On 09/21/2011 01:23 PM, tao.peng@xxxxxxx wrote: > > Unless we do following: > 1. preallocate memory for extent state convertion > 2. use nfsiod/rpciod to handle bl_write_cleanup > 3. for pnfs error case, create a kthread to recollapse and resend to MDS > > not sure if it worth the complexity though... > > Cheers, > Tao > Please forgive my ignorance but what is the big difference between a kthread and a workqueue? I thought a workqueue is just a kthread and some memory structures (list). I agree with "keep things simple" But what do I know ;-) Thanks Boaz -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html