Re: [PATCH] media: synopsys: hdmirx: replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq
From: Dmitry Osipenko
Date: Wed Feb 11 2026 - 11:47:08 EST
On 2/10/26 17:36, Marco Crivellari wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM Dmitry Osipenko
> <dmitry.osipenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Alright, looking further at the code, apparently there is nothing
>> special RE the two unbound work queues. See some parts of kernel already
>> moved to system_dfl. Would be great is this all was clarified in the
>> commit message.
>>
>> Acked-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> If you want I can send a new version with the improved commit log:
>
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>
> This patch continues the effort to refactor workqueue APIs, which has begun
> with the changes introducing new workqueues and a new alloc_workqueue flag:
>
> commit 128ea9f6ccfb ("workqueue: Add system_percpu_wq and system_dfl_wq")
> commit 930c2ea566af ("workqueue: Add new WQ_PERCPU flag")
>
> The point of the refactoring is to eventually alter the default behavior of
> workqueues to become unbound by default so that their workload placement is
> optimized by the scheduler.
>
> Before that to happen, workqueue users must be converted to the better named
> new workqueues with no intended behaviour changes:
>
> system_wq -> system_percpu_wq
> system_unbound_wq -> system_dfl_wq
>
> This way the old obsolete workqueues (system_wq, system_unbound_wq) can be
> removed in the future.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250221112003.1dSuoGyc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> ---
>
> Let me know what's best.
That's better, feel free to send the v2. Thanks!
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Best regards,
Dmitry