Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:27:37 +0200 | From | Tejun Heo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] workqueue: remove in_workqueue_context() |
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On 10/15/2010 04:48 PM, Tejun Heo wrote: >> I added it for the drivers/vhost changes. They were using a >> variant of RCU where executing in workqueue context acted as an RCU >> read-side critical section and where flushing workqueues acted as >> an RCU grace period. The in_workqueue_context() was then passed to >> rcu_dereference_check() to verify correct usage. >> >> But you are right, I don't see it being used any more, though I do still >> see the big block comment documenting this in drivers/vhost/vhost.h. >> >> Michael, what are Tejun and I missing here? > > Ping. Shall I go forward with this patch?
Applied to wq#for-next. Scream if this should be reverted.
Thanks.
-- tejun
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