linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/10] Replace tasklets with workqueues

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Date:   Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:32:05 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Maksym Planeta <mplaneta@...inf.tu-dresden.de>
Cc:     Moni Shoua <monis@...lanox.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/10] Replace tasklets with workqueues

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 05:14:26PM +0200, Maksym Planeta wrote:
> Replace tasklets with workqueues in rxe driver.
> 
> Ensure that task is called only through a workqueue. This allows to
> simplify task logic.
> 
> Add additional dependencies to make sure that cleanup tasks do not
> happen after object's memory is already reclaimed.
> 
> Improve overal stability of the driver by removing multiple race
> conditions and use-after-free situations.

This should be described more precisely

Jason