The workqueue "addr_wq" queues a single work item &work and hence doesn't require ordering. Also, it is being used on a memory reclaim path. Hence, it has been converted to use alloc_workqueue with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM set.
WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to ensure forward progress under memory pressure. Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriy...@gmail.com> --- drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c index 1374541..b136d3a 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static struct notifier_block nb = { int addr_init(void) { - addr_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ib_addr"); + addr_wq = alloc_workqueue("ib_addr", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0); if (!addr_wq) return -ENOMEM; -- 2.1.4