linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] floppy: use single threaded workqueue

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Message-ID: <AANLkTim7VHQEqdwfERzsBAuXLES1z4R-jLSGRLfbvoug@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:56:14 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] floppy: use single threaded workqueue

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Stephen Hemminger
<shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
> Fix races between timers and bottom half by using delayed work
> and a single threaded queue.
>
> Still needs more testing.

Looks simple and straightforward to me. Ack. (And ack on the "needs
more testing" part too, of course).

                  Linus
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