linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] S390: use helpers for rlimits

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:24:18 +0100
From:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	jirislaby@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	linux390@...ibm.com, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] S390: use helpers for rlimits

On Wed,  6 Jan 2010 16:24:32 +0100
Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz> wrote:

> Make sure compiler won't do weird things with limits. E.g. fetching
> them twice may return 2 different values after writable limits are
> implemented.
> 
> I.e. either use rlimit helpers added in
> 3e10e716abf3c71bdb5d86b8f507f9e72236c9cd
> or ACCESS_ONCE if not applicable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
> Cc: linux390@...ibm.com
> Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
> ---

Added to the git390 queue. Thanks.

-- 
blue skies,
   Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.

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