linux/io_uring/io-wq.c
Max Kellermann cd4ea81be3 io_uring/io-wq: fix max_workers breakage and nr_workers underflow
Commit 88e6c42e40 ("io_uring/io-wq: add check free worker before
create new worker") reused the variable `do_create` for something
else, abusing it for the free worker check.

This caused the value to effectively always be `true` at the time
`nr_workers < max_workers` was checked, but it should really be
`false`.  This means the `max_workers` setting was ignored, and worse:
if the limit had already been reached, incrementing `nr_workers` was
skipped even though another worker would be created.

When later lots of workers exit, the `nr_workers` field could easily
underflow, making the problem worse because more and more workers
would be created without incrementing `nr_workers`.

The simple solution is to use a different variable for the free worker
check instead of using one variable for two different things.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 88e6c42e40 ("io_uring/io-wq: add check free worker before create new worker")
Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Fengnan Chang <changfengnan@bytedance.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2025-09-15 10:46:13 -06:00

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