linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] WorkStruct: Shrink work

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Date:	Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:25:36 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] WorkStruct: Shrink work_struct by two thirds 

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006, David Howells wrote:
> 
> Of course, it all depends on whether Linus wants to take it at all...  Linus?

I think it's a cleanup, and yes, I'll take it. Not only does it shrink the 
workqueue thing, I think it's a good thing to make the timer delay option 
explicit, since it's really a totally separate feature.

I obviously didn't see how nasty the conflicts were, and I would want it 
to be not too painful for Andrew. So I could either take it early after 
2.6.19 _or_ after Andrew has merged the bulk of his stuff, depending on 
which way is easier.

I'd actually prefer to take it before -rc1, because I think the previous 
time we did something after -rc1 was a failure (the whole irq argument 
handling thing). It just exposed too many problems too late in the dev 
cycle. I'd rather have the problems be exposed by the time -rc1 rolls out, 
and keep the whole "we've done all major nasty ops by -rc1" thing)

		Linus
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