1 files changed, 8 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 6202b08f1933..beeeac9e0e3e 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1841,17 +1841,11 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(unsigned long __pool)
  * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
  * multiple times.  Does GFP_KERNEL allocations.  Called only from
  * manager.
- *
- * Return:
- * %false if no action was taken and pool->lock stayed locked, %true
- * otherwise.
  */
-static bool maybe_create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
+static void maybe_create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
 __releases(&pool->lock)
 __acquires(&pool->lock)
 {
-	if (!need_to_create_worker(pool))
-		return false;
 restart:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
@@ -1877,7 +1871,6 @@ restart:
 	 */
 	if (need_to_create_worker(pool))
 		goto restart;
-	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1897,16 +1890,14 @@ restart:
  * multiple times.  Does GFP_KERNEL allocations.
  *
  * Return:
- * %false if the pool don't need management and the caller can safely start
- * processing works, %true indicates that the function released pool->lock
- * and reacquired it to perform some management function and that the
- * conditions that the caller verified while holding the lock before
- * calling the function might no longer be true.
+ * %false if the pool doesn't need management and the caller can safely
+ * start processing works, %true if management function was performed and
+ * the conditions that the caller verified before calling the function may
+ * no longer be true.
  */
 static bool manage_workers(struct worker *worker)
 {
 	struct worker_pool *pool = worker->pool;
-	bool ret = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Anyone who successfully grabs manager_arb wins the arbitration
@@ -1919,12 +1910,12 @@ static bool manage_workers(struct worker *worker)
 	 * actual management, the pool may stall indefinitely.
 	 */
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&pool->manager_arb))
-		return ret;
+		return false;
 
-	ret |= maybe_create_worker(pool);
+	maybe_create_worker(pool);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&pool->manager_arb);
-	return ret;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**