1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
3 * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
4 * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
6 * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
7 * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
10 #include <uapi/linux/sched/types.h>
12 #include <linux/mmu_context.h>
13 #include <linux/sched.h>
14 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
15 #include <linux/sched/task.h>
16 #include <linux/kthread.h>
17 #include <linux/completion.h>
18 #include <linux/err.h>
19 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
20 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
21 #include <linux/unistd.h>
22 #include <linux/file.h>
23 #include <linux/export.h>
24 #include <linux/mutex.h>
25 #include <linux/slab.h>
26 #include <linux/freezer.h>
27 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
28 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
29 #include <linux/numa.h>
30 #include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
31 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
34 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock
);
35 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list
);
36 struct task_struct
*kthreadd_task
;
38 struct kthread_create_info
40 /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
42 int (*threadfn
)(void *data
);
46 /* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
47 struct task_struct
*result
;
48 struct completion
*done
;
50 struct list_head list
;
57 int (*threadfn
)(void *);
59 struct completion parked
;
60 struct completion exited
;
61 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
62 struct cgroup_subsys_state
*blkcg_css
;
64 /* To store the full name if task comm is truncated. */
69 KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
= 0,
74 static inline struct kthread
*to_kthread(struct task_struct
*k
)
76 WARN_ON(!(k
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
77 return k
->worker_private
;
81 * Variant of to_kthread() that doesn't assume @p is a kthread.
83 * Per construction; when:
85 * (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) && p->worker_private
87 * the task is both a kthread and struct kthread is persistent. However
88 * PF_KTHREAD on it's own is not, kernel_thread() can exec() (See umh.c and
91 static inline struct kthread
*__to_kthread(struct task_struct
*p
)
93 void *kthread
= p
->worker_private
;
94 if (kthread
&& !(p
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
))
99 void get_kthread_comm(char *buf
, size_t buf_size
, struct task_struct
*tsk
)
101 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(tsk
);
103 if (!kthread
|| !kthread
->full_name
) {
104 strscpy(buf
, tsk
->comm
, buf_size
);
108 strscpy_pad(buf
, kthread
->full_name
, buf_size
);
111 bool set_kthread_struct(struct task_struct
*p
)
113 struct kthread
*kthread
;
115 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(to_kthread(p
)))
118 kthread
= kzalloc(sizeof(*kthread
), GFP_KERNEL
);
122 init_completion(&kthread
->exited
);
123 init_completion(&kthread
->parked
);
124 p
->vfork_done
= &kthread
->exited
;
126 p
->worker_private
= kthread
;
130 void free_kthread_struct(struct task_struct
*k
)
132 struct kthread
*kthread
;
135 * Can be NULL if kmalloc() in set_kthread_struct() failed.
137 kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
141 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
142 WARN_ON_ONCE(kthread
->blkcg_css
);
144 k
->worker_private
= NULL
;
145 kfree(kthread
->full_name
);
150 * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
152 * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
153 * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
154 * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
156 bool kthread_should_stop(void)
158 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &to_kthread(current
)->flags
);
160 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop
);
162 static bool __kthread_should_park(struct task_struct
*k
)
164 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &to_kthread(k
)->flags
);
168 * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
170 * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
171 * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary
172 * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
174 * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
175 * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
176 * calls the thread function again.
178 bool kthread_should_park(void)
180 return __kthread_should_park(current
);
182 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_should_park
);
184 bool kthread_should_stop_or_park(void)
186 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(current
);
191 return kthread
->flags
& (BIT(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
) | BIT(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
));
195 * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
196 * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
198 * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
199 * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
200 * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
201 * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
203 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen
)
209 if (unlikely(freezing(current
)))
210 frozen
= __refrigerator(true);
213 *was_frozen
= frozen
;
215 return kthread_should_stop();
217 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop
);
220 * kthread_func - return the function specified on kthread creation
221 * @task: kthread task in question
223 * Returns NULL if the task is not a kthread.
