linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] locking/rwsem: Add DEBUG_RWSEMS to look for lock/unlock mismatches

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Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:55:44 -0400
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] locking/rwsem: Add DEBUG_RWSEMS to look for
 lock/unlock mismatches

On 03/28/2018 09:32 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2018, Waiman Long wrote:
>
>> +config DEBUG_RWSEMS
>> +    bool "RW Semaphore debugging: basic checks"
>> +    depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER
>
> Why depend on RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER? Doesn't everyone benefit from this?
> For example, DEBUG_MUTEXES does not need it.
>
> Thanks,
> Davidlohr

Because it checks the owner field which is present only if
RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER is defined. Mutex is different in the sense that the
owner field is always there no matter if MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER is set or not.

Cheers,
Longman