diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index f7e16b4466f0..f0cb86ef8215 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -969,10 +969,10 @@ void blk_queue_exit(struct request_queue *q)
 	percpu_ref_put(&q->q_usage_counter);
 }
 
-static void blk_queue_usage_counter_release_swork(struct swork_event *sev)
+static void blk_queue_usage_counter_release_wrk(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q =
-		container_of(sev, struct request_queue, mq_pcpu_wake);
+		container_of(work, struct request_queue, mq_pcpu_wake);
 
 	wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
 }
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static void blk_queue_usage_counter_release(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 		container_of(ref, struct request_queue, q_usage_counter);
 
 	if (wq_has_sleeper(&q->mq_freeze_wq))
-		swork_queue(&q->mq_pcpu_wake);
+		schedule_work(&q->mq_pcpu_wake);
 }
 
 static void blk_rq_timed_out_timer(struct timer_list *t)
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id,
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_BYPASS, q);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
-	INIT_SWORK(&q->mq_pcpu_wake, blk_queue_usage_counter_release_swork);
+	INIT_WORK(&q->mq_pcpu_wake, blk_queue_usage_counter_release_wrk);
 
 	/*
 	 * Init percpu_ref in atomic mode so that it's faster to shutdown.
@@ -3970,8 +3970,6 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 	if (!kblockd_workqueue)
 		panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");
 
-	BUG_ON(swork_get());
-
 	request_cachep = kmem_cache_create("blkdev_requests",
 			sizeof(struct request), 0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 298c96b6befa..cef8e00c9d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
-#include <linux/kthread-cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/splice.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
index b56619418cea..fdcf3076681b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "rockchip-spi"
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
index a5991cbb408f..1ef937d799e4 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
-#include <linux/swork.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ static void pkg_thermal_schedule_work(int cpu, struct delayed_work *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, work, ms);
 }
 
-static void pkg_thermal_notify_work(struct swork_event *event)
+static int pkg_thermal_notify(u64 msr_val)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct pkg_device *pkgdev;
@@ -349,47 +348,9 @@ static void pkg_thermal_notify_work(struct swork_event *event)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pkg_temp_lock, flags);
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
-static struct swork_event notify_work;
-
-static int pkg_thermal_notify_work_init(void)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = swork_get();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	INIT_SWORK(&notify_work, pkg_thermal_notify_work);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void pkg_thermal_notify_work_cleanup(void)
-{
-	swork_put();
-}
-
-static int pkg_thermal_notify(u64 msr_val)
-{
-	swork_queue(&notify_work);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#else  /* !CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL */
-
-static int pkg_thermal_notify_work_init(void) { return 0; }
-
-static void pkg_thermal_notify_work_cleanup(void) {  }
-
-static int pkg_thermal_notify(u64 msr_val)
-{
-	pkg_thermal_notify_work(NULL);
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL */
-
 static int pkg_temp_thermal_device_add(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	int pkgid = topology_logical_package_id(cpu);
@@ -554,16 +515,11 @@ static int __init pkg_temp_thermal_init(void)
 	if (!x86_match_cpu(pkg_temp_thermal_ids))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (!pkg_thermal_notify_work_init())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	max_packages = topology_max_packages();
 	packages = kcalloc(max_packages, sizeof(struct pkg_device *),
 			   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!packages) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (!packages)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "thermal/x86_pkg:online",
 				pkg_thermal_cpu_online,	pkg_thermal_cpu_offline);
@@ -581,7 +537,6 @@ static int __init pkg_temp_thermal_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	pkg_thermal_notify_work_cleanup();
 	kfree(packages);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -595,7 +550,6 @@ static void __exit pkg_temp_thermal_exit(void)
 	cpuhp_remove_state(pkg_thermal_hp_state);
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(debugfs);
 	kfree(packages);
-	pkg_thermal_notify_work_cleanup();
 }
 module_exit(pkg_temp_thermal_exit)
 
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 16dcf8521c2c..c74dd321f5b7 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <linux/ramfs.h>
 #include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
-#include <linux/swork.h>
 
 #include <asm/kmap_types.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ struct kioctx {
 	long			nr_pages;
 
 	struct rcu_work		free_rwork;	/* see free_ioctx() */
-	struct swork_event	free_swork;	/* see free_ioctx() */
+	struct work_struct	free_work;	/* see free_ioctx() */
 
 	/*
 	 * signals when all in-flight requests are done
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ static int __init aio_setup(void)
 		.mount		= aio_mount,
 		.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 	};
-	BUG_ON(swork_get());
 	aio_mnt = kern_mount(&aio_fs);
 	if (IS_ERR(aio_mnt))
 		panic("Failed to create aio fs mount.");
@@ -609,9 +607,9 @@ static void free_ioctx_reqs(struct percpu_ref *ref)
  * and ctx->users has dropped to 0, so we know no more kiocbs can be submitted -
  * now it's safe to cancel any that need to be.
  */
-static void free_ioctx_users_work(struct swork_event *sev)
+static void free_ioctx_users_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct kioctx *ctx = container_of(sev, struct kioctx, free_swork);
+	struct kioctx *ctx = container_of(work, struct kioctx, free_work);
 	struct aio_kiocb *req;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->ctx_lock);
@@ -633,8 +631,8 @@ static void free_ioctx_users(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 {
 	struct kioctx *ctx = container_of(ref, struct kioctx, users);
 
