Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] workqueue: Rename rescuer kworker

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Mon Aug 14 2023 - 20:23:18 EST


On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 01:03:29PM +0100, Aaron Tomlin wrote:
> Each CPU-specific and unbound kworker kthread conforms to a particular
> naming scheme. However, this does not extend to the rescuer kworker.
> At present, a rescuer kworker is simply named according to its
> workqueue's name. This can be cryptic.
>
> This patch modifies a rescuer to follow the kworker naming scheme.
> The "r" is indicative of a rescuer and after "-" is its workqueue's
> name e.g. "kworker/r-ext4-rsv-conver".
>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied to wq/for-6.6 with prefix "r" replaced with "R" to make it more
distinct and consistent with how highpri pools are marked.

Thanks.

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tejun