Re: [PATCH 0/4] Workqueue: replace system wq and change alloc_workqueue callers

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Wed Aug 20 2025 - 19:22:42 EST


Hello,

On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 10:41:01AM +0200, Marco Crivellari wrote:
> I'm not sure I have clearly understood what you mean here:
>
> > e.g. Network flows through the same tree but different
> > filesystems often have their own trees.
>
> With this, you mean also distinguish between e.g. fs/ext4/ fs/etx2/
> and fs/btrfs/ etc?
> So if it is the case, in the example above, it means 3 different series.
> Prefixed like this, I imagine: "workqueue: btrfs: ....".

NVM, if Christian can apply for all filesystems, that's better.

> And I guess it would be the same for drivers, eg drivers/net/

I think net should be fine with wider scope patches, actually. It's mostly
about laying things out for respective subsys maintainers so that it's
easier for them to take actions.

Thanks.

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tejun