On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 12:49:07AM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> kthread_create() creates a kthread without running it yet. kthread_run()
> creates a kthread and runs it.
>
> On the other hand, kthread_create_worker() creates a kthread worker and
> runs it.
>
> This difference in behaviours is confusing. Also there is no way to
> create a kthread worker and affine it using kthread_bind_mask() or
> kthread_affine_preferred() before starting it.
>
> Consolidate the behaviours and introduce kthread_run_worker[_on_cpu]()
> that behaves just like kthread_run(). kthread_create_worker[_on_cpu]()
> will now only create a kthread worker without starting it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frede...@kernel.org>
For the RCU pieces:
Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul...@kernel.org>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c | 2 +-
> crypto/crypto_engine.c | 2 +-
> drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank_work.c | 2 +-
> .../drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_slpc.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c | 8 ++--
> drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.c | 2 +-
> .../platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 2 +-
> drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c | 2 +-
> drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c | 2 +-
> drivers/spi/spi.c | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c | 2 +-
> drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c | 2 +-
> drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c | 2 +-
> fs/erofs/zdata.c | 2 +-
> include/linux/kthread.h | 48 ++++++++++++++++---
> kernel/kthread.c | 31 +++---------
> kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 +-
> kernel/sched/ext.c | 2 +-
> kernel/workqueue.c | 2 +-
> net/dsa/tag_ksz.c | 2 +-
> net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c | 2 +-
> net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c | 2 +-
> 33 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
> index cd57a517d04a..d7ab8780ab9e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
> @@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ struct kvm_pit *kvm_create_pit(struct kvm *kvm, u32 flags)
> pid_nr = pid_vnr(pid);
> put_pid(pid);
>
> - pit->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "kvm-pit/%d", pid_nr);
> + pit->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "kvm-pit/%d", pid_nr);
> if (IS_ERR(pit->worker))
> goto fail_kthread;
>
> diff --git a/crypto/crypto_engine.c b/crypto/crypto_engine.c
> index e60a0eb628e8..c7c16da5e649 100644
> --- a/crypto/crypto_engine.c
> +++ b/crypto/crypto_engine.c
> @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ struct crypto_engine
> *crypto_engine_alloc_init_and_set(struct device *dev,
> crypto_init_queue(&engine->queue, qlen);
> spin_lock_init(&engine->queue_lock);
>
> - engine->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "%s", engine->name);
> + engine->kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "%s", engine->name);
> if (IS_ERR(engine->kworker)) {
> dev_err(dev, "failed to create crypto request pump task\n");
> return NULL;
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> index 1a5ad184d28f..9b91cba133c9 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void __init cppc_freq_invariance_init(void)
> if (fie_disabled)
> return;
>
> - kworker_fie = kthread_create_worker(0, "cppc_fie");
> + kworker_fie = kthread_run_worker(0, "cppc_fie");
> if (IS_ERR(kworker_fie)) {
> pr_warn("%s: failed to create kworker_fie: %ld\n", __func__,
> PTR_ERR(kworker_fie));
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank_work.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank_work.c
> index 1752ffb44e1d..9cc71120246f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank_work.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank_work.c
> @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int drm_vblank_worker_init(struct drm_vblank_crtc *vblank)
>
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vblank->pending_work);
> init_waitqueue_head(&vblank->work_wait_queue);
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "card%d-crtc%d",
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "card%d-crtc%d",
> vblank->dev->primary->index,
> vblank->pipe);
> if (IS_ERR(worker))
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
> index 89d4dc8b60c6..eb0158e43417 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
> @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int live_parallel_switch(void *arg)
> if (!data[n].ce[0])
> continue;
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/parallel:%s",
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/parallel:%s",
> data[n].ce[0]->engine->name);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
> index 222ca7c44951..81c31396eceb 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
> @@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ static int smoke_crescendo(struct preempt_smoke *smoke,
> unsigned int flags)
> arg[id].batch = NULL;
> arg[id].count = 0;
>
> - worker[id] = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/smoke:%d", id);
