linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] drm: use workqueue instead of slow-work

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Message-ID: <1279833098.9197.1.camel@t60prh>
Date:	Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:11:38 +1000
From:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	sfrench@...ba.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	anton@...ba.org, swhiteho@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] drm: use workqueue instead of slow-work

On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 22:45 +0200, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On 07/20/2010 10:35 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Workqueue can now handle high concurrency.  Convert drm_crtc_helper to
> > use system_nrt_wq instead of slow-work.  The conversion is mostly
> > straight forward.  One difference is that drm_helper_hpd_irq_event()
> > no longer blocks and can be called from any context.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> > Cc: David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>
> 
> David, can you please review the change?

Yes seems fine to me, in as much as I understand the difference between
slow-work and workqueue, but if you say one replaces the other correctly
now I'm happy for you to carry this patch.

Acked-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>

Dave.
> 
> Thanks.
> 


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