Merge branch 'for-3.14-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq

Pull workqueue fixes from Tejun Heo:
 "Two workqueue fixes.  One for an unlikely but possible critical bug
  during kworker shutdown and the other to make lockdep names a bit more
  descriptive"

* 'for-3.14-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq:
  workqueue: ensure @task is valid across kthread_stop()
  workqueue: add args to workqueue lockdep name

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 82ef9f3..193e977 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);