linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cfag12864b: Remove deprecated create_singlethread

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:01:23 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:	Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cfag12864b: Remove deprecated
 create_singlethread_workqueue

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 10:23:00PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> @@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ void cfag12864b_disable(void)
>  	if (cfag12864b_updating) {
>  		cfag12864b_updating = 0;
>  		cancel_delayed_work(&cfag12864b_work);
> -		flush_workqueue(cfag12864b_workqueue);

It should be converted to cancel_delayed_work_sync(); otherwise,
nothing guarantees that the work item is finished.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun