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1 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
2 * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
4 * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
5 * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
6 * etc.).
7 */
8 #include <linux/sched.h>
9 #include <linux/kthread.h>
10 #include <linux/completion.h>
11 #include <linux/err.h>
12 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
13 #include <linux/unistd.h>
14 #include <linux/file.h>
15 #include <linux/export.h>
16 #include <linux/mutex.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
18 #include <linux/freezer.h>
19 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
20 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
21 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
23 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
24 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list);
25 struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
27 struct kthread_create_info
29 /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
30 int (*threadfn)(void *data);
31 void *data;
32 int node;
34 /* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
35 struct task_struct *result;
36 struct completion *done;
38 struct list_head list;
41 struct kthread {
42 unsigned long flags;
43 unsigned int cpu;
44 void *data;
45 struct completion parked;
46 struct completion exited;
49 enum KTHREAD_BITS {
50 KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU = 0,
51 KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP,
52 KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK,
53 KTHREAD_IS_PARKED,
56 #define __to_kthread(vfork) \
57 container_of(vfork, struct kthread, exited)
59 static inline struct kthread *to_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
61 return __to_kthread(k->vfork_done);
64 static struct kthread *to_live_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
66 struct completion *vfork = ACCESS_ONCE(k->vfork_done);
67 if (likely(vfork) && try_get_task_stack(k))
68 return __to_kthread(vfork);
69 return NULL;
72 /**
73 * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
75 * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
76 * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
77 * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
79 bool kthread_should_stop(void)
81 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
83 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
85 /**
86 * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
88 * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
89 * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary
90 * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
92 * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
93 * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
94 * calls the thread function again.
96 bool kthread_should_park(void)
98 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
100 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_should_park);
103 * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
104 * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
106 * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
107 * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
108 * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
109 * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
111 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
113 bool frozen = false;
115 might_sleep();
117 if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
118 frozen = __refrigerator(true);
120 if (was_frozen)
121 *was_frozen = frozen;
123 return kthread_should_stop();
125 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
128 * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
129 * @task: kthread task in question
131 * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
132 * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
133 * calling this function.
135 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
137 return to_kthread(task)->data;
141 * kthread_probe_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
142 * @task: possible kthread task in question
144 * @task could be a kthread task. Return the data value specified when it
145 * was created if accessible. If @task isn't a kthread task or its data is
146 * inaccessible for any reason, %NULL is returned. This function requires
147 * that @task itself is safe to dereference.
149 void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct *task)
151 struct kthread *kthread = to_kthread(task);
152 void *data = NULL;
154 probe_kernel_read(&data, &kthread->data, sizeof(data));
155 return data;
158 static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self)
160 __set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
161 while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) {
162 if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags))
163 complete(&self->parked);
164 schedule();
165 __set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
167 clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags);
168 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
171 void kthread_parkme(void)
173 __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current));
175 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_parkme);
177 static int kthread(void *_create)
179 /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
180 struct kthread_create_info *create = _create;
181 int (*threadfn)(void *data) = create->threadfn;
182 void *data = create->data;
183 struct completion *done;
184 struct kthread self;
185 int ret;
187 self.flags = 0;
188 self.data = data;
189 init_completion(&self.exited);
190 init_completion(&self.parked);
191 current->vfork_done = &self.exited;
193 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
194 done = xchg(&create->done, NULL);
195 if (!done) {
196 kfree(create);
197 do_exit(-EINTR);
199 /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
200 __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
201 create->result = current;
202 complete(done);
203 schedule();
205 ret = -EINTR;
207 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) {
208 __kthread_parkme(&self);
209 ret = threadfn(data);
211 /* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */
212 do_exit(ret);
215 /* called from do_fork() to get node information for about to be created task */
216 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct *tsk)
218 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
219 if (tsk == kthreadd_task)
220 return tsk->pref_node_fork;
221 #endif
222 return NUMA_NO_NODE;
225 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info *create)
227 int pid;
229 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
230 current->pref_node_fork = create->node;
231 #endif
232 /* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
233 pid = kernel_thread(kthread, create, CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
234 if (pid < 0) {
235 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
236 struct completion *done = xchg(&create->done, NULL);
238 if (!done) {
239 kfree(create);
240 return;
242 create->result = ERR_PTR(pid);
243 complete(done);
247 static struct task_struct *__kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
248 void *data, int node,
249 const char namefmt[],
250 va_list args)
252 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
253 struct task_struct *task;
254 struct kthread_create_info *create = kmalloc(sizeof(*create),
255 GFP_KERNEL);
257 if (!create)
258 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
259 create->threadfn = threadfn;
260 create->data = data;
261 create->node = node;
262 create->done = &done;
264 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
265 list_add_tail(&create->list, &kthread_create_list);
266 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
268 wake_up_process(kthreadd_task);
270 * Wait for completion in killable state, for I might be chosen by
271 * the OOM killer while kthreadd is trying to allocate memory for
272 * new kernel thread.
