linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/32] scsi/ibmvstgt: use system

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <AANLkTimSmStMdz8KTQB2k+p2kcVpm9KghZV1xDfuTOS4@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 3 Jan 2011 18:45:33 +0100
From:	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/32] scsi/ibmvstgt: use system_wq instead of vtgtd workqueue

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> The target driver is not in the memory reclaim path and doesn't need a
> dedicated workqueue.  Drop vtgtd and use system_wq instead.  The used
> work item is sync flushed on removal.

[ ... ]

Hi Tejun,

No matter which storage target will go upstream, I'm afraid that this
patch will conflict with it. See e.g.
http://dchs.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg49105.html.

Bart.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/