linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] jffs2: use cond_resched() instead of yield()

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Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:52:52 +0200
From:	Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
Cc:	Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com>, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC] jffs2: use cond_resched() instead of yield()

Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com> wrote on 2010/09/02 12:59:09:
>
> On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 09:01 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > At the time cond_resched() was a problem but now I don't know. The erasing
> > has moved to the GC thread and been somewhat reworked. I don't know if
> > it still needs yield(). Perhaps David can tell?
>
> I think 'yield()' is rather a hack than a real solution.

Yes, the real fix is to move erasing to GC and that has been done now.
There is a good chance yield() can be removed without regression
but I am not sure nor do I have the time to test that.

 Jocke

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