If a timer routine uses workqueues, it could fire before the workqueue is allocated. Fix by allocating the workqueue before the timer routines are setup Signed-off-by: Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: James Smart <jsmart2021@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c index 02231370428a..50d641f65af9 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c @@ -6415,6 +6415,11 @@ lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba) if (rc) return -ENODEV; + /* Allocate all driver workqueues here */ + + /* The lpfc_wq workqueue for deferred irq use */ + phba->wq = alloc_workqueue("lpfc_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0); + /* * Initialize timers used by driver */ @@ -6998,12 +7003,6 @@ lpfc_setup_driver_resource_phase2(struct lpfc_hba *phba) return error; } - /* The lpfc_wq workqueue for deferred irq use, is only used for SLI4 */ - if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) - phba->wq = alloc_workqueue("lpfc_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0); - else - phba->wq = NULL; - return 0; } -- 2.13.7