linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/7] Seq_file add support for sorted list

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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:52:52 -0400
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/7] Seq_file add support for sorted list

* Christoph Hellwig (hch@...radead.org) wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 12:49:51PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > Add support for sorted list in seq_file. It aims at changing the way
> > /proc/modules and kallsyms iterates on the module list to remove a race between
> > module unload and module/symbol listing.
> > 
> > The list is sorted by ascending list_head pointer address.
> 
> While I think we really want this patch I don't quite see how it's
> related to the markers.  I think patch 1 and 2 stand on their own.
> 

As they are currently implemented, the markers use the sorted module
list for marker listing, but I can change their implementation so they
do not require this (and make it a subsequent patch instead).

I could do that to diminish the patchset size a little more. However, it
implies using an interface with a known race condition. Could we just
post this as two different patchsets instead ? I really think the sorted
module list would be important to get in and I don't like to use buggy
unfixed lower level functions.

Mathieu

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Mathieu Desnoyers
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