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_taskqueue_start_threads() should only claim success if it starts a thread
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Authored by pkelsey on Aug 29 2016, 9:46 PM.
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rS328392: MFC of r305169:
rS305169: _taskqueue_start_threads() now fails if it doesn't actually start any threads.
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_taskqueue_start_threads() should fail if it does not actually start
any threads, since you are left with a dead taskqueue that will
execute no tasks in that case.

It has contained the done-nothing-but-claimed-success path since it
appeared in 7.0.

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pkelsey updated this revision to Diff 19803.Aug 29 2016, 9:46 PM
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jhb accepted this revision.Aug 29 2016, 11:27 PM
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This looks correct though I'd be surprised if any code actually ran into it. (Or at least, if kthread_add() is failing your system is probably in trouble already.)

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Aug 29 2016, 11:27 PM
pkelsey added a comment.Aug 30 2016, 2:20 AM
In D7701#159878, @jhb wrote:

This looks correct though I'd be surprised if any code actually ran into it. (Or at least, if kthread_add() is failing your system is probably in trouble already.)

Agreed, as no fingers have been pointed at this since 7.0 and I noticed this reading code, not because I hit this case at runtime.

Closed by commit rS305169: _taskqueue_start_threads() now fails if it doesn't actually start any threads. (authored by pkelsey). · Explain WhySep 1 2016, 2:06 AM
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