* WL sub-system.
  *
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @need_fill: whether to fill wear-leveling pool when no PEBs are found
  */
-static struct ubi_wl_entry *next_peb_for_wl(struct ubi_device *ubi)
+static struct ubi_wl_entry *next_peb_for_wl(struct ubi_device *ubi,
+                                           bool need_fill)
 {
        struct ubi_fm_pool *pool = &ubi->fm_wl_pool;
        int pnum;
 
-       if (pool->used == pool->size)
+       if (pool->used == pool->size) {
+               if (need_fill && !ubi->fm_work_scheduled) {
+                       /*
+                        * We cannot update the fastmap here because this
+                        * function is called in atomic context.
+                        * Let's fail here and refill/update it as soon as
+                        * possible.
+                        */
+                       ubi->fm_work_scheduled = 1;
+                       schedule_work(&ubi->fm_work);
+               }
                return NULL;
+       }
 
        pnum = pool->pebs[pool->used];
        return ubi->lookuptbl[pnum];
        if (!ubi->used.rb_node)
                return false;
 
-       e = next_peb_for_wl(ubi);
+       e = next_peb_for_wl(ubi, false);
        if (!e) {
                if (!ubi->free.rb_node)
                        return false;
 
        ubi_assert(!ubi->move_to_put);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP
-       if (!next_peb_for_wl(ubi) ||
+       if (!next_peb_for_wl(ubi, true) ||
 #else
        if (!ubi->free.rb_node ||
 #endif
 
 static void update_fastmap_work_fn(struct work_struct *wrk);
 static struct ubi_wl_entry *find_anchor_wl_entry(struct rb_root *root);
 static struct ubi_wl_entry *get_peb_for_wl(struct ubi_device *ubi);
-static struct ubi_wl_entry *next_peb_for_wl(struct ubi_device *ubi);
+static struct ubi_wl_entry *next_peb_for_wl(struct ubi_device *ubi,
+                                           bool need_fill);
 static bool need_wear_leveling(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 static void ubi_fastmap_close(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 static inline void ubi_fastmap_init(struct ubi_device *ubi, int *count)