linux-kernel - Re: [ 41/64] spinlocks and preemption points need to be at least compiler barriers

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFzVuENsvQM1huNkJRcvcWow1xcVeaGkbYEd-JonJ9HqEw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:54:44 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [ 41/64] spinlocks and preemption points need to be at least
 compiler barriers

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> Note for stable: use discretion when/if applying this.  As mentioned,
> this bug may never have actually bitten anybody, and gcc may never have
> done the required code motion for it to possibly ever trigger in
> practice.

No objections, I just wanted to make sure the stable people had
noticed this message to them...

             Linus
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