linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] xtime_lock vs update_process

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Message-ID: <20080213211854.GA2853@jurassic.park.msu.ru>
Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:18:54 +0300
From:	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	rth@...ddle.net, rmk@....linux.org.uk, bryan.wu@...log.com,
	dhowells@...hat.com, gerg@...inux.org, lethal@...ux-sh.org,
	wli@...omorphy.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] xtime_lock vs update_process_times

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 11:39:55AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> move update_process_times() out from under xtime_lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> ---
>  arch/alpha/kernel/time.c              |   15 ++++++++-------

This indeed fixes deadlock on alpha, so this part

Acked-by: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>

Ivan.
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