1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 392be4b252f6..fc5d23d752a5 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -910,6 +910,26 @@ struct task_struct *wq_worker_sleeping(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 /**
+ * wq_worker_last_func - retrieve worker's last work function
+ *
+ * Determine the last function a worker executed. This is called from
+ * the scheduler to get a worker's last known identity.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * spin_lock_irq(rq->lock)
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * The last work function %current executed as a worker, NULL if it
+ * hasn't executed any work yet.
+ */
+work_func_t wq_worker_last_func(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct worker *worker = kthread_data(task);
+
+	return worker->last_func;
+}
+
+/**
  * worker_set_flags - set worker flags and adjust nr_running accordingly
  * @worker: self
  * @flags: flags to set
@@ -2184,6 +2204,9 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	if (unlikely(cpu_intensive))
 		worker_clr_flags(worker, WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE);
 
+	/* tag the worker for identification in schedule() */
+	worker->last_func = worker->current_func;
+
 	/* we're done with it, release */
 	hash_del(&worker->hentry);
 	worker->current_work = NULL;