diff --git a/Documentation/workqueue.txt b/Documentation/workqueue.txt
index 996a27d9b8db8414da1751d92083dd11e91cff01..01c513fac40ece66b73a1709f6df496b5aade8d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/workqueue.txt
+++ b/Documentation/workqueue.txt
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ resources, scheduled and executed.
 	* Long running CPU intensive workloads which can be better
 	  managed by the system scheduler.
 
-  WQ_FREEZEABLE
+  WQ_FREEZABLE
 
-	A freezeable wq participates in the freeze phase of the system
+	A freezable wq participates in the freeze phase of the system
 	suspend operations.  Work items on the wq are drained and no
 	new work item starts execution until thawed.
 
diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
index e9a3eab7b0cf407a0a9fa77cba37b96d2151bc34..8c1d85e27be4bcecb8862fdce7eeb36157cfc209 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int __init memstick_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("kmemstick");
+	workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue("kmemstick");
 	if (!workqueue)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c b/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
index 5f6852dff40bd3d04d82704e59ae4ef0335d3491..44d4475a09ddd5a23947debf1a53fa3a37739dcf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int __init tifm_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("tifm");
+	workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue("tifm");
 	if (!workqueue)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 4d2ea8e80140fc2e08edee4e23bb784de12b5c0d..6df5a55da110170ec9a5f0cbada06834fa1dc046 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static int __init vmballoon_init(void)
 	if (x86_hyper != &x86_hyper_vmware)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	vmballoon_wq = create_freezeable_workqueue("vmmemctl");
+	vmballoon_wq = create_freezable_workqueue("vmmemctl");
 	if (!vmballoon_wq) {
 		pr_err("failed to create workqueue\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/r852.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/r852.c
index d9d7efbc77cc496bc49c4da371d78c69c2e10b51..6322d1fb5d622f272268051a4848b103eced27d5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/r852.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/r852.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ int  r852_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	init_completion(&dev->dma_done);
 
-	dev->card_workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue(DRV_NAME);
+	dev->card_workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue(DRV_NAME);
 
 	if (!dev->card_workqueue)
 		goto error9;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/sm_ftl.c b/drivers/mtd/sm_ftl.c
index 67822cf6c025387a1791495a103aca7b2a8e1486..ac0d6a8613b501d30dfe994bbc4e87e27cdc6e18 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/sm_ftl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/sm_ftl.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static struct mtd_blktrans_ops sm_ftl_ops = {
 static __init int sm_module_init(void)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	cache_flush_workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("smflush");
+	cache_flush_workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue("smflush");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(cache_flush_workqueue))
 		return PTR_ERR(cache_flush_workqueue);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c b/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
index 7ab534aee4525ded6c8db75e0dde6cbd542d618d..7513c4523ac4833d05e7e6efe3c4e07268704175 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static int mcp251x_open(struct net_device *net)
 		goto open_unlock;
 	}
 
-	priv->wq = create_freezeable_workqueue("mcp251x_wq");
+	priv->wq = create_freezable_workqueue("mcp251x_wq");
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->tx_work, mcp251x_tx_work_handler);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->restart_work, mcp251x_restart_work_handler);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
index beb1afa27d8d3a5549ca9b2b745702bffc8d6301..7b951adac54b8a30e88a1cf272329d2d7c63e766 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static int max3100_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	s->rts = 0;
 
 	sprintf(b, "max3100-%d", s->minor);
-	s->workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue(b);
+	s->workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue(b);
 	if (!s->workqueue) {
 		dev_warn(&s->spi->dev, "cannot create workqueue\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max3107.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max3107.c
index 910870edf708d79c69904102b5c168bb4995f597..750b4f627315e465e7c9eed0f7d9fd172f869c13 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max3107.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max3107.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int max3107_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct max3107_port *s = container_of(port, struct max3107_port, port);
 
 	/* Initialize work queue */
-	s->workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("max3107");
+	s->workqueue = create_freezable_workqueue("max3107");
 	if (!s->workqueue) {
 		dev_err(&s->spi->dev, "Workqueue creation failed\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 08a8beb152e60d6aa4dd0b38ea852973e99263d4..7cd9a5a68d59d441f4dcf611d604a18a11e2b61f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1779,11 +1779,11 @@ int __init gfs2_glock_init(void)
 #endif
 
 	glock_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("glock_workqueue", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM |
-					  WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
+					  WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(glock_workqueue))
 		return PTR_ERR(glock_workqueue);
 	gfs2_delete_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("delete_workqueue",
-						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZEABLE,
+						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZABLE,
 						0);
 	if (IS_ERR(gfs2_delete_workqueue)) {
 		destroy_workqueue(glock_workqueue);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index ebef7ab6e17e4f55396888bce84287d1e5b4a240..85ba027d1c4d5a9209d2cb22b7829ea7b08bb3cd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 	gfs_recovery_wq = alloc_workqueue("gfs_recovery",
-					  WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
+					  WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
 	if (!gfs_recovery_wq)
 		goto fail_wq;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index da7e52b099f3221cf723f008aa2ac627d276e11b..1effc8b56b4e44fa169b4538b64f22e53c8b8bef 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static inline void freezer_count(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check if the task should be counted as freezeable by the freezer
+ * Check if the task should be counted as freezable by the freezer
  */
 static inline int freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index d747f948b34e9608acb1575abdd9aea0e96c7204..777d8a5ed06beab057a293d33d7a42d9c80ab133 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ extern void thread_group_times(struct task_struct *p, cputime_t *ut, cputime_t *
 #define PF_MCE_EARLY    0x08000000      /* Early kill for mce process policy */
 #define PF_MEMPOLICY	0x10000000	/* Non-default NUMA mempolicy */
 #define PF_MUTEX_TESTER	0x20000000	/* Thread belongs to the rt mutex tester */
-#define PF_FREEZER_SKIP	0x40000000	/* Freezer should not count it as freezeable */
+#define PF_FREEZER_SKIP	0x40000000	/* Freezer should not count it as freezable */
 #define PF_FREEZER_NOSIG 0x80000000	/* Freezer won't send signals to it */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 1ac11586a2f5a5e036a2adce96f830dd0d731e36..f7998a3bf02047ecdb2e6a4800992758dc60dd0a 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static inline unsigned int work_static(struct work_struct *work) { return 0; }
 enum {
 	WQ_NON_REENTRANT	= 1 << 0, /* guarantee non-reentrance */
 	WQ_UNBOUND		= 1 << 1, /* not bound to any cpu */
-	WQ_FREEZEABLE		= 1 << 2, /* freeze during suspend */
+	WQ_FREEZABLE		= 1 << 2, /* freeze during suspend */
 	WQ_MEM_RECLAIM		= 1 << 3, /* may be used for memory reclaim */
 	WQ_HIGHPRI		= 1 << 4, /* high priority */
 	WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE	= 1 << 5, /* cpu instensive workqueue */
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ __alloc_workqueue_key(const char *name, unsigned int flags, int max_active,
 /**
  * alloc_ordered_workqueue - allocate an ordered workqueue
  * @name: name of the workqueue
- * @flags: WQ_* flags (only WQ_FREEZEABLE and WQ_MEM_RECLAIM are meaningful)
+ * @flags: WQ_* flags (only WQ_FREEZABLE and WQ_MEM_RECLAIM are meaningful)
  *
  * Allocate an ordered workqueue.  An ordered workqueue executes at
  * most one work item at any given time in the queued order.  They are
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ alloc_ordered_workqueue(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 
 #define create_workqueue(name)					\
 	alloc_workqueue((name), WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1)
-#define create_freezeable_workqueue(name)			\
-	alloc_workqueue((name), WQ_FREEZEABLE | WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1)
+#define create_freezable_workqueue(name)			\
+	alloc_workqueue((name), WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1)
 #define create_singlethread_workqueue(name)			\
 	alloc_workqueue((name), WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1)
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 7b5db6a8561e9a945b75f08d82acfb401bc8cd4e..701853042c281c010303a1230f42b6fa5a08cae0 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_wq);
 
 static int __init pm_start_workqueue(void)
 {
-	pm_wq = alloc_workqueue("pm", WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
+	pm_wq = alloc_workqueue("pm", WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
 
 	return pm_wq ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index d6d2a10320e03ef0795108fd147d161616f1bab5..0cf3a27a6c9d53e32ca449ea6a350770f4caa039 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 #define TIMEOUT	(20 * HZ)
 
-static inline int freezeable(struct task_struct * p)
+static inline int freezable(struct task_struct * p)
 {
 	if ((p == current) ||
 	    (p->flags & PF_NOFREEZE) ||
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int try_to_freeze_tasks(bool sig_only)
 		todo = 0;
 		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 		do_each_thread(g, p) {
-			if (frozen(p) || !freezeable(p))
+			if (frozen(p) || !freezable(p))
 				continue;
 
 			if (!freeze_task(p, sig_only))
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void thaw_tasks(bool nosig_only)
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	do_each_thread(g, p) {
-		if (!freezeable(p))
+		if (!freezable(p))
 			continue;
 
 		if (nosig_only && should_send_signal(p))
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 11869faa6819767fba57f1e45789da7b56f15e74..ee6578b578ad3c3e4afb47cdc5fe78f0a572d3fc 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ enum {
 	MAX_IDLE_WORKERS_RATIO	= 4,		/* 1/4 of busy can be idle */
 	IDLE_WORKER_TIMEOUT	= 300 * HZ,	/* keep idle ones for 5 mins */
 
