linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] aio: avoid using queue_delayed_work in aio_kick

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Message-ID: <x49prq3t43a.fsf@segfault.boston.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:11:37 -0400
From:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-aio@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] aio: avoid using queue_delayed_work in aio_kick_handler to schedule itself

Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de> writes:

> Avoid using queue_delayed_work in aio_kick_handler() to run itself 
> immediately. Instead use aio_run_all_iocbs()

Can you give some rationale for this change?  Also, how did you test it?

Cheers,

Jeff
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