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Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:52:33 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.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 06/15/2010 12:49 AM, Daniel Walker wrote:
> 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.

So is "manage" and "level of concurrency" is often used to describe
exactly this type of property.  I'll try to be clear.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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