[PATCH 3/5] tty: sc16is7xx: convert to kthread_run_worker

From: Bradley Morgan

Date: Sat Aug 29 2026 - 12:16:36 EST


From: Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Embedding a kthread_worker and running kthread_worker_fn yourself is
the old way. Convert sc16is7xx to kthread_run_worker(), dropping the
separate kworker_task pointer.

This is part of removing the worker->task self-assignment in
kthread_worker_fn().

Signed-off-by: Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
index 7107a0fb1e7b..2cfc1f290009 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ struct sc16is7xx_port {
unsigned long gpio_valid_mask;
#endif
u8 mctrl_mask;
- struct kthread_worker kworker;
- struct task_struct *kworker_task;
+ struct kthread_worker *kworker;
struct kthread_delayed_work poll_work;
bool polling;
struct sc16is7xx_one p[];
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_ier_clear(struct uart_port *port, u8 bit)
one->config.flags |= SC16IS7XX_RECONF_IER;
one->config.ier_mask |= bit;
one->config.ier_val &= ~bit;
- kthread_queue_work(&s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
+ kthread_queue_work(s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
}

static void sc16is7xx_ier_set(struct uart_port *port, u8 bit)
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_ier_set(struct uart_port *port, u8 bit)
one->config.flags |= SC16IS7XX_RECONF_IER;
one->config.ier_mask |= bit;
one->config.ier_val |= bit;
- kthread_queue_work(&s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
+ kthread_queue_work(s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
}

static void sc16is7xx_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -813,7 +812,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_poll_proc(struct kthread_work *ws)
sc16is7xx_irq(0, s);

/* Setup delay based on SC16IS7XX_POLL_PERIOD_MS */
- kthread_queue_delayed_work(&s->kworker, &s->poll_work,
+ kthread_queue_delayed_work(s->kworker, &s->poll_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(SC16IS7XX_POLL_PERIOD_MS));
}

@@ -900,7 +899,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_ms_proc(struct kthread_work *ws)
scoped_guard(mutex, &one->lock)
sc16is7xx_update_mlines(one);

- kthread_queue_delayed_work(&s->kworker, &one->ms_work, HZ);
+ kthread_queue_delayed_work(s->kworker, &one->ms_work, HZ);
}
}

@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_enable_ms(struct uart_port *port)

lockdep_assert_held_once(&port->lock);

- kthread_queue_delayed_work(&s->kworker, &one->ms_work, 0);
+ kthread_queue_delayed_work(s->kworker, &one->ms_work, 0);
}

static void sc16is7xx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -919,7 +918,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
struct sc16is7xx_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(port->dev);
struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port);

- kthread_queue_work(&s->kworker, &one->tx_work);
+ kthread_queue_work(s->kworker, &one->tx_work);
}

static void sc16is7xx_throttle(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -968,7 +967,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port);

one->config.flags |= SC16IS7XX_RECONF_MD;
- kthread_queue_work(&s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
+ kthread_queue_work(s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
}

static void sc16is7xx_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
@@ -1098,7 +1097,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termi
}

one->config.flags |= SC16IS7XX_RECONF_RS485;
- kthread_queue_work(&s->kworker, &one->reg_work);
+ kthread_queue_work(s->kworker, &one->reg_work);

return 0;
}
@@ -1159,7 +1158,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_startup(struct uart_port *port)
uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);

if (s->polling)
- kthread_queue_delayed_work(&s->kworker, &s->poll_work,
+ kthread_queue_delayed_work(s->kworker, &s->poll_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(SC16IS7XX_POLL_PERIOD_MS));

return 0;
@@ -1186,7 +1185,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
if (s->polling)
kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&s->poll_work);

- kthread_flush_worker(&s->kworker);
+ kthread_flush_worker(s->kworker);
}

static const char *sc16is7xx_type(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -1595,14 +1594,12 @@ int sc16is7xx_probe(struct device *dev, const struct sc16is7xx_devtype *devtype,
s->devtype = devtype;
dev_set_drvdata(dev, s);

- kthread_init_worker(&s->kworker);
- s->kworker_task = kthread_run(kthread_worker_fn, &s->kworker,
- "sc16is7xx");
- if (IS_ERR(s->kworker_task)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(s->kworker_task);
+ s->kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "sc16is7xx");
+ if (IS_ERR(s->kworker)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(s->kworker);
goto out_clk;
}
- sched_set_fifo(s->kworker_task);
+ sched_set_fifo(s->kworker->task);

ret = sc16is7xx_reset(dev, regmaps[0]);
if (ret)
@@ -1676,7 +1673,7 @@ int sc16is7xx_probe(struct device *dev, const struct sc16is7xx_devtype *devtype,
}

out_kthread:
- kthread_stop(s->kworker_task);
+ kthread_destroy_worker(s->kworker);

out_clk:
clk_disable_unprepare(s->clk);
@@ -1705,8 +1702,8 @@ void sc16is7xx_remove(struct device *dev)
if (s->polling)
kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&s->poll_work);

- kthread_flush_worker(&s->kworker);
- kthread_stop(s->kworker_task);
+ kthread_flush_worker(s->kworker);
+ kthread_destroy_worker(s->kworker);

clk_disable_unprepare(s->clk);
}
--
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