linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] edac: wq: Remove deprecated create_singlethread

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Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:22:26 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:	Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] edac: wq: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 10:11:24PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_ordered_workqueue() with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM set replaces
> deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue(). This is the identity
> conversion.
> 
> wq has been identity converted since it is used to detect things like
> ECC memory errors.  It's not recommended to stall it from memory pressure.
> Hence, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to ensure forward progress under
> memory pressure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/wq.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Applied, thanks.

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    Boris.

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