struct o2hb_callback_func dlm_hb_down;
        struct task_struct *dlm_thread_task;
        struct task_struct *dlm_reco_thread_task;
+       struct workqueue_struct *dlm_worker;
        wait_queue_head_t dlm_thread_wq;
        wait_queue_head_t dlm_reco_thread_wq;
        wait_queue_head_t ast_wq;
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+static void dlm_destroy_dlm_worker(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
+{
+       if (dlm->dlm_worker) {
+               flush_workqueue(dlm->dlm_worker);
+               destroy_workqueue(dlm->dlm_worker);
+               dlm->dlm_worker = NULL;
+       }
+}
+
 static void dlm_complete_dlm_shutdown(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
        dlm_unregister_domain_handlers(dlm);
        dlm_complete_thread(dlm);
        dlm_complete_recovery_thread(dlm);
+       dlm_destroy_dlm_worker(dlm);
 
        /* We've left the domain. Now we can take ourselves out of the
         * list and allow the kref stuff to help us free the
                goto bail;
        }
 
+       dlm->dlm_worker = create_singlethread_workqueue("dlm_wq");
+       if (!dlm->dlm_worker) {
+               status = -ENOMEM;
+               mlog_errno(status);
+               goto bail;
+       }
+
        do {
                unsigned int backoff;
                status = dlm_try_to_join_domain(dlm);
                dlm_unregister_domain_handlers(dlm);
                dlm_complete_thread(dlm);
                dlm_complete_recovery_thread(dlm);
+               dlm_destroy_dlm_worker(dlm);
        }
 
        return status;
 
        dlm->dlm_thread_task = NULL;
        dlm->dlm_reco_thread_task = NULL;
+       dlm->dlm_worker = NULL;
        init_waitqueue_head(&dlm->dlm_thread_wq);
        init_waitqueue_head(&dlm->dlm_reco_thread_wq);
        init_waitqueue_head(&dlm->reco.event);
 
        list_add_tail(&item->list, &dlm->work_list);
        spin_unlock(&dlm->work_lock);
 
-       schedule_work(&dlm->dispatched_work);
+       queue_work(dlm->dlm_worker, &dlm->dispatched_work);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        struct list_head *iter, *iter2;
        struct dlm_work_item *item;
        dlm_workfunc_t *workfunc;
+       int tot=0;
+
+       if (!dlm_joined(dlm))
+               return;
 
        spin_lock(&dlm->work_lock);
        list_splice_init(&dlm->work_list, &tmp_list);
        spin_unlock(&dlm->work_lock);
 
+       list_for_each_safe(iter, iter2, &tmp_list) {
+               tot++;
+       }
+       mlog(0, "%s: work thread has %d work items\n", dlm->name, tot);
+
        list_for_each_safe(iter, iter2, &tmp_list) {
                item = list_entry(iter, struct dlm_work_item, list);
                workfunc = item->func;
        spin_lock(&dlm->work_lock);
        list_add_tail(&item->list, &dlm->work_list);
        spin_unlock(&dlm->work_lock);
-       schedule_work(&dlm->dispatched_work);
+       queue_work(dlm->dlm_worker, &dlm->dispatched_work);
 
        dlm_put(dlm);
        return 0;
        spin_lock(&dlm->work_lock);
        list_add_tail(&item->list, &dlm->work_list);
        spin_unlock(&dlm->work_lock);
-       schedule_work(&dlm->dispatched_work);
+       queue_work(dlm->dlm_worker, &dlm->dispatched_work);
 
 leave:
        dlm_put(dlm);