linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: Use raw_local_irq_save/restore instead local_irq

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Date:	Thu, 27 May 2010 17:11:26 +0800
From:	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang@...driver.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, monstr@...str.eu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, michal.simek@...alogix.com,
	arnd@...db.de, john.williams@...alogix.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	peter.fritzsche@....de, anton@...ba.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: Use raw_local_irq_save/restore instead
 local_irq_save/restore

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 01:11:51PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 10:08 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > 
> > If a developer looks at atomic_add_return() and asks himself "why did
> > this use raw_local_irq_save()", the only way of answering that question
> > is to go groveling through the git logs, which is a right PITA if
> > you're trying to get some coding work done.
> > 
> > Guys, any time you add code which is non-obvious at the raw C level, it
> > *needs* a comment!
> 
> Totally agree!  I've gotten pretty good at adding comments to changes
> like this that I do. I need to get better at telling others to comment
> their work ;-)

Cc'ed Frederic Weisbecker

Seems like this issue has been raised before:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=126292794806169&w=2

I'm afraid this patch will trigger lockdep warning if atomic_inc()
is used in some locks.
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