linux-uconsole/kernel
Tejun Heo b1c7ba1bab workqueue: perform cpu down operations from low priority cpu_notifier()
commit 6575820221 upstream.

Currently, all workqueue cpu hotplug operations run off
CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE which is higher than normal notifiers.  This is to
ensure that workqueue is up and running while bringing up a CPU before
other notifiers try to use workqueue on the CPU.

Per-cpu workqueues are supposed to remain working and bound to the CPU
for normal CPU_DOWN_PREPARE notifiers.  This holds mostly true even
with workqueue offlining running with higher priority because
workqueue CPU_DOWN_PREPARE only creates a bound trustee thread which
runs the per-cpu workqueue without concurrency management without
explicitly detaching the existing workers.

However, if the trustee needs to create new workers, it creates
unbound workers which may wander off to other CPUs while
CPU_DOWN_PREPARE notifiers are in progress.  Furthermore, if the CPU
down is cancelled, the per-CPU workqueue may end up with workers which
aren't bound to the CPU.

While reliably reproducible with a convoluted artificial test-case
involving scheduling and flushing CPU burning work items from CPU down
notifiers, this isn't very likely to happen in the wild, and, even
when it happens, the effects are likely to be hidden by the following
successful CPU down.

Fix it by using different priorities for up and down notifiers - high
priority for up operations and low priority for down operations.

