linux-kernel - [PATCH v9 18/32] workqueue: Use global variant for add

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Date:   Fri,  1 Dec 2023 10:26:40 +0100
From:   Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Giovanni Gherdovich <ggherdovich@...e.cz>,
        Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>,
        "Gautham R . Shenoy" <gautham.shenoy@....com>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...el.com>,
        K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>,
        Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v9 18/32] workqueue: Use global variant for add_timer()

The implementation of the NOHZ pull at expiry model will change the timer
bases per CPU. Timers, that have to expire on a specific CPU, require the
TIMER_PINNED flag. If the CPU doesn't matter, the TIMER_PINNED flag must be
dropped. This is required for call sites which use the timer alternately as
pinned and not pinned timer like workqueues do.

Therefore use add_timer_global() to make sure TIMER_PINNED flag is dropped.

Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
---
v6:
  - New patch: As v6 provides unconditially setting TIMER_PINNED flag in
    add_timer_on() workqueue requires new add_timer_global() variant.
---
 kernel/workqueue.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 6e578f576a6f..3a1360794137 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ static void __queue_delayed_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	if (unlikely(cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND))
 		add_timer_on(timer, cpu);
 	else
-		add_timer(timer);
+		add_timer_global(timer);
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.39.2