linux-kernel - Re: race condition in schedule_on_each

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Date:	Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:30:21 +0800
From:	"weiqi@...inos.com.cn" <weiqi@...inos.com.cn>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	"weiqi@...inos.com.cn" <weiqi@...inos.com.cn>,
	torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: race condition in schedule_on_each_cpu()

Hello Tejun Heo,

I've backported the  schedule_on_each_cpu()  "direct excution" patch on 
3.0.30-rt50,
and  It  fixed my problem.

attachment is the effective patch.

However, I do not understand why  machine1 can expose problem,  but 
machine2 not.

I guess, because it's  rt-kernel's  preempt level related, so , is this 
difference due to cpu performance?

How do you think about this ?

Thank you~

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