Re: [PATCH 17/20] [SCSI] mpt3sas: Use alloc_ordered_workqueue() API instead of create_singlethread_workqueue() API

From: Sreekanth Reddy
Date: Mon Jun 15 2015 - 06:56:42 EST


On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/12/2015 05:42 AM, Sreekanth Reddy wrote:
> ...
>> +#if defined(alloc_ordered_workqueue)
>> + ioc->firmware_event_thread = alloc_ordered_workqueue(
>> + ioc->firmware_event_name, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
>> +#else
>> + ioc->firmware_event_thread = create_singlethread_workqueue(
>> ioc->firmware_event_name);
>> +#endif
>
> Hi Sreekanth,
>
> I think the upstream version of this code can safely assume
> alloc_ordered_workqueue is defined, no?

yes, upstream version of this code can safely assume that
alloc_ordered_workqueue is defined.

While working in-house, I observed that some of the older kernels
doesn't defined this macro, so I have added this else section.

>
> Regards,
>
> -- Joe



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Regards,
Sreekanth
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