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<title>linux.git/kernel/rcu/tasks.h, branch v7.2-rc2</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel source tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>rcu-tasks: Fix possible boot-time tests failed for the call_rcu_tasks()</title>
<updated>2026-05-24T07:40:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Zqiang</name>
<email>qiang.zhang@linux.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-23T11:19:30+00:00</published>
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The following scenarios will cause the call_rcu_tasks() boot-time
tests failed:

                     CPU0								CPU1

rcu_init_tasks_generic()
-&gt;rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests()
  -&gt;call_rcu_tasks_trace(&amp;tests[1].rh, test_rcu_tasks_callback)
    -&gt;call_rcu_tasks_generic()
      -&gt;havekthread = smp_load_acquire(&amp;rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr)
       "The havekthread is false"
    ....
								       rcu_tasks_kthread()
								       -&gt;smp_store_release(&amp;rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr, current)
								         -&gt;rcu_tasks_one_gp()
								           -&gt;rcuwait_wait_event()
								             -&gt;rcu_tasks_need_gpcb()
								               -&gt;for (cpu = 0; cpu &lt; dequeue_limit; cpu++)
								                 -&gt;rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;cblist) == 0
								           -&gt;schedule()

     -&gt;raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node()
     -&gt;needwake = (func == wakeme_after_rcu) ||
     (rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;cblist) == rcu_task_lazy_lim)

       "the rcu_task_lazy_lim default value is 32, and the
        func pointer is test_rcu_tasks_callback, lead to needwake
        is false."

     -&gt;if (havekthread &amp;&amp; !needwake &amp;&amp; !timer_pending(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;lazy_timer))
        "the havekthread is false, will not enter here."
     ....

        "the needwake is false lead to rtp_irq_work can not queue,
         even if the rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr already exists at this point."

      -&gt;if (needwake &amp;&amp; READ_ONCE(rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr))
        -&gt;irq_work_queue(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;rtp_irq_work)

For the above scenarios, if the call_rcu_tasks() is not called again
afterward, the rcu_tasks_kthread will not have a chance to be wakeup,
the test_rcu_tasks_callback() will never be called, the boot-time tests
failed can happen, this commit therefore check havekthread variable, if
it's false and the rtpcp-&gt;cblist is empty, set needwake variable is true,
if the rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr exist, the rtpcp-&gt;rtp_irq_work can be queued to
wakeup rcu_tasks_kthread.

Signed-off-by: Zqiang &lt;qiang.zhang@linux.dev&gt;
Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) &lt;urezki@gmail.com&gt;
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<pre>
The following scenarios will cause the call_rcu_tasks() boot-time
tests failed:

                     CPU0								CPU1

rcu_init_tasks_generic()
-&gt;rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests()
  -&gt;call_rcu_tasks_trace(&amp;tests[1].rh, test_rcu_tasks_callback)
    -&gt;call_rcu_tasks_generic()
      -&gt;havekthread = smp_load_acquire(&amp;rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr)
       "The havekthread is false"
    ....
								       rcu_tasks_kthread()
								       -&gt;smp_store_release(&amp;rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr, current)
								         -&gt;rcu_tasks_one_gp()
								           -&gt;rcuwait_wait_event()
								             -&gt;rcu_tasks_need_gpcb()
								               -&gt;for (cpu = 0; cpu &lt; dequeue_limit; cpu++)
								                 -&gt;rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;cblist) == 0
								           -&gt;schedule()

     -&gt;raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node()
     -&gt;needwake = (func == wakeme_after_rcu) ||
     (rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;cblist) == rcu_task_lazy_lim)

       "the rcu_task_lazy_lim default value is 32, and the
        func pointer is test_rcu_tasks_callback, lead to needwake
        is false."

     -&gt;if (havekthread &amp;&amp; !needwake &amp;&amp; !timer_pending(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;lazy_timer))
        "the havekthread is false, will not enter here."
     ....

        "the needwake is false lead to rtp_irq_work can not queue,
         even if the rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr already exists at this point."

      -&gt;if (needwake &amp;&amp; READ_ONCE(rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr))
        -&gt;irq_work_queue(&amp;rtpcp-&gt;rtp_irq_work)

For the above scenarios, if the call_rcu_tasks() is not called again
afterward, the rcu_tasks_kthread will not have a chance to be wakeup,
the test_rcu_tasks_callback() will never be called, the boot-time tests
failed can happen, this commit therefore check havekthread variable, if
it's false and the rtpcp-&gt;cblist is empty, set needwake variable is true,
if the rtp-&gt;kthread_ptr exist, the rtpcp-&gt;rtp_irq_work can be queued to
wakeup rcu_tasks_kthread.

Signed-off-by: Zqiang &lt;qiang.zhang@linux.dev&gt;
Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) &lt;urezki@gmail.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu-tasks: Remove unnecessary smp_store_release() in cblist_init_generic()</title>
<updated>2026-03-30T19:48:14+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Zqiang</name>
<email>qiang.zhang@linux.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-01-05T01:19:51+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
The cblist_init_generic() is executed during the CPU early boot
phase due to commit:30ef09635b9e ("rcu-tasks: Initialize callback
lists at rcu_init() time"), at this time, only one boot CPU is
online and the irq is disabled. this commit therefore use routine
assignment replace of smp_store_release() and WRITE_ONCE() in the
cblist_init_generic().

