linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][input-led] Defer input led work to workqueue

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Message-ID: <4017.1409079070@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:51:10 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>,
	Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@...il.com>,
	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][input-led] Defer input led work to workqueue

On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:01:35 +0200, Johannes Berg said:
> On Tue, 2014-08-26 at 03:54 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>
> > +	vt_led_wq = alloc_workqueue("input_leds", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
> > +	if (!vt_led_wq)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
>
> Does this really need a separate workqueue rather than just using
> schedule_work()? There doesn't seem to be much point in having its own
> workqueue really, to me.

As I noted in another email, the patch works. Whether it's *correct* I can't
tell. :)

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