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Subject[PATCH] workqueues: add comments to __create_workqueue_key()
Dmitry Adamushko pointed out that the error handling in
__create_workqueue_key() is not clear, add the comment.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru>

--- LINUS/kernel/workqueue.c~ 2008-07-29 17:59:48.000000000 +0400
+++ LINUS/kernel/workqueue.c 2008-07-29 18:41:06.000000000 +0400
@@ -830,10 +830,21 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqu
start_workqueue_thread(cwq, -1);
} else {
cpu_maps_update_begin();
+ /*
+ * We must place this wq on list even if the code below fails.
+ * cpu_down(cpu) can remove cpu from cpu_populated_map before
+ * destroy_workqueue() takes the lock, in that case we leak
+ * cwq[cpu]->thread.
+ */
spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
list_add(&wq->list, &workqueues);
spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
-
+ /*
+ * We must initialize cwqs for each possible cpu even if we
+ * are going to call destroy_workqueue() finally. Otherwise
+ * cpu_up() can hit the uninitialized cwq once we drop the
+ * lock.
+ */
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
cwq = init_cpu_workqueue(wq, cpu);
if (err || !cpu_online(cpu))


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