225 void *kthread_func(struct task_struct
*task
)
227 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(task
);
229 return kthread
->threadfn
;
232 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_func
);
235 * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
236 * @task: kthread task in question
238 * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
239 * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
240 * calling this function.
242 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct
*task
)
244 return to_kthread(task
)->data
;
246 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_data
);
249 * kthread_probe_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
250 * @task: possible kthread task in question
252 * @task could be a kthread task. Return the data value specified when it
253 * was created if accessible. If @task isn't a kthread task or its data is
254 * inaccessible for any reason, %NULL is returned. This function requires
255 * that @task itself is safe to dereference.
257 void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct
*task
)
259 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(task
);
263 copy_from_kernel_nofault(&data
, &kthread
->data
, sizeof(data
));
267 static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread
*self
)
271 * TASK_PARKED is a special state; we must serialize against
272 * possible pending wakeups to avoid store-store collisions on
275 * Such a collision might possibly result in the task state
276 * changin from TASK_PARKED and us failing the
277 * wait_task_inactive() in kthread_park().
279 set_special_state(TASK_PARKED
);
280 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &self
->flags
))
284 * Thread is going to call schedule(), do not preempt it,
285 * or the caller of kthread_park() may spend more time in
286 * wait_task_inactive().
289 complete(&self
->parked
);
290 schedule_preempt_disabled();
293 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
296 void kthread_parkme(void)
298 __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current
));
300 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_parkme
);
303 * kthread_exit - Cause the current kthread return @result to kthread_stop().
304 * @result: The integer value to return to kthread_stop().
306 * While kthread_exit can be called directly, it exists so that
307 * functions which do some additional work in non-modular code such as
308 * module_put_and_kthread_exit can be implemented.
312 void __noreturn
kthread_exit(long result
)
314 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
315 kthread
->result
= result
;
318 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_exit
);
321 * kthread_complete_and_exit - Exit the current kthread.
322 * @comp: Completion to complete
323 * @code: The integer value to return to kthread_stop().
325 * If present, complete @comp and then return code to kthread_stop().
327 * A kernel thread whose module may be removed after the completion of
328 * @comp can use this function to exit safely.
332 void __noreturn
kthread_complete_and_exit(struct completion
*comp
, long code
)
339 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_complete_and_exit
);
341 static int kthread(void *_create
)
343 static const struct sched_param param
= { .sched_priority
= 0 };
344 /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
345 struct kthread_create_info
*create
= _create
;
346 int (*threadfn
)(void *data
) = create
->threadfn
;
347 void *data
= create
->data
;
348 struct completion
*done
;
349 struct kthread
*self
;
352 self
= to_kthread(current
);
354 /* Release the structure when caller killed by a fatal signal. */
355 done
= xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
);
357 kfree(create
->full_name
);
359 kthread_exit(-EINTR
);
362 self
->full_name
= create
->full_name
;
363 self
->threadfn
= threadfn
;
367 * The new thread inherited kthreadd's priority and CPU mask. Reset
368 * back to default in case they have been changed.
370 sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current
, SCHED_NORMAL
, ¶m
);
371 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current
, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_KTHREAD
));
373 /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
374 __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
375 create
->result
= current
;
377 * Thread is going to call schedule(), do not preempt it,
378 * or the creator may spend more time in wait_task_inactive().