> + worker[id] = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/smoke:%d", id);
> if (IS_ERR(worker[id])) {
> err = PTR_ERR(worker[id]);
> break;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
> index 9ce8ff1c04fe..9d3aeb237295 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
> @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ static int __igt_reset_engines(struct intel_gt *gt,
> threads[tmp].engine = other;
> threads[tmp].flags = flags;
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/%s",
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/%s",
> other->name);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_slpc.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_slpc.c
> index 4ecc4ae74a54..e218b229681f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_slpc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_slpc.c
> @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static int live_slpc_tile_interaction(void *arg)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> for_each_gt(gt, i915, i) {
> - threads[i].worker = kthread_create_worker(0,
> "igt/slpc_parallel:%d", gt->info.id);
> + threads[i].worker = kthread_run_worker(0,
> "igt/slpc_parallel:%d", gt->info.id);
>
> if (IS_ERR(threads[i].worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(threads[i].worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
> index acae30a04a94..88870844b5bd 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
> @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int mock_breadcrumbs_smoketest(void *arg)
> for (n = 0; n < ncpus; n++) {
> struct kthread_worker *worker;
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/%d", n);
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/%d", n);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(worker);
> ncpus = n;
> @@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ static int live_parallel_engines(void *arg)
> for_each_uabi_engine(engine, i915) {
> struct kthread_worker *worker;
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/parallel:%s",
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/parallel:%s",
> engine->name);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(worker);
> @@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ static int live_breadcrumbs_smoketest(void *arg)
> unsigned int i = idx * ncpus + n;
> struct kthread_worker *worker;
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt/%d.%d", idx, n);
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt/%d.%d", idx, n);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(worker);
> goto out_flush;
> @@ -3219,7 +3219,7 @@ static int perf_parallel_engines(void *arg)
>
> memset(&engines[idx].p, 0, sizeof(engines[idx].p));
>
> - worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "igt:%s",
> + worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "igt:%s",
> engine->name);
> if (IS_ERR(worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.c
> index e75b97127c0d..2be00b11e557 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/msm_disp_snapshot.c
> @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int msm_disp_snapshot_init(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
>
> mutex_init(&kms->dump_mutex);
>
> - kms->dump_worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "%s", "disp_snapshot");
> + kms->dump_worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "%s", "disp_snapshot");
> if (IS_ERR(kms->dump_worker))
> DRM_ERROR("failed to create disp state task\n");
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
> index 9c45d641b521..a7a2384044ff 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
> @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int msm_atomic_init_pending_timer(struct
> msm_pending_timer *timer,
> timer->kms = kms;
> timer->crtc_idx = crtc_idx;
>
> - timer->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "atomic-worker-%d", crtc_idx);
> + timer->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "atomic-worker-%d", crtc_idx);
> if (IS_ERR(timer->worker)) {
> int ret = PTR_ERR(timer->worker);
> timer->worker = NULL;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
> index a274b8466423..15f74e9dfc9e 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
> @@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ int msm_gpu_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct
> platform_device *pdev,
> gpu->funcs = funcs;
> gpu->name = name;
>
> - gpu->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "gpu-worker");
> + gpu->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "gpu-worker");
> if (IS_ERR(gpu->worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(gpu->worker);
> gpu->worker = NULL;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.c
> index af6a6fcb1173..8db9f3afb8ac 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.c
> @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int msm_drm_kms_init(struct device *dev, const struct
> drm_driver *drv)
> /* initialize event thread */
> ev_thread = &priv->event_thread[drm_crtc_index(crtc)];
> ev_thread->dev = ddev;
> - ev_thread->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "crtc_event:%d",
> crtc->base.id);
> + ev_thread->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "crtc_event:%d",
