[PATCH] workqueue: Remove HK_TYPE_WQ from affecting wq_unbound_cpumask
From: Waiman Long
Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 14:38:26 EST
For historical reason, wq_unbound_cpumask is initially set as
intersection of HK_TYPE_DOMAIN, HK_TYPE_WQ and workqueue.unbound_cpus
boot command line option.
At run time, users can update the unbound cpumask via the
/sys/devices/virtual/workqueue/cpumask sysfs file. Creation
and modification of cpuset isolated partitions will also update
wq_unbound_cpumask based on the latest HK_TYPE_DOMAIN cpumask.
The HK_TYPE_WQ cpumask is out of the picture with these runtime updates.
Complete the transition by taking HK_TYPE_WQ out from the workqueue code
and make it depends on HK_TYPE_DOMAIN only from the housekeeping side.
The final goal is to eliminate HK_TYPE_WQ as a housekeeping cpumask type.
Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index e5f69377f0cc..aa8e82439c9f 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -7084,7 +7084,7 @@ int workqueue_unbound_housekeeping_update(const struct cpumask *hk)
/*
* If the operation fails, it will fall back to
* wq_requested_unbound_cpumask which is initially set to
- * (HK_TYPE_WQ ∩ HK_TYPE_DOMAIN) house keeping mask and rewritten
+ * HK_TYPE_DOMAIN house keeping mask and rewritten
* by any subsequent write to workqueue/cpumask sysfs file.
*/
if (!cpumask_and(cpumask, wq_requested_unbound_cpumask, hk))
@@ -7921,7 +7921,6 @@ void __init workqueue_init_early(void)
cpumask_copy(wq_online_cpumask, cpu_online_mask);
cpumask_copy(wq_unbound_cpumask, cpu_possible_mask);
- restrict_unbound_cpumask("HK_TYPE_WQ", housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_WQ));
restrict_unbound_cpumask("HK_TYPE_DOMAIN", housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_DOMAIN));
if (!cpumask_empty(&wq_cmdline_cpumask))
restrict_unbound_cpumask("workqueue.unbound_cpus", &wq_cmdline_cpumask);
--
2.53.0