linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.38-rc1] btrfs potential false-positive lockdep report...

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Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:08:49 -0500
From:	Josef Bacik <josef@...hat.com>
To:	Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@...il.com>
Cc:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux BTRFS <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	Josef Bacik <josef@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [2.6.38-rc1] btrfs potential false-positive lockdep report...

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:53:51AM +0700, Daniel J Blueman wrote:
> I saw a lockdep report with an instrumented 2.6.38-rc1 kernel [1].
> 
> Checking the code, it looks more likely a false-positive due to the
> lock manipulation to satisfy lockdep, since CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC is
> defined.
> 
> Is this the case?
> 

Yeah these pop up every once and a while, its safe to just ignore it.  Thanks,

Josef
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