@@ -3168,6 +3168,13 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
cpus_updated = !cpumask_equal(top_cpuset.effective_cpus, &new_cpus);
mems_updated = !nodes_equal(top_cpuset.effective_mems, new_mems);
+ /*
+ * In the rare case that hotplug removes all the cpus in subparts_cpus,
+ * we assumed that cpus are updated.
+ */
+ if (!cpus_updated && top_cpuset.nr_subparts_cpus)
+ cpus_updated = true;
+
/* synchronize cpus_allowed to cpu_active_mask */
if (cpus_updated) {
spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);