linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Input: psmouse: Remove deprecated create_singletheread

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Message-ID: <20160815225345.GC3672@mtj.duckdns.org>
Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:53:45 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Chris Diamand <chris@...mand.org>,
	Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...nic.de>,
	Richard Pospesel <pospeselr@...il.com>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Input: psmouse: Remove deprecated
 create_singletheread_workqueue

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 10:53:07AM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_ordered_workqueue replaces the deprecated
> create_singlethread_workqueue.
> 
> There are multiple work items on the work queue viz
> &priv->dev3_register_work, &priv->recalib_wq, &psmouse->resync_work,
> which require execution ordering. Hence, an ordered workqueue has been
> used.
> 
> The workqueue is not being used on a memory reclaim path.
> Hence, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has not been set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Thanks.

-- 
tejun