-	INIT_SWORK(&ctx->free_swork, free_ioctx_users_work);
-	swork_queue(&ctx->free_swork);
+	INIT_WORK(&ctx->free_work, free_ioctx_users_work);
+	schedule_work(&ctx->free_work);
 }
 
 static int ioctx_add_table(struct kioctx *ctx, struct mm_struct *mm)
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index 0473efda4c65..da587e60fe86 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * 	              Nauman Rafique <nauman@google.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/kthread-cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 7b7c0bc6a514..45653e23e4cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/llist.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev-defs.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/blkzoned.h>
-#include <linux/swork.h>
 
 struct module;
 struct scsi_ioctl_command;
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ struct request_queue {
 #endif
 	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
 	wait_queue_head_t	mq_freeze_wq;
-	struct swork_event	mq_pcpu_wake;
+	struct work_struct	mq_pcpu_wake;
 	struct percpu_ref	q_usage_counter;
 	struct list_head	all_q_node;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index a9321f6429f2..97d9ba26915e 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
@@ -239,11 +238,7 @@ extern void resume_device_irqs(void);
 struct irq_affinity_notify {
 	unsigned int irq;
 	struct kref kref;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-	struct kthread_work work;
-#else
 	struct work_struct work;
-#endif
 	void (*notify)(struct irq_affinity_notify *, const cpumask_t *mask);
 	void (*release)(struct kref *ref);
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/kthread-cgroup.h b/include/linux/kthread-cgroup.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 53d34bca9d72..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/kthread-cgroup.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef _LINUX_KTHREAD_CGROUP_H
-#define _LINUX_KTHREAD_CGROUP_H
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
-#include <linux/cgroup.h>
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
-void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
-struct cgroup_subsys_state *kthread_blkcg(void);
-#else
-static inline void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css) { }
-static inline struct cgroup_subsys_state *kthread_blkcg(void)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-#endif
-#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index 7cf56eb54103..6b8c064f0cbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /* Simple interface for creating and stopping kernel threads without mess. */
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
 
 __printf(4, 5)
 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
@@ -197,12 +198,14 @@ bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work *work);
 
 void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker);
 
-extern struct kthread_worker kthread_global_worker;
-void kthread_init_global_worker(void);
-
-static inline bool kthread_schedule_work(struct kthread_work *work)
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
+void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
+struct cgroup_subsys_state *kthread_blkcg(void);
+#else
+static inline void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css) { }
+static inline struct cgroup_subsys_state *kthread_blkcg(void)
 {
-	return kthread_queue_work(&kthread_global_worker, work);
+	return NULL;
 }
-
+#endif
 #endif /* _LINUX_KTHREAD_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/swait.h b/include/linux/swait.h
index f426a0661aa0..21ae66cd41d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/swait.h
+++ b/include/linux/swait.h
@@ -299,4 +299,18 @@ do {									\
 	__ret;								\
 })
 
+#define __swait_event_lock_irq(wq, condition, lock, cmd)		\
+	___swait_event(wq, condition, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, 0,		\
+		       raw_spin_unlock_irq(&lock);			\
+		       cmd;						\
+		       schedule();					\
+		       raw_spin_lock_irq(&lock))
+
+#define swait_event_lock_irq(wq_head, condition, lock)			\
+	do {								\
+		if (condition)						\
+			break;						\
+		__swait_event_lock_irq(wq_head, condition, lock, );	\
+	} while (0)
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SWAIT_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 60d673e15632..546aa73fba6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -455,10 +455,6 @@ __alloc_workqueue_key(const char *fmt, unsigned int flags, int max_active,
 
 extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
-struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs(gfp_t gfp_mask);
-void free_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_attrs *attrs);
-int apply_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
-			  const struct workqueue_attrs *attrs);
 int workqueue_set_unbound_cpumask(cpumask_var_t cpumask);
 
 extern bool queue_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b0e95351c22c..4a7471606e53 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,6 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	smp_prepare_cpus(setup_max_cpus);
 
 	workqueue_init();
-	kthread_init_global_worker();
 
 	init_mm_internals();
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 290cd520dba1..82b3728685ca 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -285,12 +285,7 @@ int irq_set_affinity_locked(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 
 	if (desc->affinity_notify) {
 		kref_get(&desc->affinity_notify->kref);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-		kthread_schedule_work(&desc->affinity_notify->work);
-#else
 		schedule_work(&desc->affinity_notify->work);
-#endif
 	}
 	irqd_set(data, IRQD_AFFINITY_SET);
 
@@ -328,8 +323,10 @@ int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_set_affinity_hint);
 
