netdev - Re: [PATCH] bonding: Remove deprecated create_singlethread

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:05:29 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:     Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>,
        Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:02:01PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_ordered_workqueue() with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM set, replaces
> deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue(). This is the identity
> conversion.
> 
> The workqueue "wq" queues multiple work items viz
> &bond->mcast_work, &nnw->work, &bond->mii_work, &bond->arp_work,
> &bond->alb_work, &bond->mii_work, &bond->ad_work, &bond->slave_arr_work
> which require strict execution ordering. Hence, an ordered dedicated
> workqueue has been used.
> 
> Since, it is a network driver, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to
> ensure forward progress under memory pressure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Thanks.

-- 
tejun