linux-kernel - Re: [Jfs-discussion] Unneeded kernel threads (xfs, jfs, gfs2)

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2008 10:31:01 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>,
	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski <gf@...xsol.org>,
	cluster-devel@...hat.com,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Donald Douwsma <donaldd@....com>, xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: [Jfs-discussion] Unneeded kernel threads (xfs, jfs, gfs2)

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 05:21:56AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> Well, we could refcount the number of active xfs instances and
>> start/stop the global threads based on that.  Not really worth my
>> time IHMO, but if someone comes up with a clean enough patch it should
>> go in.
> 
> Actually doing it in the VFS might be even better.  Add ->init and
> ->exit methods to struct file_system_type and then the filesystems can
> move most of module_init/exit into the new methods.

Hmm I like that idea! :)

-Eric
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