-static void _irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify)
+static void irq_affinity_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct irq_affinity_notify *notify =
+		container_of(work, struct irq_affinity_notify, work);
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(notify->irq);
 	cpumask_var_t cpumask;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -351,25 +348,6 @@ static void _irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify)
 	kref_put(&notify->kref, notify->release);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-
-static void irq_affinity_notify(struct kthread_work *work)
-{
-	struct irq_affinity_notify *notify =
-		container_of(work, struct irq_affinity_notify, work);
-	_irq_affinity_notify(notify);
-}
-
-#else
-
-static void irq_affinity_notify(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct irq_affinity_notify *notify =
-		container_of(work, struct irq_affinity_notify, work);
-	_irq_affinity_notify(notify);
-}
-#endif
-
 /**
  *	irq_set_affinity_notifier - control notification of IRQ affinity changes
  *	@irq:		Interrupt for which to enable/disable notification
@@ -398,11 +376,7 @@ irq_set_affinity_notifier(unsigned int irq, struct irq_affinity_notify *notify)
 	if (notify) {
 		notify->irq = irq;
 		kref_init(&notify->kref);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-		kthread_init_work(&notify->work, irq_affinity_notify);
-#else
 		INIT_WORK(&notify->work, irq_affinity_notify);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
@@ -411,11 +385,7 @@ irq_set_affinity_notifier(unsigned int irq, struct irq_affinity_notify *notify)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 
 	if (old_notify) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-		kthread_cancel_work_sync(&notify->work);
-#else
 		cancel_work_sync(&old_notify->work);
-#endif
 		kref_put(&old_notify->kref, old_notify->release);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 9db017761a1f..5641b55783a6 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/cgroup.h>
 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
@@ -1181,19 +1180,6 @@ void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_destroy_worker);
 
-DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER(kthread_global_worker);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_global_worker);
-
-__init void kthread_init_global_worker(void)
-{
-	kthread_global_worker.task = kthread_create(kthread_worker_fn,
-						    &kthread_global_worker,
-						    "kswork");
-	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(kthread_global_worker.task)))
-		return;
-	wake_up_process(kthread_global_worker.task);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
 /**
  * kthread_associate_blkcg - associate blkcg to current kthread
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 34e786c60d79..dd14d3960ab8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3566,6 +3566,7 @@ static inline void sched_submit_work(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	if (!tsk->state)
 		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * If a worker went to sleep, notify and ask workqueue whether
 	 * it wants to wake up a task to maintain concurrency.
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 4534e7871c8c..67951292df58 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -730,29 +730,6 @@ static void hrtimer_switch_to_hres(void)
 	retrigger_next_event(NULL);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
-
-static struct swork_event clock_set_delay_work;
-
-static void run_clock_set_delay(struct swork_event *event)
-{
-	clock_was_set();
-}
-
-void clock_was_set_delayed(void)
-{
-	swork_queue(&clock_set_delay_work);
-}
-
-static __init int create_clock_set_delay_thread(void)
-{
-	WARN_ON(swork_get());
-	INIT_SWORK(&clock_set_delay_work, run_clock_set_delay);
-	return 0;
-}
-early_initcall(create_clock_set_delay_thread);
-#else /* PREEMPT_RT_FULL */
-
 static void clock_was_set_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	clock_was_set();
@@ -768,7 +745,6 @@ void clock_was_set_delayed(void)
 {
 	schedule_work(&hrtimer_work);
 }
-#endif
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 12137825bf5a..f6d12421e7bb 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
-#include <linux/locallock.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
 
 #include "workqueue_internal.h"
 
@@ -125,11 +123,6 @@ enum {
  *    cpu or grabbing pool->lock is enough for read access.  If
  *    POOL_DISASSOCIATED is set, it's identical to L.
  *
- *    On RT we need the extra protection via rt_lock_idle_list() for
- *    the list manipulations against read access from
- *    wq_worker_sleeping(). All other places are nicely serialized via
- *    pool->lock.
- *
  * A: wq_pool_attach_mutex protected.
  *
  * PL: wq_pool_mutex protected.
@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ enum {
 /* struct worker is defined in workqueue_internal.h */
 
 struct worker_pool {
-	spinlock_t		lock;		/* the pool lock */
+	raw_spinlock_t		lock;		/* the pool lock */
 	int			cpu;		/* I: the associated cpu */
 	int			node;		/* I: the associated node ID */
 	int			id;		/* I: pool ID */
@@ -304,8 +297,8 @@ static struct workqueue_attrs *wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf;
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(wq_pool_mutex);	/* protects pools and workqueues list */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(wq_pool_attach_mutex); /* protects worker attach/detach */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wq_mayday_lock);	/* protects wq->maydays list */
-static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(wq_manager_wait); /* wait for manager to go away */
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(wq_mayday_lock);	/* protects wq->maydays list */
+static DECLARE_SWAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(wq_manager_wait); /* wait for manager to go away */
 
 static LIST_HEAD(workqueues);		/* PR: list of all workqueues */
 static bool workqueue_freezing;		/* PL: have wqs started freezing? */
@@ -357,8 +350,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(system_power_efficient_wq);
 struct workqueue_struct *system_freezable_power_efficient_wq __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(system_freezable_power_efficient_wq);
 
