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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sony-laptop - switch from workqueue to a timer
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:08:57 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091218060857.GA21231@core.coreip.homeip.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091217224609.GB13295@kamineko.org>

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 07:46:09AM +0900, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:09:07AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > The function that is executing in workqueue context does not need
> > to sleep so let's switch to a timer which is more lightweight.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
> > ---
> > 
> > Mattia,
> > 
> > After looking at the sony-laptop driver again I realized that since
> > we don't sleep in do_sony_laptop_release_key() we don't need to use
> > workqueue but can simply fire up a timer.
> > 
> > Please consider applying (or maybe folding into the other patch
> > removing private workqueue).
> 
> Hi Dmitry,
> 
> it looks like there is a bit of other clean-ups here and there included
> in this patch, do you mind if I split it (or sending two separate
> patches if you get around it before I do this weekend)?
> 

Sure, sending out...

-- 
Dmitry

      reply	other threads:[~2009-12-18  6:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-17  8:09 [PATCH] sony-laptop - switch from workqueue to a timer Dmitry Torokhov
2009-12-17 22:46 ` Mattia Dongili
2009-12-18  6:08   ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]

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