@@ -1265,6 +1265,16 @@ static int nbd_start_device(struct nbd_device *nbd)
args = kzalloc(sizeof(*args), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!args) {
sock_shutdown(nbd);
+ /*
+ * If num_connections is m (2 < m),
+ * and NO.1 ~ NO.n(1 < n < m) kzallocs are successful.
+ * But NO.(n + 1) failed. We still have n recv threads.
+ * So, add flush_workqueue here to prevent recv threads
+ * dropping the last config_refs and trying to destroy
+ * the workqueue from inside the workqueue.
+ */
+ if (i)
+ flush_workqueue(nbd->recv_workq);
return -ENOMEM;
}
sk_set_memalloc(config->socks[i]->sock->sk);