382 schedule_preempt_disabled();
386 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &self
->flags
)) {
387 cgroup_kthread_ready();
388 __kthread_parkme(self
);
389 ret
= threadfn(data
);
394 /* called from kernel_clone() to get node information for about to be created task */
395 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct
*tsk
)
398 if (tsk
== kthreadd_task
)
399 return tsk
->pref_node_fork
;
404 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info
*create
)
409 current
->pref_node_fork
= create
->node
;
411 /* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
412 pid
= kernel_thread(kthread
, create
, create
->full_name
,
413 CLONE_FS
| CLONE_FILES
| SIGCHLD
);
415 /* Release the structure when caller killed by a fatal signal. */
416 struct completion
*done
= xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
);
418 kfree(create
->full_name
);
423 create
->result
= ERR_PTR(pid
);
428 static __printf(4, 0)
429 struct task_struct
*__kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
430 void *data
, int node
,
431 const char namefmt
[],
434 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done
);
435 struct task_struct
*task
;
436 struct kthread_create_info
*create
= kmalloc(sizeof(*create
),
440 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
441 create
->threadfn
= threadfn
;
444 create
->done
= &done
;
445 create
->full_name
= kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL
, namefmt
, args
);
446 if (!create
->full_name
) {
447 task
= ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
451 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
452 list_add_tail(&create
->list
, &kthread_create_list
);
453 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
455 wake_up_process(kthreadd_task
);
457 * Wait for completion in killable state, for I might be chosen by
458 * the OOM killer while kthreadd is trying to allocate memory for
461 if (unlikely(wait_for_completion_killable(&done
))) {
463 * If I was killed by a fatal signal before kthreadd (or new
464 * kernel thread) calls complete(), leave the cleanup of this
465 * structure to that thread.
467 if (xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
))
468 return ERR_PTR(-EINTR
);
470 * kthreadd (or new kernel thread) will call complete()
473 wait_for_completion(&done
);
475 task
= create
->result
;
482 * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
483 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
484 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
485 * @node: task and thread structures for the thread are allocated on this node
486 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
488 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
489 * thread. The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
490 * it. See also kthread_run(). The new thread has SCHED_NORMAL policy and
491 * is affine to all CPUs.
493 * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
494 * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give NUMA_NO_NODE.
495 * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
496 * argument. @threadfn() can either return directly if it is a
497 * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
498 * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
499 * kthread_stop() has been called). The return value should be zero
500 * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
502 * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) or ERR_PTR(-EINTR).
504 struct task_struct
*kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
505 void *data
, int node
,
506 const char namefmt
[],
509 struct task_struct
*task
;
512 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
513 task
= __kthread_create_on_node(threadfn
, data
, node
, namefmt
, args
);
518 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node
);
520 static void __kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct
*p
, const struct cpumask
*mask
, unsigned int state
)
524 if (!wait_task_inactive(p
, state
)) {
529 /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
530 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p
->pi_lock
, flags
);
531 do_set_cpus_allowed(p
, mask
);
532 p
->flags
|= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY
;
533 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p
->pi_lock
, flags
);
536 static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct
*p
, unsigned int cpu
, unsigned int state
)
538 __kthread_bind_mask(p
, cpumask_of(cpu
), state
);
541 void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct
*p
, const struct cpumask
*mask
)
543 __kthread_bind_mask(p
, mask
, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
547 * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
548 * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
549 * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
551 * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
552 * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
553 * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
555 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct
*p
, unsigned int cpu
)
557 __kthread_bind(p
, cpu
, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
559 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind
);
562 * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
563 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
564 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
565 * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
566 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
567 * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
569 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
571 struct task_struct
*kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
572 void *data
, unsigned int cpu
,
575 struct task_struct
*p
;
577 p
= kthread_create_on_node(threadfn
, data
, cpu_to_node(cpu
), namefmt
,
581 kthread_bind(p
, cpu
);
582 /* CPU hotplug need to bind once again when unparking the thread. */
583 to_kthread(p
)->cpu
= cpu
;
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_cpu
);
588 void kthread_set_per_cpu(struct task_struct
*k
, int cpu
)
590 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
594 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(k
->flags
& PF_NO_SETAFFINITY
));
597 clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
602 set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
605 bool kthread_is_per_cpu(struct task_struct
*p
)
607 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(p
);
611 return test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
615 * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
616 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
618 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
619 * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
620 * bound to the cpu again.
622 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct
*k
)
624 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
626 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
))
629 * Newly created kthread was parked when the CPU was offline.
630 * The binding was lost and we need to set it again.
632 if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
))
633 __kthread_bind(k
, kthread
->cpu
, TASK_PARKED
);
635 clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
);
637 * __kthread_parkme() will either see !SHOULD_PARK or get the wakeup.
