}
 
 /**
- * pwq_set_max_active - adjust max_active of a pwq
+ * pwq_adjust_max_active - update a pwq's max_active to the current setting
  * @pwq: target pool_workqueue
- * @max_active: new max_active value.
- *
- * Set @pwq->max_active to @max_active and activate delayed works if
- * increased.
  *
- * CONTEXT:
- * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
+ * If @pwq isn't freezing, set @pwq->max_active to the associated
+ * workqueue's saved_max_active and activate delayed work items
+ * accordingly.  If @pwq is freezing, clear @pwq->max_active to zero.
  */
-static void pwq_set_max_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, int max_active)
+static void pwq_adjust_max_active(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 {
-       pwq->max_active = max_active;
+       struct workqueue_struct *wq = pwq->wq;
+       bool freezable = wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE;
+
+       /* for @wq->saved_max_active */
+       lockdep_assert_held(&workqueue_lock);
+
+       /* fast exit for non-freezable wqs */
+       if (!freezable && pwq->max_active == wq->saved_max_active)
+               return;
+
+       spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
+
+       if (!freezable || !(pwq->pool->flags & POOL_FREEZING)) {
+               pwq->max_active = wq->saved_max_active;
 
-       while (!list_empty(&pwq->delayed_works) &&
-              pwq->nr_active < pwq->max_active)
-               pwq_activate_first_delayed(pwq);
+               while (!list_empty(&pwq->delayed_works) &&
+                      pwq->nr_active < pwq->max_active)
+                       pwq_activate_first_delayed(pwq);
+       } else {
+               pwq->max_active = 0;
+       }
+
+       spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
 }
 
 static void init_and_link_pwq(struct pool_workqueue *pwq,
                goto err_destroy;
 
        /*
-        * workqueue_lock protects global freeze state and workqueues
-        * list.  Grab it, set max_active accordingly and add the new
-        * workqueue to workqueues list.
+        * workqueue_lock protects global freeze state and workqueues list.
+        * Grab it, adjust max_active and add the new workqueue to
+        * workqueues list.
         */
        spin_lock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
 
-       if (workqueue_freezing && wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE)
-               for_each_pwq(pwq, wq)
-                       pwq->max_active = 0;
+       for_each_pwq(pwq, wq)
+               pwq_adjust_max_active(pwq);
 
        list_add(&wq->list, &workqueues);
 
 
        wq->saved_max_active = max_active;
 
-       for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
-               struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool;
-
-               spin_lock(&pool->lock);
-
-               if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE) ||
-                   !(pool->flags & POOL_FREEZING))
-                       pwq_set_max_active(pwq, max_active);
-
-               spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
-       }
+       for_each_pwq(pwq, wq)
+               pwq_adjust_max_active(pwq);
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
 }
 
        /* suppress further executions by setting max_active to zero */
        list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
-               if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE))
-                       continue;
-
-               for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
-                       spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
-                       pwq->max_active = 0;
-                       spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
-               }
+               for_each_pwq(pwq, wq)
+                       pwq_adjust_max_active(pwq);
        }
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
 
        /* restore max_active and repopulate worklist */
        list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
-               if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE))
-                       continue;
-
-               for_each_pwq(pwq, wq) {
-                       spin_lock(&pwq->pool->lock);
-                       pwq_set_max_active(pwq, wq->saved_max_active);
-                       spin_unlock(&pwq->pool->lock);
-               }
+               for_each_pwq(pwq, wq)
+                       pwq_adjust_max_active(pwq);
        }
 
        /* kick workers */