linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] make cancel_rearming_delayed

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Message-ID: <20070508141246.GA967@ff.dom.local>
Date:	Tue, 8 May 2007 16:12:46 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Chinner <dgc@....com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Gautham Shenoy <ego@...ibm.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make cancel_rearming_delayed_work() reliable

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 03:56:48PM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> > So, we should either return 0, or add BUG_ON(!cwq).
> 
> ...And you prefer endless loop. Seems brave!

Sorry! (Maybe you're not so brave?) Seems clear _PENDING should
save us here - I hope.

Bye, bye,
Jarek P.
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