[RFC v5 1/3] workqueue: Simplify unbound sysfs attribute registration
From: Tvrtko Ursulin
Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 12:20:35 EST
Instead of manually registering each attribute we can put them in an
attribute group with a visibility check and device core will handle the
rest, which simplifies the registration and error unwind.
Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chia-I Wu <olv@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Liviu Dudau <liviu.dudau@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Price <steven.price@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index e618108c6127..e3a4ad56dae8 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -7599,8 +7599,8 @@ static const struct attribute_group wq_sysfs_group = {
};
__ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(wq_sysfs);
-static ssize_t wq_nice_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
+static ssize_t nice_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
int written;
@@ -7627,8 +7627,8 @@ static struct workqueue_attrs *wq_sysfs_prep_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
return attrs;
}
-static ssize_t wq_nice_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t nice_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
@@ -7652,8 +7652,8 @@ static ssize_t wq_nice_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
return ret ?: count;
}
-static ssize_t wq_cpumask_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t unbound_cpumask_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
int written;
@@ -7665,9 +7665,9 @@ static ssize_t wq_cpumask_show(struct device *dev,
return written;
}
-static ssize_t wq_cpumask_store(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t unbound_cpumask_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
@@ -7689,8 +7689,8 @@ static ssize_t wq_cpumask_store(struct device *dev,
return ret ?: count;
}
-static ssize_t wq_affn_scope_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t affn_scope_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
int written;
@@ -7708,9 +7708,9 @@ static ssize_t wq_affn_scope_show(struct device *dev,
return written;
}
-static ssize_t wq_affn_scope_store(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t affn_scope_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
@@ -7731,8 +7731,8 @@ static ssize_t wq_affn_scope_store(struct device *dev,
return ret ?: count;
}
-static ssize_t wq_affinity_strict_show(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t affinity_strict_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
@@ -7740,9 +7740,9 @@ static ssize_t wq_affinity_strict_show(struct device *dev,
wq->attrs->affn_strict);
}
-static ssize_t wq_affinity_strict_store(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t affinity_strict_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
{
struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
@@ -7762,14 +7762,40 @@ static ssize_t wq_affinity_strict_store(struct device *dev,
return ret ?: count;
}
-static struct device_attribute wq_sysfs_unbound_attrs[] = {
- __ATTR(nice, 0644, wq_nice_show, wq_nice_store),
- __ATTR(cpumask, 0644, wq_cpumask_show, wq_cpumask_store),
- __ATTR(affinity_scope, 0644, wq_affn_scope_show, wq_affn_scope_store),
- __ATTR(affinity_strict, 0644, wq_affinity_strict_show, wq_affinity_strict_store),
- __ATTR_NULL,
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(nice);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(affn_scope);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(affinity_strict);
+/* Avoid naming clash with the other cpumask */
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_unbound_cpumask =
+ __ATTR(cpumask, 0644, unbound_cpumask_show, unbound_cpumask_store);
+
+static struct attribute *wq_sysfs_unbound_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_nice.attr,
+ &dev_attr_unbound_cpumask.attr,
+ &dev_attr_affn_scope.attr,
+ &dev_attr_affinity_strict.attr,
+ NULL,
};
+static umode_t wq_sysfs_unbound_group_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct attribute *attr, int n)
+{
+ struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq = dev_to_wq(dev);
+
+ if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))
+ return SYSFS_GROUP_INVISIBLE;
+
+ return attr->mode;
+}
+
+static const struct attribute_group wq_sysfs_unbound_group = {
+ .is_visible = wq_sysfs_unbound_group_visible,
+ .attrs = wq_sysfs_unbound_attrs,
+};
+
+__ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(wq_sysfs_unbound);
+
static const struct bus_type wq_subsys = {
.name = "workqueue",
.dev_groups = wq_sysfs_groups,
@@ -7907,14 +7933,9 @@ int workqueue_sysfs_register(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
wq_dev->wq = wq;
wq_dev->dev.bus = &wq_subsys;
wq_dev->dev.release = wq_device_release;
+ wq_dev->dev.groups = wq_sysfs_unbound_groups;
dev_set_name(&wq_dev->dev, "%s", wq->name);
- /*
- * attrs are created separately. Suppress uevent until
- * everything is ready.
- */
- dev_set_uevent_suppress(&wq_dev->dev, true);
-
ret = device_register(&wq_dev->dev);
if (ret) {
put_device(&wq_dev->dev);
@@ -7922,21 +7943,6 @@ int workqueue_sysfs_register(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
return ret;
}
- if (wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND) {
- struct device_attribute *attr;
-
- for (attr = wq_sysfs_unbound_attrs; attr->attr.name; attr++) {
- ret = device_create_file(&wq_dev->dev, attr);
- if (ret) {
- device_unregister(&wq_dev->dev);
- wq->wq_dev = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
- }
- }
-
- dev_set_uevent_suppress(&wq_dev->dev, false);
- kobject_uevent(&wq_dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
return 0;
}
--
2.55.0