Re: [PATCH UPDATED 1/3] vhost: replace vhost_workqueue with per-vhostkthread
From: Tejun Heo
Date: Mon Jul 26 2010 - 12:07:01 EST
Hello,
On 07/26/2010 05:50 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> Hmmm... I'm not quite sure whether it's an optimization. I thought
>> the patch was due to feeling uncomfortable about using barriers?
>
> Oh yes. But getting rid of barriers is what motivated me originally.
Yeah, getting rid of barriers is always good. :-)
> Is there a git tree with kthread_worker applied?
> I might do this just for fun ...
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq.git for-next
For the original implementaiton, please take a look at commit
b56c0d8937e665a27d90517ee7a746d0aa05af46.
* Can you please keep the outer goto repeat loop? I just don't like
outermost for (;;).
* Placing try_to_freeze() could be a bit annoying. It shouldn't be
executed when there's a work to flush.
* I think A - B <= 0 test would be more familiar. At least
time_before/after() are implemented that way.
Thanks.
--
tejun
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