linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] futex: futex_wait_requeue

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Date:	Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:32 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
To:	"lkml, " <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-rt-users <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] futex: futex_wait_requeue_pi commentary corrections

Darren Hart wrote:
> futex: futex_wait_requeue_pi commentary corrections
> 
> From: Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
> 
> The state machine described in the comments wasn't updated with a follow-on
> fix.  Address that and cleanup the corresponding commentary in the 
> function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> ---
> 
> kernel/futex.c |   23 ++++++++++-------------
> 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
> index 0672ff8..18752ae 100644
> --- a/kernel/futex.c
> +++ b/kernel/futex.c
> @@ -2102,11 +2102,11 @@ int handle_early_requeue_pi_wakeup(struct 
> futex_hash_bucket *hb,
>  * We call schedule in futex_wait_queue_me() when we enqueue and return 
> there
>  * via the following:
>  * 1) wakeup on uaddr2 after an atomic lock acquisition by futex_requeue()
> - * 2) wakeup on uaddr2 after a requeue and subsequent unlock
> - * 3) signal (before or after requeue)
> - * 4) timeout (before or after requeue)
> + * 2) wakeup on uaddr2 after a requeue
> + * 3) signal
> + * 4) timeout
>  *
> - * If 3, we setup a restart_block with futex_wait_requeue_pi() as the 
> function.
> + * If 3, we setup a restart_block and return -ERESTARTNOINTR.

Gah, not we don't.  We removed the restart block altogether.  Sorry.  V2 
en route.

Nacked-by: Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>

-- 
Darren Hart
IBM Linux Technology Center
Real-Time Linux Team
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