linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2 6/9] sched/rtmutex: Refactor rt_mutex

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Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:57:26 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, juri.lelli@....com,
        xlpang@...hat.com, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        jdesfossez@...icios.com, bristot@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2 6/9] sched/rtmutex: Refactor rt_mutex_setprio()

On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:32:19 +0200
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> @@ -3586,9 +3625,7 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct
>  		goto out_unlock;
>  	}
>  
> -	rt_mutex_update_top_task(p);
> -
> -	trace_sched_pi_setprio(p, prio);
> +	trace_sched_pi_setprio(p, prio); /* broken */

Not a very comforting comment to see during a review ;-)

I'll hold off giving a full review of this patch while in the airport.
My mind needs a bit more "quiet" to do this one.

-- Steve

>  	oldprio = p->prio;
>  
>  	if (oldprio == prio)