274 if (unlikely(wait_for_completion_killable(&done))) {
276 * If I was SIGKILLed before kthreadd (or new kernel thread)
277 * calls complete(), leave the cleanup of this structure to
278 * that thread.
280 if (xchg(&create->done, NULL))
281 return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
283 * kthreadd (or new kernel thread) will call complete()
284 * shortly.
286 wait_for_completion(&done);
288 task = create->result;
289 if (!IS_ERR(task)) {
290 static const struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 0 };
292 vsnprintf(task->comm, sizeof(task->comm), namefmt, args);
294 * root may have changed our (kthreadd's) priority or CPU mask.
295 * The kernel thread should not inherit these properties.
297 sched_setscheduler_nocheck(task, SCHED_NORMAL, &param);
298 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, cpu_all_mask);
300 kfree(create);
301 return task;
305 * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
306 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
307 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
308 * @node: task and thread structures for the thread are allocated on this node
309 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
311 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
312 * thread. The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
313 * it. See also kthread_run(). The new thread has SCHED_NORMAL policy and
314 * is affine to all CPUs.
316 * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
317 * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give NUMA_NO_NODE.
318 * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
319 * argument. @threadfn() can either call do_exit() directly if it is a
320 * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
321 * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
322 * kthread_stop() has been called). The return value should be zero
323 * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
325 * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) or ERR_PTR(-EINTR).
327 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
328 void *data, int node,
329 const char namefmt[],
330 ...)
332 struct task_struct *task;
333 va_list args;
335 va_start(args, namefmt);
336 task = __kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, node, namefmt, args);
337 va_end(args);
339 return task;
341 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node);
343 static void __kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *p, const struct cpumask *mask, long state)
345 unsigned long flags;
347 if (!wait_task_inactive(p, state)) {
348 WARN_ON(1);
349 return;
352 /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
353 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p->pi_lock, flags);
354 do_set_cpus_allowed(p, mask);
355 p->flags |= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
356 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->pi_lock, flags);
359 static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu, long state)
361 __kthread_bind_mask(p, cpumask_of(cpu), state);
364 void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *p, const struct cpumask *mask)
366 __kthread_bind_mask(p, mask, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
370 * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
371 * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
372 * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
374 * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
375 * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
376 * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
378 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
380 __kthread_bind(p, cpu, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
382 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
385 * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
386 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
387 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
388 * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
389 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
390 * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
392 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
393 * The thread will be woken and put into park mode.
395 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
396 void *data, unsigned int cpu,
397 const char *namefmt)
399 struct task_struct *p;
401 p = kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, cpu_to_node(cpu), namefmt,
402 cpu);
403 if (IS_ERR(p))
404 return p;
405 kthread_bind(p, cpu);
406 /* CPU hotplug need to bind once again when unparking the thread. */
407 set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &to_kthread(p)->flags);
408 to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu;
409 return p;
412 static void __kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k, struct kthread *kthread)
414 clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
416 * We clear the IS_PARKED bit here as we don't wait
417 * until the task has left the park code. So if we'd
418 * park before that happens we'd see the IS_PARKED bit
419 * which might be about to be cleared.
