Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.
This lack of consistency cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.
system_wq should be the per-cpu workqueue, yet in this name nothing makes
that clear, so replace system_wq with system_percpu_wq.
The old wq (system_wq) will be kept for a few release cycles.
Suggested-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@suse.com>
---
drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c | 2 +-
drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c | 2 +-
drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c | 2 +-
drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c | 2 +-
drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c | 3 ++-
5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
index afdb3b2aa72a..27a345f3befe 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ bool ivpu_hw_btrs_irq_handler_lnl(struct ivpu_device *vdev, int irq)
if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, SURV_ERR, status)) {
ivpu_dbg(vdev, IRQ, "Survivability IRQ\n");
- queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
+ queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
}
if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, FREQ_CHANGE, status)) {
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
index 5f00809d448a..1f13bf95b2b3 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void ivpu_ipc_irq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
}
}
- queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
+ queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
}
void ivpu_ipc_irq_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
index 060f1fc031d3..7a1f78b84b09 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int ivpu_job_signal_and_destroy(struct ivpu_device *vdev, u32 job_id, u32
* status and ensure both are handled in the same way
*/
job->file_priv->has_mmu_faults = true;
- queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
+ queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
index 5ea010568faa..e1baf6b64935 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void ivpu_mmu_irq_evtq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
}
}
- queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
+ queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
}
void ivpu_mmu_evtq_dump(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
index ffa2ba7cafe2..9ecba05ce7db 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void ivpu_start_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
unsigned long timeout_ms = ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms ? ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms : vdev->timeout.tdr;
/* No-op if already queued */
- queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work, msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
+ queue_delayed_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work,
+ msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
}
void ivpu_stop_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
--
2.51.0
On 10/29/2025 5:56 PM, Marco Crivellari wrote:
> Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
> used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
> WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
> schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
> again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.
>
> This lack of consistency cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.
>
> system_wq should be the per-cpu workqueue, yet in this name nothing makes
> that clear, so replace system_wq with system_percpu_wq.
>
> The old wq (system_wq) will be kept for a few release cycles.
>
> Suggested-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@suse.com>
> ---
> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c | 2 +-
> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c | 2 +-
> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c | 2 +-
> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c | 2 +-
> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c | 3 ++-
> 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
> index afdb3b2aa72a..27a345f3befe 100644
> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
> @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ bool ivpu_hw_btrs_irq_handler_lnl(struct ivpu_device *vdev, int irq)
>
> if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, SURV_ERR, status)) {
> ivpu_dbg(vdev, IRQ, "Survivability IRQ\n");
> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
> }
>
> if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, FREQ_CHANGE, status)) {
> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
> index 5f00809d448a..1f13bf95b2b3 100644
> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
> @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void ivpu_ipc_irq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
> }
> }
>
> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
> }
>
> void ivpu_ipc_irq_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
> index 060f1fc031d3..7a1f78b84b09 100644
> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
> @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int ivpu_job_signal_and_destroy(struct ivpu_device *vdev, u32 job_id, u32
> * status and ensure both are handled in the same way
> */
> job->file_priv->has_mmu_faults = true;
> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
> index 5ea010568faa..e1baf6b64935 100644
> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
> @@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void ivpu_mmu_irq_evtq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
> }
> }
>
> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
> }
>
> void ivpu_mmu_evtq_dump(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
> index ffa2ba7cafe2..9ecba05ce7db 100644
> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
> @@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void ivpu_start_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
> unsigned long timeout_ms = ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms ? ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms : vdev->timeout.tdr;
>
> /* No-op if already queued */
> - queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work, msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
> + queue_delayed_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work,
> + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
> }
>
> void ivpu_stop_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
Reviewed-by: Karol Wachowski <karol.wachowski@linux.intel.com>
On 10/29/2025 9:02 PM, Karol Wachowski wrote:
> On 10/29/2025 5:56 PM, Marco Crivellari wrote:
>> Currently if a user enqueue a work item using schedule_delayed_work() the
>> used wq is "system_wq" (per-cpu wq) while queue_delayed_work() use
>> WORK_CPU_UNBOUND (used when a cpu is not specified). The same applies to
>> schedule_work() that is using system_wq and queue_work(), that makes use
>> again of WORK_CPU_UNBOUND.
>>
>> This lack of consistency cannot be addressed without refactoring the API.
>>
>> system_wq should be the per-cpu workqueue, yet in this name nothing makes
>> that clear, so replace system_wq with system_percpu_wq.
>>
>> The old wq (system_wq) will be kept for a few release cycles.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@suse.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c | 2 +-
>> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c | 2 +-
>> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c | 2 +-
>> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c | 2 +-
>> drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c | 3 ++-
>> 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
>> index afdb3b2aa72a..27a345f3befe 100644
>> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_hw_btrs.c
>> @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ bool ivpu_hw_btrs_irq_handler_lnl(struct ivpu_device *vdev, int irq)
>>
>> if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, SURV_ERR, status)) {
>> ivpu_dbg(vdev, IRQ, "Survivability IRQ\n");
>> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
>> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_dct_work);
>> }
>>
>> if (REG_TEST_FLD(VPU_HW_BTRS_LNL_INTERRUPT_STAT, FREQ_CHANGE, status)) {
>> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
>> index 5f00809d448a..1f13bf95b2b3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
>> @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void ivpu_ipc_irq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
>> }
>> }
>>
>> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
>> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->irq_ipc_work);
>> }
>>
>> void ivpu_ipc_irq_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
>> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
>> index 060f1fc031d3..7a1f78b84b09 100644
>> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
>> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_job.c
>> @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int ivpu_job_signal_and_destroy(struct ivpu_device *vdev, u32 job_id, u32
>> * status and ensure both are handled in the same way
>> */
>> job->file_priv->has_mmu_faults = true;
>> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
>> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
>> index 5ea010568faa..e1baf6b64935 100644
>> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
>> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_mmu.c
>> @@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void ivpu_mmu_irq_evtq_handler(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
>> }
>> }
>>
>> - queue_work(system_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
>> + queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->context_abort_work);
>> }
>>
>> void ivpu_mmu_evtq_dump(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
>> diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
>> index ffa2ba7cafe2..9ecba05ce7db 100644
>> --- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_pm.c
>> @@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void ivpu_start_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
>> unsigned long timeout_ms = ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms ? ivpu_tdr_timeout_ms : vdev->timeout.tdr;
>>
>> /* No-op if already queued */
>> - queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work, msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
>> + queue_delayed_work(system_percpu_wq, &vdev->pm->job_timeout_work,
>> + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
>> }
>>
>> void ivpu_stop_job_timeout_detection(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
> Reviewed-by: Karol Wachowski <karol.wachowski@linux.intel.com>
Pushed to drm-misc-next.
-Karol
On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM Karol Wachowski <karol.wachowski@linux.intel.com> wrote: >[...] > > Reviewed-by: Karol Wachowski <karol.wachowski@linux.intel.com> > Pushed to drm-misc-next. > -Karol Many thanks! -- Marco Crivellari L3 Support Engineer, Technology & Product
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