linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] workqueue: rust: add work item runtime modification support

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Message-ID: <aYZX+8tHkjmBflnh@linuxonhyperv3.guj3yctzbm1etfxqx2vob5hsef.xx.internal.cloudapp.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 13:07:07 -0800
From: Hamza Mahfooz <hamzamahfooz@...ux.microsoft.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
	Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
	Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>,
	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>,
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>, Alban Kurti <kurti@...icto.ai>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] workqueue: rust: add work item runtime modification
 support

On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 06:24:18AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 01:55:55PM -0800, Hamza Mahfooz wrote:
> > This feature is required for our Hyper-V VMBus reimplementation effort.
> > As it provides the ability to modify the running state of work items at
> > runtime.
> 
> This is great, BUT we need to see the user of this new code at the same
> time before adding it to the kernel tree.  Why not just submit this as
> part of your patch series for the rust hyperv stuff?

I don't have the rest fully fleshed out quite yet. So, mostly just
working on getting the prerequistes in a good state. I can mark it as an
RFC if that is preferable.

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h