639 wake_up_state(k
, TASK_PARKED
);
641 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_unpark
);
644 * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
645 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
647 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
648 * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
649 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
650 * calling threadfn().
652 * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
653 * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
655 int kthread_park(struct task_struct
*k
)
657 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
659 if (WARN_ON(k
->flags
& PF_EXITING
))
662 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
)))
665 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
);
669 * Wait for __kthread_parkme() to complete(), this means we
670 * _will_ have TASK_PARKED and are about to call schedule().
672 wait_for_completion(&kthread
->parked
);
674 * Now wait for that schedule() to complete and the task to
677 WARN_ON_ONCE(!wait_task_inactive(k
, TASK_PARKED
));
682 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_park
);
685 * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
686 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
688 * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
689 * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
690 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
691 * calling threadfn().
693 * If threadfn() may call kthread_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
694 * task_struct can't go away.
696 * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
699 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct
*k
)
701 struct kthread
*kthread
;
704 trace_sched_kthread_stop(k
);
707 kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
708 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &kthread
->flags
);
710 set_tsk_thread_flag(k
, TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL
);
712 wait_for_completion(&kthread
->exited
);
713 ret
= kthread
->result
;
716 trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret
);
719 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop
);
722 * kthread_stop_put - stop a thread and put its task struct
723 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
725 * Stops a thread created by kthread_create() and put its task_struct.
726 * Only use when holding an extra task struct reference obtained by
727 * calling get_task_struct().
729 int kthread_stop_put(struct task_struct
*k
)
733 ret
= kthread_stop(k
);
737 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop_put
);
739 int kthreadd(void *unused
)
741 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
743 /* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
744 set_task_comm(tsk
, "kthreadd");
746 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk
, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_KTHREAD
));
747 set_mems_allowed(node_states
[N_MEMORY
]);
749 current
->flags
|= PF_NOFREEZE
;
750 cgroup_init_kthreadd();
753 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
);
754 if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list
))
756 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
758 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
759 while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list
)) {
760 struct kthread_create_info
*create
;
762 create
= list_entry(kthread_create_list
.next
,
763 struct kthread_create_info
, list
);
764 list_del_init(&create
->list
);
765 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
767 create_kthread(create
);
769 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
771 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
777 void __kthread_init_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
779 struct lock_class_key
*key
)
781 memset(worker
, 0, sizeof(struct kthread_worker
));
782 raw_spin_lock_init(&worker
->lock
);
783 lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker
->lock
, key
, name
);
784 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker
->work_list
);
785 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker
->delayed_work_list
);
787 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kthread_init_worker
);
790 * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
791 * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
793 * This function implements the main cycle of kthread worker. It processes
794 * work_list until it is stopped with kthread_stop(). It sleeps when the queue
797 * The works are not allowed to keep any locks, disable preemption or interrupts
798 * when they finish. There is defined a safe point for freezing when one work
799 * finishes and before a new one is started.
801 * Also the works must not be handled by more than one worker at the same time,
802 * see also kthread_queue_work().
804 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr
)
806 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= worker_ptr
;
807 struct kthread_work
*work
;
810 * FIXME: Update the check and remove the assignment when all kthread
811 * worker users are created using kthread_create_worker*() functions.
813 WARN_ON(worker
->task
&& worker
->task
!= current
);
814 worker
->task
= current
;
816 if (worker
->flags
& KTW_FREEZABLE
)
820 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
); /* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
822 if (kthread_should_stop()) {
823 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
824 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
826 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
831 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
832 if (!list_empty(&worker
->work_list
)) {
833 work
= list_first_entry(&worker
->work_list
,
834 struct kthread_work
, node
);
835 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
837 worker
->current_work
= work
;
838 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
841 kthread_work_func_t func
= work
->func
;
842 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
843 trace_sched_kthread_work_execute_start(work
);
846 * Avoid dereferencing work after this point. The trace
847 * event only cares about the address.
849 trace_sched_kthread_work_execute_end(work
, func
);
850 } else if (!freezing(current
)) {
854 * Handle the case where the current remains
855 * TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE. try_to_freeze() expects
856 * the current to be TASK_RUNNING.
