linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET wq/for-6.9] workqueue: Implement BH workqueue and convert several tasklet users

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Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 06:56:16 -1000
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: Allen <allen.lkml@...il.com>
Cc: torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, mpatocka@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...ts.linux.dev,
	msnitzer@...hat.com, ignat@...udflare.com, damien.lemoal@....com,
	bob.liu@...cle.com, houtao1@...wei.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET wq/for-6.9] workqueue: Implement BH workqueue and
 convert several tasklet users

On Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 11:02:37AM -0800, Allen wrote:
> https://github.com/allenpais/for-6.9-bh-conversions
> 
>  I am holding on to the patch that converts drivers/media/*, as I haven't found
> a right way to replace tasklet_[disable/enable] api's. The rest should be ready
> in a day or two.

Yeah, we'll need to add something to workqueue to support that. As for the
rest, looking at the code, I think tasklet_kill() should be converted to
cancel_work_sync(), not flush_work().

Thanks.

-- 
tejun