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Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable

From Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable
Date 2016-05-24 01:10 +0200
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On Wed, 18 May 2016, Jiri Kosina wrote:

> > > bch_writeback_thread() is calling try_to_freeze(), but that's just an 
> > > expensive no-op given the fact that the thread is not marked freezable.
> > > 
> > > I/O helper kthreads, exactly such as the bcache writeback thread, actually 
> > > shouldn't be freezable, because they are potentially necessary for 
> > > finalizing the image write-out.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
> > 
> > Let's send a friendly ping on these three patches after two weeks...
> 
> After a month, I think, it's time for another ping.

[ adding Jens to CC ]

Ok, I call it officially ridiculous now. I guess I'll be resending through 
akpm.

Is it a time to claim (by MAINTAINERS entry) the in-tree bcache orphaned?

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs

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Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-05-18 17:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-05-24 01:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> - 2016-05-24 16:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-05-24 16:30 +0200

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