linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Drop the NOT_RUNNING check to flags in worker_{set,clr}

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:58:27 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Yue Hu <zbestahu@...il.com>
Cc:     jiangshanlai@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        huyue2@...lpad.com, zhangwen@...lpad.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Drop the NOT_RUNNING check to flags in
 worker_{set,clr}_flags

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 05:26:52PM +0800, Yue Hu wrote:
> From: Yue Hu <huyue2@...lpad.com>
> 
> We know whether the worker flags are belong to WORKER_NOT_RUNNING or not
> when we are setting and clearing them.  So check the flags not running
> related is unnecessary for both the cases.
> 
> Currently, worker_{set,clr}_flags() are all used for WORKER_NOT_RUNNING
> except for clearing WORKER_IDLE.  Let's change to directly clear it
> instead.  Also, update the comment a little in worker_clr_flags().

I'm not sure this is better. Semantically, the existing code seems clearer
and less error-prone to me and this isn't gonna make any meaningful perf
difference. Lai, what do you think?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun