linux-kernel - [PATCH] workqueue: let WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE be included in watchdog

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Date:   Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:23:07 +0800
From:   Tio Zhang <tiozhang@...iglobal.com>
To:     <tj@...nel.org>
CC:     <jiangshanlai@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <zyhtheonly@...il.com>, <zyhtheonly@...h.net>,
        <tiozhang@...iglobal.com>
Subject: [PATCH] workqueue: let WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE be included in watchdog

When a pool has a worker with WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE set but other workers
are not that busy, the pool->worklist will mostly be empty, which leads
the intensive work always having a chance of escaping from the watchdog's
check. This may cause watchdog miss finding out a forever running work
in WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE.

Also, after commit '616db8779b1e3f93075df691432cccc5ef3c3ba0',
workers with potentially intensive works will automatically be converted
into WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE. This might let watchdog to miss all work
potentially running forever.

Signed-off-by: Tio Zhang <tiozhang@...iglobal.com>
---
 kernel/workqueue.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 02a8f402eeb5..29875b680f5b 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -6280,10 +6280,23 @@ static void wq_watchdog_timer_fn(struct timer_list *unused)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	for_each_pool(pool, pi) {
+		struct worker *worker;
 		unsigned long pool_ts, touched, ts;
+		bool check_intensive = false;
 
 		pool->cpu_stall = false;
-		if (list_empty(&pool->worklist))
+
+		/* Not sure if we should let WORKER_UNBOUND to
+		 * be included? Since let a unbound work to last
+		 * more than e,g, 30 seconds seem also unacceptable.
+		 */
+		for_each_pool_worker(worker, pool) {
+			if (worker->flags & WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE) {
+				check_intensive = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (list_empty(&pool->worklist) && !check_intensive)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
-- 
2.17.1