netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/8] ionic: add private workqueue per-device

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Message-ID: <20240612180831.4b22d81b@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:08:31 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>
Cc: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 <pabeni@...hat.com>, <brett.creeley@....com>, <drivers@...sando.io>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/8] ionic: add private workqueue per-device

On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:07:01 -0700 Shannon Nelson wrote:
> Instead of using the system's default workqueue,
> add a private workqueue for the device to use for
> its little jobs.

little jobs little point of having your own wq, no?
At this point of reading the series its a bit unclear why 
the wq separation is needed.