linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#5

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:49:12 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, mingo@...e.hu,
	awalls@...ix.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, cl@...ux-foundation.org,
	dhowells@...hat.com, arjan@...ux.intel.com,
	johannes@...solutions.net, oleg@...hat.com, axboe@...nel.dk
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#5

On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 00:44 +0200, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On 06/15/2010 12:35 AM, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > What is you definition of "concurrency" ? and explain try to explain it
> > in terms of your patchset.
> 
> How many workers are concurrently executing?  What else?  Eh... I'll
> write up another summary tomorrow.  Let's talk it there.

I'd suggest If you write up another description try to not use the word
concurrency .. That term can be used for all sorts of things, and it
doesn't covey enough detail for anyone to know what your implementation
is actually doing.

Daniel

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