858 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
865 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn
);
867 static __printf(3, 0) struct kthread_worker
*
868 __kthread_create_worker(int cpu
, unsigned int flags
,
869 const char namefmt
[], va_list args
)
871 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
872 struct task_struct
*task
;
873 int node
= NUMA_NO_NODE
;
875 worker
= kzalloc(sizeof(*worker
), GFP_KERNEL
);
877 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
879 kthread_init_worker(worker
);
882 node
= cpu_to_node(cpu
);
884 task
= __kthread_create_on_node(kthread_worker_fn
, worker
,
885 node
, namefmt
, args
);
890 kthread_bind(task
, cpu
);
892 worker
->flags
= flags
;
894 wake_up_process(task
);
899 return ERR_CAST(task
);
903 * kthread_create_worker - create a kthread worker
904 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
905 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
907 * Returns a pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
908 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
909 * when the caller was killed by a fatal signal.
911 struct kthread_worker
*
912 kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags
, const char namefmt
[], ...)
914 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
917 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
918 worker
= __kthread_create_worker(-1, flags
, namefmt
, args
);
923 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker
);
926 * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu - create a kthread worker and bind it
927 * to a given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
929 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
930 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
932 * Use a valid CPU number if you want to bind the kthread worker
933 * to the given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
935 * A good practice is to add the cpu number also into the worker name.
936 * For example, use kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, "helper/%d", cpu).
939 * The kthread worker API is simple and generic. It just provides a way
940 * to create, use, and destroy workers.
942 * It is up to the API user how to handle CPU hotplug. They have to decide
943 * how to handle pending work items, prevent queuing new ones, and
944 * restore the functionality when the CPU goes off and on. There are a
947 * - CPU affinity gets lost when it is scheduled on an offline CPU.
949 * - The worker might not exist when the CPU was off when the user
950 * created the workers.
952 * Good practice is to implement two CPU hotplug callbacks and to
953 * destroy/create the worker when the CPU goes down/up.
956 * The pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
957 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
958 * when the caller was killed by a fatal signal.
960 struct kthread_worker
*
961 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu
, unsigned int flags
,
962 const char namefmt
[], ...)
964 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
967 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
968 worker
= __kthread_create_worker(cpu
, flags
, namefmt
, args
);
973 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu
);
976 * Returns true when the work could not be queued at the moment.
977 * It happens when it is already pending in a worker list
978 * or when it is being cancelled.
980 static inline bool queuing_blocked(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
981 struct kthread_work
*work
)
983 lockdep_assert_held(&worker
->lock
);
985 return !list_empty(&work
->node
) || work
->canceling
;
988 static void kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
989 struct kthread_work
*work
)
991 lockdep_assert_held(&worker
->lock
);
992 WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&work
->node
));
993 /* Do not use a work with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
994 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
&& work
->worker
!= worker
);
997 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
998 static void kthread_insert_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
999 struct kthread_work
*work
,
1000 struct list_head
*pos
)
1002 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker
, work
);
1004 trace_sched_kthread_work_queue_work(worker
, work
);
1006 list_add_tail(&work
->node
, pos
);
1007 work
->worker
= worker
;
1008 if (!worker
->current_work
&& likely(worker
->task
))
1009 wake_up_process(worker
->task
);
1013 * kthread_queue_work - queue a kthread_work
1014 * @worker: target kthread_worker
1015 * @work: kthread_work to queue
1017 * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution. @task
1018 * must have been created with kthread_worker_create(). Returns %true
1019 * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
1021 * Reinitialize the work if it needs to be used by another worker.
1022 * For example, when the worker was stopped and started again.
1024 bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1025 struct kthread_work
*work
)
1028 unsigned long flags
;
1030 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1031 if (!queuing_blocked(worker
, work
)) {
1032 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1035 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1038 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_work
);
1041 * kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn - callback that queues the associated kthread
1042 * delayed work when the timer expires.
