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-rw-r--r--kernel/workqueue.c20
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 3992cf6..6202b08 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -2253,7 +2253,25 @@ repeat:
if (get_work_pwq(work) == pwq)
move_linked_works(work, scheduled, &n);
- process_scheduled_works(rescuer);
+ if (!list_empty(scheduled)) {
+ process_scheduled_works(rescuer);
+
+ /*
+ * The above execution of rescued work items could
+ * have created more to rescue through
+ * pwq_activate_first_delayed() or chained
+ * queueing. Let's put @pwq back on mayday list so
+ * that such back-to-back work items, which may be
+ * being used to relieve memory pressure, don't
+ * incur MAYDAY_INTERVAL delay inbetween.
+ */
+ if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
+ spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ get_pwq(pwq);
+ list_move_tail(&pwq->mayday_node, &wq->maydays);
+ spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+ }
+ }
/*
* Put the reference grabbed by send_mayday(). @pool won't
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