linux.git, branch v6.8.4

Linux 6.8.4

2024-04-04T18:25:06+00:00

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240403175125.754099419@linuxfoundation.org
Tested-by: Ronald Warsow 
Tested-by: Shuah Khan 
Tested-by: Bagas Sanjaya 
Tested-by: Pavel Machek (CIP) 
Tested-by: Ron Economos 
Tested-by: Luna Jernberg 
Tested-by: Jon Hunter 
Tested-by: Mark Brown 
Tested-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue.c: Increase workqueue name length"

2024-04-04T18:25:06+00:00

This reverts commit 43f0cec175f92c7a01e43d5d6f276262670a97ed which is commit
31c89007285d365aa36f71d8fb0701581c770a27 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Move pwq->max_active to wq->max_active"

2024-04-04T18:25:06+00:00

This reverts commit 0c4ce23e6323e52d0590e78825cd3c63323d7a52 which is commit
a045a272d887575da17ad86d6573e82871b50c27 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Factor out pwq_is_empty()"

2024-04-04T18:25:06+00:00

This reverts commit 70abdc2f6c906ffea699f6e0e08fcbd9437e6bcc which is commit
afa87ce85379e2d93863fce595afdb5771a84004 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Replace pwq_activate_inactive_work() with [__]pwq_activate_work()"

2024-04-04T18:25:06+00:00

This reverts commit f4505c2033ad25839f6fd9be6fc474b8306c44eb which is commit
4c6380305d21e36581b451f7337a36c93b64e050 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Move nr_active handling into helpers"

2024-04-04T18:25:05+00:00

This reverts commit 6584970ff38fc8f875c683dbb47bb38d4132a528 which is
commit 1c270b79ce0b8290f146255ea9057243f6dd3c17 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Make wq_adjust_max_active() round-robin pwqs while activating"

2024-04-04T18:25:05+00:00

This reverts commit ddb232dc0f1339f9ed506730fd6bee6f5e3dcb37 which is
commit c5404d4e6df6faba1007544b5f4e62c7c14416dd upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: RCU protect wq->dfl_pwq and implement accessors for it"

2024-04-04T18:25:05+00:00

This reverts commit 3fb5dbc8bb3759ad0a82d6bf5ed32866c0410a79 which is commit
9f66cff212bb3c1cd25996aaa0dfd0c9e9d8baab upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Introduce struct wq_node_nr_active"

2024-04-04T18:25:05+00:00

This reverts commit 7a5cd14a4900e0017142ad479ba8e34671822fc6 which is
commit 91ccc6e7233bb10a9c176aa4cc70d6f432a441a5 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Revert "workqueue: Implement system-wide nr_active enforcement for unbound workqueues"

2024-04-04T18:25:05+00:00

This reverts commit 843288afd3cc6f3342659c6cf81fc47684d25563 which is commit
5797b1c18919cd9c289ded7954383e499f729ce0 upstream.

The workqueue patches backported to 6.8.y caused some reported
regressions, so revert them for now.

Reported-by: Thorsten Leemhuis 
Cc: Tejun Heo 
Cc: Marek Szyprowski 
Cc: Nathan Chancellor 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Audra Mitchell 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ce4c2f67-c298-48a0-87a3-f933d646c73b@leemhuis.info/
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman