linux-kernel - Re: workqueue thing

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Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:04:17 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, awalls@...ix.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jens.axboe@...cle.com,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, cl@...ux-foundation.org,
	dhowells@...hat.com, arjan@...ux.intel.com, avi@...hat.com,
	johannes@...solutions.net, andi@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: workqueue thing

On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 08:50 +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Also, I think that whole move tasks back on online stuff is utter crazy,
> > just move then to another cpu and leave them there.
> 
> Can you be more specific?  Why is it crazy when moving to online but
> !active cpu is necessary anyway? 

because its extra (and above all ugly code) that serves no purpose what
so ever.

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