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

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Date:	Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:25 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.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 03:54:44PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 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...

Yeah, I saw it, and it looks like a valid thing to apply.

thanks,

greg k-h
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