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-rw-r--r--kernel/workqueue.c30
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 09b685daee3d..6202b08f1933 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1804,8 +1804,8 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(unsigned long __pool)
struct worker_pool *pool = (void *)__pool;
struct work_struct *work;
- spin_lock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock); /* for wq->maydays */
- spin_lock(&pool->lock);
+ spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+ spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock); /* for wq->maydays */
if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
/*
@@ -1818,8 +1818,8 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(unsigned long __pool)
send_mayday(work);
}
- spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
mod_timer(&pool->mayday_timer, jiffies + MAYDAY_INTERVAL);
}
@@ -2248,12 +2248,30 @@ repeat:
* Slurp in all works issued via this workqueue and
* process'em.
*/
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&rescuer->scheduled));
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(scheduled));
list_for_each_entry_safe(work, n, &pool->worklist, entry)
if (get_work_pwq(work) == pwq)
move_linked_works(work, scheduled, &n);
- process_scheduled_works(rescuer);
+ if (!list_empty(scheduled)) {
+ process_scheduled_works(rescuer);
+
+ /*
+ * The above execution of rescued work items could
+ * have created more to rescue through
+ * pwq_activate_first_delayed() or chained
+ * queueing. Let's put @pwq back on mayday list so
+ * that such back-to-back work items, which may be
+ * being used to relieve memory pressure, don't
+ * incur MAYDAY_INTERVAL delay inbetween.
+ */
+ if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
+ spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ get_pwq(pwq);
+ list_move_tail(&pwq->mayday_node, &wq->maydays);
+ spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ }
+ }
/*
* Put the reference grabbed by send_mayday(). @pool won't