diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 435d70011097..3d610fd9a153 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 66341a905ef5b3e7aea65b5d9bd1b0361b0ccc61
+refs/heads/master: dbdf65b1b7f8ec48bda1604cfea7ac09ce583d6b
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/rcutorture.c b/trunk/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 9b58f1eff3ca..eb6719c50b4e 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 	static DEFINE_RCU_RANDOM(rand);
 
 	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_writer task started");
+	set_user_nice(current, 19);
+
 	do {
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 		if (rcu_batches_completed() == oldbatch)
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ rcu_torture_reader(void *arg)
 	int pipe_count;
 
 	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_reader task started");
+	set_user_nice(current, 19);
+
 	do {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		completed = rcu_batches_completed();