diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
index 30ebd7c8d87..52b3e0281fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ static inline void rcu_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 	rcu_preempt_note_context_switch();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Take advantage of the fact that there is only one CPU, which
+ * allows us to ignore virtualization-based context switches.
+ */
+static inline void rcu_virt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
+{
+}
+
 /*
  * Return the number of grace periods.
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
index 284dad10c55..e65d06634dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ extern void rcu_note_context_switch(int cpu);
 extern int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu);
 extern void rcu_cpu_stall_reset(void);
 
+/*
+ * Note a virtualization-based context switch.  This is simply a
+ * wrapper around rcu_note_context_switch(), which allows TINY_RCU
+ * to save a few bytes.
+ */
+static inline void rcu_virt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
+{
+	rcu_note_context_switch(cpu);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 
 extern void exit_rcu(void);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index b2fe2a273df..54ff7eb9281 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ void rcu_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 	rcu_sched_qs(cpu);
 	rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(cpu);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_note_context_switch);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_dynticks, rcu_dynticks) = {