linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread

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Message-ID: <20160815225536.GF3672@mtj.duckdns.org>
Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:55:36 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 09:20:40PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_ordered_workqueue replaces the deprecated
> create_singlethread_workqueue.
> 
> The workqueue "workqueue" has multiple workitems which may require
> ordering. Hence, a dedicated ordered workqueue has been used.
> Since the workqueue is not being used on a memory reclaim path,
> WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has not been set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>

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

Thanks.

-- 
tejun