diff --git a/include/linux/preempt.h b/include/linux/preempt.h
index 72b1a10a59b6..2e681d9555bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/preempt.h
+++ b/include/linux/preempt.h
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ struct preempt_notifier;
  * @sched_out: we've just been preempted
  *    notifier: struct preempt_notifier for the task being preempted
  *    next: the task that's kicking us out
+ *
+ * Please note that sched_in and out are called under different
+ * contexts.  sched_out is called with rq lock held and irq disabled
+ * while sched_in is called without rq lock and irq enabled.  This
+ * difference is intentional and depended upon by its users.
  */
 struct preempt_ops {
 	void (*sched_in)(struct preempt_notifier *notifier, int cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index b3d4e2be95aa..1031cae39c4c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2768,9 +2768,9 @@ static void finish_task_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 	prev_state = prev->state;
 	finish_arch_switch(prev);
 	perf_event_task_sched_in(current, cpu_of(rq));
-	fire_sched_in_preempt_notifiers(current);
 	finish_lock_switch(rq, prev);
 
+	fire_sched_in_preempt_notifiers(current);
 	if (mm)
 		mmdrop(mm);
 	if (unlikely(prev_state == TASK_DEAD)) {