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

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Date:   Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:41:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     bhaktipriya96@...il.com
Cc:     j.vosburgh@...il.com, vfalico@...il.com, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com,
        tj@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: Remove deprecated
 create_singlethread_workqueue

From: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:02:01 +0530

> 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>

Applied.