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diff --git a/Documentation/slow-work.txt b/Documentation/slow-work.txt index 2e384bd4dea..a9d1b0ffdde 100644 --- a/Documentation/slow-work.txt +++ b/Documentation/slow-work.txt @@ -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 |