linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/9] usb: don't use PREPARE_DELAYED

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Date:	Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:07:35 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	laijs@...fujitsu.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/9] usb: don't use PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:06:05AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> > I think it should be fine to use INIT_DELAYED_WORK(), but Alan would
> > know best.  Alan?
> 
> That's right; INIT_DELAYED_WORK() should be fine.  Provided there's no 
> problem doing it from within the previous work routine.

Yeah, that's completely fine.  Once a work item starts execution,
workqueue doesn't care about it at all - even freeing and recycling it
is fine.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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