Merge commit 'v2.6.38-rc3' into devicetree/next

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 8ee6ec82f88..11869faa681 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -768,7 +768,11 @@ static inline void worker_clr_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
 
         worker->flags &= ~flags;
 
-        /* if transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running */
+        /*
+         * If transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running.  Note
+         * that the nested NOT_RUNNING is not a noop.  NOT_RUNNING is mask
+         * of multiple flags, not a single flag.
+         */
         if ((flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING) && (oflags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
                 if (!(worker->flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
                         atomic_inc(get_gcwq_nr_running(gcwq->cpu));
@@ -1840,7 +1844,7 @@ __acquires(&gcwq->lock)
         spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
         work_clear_pending(work);
-        lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+        lock_map_acquire_read(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
         lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
         trace_workqueue_execute_start(work);
         f(work);
@@ -2384,8 +2388,18 @@ static bool start_flush_work(struct work_struct *work, struct wq_barrier *barr,
         insert_wq_barrier(cwq, barr, work, worker);
         spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
-        lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+        /*
+         * If @max_active is 1 or rescuer is in use, flushing another work
+         * item on the same workqueue may lead to deadlock.  Make sure the
+         * flusher is not running on the same workqueue by verifying write
+         * access.
+         */
+        if (cwq->wq->saved_max_active == 1 || cwq->wq->flags & WQ_RESCUER)
+                lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+        else
+                lock_map_acquire_read(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
         lock_map_release(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+
         return true;
 already_gone:
         spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);