1043 * @t: pointer to the expired timer
1045 * The format of the function is defined by struct timer_list.
1046 * It should have been called from irqsafe timer with irq already off.
1048 void kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn(struct timer_list
*t
)
1050 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
= from_timer(dwork
, t
, timer
);
1051 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1052 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1053 unsigned long flags
;
1056 * This might happen when a pending work is reinitialized.
1057 * It means that it is used a wrong way.
1059 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!worker
))
1062 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1063 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1064 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1066 /* Move the work from worker->delayed_work_list. */
1067 WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(&work
->node
));
1068 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
1069 if (!work
->canceling
)
1070 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1072 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1074 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn
);
1076 static void __kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1077 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1078 unsigned long delay
)
1080 struct timer_list
*timer
= &dwork
->timer
;
1081 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1083 WARN_ON_ONCE(timer
->function
!= kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn
);
1086 * If @delay is 0, queue @dwork->work immediately. This is for
1087 * both optimization and correctness. The earliest @timer can
1088 * expire is on the closest next tick and delayed_work users depend
1089 * on that there's no such delay when @delay is 0.
1092 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1096 /* Be paranoid and try to detect possible races already now. */
1097 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker
, work
);
1099 list_add(&work
->node
, &worker
->delayed_work_list
);
1100 work
->worker
= worker
;
1101 timer
->expires
= jiffies
+ delay
;
1106 * kthread_queue_delayed_work - queue the associated kthread work
1108 * @worker: target kthread_worker
1109 * @dwork: kthread_delayed_work to queue
1110 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
1112 * If the work has not been pending it starts a timer that will queue
1113 * the work after the given @delay. If @delay is zero, it queues the
1116 * Return: %false if the @work has already been pending. It means that
1117 * either the timer was running or the work was queued. It returns %true
1120 bool kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1121 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1122 unsigned long delay
)
1124 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1125 unsigned long flags
;
1128 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1130 if (!queuing_blocked(worker
, work
)) {
1131 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker
, dwork
, delay
);
1135 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1138 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_delayed_work
);
1140 struct kthread_flush_work
{
1141 struct kthread_work work
;
1142 struct completion done
;
1145 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1147 struct kthread_flush_work
*fwork
=
1148 container_of(work
, struct kthread_flush_work
, work
);
1149 complete(&fwork
->done
);
1153 * kthread_flush_work - flush a kthread_work
1154 * @work: work to flush
1156 * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
1158 void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1160 struct kthread_flush_work fwork
= {
1161 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork
.work
, kthread_flush_work_fn
),
1162 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork
.done
),
1164 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
1167 worker
= work
->worker
;
1171 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
1172 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1173 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1175 if (!list_empty(&work
->node
))
1176 kthread_insert_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
, work
->node
.next
);
1177 else if (worker
->current_work
== work
)
1178 kthread_insert_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
,
1179 worker
->work_list
.next
);
1183 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
1186 wait_for_completion(&fwork
.done
);
1188 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_work
);
1191 * Make sure that the timer is neither set nor running and could
1192 * not manipulate the work list_head any longer.
1194 * The function is called under worker->lock. The lock is temporary
1195 * released but the timer can't be set again in the meantime.
1197 static void kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(struct kthread_work
*work
,
1198 unsigned long *flags
)
1200 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
=
1201 container_of(work
, struct kthread_delayed_work
, work
);
1202 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1205 * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
1206 * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
1207 * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
1208 * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
1211 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, *flags
);
1212 del_timer_sync(&dwork
->timer
);
1213 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, *flags
);
1218 * This function removes the work from the worker queue.
1220 * It is called under worker->lock. The caller must make sure that
1221 * the timer used by delayed work is not running, e.g. by calling
1222 * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer().
1224 * The work might still be in use when this function finishes. See the
1225 * current_work proceed by the worker.
1227 * Return: %true if @work was pending and successfully canceled,
1228 * %false if @work was not pending
1230 static bool __kthread_cancel_work(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1233 * Try to remove the work from a worker list. It might either
1234 * be from worker->work_list or from worker->delayed_work_list.