-static DEFINE_LOCAL_IRQ_LOCK(pendingb_lock);
-
 static int worker_thread(void *__worker);
 static void workqueue_sysfs_unregister(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
@@ -435,31 +426,6 @@ static void workqueue_sysfs_unregister(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 		if (({ assert_rcu_or_wq_mutex(wq); false; })) { }	\
 		else
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
-static inline void rt_lock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool)
-{
-	preempt_disable();
-}
-static inline void rt_unlock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool)
-{
-	preempt_enable();
-}
-static inline void sched_lock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool) { }
-static inline void sched_unlock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool) { }
-#else
-static inline void rt_lock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool) { }
-static inline void rt_unlock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool) { }
-static inline void sched_lock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool)
-{
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
-}
-static inline void sched_unlock_idle_list(struct worker_pool *pool)
-{
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
-}
-#endif
-
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_WORK
 
 static struct debug_obj_descr work_debug_descr;
@@ -862,20 +828,14 @@ static struct worker *first_idle_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
  * Wake up the first idle worker of @pool.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void wake_up_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
 {
-	struct worker *worker;
-
-	rt_lock_idle_list(pool);
-
-	worker = first_idle_worker(pool);
+	struct worker *worker = first_idle_worker(pool);
 
 	if (likely(worker))
 		wake_up_process(worker->task);
-
-	rt_unlock_idle_list(pool);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -904,7 +864,7 @@ void wq_worker_running(struct task_struct *task)
  */
 void wq_worker_sleeping(struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	struct worker *worker = kthread_data(task);
+	struct worker *next, *worker = kthread_data(task);
 	struct worker_pool *pool;
 
 	/*
@@ -921,18 +881,26 @@ void wq_worker_sleeping(struct task_struct *task)
 		return;
 
 	worker->sleeping = 1;
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * The counterpart of the following dec_and_test, implied mb,
 	 * worklist not empty test sequence is in insert_work().
 	 * Please read comment there.
+	 *
+	 * NOT_RUNNING is clear.  This means that we're bound to and
+	 * running on the local cpu w/ rq lock held and preemption
+	 * disabled, which in turn means that none else could be
+	 * manipulating idle_list, so dereferencing idle_list without pool
+	 * lock is safe.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&pool->nr_running) &&
 	    !list_empty(&pool->worklist)) {
-		sched_lock_idle_list(pool);
-		wake_up_worker(pool);
-		sched_unlock_idle_list(pool);
+		next = first_idle_worker(pool);
+		if (next)
+			wake_up_process(next->task);
 	}
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -943,7 +911,7 @@ void wq_worker_sleeping(struct task_struct *task)
  * Set @flags in @worker->flags and adjust nr_running accordingly.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock)
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock)
  */
 static inline void worker_set_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -968,7 +936,7 @@ static inline void worker_set_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
  * Clear @flags in @worker->flags and adjust nr_running accordingly.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock)
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock)
  */
 static inline void worker_clr_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -1016,7 +984,7 @@ static inline void worker_clr_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
  * actually occurs, it should be easy to locate the culprit work function.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  *
  * Return:
  * Pointer to worker which is executing @work if found, %NULL
@@ -1051,7 +1019,7 @@ static struct worker *find_worker_executing_work(struct worker_pool *pool,
  * nested inside outer list_for_each_entry_safe().
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void move_linked_works(struct work_struct *work, struct list_head *head,
 			      struct work_struct **nextp)
@@ -1129,11 +1097,9 @@ static void put_pwq_unlocked(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 		 * As both pwqs and pools are RCU protected, the
 		 * following lock operations are safe.
 		 */
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		local_spin_lock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 		put_pwq(pwq);
-		local_spin_unlock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1166,7 +1132,7 @@ static void pwq_activate_first_delayed(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
  * decrement nr_in_flight of its pwq and handle workqueue flushing.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void pwq_dec_nr_in_flight(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, int color)
 {
@@ -1237,7 +1203,7 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
 	struct worker_pool *pool;
 	struct pool_workqueue *pwq;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock, *flags);
+	local_irq_save(*flags);
 
 	/* try to steal the timer if it exists */
 	if (is_dwork) {
@@ -1265,7 +1231,7 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
 	if (!pool)
 		goto fail;
 
-	spin_lock(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&pool->lock);
 	/*
 	 * work->data is guaranteed to point to pwq only while the work
 	 * item is queued on pwq->wq, and both updating work->data to point
@@ -1294,17 +1260,17 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
 		/* work->data points to pwq iff queued, point to pool */
 		set_work_pool_and_keep_pending(work, pool->id);
 