> crtc->base.id);
> if (IS_ERR(ev_thread->worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(ev_thread->worker);
> DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to create crtc_event
> kthread\n");
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
> b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
> index 7273254ecb03..c49f5ed461cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
> @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int wave5_vpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get irq resource, falling back
> to polling\n");
> hrtimer_init(&dev->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
> dev->hrtimer.function = &wave5_vpu_timer_callback;
> - dev->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "vpu_irq_thread");
> + dev->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "vpu_irq_thread");
> if (IS_ERR(dev->worker)) {
> dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to create vpu irq
> worker\n");
> ret = PTR_ERR(dev->worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
> b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
> index 5b4e2ce5470d..a5908e2ff2cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
> @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_irq_poll_setup(struct mv88e6xxx_chip
> *chip)
> kthread_init_delayed_work(&chip->irq_poll_work,
> mv88e6xxx_irq_poll);
>
> - chip->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "%s", dev_name(chip->dev));
> + chip->kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "%s", dev_name(chip->dev));
> if (IS_ERR(chip->kworker))
> return PTR_ERR(chip->kworker);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
> index cd95705d1e7f..1f11a24387f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
> @@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ static int ice_dpll_init_worker(struct ice_pf *pf)
> struct kthread_worker *kworker;
>
> kthread_init_delayed_work(&d->work, ice_dpll_periodic_work);
> - kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "ice-dplls-%s",
> + kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "ice-dplls-%s",
> dev_name(ice_pf_to_dev(pf)));
> if (IS_ERR(kworker))
> return PTR_ERR(kworker);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
> index c8ea1af51ad3..fcd1f808b696 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
> @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static struct gnss_serial *ice_gnss_struct_init(struct
> ice_pf *pf)
> pf->gnss_serial = gnss;
>
> kthread_init_delayed_work(&gnss->read_work, ice_gnss_read);
> - kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "ice-gnss-%s", dev_name(dev));
> + kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "ice-gnss-%s", dev_name(dev));
> if (IS_ERR(kworker)) {
> kfree(gnss);
> return NULL;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> index ef2e858f49bb..cd7da48bdf91 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> @@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ static int ice_ptp_init_work(struct ice_pf *pf, struct
> ice_ptp *ptp)
> /* Allocate a kworker for handling work required for the ports
> * connected to the PTP hardware clock.
> */
> - kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "ice-ptp-%s",
> + kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "ice-ptp-%s",
> dev_name(ice_pf_to_dev(pf)));
> if (IS_ERR(kworker))
> return PTR_ERR(kworker);
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
> b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
> index 86a3d32a7763..08f566cc1480 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
> @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static int cros_ec_spi_devm_high_pri_alloc(struct device
> *dev,
> int err;
>
> ec_spi->high_pri_worker =
> - kthread_create_worker(0, "cros_ec_spi_high_pri");
> + kthread_run_worker(0, "cros_ec_spi_high_pri");
>
> if (IS_ERR(ec_spi->high_pri_worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(ec_spi->high_pri_worker);
> diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
> index c56cd0f63909..89a4420972e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
> +++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
> @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct
> ptp_clock_info *info,
>
> if (ptp->info->do_aux_work) {
> kthread_init_delayed_work(&ptp->aux_work, ptp_aux_kworker);
> - ptp->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "ptp%d", ptp->index);
> + ptp->kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "ptp%d", ptp->index);
> if (IS_ERR(ptp->kworker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(ptp->kworker);
> pr_err("failed to create ptp aux_worker %d\n", err);
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
> index c1dad30a4528..f2f4b6ee25d4 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
> @@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ static int spi_init_queue(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
> ctlr->busy = false;
> ctlr->queue_empty = true;
>
> - ctlr->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, dev_name(&ctlr->dev));
> + ctlr->kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, dev_name(&ctlr->dev));
> if (IS_ERR(ctlr->kworker)) {
> dev_err(&ctlr->dev, "failed to create message pump kworker\n");
