Re: [PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer instead of workqueue

2016-06-07 Thread Neil Horman
David Anthony; > > dan.j.willi...@intel.com; linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > > d...@vger.kernel.org; driverdev-de...@linuxdriverproject.org; *S-Par- > > Maintainer > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer > > instead of workqueue

RE: [PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer instead of workqueue

2016-06-07 Thread Sell, Timothy C
rdev-de...@linuxdriverproject.org; *S-Par- > Maintainer > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer > instead of workqueue > > On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:27:11PM -0400, David Kershner wrote: > > From: Tim Sell > > > >

Re: [PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer instead of workqueue

2016-06-07 Thread Neil Horman
On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:27:11PM -0400, David Kershner wrote: > From: Tim Sell > > A kernel timer is now used as the vehicle to periodically call the > channel_interrupt function of registered visor drivers, instead of a > workqueue. > > This simplifies a lot of things by making periodic_work.

[PATCH v3 11/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: use kernel timer instead of workqueue

2016-06-04 Thread David Kershner
From: Tim Sell A kernel timer is now used as the vehicle to periodically call the channel_interrupt function of registered visor drivers, instead of a workqueue. This simplifies a lot of things by making periodic_work.c and periodic_work.h no longer necessary. This change also means that the ch