421 if (test_and_clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
423 * Newly created kthread was parked when the CPU was offline.
424 * The binding was lost and we need to set it again.
426 if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &kthread->flags))
427 __kthread_bind(k, kthread->cpu, TASK_PARKED);
428 wake_up_state(k, TASK_PARKED);
433 * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
434 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
436 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
437 * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
438 * bound to the cpu again.
440 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k)
442 struct kthread *kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
444 if (kthread) {
445 __kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
446 put_task_stack(k);
449 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_unpark);
452 * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
453 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
455 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
456 * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
457 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
458 * calling threadfn().
460 * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
461 * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
463 int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k)
465 struct kthread *kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
466 int ret = -ENOSYS;
468 if (kthread) {
469 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
470 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
471 if (k != current) {
472 wake_up_process(k);
473 wait_for_completion(&kthread->parked);
476 put_task_stack(k);
477 ret = 0;
479 return ret;
481 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_park);
484 * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
485 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
487 * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
488 * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
489 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
490 * calling threadfn().
492 * If threadfn() may call do_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
493 * task_struct can't go away.
495 * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
496 * was never called.
498 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k)
500 struct kthread *kthread;
501 int ret;
503 trace_sched_kthread_stop(k);
505 get_task_struct(k);
506 kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
507 if (kthread) {
508 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &kthread->flags);
509 __kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
510 wake_up_process(k);
511 wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited);
512 put_task_stack(k);
514 ret = k->exit_code;
515 put_task_struct(k);
517 trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret);
518 return ret;
520 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop);
522 int kthreadd(void *unused)
524 struct task_struct *tsk = current;
526 /* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
527 set_task_comm(tsk, "kthreadd");
528 ignore_signals(tsk);
529 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpu_all_mask);
530 set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_MEMORY]);
532 current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
534 for (;;) {
535 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
536 if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list))
537 schedule();
538 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
540 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
541 while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list)) {
542 struct kthread_create_info *create;
544 create = list_entry(kthread_create_list.next,
545 struct kthread_create_info, list);
546 list_del_init(&create->list);
547 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
549 create_kthread(create);
551 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
553 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
556 return 0;
559 void __kthread_init_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
560 const char *name,
561 struct lock_class_key *key)
563 memset(worker, 0, sizeof(struct kthread_worker));
564 spin_lock_init(&worker->lock);
565 lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker->lock, key, name);
566 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker->work_list);
567 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker->delayed_work_list);
569 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kthread_init_worker);
572 * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
573 * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
575 * This function implements the main cycle of kthread worker. It processes
576 * work_list until it is stopped with kthread_stop(). It sleeps when the queue
577 * is empty.
579 * The works are not allowed to keep any locks, disable preemption or interrupts
580 * when they finish. There is defined a safe point for freezing when one work
581 * finishes and before a new one is started.
583 * Also the works must not be handled by more than one worker at the same time,
584 * see also kthread_queue_work().
586 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
588 struct kthread_worker *worker = worker_ptr;
589 struct kthread_work *work;
592 * FIXME: Update the check and remove the assignment when all kthread
593 * worker users are created using kthread_create_worker*() functions.
595 WARN_ON(worker->task && worker->task != current);
596 worker->task = current;
598 if (worker->flags & KTW_FREEZABLE)
599 set_freezable();
601 repeat:
602 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); /* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
604 if (kthread_should_stop()) {
605 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
606 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
607 worker->task = NULL;
608 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
609 return 0;
612 work = NULL;
613 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
614 if (!list_empty(&worker->work_list)) {
615 work = list_first_entry(&worker->work_list,
616 struct kthread_work, node);
617 list_del_init(&work->node);
619 worker->current_work = work;
620 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
622 if (work) {
623 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
624 work->func(work);
625 } else if (!freezing(current))
626 schedule();
628 try_to_freeze();
629 goto repeat;
631 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
633 static struct kthread_worker *
634 __kthread_create_worker(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
635 const char namefmt[], va_list args)
637 struct kthread_worker *worker;
638 struct task_struct *task;
640 worker = kzalloc(sizeof(*worker), GFP_KERNEL);
641 if (!worker)
642 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
644 kthread_init_worker(worker);
646 if (cpu >= 0) {
647 char name[TASK_COMM_LEN];
650 * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu() allows to pass a generic
651 * namefmt in compare with kthread_create_on_cpu. We need
652 * to format it here.
