linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v4 16/24] locking/lockdep, cpu/hotplus: Use a weaker annotation in AP thread

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Date:   Fri, 4 Mar 2022 22:28:57 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...il.com>
To:     Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 16/24] locking/lockdep, cpu/hotplus: Use a weaker
 annotation in AP thread

On 3/4/22 10:06 AM, Byungchul Park wrote:

> cb92173d1f0 (locking/lockdep, cpu/hotplug: Annotate AP thread) was

   You need to enclose the commit summary in (""), not just (). :-)

> introduced to make lockdep_assert_cpus_held() work in AP thread.
> 
> However, the annotation is too strong for that purpose. We don't have to
> use more than try lock annotation for that.
> 
> Furthermore, now that Dept was introduced, false positive alarms was
> reported by that. Replaced it with try lock annotation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
[...]

MBR, Sergey