Re: [PATCH wq#for-linus] workqueue: workqueue_cpu_callback() should be cpu_notifier not hotcpu_notifier

[walt <w41ter@gmail.com>]

On 08/09/2010 02:36 AM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Commit 6ee0578b (workqueue: mark init_workqueues as early_initcall)
> made workqueue SMP initialization depend on workqueue_cpu_callback(),
> which however was registered as hotcpu_notifier() and didn't get
> called if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU is not set.  This made gcwqs on non-boot
> CPUs not create their initial workers leading to boot failures.  Fix
> it by making it a cpu_notifier.
> ---
> So, something like this.  Can you please verify the fix?

>
> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
> index da6c482..2994a0e 100644
> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
> @@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@ static int __init init_workqueues(void)
>   	unsigned int cpu;
>   	int i;
>
> -	hotcpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_callback, CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE);
> +	cpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_callback, CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE);

This fixes the hang during boot for me too, thanks.