-		spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
 fail:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, *flags);
+	local_irq_restore(*flags);
 	if (work_is_canceling(work))
 		return -ENOENT;
-	cpu_chill();
+	cpu_relax();
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
@@ -1319,7 +1285,7 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
  * work_struct flags.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void insert_work(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, struct work_struct *work,
 			struct list_head *head, unsigned int extra_flags)
@@ -1406,13 +1372,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	 * queued or lose PENDING.  Grabbing PENDING and queueing should
 	 * happen with IRQ disabled.
 	 */
-#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
-	/*
-	 * nort: On RT the "interrupts-disabled" rule has been replaced with
-	 * pendingb_lock.
-	 */
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-#endif
 
 	debug_work_activate(work);
 
@@ -1440,7 +1400,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	if (last_pool && last_pool != pwq->pool) {
 		struct worker *worker;
 
-		spin_lock(&last_pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock(&last_pool->lock);
 
 		worker = find_worker_executing_work(last_pool, work);
 
@@ -1448,11 +1408,11 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			pwq = worker->current_pwq;
 		} else {
 			/* meh... not running there, queue here */
-			spin_unlock(&last_pool->lock);
-			spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
+			raw_spin_unlock(&last_pool->lock);
+			raw_spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
 		}
 	} else {
-		spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1465,7 +1425,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!pwq->refcnt)) {
 		if (wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND) {
-			spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
+			raw_spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
 			cpu_relax();
 			goto retry;
 		}
@@ -1497,7 +1457,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	insert_work(pwq, work, worklist, work_flags);
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -1518,14 +1478,14 @@ bool queue_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	bool ret = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock,flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work))) {
 		__queue_work(cpu, wq, work);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_work_on);
@@ -1533,12 +1493,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_work_on);
 void delayed_work_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct delayed_work *dwork = from_timer(dwork, t, timer);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* XXX */
-	/* local_lock(pendingb_lock); */
-	/* should have been called from irqsafe timer with irq already off */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__queue_work(dwork->cpu, dwork->wq, &dwork->work);
-	/* local_unlock(pendingb_lock); */
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(delayed_work_timer_fn);
 
@@ -1593,14 +1552,14 @@ bool queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* read the comment in __queue_work() */
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work))) {
 		__queue_delayed_work(cpu, wq, dwork, delay);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_delayed_work_on);
@@ -1635,7 +1594,7 @@ bool mod_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 	if (likely(ret >= 0)) {
 		__queue_delayed_work(cpu, wq, dwork, delay);
-		local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 
 	/* -ENOENT from try_to_grab_pending() becomes %true */
@@ -1646,12 +1605,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_delayed_work_on);
 static void rcu_work_rcufn(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
 	struct rcu_work *rwork = container_of(rcu, struct rcu_work, rcu);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* read the comment in __queue_work() */
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_disable();
 	__queue_work(WORK_CPU_UNBOUND, rwork->wq, &rwork->work);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1686,7 +1644,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_rcu_work);
  * necessary.
  *
  * LOCKING:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void worker_enter_idle(struct worker *worker)
 {
@@ -1703,9 +1661,7 @@ static void worker_enter_idle(struct worker *worker)
 	worker->last_active = jiffies;
 
 	/* idle_list is LIFO */
-	rt_lock_idle_list(pool);
 	list_add(&worker->entry, &pool->idle_list);
-	rt_unlock_idle_list(pool);
 
 	if (too_many_workers(pool) && !timer_pending(&pool->idle_timer))
 		mod_timer(&pool->idle_timer, jiffies + IDLE_WORKER_TIMEOUT);
@@ -1728,7 +1684,7 @@ static void worker_enter_idle(struct worker *worker)
  * @worker is leaving idle state.  Update stats.
  *
  * LOCKING:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void worker_leave_idle(struct worker *worker)
 {
@@ -1738,9 +1694,7 @@ static void worker_leave_idle(struct worker *worker)
 		return;
 	worker_clr_flags(worker, WORKER_IDLE);
 	pool->nr_idle--;
-	rt_lock_idle_list(pool);
 	list_del_init(&worker->entry);
-	rt_unlock_idle_list(pool);
 }
 
 static struct worker *alloc_worker(int node)
@@ -1868,11 +1822,11 @@ static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
 	worker_attach_to_pool(worker, pool);
 
 	/* start the newly created worker */
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	worker->pool->nr_workers++;
 	worker_enter_idle(worker);
 	wake_up_process(worker->task);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	return worker;
 
@@ -1891,7 +1845,7 @@ static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
  * be idle.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
 {
@@ -1908,9 +1862,7 @@ static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
 	pool->nr_workers--;
 	pool->nr_idle--;
 
