linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] lib: cpu_rmap: avoid flushing all workqueues

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Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:52:17 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] lib: cpu_rmap: avoid flushing all workqueues

On Fri, 2012-12-28 at 13:44 -0800, David Decotigny wrote:
> Thanks,
> 
> Ok for the cpu_rmap_put helper. Will do this in v3 of this patch.
> 
> Your comments suggest more refactoring, which might be better in the
> form of 1 or 2 additional patches that:
>  - rename alloc_cpu_rmap & co according to new conventions (cpu_rmap_*)
>  - remove the cpu_rmap sub-API altogether, keeping only irq_cpu_rmap
> (controversial?)
> 
> I'd rather current patch is integrated in its own as it fixes an actual bug.
> I will send the other patch(es) separately later.

This looks fine to me !


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