From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH] Snoop SET FEATURES - WRITE CACHE ENABLE/DISABLE command Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 00:57:18 -0400 Message-ID: <447BD0AE.2080904@garzik.org> References: <1148547763.23979.15.camel@forrest26.sh.intel.com> <44779A05.4010209@garzik.org> <447AB9FB.6020706@gmail.com> <447BCCFC.10908@garzik.org> <447BCF0A.7020709@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:11750 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932144AbWE3E5V (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 May 2006 00:57:21 -0400 In-Reply-To: <447BCF0A.7020709@gmail.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tejun Heo Cc: "zhao, forrest" , liml@rtr.ca, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Tejun Heo wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: >> Tejun Heo wrote: >>> * I've renamed ata_hotplug_wq to ata_scsi_wq in hotplug patches. I >>> think rescan can use this wq instead of creating its own. >> >> I think we will use this workqueue even when SCSI is optional, so >> ata_scsi_wq may not be the best name, long term. I ACK'd its >> inclusion of course, so not a big deal. > > As it seems there will be another round of hotplug patches, I can rename > it without too much trouble. My candidates are... > > ata_aux_wq > ata_management_wq / ata_mgmt_wq > ata_errands_wq Another thing to consider is using the kthread API, ignore workqueues, and simply creating "one-shot" threads as needed. Jeff