654 vsnprintf(name, sizeof(name), namefmt, args);
655 task = kthread_create_on_cpu(kthread_worker_fn, worker,
656 cpu, name);
657 } else {
658 task = __kthread_create_on_node(kthread_worker_fn, worker,
659 -1, namefmt, args);
662 if (IS_ERR(task))
663 goto fail_task;
665 worker->flags = flags;
666 worker->task = task;
667 wake_up_process(task);
668 return worker;
670 fail_task:
671 kfree(worker);
672 return ERR_CAST(task);
676 * kthread_create_worker - create a kthread worker
677 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
678 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
680 * Returns a pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
681 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
682 * when the worker was SIGKILLed.
684 struct kthread_worker *
685 kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags, const char namefmt[], ...)
687 struct kthread_worker *worker;
688 va_list args;
690 va_start(args, namefmt);
691 worker = __kthread_create_worker(-1, flags, namefmt, args);
692 va_end(args);
694 return worker;
696 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker);
699 * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu - create a kthread worker and bind it
700 * it to a given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
701 * @cpu: CPU number
702 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
703 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
705 * Use a valid CPU number if you want to bind the kthread worker
706 * to the given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
708 * A good practice is to add the cpu number also into the worker name.
709 * For example, use kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, "helper/%d", cpu).
711 * Returns a pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
712 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
713 * when the worker was SIGKILLed.
715 struct kthread_worker *
716 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
717 const char namefmt[], ...)
719 struct kthread_worker *worker;
720 va_list args;
722 va_start(args, namefmt);
723 worker = __kthread_create_worker(cpu, flags, namefmt, args);
724 va_end(args);
726 return worker;
728 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu);
731 * Returns true when the work could not be queued at the moment.
732 * It happens when it is already pending in a worker list
733 * or when it is being cancelled.
735 static inline bool queuing_blocked(struct kthread_worker *worker,
736 struct kthread_work *work)
738 lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
740 return !list_empty(&work->node) || work->canceling;
743 static void kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(struct kthread_worker *worker,
744 struct kthread_work *work)
746 lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
747 WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&work->node));
748 /* Do not use a work with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
749 WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker && work->worker != worker);
752 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
753 static void kthread_insert_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
754 struct kthread_work *work,
755 struct list_head *pos)
757 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker, work);
759 list_add_tail(&work->node, pos);
760 work->worker = worker;
761 if (!worker->current_work && likely(worker->task))
762 wake_up_process(worker->task);
766 * kthread_queue_work - queue a kthread_work
767 * @worker: target kthread_worker
768 * @work: kthread_work to queue
770 * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution. @task
771 * must have been created with kthread_worker_create(). Returns %true
772 * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
774 * Reinitialize the work if it needs to be used by another worker.
775 * For example, when the worker was stopped and started again.
777 bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
778 struct kthread_work *work)
780 bool ret = false;
781 unsigned long flags;
783 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
784 if (!queuing_blocked(worker, work)) {
785 kthread_insert_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
786 ret = true;
788 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
789 return ret;
791 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_work);
794 * kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn - callback that queues the associated kthread
795 * delayed work when the timer expires.
796 * @__data: pointer to the data associated with the timer
798 * The format of the function is defined by struct timer_list.
799 * It should have been called from irqsafe timer with irq already off.
801 void kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn(unsigned long __data)
803 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork =
804 (struct kthread_delayed_work *)__data;
805 struct kthread_work *work = &dwork->work;
806 struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
809 * This might happen when a pending work is reinitialized.
810 * It means that it is used a wrong way.
