Hello, syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue: Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+b18b8be69df33a3918e9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested on: commit: d800c65c io-wq: drop wqe lock before creating new worker git tree: git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block io_uring-5.16 kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=6c3ab72998e7f1a4 dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b18b8be69df33a3918e9 compiler: Debian clang version 11.0.1-2, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2 Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.