- while (unlikely(cwq->thread != NULL))
- cpu_relax();
- /*
- * Wait until cwq->thread unlocks cwq->lock,
- * it won't touch *cwq after that.
- */
- smp_rmb();
- spin_unlock_wait(&cwq->lock);
- }
+ flush_cpu_workqueue(cwq);
+ /*
+ * If the caller is CPU_DEAD and cwq->worklist was not empty,
+ * a concurrent flush_workqueue() can insert a barrier after us.
+ * However, in that case run_workqueue() won't return and check
+ * kthread_should_stop() until it flushes all work_struct's.
+ * When ->worklist becomes empty it is safe to exit because no
+ * more work_structs can be queued on this cwq: flush_workqueue
+ * checks list_empty(), and a "normal" queue_work() can't use
+ * a dead CPU.
+ */
+ kthread_stop(cwq->thread);
+ cwq->thread = NULL;