Re: [PATCH 02/11] blk: make the bioset rescue_workqueue optional.

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Fri Apr 21 2017 - 07:25:05 EST


On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 03:38:48PM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> This patch converts bioset_create() and
> bioset_create_nobvec() to not create a workqueue so
> alloctions will never trigger punt_bios_to_rescuer(). It
> also introduces bioset_create_rescued() and
> bioset_create_nobvec_rescued() which preserve the old
> behaviour.

Why these super-early line breaks in the committ message? They make
the text much more awkware compared to say:

This patch converts bioset_create() and bioset_create_nobvec() to not
create a workqueue so alloctions will never trigger
punt_bios_to_rescuer(). It also introduces bioset_create_rescued() and
bioset_create_nobvec_rescued() which preserve the old behaviour.

> static struct bio_set *__bioset_create(unsigned int pool_size,
> unsigned int front_pad,
> - bool create_bvec_pool)
> + bool create_bvec_pool,
> + bool create_rescue_workqueue)

I'd much prefer a single new bioset_create with a bunch of flags
arguments over the number of new functions and these bool arguments.