diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 4d059c5..b043f57 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -40,38 +40,45 @@
  *
  * I: Set during initialization and read-only afterwards.
  *
- * L: cwq->lock protected.  Access with cwq->lock held.
+ * L: gcwq->lock protected.  Access with gcwq->lock held.
  *
  * F: wq->flush_mutex protected.
  *
  * W: workqueue_lock protected.
  */
 
+struct global_cwq;
 struct cpu_workqueue_struct;
 
 struct worker {
 	struct work_struct	*current_work;	/* L: work being processed */
 	struct list_head	scheduled;	/* L: scheduled works */
 	struct task_struct	*task;		/* I: worker task */
+	struct global_cwq	*gcwq;		/* I: the associated gcwq */
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;	/* I: the associated cwq */
 	int			id;		/* I: worker id */
 };
 
 /*
+ * Global per-cpu workqueue.
+ */
+struct global_cwq {
+	spinlock_t		lock;		/* the gcwq lock */
+	unsigned int		cpu;		/* I: the associated cpu */
+	struct ida		worker_ida;	/* L: for worker IDs */
+} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+
+/*
  * The per-CPU workqueue (if single thread, we always use the first
  * possible cpu).  The lower WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS of
  * work_struct->data are used for flags and thus cwqs need to be
  * aligned at two's power of the number of flag bits.
  */
 struct cpu_workqueue_struct {
-
-	spinlock_t lock;
-
+	struct global_cwq	*gcwq;		/* I: the associated gcwq */
 	struct list_head worklist;
 	wait_queue_head_t more_work;
-	unsigned int		cpu;
 	struct worker		*worker;
-
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;		/* I: the owning workqueue */
 	int			work_color;	/* L: current color */
 	int			flush_color;	/* L: flushing color */
@@ -228,13 +235,19 @@
 /* Serializes the accesses to the list of workqueues. */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(workqueue_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(workqueues);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct ida, worker_ida);
 static bool workqueue_freezing;		/* W: have wqs started freezing? */
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct global_cwq, global_cwq);
+
 static int worker_thread(void *__worker);
 
 static int singlethread_cpu __read_mostly;
 
+static struct global_cwq *get_gcwq(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return &per_cpu(global_cwq, cpu);
+}
+
 static struct cpu_workqueue_struct *get_cwq(unsigned int cpu,
 					    struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 {
@@ -303,7 +316,7 @@
  * Insert @work into @cwq after @head.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock).
  */
 static void insert_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
 			struct work_struct *work, struct list_head *head,
@@ -326,12 +339,13 @@
 			 struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = target_cwq(cpu, wq);
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 	struct list_head *worklist;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	debug_work_activate(work);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&cwq->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gcwq->lock, flags);
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&work->entry));
 
 	cwq->nr_in_flight[cwq->work_color]++;
@@ -344,7 +358,7 @@
 
 	insert_work(cwq, work, worklist, work_color_to_flags(cwq->work_color));
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cwq->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gcwq->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -483,39 +497,41 @@
  */
 static struct worker *create_worker(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, bool bind)
 {
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 	int id = -1;
 	struct worker *worker = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
-	while (ida_get_new(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), &id)) {
-		spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
-		if (!ida_pre_get(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), GFP_KERNEL))
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+	while (ida_get_new(&gcwq->worker_ida, &id)) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+		if (!ida_pre_get(&gcwq->worker_ida, GFP_KERNEL))
 			goto fail;
-		spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	worker = alloc_worker();
 	if (!worker)
 		goto fail;
 
+	worker->gcwq = gcwq;
 	worker->cwq = cwq;
 	worker->id = id;
 
 	worker->task = kthread_create(worker_thread, worker, "kworker/%u:%d",
-				      cwq->cpu, id);
+				      gcwq->cpu, id);
 	if (IS_ERR(worker->task))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (bind)
-		kthread_bind(worker->task, cwq->cpu);
+		kthread_bind(worker->task, gcwq->cpu);
 
 	return worker;
 fail:
 	if (id >= 0) {
-		spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
-		ida_remove(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), id);
-		spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+		ida_remove(&gcwq->worker_ida, id);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 	kfree(worker);
 	return NULL;
@@ -528,7 +544,7 @@
  * Start @worker.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock).
  */
 static void start_worker(struct worker *worker)
 {
@@ -543,7 +559,7 @@
  */
 static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
 {
-	int cpu = worker->cwq->cpu;
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = worker->gcwq;
 	int id = worker->id;
 
 	/* sanity check frenzy */
@@ -553,9 +569,9 @@
 	kthread_stop(worker->task);
 	kfree(worker);
 
-	spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
-	ida_remove(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cpu), id);
-	spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+	ida_remove(&gcwq->worker_ida, id);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -573,7 +589,7 @@
  * nested inside outer list_for_each_entry_safe().
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock).
  */
 static void move_linked_works(struct work_struct *work, struct list_head *head,
 			      struct work_struct **nextp)
@@ -617,7 +633,7 @@
  * decrement nr_in_flight of its cwq and handle workqueue flushing.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock).
  */
 static void cwq_dec_nr_in_flight(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int color)
 {
@@ -664,11 +680,12 @@
  * call this function to process a work.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock) which is released and regrabbed.
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock) which is released and regrabbed.
  */
 static void process_one_work(struct worker *worker, struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = worker->cwq;
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 	work_func_t f = work->func;
 	int work_color;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
@@ -687,7 +704,7 @@
 	work_color = get_work_color(work);
 	list_del_init(&work->entry);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	BUG_ON(get_wq_data(work) != cwq);
 	work_clear_pending(work);
@@ -707,7 +724,7 @@
 		dump_stack();
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	/* we're done with it, release */
 	worker->current_work = NULL;
@@ -723,7 +740,7 @@
  * fetches a work from the top and executes it.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
  * multiple times.
  */
 static void process_scheduled_works(struct worker *worker)
@@ -744,6 +761,7 @@
 static int worker_thread(void *__worker)
 {
 	struct worker *worker = __worker;
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = worker->gcwq;
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = worker->cwq;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
@@ -758,11 +776,11 @@
 			break;
 