812 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!worker))
813 return;
815 spin_lock(&worker->lock);
816 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
817 WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker != worker);
819 /* Move the work from worker->delayed_work_list. */
820 WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(&work->node));
821 list_del_init(&work->node);
822 kthread_insert_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
824 spin_unlock(&worker->lock);
826 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn);
828 void __kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
829 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork,
830 unsigned long delay)
832 struct timer_list *timer = &dwork->timer;
833 struct kthread_work *work = &dwork->work;
835 WARN_ON_ONCE(timer->function != kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn ||
836 timer->data != (unsigned long)dwork);
839 * If @delay is 0, queue @dwork->work immediately. This is for
840 * both optimization and correctness. The earliest @timer can
841 * expire is on the closest next tick and delayed_work users depend
842 * on that there's no such delay when @delay is 0.
844 if (!delay) {
845 kthread_insert_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
846 return;
849 /* Be paranoid and try to detect possible races already now. */
850 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker, work);
852 list_add(&work->node, &worker->delayed_work_list);
853 work->worker = worker;
854 timer_stats_timer_set_start_info(&dwork->timer);
855 timer->expires = jiffies + delay;
856 add_timer(timer);
860 * kthread_queue_delayed_work - queue the associated kthread work
861 * after a delay.
862 * @worker: target kthread_worker
863 * @dwork: kthread_delayed_work to queue
864 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
866 * If the work has not been pending it starts a timer that will queue
867 * the work after the given @delay. If @delay is zero, it queues the
868 * work immediately.
870 * Return: %false if the @work has already been pending. It means that
871 * either the timer was running or the work was queued. It returns %true
872 * otherwise.
874 bool kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
875 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork,
876 unsigned long delay)
878 struct kthread_work *work = &dwork->work;
879 unsigned long flags;
880 bool ret = false;
882 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
884 if (!queuing_blocked(worker, work)) {
885 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker, dwork, delay);
886 ret = true;
889 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
890 return ret;
892 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_delayed_work);
894 struct kthread_flush_work {
895 struct kthread_work work;
896 struct completion done;
899 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work *work)
901 struct kthread_flush_work *fwork =
902 container_of(work, struct kthread_flush_work, work);
903 complete(&fwork->done);
907 * kthread_flush_work - flush a kthread_work
908 * @work: work to flush
910 * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
912 void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_work *work)
914 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
915 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
916 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
918 struct kthread_worker *worker;
919 bool noop = false;
921 worker = work->worker;
922 if (!worker)
923 return;
925 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
926 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
927 WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker != worker);
929 if (!list_empty(&work->node))
930 kthread_insert_work(worker, &fwork.work, work->node.next);
931 else if (worker->current_work == work)
932 kthread_insert_work(worker, &fwork.work,
933 worker->work_list.next);
934 else
935 noop = true;
937 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
939 if (!noop)
940 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
942 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_work);
945 * This function removes the work from the worker queue. Also it makes sure
946 * that it won't get queued later via the delayed work's timer.
948 * The work might still be in use when this function finishes. See the
949 * current_work proceed by the worker.
951 * Return: %true if @work was pending and successfully canceled,
952 * %false if @work was not pending
954 static bool __kthread_cancel_work(struct kthread_work *work, bool is_dwork,
955 unsigned long *flags)
957 /* Try to cancel the timer if exists. */
958 if (is_dwork) {
959 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork =
960 container_of(work, struct kthread_delayed_work, work);
961 struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
964 * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
965 * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
966 * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
967 * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
969 work->canceling++;
970 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, *flags);
971 del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer);
972 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, *flags);
973 work->canceling--;
977 * Try to remove the work from a worker list. It might either
978 * be from worker->work_list or from worker->delayed_work_list.
980 if (!list_empty(&work->node)) {
981 list_del_init(&work->node);
982 return true;
985 return false;
989 * kthread_mod_delayed_work - modify delay of or queue a kthread delayed work
990 * @worker: kthread worker to use
991 * @dwork: kthread delayed work to queue
992 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
994 * If @dwork is idle, equivalent to kthread_queue_delayed_work(). Otherwise,
995 * modify @dwork's timer so that it expires after @delay. If @delay is zero,
996 * @work is guaranteed to be queued immediately.
