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authorJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2009-11-19 21:10:47 +0300
committerDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>2009-11-19 21:10:47 +0300
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SLOW_WORK: Add delayed_slow_work support
This adds support for starting slow work with a delay, similar to the functionality we have for workqueues. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ expand files, provided the time taken to do so isn't too long.
Operations of both types may sleep during execution, thus tying up the thread
loaned to it.
+A further class of work item is available, based on the slow work item class:
+
+ (*) Delayed slow work items.
+
+These are slow work items that have a timer to defer queueing of the item for
+a while.
+
THREAD-TO-CLASS ALLOCATION
--------------------------
@@ -95,6 +102,10 @@ Slow work items may then be set up by:
or:
+ delayed_slow_work_init(&myitem, &myitem_ops);
+
+ or:
+
vslow_work_init(&myitem, &myitem_ops);
depending on its class.
@@ -104,7 +115,9 @@ A suitably set up work item can then be enqueued for processing:
int ret = slow_work_enqueue(&myitem);
This will return a -ve error if the thread pool is unable to gain a reference
-on the item, 0 otherwise.
+on the item, 0 otherwise, or (for delayed work):
+
+ int ret = delayed_slow_work_enqueue(&myitem, my_jiffy_delay);
The items are reference counted, so there ought to be no need for a flush
@@ -112,6 +125,7 @@ operation. But as the reference counting is optional, means to cancel
existing work items are also included:
cancel_slow_work(&myitem);
+ cancel_delayed_slow_work(&myitem);
can be used to cancel pending work. The above cancel function waits for
existing work to have been executed (or prevent execution of them, depending