From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265581AbUBQBlh (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:41:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265714AbUBQBle (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:41:34 -0500 Received: from shells.hardanger.net ([209.113.172.35]:15877 "EHLO server.bohemians.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265581AbUBQBld (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:41:33 -0500 Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:41:23 -0500 From: Kristian =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lyngst=F8l?= To: Christian =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=F6gler?= Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: tasklets vs. workqueues Message-ID: <20040217014123.GA16165@bohemians.org> References: <403117FF.1080200@unibw-muenchen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <403117FF.1080200@unibw-muenchen.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 08:20:31PM +0100, Christian Kögler wrote: > When should I use tasklets and when should I user workqueues? > What are the differences? To quote "Linux Kernel Development" (Which I am currently reading): Work queues defer work into a kernel thread-the work always runs in process context. Most importantly, work queues are schedulable and can therefore sleep. Normally, there is little decision between work queues or sotftirqs/tasklets. If the deferred work need to sleep, work queues are used. If the deferred work need not sleepa, softirqs or tasklets are used. [end quote] Hope this helped :) -- Med vennlig hilsen Kristian Lyngstřl