linux-kernel - Re: [DRIVER SUBMISSION] DRBD wants to go mainline

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:13:44 +0200
From:	Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@...bit.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	Kyle Moffett <mrlinuxman@....com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [DRIVER SUBMISSION] DRBD wants to go mainline

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 03:37:04PM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 23 2007, Lars Ellenberg wrote:
> > > +/* THINK maybe we actually want to use the default "event/%s" worker threads
> > > + * or similar in linux 2.6, which uses per cpu data and threads.
> > > + *
> > > + * To be general, this might need a spin_lock member.
> > > + * For now, please use the mdev->req_lock to protect list_head,
> > > + * see drbd_queue_work below.
> > > + */
> > > +struct drbd_work_queue {
> > > +       struct list_head q;
> > > +       struct semaphore s; /* producers up it, worker down()s it */
> > > +       spinlock_t q_lock;  /* to protect the list. */
> > > +};
> > > 
> > > Umm, how about fixing this to actually use proper workqueues or something
> > > instead of this open-coded mess?
> > 
> > unlikely to happen "right now".
> > but it is on our todo list...
> 
> But stuff like that is definitely a merge show stopper, jfyi.

I see.
but it is not that easy to do away with kernel threads
(the open-coded mess) in favor of "proper workqueues or something".

	Lars
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