linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] workqueue: wake regular worker if need_more

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Message-ID: <20140718224641.GA5739@htj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:46:41 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] workqueue: wake regular worker if need_more_worker()
 when rescuer leave the pool

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 02:56:36PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> We don't need to wake up regular worker when nr_running==1,
> so need_more_worker() is sufficient here.
> 
> And need_more_worker() gives us better readability due to the name of
> "keep_working()" implies the rescuer should keep working now but
> the rescuer is actually leaving.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>

Applied to wq/for-3.17.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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