*
  * Returns 0 if @work was already on a queue, non-zero otherwise.
  *
- * We queue the work to the CPU it was submitted, but there is no
- * guarantee that it will be processed by that CPU.
+ * We queue the work to the CPU on which it was submitted, but if the CPU dies
+ * it can be processed by another CPU.
  */
 int queue_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct work_struct *work)
 {
        spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
        list_del(&wq->list);
        spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
-       put_online_cpus();
 
        for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, *cpu_map) {
                cwq = per_cpu_ptr(wq->cpu_wq, cpu);
                cleanup_workqueue_thread(cwq, cpu);
        }
+       put_online_cpus();
 
        free_percpu(wq->cpu_wq);
        kfree(wq);
        action &= ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN;
 
        switch (action) {
-
        case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
                cpu_set(cpu, cpu_populated_map);
        }
                }
        }
 
+       switch (action) {
+       case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
+       case CPU_DEAD:
+               cpu_clear(cpu, cpu_populated_map);
+       }
+
        return NOTIFY_OK;
 }