linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH] debug workqueue deadlocks with lockdep

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Date:	Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:43:23 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
Cc:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Thomas Sattler <tsattler@....de>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] debug workqueue deadlocks with lockdep


* Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru> wrote:

> > > Isn't it better to call lock_release() with nested == 1 ?
> > 
> > Not sure, Ingo?
> 
> Ingo, could you also explain the meaning of "nested" parameter? Looks 
> like it is just unneeded, lock_release_nested() does a quick check and 
> use lock_release_non_nested() when hlock is not on top of stack.

hm, i forgot about that. We basically turned off all bad-nesting 
warnings in lockdep due to false positives.

the workqueue dependencies should all nest perfectly so please just use 
nested==1, even though it's a dummy right now. We might want to turn 
unlock-nest checking back on in the future. Or we'll remove that 
parameter altogether.

	Ingo
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