Re: [PATCH 2/2] init: force threads when checking overlap in offload mode

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On 10/16/18 9:26 AM, vincentfu@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Vincent Fu <vincent.fu@xxxxxxx>
> 
> serialize_overlap combined with io_submit_mode=offload requires
> threads. Print a warning and force the use of threads if the user
> did not specify threads.

Why does it require threads? Is it because of the use of a pthread
mutex? If so, that should just be a fio mutex instead, and you would
not have this restrictions (on most platforms, at least).

-- 
Jens Axboe




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