linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: fjes: fjes_main: Remove create

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Date:	Thu, 2 Jun 2016 10:57:29 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>,
	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fjes: fjes_main: Remove create_workqueue

On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 03:00:57PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_workqueue replaces deprecated create_workqueue().
> 
> The workqueue adapter->txrx_wq has workitem
> &adapter->raise_intr_rxdata_task per adapter. Extended Socket Network
> Device is shared memory based, so someone's transmission denotes other's
> reception.  raise_intr_rxdata_task raises interruption of receivers from
> the sender in order to notify receivers.
> 
> The workqueue adapter->control_wq has workitem
> &adapter->interrupt_watch_task per adapter. interrupt_watch_task is used
> to prevent delay of interrupts.
> 
> Dedicated workqueues have been used in both cases since the workitems
> on the workqueues are involved in normal device operation and require
> forward progress under memory pressure.
> 
> max_active has been set to 0 since there is no need for throttling
> the number of active work items.
> 
> Since network devices  may be used for memory reclaim,
> WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to guarantee forward progress.

Patch looks good but ditto with the description.  I wish it were
clearer.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun