linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/4] lockdep: additional lock specific information when dumping locks

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:06:33 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/4] lockdep: additional lock specific information when
 dumping locks

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 09:57:08AM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> When dumping held locks, it might be useful to get additional lock-specific
> information about each lock.
> 
> This is mainly useful to figure out who really holds each lock rather then
> who's just waiting on it, but it could be extended further or extended to
> the other lockdep users if required.

I really don't see the point in this; I would much rather have something
useful like:

 http://lwn.net/Articles/579849/
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