+ *  | Flush pending nocb_timer. Flush nocb bypass callbacks.                   |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                                      |
+ *                                      v
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  |                         SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY                           |
+ *  |                                                                          |
+ *  |  Callbacks processed by rcu_core() from softirqs or local                |
+ *  |  rcuc kthread, without holding nocb_lock.                                |
+ *  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
 #define SEGCBLIST_ENABLED	BIT(0)
-#define SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED	BIT(1)
+#define SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY	BIT(1)
+#define SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_CB	BIT(2)
+#define SEGCBLIST_KTHREAD_GP	BIT(3)
+#define SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED	BIT(4)
 
 struct rcu_segcblist {
 	struct rcu_head *head;
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
index 934945d72ca5..7fc6362625b2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void rcu_segcblist_disable(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
  */
 void rcu_segcblist_offload(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
 {
+	rcu_segcblist_clear_flags(rsclp, SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY);
 	rcu_segcblist_set_flags(rsclp, SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.h
index ff372db09f8b..e05952ab9b87 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.h
@@ -83,8 +83,16 @@ static inline bool rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
 /* Is the specified rcu_segcblist offloaded?  */
 static inline bool rcu_segcblist_is_offloaded(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
 {
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU) &&
-		rcu_segcblist_test_flags(rsclp, SEGCBLIST_OFFLOADED);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU)) {
+		/*
+		 * Complete de-offloading happens only when SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY
+		 * is set.
+		 */
+		if (!rcu_segcblist_test_flags(rsclp, SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 8086c0467c15..7cfc2e8a2500 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct rcu_data, rcu_data) = {
 	.dynticks_nesting = 1,
 	.dynticks_nmi_nesting = DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE,
 	.dynticks = ATOMIC_INIT(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR),
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
+	.cblist.flags = SEGCBLIST_SOFTIRQ_ONLY,
+#endif
 };
 static struct rcu_state rcu_state = {
 	.level = { &rcu_state.node[0] },