Can you please try the following patch? Thanks. diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c index a2dccfc..f57cd6e 100644 --- a/kernel/workqueue.c +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c @@ -1224,6 +1224,8 @@ __acquires(&gcwq->lock) { struct global_cwq *gcwq = worker->gcwq; struct task_struct *task = worker->task; + static unsigned int cnt; + int rc; while (true) { /* @@ -1232,8 +1234,11 @@ __acquires(&gcwq->lock) * it races with cpu hotunplug operation. Verify * against GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED. */ - if (!(gcwq->flags & GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED)) - set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, get_cpu_mask(gcwq->cpu)); + if (!(gcwq->flags & GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED)) { + rc = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, get_cpu_mask(gcwq->cpu)); + if (rc && ++cnt < 10) + printk("XXX set_cpus_allowed_ptr() failed w/ %d\n", rc); + } spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock); if (gcwq->flags & GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED) @@ -1985,13 +1990,16 @@ repeat: struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(tcpu, wq); struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq; struct work_struct *work, *n; + bool bound; __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); mayday_clear_cpu(cpu, wq->mayday_mask); /* migrate to the target cpu if possible */ rescuer->gcwq = gcwq; - worker_maybe_bind_and_lock(rescuer); + printk("XXX %s: rescuer dispatching to cpu%u\n", wq->name, gcwq->cpu); + bound = worker_maybe_bind_and_lock(rescuer); + printk("XXX %s: rescuer done binding, bound=%d\n", wq->name, bound); /* * Slurp in all works issued via this workqueue and @@ -3558,8 +3566,7 @@ static int __init init_workqueues(void) spin_lock_init(&gcwq->lock); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gcwq->worklist); gcwq->cpu = cpu; - if (cpu == WORK_CPU_UNBOUND) - gcwq->flags |= GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED; + gcwq->flags |= GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gcwq->idle_list); for (i = 0; i < BUSY_WORKER_HASH_SIZE; i++) @@ -3583,6 +3590,7 @@ static int __init init_workqueues(void) struct global_cwq *gcwq = get_gcwq(cpu); struct worker *worker; + gcwq->flags &= ~GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED; worker = create_worker(gcwq, true); BUG_ON(!worker); spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html