2020-08-18 05:46:06

by Jiri Slaby

Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] wirless: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup()

On 17. 08. 20, 11:06, Allen Pais wrote:
> From: Allen Pais <[email protected]>
>
> Commit 12cc923f1ccc ("tasklet: Introduce new initialization API")'
> introduced a new tasklet initialization API. This series converts
> all the wireless drivers to use the new tasklet_setup() API

General question for the whole series: have you considered the long-term
aim instead? That is: convert away from tasklets completely? I.e. use
threaded irqs or workqueues?

thanks,
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js
suse labs

2020-08-18 09:15:12

by Allen

Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] wirless: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup()

>
> General question for the whole series: have you considered the long-term
> aim instead? That is: convert away from tasklets completely? I.e. use
> threaded irqs or workqueues?
>

Yes, since changing tasklets to workqueues or threaded irqs
becomes a little trivial when it comes to tree-wide change, this
approach was considered. I am open to both.

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- Allen