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From 14eec84c0bc882e24a276359ee840f6dee9bb3b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 22:45:40 +0100
Subject: workqueue: devres: Add device-managed allocate workqueue
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
[ Upstream commit 1dfc9d60a69ec148e1cb709256617d86e5f0e8f8 ]
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>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Stable-dep-of: 1e668baadefb ("power: supply: max77705: Free allocated workqueue and fix removal order")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
.../driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst | 4 +++
include/linux/workqueue.h | 22 +++++++++++++++
kernel/workqueue.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 54 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
index 2b36ebde9cece..012f42a48f855 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst
@@ -466,3 +466,7 @@ SPI
WATCHDOG
devm_watchdog_register_device()
+
+WORKQUEUE
+ devm_alloc_workqueue()
+ devm_alloc_ordered_workqueue()
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index dabc351cc127d..30fd0cb3229c1 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
@@ -568,6 +588,8 @@ 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))
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 308299b48c96f..2c78034eca12b 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>
@@ -5894,6 +5895,33 @@ struct workqueue_struct *alloc_workqueue_noprof(const char *fmt,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_workqueue_noprof);
+static void devm_workqueue_release(void *res)
+{
+ destroy_workqueue(res);
+}
+
+__printf(2, 5) struct workqueue_struct *
+devm_alloc_workqueue(struct device *dev, const char *fmt, unsigned int flags,
+ int max_active, ...)
+{
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq;
+ va_list args;
+ int ret;
+
+ va_start(args, max_active);
+ wq = alloc_workqueue(fmt, flags, max_active, args);
+ va_end(args);
+ if (!wq)
+ return NULL;
+
+ ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_workqueue_release, wq);
+ if (ret)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return wq;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_alloc_workqueue);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
__printf(1, 5)
struct workqueue_struct *
--
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