[PATCH v2 1/2] driver core: replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq

From: Marco Crivellari

Date: Fri Nov 14 2025 - 09:16:32 EST


Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.

This lack of consistentcy cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.

This continues the effort to refactor workqueue APIs, which began with
the introduction of new workqueues and a new alloc_workqueue flag in:

commit 128ea9f6ccfb ("workqueue: Add system_percpu_wq and system_dfl_wq")
commit 930c2ea566af ("workqueue: Add new WQ_PERCPU flag")

Switch to using system_dfl_wq because system_unbound_wq is going away as part of
a workqueue restructuring.

Suggested-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/dd.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 13ab98e033ea..4938a132a085 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void driver_deferred_probe_trigger(void)
* Kick the re-probe thread. It may already be scheduled, but it is
* safe to kick it again.
*/
- queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &deferred_probe_work);
+ queue_work(system_dfl_wq, &deferred_probe_work);
}

/**
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