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-rw-r--r--kernel/workqueue.c9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index d3444169e261..c20cfbe89194 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -2048,10 +2048,13 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
worker_set_flags(worker, WORKER_CPU_INTENSIVE, true);
/*
- * Unbound pool isn't concurrency managed and work items should be
- * executed ASAP. Wake up another worker if necessary.
+ * Wake up another worker if necessary. The condition is always
+ * false for normal per-cpu workers since nr_running would always
+ * be >= 1 at this point. This is used to chain execution of the
+ * pending work items for WORKER_NOT_RUNNING workers such as the
+ * UNBOUND ones.
*/
- if ((worker->flags & WORKER_UNBOUND) && need_more_worker(pool))
+ if (need_more_worker(pool))
wake_up_worker(pool);
/*