Signed-off-by: Zqiang &lt;qiang.zhang@linux.dev&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
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<pre>
The cblist_init_generic() is executed during the CPU early boot
phase due to commit:30ef09635b9e ("rcu-tasks: Initialize callback
lists at rcu_init() time"), at this time, only one boot CPU is
online and the irq is disabled. this commit therefore use routine
assignment replace of smp_store_release() and WRITE_ONCE() in the
cblist_init_generic().

Signed-off-by: Zqiang &lt;qiang.zhang@linux.dev&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T16:26:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kees Cook</name>
<email>kees@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T07:46:04+00:00</published>
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Conversion performed via this Coccinelle script:

  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
  // Options: --include-headers-for-types --all-includes --include-headers --keep-comments
  virtual patch

  @gfp depends on patch &amp;&amp; !(file in "tools") &amp;&amp; !(file in "samples")@
  identifier ALLOC = {kmalloc_obj,kmalloc_objs,kmalloc_flex,
 		    kzalloc_obj,kzalloc_objs,kzalloc_flex,
		    kvmalloc_obj,kvmalloc_objs,kvmalloc_flex,
		    kvzalloc_obj,kvzalloc_objs,kvzalloc_flex};
  @@

  	ALLOC(...
  -		, GFP_KERNEL
  	)

  $ make coccicheck MODE=patch COCCI=gfp.cocci

Build and boot tested x86_64 with Fedora 42's GCC and Clang:

Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20260123 (Red Hat 15.2.1-7), GNU ld version 2.44-12.fc42) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01
Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (clang version 20.1.8 (Fedora 20.1.8-4.fc42), LLD 20.1.8) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<pre>
Conversion performed via this Coccinelle script:

  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
  // Options: --include-headers-for-types --all-includes --include-headers --keep-comments
  virtual patch

  @gfp depends on patch &amp;&amp; !(file in "tools") &amp;&amp; !(file in "samples")@
  identifier ALLOC = {kmalloc_obj,kmalloc_objs,kmalloc_flex,
 		    kzalloc_obj,kzalloc_objs,kzalloc_flex,
		    kvmalloc_obj,kvmalloc_objs,kvmalloc_flex,
		    kvzalloc_obj,kvzalloc_objs,kvzalloc_flex};
  @@

  	ALLOC(...
  -		, GFP_KERNEL
  	)

  $ make coccicheck MODE=patch COCCI=gfp.cocci

Build and boot tested x86_64 with Fedora 42's GCC and Clang:

Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20260123 (Red Hat 15.2.1-7), GNU ld version 2.44-12.fc42) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01
Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (clang version 20.1.8 (Fedora 20.1.8-4.fc42), LLD 20.1.8) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types</title>
<updated>2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kees Cook</name>
<email>kees@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-21T07:49:23+00:00</published>
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Move rcu_tasks_trace_srcu_struct out of #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC</title>
<updated>2026-01-01T08:39:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-12-29T19:10:59+00:00</published>
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Moving the rcu_tasks_trace_srcu_struct structure instance out
from under the CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC Kconfig option permits
the CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU Kconfig option to stop enabling this
CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC Kconfig option.  This commit also therefore
makes it so.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
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<pre>
Moving the rcu_tasks_trace_srcu_struct structure instance out
from under the CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC Kconfig option permits
the CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU Kconfig option to stop enabling this
CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC Kconfig option.  This commit also therefore
makes it so.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Clean up after the SRCU-fastification of RCU Tasks Trace</title>
<updated>2026-01-01T08:39:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-12-29T19:10:58+00:00</published>
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Now that RCU Tasks Trace has been re-implemented in terms of SRCU-fast,
the -&gt;trc_ipi_to_cpu, -&gt;trc_blkd_cpu, -&gt;trc_blkd_node, -&gt;trc_holdout_list,
and -&gt;trc_reader_special task_struct fields are no longer used.

In addition, the rcu_tasks_trace_qs(), rcu_tasks_trace_qs_blkd(),
exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(), and rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(),
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(), rcu_tasks_trace_get_gp_data(),
rcu_tasks_trace_torture_stats_print(), and get_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread()
functions and all the other functions that they invoke are no longer used.

Also, the TRC_NEED_QS and TRC_NEED_QS_CHECKED CPP macros are no longer used.
Neither are the rcu_tasks_trace_lazy_ms and rcu_task_ipi_delay rcupdate
module parameters and the TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB Kconfig option.

This commit therefore removes all of them.

[ paulmck: Apply Alexei Starovoitov feedback. ]

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
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<pre>
Now that RCU Tasks Trace has been re-implemented in terms of SRCU-fast,
the -&gt;trc_ipi_to_cpu, -&gt;trc_blkd_cpu, -&gt;trc_blkd_node, -&gt;trc_holdout_list,
and -&gt;trc_reader_special task_struct fields are no longer used.

