Re: [patch 0/2] stop_machine: create kstop threads only when needed

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Thu Dec 25 2008 - 08:07:32 EST


On Monday 22 December 2008 22:06:29 Heiko Carstens wrote:
> Introduce stop_machine_create/destroy. With this interface subsystems
> that need a non-failing stop_machine environment can create the
> stop_machine threads before actually calling stop_machine.
> When the threads aren't needed anymore they can be killed with
> stop_machine_destroy again.

Thanks, this is straightforward and effective.

I've applied both patches,
Rusty.
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