> return PTR_ERR(ctlr->kworker);
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> index fc619478200f..66ae934ad196 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> @@ -7577,7 +7577,7 @@ struct tcpm_port *tcpm_register_port(struct device
> *dev, struct tcpc_dev *tcpc)
> mutex_init(&port->lock);
> mutex_init(&port->swap_lock);
>
> - port->wq = kthread_create_worker(0, dev_name(dev));
> + port->wq = kthread_run_worker(0, dev_name(dev));
> if (IS_ERR(port->wq))
> return ERR_CAST(port->wq);
> sched_set_fifo(port->wq->task);
> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> index 8ffea8430f95..c204fc8e471a 100644
> --- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr
> *dev_attr,
> dev = &vdpasim->vdpa.dev;
>
> kthread_init_work(&vdpasim->work, vdpasim_work_fn);
> - vdpasim->worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "vDPA sim worker: %s",
> + vdpasim->worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "vDPA sim worker: %s",
> dev_attr->name);
> if (IS_ERR(vdpasim->worker))
> goto err_iommu;
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
> index 4190cb800cc4..19698d87dc57 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
> @@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ int __init watchdog_dev_init(void)
> {
> int err;
>
> - watchdog_kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "watchdogd");
> + watchdog_kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, "watchdogd");
> if (IS_ERR(watchdog_kworker)) {
> pr_err("Failed to create watchdog kworker\n");
> return PTR_ERR(watchdog_kworker);
> diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
> index 050aaa016ec8..bf6b4d8cb283 100644
> --- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
> +++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
> @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void erofs_destroy_percpu_workers(void)
> static struct kthread_worker *erofs_init_percpu_worker(int cpu)
> {
> struct kthread_worker *worker =
> - kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, 0, "erofs_worker/%u");
> + kthread_run_worker_on_cpu(cpu, 0, "erofs_worker/%u");
>
> if (IS_ERR(worker))
> return worker;
> diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
> index 0c66e7c1092a..8d27403888ce 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kthread.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
> @@ -193,19 +193,53 @@ struct kthread_worker
> *kthread_create_worker_on_node(unsigned int flags,
> const char namefmt[], ...);
>
> #define kthread_create_worker(flags, namefmt, ...) \
> -({ \
> - struct kthread_worker *__kw \
> - = kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, NUMA_NO_NODE, \
> - namefmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); \
> - if (!IS_ERR(__kw)) \
> - wake_up_process(__kw->task); \
> - __kw; \
> + kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, NUMA_NO_NODE, namefmt, ##
> __VA_ARGS__);
> +
> +/**
> + * kthread_run_worker - create and wake a kthread worker.
> + * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
> + * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
> + *
> + * Description: Convenient wrapper for kthread_create_worker() followed by
> + * wake_up_process(). Returns the kthread_worker or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
> + */
> +#define kthread_run_worker(flags, namefmt, ...)
> \
> +({
> \
> + struct kthread_worker *__kw
> \
> + = kthread_create_worker(flags, namefmt, ## __VA_ARGS__);
> \
> + if (!IS_ERR(__kw))
> \
> + wake_up_process(__kw->task);
> \
> + __kw;
> \
> })
>
> struct kthread_worker *
> kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
> const char namefmt[]);
>
> +/**
> + * kthread_run_worker_on_cpu - create and wake a cpu bound kthread worker.
> + * @cpu: CPU number
> + * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
> + * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
> + * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
> + *
> + * Description: Convenient wrapper for kthread_create_worker_on_cpu()
> + * followed by wake_up_process(). Returns the kthread_worker or
> + * ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
> + */
> +static inline struct kthread_worker *
> +kthread_run_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
> + const char namefmt[])
> +{
> + struct kthread_worker *kw;
> +
> + kw = kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, flags, namefmt);
> + if (!IS_ERR(kw))
> + wake_up_process(kw->task);
> +
> + return kw;
> +}
> +
> bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
> struct kthread_work *work);
>
> diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
> index 7eb93c248c59..d9fee08e9a66 100644
> --- a/kernel/kthread.c
> +++ b/kernel/kthread.c
> @@ -1075,33 +1075,10 @@ kthread_create_worker_on_node(unsigned int flags, int
> node, const char namefmt[]
> worker = __kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, node, namefmt, args);
> va_end(args);
>
> - if (worker)
> - wake_up_process(worker->task);
> -
> return worker;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_node);
>
> -static __printf(3, 4) struct kthread_worker *
> -__kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
> - const char namefmt[], ...)