1236 if (!list_empty(&work
->node
)) {
1237 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
1245 * kthread_mod_delayed_work - modify delay of or queue a kthread delayed work
1246 * @worker: kthread worker to use
1247 * @dwork: kthread delayed work to queue
1248 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
1250 * If @dwork is idle, equivalent to kthread_queue_delayed_work(). Otherwise,
1251 * modify @dwork's timer so that it expires after @delay. If @delay is zero,
1252 * @work is guaranteed to be queued immediately.
1254 * Return: %false if @dwork was idle and queued, %true otherwise.
1256 * A special case is when the work is being canceled in parallel.
1257 * It might be caused either by the real kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync()
1258 * or yet another kthread_mod_delayed_work() call. We let the other command
1259 * win and return %true here. The return value can be used for reference
1260 * counting and the number of queued works stays the same. Anyway, the caller
1261 * is supposed to synchronize these operations a reasonable way.
1263 * This function is safe to call from any context including IRQ handler.
1264 * See __kthread_cancel_work() and kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn()
1267 bool kthread_mod_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1268 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1269 unsigned long delay
)
1271 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1272 unsigned long flags
;
1275 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1277 /* Do not bother with canceling when never queued. */
1278 if (!work
->worker
) {
1283 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
1284 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1287 * Temporary cancel the work but do not fight with another command
1288 * that is canceling the work as well.
1290 * It is a bit tricky because of possible races with another
1291 * mod_delayed_work() and cancel_delayed_work() callers.
1293 * The timer must be canceled first because worker->lock is released
1294 * when doing so. But the work can be removed from the queue (list)
1295 * only when it can be queued again so that the return value can
1296 * be used for reference counting.
1298 kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(work
, &flags
);
1299 if (work
->canceling
) {
1300 /* The number of works in the queue does not change. */
1304 ret
= __kthread_cancel_work(work
);
1307 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker
, dwork
, delay
);
1309 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1312 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_mod_delayed_work
);
1314 static bool __kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work
*work
, bool is_dwork
)
1316 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1317 unsigned long flags
;
1323 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1324 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1325 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1328 kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(work
, &flags
);
1330 ret
= __kthread_cancel_work(work
);
1332 if (worker
->current_work
!= work
)
1336 * The work is in progress and we need to wait with the lock released.
1337 * In the meantime, block any queuing by setting the canceling counter.
1340 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1341 kthread_flush_work(work
);
1342 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1346 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1352 * kthread_cancel_work_sync - cancel a kthread work and wait for it to finish
1353 * @work: the kthread work to cancel
1355 * Cancel @work and wait for its execution to finish. This function
1356 * can be used even if the work re-queues itself. On return from this
1357 * function, @work is guaranteed to be not pending or executing on any CPU.
1359 * kthread_cancel_work_sync(&delayed_work->work) must not be used for
1360 * delayed_work's. Use kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync() instead.
1362 * The caller must ensure that the worker on which @work was last
1363 * queued can't be destroyed before this function returns.
1365 * Return: %true if @work was pending, %false otherwise.
1367 bool kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1369 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(work
, false);
1371 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_work_sync
);
1374 * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync - cancel a kthread delayed work and
1375 * wait for it to finish.
1376 * @dwork: the kthread delayed work to cancel
1378 * This is kthread_cancel_work_sync() for delayed works.
1380 * Return: %true if @dwork was pending, %false otherwise.
1382 bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
)
1384 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(&dwork
->work
, true);
1386 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync
);
1389 * kthread_flush_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
1390 * @worker: worker to flush
1392 * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
1395 void kthread_flush_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
)
1397 struct kthread_flush_work fwork
= {
1398 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork
.work
, kthread_flush_work_fn
),
1399 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork
.done
),
1402 kthread_queue_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
);
1403 wait_for_completion(&fwork
.done
);
1405 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_worker
);
1408 * kthread_destroy_worker - destroy a kthread worker
1409 * @worker: worker to be destroyed
1411 * Flush and destroy @worker. The simple flush is enough because the kthread
1412 * worker API is used only in trivial scenarios. There are no multi-step state
1415 * Note that this function is not responsible for handling delayed work, so
1416 * caller should be responsible for queuing or canceling all delayed work items
1417 * before invoke this function.
