--- linux-2.6.19-rc6/kernel/rcupdate.c	2006-11-16 05:03:40.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.19-rc6-ed/kernel/rcupdate.c	2006-11-22 15:12:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -235,12 +235,14 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data
 
 	list = rdp->donelist;
 	while (list) {
-		next = rdp->donelist = list->next;
+		next = list->next;
+		prefetch(next);
 		list->func(list);
 		list = next;
 		if (++count >= rdp->blimit)
 			break;
 	}
+	rdp->donelist = list;
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 	rdp->qlen -= count;