Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Remove unused assert_rcu_or_wq_mutex_or_pool_mutex

[Lai Jiangshan]

Hello,

On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM zhangjiao2
<zhangjiao2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: zhang jiao <zhangjiao2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> assert_rcu_or_wq_mutex_or_pool_mutex is never referenced in the code.
> Just remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: zhang jiao <zhangjiao2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/workqueue.c | 6 ------
>  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
> index c6b79b3675c3..a86889d8218b 100644
> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
> @@ -539,12 +539,6 @@ static void show_one_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool);
>                          !lockdep_is_held(&wq_pool_mutex),              \
>                          "RCU or wq_pool_mutex should be held")
>
> -#define assert_rcu_or_wq_mutex_or_pool_mutex(wq)                       \
> -       RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_read_lock_any_held() &&                   \
> -                        !lockdep_is_held(&wq->mutex) &&                \
> -                        !lockdep_is_held(&wq_pool_mutex),              \
> -                        "RCU, wq->mutex or wq_pool_mutex should be held")
> -



Reviewed-by: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks
Lai