linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] mdb-2.6.27-rc2-ia32-08-07-08.patch

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Message-ID: <489B31FE.5050302@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:33:50 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] mdb-2.6.27-rc2-ia32-08-07-08.patch

I wrote:
> jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com wrote:
>> check mdb-main.c -- I disable preemption before rspin_lock is 
>> attempted.
...
> Then it is recommendable that you document the call context requirements 
> at the functions.

An alternative would of course be to establish the non-preemptible 
context from inside the lock accessors, either redundantly to what the 
call site is doing, or instead of doing it at the call site if that can 
be arranged.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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