回复: [PATCH] kthread_worker: Add flush delayed work func

[Zhang, Qiang]

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发件人: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
发送时间: 2020年11月13日 8:01
收件人: Zhang, Qiang
抄送: pmladek@xxxxxxxx; tj@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
主题: Re: [PATCH] kthread_worker: Add flush delayed work func

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On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:13:55 +0800 qiang.zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Add 'kthread_flush_delayed_work' func, the principle of
> this func is wait for a dwork to finish executing the
> last queueing.
>
>We'd like to see some code which actually uses this new function
>please.  Either in this patch or as one or more followup patches.
>
>btw, we call it "function", not "func".  But neither is really needed -
>just use () to identify a function.  ie:

>: Add kthread_flush_delayed_work().  The principle of this is to wait for
>: a dwork to finish executing the last queueing.

I don't see it being used in the kernel code so far, and I'm not sure if it's going to be used in subsequent scenarios (it like flush_delayed_work in workqueue )or whether it's currently using "kthread_work" some code needs it.

Thanks

Qiang