/* Internal data structures and random procedures: */
 
 static LIST_HEAD(gc_candidates);
-static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(unix_gc_wait);
 
 static void scan_inflight(struct sock *x, void (*func)(struct unix_sock *),
                          struct sk_buff_head *hitlist)
 }
 
 static bool gc_in_progress;
-#define UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC 16000
-
-void wait_for_unix_gc(void)
-{
-       /* If number of inflight sockets is insane,
-        * force a garbage collect right now.
-        * Paired with the WRITE_ONCE() in unix_inflight(),
-        * unix_notinflight() and gc_in_progress().
-        */
-       if (READ_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight) > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC &&
-           !READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress))
-               unix_gc();
-       wait_event(unix_gc_wait, !READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress));
-}
 
-/* The external entry point: unix_gc() */
-void unix_gc(void)
+static void __unix_gc(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct sk_buff *next_skb, *skb;
        struct unix_sock *u;
 
        spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
 
-       /* Avoid a recursive GC. */
-       if (gc_in_progress)
-               goto out;
-
-       /* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
-       WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, true);
-
        /* First, select candidates for garbage collection.  Only
         * in-flight sockets are considered, and from those only ones
         * which don't have any external reference.
        /* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
        WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, false);
 
-       wake_up(&unix_gc_wait);
-
- out:
        spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
 }
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(unix_gc_work, __unix_gc);
+
+void unix_gc(void)
+{
+       WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, true);
+       queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &unix_gc_work);
+}
+
+#define UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC 16000
+
+void wait_for_unix_gc(void)
+{
+       /* If number of inflight sockets is insane,
+        * force a garbage collect right now.
+        *
+        * Paired with the WRITE_ONCE() in unix_inflight(),
+        * unix_notinflight(), and __unix_gc().
+        */
+       if (READ_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight) > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC &&
+           !READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress))
+               unix_gc();
+
+       if (READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress))
+               flush_work(&unix_gc_work);
+}