linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Detect and warn on atomic_inc/atomic

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:44:49 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...ell.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Detect and warn on atomic_inc/atomic_dec wrapping
	around


* Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...ell.com> wrote:

> > and here:
> >
> > 		KERN_ERR "atomic inc underflow!");
> >
> > other than these two small details this is looking really nice now.
> >
> 
> Done.

Thanks. Looks unconditionally good now.

Andrew, this looks like it fits -mm's profile best - can you see any 
other problems in the patch? (Perhaps CONFIG_VM_DEBUG should 
auto-select this option?)

	Ingo
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