linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] implement current_is_workqueue

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Date:	Thu,  7 Mar 2013 13:44:06 -0800
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	axboe@...nel.dk, laijs@...fujitsu.com, fengguang.wu@...el.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jmoyer@...hat.com,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] implement current_is_workqueue_rescuer()

Implement a function which queries whether it currently is running off
a workqueue rescuer.  This will be used to convert writeback to
workqueue.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
---
 include/linux/workqueue.h |  1 +
 kernel/workqueue.c        | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 7f6d29a..df30763 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ extern bool cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct delayed_work *dwork);
 
 extern void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 				     int max_active);
+extern bool current_is_workqueue_rescuer(void);
 extern bool workqueue_congested(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 extern unsigned int work_busy(struct work_struct *work);
 
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 904a901..af79dd8 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4062,6 +4062,19 @@ void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int max_active)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(workqueue_set_max_active);
 
 /**
+ * current_is_workqueue_rescuer - is %current workqueue rescuer?
+ *
+ * Determine whether %current is a workqueue rescuer.  Can be used from
+ * work functions to determine whether it's being run off the rescuer task.
+ */
+bool current_is_workqueue_rescuer(void)
+{
+	struct worker *worker = current_wq_worker();
+
+	return worker && worker == worker->current_pwq->wq->rescuer;
+}
+
+/**
  * workqueue_congested - test whether a workqueue is congested
  * @cpu: CPU in question
  * @wq: target workqueue
-- 
1.8.1.4

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