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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 7441bd93b732..8fe3ebd6ac00 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static void wb_exit(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
* protected.
*/
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cgwb_lock);
+static struct workqueue_struct *cgwb_release_wq;
/**
* wb_congested_get_create - get or create a wb_congested
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ static void cgwb_release(struct percpu_ref *refcnt)
{
struct bdi_writeback *wb = container_of(refcnt, struct bdi_writeback,
refcnt);
- schedule_work(&wb->release_work);
+ queue_work(cgwb_release_wq, &wb->release_work);
}
static void cgwb_kill(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
@@ -784,6 +785,21 @@ static void cgwb_bdi_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
spin_unlock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
}
+static int __init cgwb_init(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * There can be many concurrent release work items overwhelming
+ * system_wq. Put them in a separate wq and limit concurrency.
+ * There's no point in executing many of these in parallel.
+ */
+ cgwb_release_wq = alloc_workqueue("cgwb_release", 0, 1);
+ if (!cgwb_release_wq)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(cgwb_init);
+
#else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
static int cgwb_bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)