linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm 1/2] proc_sched_show_task: use get_nr

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Message-ID: <11646.1269420013@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:40:13 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm 1/2] proc_sched_show_task: use get_nr_threads()

Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> Trivial, use get_nr_threads() helper to read signal->count which
> we are going to change.
> 
> Like other callers, proc_sched_show_task() doesn't need the exactly
> precise nr_threads.

Note that get_nr_threads() isn't completely equivalent (it can return 0 where
proc_sched_show_task() will display a 1).  But I don't think this should be a
problem.

> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
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