On Tue, May 07, 2024 at 03:44:54AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote: > Since we are now using WRITE_ONCE() in io_wq_worker, I am wondering if > this is what we want to do? > > WRITE_ONCE(worker->flags, (IO_WORKER_F_UP| IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING) << 1); In fact, we can't clear flags here, so, more correct approach will be: WRITE_ONCE(worker->flags, READ_ONCE(worker->flags) | (IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING) << 1); Does it sound reasonable? Thanks