[PATCH 2/4] workqueue: Rename pool->watchdog_ts to pool->last_progress_ts

From: Breno Leitao

Date: Wed Feb 11 2026 - 07:33:39 EST


The watchdog_ts name doesn't convey what the timestamp actually tracks.
This field tracks the last time a workqueue got progress.

Rename it to last_progress_ts to make it clear that it records when the
pool last made forward progress (started processing new work items).

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 265d841e1b81c..b3ba739cf493a 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct worker_pool {
int id; /* I: pool ID */
unsigned int flags; /* L: flags */

- unsigned long watchdog_ts; /* L: watchdog timestamp */
+ unsigned long last_progress_ts; /* L: last forward progress timestamp */
bool cpu_stall; /* WD: stalled cpu bound pool */

/*
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static void __pwq_activate_work(struct pool_workqueue *pwq,
WARN_ON_ONCE(!(*wdb & WORK_STRUCT_INACTIVE));
trace_workqueue_activate_work(work);
if (list_empty(&pwq->pool->worklist))
- pwq->pool->watchdog_ts = jiffies;
+ pwq->pool->last_progress_ts = jiffies;
move_linked_works(work, &pwq->pool->worklist, NULL);
__clear_bit(WORK_STRUCT_INACTIVE_BIT, wdb);
}
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
*/
if (list_empty(&pwq->inactive_works) && pwq_tryinc_nr_active(pwq, false)) {
if (list_empty(&pool->worklist))
- pool->watchdog_ts = jiffies;
+ pool->last_progress_ts = jiffies;

trace_workqueue_activate_work(work);
insert_work(pwq, work, &pool->worklist, work_flags);
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ static void process_scheduled_works(struct worker *worker)
while ((work = list_first_entry_or_null(&worker->scheduled,
struct work_struct, entry))) {
if (first) {
- worker->pool->watchdog_ts = jiffies;
+ worker->pool->last_progress_ts = jiffies;
first = false;
}
process_one_work(worker, work);
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ static int init_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
pool->cpu = -1;
pool->node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
pool->flags |= POOL_DISASSOCIATED;
- pool->watchdog_ts = jiffies;
+ pool->last_progress_ts = jiffies;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->worklist);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->idle_list);
hash_init(pool->busy_hash);
@@ -6462,7 +6462,7 @@ static void show_one_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)

/* How long the first pending work is waiting for a worker. */
if (!list_empty(&pool->worklist))
- hung = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - pool->watchdog_ts) / 1000;
+ hung = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - pool->last_progress_ts) / 1000;

/*
* Defer printing to avoid deadlocks in console drivers that
@@ -7688,7 +7688,7 @@ static void wq_watchdog_timer_fn(struct timer_list *unused)
touched = READ_ONCE(per_cpu(wq_watchdog_touched_cpu, pool->cpu));
else
touched = READ_ONCE(wq_watchdog_touched);
- pool_ts = READ_ONCE(pool->watchdog_ts);
+ pool_ts = READ_ONCE(pool->last_progress_ts);

if (time_after(pool_ts, touched))
ts = pool_ts;

--
2.47.3