linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Use test_and_clear_bit() instead atomic_dec_and_test() for stop

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Date:	Wed, 23 May 2012 04:43:23 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use test_and_clear_bit() instead atomic_dec_and_test()
 for stop_machine

On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 13:19 +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
> 
> 
> stop_machine_first is just to see if it is first one or not.  In this
> usage, atomic_dec_and_test() makes value less than 0.
> 
> I think it is not desirable, because it only triggers
> atomic_dec_and_test() less than 0 debug patch. (the patch tests result
> of atomic_dec_and_test() is < 0)
> 
> So, this uses atomic_xchg() instead.

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve

> 
> Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>


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