linux-kernel - Re: [Question] about patch: don't use [delayed_]work

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Date:   Mon, 5 Sep 2016 08:41:39 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
Cc:     Qiao Zhou <qiaozhou@...micro.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Question] about patch: don't use [delayed_]work_pending()

On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 03:29:39AM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote:
> Reason: any other [early-boot] invoker of cancel_delayed_work_sync()
> would hit the same issue,
> without any fix then available locally each.
> 
> This may or may not be intentional.
> Just wanted to point it out.

idk, invoking a blocking API from early boot is pretty special (as
with everything during early boot), so I think it's fine to handle
them as execeptions.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun