linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7 V6] workqueue: fix hoplug things

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Date:	Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:37:51 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <eag0628@...il.com>
Cc:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7 V6] workqueue: fix hoplug things

Hello, Lai.

On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 01:27:37AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> > The patch set is based on 3b07e9ca26866697616097044f25fbe53dbab693 of wq.git
> >
> > Patch 1,2 are accepted. Patch 1 goes to 3.6. tj has a replacement goes
> > to 3.6 instead of Patch 2. so Patch2 will go to 3.7. Patch2 will need
> > to be rebased if the replacement is still in 3.7.
> > (tj, could you help me do the rebase if I don't need to respin the patchset
> > as V7 ?)
> >
> > Patch3,4 fix depletion problem, it is simple enough. it goes to 3.6.
> 
> sorry.
> 3.6 is synchronous idles when we use tj's replacement for patch2.
> and maybe_rebind_manager() don't wait for idles rebind. so it can't go to 3.6.

Let's get the fix down first.  I *think* we can do it for 3.6-fixes.
Can't we do the following?

* Instead of MANAGING, add pool->manager.

* Fix the idle depletion bug by using pool->manager for exclusion and
  always grabbing pool->manager_mutex.  Hotplug can use pool->manager
  to schedule rebind work (or UNBIND) to the manager.

Thoughts?

Also, can you please base the fix patches on top of wq/for-3.6-fixes?
It's getting quite confusing.

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq.git for-3.6-fixes

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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