linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] workqueue: Replace hardcoding of -20 and 19 with MIN_NICE and MAX

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Date:	Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:50:41 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] workqueue: Replace hardcoding of -20 and 19 with
 MIN_NICE and MAX_NICE.

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 03:34:52PM +0800, Dongsheng Yang wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> ---
>  kernel/workqueue.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
> index 82ef9f3..e4f5905 100644
> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
> @@ -3218,7 +3218,7 @@ static ssize_t wq_nice_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
>  	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &attrs->nice) == 1 &&
> -	    attrs->nice >= -20 && attrs->nice <= 19)
> +	    attrs->nice >= MIN_NICE && attrs->nice <= MAX_NICE)

No objection.  If this gets accepted, it will be routed through -tip,
I suppose?  Please feel free to add

 Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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