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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/slow-work.txt | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/slow-work.h | 19 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/slow-work.txt b/Documentation/slow-work.txt index f120238e70f..0169c9d9dd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/slow-work.txt +++ b/Documentation/slow-work.txt @@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ from being taken away before it completes. module should almost certainly be THIS_MODULE. +================ +HELPER FUNCTIONS +================ + +The slow-work facility provides a function by which it can be determined +whether or not an item is queued for later execution: + + bool queued = slow_work_is_queued(struct slow_work *work); + +If it returns false, then the item is not on the queue (it may be executing +with a requeue pending). This can be used to work out whether an item on which +another depends is on the queue, thus allowing a dependent item to be queued +after it. + + =============== ITEM OPERATIONS =============== diff --git a/include/linux/slow-work.h b/include/linux/slow-work.h index f41485145ed..bfd3ab4c889 100644 --- a/include/linux/slow-work.h +++ b/include/linux/slow-work.h @@ -120,6 +120,25 @@ static inline void vslow_work_init(struct slow_work *work, INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->link); } +/** + * slow_work_is_queued - Determine if a slow work item is on the work queue + * work: The work item to test + * + * Determine if the specified slow-work item is on the work queue. This + * returns true if it is actually on the queue. + * + * If the item is executing and has been marked for requeue when execution + * finishes, then false will be returned. + * + * Anyone wishing to wait for completion of execution can wait on the + * SLOW_WORK_EXECUTING bit. + */ +static inline bool slow_work_is_queued(struct slow_work *work) +{ + unsigned long flags = work->flags; + return flags & SLOW_WORK_PENDING && !(flags & SLOW_WORK_EXECUTING); +} + extern int slow_work_enqueue(struct slow_work *work); extern void slow_work_cancel(struct slow_work *work); extern int slow_work_register_user(struct module *owner); |