[PATCH 4/6] workqueue: account nr_active by the backing pool

From: Breno Leitao

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 08:00:18 EST


Use is_pool_cpu_specific() instead of wq_node_nr_active() to check for
per workqueues.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 513193be00a7d..d17fdcaaf1685 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1782,13 +1782,16 @@ 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_pool_cpu_specific(pool)) {
obtained = pwq->nr_active < READ_ONCE(wq->max_active);
goto out;
}
@@ -1796,6 +1799,10 @@ 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);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!nna))
+ return false;
+
/*
* 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 +2020,7 @@ 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 +2031,18 @@ 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_pool_cpu_specific(pool)) {
pwq_activate_first_inactive(pwq, false);
return;
}

+ nna = wq_node_nr_active(pwq->wq, pool->node);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!nna))
+ return;
+
/*
* 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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