-	MAYDAY_INITIAL_TIMEOUT	= HZ / 100,	/* call for help after 10ms */
+	MAYDAY_INITIAL_TIMEOUT  = HZ / 100 >= 2 ? HZ / 100 : 2,
+						/* call for help after 10ms
+						   (min two ticks) */
 	MAYDAY_INTERVAL		= HZ / 10,	/* and then every 100ms */
 	CREATE_COOLDOWN		= HZ,		/* time to breath after fail */
 	TRUSTEE_COOLDOWN	= HZ / 10,	/* for trustee draining */
@@ -2047,6 +2049,15 @@ static int rescuer_thread(void *__wq)
 				move_linked_works(work, scheduled, &n);
 
 		process_scheduled_works(rescuer);
+
+		/*
+		 * Leave this gcwq.  If keep_working() is %true, notify a
+		 * regular worker; otherwise, we end up with 0 concurrency
+		 * and stalling the execution.
+		 */
+		if (keep_working(gcwq))
+			wake_up_worker(gcwq);
+
 		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 	}
 
@@ -2956,7 +2967,7 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__alloc_workqueue_key(const char *name,
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
 
-	if (workqueue_freezing && wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE)
+	if (workqueue_freezing && wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE)
 		for_each_cwq_cpu(cpu, wq)
 			get_cwq(cpu, wq)->max_active = 0;
 
@@ -3068,7 +3079,7 @@ void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int max_active)
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
-		if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE) ||
+		if (!(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE) ||
 		    !(gcwq->flags & GCWQ_FREEZING))
 			get_cwq(gcwq->cpu, wq)->max_active = max_active;
 
@@ -3318,7 +3329,7 @@ static int __cpuinit trustee_thread(void *__gcwq)
 	 * want to get it over with ASAP - spam rescuers, wake up as
 	 * many idlers as necessary and create new ones till the
 	 * worklist is empty.  Note that if the gcwq is frozen, there
-	 * may be frozen works in freezeable cwqs.  Don't declare
+	 * may be frozen works in freezable cwqs.  Don't declare
 	 * completion while frozen.
 	 */
 	while (gcwq->nr_workers != gcwq->nr_idle ||
@@ -3576,9 +3587,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(work_on_cpu);
 /**
  * freeze_workqueues_begin - begin freezing workqueues
  *
- * Start freezing workqueues.  After this function returns, all
- * freezeable workqueues will queue new works to their frozen_works
- * list instead of gcwq->worklist.
+ * Start freezing workqueues.  After this function returns, all freezable
+ * workqueues will queue new works to their frozen_works list instead of
+ * gcwq->worklist.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
  * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock and gcwq->lock's.
@@ -3604,7 +3615,7 @@ void freeze_workqueues_begin(void)
 		list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 			struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
 
-			if (cwq && wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE)
+			if (cwq && wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE)
 				cwq->max_active = 0;
 		}
 
@@ -3615,7 +3626,7 @@ void freeze_workqueues_begin(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * freeze_workqueues_busy - are freezeable workqueues still busy?
+ * freeze_workqueues_busy - are freezable workqueues still busy?
  *
  * Check whether freezing is complete.  This function must be called
  * between freeze_workqueues_begin() and thaw_workqueues().
@@ -3624,8 +3635,8 @@ void freeze_workqueues_begin(void)
  * Grabs and releases workqueue_lock.
  *
  * RETURNS:
- * %true if some freezeable workqueues are still busy.  %false if
- * freezing is complete.
+ * %true if some freezable workqueues are still busy.  %false if freezing
+ * is complete.
  */
 bool freeze_workqueues_busy(void)
 {
@@ -3645,7 +3656,7 @@ bool freeze_workqueues_busy(void)
 		list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 			struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
 
-			if (!cwq || !(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE))
+			if (!cwq || !(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE))
 				continue;
 
 			BUG_ON(cwq->nr_active < 0);
@@ -3690,7 +3701,7 @@ void thaw_workqueues(void)
 		list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 			struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
 
-			if (!cwq || !(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE))
+			if (!cwq || !(wq->flags & WQ_FREEZABLE))
 				continue;
 
 			/* restore max_active and repopulate worklist */