Re: [PATCH v2] workqueue: Add pool_workqueue to pending_pwqs list when unplugging multiple inactive works

[Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>]

On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 10:20:13AM -1000, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Applied to wq/for-7.0-fixes with the comment updated as below.
> 

+1 on commenr adjustment. Thanks for the quick pull.

Matt

> Thanks.
> 
> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
> @@ -1852,12 +1852,11 @@
>  		if (pwq_activate_first_inactive(pwq, true)) {
>  			/*
> -			 * pwq is unbound. Additional inactive work_items need
> -			 * to reinsert the pwq into nna->pending_pwqs, which
> -			 * was skipped while pwq->plugged was true. See
> -			 * pwq_tryinc_nr_active() for additional details.
> +			 * While plugged, queueing skips activation which
> +			 * includes bumping the nr_active count and adding the
> +			 * pwq to nna->pending_pwqs if the count can't be
> +			 * obtained. We need to restore both for the pwq being
> +			 * unplugged. The first call activates the first
> +			 * inactive work item and the second, if there are more
> +			 * inactive, puts the pwq on pending_pwqs.
>  			 */
> 
> -- 
> tejun