linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/6] workqueue: fix max_active handling in init_and_link

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Date:	Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:58:15 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	laijs@...fujitsu.com, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] workqueue: fix max_active handling in init_and_link_pwq()

Since 9e8cd2f589 ("workqueue: implement apply_workqueue_attrs()"),
init_and_link_pwq() may be called to initialize a new pool_workqueue
for a workqueue which is already online, but the function was setting
pwq->max_active to wq->saved_max_active without proper
synchronization.

Fix it by calling pwq_adjust_max_active() under proper locking instead
of manually setting max_active.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/workqueue.c | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 9e2ec4c..7567614 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -3771,21 +3771,25 @@ static void init_and_link_pwq(struct pool_workqueue *pwq,
 	pwq->wq = wq;
 	pwq->flush_color = -1;
 	pwq->refcnt = 1;
-	pwq->max_active = wq->saved_max_active;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pwq->delayed_works);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pwq->mayday_node);
 	INIT_WORK(&pwq->unbound_release_work, pwq_unbound_release_workfn);
 
-	/*
-	 * Link @pwq and set the matching work_color.  This is synchronized
-	 * with flush_mutex to avoid confusing flush_workqueue().
-	 */
 	mutex_lock(&wq->flush_mutex);
 	spin_lock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * Set the matching work_color.  This is synchronized with
+	 * flush_mutex to avoid confusing flush_workqueue().
+	 */
 	if (p_last_pwq)
 		*p_last_pwq = first_pwq(wq);
 	pwq->work_color = wq->work_color;
+
+	/* sync max_active to the current setting */
+	pwq_adjust_max_active(pwq);
+
+	/* link in @pwq */
 	list_add_rcu(&pwq->pwqs_node, &wq->pwqs);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
-- 
1.8.1.4

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