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-rw-r--r--fs/verity/verify.c12
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/fs/verity/verify.c b/fs/verity/verify.c
index f50e3b5b52c9..e2508222750b 100644
--- a/fs/verity/verify.c
+++ b/fs/verity/verify.c
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsverity_enqueue_verify_work);
int __init fsverity_init_workqueue(void)
{
/*
- * Use an unbound workqueue to allow bios to be verified in parallel
- * even when they happen to complete on the same CPU. This sacrifices
- * locality, but it's worthwhile since hashing is CPU-intensive.
+ * Use a high-priority workqueue to prioritize verification work, which
+ * blocks reads from completing, over regular application tasks.
*
- * Also use a high-priority workqueue to prioritize verification work,
- * which blocks reads from completing, over regular application tasks.
+ * For performance reasons, don't use an unbound workqueue. Using an
+ * unbound workqueue for crypto operations causes excessive scheduler
+ * latency on ARM64.
*/
fsverity_read_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("fsverity_read_queue",
- WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI,
+ WQ_HIGHPRI,
num_online_cpus());
if (!fsverity_read_workqueue)
return -ENOMEM;