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Call For Testers - improving workq

Contributed by johan on from the where-is-the-slackq dept.

In a recent mail to the tech mailing list David Gwynne (dlg@) is asking for tests of a diff that moves workqs from using spls to using mutexes.

Since this is the second time this is being attempted David emphasizes on the importance of getting this thoroughly tested on as many machines as possible, preferably machines that are quite busy.

Update (Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:55:22 MDT): David has committed these changes. Thanks to everyone who tested!


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  1. By Jim Razmus II (jim) jtr2-undeadly@bonetruck.org on http://www.bonetruck.org/

    An example of how workq's are meaningful to end users may help motivate testers. People really like their music and that seemed to help drive aucat etc testing...

    Jim

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    1. By Anonymous Coward (67.69.227.99) on

      > An example of how workq's are meaningful to end users may help motivate testers. People really like their music and that seemed to help drive aucat etc testing...
      >
      > Jim

      I completely agree with you!

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      1. By Anonymous Coward (88.217.158.50) on

        > > An example of how workq's are meaningful to end users may help motivate testers. People really like their music and that seemed to help drive aucat etc testing...
        > >
        > > Jim
        >
        > I completely agree with you!

        i think mr.johnson is right about mr.johnson being right!

    2. By tedu (67.111.202.11) on

      > An example of how workq's are meaningful to end users may help motivate testers. People really like their music and that seemed to help drive aucat etc testing...
      >
      > Jim

      workqs make the kernel go. If you like your computer to go, you should like workqs. There's not much in the way of a user interface.

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      1. By Anonymous Coward (203.166.124.3) on

        > workqs make the kernel go. If you like your computer to go, you should like workqs. There's not much in the way of a user interface.

        hmm. what if i don't like my computer to go? what happens then?

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        1. By tedu (udet) on

          > > workqs make the kernel go. If you like your computer to go, you should like workqs. There's not much in the way of a user interface.
          >
          > hmm. what if i don't like my computer to go? what happens then?

          run halt.

      2. By Anonymous Coward (128.171.90.200) on

        > workqs make the kernel go. If you like your computer to go, you should like workqs. There's not much in the way of a user interface.

        But my computer went prior to this patch, and hopefully still will afterwards.

    3. By Daniel Gracia (paladdin) on http://www.alpuntodesal.com

      > An example of how workq's are meaningful to end users may help motivate testers. People really like their music and that seemed to help drive aucat etc testing...
      >
      > Jim

      grep workq in the sources and take a look! This approach always works, and surely it'd teach us something interesting :)

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