linux-kernel - [PATCH] workqueue: note the nested NOT_RUNNING test in worker_clr

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:04:55 +0100
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	dhillf@...il.com, mm-commits@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] workqueue: note the nested NOT_RUNNING test in
 worker_clr_flags() isn't a noop

The nested NOT_RUNNING test in worker_clr_flags() is slightly
misleading in that if NOT_RUNNING were a single flag the nested test
would be always %true and thus noop.  Add a comment noting that the
test isn't a noop.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
---
Let's avoid similar mistakes in the future.  Thanks.

 kernel/workqueue.c |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 930c239..11869fa 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -768,7 +768,11 @@ static inline void worker_clr_flags(struct worker *worker, unsigned int flags)
 
 	worker->flags &= ~flags;
 
-	/* if transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running */
+	/*
+	 * If transitioning out of NOT_RUNNING, increment nr_running.  Note
+	 * that the nested NOT_RUNNING is not a noop.  NOT_RUNNING is mask
+	 * of multiple flags, not a single flag.
+	 */
 	if ((flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING) && (oflags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
 		if (!(worker->flags & WORKER_NOT_RUNNING))
 			atomic_inc(get_gcwq_nr_running(gcwq->cpu));
-- 
1.7.1

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