Re: [PATCH 4/9 V3] workqueue: addnon_manager_role_manager_mutex_unlock()

[Tejun Heo]

Hello, Lai.

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 05:16:01PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> gcwq_unbind_fn() is unsafe even it is called from a work item.
> so we need non_manager_role_manager_mutex_unlock().
> 
> If rebind_workers() is called from a work item, it is safe when there is
> no CPU_INTENSIVE items. but we can't disable CPU_INTENSIVE items,
> so it is still unsafe, we need non_manager_role_manager_mutex_unlock() too.

Can you please elaborate?  Why is it not safe if there are
CPU_INTENSIVE items?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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