netdev - Re: [PATCH] iwlwifi: dvm: convert create_singlethread_workqueue() to alloc

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Date:	Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:18:11 -0700
From:	"tj@...nel.org" <tj@...nel.org>
To:	"Grumbach, Emmanuel" <emmanuel.grumbach@...el.com>
Cc:	Eva Rachel Retuya <eraretuya@...il.com>,
	"outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com" 
	<outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com>,
	"Berg, Johannes" <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	linuxwifi <linuxwifi@...el.com>,
	"kvalo@...eaurora.org" <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iwlwifi: dvm: convert create_singlethread_workqueue() to
 alloc_workqueue()

Hello,

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 12:43:35PM +0000, Grumbach, Emmanuel wrote:
> > 
> > Use alloc_workqueue() to allocate the workqueue instead of
> > create_singlethread_workqueue() since the latter is deprecated and is
> > scheduled
> > for removal.
> 
> I can't see any indication of that in the code of workqueue.
> Can you share details about that?

create*_workqueue()'s have been deprecated and replaced by
alloc*_workqueue()'s for some years now.  I probably should note that
in the header file.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun