linux-kernel - [patch] sched: fix list traversal to use

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Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:06:09 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, mingo@...e.hu
CC:	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [patch] sched: fix list traversal to use _rcu variant

From: Chris Friesen    <cfriesen@...tel.com>

load_balance_fair() calls rcu_read_lock() but then traverses the list
 using the regular list traversal routine.  This patch converts the
list traversal to use the _rcu version.

Signed-off-by: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>
Approval token "Nortel-02-July-2008-01"
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

---

diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index fb8994c..3c8f631 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ load_balance_fair(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	update_h_load(busiest_cpu);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(tg, &task_groups, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(tg, &task_groups, list) {
 		struct cfs_rq *busiest_cfs_rq = tg->cfs_rq[busiest_cpu];
 		unsigned long busiest_h_load = busiest_cfs_rq->h_load;
 		unsigned long busiest_weight = busiest_cfs_rq->load.weight;
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