998 * Return: %true if @dwork was pending and its timer was modified,
999 * %false otherwise.
1001 * A special case is when the work is being canceled in parallel.
1002 * It might be caused either by the real kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync()
1003 * or yet another kthread_mod_delayed_work() call. We let the other command
1004 * win and return %false here. The caller is supposed to synchronize these
1005 * operations a reasonable way.
1007 * This function is safe to call from any context including IRQ handler.
1008 * See __kthread_cancel_work() and kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn()
1009 * for details.
1011 bool kthread_mod_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
1012 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork,
1013 unsigned long delay)
1015 struct kthread_work *work = &dwork->work;
1016 unsigned long flags;
1017 int ret = false;
1019 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
1021 /* Do not bother with canceling when never queued. */
1022 if (!work->worker)
1023 goto fast_queue;
1025 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
1026 WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker != worker);
1028 /* Do not fight with another command that is canceling this work. */
1029 if (work->canceling)
1030 goto out;
1032 ret = __kthread_cancel_work(work, true, &flags);
1033 fast_queue:
1034 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker, dwork, delay);
1035 out:
1036 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
1037 return ret;
1039 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_mod_delayed_work);
1041 static bool __kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work *work, bool is_dwork)
1043 struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
1044 unsigned long flags;
1045 int ret = false;
1047 if (!worker)
1048 goto out;
1050 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
1051 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1052 WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker != worker);
1054 ret = __kthread_cancel_work(work, is_dwork, &flags);
1056 if (worker->current_work != work)
1057 goto out_fast;
1060 * The work is in progress and we need to wait with the lock released.
1061 * In the meantime, block any queuing by setting the canceling counter.
1063 work->canceling++;
1064 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
1065 kthread_flush_work(work);
1066 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
1067 work->canceling--;
1069 out_fast:
1070 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
1071 out:
1072 return ret;
1076 * kthread_cancel_work_sync - cancel a kthread work and wait for it to finish
1077 * @work: the kthread work to cancel
1079 * Cancel @work and wait for its execution to finish. This function
1080 * can be used even if the work re-queues itself. On return from this
1081 * function, @work is guaranteed to be not pending or executing on any CPU.
1083 * kthread_cancel_work_sync(&delayed_work->work) must not be used for
1084 * delayed_work's. Use kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync() instead.
1086 * The caller must ensure that the worker on which @work was last
1087 * queued can't be destroyed before this function returns.
1089 * Return: %true if @work was pending, %false otherwise.
1091 bool kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work *work)
1093 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(work, false);
1095 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_work_sync);
1098 * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync - cancel a kthread delayed work and
1099 * wait for it to finish.
1100 * @dwork: the kthread delayed work to cancel
1102 * This is kthread_cancel_work_sync() for delayed works.
1104 * Return: %true if @dwork was pending, %false otherwise.
1106 bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork)
1108 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(&dwork->work, true);
1110 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync);
1113 * kthread_flush_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
1114 * @worker: worker to flush
1116 * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
1117 * finished.
1119 void kthread_flush_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
1121 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
1122 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
1123 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
1126 kthread_queue_work(worker, &fwork.work);
1127 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
1129 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_worker);
1132 * kthread_destroy_worker - destroy a kthread worker
1133 * @worker: worker to be destroyed
1135 * Flush and destroy @worker. The simple flush is enough because the kthread
1136 * worker API is used only in trivial scenarios. There are no multi-step state
1137 * machines needed.
1139 void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
1141 struct task_struct *task;
1143 task = worker->task;
1144 if (WARN_ON(!task))
1145 return;
1147 kthread_flush_worker(worker);
1148 kthread_stop(task);
1149 WARN_ON(!list_empty(&worker->work_list));
1150 kfree(worker);
1152 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_destroy_worker);