linux-kernel - Re: [patch -rt 1/2] KVM: use simple waitqueue for vcpu->wq

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Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:44:19 +0100
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
	Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch -rt 1/2] KVM: use simple waitqueue for vcpu->wq

* Peter Zijlstra | 2015-01-21 16:07:16 [+0100]:

>On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 01:16:13PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> I'm actually wondering if we should just nuke the _interruptible()
>> version of swait. As it should only be all interruptible or all not
>> interruptible, that the swait_wake() should just do the wake up
>> regardless. In which case, swait_wake() is good enough. No need to have
>> different versions where people may think do something special.
>> 
>> Peter?
>
>Yeah, I think the lastest thing I have sitting here on my disk only has
>the swake_up() which does TASK_NORMAL, no choice there.

what is the swait status in terms of mainline? This sounds like it
beeing worked on.
I could take the series but then I would drop it again if the mainline
implementation changes…

Sebastian
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