linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] "sched: Remove rq->lock from the first half of ttwu()" locks up on ARM

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 17:59:44 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>,
	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...sony.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] "sched: Remove rq->lock from the first half of ttwu()"
 locks up on ARM

On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 17:45 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Stupid question. Can't we fix this problem if we do
> 
>         -       if (p == current)
>         +       if (cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
> 
> ?
> 
> I forgot the rules... but iirc task_cpu(p) can't be changed under us?

Easy enough to test.. brain gave out again,. hold on ;-)

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