[RFC PATCH 2/4] kernel/workqueue: Bind rescuer to unbound cpumask for WQ_UNBOUND

From: Juri Lelli
Date: Tue Jan 16 2024 - 11:20:19 EST


At the time they are created unbound workqueues rescuers currently use
cpu_possible_mask as their affinity, but this can be too wide in case a
workqueue unbound mask has been set as a subset of cpu_possible_mask.

Make new rescuers use their associated workqueue unbound cpumask from
the start.

Signed-off-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 76e60faed8923..3a1d5a67bd66a 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4652,7 +4652,10 @@ static int init_rescuer(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
}

wq->rescuer = rescuer;
- kthread_bind_mask(rescuer->task, cpu_possible_mask);
+ if (wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND)
+ kthread_bind_mask(rescuer->task, wq->unbound_attrs->cpumask);
+ else
+ kthread_bind_mask(rescuer->task, cpu_possible_mask);
wake_up_process(rescuer->task);

return 0;
--
2.43.0