1 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 43763a0bd096..1e97b3c12bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ typedef int (*action_fn) (struct pgpath *pgpath);
 
 static kmem_cache_t *_mpio_cache;
 
+struct workqueue_struct *kmultipathd;
 static void process_queued_ios(void *data);
 static void trigger_event(void *data);
 
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ static int map_io(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio, struct mpath_io *mpio,
                 bio_list_add(&m->queued_ios, bio);
                 m->queue_size++;
                 if (m->pg_init_required || !m->queue_io)
-                        schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+                        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
                 pgpath = NULL;
                 r = 0;
         } else if (!pgpath)
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ static int queue_if_no_path(struct multipath *m, unsigned queue_if_no_path)
 
         m->queue_if_no_path = queue_if_no_path;
         if (!m->queue_if_no_path)
-                schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+                queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ static int fail_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
         if (pgpath == m->current_pgpath)
                 m->current_pgpath = NULL;
 
-        schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
+        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
 
 out:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -837,9 +838,9 @@ static int reinstate_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
 
         m->current_pgpath = NULL;
         if (!m->nr_valid_paths++)
-                schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+                queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
 
-        schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
+        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
 
 out:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -883,7 +884,7 @@ static void bypass_pg(struct multipath *m, struct priority_group *pg,
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-        schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
+        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ static int switch_pg_num(struct multipath *m, const char *pgstr)
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-        schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
+        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -968,7 +969,7 @@ void dm_pg_init_complete(struct path *path, unsigned err_flags)
                 m->current_pgpath = NULL;
                 m->current_pg = NULL;
         }
-        schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1018,7 +1019,7 @@ static int do_end_io(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio,
         bio_list_add(&m->queued_ios, bio);
         m->queue_size++;
         if (!m->queue_io)
-                schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+                queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
         spin_unlock(&m->lock);
 
         return 1;       /* io not complete */
@@ -1057,7 +1058,7 @@ static void multipath_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
         m->suspended = 1;
         if (m->queue_if_no_path)
-                schedule_work(&m->process_queued_ios);
+                queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1274,6 +1275,15 @@ static int __init dm_multipath_init(void)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
+        kmultipathd = create_workqueue("kmpathd");
+        if (!kmultipathd) {
+                DMERR("%s: failed to create workqueue kmpathd",
+                                multipath_target.name);
+                dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
+                kmem_cache_destroy(_mpio_cache);
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        }
+
         DMINFO("dm-multipath version %u.%u.%u loaded",
                multipath_target.version[0], multipath_target.version[1],
                multipath_target.version[2]);
@@ -1285,6 +1295,8 @@ static void __exit dm_multipath_exit(void)
 {
         int r;
 
+        destroy_workqueue(kmultipathd);
+
         r = dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
         if (r < 0)
                 DMERR("%s: target unregister failed %d",