On 04/26, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>
> > void cancel_rearming_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *dwork)
> > {
> > struct work_struct *work = &dwork->work;
> > struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_wq_data(work);
> > int done;
>
> I don't understand, why you think cwq cannot be NULL here.
sure it can, this is just a template.
> >
> > do {
> > done = 1;
> > spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
> >
> > if (!list_empty(&work->entry))
> > list_del_init(&work->entry);
>
> BTW, isn't needs_a_good_name needles after this and after del_timer positive?
no, we still need it. work->func() may be running on another CPU as well.
>
> > else if (test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING, work_data_bits(work)))
> > done = del_timer(&dwork->timer)
>
> If this runs while a work function is fired in run_workqueue,
> it sets _PENDING bit, but if the work skips rearming, we have probably
> endless loop, again.
No, if the work skips rearming (or didn't yet), we set WORK_STRUCT_PENDING
successfully.
> It is something alike to the current
> way, with some added measures: you try to shoot a work on the run,
> while queued or timer_pending, plus the _PENDING flag set, so it seems,
> there is some risk of longer than planed looping.
Sorry, can't understand. done == 0 means that the queueing in progress,
this work should be placed on cwq->worklist very soon, most probably
right after we drop cwq->lock.
> I have to look at this more, at home and, if something new, I'll write
> tomorrow. So, the good news, is you should have enough sleep this time!
Thanks for review!
Oleg.
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