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workqueue: doc: Add a note saturating the system_wq is not permitted
authorChen Ridong <chenridong@huawei.com>
Tue, 8 Oct 2024 11:24:57 +0000 (11:24 +0000)
committerTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Tue, 8 Oct 2024 18:46:42 +0000 (08:46 -1000)
commite3dddcfd3dd8b483c9ccaa06733688bb63bb7c9d
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workqueue: doc: Add a note saturating the system_wq is not permitted

If something is expected to generate large number of concurrent works,
it should utilize its own dedicated workqueue rather than system wq.
Because this may saturate system_wq and potentially block other's works.
eg, cgroup release work. Let's document this as a note.

Signed-off-by: Chen Ridong <chenridong@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
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