[PATCH 1/2] drm: Add DRM-managed alloc_workqueue() and alloc_ordered_workqueue()

[Jeffrey Hugo]

On 1/17/2023 8:24 PM, Jiasheng Jiang wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 11:24:47PM +0800, Jiasheng Jiang wrote:
>>> Add drmm_alloc_workqueue() and drmm_alloc_ordered_workqueue(), the helpers
>>> that provide managed workqueue cleanup. The workqueue will be destroyed
>>> with the final reference of the DRM device.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng at iscas.ac.cn>
>>
>> Yeah I think this looks nice.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
>>
>> I'm assuming driver maintainers will pick this up, if not please holler.
>>
>> Also the threading seems broken, it's not a patch series. The b4 tool or
>> git send-email (of all the patches of the entire series at once, not each
>> individually) should get this right.
>>
>> Unfortunately I did't find the right link in the kernel docs, or at least
>> they're not as detailed as I hoped.
>>
>> Also your previous submission had iirc a bunch more patches, do you plan
>> to include them all in the next patch set?
> 
> I have found that some previous patches have already been applied.
> Need I just convert alloc*workqueue into drmm_alloc*workqueue and remove
> the destroy_workqueue?
> Or need I convert all the alloc*workqueue in the DRM?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jiang

Unless I'm missing something, I don't see that this ever got applied.  I 
have a use for this interface in the qaic driver.

Jiang, are you planning on posting a v2?

-Jeff