Re: [PATCH 08/10 V2] workqueue: rename manager_mutex to attach_mutex

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 02:45:58PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On 05/13/2014 06:01 AM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 02:56:20PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> >> manager_mutex is only used to protect the attaching for the pool
> >> and the pool->workers list. It protects the pool->workers and operations
> >> based on this list, such as:
> >> 	cpu-binding for the workers in the pool->workers
> >> 	concurrency management for the workers in the pool->workers
> > 
> > Concurrency management?  What are you referring to?
> 
> The operations to set/clear POOL_DISASSOCIATED and WORKER_UNBOUND
> 
> Which words will be better if I don't use "Concurrency management"

Just be explicit and spell them out?  Concurrency management in wq
context usually means nr_running tracking and the associated worker
suppression / wake up mechanism.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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