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When to use kernel threads vs workqueues in the linux kernel

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There are many ways to schedule work in the linux kernel: timers, tasklets, work queues, and kernel threads. What are the guidelines for when to use one vs another?

There are the obvious factors: timer functions and tasklets cannot sleep, so they cannot wait on mutexes, condition variables, etc.

What are the other factors in choosing which mechanism to us in a driver?

Which are the preferred mechanisms?

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Jamey Hicks Avatar asked Jan 27 '10 13:01

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 softirqs : deferred work runs in interrupt context tasklets : deferred work runs in interrupt context work queues : deferred work runs in process context  softirqs : Softirqs of the same type can run concurrently on several CPUs. tasklets : Tasklets of different types can run concurrently on several CPUs, but tasklets of the same type cannot. work queues : can run simultaneously on different CPU's  softirqs : cannot go to sleep tasklets : cannot go to sleep work queues : can go to sleep  softirqs : cannot be preempted/schedule tasklets : cannot be preempted/schedule work queues : maybe be preempted/schedule  softirqs : not easy to use tasklets : easy to use work queues : easy to use
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