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authorChris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>2014-04-09 14:49:29 -0700
committerChris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>2014-04-09 14:49:29 -0700
commite86c4b67feb2c984314eef71314f26cfe39fef36 (patch)
tree3c5a7e2216cdcd1d06b8729bf94eba6dc74a7959 /kernel/workqueue.c
parentb3fdfc1b4b641d372e35ced98814289bc60bc5d1 (diff)
parent9c602629e34bad88a464e08de08118e80beee0d8 (diff)
Merge tag 'xtensa-for-next-20140406' of git://github.com/jcmvbkbc/linux-xtensa into for_next
Merging from Max' tree. Xtensa fixes for 3.15: - add missing cache manipulation symbol exports to fix build failures; - sort extable at build time; - clean up sysmem code, support memmap boot parameter; - add highmem support for cores with non-aliasing caches; - add DTS for xtfpga on KC705. Signed-off-by: Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/workqueue.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/workqueue.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 82ef9f3b747..193e977a10e 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);