Re: [RFC PATCH 2/6] Split out tasklets from softirq.c

[Steven Rostedt]

On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 08:11 +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:00:16AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > Tasklets are really a separate entity from softirqs, so they
> > deserve their own file. Also this allows us to easily replace
> > tasklets for something else ;-)
> 
> It's a bit pointless when softirq.h still always includes it.  A while
> ago I had a patch that split it out and made all users include it directly.
> But reviving this patch would be rather pointless if we just want to kill
> tasklets in the end anyway.
> 

Actually, if these patches do make it into -mm, then patches 1-4 should
make it into Linus's tree. That will make Andrews maintenance of these
patches much easier, since they would make the -mm changes not so
intrusive.

Since the stripping out of tasklets is more of a cosmetic change and
does not change functionality of the kernel, I don't see why it can't
make it up to Linus's tree. Especially if we are planning on removing
tasklets all together.

-- Steve


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