Workqueue cpu hotplug operations will soon go through further cleanup.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Acked-by: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-08-09 08:27:36 -07:00
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debug kgdb,debug_core: pass the breakpoint struct instead of address and memory 2012-04-13 08:14:07 -07:00
events perf: Fix software event overflow 2011-08-04 21:58:35 -07:00
gcov gcov: disable CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS when not needed by CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL 2011-06-15 20:04:01 -07:00
irq genirq: Adjust irq thread affinity on IRQ_SET_MASK_OK_NOCOPY return value 2012-04-13 08:14:06 -07:00
power ftrace: Disable function tracing during suspend/resume and hibernation, again 2012-08-09 08:27:35 -07:00
time ntp: Fix STA_INS/DEL clearing bug 2012-08-01 12:26:53 -07:00
trace tracing: change CPU ring buffer state from tracing_cpumask 2012-07-16 08:47:51 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c
async.c
audit.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
audit.h audit: make functions static 2010-10-30 01:42:19 -04:00
audit_tree.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
audit_watch.c kill path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:23 -04:00
auditfilter.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
auditsc.c audit: acquire creds selectively to reduce atomic op overhead 2011-04-27 15:11:03 +02:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c memcg: remove direct page_cgroup-to-page pointer 2011-03-23 19:46:28 -07:00
capability.c Merge branch 'master' into next 2011-05-19 18:51:57 +10:00
cgroup.c cgroup: fix to allow mounting a hierarchy by name 2012-01-12 11:35:08 -08:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup_freezer: fix freezing groups with stopped tasks 2011-12-09 08:52:27 -08:00
compat.c compat: Fix RT signal mask corruption via sigprocmask 2012-05-21 09:40:04 -07:00
configs.c
cpu.c PM / Sleep: Fix race between CPU hotplug and freezer 2012-01-12 11:35:46 -08:00
cpuset.c cpuset: mm: reduce large amounts of memory barrier related damage v3 2012-08-01 12:27:20 -07:00
crash_dump.c crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn 2011-03-23 19:47:19 -07:00
cred.c cred: copy_process() should clear child->replacement_session_keyring 2012-04-13 08:14:08 -07:00
delayacct.c
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c ptrace: partially fix the do_wait(WEXITED) vs EXIT_DEAD->EXIT_ZOMBIE race 2012-01-06 14:14:14 -08:00
extable.c extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata 2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
fork.c cpuset: mm: reduce large amounts of memory barrier related damage v3 2012-08-01 12:27:20 -07:00
freezer.c Freezer: Use SMP barriers 2011-05-17 23:19:17 +02:00
futex.c futex: Do not leak robust list to unprivileged process 2012-04-22 16:21:45 -07:00
futex_compat.c futex: Do not leak robust list to unprivileged process 2012-04-22 16:21:45 -07:00
groups.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
hrtimer.c hrtimer: Update hrtimer base offsets each hrtimer_interrupt 2012-07-19 08:58:46 -07:00
hung_task.c hung_task: fix false positive during vfork 2012-01-06 14:14:13 -08:00
irq_work.c irq_work: Use per cpu atomics instead of regular atomics 2010-12-18 15:54:48 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump_label: jump_label_inc may return before the code is patched 2011-12-09 08:52:50 -08:00
kallsyms.c Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-25 17:52:22 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks arch:Kconfig.locks Remove unused config option. 2011-04-10 17:01:05 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
kexec.c PM: Remove sysdev suspend, resume and shutdown operations 2011-05-11 21:37:15 +02:00
kfifo.c
kmod.c kmod: prevent kmod_loop_msg overflow in __request_module() 2011-11-11 09:35:48 -08:00
kprobes.c kprobes: adjust "fix a memory leak in function pre_handler_kretprobe()" 2012-03-12 10:32:57 -07:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c: expose file_caps_enabled in sysfs 2011-04-19 16:45:51 -07:00
kthread.c cpuset: Fix cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(), don't update tsk->rt.nr_cpus_allowed 2011-05-28 17:02:57 +02:00
latencytop.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
lockdep.c lockdep: Fix lock_is_held() on recursion 2011-06-07 12:25:50 +02:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c lockdep: Remove unused 'factor' variable from lockdep_stats_show() 2011-03-23 13:54:47 +01:00
lockdep_states.h
Makefile cgroup: remove the ns_cgroup 2011-05-26 17:12:34 -07:00
module.c module: Remove module size limit 2012-04-02 09:27:20 -07:00
mutex-debug.c mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex-debug.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex.c lockdep, mutex: provide mutex_lock_nest_lock 2011-05-25 08:39:17 -07:00
mutex.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
notifier.c
nsproxy.c cgroup: remove the ns_cgroup 2011-05-26 17:12:34 -07:00
padata.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
panic.c lockdep, bug: Exclude TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND from disabling lockdep 2012-02-13 11:06:10 -08:00
