linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 20/20] thermal/intel_powerclamp: Convert the kthread to kthread worker API

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Message-ID: <20160825114434.m7rhladpllj54rtb@linutronix.de>
Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:44:34 +0200
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 20/20] thermal/intel_powerclamp: Convert the kthread
 to kthread worker API

On 2016-08-25 13:37:08 [+0200], Petr Mladek wrote:
> There were still some discussions about the kthread worker API.
> Anyway, the needed kthread API changes are in Andrew's -mm tree now
> and will be hopefully included in 4.9.

Thanks for the update.

> I did not want to send the patches using the API before the API
> changes are upstream. But I could send the two intel_powerclamp
> patches now if you are comfortable with having them on top of
> the -mm tree or linux-next.

I am refreshing my hotplug queue and stumbled over my old powerclamp
patch. Please send them (offline) so I can have a look :) And I add a
note for powerclaml to be v4.9 or so.

> Best Regards,
> Petr

Sebastian