linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lockdep: Don't disable lockdep for out of tree modules

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Message-ID: <87obwcl4c3.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:30:28 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lockdep: Don't disable lockdep for out of tree modules

On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:46:43 +0100, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 13:20 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> > From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > 
> > I guess it would be nice to get lockdep enabled for out of tree GPL modules
> 
> How about you get them in staging instead?
> 

I actually wanted to do a sample module to demo lockdep in one of the
presentation i am doing and that is when i hit the issue. I don't have
a kernel module that i would like to keep out of tree. I am not sure
there is any value in disabling lockdep if one load an out of tree GPL
kernel module.

-aneesh

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