[PATCH net-next v5 5/6] net: usb: pegasus: Move long delayed work on system_dfl_long_wq

From: Marco Crivellari

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 05:58:22 EST


Currently the code enqueues the carrier_check delayed work using
queue_delayed_work(), on system_long_wq. This workqueue should be used
when long works are expected and it is a per-cpu workqueue.

queue_delayed_work() ends up calling __queue_delayed_work(), which, since
the work is always queued with CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY, sets a global timer
that could fire anywhere, enqueuing the work where the timer fired.

Unbound works could benefit from scheduler task placement, to optimize
performance and power consumption. Long work shouldn't stick to a single
CPU.

Recently, a new unbound workqueue specific for long running work has
been added:

    c116737e972e ("workqueue: Add system_dfl_long_wq for long unbound works")

Since carrier_check doesn't rely on per-cpu variables, there is no
obvious reason that justify the use of a per-cpu workqueue. So change
system_long_wq with system_dfl_long_wq so that the work may benefit from
scheduler task placement.

Cc: Petko Manolov <petkan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@xxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index 68e4b6658dd2..a4ecfec290b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -1126,8 +1126,9 @@ static void check_carrier(struct work_struct *work)
pegasus_t *pegasus = container_of(work, pegasus_t, carrier_check.work);
set_carrier(pegasus->net);
if (!(pegasus->flags & PEGASUS_UNPLUG)) {
- queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &pegasus->carrier_check,
- CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
+ queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_long_wq,
+ &pegasus->carrier_check,
+ CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
}
}

@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ static int pegasus_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
res = register_netdev(net);
if (res)
goto out3;
- queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &pegasus->carrier_check,
+ queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_long_wq, &pegasus->carrier_check,
CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
dev_info(&intf->dev, "%s, %s, %pM\n", net->name,
info ? info->name : "(unknown)", net->dev_addr);
@@ -1296,7 +1297,7 @@ static int pegasus_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
pegasus->intr_urb->actual_length = 0;
intr_callback(pegasus->intr_urb);
}
- queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &pegasus->carrier_check,
+ queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_long_wq, &pegasus->carrier_check,
CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
return 0;
}
--
2.56.0