linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] md: use msleep() in md_notify

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Message-ID: <CAPhsuW74Xkhpk=gHBxeSydCZ2R=UvW3mVmg8qE8Di0_7RqUnrg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Mar 2022 22:23:52 -0800
From:   Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        linux-raid <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] md: use msleep() in md_notify_reboot()

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 3:19 PM Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
>
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
>
> Calling mdelay(1000) from process context, even while a reboot
> is in progress, does not make sense.
>
> Using msleep() allows other threads to make progress.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: linux-raid@...r.kernel.org

Applied to md-next. Thanks!

Song