linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/53] workqueue: Introduce the create*

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Message-ID: <f0333b86-212e-40e6-b41d-b393c312153f@acm.org>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 14:28:34 -0700
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
Cc: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
 "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/53] workqueue: Introduce the create*_workqueue2()
 macros

On 7/3/24 1:24 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> This can be done with the preprocessor to detect how many arguments
> are being used, so then there is no need to do the renaming passes and
> conversions can land via subsystems:

Thanks Kees, this is very useful feedback.

As one can see here, Tejun requested not to add support for a format
string in the create*_workqueue() macros:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/ZoMF1ZydZUusxRcf@slm.duckdns.org/

Hence a different approach for the SCSI create*_workqueue() macros:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/20240702215228.2743420-1-bvanassche@acm.org/

Best regards,

Bart.