linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] workqueue: remove the first check and the return value of maybe_create

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:40:22 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] workqueue: remove the first check and the return
 value of maybe_create_worker()

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:30:11AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> We already have create_worker(). And maybe_create_worker() does not always create worker.

Well, it does unless it fails.  Explicit maybe_ there is quite
misleading.

> maybe_create_worker() may not create worker if the condition is changed after
> it fails at the first time, 

It's misleading.  Please come up with a different name.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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