[openib-general] Re: ipoib and core patches for 2.6.17

[Roland Dreier]

    Michael> I see. I wish workqueue could simply be changed to do
    Michael> nothing on flush if I'm running out of the same
    Michael> workqueue.  I'm not sure setting this as default
    Michael> behaviour will fly, but maybe add an option for this? 
    Michael> That would solve this problem, would it not?

Probably.  I think I just need to really understand the patch to see
how confusing it is.

    Michael> Actually, since we dont hold any locks when flushing the
    Michael> queue, we can't deadlock, can we?

That's a good point.  Yes, it's probably safe.

 - R.