diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c index 3147c8d09ea8..e85bcae50f65 100644 --- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c +++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c @@ -1864,16 +1864,24 @@ static int crypt_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv) } ret = -ENOMEM; - cc->io_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd_io", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1); + cc->io_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd_io", + WQ_HIGHPRI | + WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, + 1); if (!cc->io_queue) { ti->error = "Couldn't create kcryptd io queue"; goto bad; } if (test_bit(DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, &cc->flags)) - cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1); + cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd", + WQ_HIGHPRI | + WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1); else - cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, + cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd", + WQ_HIGHPRI | + WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | + WQ_UNBOUND, num_online_cpus()); if (!cc->crypt_queue) { ti->error = "Couldn't create kcryptd queue";