From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>,
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Tobias Schrammm <t.schramm@manjaro.org>,
Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org>,
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>,
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Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] workqueue: devres: Add device-managed allocate workqueue
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:27:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260223-workqueue-devm-v1-1-10b3a6087586@oss.qualcomm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260223-workqueue-devm-v1-0-10b3a6087586@oss.qualcomm.com>
Add a Resource-managed version of alloc_workqueue() to fix common
problem of drivers mixing devm() calls with destroy_workqueue. Such
naive and discouraged driver approach leads to difficult to debug bugs
when the driver:
1. Allocates workqueue in standard way and destroys it in driver
remove() callback,
2. Sets work struct with devm_work_autocancel(),
3. Registers interrupt handler with devm_request_threaded_irq().
Which leads to following unbind/removal path:
1. destroy_workqueue() via driver remove(),
Any interrupt coming now would still execute the interrupt handler,
which queues work on destroyed workqueue.
2. devm_irq_release(),
3. devm_work_drop() -> cancel_work_sync() on destroyed workqueue.
devm_alloc_workqueue() has two benefits:
1. Solves above problem of mix-and-match devres and non-devres code in
driver,
2. Simplify any sane drivers which were correctly using
alloc_workqueue() + devm_add_action_or_reset().
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
All further patches depend on this one.
---
Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst | 7 ++++++
include/linux/workqueue.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/workqueue.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 71 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
index 7d2b897d66fa..dfc1e85ebfaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
@@ -464,3 +464,10 @@ SPI
WATCHDOG
devm_watchdog_register_device()
+
+WORKQUEUE
+ devm_alloc_workqueue()
+ devm_alloc_ordered_workqueue()
+ devm_create_workqueue()
+ devm_create_freezable_workqueue()
+ devm_create_singlethread_workqueue()
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index a4749f56398f..583b0c4bd55c 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -512,6 +512,26 @@ __printf(1, 4) struct workqueue_struct *
alloc_workqueue_noprof(const char *fmt, unsigned int flags, int max_active, ...);
#define alloc_workqueue(...) alloc_hooks(alloc_workqueue_noprof(__VA_ARGS__))
+/**
+ * devm_alloc_workqueue - Resource-managed allocate a workqueue
+ * @dev: Device to allocate workqueue for
+ * @fmt: printf format for the name of the workqueue
+ * @flags: WQ_* flags
+ * @max_active: max in-flight work items, 0 for default
+ * @...: args for @fmt
+ *
+ * Resource managed workqueue, see alloc_workqueue() for details.
+ *
+ * The workqueue will be automatically destroyed on driver detach. Typically
+ * this should be used in drivers already relying on devm interafaces.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to the allocated workqueue on success, %NULL on failure.
+ */
+__printf(2, 5) struct workqueue_struct *
+devm_alloc_workqueue(struct device *dev, const char *fmt, unsigned int flags,
+ int max_active, ...);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
/**
* alloc_workqueue_lockdep_map - allocate a workqueue with user-defined lockdep_map
@@ -568,19 +588,31 @@ alloc_workqueue_lockdep_map(const char *fmt, unsigned int flags, int max_active,
*/
#define alloc_ordered_workqueue(fmt, flags, args...) \
alloc_workqueue(fmt, WQ_UNBOUND | __WQ_ORDERED | (flags), 1, ##args)
+#define devm_alloc_ordered_workqueue(dev, fmt, flags, args...) \
+ devm_alloc_workqueue(dev, fmt, WQ_UNBOUND | __WQ_ORDERED | (flags), 1, ##args)
#define create_workqueue(name) \
alloc_workqueue("%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 1, (name))
+#define devm_create_workqueue(dev, name) \
+ devm_alloc_workqueue(dev, "%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 1, (name))
+
#define create_freezable_workqueue(name) \
alloc_workqueue("%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_UNBOUND | \
WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1, (name))
+#define devm_create_freezable_workqueue(dev, name) \
+ devm_alloc_workqueue(dev, "%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_UNBOUND | \
+ WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1, (name))
+
#define create_singlethread_workqueue(name) \
alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, name)
+#define devm_create_singlethread_workqueue(dev, name) \
+ devm_alloc_ordered_workqueue(dev, "%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, name)
#define from_work(var, callback_work, work_fieldname) \
container_of(callback_work, typeof(*var), work_fieldname)
extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
+extern void devm_destroy_workqueue(struct device *dev, void *res);
struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs_noprof(void);
#define alloc_workqueue_attrs(...) alloc_hooks(alloc_workqueue_attrs_noprof(__VA_ARGS__))
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 72a8b64188b3..fd840c46ba55 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
#include <linux/mempolicy.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
#include <linux/debug_locks.h>
+#include <linux/device/devres.h>
#include <linux/lockdep.h>
#include <linux/idr.h>
#include <linux/jhash.h>
@@ -5895,6 +5896,31 @@ struct workqueue_struct *alloc_workqueue_noprof(const char *fmt,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_workqueue_noprof);
+__printf(2, 5) struct workqueue_struct *
+devm_alloc_workqueue(struct device *dev, const char *fmt, unsigned int flags,
+ int max_active, ...)
+{
+ struct workqueue_struct **ptr, *wq;
+ va_list args;
+
+ ptr = devres_alloc(devm_destroy_workqueue, sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ptr)
+ return NULL;
+
+ va_start(args, max_active);
+ wq = alloc_workqueue(fmt, flags, max_active, args);
+ va_end(args);
+ if (wq) {
+ *ptr = wq;
+ devres_add(dev, ptr);
+ } else {
+ devres_free(ptr);
+ }
+
+ return wq;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_alloc_workqueue);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
__printf(1, 5)
struct workqueue_struct *
@@ -6025,6 +6051,12 @@ void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(destroy_workqueue);
+void devm_destroy_workqueue(struct device *dev, void *res)
+{
+ destroy_workqueue(*(struct workqueue_struct **)res);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_destroy_workqueue);
+
/**
* workqueue_set_max_active - adjust max_active of a workqueue
* @wq: target workqueue
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-23 7:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-23 7:27 [PATCH 0/9] workqueue / drivers: Add device-managed allocate workqueue Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski [this message]
2026-02-23 8:56 ` [PATCH 1/9] workqueue: devres: " Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 10:18 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 11:34 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 11:43 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 11:48 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 11:52 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 12:12 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 13:52 ` Matti Vaittinen
2026-02-23 10:36 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-02-23 10:44 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 15:42 ` Tejun Heo
2026-03-05 20:16 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 2/9] power: supply: cw2015: Free allocated workqueue Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 3/9] power: supply: max77705: Free allocated workqueue and fix removal order Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 8:57 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 10:19 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 11:29 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 4/9] power: supply: mt6370: Simplify with devm_create_singlethread_workqueue Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 5/9] power: supply: ipaq_micro: Simplify with devm Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 6/9] mfd: ezx-pcap: Drop memory allocation error message Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 7/9] mfd: ezx-pcap: Return directly instead of empty gotos Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 8/9] mfd: ezx-pcap: Avoid rescheduling after destroying workqueue Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-02-23 7:27 ` [PATCH 9/9] platform/chrome: cros_usbpd_logger: Simplify with devm Krzysztof Kozlowski
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