linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/3] workqueue: Skip __WQ_DESTROYING workqueues when updating global unbound cpumask

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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:33:34 -0500
From: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
	Cestmir Kalina <ckalina@...hat.com>,
	Alex Gladkov <agladkov@...hat.com>,
	Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/3] workqueue: Skip __WQ_DESTROYING workqueues when updating global unbound cpumask

Skip updating workqueues with __WQ_DESTROYING bit set when updating
global unbound cpumask to avoid unnecessary work and other complications.

Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/workqueue.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 76e60faed892..350179382667 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -5784,7 +5784,7 @@ static int workqueue_apply_unbound_cpumask(const cpumask_var_t unbound_cpumask)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&wq_pool_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
-		if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))
+		if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND) || (wq->flags & __WQ_DESTROYING))
 			continue;
 
 		/* creating multiple pwqs breaks ordering guarantee */
-- 
2.39.3