linux-kernel - [PATCH for-3.10] workqueue: correct handling of the pool spin

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Date:	Wed,  1 May 2013 00:07:00 +0900
From:	Joonsoo Kim <js1304@...il.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, js1304@...il.com,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: [PATCH for-3.10] workqueue: correct handling of the pool spin_lock

When we fail to mutex_trylock(), we release the pool spin_lock and do
mutex_lock(). After that, we should regrab the pool spin_lock, but,
regrabbing is missed in current code. So correct it.

Cc: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 154aa12..e02994f 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ static bool manage_workers(struct worker *worker)
 	if (unlikely(!mutex_trylock(&pool->manager_mutex))) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		mutex_lock(&pool->manager_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-- 
1.7.9.5

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