[PATCH] autofs4: add a show mount options for proc filesystem

[linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git] / kernel / workqueue.c

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index b052e2c4c71053720e87606e20924cfec5f3f27c..e9e464a903761b8dd5134bfa2ce20a68995da0e7 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/hardirq.h>
 
 /*
  * The per-CPU workqueue (if single thread, we always use the first
@@ -476,6 +477,34 @@ void cancel_rearming_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cancel_rearming_delayed_work);
 
+/**
+ * execute_in_process_context - reliably execute the routine with user context
+ * @fn:                the function to execute
+ * @data:      data to pass to the function
+ * @ew:                guaranteed storage for the execute work structure (must
+ *             be available when the work executes)
+ *
+ * Executes the function immediately if process context is available,
+ * otherwise schedules the function for delayed execution.
+ *
+ * Returns:    0 - function was executed
+ *             1 - function was scheduled for execution
+ */
+int execute_in_process_context(void (*fn)(void *data), void *data,
+                              struct execute_work *ew)
+{
+       if (!in_interrupt()) {
+               fn(data);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       INIT_WORK(&ew->work, fn, data);
+       schedule_work(&ew->work);
+
+       return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(execute_in_process_context);
+
 int keventd_up(void)
 {
        return keventd_wq != NULL;