netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/16] wirless: convert tasklets to use new tasklet

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Date:   Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:44:38 +0200
From:   Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     Allen Pais <allen.cryptic@...il.com>, kvalo@...eaurora.org,
        kuba@...nel.org, mickflemm@...il.com, mcgrof@...nel.org,
        chunkeey@...glemail.com, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        stas.yakovlev@...il.com, helmut.schaa@...glemail.com,
        pkshih@...ltek.com, yhchuang@...ltek.com, dsd@...too.org,
        kune@...ne-taler.de
Cc:     keescook@...omium.org, ath11k@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        brcm80211-dev-list@...ress.com, Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] wirless: convert tasklets to use new
 tasklet_setup()

On 17. 08. 20, 11:06, Allen Pais wrote:
> From: Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com>
> 
> Commit 12cc923f1ccc ("tasklet: Introduce new initialization API")'
> introduced a new tasklet initialization API. This series converts 
> all the wireless drivers to use the new tasklet_setup() API

General question for the whole series: have you considered the long-term
aim instead? That is: convert away from tasklets completely? I.e. use
threaded irqs or workqueues?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs