linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] workqueue: fix possible deadlock in idle worker rebinding

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Message-ID: <20120905231116.GD29092@google.com>
Date:	Wed, 5 Sep 2012 16:11:16 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] workqueue: fix possible deadlock in idle worker
 rebinding

On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 11:16:32PM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Currently, rebind_workers() and idle_worker_rebind() are two-way
> interlocked.  rebind_workers() waits for idle workers to finish
> rebinding and rebound idle workers wait for rebind_workers() to finish
> rebinding busy workers before proceeding.

Applied to wq/for-3.6-fixes.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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