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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Subject: Re: [patch] smptimers, old BH removal, tq-cleanup, 2.5.39
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Ingo Molnar wrote:
> yes, wrt. keventd i was thinking along the same line - but in a different,
> perhaps cleaner and simpler direction.
> 
> i'd like to introduce the following interfaces:
> 
> 	- create_work_queue(wq, handler_fn)

what is handler_fn for, if you pass work_fn later?


> 	- destroy_work_queue(wq)
> 
> 	- queue_work(wq, work_fn, work_data)

queue_work_delayed(wq, work_fn, work_data, delay) would be nice too


> 	- flush_work_queue(wq)
> 
> this is an extension of the keventd concept. A work queue is a simplified
> interface to create a kernel thread that gets work queued from IRQ and
> process contexts. No more, no less.

Your proposal sounds good to me...

	Jeff



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