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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/workqueue.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c index b010eac595d2..a8381cf47db0 100644 --- a/kernel/workqueue.c +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c @@ -1851,6 +1851,12 @@ static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker) if (worker->flags & WORKER_IDLE) pool->nr_idle--; + /* + * Once WORKER_DIE is set, the kworker may destroy itself at any + * point. Pin to ensure the task stays until we're done with it. + */ + get_task_struct(worker->task); + list_del_init(&worker->entry); worker->flags |= WORKER_DIE; @@ -1859,6 +1865,7 @@ static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker) spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock); kthread_stop(worker->task); + put_task_struct(worker->task); kfree(worker); spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock); |