[PATCH v2 4/9] workqueue: account nr_active by the backing pool
From: Breno Leitao
Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 10:59:22 EST
pwq_tryinc_nr_active() and pwq_dec_nr_active() choose between the shared
per-node nr_active and the plain per-pwq one by testing
wq_node_nr_active() for NULL.
Test the backing pool with is_percpu_pool() instead, so the accounting
follows the pool that runs the work rather than the workqueue type.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index b96090c85bcaa..7b20d459d6442 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1615,9 +1615,8 @@ static bool is_percpu_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
* @wq: workqueue of interest
* @node: NUMA node, can be %NUMA_NO_NODE
*
- * Determine wq_node_nr_active to use for @wq on @node. Returns:
- *
- * - %NULL for per-cpu workqueues as they don't need to use shared nr_active.
+ * Determine wq_node_nr_active to use for @wq on @node. @wq must be unbound.
+ * Returns:
*
* - node_nr_active[nr_node_ids] if @node is %NUMA_NO_NODE.
*
@@ -1626,7 +1625,7 @@ static bool is_percpu_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
static struct wq_node_nr_active *wq_node_nr_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
int node)
{
- if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND)))
return NULL;
if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE)
@@ -1782,13 +1781,16 @@ static bool pwq_tryinc_nr_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, bool fill)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = pwq->wq;
struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool;
- struct wq_node_nr_active *nna = wq_node_nr_active(wq, pool->node);
+ struct wq_node_nr_active *nna;
bool obtained = false;
lockdep_assert_held(&pool->lock);
- if (!nna) {
- /* BH or per-cpu workqueue, pwq->nr_active is sufficient */
+ /*
+ * A concurrency-managed per-cpu pool accounts nr_active per pwq, so
+ * pwq->nr_active against wq->max_active is sufficient.
+ */
+ if (is_percpu_pool(pool)) {
obtained = pwq->nr_active < READ_ONCE(wq->max_active);
goto out;
}
@@ -1796,6 +1798,8 @@ static bool pwq_tryinc_nr_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, bool fill)
if (unlikely(pwq->plugged))
return false;
+ nna = wq_node_nr_active(wq, pool->node);
+
/*
* Unbound workqueue uses per-node shared nr_active $nna. If @pwq is
* already waiting on $nna, pwq_dec_nr_active() will maintain the
@@ -2013,7 +2017,7 @@ static void node_activate_pending_pwq(struct wq_node_nr_active *nna,
static void pwq_dec_nr_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
{
struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool;
- struct wq_node_nr_active *nna = wq_node_nr_active(pwq->wq, pool->node);
+ struct wq_node_nr_active *nna;
lockdep_assert_held(&pool->lock);
@@ -2024,14 +2028,16 @@ static void pwq_dec_nr_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
pwq->nr_active--;
/*
- * For a percpu workqueue, it's simple. Just need to kick the first
+ * A concurrency-managed per-cpu pool only needs to kick the first
* inactive work item on @pwq itself.
*/
- if (!nna) {
+ if (is_percpu_pool(pool)) {
pwq_activate_first_inactive(pwq, false);
return;
}
+ nna = wq_node_nr_active(pwq->wq, pool->node);
+
/*
* If @pwq is for an unbound workqueue, it's more complicated because
* multiple pwqs and pools may be sharing the nr_active count. When a
--
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