linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] workqueue: free wq->unbound

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Date:   Fri, 29 May 2020 06:59:01 +0000
From:   Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...ux.alibaba.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] workqueue: free wq->unbound_attrs earlier

wq->unbound_attrs is never accessed in rcu read site, so that
it can be freed earlier and relieves memory pressure earlier,
although slightly.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...ux.alibaba.com>
---
 kernel/workqueue.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 8d017727bfbc..c0cbe0de95d0 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -3489,8 +3489,6 @@ static void rcu_free_wq(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 	if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))
 		free_percpu(wq->cpu_pwqs);
-	else
-		free_workqueue_attrs(wq->unbound_attrs);
 
 	kfree(wq);
 }
@@ -3678,6 +3676,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	if (is_last) {
 		wq_unregister_lockdep(wq);
+		free_workqueue_attrs(wq->unbound_attrs);
 		call_rcu(&wq->rcu, rcu_free_wq);
 	}
 }
-- 
2.20.1