linux/kernel
Petr Mladek e398978ddf workqueue: Better describe stall check
Try to be more explicit why the workqueue watchdog does not take
pool->lock by default. Spin locks are full memory barriers which
delay anything. Obviously, they would primary delay operations
on the related worker pools.

Explain why it is enough to prevent the false positive by re-checking
the timestamp under the pool->lock.

Finally, make it clear what would be the alternative solution in
__queue_work() which is a hotter path.

Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Acked-by: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
2026-03-25 05:51:02 -10:00
..
bpf bpf: Improve bounds when tnum has a single possible value 2026-02-27 16:11:50 -08:00
cgroup cgroup: Fixes for v7.0-rc2 2026-03-03 14:25:18 -08:00
configs Remove WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM kernel config option 2026-02-23 11:18:48 -08:00
debug treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
dma dma-mapping: avoid random addr value print out on error path 2026-02-23 08:26:54 +01:00
entry Merge branch 'core/entry' into sched/core 2026-01-30 15:40:05 +01:00
events perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race 2026-02-25 15:02:34 +01:00
futex Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
gcov Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
irq Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kcsan kcsan: test: Adjust "expect" allocation type for kmalloc_obj 2026-02-26 09:54:08 -08:00
livepatch Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
liveupdate liveupdate: luo_file: remember retrieve() status 2026-02-24 11:13:26 -08:00
locking Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
module module: Fix kernel panic when a symbol st_shndx is out of bounds 2026-02-23 19:37:28 +00:00
power Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
printk Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
rcu Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
sched cgroup: Fixes for v7.0-rc2 2026-03-03 14:25:18 -08:00
time Summary 2026-03-04 08:21:11 -08:00
trace bpf: Fix kprobe_multi cookies access in show_fdinfo callback 2026-02-26 11:23:57 -08:00
unwind Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
.gitignore
acct.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
async.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_fsnotify.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_tree.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_watch.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit.h audit: fix comment misindentation in audit.h 2025-10-22 19:28:06 -04:00
auditfilter.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
auditsc.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c x86/asm: Remove ANNOTATE_DATA_SPECIAL usage 2025-12-03 16:53:19 +01:00
capability.c
cfi.c
compat.c
configs.c
context_tracking.c context_tracking: Remove rcu_task_trace_heavyweight_{enter,exit}() 2026-01-01 16:39:46 +08:00
cpu_pm.c syscore: Pass context data to callbacks 2025-11-14 10:01:52 +01:00
cpu.c SPDX updates for 7.0-rc1 2026-02-17 09:46:03 -08:00
crash_core_test.c
crash_core.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
crash_dump_dm_crypt.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
crash_reserve.c crash: let architecture decide crash memory export to iomem_resource 2025-11-12 10:00:15 -08:00
cred.c cred: remove unused set_security_override_from_ctx() 2026-01-06 20:52:57 -05:00
delayacct.c delayacct: fix uapi timespec64 definition 2026-02-08 00:13:32 -08:00
dma.c
elfcorehdr.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c kthread: consolidate kthread exit paths to prevent use-after-free 2026-02-26 10:45:49 +01:00
exit.h
extable.c
fail_function.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
fork.c unshare: fix unshare_fs() handling 2026-02-18 14:04:51 +01:00
freezer.c freezer: Clarify that only cgroup1 freezer uses PM freezer 2025-10-30 20:10:27 +01:00
gen_kheaders.sh
groups.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
hung_task.c hung_task: add hung_task_sys_info sysctl to dump sys info on task-hung 2025-11-20 14:03:43 -08:00
iomem.c
irq_work.c
jump_label.c
kallsyms_internal.h kallsyms: Get rid of kallsyms relative base 2026-01-22 15:58:22 -07:00
kallsyms_selftest.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kallsyms_selftest.h
kallsyms.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-02-12 12:13:01 -08:00
kcmp.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.kexec liveupdate: kho: move to kernel/liveupdate 2025-11-27 14:24:33 -08:00
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt sched: Further restrict the preemption modes 2026-01-08 12:43:57 +01:00
kcov.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kexec_core.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kexec_elf.c
kexec_file.c kexec: derive purgatory entry from symbol 2026-01-31 16:16:07 -08:00
kexec_internal.h
kexec.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kheaders.c
kprobes.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kstack_erase.c sysctl: remove __user qualifier from stack_erasing_sysctl buffer argument 2025-11-27 15:44:53 +01:00
ksyms_common.c
ksysfs.c kexec: move sysfs entries to /sys/kernel/kexec 2025-11-27 14:24:42 -08:00
kthread.c kthread: consolidate kthread exit paths to prevent use-after-free 2026-02-26 10:45:49 +01:00
latencytop.c
Makefile kcov: Enable context analysis 2026-01-05 16:43:34 +01:00
module_signature.c
notifier.c
nscommon.c nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls 2026-02-27 22:00:08 +01:00
nsproxy.c nsproxy: fix free_nsproxy() and simplify create_new_namespaces() 2025-11-14 13:10:38 +01:00
nstree.c nstree: tighten permission checks for listing 2026-02-27 22:00:11 +01:00
padata.c Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
panic.c panic: add panic_force_cpu= parameter to redirect panic to a specific CPU 2026-02-03 08:21:26 -08:00
params.c Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
pid_namespace.c pid: rely on common reference count behavior 2025-11-11 10:01:32 +01:00
pid_sysctl.h
pid.c Revert "pid: make __task_pid_nr_ns(ns => NULL) safe for zombie callers" 2026-02-10 11:39:30 +01:00
profile.c
ptrace.c rseq: Introduce struct rseq_data 2025-11-04 08:30:50 +01:00
range.c
reboot.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
regset.c
relay.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource_kunit.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
rseq.c rseq: slice ext: Ensure rseq feature size differs from original rseq size 2026-02-23 11:19:19 +01:00
scftorture.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
scs.c scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic 2025-11-12 10:00:13 -08:00
seccomp.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
signal.c compiler-context-analysis: Remove __cond_lock() function-like helper 2026-01-05 16:43:33 +01:00
smp.c smp: Introduce a helper function to check for pending IPIs 2025-11-19 18:06:50 +01:00
smpboot.c
smpboot.h
softirq.c
stacktrace.c
static_call_inline.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
static_call.c
stop_machine.c
sys_ni.c rseq: Implement sys_rseq_slice_yield() 2026-01-22 11:11:17 +01:00
sys.c RISC-V updates for v7.0 2026-02-12 19:17:44 -08:00
sysctl-test.c
sysctl.c sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with functions 2026-01-06 11:27:10 +01:00
task_work.c task_work: Fix NMI race condition 2025-10-29 10:29:54 +01:00
taskstats.c
torture.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
tracepoint.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
tsacct.c tsacct: skip all kernel threads 2026-01-26 19:07:13 -08:00
ucount.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
uid16.c
uid16.h
umh.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
up.c
user_namespace.c Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c ns: drop custom reference count initialization for initial namespaces 2025-11-11 10:01:32 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c
vhost_task.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
vmcore_info.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-02-12 12:13:01 -08:00
watch_queue.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
watchdog_buddy.c
watchdog_perf.c watchdog/hardlockup: simplify perf event probe and remove per-cpu dependency 2026-02-08 00:13:35 -08:00
watchdog.c watchdog/softlockup: fix sample ring index wrap in need_counting_irqs() 2026-02-08 00:13:34 -08:00
workqueue_internal.h workqueue: Show in-flight work item duration in stall diagnostics 2026-03-05 07:27:48 -10:00
workqueue.c workqueue: Better describe stall check 2026-03-25 05:51:02 -10:00