linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: ccree - remove redundant 'flush

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Message-ID: <CAOtvUMcQONyqJ=MaprVLyDyc_z+5_HwCdjgaNVcOLMFV6i3FPA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:42:11 +0200
From:   Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: ccree - remove redundant 'flush_workqueue()' calls

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 6:49 PM Christophe JAILLET
<christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr> wrote:
>
> 'destroy_workqueue()' already drains the queue before destroying it, so
> there is no need to flush it explicitly.
>
> Remove the redundant 'flush_workqueue()' calls.
>
> This was generated with coccinelle:
>
> @@
> expression E;
> @@
> -       flush_workqueue(E);
>         destroy_workqueue(E);
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
>  drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_request_mgr.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_request_mgr.c b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_request_mgr.c
> index 33fb27745d52..887162df50f9 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_request_mgr.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_request_mgr.c
> @@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ void cc_req_mgr_fini(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata)
>         dev_dbg(dev, "max_used_sw_slots=%d\n", req_mgr_h->max_used_sw_slots);
>
>  #ifdef COMP_IN_WQ
> -       flush_workqueue(req_mgr_h->workq);
>         destroy_workqueue(req_mgr_h->workq);
>  #else
>         /* Kill tasklet */
> --
> 2.30.2
>

Acked-by: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>

Thank you for finding ths.

Also, this triggers me to revisit why the workqueue code is there at
all. I think we don't actually use it, so double thanks.

Gilad

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