linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] optimize freezing tasks by reducing task wakeups

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Date:	Fri, 03 May 2013 13:43:46 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	arve@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] optimize freezing tasks by reducing task wakeups

On Thursday, May 02, 2013 05:10:26 PM Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hey, Rafael.
> 
> On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:06:35PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > v2 moves the skip check to freeze_task(), and expands the commit
> > > messages.
> > 
> > The entire series makes sense to me, so are there any objections?
> > 
> > Tejun, Oleg??
> 
> Generally looks good to me.  I'm a bit uncomfortable with the
> generic-looking expansion of the freezable API as it can't be
> something which can be used in any generic manner.  It'd be great if
> we just add only the used ones (do we already?)

I'm not sure about that, unfortunately.

> and add some sort of lockdep annotation so that people don't use them while
> holding any locks.

I guess we can add that anyway?

Rafael


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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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