Merge commit 'v2.6.38-rc4' into imx-for-2.6.39

Conflicts:
	arch/arm/mach-mxs/clock-mx28.c

Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 8ee6ec82f88a..11869faa6819 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -768,7 +768,11 @@ static inline void worker_clr_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
 
 	worker->flags &= ~flags;
 
-	/* if transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running */
+	/*
+	 * If transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running.  Note
+	 * that the nested NOT_RUNNING is not a noop.  NOT_RUNNING is mask
+	 * of multiple flags, not a single flag.
+	 */
 	if ((flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING) && (oflags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
 		if (!(worker->flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
 			atomic_inc(get_gcwq_nr_running(gcwq->cpu));
@@ -1840,7 +1844,7 @@ __acquires(&gcwq->lock)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	work_clear_pending(work);
-	lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+	lock_map_acquire_read(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
 	trace_workqueue_execute_start(work);
 	f(work);
@@ -2384,8 +2388,18 @@ static bool start_flush_work(struct work_struct *work, struct wq_barrier *barr,
 	insert_wq_barrier(cwq, barr, work, worker);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
-	lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+	/*
+	 * If @max_active is 1 or rescuer is in use, flushing another work
+	 * item on the same workqueue may lead to deadlock.  Make sure the
+	 * flusher is not running on the same workqueue by verifying write
+	 * access.
+	 */
+	if (cwq->wq->saved_max_active == 1 || cwq->wq->flags & WQ_RESCUER)
+		lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+	else
+		lock_map_acquire_read(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_release(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+
 	return true;
 already_gone:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);