Re: [RFC v2 09/18] mm/huge_page: Convert khugepaged() into kthread worker API

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Tue Sep 22 2015 - 16:26:16 EST


Hello,

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 03:03:50PM +0200, Petr Mladek wrote:
> +static int khugepaged_has_work(void)
> +{
> + return !list_empty(&khugepaged_scan.mm_head) &&
> + khugepaged_enabled();
> +}

Hmmm... no biggie but this is a bit bothering.

> @@ -425,7 +447,10 @@ static ssize_t scan_sleep_millisecs_store(struct kobject *kobj,
> return -EINVAL;
>
> khugepaged_scan_sleep_millisecs = msecs;
> - wake_up_interruptible(&khugepaged_wait);
> + if (khugepaged_has_work())
> + mod_delayed_kthread_work(khugepaged_worker,
> + &khugepaged_do_scan_work,
> + 0);

What's wrong with just doing the following?

if (khugepaged_enabled())
mod_delayed_kthread_work(...);

Thanks.

--
tejun
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