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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2014-03-12 16:01:07 +0100
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2014-03-12 16:01:07 +0100
commitffb12cf002edbc5927079f51bebde428d601f723 (patch)
tree1f04d80df9db8883037d59c81f5836770eecfdc6 /kernel/workqueue.c
parent1a75b8e64571a85d5e648cfdf4c40e0d9923abc5 (diff)
parentc1bacbae8192dd2a9ebadd22d793b68054f6c6e5 (diff)
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Merge branch 'irq/for-gpio' into irq/core
Merge the request/release callbacks which are in a separate branch for consumption by the gpio folks. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 82ef9f3b7473..193e977a10ea 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1851,6 +1851,12 @@ static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
if (worker->flags & WORKER_IDLE)
pool->nr_idle--;
+ /*
+ * Once WORKER_DIE is set, the kworker may destroy itself at any
+ * point. Pin to ensure the task stays until we're done with it.
+ */
+ get_task_struct(worker->task);
+
list_del_init(&worker->entry);
worker->flags |= WORKER_DIE;
@@ -1859,6 +1865,7 @@ static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
kthread_stop(worker->task);
+ put_task_struct(worker->task);
kfree(worker);
spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);