1419 void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
)
1421 struct task_struct
*task
;
1423 task
= worker
->task
;
1427 kthread_flush_worker(worker
);
1429 WARN_ON(!list_empty(&worker
->delayed_work_list
));
1430 WARN_ON(!list_empty(&worker
->work_list
));
1433 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_destroy_worker
);
1436 * kthread_use_mm - make the calling kthread operate on an address space
1437 * @mm: address space to operate on
1439 void kthread_use_mm(struct mm_struct
*mm
)
1441 struct mm_struct
*active_mm
;
1442 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
1444 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tsk
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
1445 WARN_ON_ONCE(tsk
->mm
);
1448 * It is possible for mm to be the same as tsk->active_mm, but
1449 * we must still mmgrab(mm) and mmdrop_lazy_tlb(active_mm),
1450 * because these references are not equivalent.
1455 /* Hold off tlb flush IPIs while switching mm's */
1456 local_irq_disable();
1457 active_mm
= tsk
->active_mm
;
1458 tsk
->active_mm
= mm
;
1460 membarrier_update_current_mm(mm
);
1461 switch_mm_irqs_off(active_mm
, mm
, tsk
);
1464 #ifdef finish_arch_post_lock_switch
1465 finish_arch_post_lock_switch();
1469 * When a kthread starts operating on an address space, the loop
1470 * in membarrier_{private,global}_expedited() may not observe
1471 * that tsk->mm, and not issue an IPI. Membarrier requires a
1472 * memory barrier after storing to tsk->mm, before accessing
1473 * user-space memory. A full memory barrier for membarrier
1474 * {PRIVATE,GLOBAL}_EXPEDITED is implicitly provided by
1475 * mmdrop_lazy_tlb().
1477 mmdrop_lazy_tlb(active_mm
);
1479 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_use_mm
);
1482 * kthread_unuse_mm - reverse the effect of kthread_use_mm()
1483 * @mm: address space to operate on
1485 void kthread_unuse_mm(struct mm_struct
*mm
)
1487 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
1489 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tsk
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
1490 WARN_ON_ONCE(!tsk
->mm
);
1494 * When a kthread stops operating on an address space, the loop
1495 * in membarrier_{private,global}_expedited() may not observe
1496 * that tsk->mm, and not issue an IPI. Membarrier requires a
1497 * memory barrier after accessing user-space memory, before
1500 smp_mb__after_spinlock();
1501 local_irq_disable();
1503 membarrier_update_current_mm(NULL
);
1504 mmgrab_lazy_tlb(mm
);
1505 /* active_mm is still 'mm' */
1506 enter_lazy_tlb(mm
, tsk
);
1512 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_unuse_mm
);
1514 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
1516 * kthread_associate_blkcg - associate blkcg to current kthread
1517 * @css: the cgroup info
1519 * Current thread must be a kthread. The thread is running jobs on behalf of
1520 * other threads. In some cases, we expect the jobs attach cgroup info of
1521 * original threads instead of that of current thread. This function stores
1522 * original thread's cgroup info in current kthread context for later
1525 void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state
*css
)
1527 struct kthread
*kthread
;
1529 if (!(current
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
))
1531 kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
1535 if (kthread
->blkcg_css
) {
1536 css_put(kthread
->blkcg_css
);
1537 kthread
->blkcg_css
= NULL
;
1541 kthread
->blkcg_css
= css
;
1544 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_associate_blkcg
);
1547 * kthread_blkcg - get associated blkcg css of current kthread
1549 * Current thread must be a kthread.
1551 struct cgroup_subsys_state
*kthread_blkcg(void)
1553 struct kthread
*kthread
;
1555 if (current
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
) {
1556 kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
1558 return kthread
->blkcg_css
;