netdev - Re: [patch 5/7] bonding: replace system timer with work queue

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Date:	Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:56:48 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, perex@...e.cz,
	ctindel@...rs.sourceforge.net, fubar@...ibm.com, oleg@...sign.ru,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [patch 5/7] bonding: replace system timer with work queue

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:50:01 -0800 akpm@...ux-foundation.org wrote:

> Replace system timer with work queue in monitor functions.  The reason for
> this change is that bonding handlers calls various sleeping functions from
> the timer handler which is not allowed.  Because we cannot share the main
> workqueue threads (rtnl_lock is used also in linkwatch_event) - new bond
> workqueue thread is created.

I have a note here that this patch needs additional work.

I forget what it was, there has since been no followup and hence I shall now
drop this patch.
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