linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/25] wm97xx: don't use [delayed_]work

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Date:	Sat, 9 Mar 2013 15:53:36 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/25] wm97xx: don't use [delayed_]work_pending()

On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 04:18:27PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 01:54:50AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> > This is not 100% equivalent transformation as now we schedule first and
> > disable IRQ later... Anyway, I think the driver shoudl be converted to
> > threaded IRQ instead. Mark, does the patch below make any sense to you?
> 
> I'm a bit nervous about the fact that currently both the pen down IRQ
> and the coordinate read are pushed through a single workqueue so are
> serialised but after your patch they'll be split into the IRQ thread and
> the workqueue.  It *should* be fine but I'd have to sit there and study
> it to convince myself that it's safe.

Mark,

Did yo have a chance to review the patch?

Thanks!

-- 
Dmitry
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