Re: [RFC][PATCH] create workqueue threads only when needed

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:40:18 +0100
Stefan Richter <stefanr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm not quite sure yet but I believe I can run the work in the current
> context if there was an allocation failure, provided those failures
> are unlikely.
> 
> Hmm.  I don't see the "async/mgr" in the process list of that
> 2.6.29-rc3 box next to me.  Under which circumstances is this
> facility available (long after boot)?  Or am I just barging into a
> discussion to /make/ it available after boot?

for 2.6.29 only it was turned off by default, for 2.6.30 it will be on
by default.

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