From: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriy...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:53:28 +0530
> alloc_workqueue replaces deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue(). > > A dedicated workqueue has been used since the workitem viz > lp->txtimeout_reinit is involved in reinitialization if a TX timeout > occurs, which is necessary to guarantee forward progress in packet > processing. As a network device can be used during memory reclaim, the > workqueue needs forward progress guarantee under memory pressure. > WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to ensure this. > > Since there is only a single work item, explicit concurrency limit is > unnecessary here. > > Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar <bhaktipriy...@gmail.com> Applied.