 		if (unlikely(!cpumask_equal(&worker->task->cpus_allowed,
-					    get_cpu_mask(cwq->cpu))))
+					    get_cpu_mask(gcwq->cpu))))
 			set_cpus_allowed_ptr(worker->task,
-					     get_cpu_mask(cwq->cpu));
+					     get_cpu_mask(gcwq->cpu));
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 		while (!list_empty(&cwq->worklist)) {
 			struct work_struct *work =
@@ -782,7 +800,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -821,7 +839,7 @@
  * underneath us, so we can't reliably determine cwq from @target.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ * spin_lock_irq(gcwq->lock).
  */
 static void insert_wq_barrier(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
 			      struct wq_barrier *barr,
@@ -831,7 +849,7 @@
 	unsigned int linked = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * debugobject calls are safe here even with cwq->lock locked
+	 * debugobject calls are safe here even with gcwq->lock locked
 	 * as we know for sure that this will not trigger any of the
 	 * checks and call back into the fixup functions where we
 	 * might deadlock.
@@ -904,8 +922,9 @@
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
+		struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 
-		spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 		if (flush_color >= 0) {
 			BUG_ON(cwq->flush_color != -1);
@@ -922,7 +941,7 @@
 			cwq->work_color = work_color;
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 
 	if (flush_color >= 0 && atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->nr_cwqs_to_flush))
@@ -1097,17 +1116,19 @@
 {
 	struct worker *worker = NULL;
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq;
 	struct wq_barrier barr;
 
 	might_sleep();
 	cwq = get_wq_data(work);
 	if (!cwq)
 		return 0;
+	gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 
 	lock_map_acquire(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_release(&cwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&work->entry)) {
 		/*
 		 * See the comment near try_to_grab_pending()->smp_rmb().
@@ -1124,12 +1145,12 @@
 	}
 
 	insert_wq_barrier(cwq, &barr, work, worker);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	wait_for_completion(&barr.done);
 	destroy_work_on_stack(&barr.work);
 	return 1;
 already_gone:
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_work);
@@ -1140,6 +1161,7 @@
  */
 static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq;
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;
 	int ret = -1;
 
@@ -1154,8 +1176,9 @@
 	cwq = get_wq_data(work);
 	if (!cwq)
 		return ret;
+	gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&work->entry)) {
 		/*
 		 * This work is queued, but perhaps we locked the wrong cwq.
@@ -1170,7 +1193,7 @@
 			ret = 1;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1178,10 +1201,11 @@
 static void wait_on_cpu_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
 				struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct global_cwq *gcwq = cwq->gcwq;
 	struct wq_barrier barr;
 	struct worker *worker;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	worker = NULL;
 	if (unlikely(cwq->worker && cwq->worker->current_work == work)) {
@@ -1189,7 +1213,7 @@
 		insert_wq_barrier(cwq, &barr, work, worker);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
 	if (unlikely(worker)) {
 		wait_for_completion(&barr.done);
@@ -1567,13 +1591,13 @@
 	 */
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
+		struct global_cwq *gcwq = get_gcwq(cpu);
 
 		BUG_ON((unsigned long)cwq & WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_MASK);
-		cwq->cpu = cpu;
+		cwq->gcwq = gcwq;
 		cwq->wq = wq;
 		cwq->flush_color = -1;
 		cwq->max_active = max_active;
-		spin_lock_init(&cwq->lock);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cwq->worklist);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cwq->delayed_works);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&cwq->more_work);
@@ -1744,7 +1768,7 @@
  * list instead of the cwq ones.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock and cwq->lock's.
+ * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock and gcwq->lock's.
  */
 void freeze_workqueues_begin(void)
 {
@@ -1757,16 +1781,18 @@
 	workqueue_freezing = true;
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct global_cwq *gcwq = get_gcwq(cpu);
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+
 		list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 			struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
 
-			spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
-
 			if (wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE)
 				cwq->max_active = 0;
-
-			spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
 		}
+
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
@@ -1825,7 +1851,7 @@
  * frozen works are transferred to their respective cwq worklists.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
- * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock and cwq->lock's.
+ * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock and gcwq->lock's.
  */
 void thaw_workqueues(void)
 {
@@ -1838,14 +1864,16 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct global_cwq *gcwq = get_gcwq(cpu);
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
+
 		list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 			struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
 
 			if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE))
 				continue;
 
-			spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
-
 			/* restore max_active and repopulate worklist */
 			cwq->max_active = wq->saved_max_active;
 
@@ -1854,9 +1882,9 @@
 				cwq_activate_first_delayed(cwq);
 
 			wake_up(&cwq->more_work);
-
-			spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
 		}
+
+		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 
 	workqueue_freezing = false;
@@ -1869,11 +1897,19 @@
 {
 	unsigned int cpu;
 
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		ida_init(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cpu));
-
 	singlethread_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_possible_mask);
 	hotcpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_callback, 0);
+
+	/* initialize gcwqs */
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct global_cwq *gcwq = get_gcwq(cpu);
+
+		spin_lock_init(&gcwq->lock);
+		gcwq->cpu = cpu;
+
+		ida_init(&gcwq->worker_ida);
+	}
+
 	keventd_wq = create_workqueue("events");
 	BUG_ON(!keventd_wq);
 }