In addition, the rcu_tasks_trace_qs(), rcu_tasks_trace_qs_blkd(),
exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(), and rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(),
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(), rcu_tasks_trace_get_gp_data(),
rcu_tasks_trace_torture_stats_print(), and get_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread()
functions and all the other functions that they invoke are no longer used.

Also, the TRC_NEED_QS and TRC_NEED_QS_CHECKED CPP macros are no longer used.
Neither are the rcu_tasks_trace_lazy_ms and rcu_task_ipi_delay rcupdate
module parameters and the TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB Kconfig option.

This commit therefore removes all of them.

[ paulmck: Apply Alexei Starovoitov feedback. ]

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Re-implement RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast</title>
<updated>2026-01-01T08:39:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-12-29T19:10:56+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux.git/commit/?id=c27cea4416a396a1c5b6b3529dd925f92a69e7d3'/>
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This commit saves more than 500 lines of RCU code by re-implementing
RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast.  Follow-up work will remove
more code that does not cause problems by its presence, but that is no
longer required.

This variant places smp_mb() in rcu_read_{,un}lock_trace(), and in the
same place that srcu_read_{,un}lock() would put them. These smp_mb()
calls will be removed on common-case architectures in a later commit.
In the meantime, it serves to enforce ordering between the underlying
srcu_read_{,un}lock_fast() markers and the intervening critical section,
even on architectures that permit attaching tracepoints on regions of
code not watched by RCU.  Such architectures defeat SRCU-fast's use of
implicit single-instruction, interrupts-disabled, and atomic-operation
RCU read-side critical sections, which have no effect when RCU is not
watching.  The aforementioned later commit will insert these smp_mb()
calls only on architectures that have not used noinstr to prevent
attaching tracepoints to code where RCU is not watching.

[ paulmck: Apply kernel test robot, Boqun Feng, and Zqiang feedback. ]
[ paulmck: Split out Tiny SRCU fixes per Andrii Nakryiko feedback. ]

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Tested-by: kernel test robot &lt;oliver.sang@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
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<pre>
This commit saves more than 500 lines of RCU code by re-implementing
RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast.  Follow-up work will remove
more code that does not cause problems by its presence, but that is no
longer required.

This variant places smp_mb() in rcu_read_{,un}lock_trace(), and in the
same place that srcu_read_{,un}lock() would put them. These smp_mb()
calls will be removed on common-case architectures in a later commit.
In the meantime, it serves to enforce ordering between the underlying
srcu_read_{,un}lock_fast() markers and the intervening critical section,
even on architectures that permit attaching tracepoints on regions of
code not watched by RCU.  Such architectures defeat SRCU-fast's use of
implicit single-instruction, interrupts-disabled, and atomic-operation
RCU read-side critical sections, which have no effect when RCU is not
watching.  The aforementioned later commit will insert these smp_mb()
calls only on architectures that have not used noinstr to prevent
attaching tracepoints to code where RCU is not watching.

[ paulmck: Apply kernel test robot, Boqun Feng, and Zqiang feedback. ]
[ paulmck: Split out Tiny SRCU fixes per Andrii Nakryiko feedback. ]

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Tested-by: kernel test robot &lt;oliver.sang@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: replace use of system_wq with system_percpu_wq</title>
<updated>2025-09-23T09:01:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Marco Crivellari</name>
<email>marco.crivellari@suse.com</email>
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<published>2025-09-19T14:50:37+00:00</published>
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Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.

This lack of consistentcy cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.

system_wq is a per-CPU worqueue, yet nothing in its name tells about that
CPU affinity constraint, which is very often not required by users. Make
it clear by adding a system_percpu_wq.

The old wq will be kept for a few release cylces.

Suggested-by: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari &lt;marco.crivellari@suse.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.

This lack of consistentcy cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.

system_wq is a per-CPU worqueue, yet nothing in its name tells about that
CPU affinity constraint, which is very often not required by users. Make
it clear by adding a system_percpu_wq.

The old wq will be kept for a few release cylces.

Suggested-by: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari &lt;marco.crivellari@suse.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>treewide, timers: Rename from_timer() to timer_container_of()</title>
<updated>2025-06-08T07:07:37+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ingo Molnar</name>
<email>mingo@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-05-09T05:51:14+00:00</published>
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Move this API to the canonical timer_*() namespace.

[ tglx: Redone against pre rc1 ]

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aB2X0jCKQO56WdMt@gmail.com

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Move this API to the canonical timer_*() namespace.

[ tglx: Redone against pre rc1 ]

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aB2X0jCKQO56WdMt@gmail.com

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<title>treewide: Switch/rename to timer_delete[_sync]()</title>
<updated>2025-04-05T08:30:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Thomas Gleixner</name>
<email>tglx@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2025-04-05T08:17:26+00:00</published>
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timer_delete[_sync]() replaces del_timer[_sync](). Convert the whole tree
over and remove the historical wrapper inlines.

Conversion was done with coccinelle plus manual fixups where necessary.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
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timer_delete[_sync]() replaces del_timer[_sync](). Convert the whole tree
over and remove the historical wrapper inlines.

Conversion was done with coccinelle plus manual fixups where necessary.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
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