kernel_optimize_test/mm
David Howells 65f27f3844 WorkStruct: Pass the work_struct pointer instead of context data
Pass the work_struct pointer to the work function rather than context data.
The work function can use container_of() to work out the data.

For the cases where the container of the work_struct may go away the moment the
pending bit is cleared, it is made possible to defer the release of the
structure by deferring the clearing of the pending bit.

To make this work, an extra flag is introduced into the management side of the
work_struct.  This governs auto-release of the structure upon execution.

Ordinarily, the work queue executor would release the work_struct for further
scheduling or deallocation by clearing the pending bit prior to jumping to the
work function.  This means that, unless the driver makes some guarantee itself
that the work_struct won't go away, the work function may not access anything
else in the work_struct or its container lest they be deallocated..  This is a
problem if the auxiliary data is taken away (as done by the last patch).

However, if the pending bit is *not* cleared before jumping to the work
function, then the work function *may* access the work_struct and its container
with no problems.  But then the work function must itself release the
work_struct by calling work_release().

In most cases, automatic release is fine, so this is the default.  Special
initiators exist for the non-auto-release case (ending in _NAR).


Signed-Off-By: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
2006-11-22 14:55:48 +00:00
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allocpercpu.c [PATCH] Extract the allocpercpu functions from the slab allocator 2006-09-26 08:48:51 -07:00
backing-dev.c [PATCH] separate bdi congestion functions from queue congestion functions 2006-10-20 10:26:35 -07:00
bootmem.c [PATCH] bootmem: use MAX_DMA_ADDRESS instead of LOW32LIMIT 2006-09-26 08:48:49 -07:00
bounce.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Separate the bounce buffering code from the highmem code [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:32:11 +02:00
fadvise.c
filemap_xip.c
filemap.c [PATCH] mm: clean up pagecache allocation 2006-10-28 11:30:50 -07:00
filemap.h Remove all inclusions of <linux/config.h> 2006-10-04 03:38:54 -04:00
fremap.c [PATCH] paravirt: pte clear not present 2006-10-01 00:39:33 -07:00
highmem.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Separate the bounce buffering code from the highmem code [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:32:11 +02:00
hugetlb.c [PATCH] hugetlb: fix absurd HugePages_Rsvd 2006-10-28 11:30:53 -07:00
internal.h
Kconfig Fix "can not" in Documentation and Kconfig 2006-10-03 22:53:09 +02:00
madvise.c
Makefile [PATCH] separate bdi congestion functions from queue congestion functions 2006-10-20 10:26:35 -07:00
memory_hotplug.c [PATCH] hot-add-mem x86_64: use CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_RESERVE 2006-10-01 00:39:18 -07:00
memory.c [PATCH] mm: D-cache aliasing issue in cow_user_page 2006-10-20 10:26:43 -07:00
mempolicy.c [PATCH] Fix do_mbind warning with CONFIG_MIGRATION=n 2006-10-11 11:14:19 -07:00
mempool.c
migrate.c [PATCH] Fix sys_move_pages when a NULL node list is passed 2006-11-03 12:27:59 -08:00
mincore.c
mlock.c
mmap.c [PATCH] hugetlb: fix error return for brk() entering a hugepage region 2006-11-14 15:15:01 -08:00
mmzone.c
mprotect.c [PATCH] paravirt: lazy mmu mode hooks.patch 2006-10-01 00:39:33 -07:00
mremap.c [PATCH] paravirt: lazy mmu mode hooks.patch 2006-10-01 00:39:33 -07:00
msync.c
nommu.c Spelling fix: "control" instead of "cotrol" 2006-10-03 23:21:02 +02:00
oom_kill.c [PATCH] OOM killer meets userspace headers 2006-10-20 10:26:38 -07:00
page_alloc.c [PATCH] mm: un-needed add-store operation wastes a few bytes 2006-11-03 12:27:56 -08:00
page_io.c [PATCH] swsusp: read speedup 2006-09-26 08:48:58 -07:00
page-writeback.c [PATCH] separate bdi congestion functions from queue congestion functions 2006-10-20 10:26:35 -07:00
pdflush.c
prio_tree.c
readahead.c [PATCH] Cleanup read_pages() 2006-11-03 12:27:56 -08:00
rmap.c [PATCH] mm: more commenting on lock ordering 2006-10-20 10:26:44 -07:00
shmem_acl.c [PATCH] Fix typos in mm/shmem_acl.c 2006-10-11 11:14:23 -07:00
shmem.c [PATCH] separate bdi congestion functions from queue congestion functions 2006-10-20 10:26:35 -07:00
slab.c WorkStruct: Pass the work_struct pointer instead of context data 2006-11-22 14:55:48 +00:00
slob.c [PATCH] Make kmem_cache_destroy() return void 2006-09-27 08:26:11 -07:00
sparse.c [PATCH] memory hotplug: __GFP_NOWARN is better for __kmalloc_section_memmap() 2006-10-28 11:30:52 -07:00
swap_state.c
swap.c
swapfile.c [PATCH] valid_swaphandles() fix 2006-09-29 09:18:23 -07:00
thrash.c
tiny-shmem.c
truncate.c [PATCH] invalidate: remove_mapping() fix 2006-10-17 08:18:43 -07:00
util.c [PATCH] slab: clean up leak tracking ifdefs a little bit 2006-10-04 07:55:13 -07:00
vmalloc.c [PATCH] Fix strange size check in __get_vm_area_node() 2006-11-16 11:43:38 -08:00
vmscan.c [PATCH] Use min of two prio settings in calculating distress for reclaim 2006-10-28 11:30:51 -07:00
vmstat.c [PATCH] vmscan: Fix temp_priority race 2006-10-28 11:30:50 -07:00