Re: [PATCHSET] workqueue: use irqsafe timer in delayed_work

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 02:37:55PM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> This patchset makes delayed_work use the irqsafe timer added by the
> pending "timer: clean up initializers and implement irqsafe timers"
> patchset[1].  This enables try_to_grab_pending() to be used from any
> context which in turn makes mod_delayed_work() usable from IRQ
> handlers.  cancel_delayed_work() is reimplemented using
> try_to_grab_pending() so that it also can be used from IRQ handlers
> and its behavior is consitent with other canceling operations.
> __cancel_delayed_work() is no longer necessary and deprecated.

I'll soon push this to linux-next through wq/for-3.7 together with
irqsafe timer patchset.  Plese scream if you don't like that.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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