On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 03:00:57PM +0530, Bhaktipriya Shridhar wrote: > alloc_workqueue replaces deprecated create_workqueue(). > > The workqueue adapter->txrx_wq has workitem > &adapter->raise_intr_rxdata_task per adapter. Extended Socket Network > Device is shared memory based, so someone's transmission denotes other's > reception. raise_intr_rxdata_task raises interruption of receivers from > the sender in order to notify receivers. > > The workqueue adapter->control_wq has workitem > &adapter->interrupt_watch_task per adapter. interrupt_watch_task is used > to prevent delay of interrupts. > > Dedicated workqueues have been used in both cases since the workitems > on the workqueues are involved in normal device operation and require > forward progress under memory pressure. > > max_active has been set to 0 since there is no need for throttling > the number of active work items. > > Since network devices may be used for memory reclaim, > WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to guarantee forward progress.
Patch looks good but ditto with the description. I wish it were clearer. Thanks. -- tejun
