---

yaml
---
r: 260433
b: refs/heads/master
c: beda94d
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  260431: 30fc3a3
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f7b1371eb6b3ff72e38de220663b22f7cc9df296
+refs/heads/master: beda94da38d2a3bf7f40c01f0a8e6d86067c91cc

trunk/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Memory Control (Balloon) Driver");
-MODULE_VERSION("1.2.1.2-k");
+MODULE_VERSION("1.2.1.3-k");
 MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:*:svnVMware*:*");
 MODULE_ALIAS("vmware_vmmemctl");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ struct vmballoon {
 };
 
 static struct vmballoon balloon;
-static struct workqueue_struct *vmballoon_wq;
 
 /*
  * Send "start" command to the host, communicating supported version
@@ -674,7 +673,12 @@ static void vmballoon_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			vmballoon_deflate(b);
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(vmballoon_wq, dwork, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
+	/*
+	 * We are using a freezable workqueue so that balloon operations are
+	 * stopped while the system transitions to/from sleep/hibernation.
+	 */
+	queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq,
+			   dwork, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -785,12 +789,6 @@ static int __init vmballoon_init(void)
 	if (x86_hyper != &x86_hyper_vmware)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	vmballoon_wq = create_freezable_workqueue("vmmemctl");
-	if (!vmballoon_wq) {
-		pr_err("failed to create workqueue\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&balloon.pages);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&balloon.refused_pages);
 
@@ -805,34 +803,27 @@ static int __init vmballoon_init(void)
 	 */
 	if (!vmballoon_send_start(&balloon)) {
 		pr_err("failed to send start command to the host\n");
-		error = -EIO;
-		goto fail;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (!vmballoon_send_guest_id(&balloon)) {
 		pr_err("failed to send guest ID to the host\n");
-		error = -EIO;
-		goto fail;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	error = vmballoon_debugfs_init(&balloon);
 	if (error)
-		goto fail;
+		return error;
 
-	queue_delayed_work(vmballoon_wq, &balloon.dwork, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &balloon.dwork, 0);
 
 	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	destroy_workqueue(vmballoon_wq);
-	return error;
 }
 module_init(vmballoon_init);
 
 static void __exit vmballoon_exit(void)
 {
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&balloon.dwork);
-	destroy_workqueue(vmballoon_wq);
 
 	vmballoon_debugfs_exit(&balloon);