params.c params.c: Use new strtobool function to process boolean inputs 2011-05-19 16:55:28 +09:30
pid.c next_pidmap: fix overflow condition 2011-04-18 10:35:30 -07:00
pid_namespace.c pidns: call pid_ns_prepare_proc() from create_pid_namespace() 2011-03-23 19:46:58 -07:00
pm_qos_params.c Merge branch 'idle-release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-idle-2.6 2011-05-29 11:18:09 -07:00
posix-cpu-timers.c cputimer: Cure lock inversion 2011-10-25 07:10:14 +02:00
posix-timers.c posix-timers: RCU conversion 2011-05-24 12:10:51 +02:00
printk.c cap_syslog: don't use WARN_ONCE for CAP_SYS_ADMIN deprecation warning 2012-02-03 09:18:57 -08:00
profile.c kernel/profile.c: remove some duplicate code from profile_hits() 2011-05-26 17:12:37 -07:00
ptrace.c ptrace: ptrace_resume() shouldn't wake up !TASK_TRACED thread 2011-05-25 19:20:21 +02:00
range.c kernel/range.c: fix clean_sort_range() for the case of full array 2010-11-12 07:55:31 -08:00
rcupdate.c rcu: Use WARN_ON_ONCE for DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD warnings 2011-05-05 23:16:57 -07:00
rcutiny.c sanitize <linux/prefetch.h> usage 2011-05-20 12:50:29 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Converge TINY_RCU expedited and normal boosting 2011-05-05 23:16:58 -07:00
rcutorture.c rcu: mark rcutorture boosting callback as being on-stack 2011-05-05 23:16:57 -07:00
rcutree.c rcu: Prevent RCU callbacks from executing before scheduler initialized 2011-07-13 08:17:56 -07:00
rcutree.h rcu: Move RCU_BOOST #ifdefs to header file 2011-06-16 16:12:05 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c rcu: use softirq instead of kthreads except when RCU_BOOST=y 2011-06-15 23:07:21 -07:00
relay.c relay: prevent integer overflow in relay_open() 2012-02-20 12:48:10 -08:00
res_counter.c memcg: res_counter_read_u64(): fix potential races on 32-bit machines 2011-03-23 19:46:22 -07:00
resource.c resource: ability to resize an allocated resource 2011-07-06 10:54:08 -07:00
rtmutex-debug.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex: tester: Remove the remaining BKL leftovers 2011-02-22 22:07:22 +01:00
rtmutex.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex.h
rtmutex_common.h rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rwsem.c
sched.c sched: Fix the relax_domain_level boot parameter 2012-06-17 11:23:12 -07:00
sched_autogroup.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
sched_autogroup.h sched, autogroup: Stop going ahead if autogroup is disabled 2011-02-23 11:33:59 +01:00
sched_clock.c sched: Add some clock info to sched_debug 2010-11-23 10:29:08 +01:00
sched_cpupri.c
sched_cpupri.h
sched_debug.c sched: Get rid of lock_depth 2011-04-24 13:18:38 +02:00
sched_fair.c sched: Break out cpu_power from the sched_group structure 2011-07-20 18:32:40 +02:00
sched_features.h sched: Allow for overlapping sched_domain spans 2011-07-20 18:32:41 +02:00
sched_idletask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched_rt.c sched/rt: Fix task stack corruption under __ARCH_WANT_INTERRUPTS_ON_CTXSW 2012-02-13 11:06:08 -08:00
sched_stats.h sched: More sched_domain iterations fixes 2011-05-28 17:02:54 +02:00
sched_stoptask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c
signal.c ptrace: don't clear GROUP_STOP_SIGMASK on double-stop 2011-11-11 09:36:23 -08:00
smp.c generic-ipi: Fix kexec boot crash by initializing call_single_queue before enabling interrupts 2011-06-17 10:17:12 +02:00
softirq.c softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status 2011-01-14 04:56:49 -08:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c x86, mtrr: lock stop machine during MTRR rendezvous sequence 2011-08-29 13:29:08 -07:00
sys.c Avoid using variable-length arrays in kernel/sys.c 2011-10-25 07:10:14 +02:00
sys_ni.c ipc: Add missing sys_ni entries for ipc/compat.c functions 2011-05-20 13:53:02 -07:00
sysctl.c sysctl: fix write access to dmesg_restrict/kptr_restrict 2012-04-13 08:14:07 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c binary_sysctl(): fix memory leak 2012-01-06 14:13:50 -08:00
sysctl_check.c sysctl_check: drop dead code 2011-03-23 19:46:51 -07:00
taskstats.c Make TASKSTATS require root access 2011-12-21 12:57:40 -08:00
test_kprobes.c
time.c time: Change jiffies_to_clock_t() argument type to unsigned long 2011-11-11 09:35:52 -08:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c timers: Consider slack value in mod_timer() 2011-06-03 15:02:32 +02:00
tracepoint.c jump label: Introduce static_branch() interface 2011-04-04 12:48:08 -04:00
tsacct.c taskstats: use real microsecond granularity for CPU times 2010-10-27 18:03:17 -07:00
uid16.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
up.c
user-return-notifier.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
user.c userns: add a user_namespace as creator/owner of uts_namespace 2011-03-23 19:46:59 -07:00
user_namespace.c user_ns: improve the user_ns on-the-slab packaging 2011-01-13 08:03:18 -08:00
utsname.c ns proc: Add support for the uts namespace 2011-05-10 14:35:35 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c
wait.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
watchdog.c kernel/watchdog.c: Use proper ANSI C prototypes 2011-05-23 21:07:40 -07:00
workqueue.c workqueue: perform cpu down operations from low priority cpu_notifier() 2012-08-09 08:27:36 -07:00
workqueue_sched.h