linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 1/2] printk: Make printk() completely async

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Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2016 16:39:32 +0900
From:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
To:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 1/2] printk: Make printk() completely async

On (04/05/16 14:17), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
[..]
> > Could do with a comment explaining why late_initcall was chosen.
> 
> late_initcall was chosen because of workqueue early_initcall, and
> I just decided not to change it when I switched from wq to a
> dedicated printk kthread. late_initcall seemed to be OK. can do
> init_printk_kthread() somewhere in init/main start_kernel().

or rather move it a bit earlier. core_init sounds appropriate;
or postcore. don't want to export yet another printk symbol.

	-ss