> -{
> - struct kthread_worker *worker;
> - va_list args;
> -
> - va_start(args, namefmt);
> - worker = __kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, cpu_to_node(cpu),
> - namefmt, args);
> - va_end(args);
> -
> - if (worker) {
> - kthread_bind(worker->task, cpu);
> - wake_up_process(worker->task);
> - }
> -
> - return worker;
> -}
> -
> /**
> * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu - create a kthread worker and bind it
> * to a given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
> @@ -1142,7 +1119,13 @@ struct kthread_worker *
> kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
> const char namefmt[])
> {
> - return __kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, flags, namefmt, cpu);
> + struct kthread_worker *worker;
> +
> + worker = kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, cpu_to_node(cpu),
> namefmt, cpu);
> + if (worker)
> + kthread_bind(worker->task, cpu);
> +
> + return worker;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu);
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index c1e9f0818d51..a44228b0949a 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -4902,7 +4902,7 @@ static void rcu_spawn_exp_par_gp_kworker(struct
> rcu_node *rnp)
> if (rnp->exp_kworker)
> return;
>
> - kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, name, rnp_index);
> + kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, name, rnp_index);
> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(kworker)) {
> pr_err("Failed to create par gp kworker on %d/%d\n",
> rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi);
> @@ -4929,7 +4929,7 @@ static void __init rcu_start_exp_gp_kworker(void)
> const char *name = "rcu_exp_gp_kthread_worker";
> struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = kthread_prio };
>
> - rcu_exp_gp_kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, name);
> + rcu_exp_gp_kworker = kthread_run_worker(0, name);
> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rcu_exp_gp_kworker)) {
> pr_err("Failed to create %s!\n", name);
> rcu_exp_gp_kworker = NULL;
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> index c09e3dc38c34..4835fa4d9326 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
> @@ -4885,7 +4885,7 @@ static struct kthread_worker
> *scx_create_rt_helper(const char *name)
> {
> struct kthread_worker *helper;
>
> - helper = kthread_create_worker(0, name);
> + helper = kthread_run_worker(0, name);
> if (helper)
> sched_set_fifo(helper->task);
> return helper;
> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
> index 9949ffad8df0..f5c7447ae1de 100644
> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
> @@ -7814,7 +7814,7 @@ static void __init wq_cpu_intensive_thresh_init(void)
> unsigned long thresh;
> unsigned long bogo;
>
> - pwq_release_worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "pool_workqueue_release");
> + pwq_release_worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "pool_workqueue_release");
> BUG_ON(IS_ERR(pwq_release_worker));
>
> /* if the user set it to a specific value, keep it */
> diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_ksz.c b/net/dsa/tag_ksz.c
> index 281bbac5539d..c33d4bf17929 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/tag_ksz.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/tag_ksz.c
> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int ksz_connect(struct dsa_switch *ds)
> if (!priv)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> - xmit_worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "dsa%d:%d_xmit",
> + xmit_worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "dsa%d:%d_xmit",
> ds->dst->index, ds->index);
> if (IS_ERR(xmit_worker)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(xmit_worker);
> diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c b/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
> index 8e8b1bef6af6..6ce0bc166792 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
> @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int ocelot_connect(struct dsa_switch *ds)
> if (!priv)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> - priv->xmit_worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "felix_xmit");
> + priv->xmit_worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "felix_xmit");
> if (IS_ERR(priv->xmit_worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(priv->xmit_worker);
> kfree(priv);
> diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c b/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> index 3e902af7eea6..02adec693811 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> @@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int sja1105_connect(struct dsa_switch *ds)
>
> spin_lock_init(&priv->meta_lock);
>
> - xmit_worker = kthread_create_worker(0, "dsa%d:%d_xmit",
> + xmit_worker = kthread_run_worker(0, "dsa%d:%d_xmit",
> ds->dst->index, ds->index);
> if (IS_ERR(xmit_worker)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(xmit_worker);
> --
> 2.46.0
>
