Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] workqueue: Add missing EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for workqueue_set_min_active

From: Bradley Morgan

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 15:05:58 EST


On 10 August 2026 20:00:22 BST, Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 06:34:30PM +0200, Håkon Bugge wrote:
>> Adding a missing EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() in workqueue.c, as the
>> workqueue_set_min_active() function is needed in the next commit.
>
>Can you just spell out who's gonna use it? I'm only cc'd on this one and
>patch descs should be self-contained - it can reference future changes but
>it should still be at least somewhat specific.
>

Mmm, shouldn't be complicated, perhaps

Export workqueue_set_min_active() so that tests/loadable modules,
e.g: test-ww_mutex can adjust workqueue concurrency levels to
avoid deadlocks during cyclic test runs

Again, feel free to bikeshed.




>Thanks.
>
>

Thanks!