linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fusion/mptfc: Remove deprecated create_singlethread

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Message-ID: <20160831142530.GM12660@htj.duckdns.org>
Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:25:30 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>
Cc:     Sathya Prakash <sathya.prakash@...adcom.com>,
        Chaitra P B <chaitra.basappa@...adcom.com>,
        Suganath Prabu Subramani 
        <suganath-prabu.subramani@...adcom.com>,
        MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fusion/mptfc: Remove deprecated
 create_singlethread_workqueue

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:33:05AM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> The workqueue "fc_rescan_work_q" queues multiple work items viz
> &ioc->fc_rescan_work, &ioc->fc_lsc_work, &ioc->fc_setup_reset_work,
> which require strict execution ordering.
> Hence, an ordered dedicated workqueue has been used.
> 
> WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set since the workqueue is belongs to a storage
> driver which is being used on a memory reclaim path and hence, requires
> forward progress under memory pressure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@...il.com>

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

Thanks.

-- 
tejun