Re: [PATCH 0/6] kthread: Add the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()

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-----"Cai Huoqing" <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: -----

>To: <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx>
>From: "Cai Huoqing" <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx>
>Date: 10/21/2021 02:02PM
>Cc: "Bernard Metzler" <bmt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Doug Ledford"
><dledford@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Jason Gunthorpe" <jgg@xxxxxxxx>, "Davidlohr
>Bueso" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>,
>"Josh Triplett" <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Steven Rostedt"
><rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mathieu Desnoyers"
><mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Lai Jiangshan"
><jiangshanlai@xxxxxxxxx>, "Joel Fernandes" <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Daniel Bristot de Oliveira"
><bristot@xxxxxxxxxx>, <linux-rdma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
><linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <rcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [EXTERNAL] [PATCH 0/6] kthread: Add the helper macro
>kthread_run_on_cpu()
>
>the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu() inculdes
>kthread_create_on_cpu/wake_up_process().
>In some cases, use kthread_run_on_cpu() directly instead of
>kthread_create_on_node/kthread_bind/wake_up_process() or
>kthread_create_on_cpu/wake_up_process() or
>kthreadd_create/kthread_bind/wake_up_process() to simplify the code.

I do not see kthread_bind() being covered by the helper,
as claimed? rcutorture, ring-buffer, siw are using it in
the code potentially being replaced by the helper.
kthread_bind() is best to be called before thread starts
running, so should be part of it.

Thanks,
Bernard.
>
>Cai Huoqing (6):
>  kthread: Add the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>  RDMA/siw: Make use of the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>  ring-buffer: Make use of the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>  rcutorture: Make use of the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>  trace/osnoise: Make use of the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>  trace/hwlat: Make use of the helper macro kthread_run_on_cpu()
>
> drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c |  7 +++----
> include/linux/kthread.h              | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c              |  7 ++-----
> kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c           |  7 ++-----
> kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c           |  6 +-----
> kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c         |  3 +--
> 6 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
>-- 
>2.25.1
>
>




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