linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH wq/for-3.6-fixes 3/3] workqueue: fix possible idle worker depletion during CPU

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Message-ID: <20120908174150.GE10788@dhcp-172-17-108-109.mtv.corp.google.com>
Date:	Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:41:50 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <eag0628@...il.com>
Cc:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH wq/for-3.6-fixes 3/3] workqueue: fix possible idle
 worker depletion during CPU_ONLINE

On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 01:40:19AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 10:29:50AM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> >> > hotplug code can't iterate manager.  not rebind_work() nor UNBOUND for manager.
> >>
> >> Ah, right.  It isn't either on idle or busy list.  Maybe have
> >> pool->manager pointer?
> >
> > Ooh, this is what you did with the new patchset, right?
> 
> I already did it in V5 patchset. not in new patchset. I just change it
> as you like in V6.
> I change the strategy of calling may_rebind_manager().

Yeah, you did that and a lot else too.  Let's please isolate the fixes
and think about restructuring later.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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