> On Sep 11, 2023, at 2:13 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:39:43 -0400 Chuck Lever <cel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> lwq is a FIFO single-linked queue that only requires a spinlock >> for dequeueing, which happens in process context. Enqueueing is atomic >> with no spinlock and can happen in any context. > > What is the advantage of this over using one of the library > facilities which we already have? I'll let the patch author respond to that question, but let me pose one of my own: What pre-existing facilities are you thinking of, so that I may have a look? -- Chuck Lever
