linux-kernel - Re: [patch 02/17] Kprobes - do not use kprobes mutex in arch code

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Date:	Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:08:36 -0400
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [patch 02/17] Kprobes - do not use kprobes mutex in arch code

Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> Remove the kprobes mutex from kprobes.h, since it does not belong there. Also
> remove all use of this mutex in the architecture specific code, replacing it by
> a proper mutex lock/unlock in the architecture agnostic code.
> 
> Changelog :
> - remove unnecessary kprobe_mutex around arch_remove_kprobe()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
> Acked-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
> CC: anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com
> CC: davem@...emloft.net

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>

Thanks,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@...hat.com


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