Re: [RFC] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

From	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RFC] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue
Date	2016-08-09 15:50 +0200
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On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 02:39:16PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote:
> alloc_ordered_workqueue replaces the deprecated
> create_singlethread_workqueue.
> 
> The workqueue "workqueue" has multiple workitems which may require
> ordering. Hence, a dedicated ordered workqueue has been used.
> Since the workqueue is not being used on a memory reclaim path,
> WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has not been set.
> 
> Can the workitems run concurrently? Is the ordering among work items necessary?

I don't know, sorry.  Almost no one has this hardware, so just fix it
the best you can and let's see what happens :)

thanks,

greg k-h

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[RFC] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriya96@gmail.com> - 2016-07-27 11:10 +0200
  Re: [RFC] whci: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-09 15:50 +0200

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