-	rt_lock_idle_list(pool);
 	list_del_init(&worker->entry);
-	rt_unlock_idle_list(pool);
 	worker->flags |= WORKER_DIE;
 	wake_up_process(worker->task);
 }
@@ -1919,7 +1871,7 @@ static void idle_worker_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct worker_pool *pool = from_timer(pool, t, idle_timer);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	while (too_many_workers(pool)) {
 		struct worker *worker;
@@ -1937,7 +1889,7 @@ static void idle_worker_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 		destroy_worker(worker);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 }
 
 static void send_mayday(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1968,8 +1920,8 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct worker_pool *pool = from_timer(pool, t, mayday_timer);
 	struct work_struct *work;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
-	spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);		/* for wq->maydays */
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);		/* for wq->maydays */
 
 	if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
 		/*
@@ -1982,8 +1934,8 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 			send_mayday(work);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	mod_timer(&pool->mayday_timer, jiffies + MAYDAY_INTERVAL);
 }
@@ -2002,7 +1954,7 @@ static void pool_mayday_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
  * may_start_working() %true.
  *
  * LOCKING:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
  * multiple times.  Does GFP_KERNEL allocations.  Called only from
  * manager.
  */
@@ -2011,7 +1963,7 @@ __releases(&pool->lock)
 __acquires(&pool->lock)
 {
 restart:
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	/* if we don't make progress in MAYDAY_INITIAL_TIMEOUT, call for help */
 	mod_timer(&pool->mayday_timer, jiffies + MAYDAY_INITIAL_TIMEOUT);
@@ -2027,7 +1979,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	}
 
 	del_timer_sync(&pool->mayday_timer);
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	/*
 	 * This is necessary even after a new worker was just successfully
 	 * created as @pool->lock was dropped and the new worker might have
@@ -2050,7 +2002,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
  * and may_start_working() is true.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
  * multiple times.  Does GFP_KERNEL allocations.
  *
  * Return:
@@ -2073,7 +2025,7 @@ static bool manage_workers(struct worker *worker)
 
 	pool->manager = NULL;
 	pool->flags &= ~POOL_MANAGER_ACTIVE;
-	wake_up(&wq_manager_wait);
+	swake_up_one(&wq_manager_wait);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2089,7 +2041,7 @@ static bool manage_workers(struct worker *worker)
  * call this function to process a work.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which is released and regrabbed.
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which is released and regrabbed.
  */
 static void process_one_work(struct worker *worker, struct work_struct *work)
 __releases(&pool->lock)
@@ -2171,7 +2123,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	 */
 	set_work_pool_and_clear_pending(work, pool->id);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	lock_map_acquire(&pwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
@@ -2226,7 +2178,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	 */
 	cond_resched();
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	/* clear cpu intensive status */
 	if (unlikely(cpu_intensive))
@@ -2249,7 +2201,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
  * fetches a work from the top and executes it.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
  * multiple times.
  */
 static void process_scheduled_works(struct worker *worker)
@@ -2291,11 +2243,11 @@ static int worker_thread(void *__worker)
 	/* tell the scheduler that this is a workqueue worker */
 	set_pf_worker(true);
 woke_up:
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	/* am I supposed to die? */
 	if (unlikely(worker->flags & WORKER_DIE)) {
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&worker->entry));
 		set_pf_worker(false);
 
@@ -2361,7 +2313,7 @@ static int worker_thread(void *__worker)
 	 */
 	worker_enter_idle(worker);
 	__set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	schedule();
 	goto woke_up;
 }
@@ -2415,7 +2367,7 @@ static int rescuer_thread(void *__rescuer)
 	should_stop = kthread_should_stop();
 
 	/* see whether any pwq is asking for help */
-	spin_lock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&wq->maydays)) {
 		struct pool_workqueue *pwq = list_first_entry(&wq->maydays,
@@ -2427,11 +2379,11 @@ static int rescuer_thread(void *__rescuer)
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		list_del_init(&pwq->mayday_node);
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
 
 		worker_attach_to_pool(rescuer, pool);
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 		/*
 		 * Slurp in all works issued via this workqueue and
@@ -2460,10 +2412,10 @@ static int rescuer_thread(void *__rescuer)
 			 * incur MAYDAY_INTERVAL delay inbetween.
 			 */
 			if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
-				spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+				raw_spin_lock(&wq_mayday_lock);
 				get_pwq(pwq);
 				list_move_tail(&pwq->mayday_node, &wq->maydays);
-				spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
+				raw_spin_unlock(&wq_mayday_lock);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2481,14 +2433,14 @@ static int rescuer_thread(void *__rescuer)
 		if (need_more_worker(pool))
 			wake_up_worker(pool);
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 		worker_detach_from_pool(rescuer);
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&wq_mayday_lock);
 
 	if (should_stop) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -2568,7 +2520,7 @@ static void wq_barrier_func(struct work_struct *work)
  * underneath us, so we can't reliably determine pwq from @target.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * raw_spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
  */
 static void insert_wq_barrier(struct pool_workqueue *pwq,
 			      struct wq_barrier *barr,
@@ -2655,7 +2607,7 @@ static bool flush_workqueue_prep_pwqs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
 		struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool;
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 		if (flush_color >= 0) {
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(pwq->flush_color != -1);
@@ -2672,7 +2624,7 @@ static bool flush_workqueue_prep_pwqs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			pwq->work_color = work_color;
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	}
 
 	if (flush_color >= 0 && atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->nr_pwqs_to_flush))
@@ -2872,9 +2824,9 @@ void drain_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 	for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
 		bool drained;
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 		drained = !pwq->nr_active && list_empty(&pwq->delayed_works);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 
 		if (drained)
 			continue;
@@ -2910,7 +2862,7 @@ static bool start_flush_work(struct work_struct *work, struct wq_barrier *barr,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	/* see the comment in try_to_grab_pending() with the same code */
 	pwq = get_work_pwq(work);
 	if (pwq) {
@@ -2926,7 +2878,7 @@ static bool start_flush_work(struct work_struct *work, struct wq_barrier *barr,
 	check_flush_dependency(pwq->wq, work);
 
 	insert_wq_barrier(pwq, barr, work, worker);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Force a lock recursion deadlock when using flush_work() inside a
@@ -2945,7 +2897,7 @@ static bool start_flush_work(struct work_struct *work, struct wq_barrier *barr,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return true;
 already_gone:
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return false;
 }
@@ -3046,7 +2998,7 @@ static bool __cancel_work_timer(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork)
 
 	/* tell other tasks trying to grab @work to back off */
 	mark_work_canceling(work);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * This allows canceling during early boot.  We know that @work
@@ -3107,10 +3059,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cancel_work_sync);
  */
 bool flush_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *dwork)
 {
-	local_lock_irq(pendingb_lock);
+	local_irq_disable();
 	if (del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer))
 		__queue_work(dwork->cpu, dwork->wq, &dwork->work);
-	local_unlock_irq(pendingb_lock);
+	local_irq_enable();
 	return flush_work(&dwork->work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_delayed_work);
@@ -3148,7 +3100,7 @@ static bool __cancel_work(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork)
 		return false;
 
 	set_work_pool_and_clear_pending(work, get_work_pool_id(work));
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3258,7 +3210,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(execute_in_process_context);
  *
  * Undo alloc_workqueue_attrs().
  */
-void free_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_attrs *attrs)
+static void free_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_attrs *attrs)
 {
 	if (attrs) {
 		free_cpumask_var(attrs->cpumask);
@@ -3268,21 +3220,20 @@ void free_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_attrs *attrs)
 
 /**
  * alloc_workqueue_attrs - allocate a workqueue_attrs
- * @gfp_mask: allocation mask to use
  *
  * Allocate a new workqueue_attrs, initialize with default settings and
  * return it.
  *
  * Return: The allocated new workqueue_attr on success. %NULL on failure.
  */
-struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs(gfp_t gfp_mask)
+static struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs(void)
 {
 	struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
 
-	attrs = kzalloc(sizeof(*attrs), gfp_mask);
+	attrs = kzalloc(sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!attrs)
 		goto fail;
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&attrs->cpumask, gfp_mask))
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&attrs->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto fail;
 
 	cpumask_copy(attrs->cpumask, cpu_possible_mask);
@@ -3339,7 +3290,7 @@ static bool wqattrs_equal(const struct workqueue_attrs *a,
  */
 static int init_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 {
-	spin_lock_init(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_init(&pool->lock);
 	pool->id = -1;
 	pool->cpu = -1;
 	pool->node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
@@ -3360,7 +3311,7 @@ static int init_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 	pool->refcnt = 1;
 
 	/* shouldn't fail above this point */
-	pool->attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
+	pool->attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
 	if (!pool->attrs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
@@ -3425,15 +3376,15 @@ static void put_unbound_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 	 * @pool's workers from blocking on attach_mutex.  We're the last
 	 * manager and @pool gets freed with the flag set.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
-	wait_event_lock_irq(wq_manager_wait,
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	swait_event_lock_irq(wq_manager_wait,
 			    !(pool->flags & POOL_MANAGER_ACTIVE), pool->lock);
 	pool->flags |= POOL_MANAGER_ACTIVE;
 
 	while ((worker = first_idle_worker(pool)))
 		destroy_worker(worker);
 	WARN_ON(pool->nr_workers || pool->nr_idle);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	mutex_lock(&wq_pool_attach_mutex);
 	if (!list_empty(&pool->workers))
@@ -3587,7 +3538,7 @@ static void pwq_adjust_max_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 		return;
 
 	/* this function can be called during early boot w/ irq disabled */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * During [un]freezing, the caller is responsible for ensuring that
@@ -3610,7 +3561,7 @@ static void pwq_adjust_max_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 		pwq->max_active = 0;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /* initialize newly alloced @pwq which is associated with @wq and @pool */
@@ -3783,8 +3734,8 @@ apply_wqattrs_prepare(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(struct_size(ctx, pwq_tbl, nr_node_ids), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	new_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
-	tmp_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
+	tmp_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
 	if (!ctx || !new_attrs || !tmp_attrs)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -3920,7 +3871,7 @@ static int apply_workqueue_attrs_locked(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success and -errno on failure.
  */
-int apply_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+static int apply_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			  const struct workqueue_attrs *attrs)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -3931,7 +3882,6 @@ int apply_workqueue_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apply_workqueue_attrs);
 
 /**
  * wq_update_unbound_numa - update NUMA affinity of a wq for CPU hot[un]plug
@@ -4009,9 +3959,9 @@ static void wq_update_unbound_numa(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int cpu,
 
 use_dfl_pwq:
 	mutex_lock(&wq->mutex);
-	spin_lock_irq(&wq->dfl_pwq->pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&wq->dfl_pwq->pool->lock);
 	get_pwq(wq->dfl_pwq);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&wq->dfl_pwq->pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&wq->dfl_pwq->pool->lock);
 	old_pwq = numa_pwq_tbl_install(wq, node, wq->dfl_pwq);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&wq->mutex);
@@ -4130,7 +4080,7 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__alloc_workqueue_key(const char *fmt,
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (flags & WQ_UNBOUND) {
-		wq->unbound_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
+		wq->unbound_attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
 		if (!wq->unbound_attrs)
 			goto err_free_wq;
 	}
@@ -4399,10 +4349,10 @@ unsigned int work_busy(struct work_struct *work)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	pool = get_work_pool(work);
 	if (pool) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
 		if (find_worker_executing_work(pool, work))
 			ret |= WORK_BUSY_RUNNING;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -4608,10 +4558,10 @@ void show_workqueue_state(void)
 		pr_info("workqueue %s: flags=0x%x\n", wq->name, wq->flags);
 
 		for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
+			raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
 			if (pwq->nr_active || !list_empty(&pwq->delayed_works))
 				show_pwq(pwq);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pwq->pool->lock, flags);
 			/*
 			 * We could be printing a lot from atomic context, e.g.
 			 * sysrq-t -> show_workqueue_state(). Avoid triggering
@@ -4625,7 +4575,7 @@ void show_workqueue_state(void)
 		struct worker *worker;
 		bool first = true;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
 		if (pool->nr_workers == pool->nr_idle)
 			goto next_pool;
 
@@ -4644,7 +4594,7 @@ void show_workqueue_state(void)
 		}
 		pr_cont("\n");
 	next_pool:
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
 		/*
 		 * We could be printing a lot from atomic context, e.g.
 		 * sysrq-t -> show_workqueue_state(). Avoid triggering
@@ -4674,7 +4624,7 @@ void wq_worker_comm(char *buf, size_t size, struct task_struct *task)
 		struct worker_pool *pool = worker->pool;
 
 		if (pool) {
-			spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+			raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 			/*
 			 * ->desc tracks information (wq name or
 			 * set_worker_desc()) for the latest execution.  If
@@ -4688,7 +4638,7 @@ void wq_worker_comm(char *buf, size_t size, struct task_struct *task)
 					scnprintf(buf + off, size - off, "-%s",
 						  worker->desc);
 			}
-			spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4719,7 +4669,7 @@ static void unbind_workers(int cpu)
 
 	for_each_cpu_worker_pool(pool, cpu) {
 		mutex_lock(&wq_pool_attach_mutex);
-		spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 		/*
 		 * We've blocked all attach/detach operations. Make all workers
@@ -4733,7 +4683,7 @@ static void unbind_workers(int cpu)
 
 		pool->flags |= POOL_DISASSOCIATED;
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&wq_pool_attach_mutex);
 
 		/*
@@ -4759,9 +4709,9 @@ static void unbind_workers(int cpu)
 		 * worker blocking could lead to lengthy stalls.  Kick off
 		 * unbound chain execution of currently pending work items.
 		 */
-		spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 		wake_up_worker(pool);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4788,7 +4738,7 @@ static void rebind_workers(struct worker_pool *pool)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(set_cpus_allowed_ptr(worker->task,
 						  pool->attrs->cpumask) < 0);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	pool->flags &= ~POOL_DISASSOCIATED;
 
@@ -4827,7 +4777,7 @@ static void rebind_workers(struct worker_pool *pool)
 		WRITE_ONCE(worker->flags, worker_flags);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5279,7 +5229,7 @@ static struct workqueue_attrs *wq_sysfs_prep_attrs(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&wq_pool_mutex);
 
-	attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
+	attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
 	if (!attrs)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -5701,7 +5651,7 @@ static void __init wq_numa_init(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL);
+	wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf = alloc_workqueue_attrs();
 	BUG_ON(!wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf);
 
 	/*
@@ -5776,7 +5726,7 @@ int __init workqueue_init_early(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_STD_WORKER_POOLS; i++) {
 		struct workqueue_attrs *attrs;
 
-		BUG_ON(!(attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL)));
+		BUG_ON(!(attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs()));
 		attrs->nice = std_nice[i];
 		unbound_std_wq_attrs[i] = attrs;
 
@@ -5785,7 +5735,7 @@ int __init workqueue_init_early(void)
 		 * guaranteed by max_active which is enforced by pwqs.
 		 * Turn off NUMA so that dfl_pwq is used for all nodes.
 		 */
-		BUG_ON(!(attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs(GFP_KERNEL)));
+		BUG_ON(!(attrs = alloc_workqueue_attrs()));
 		attrs->nice = std_nice[i];
 		attrs->no_numa = true;
 		ordered_wq_attrs[i] = attrs;
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index c5b71f9a229d..2e9afd4a0afd 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt25
+-rt26
